MAKING THREE SORT OF TARR OR PITCH; ONE OF WHICH DOTH PRESERVE WOOD FROM PUTREFACTION AND FROM THE GNAWING OF WORMES; THE SECOND DOTH RESIST FIRE, AND DOTH NOT RUN IN ANY MANNER OF WAY IN THE SUN; AND THE THIRD KEEPES THE ROPES A LONG SPACE OF TIME EITHER IN WATER OR IN THE AIRE
Year: 1688

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resent shall come,
WHEREAS ANTHONY GERENTE, als DE CLAIRANT, Esqr, by his humble.
peticon, represented vnto vs that he hath invented the art of "MAKING THREE
SORT OF TARR OR PITCH; ONE OF WHICH DOTH PRESERVE WOOD FROM PUTREFACTION
AND FROM THE GNAWING OF WORMES; THE SECOND DOTH RESIST FIRE, AND DOTH NOT
RUN IN ANY MANNER OF WAY IN THE SUN; AND THE THIRD KEEPES THE ROPES A
LONG SPACE OF TIME EITHER IN WATER OR IN THE AIRE;" and praying, in regard.
of the great benefitt which by meanes thereof will accrue to the publicke, that
wee would be pleased to grant him our Letters Patente for the sole vse of, his
said Invencon.
KNOW YEE, THEREFORE, that wee being willing to cherish and encourage
all laudable endeavours and designes of such our subiecte as have by their
industry found out vsefull and profitable arte, mysteries, and invenĉons, and
that the said Anthony Gerente, ats de Clairant, together with Peter Vanden-
anker, merchant, his partner, may accordingly reape some fruit and benefitt of.
their labour and charge in and concerning the premisses, of our especiall
grace, certaine knowledge, and meer mocon, wee have given and granted and.
by these Presente doc give and grant vnto the said Anthony Gerente, ats de
Clairant, and Peter Vandenanker, their executors, administrators, and assignes,
especial lycence, power, priviledge,, and authority, that they, by themselves,
and by their deputies, servante, agente, and workmen, and such others only, as
they, the said Anthony Gerente,, als de Clairant, and Peter Vandernanker..
their executors, administrators, and assignes, shall agree with, shall and may
from time to time and at all times hereafter during the space of fourteen.

page_text: yeares next ensucing the date of these Presente, at their owne proper cost and
charges, erect, vse, teacli, exercise, and put in practise the said new Invencon
soc by the said Anthony Gerente, als de Clairant, contrived and found out, as
aforesaid, in any place or places within our Kingdomes of England and
Ireland, Dominion of Wales, and Towne of Berwick-vpon-Tweed, and also shall
and may receive, take, and enioy all the benefitte, profitte, comodityes, and
advantages of and by the said new Inventon to be had, made, acquired, or
gotten, to their owne proper benefitt, vse, and vses, to have, hold, vse, exercise,
and enioy the said lycence, powers, priviledges, and authorityes, and all other
the premisses by these Presente granted or menconed to be granted vnto them,
the said Anthony Gerente, als de Clairant, and Peter Vandenanker, their
executors, adfiers, and assignes, for and dureing and to the full end and terme
of fourteen yeares from the day of the date of these Presente next ensueing, and
fully to be compleat and ended, according to the Statute in that case made and
provided; and to the end that the said Anthony Gerente, als de Clairant, and
Peter Vandenanker, their executors, administrators, and assignes, may the
better enjoy the full and whole benefitt and the sole vse and exercise of the
said new Invenĉon, wee doe by these psents, for vs, our heires and successors,
streightly charge, require, and command all and every person and persons,
bolyes politique and corporate, of what quality, degree, name, or condicon
soever they be, within our said Kingdoms of England and Ireland, Dominion
of Wales, and Towne of Berwick-vpon-Tweed, that neither they nor any of
them, during the said terme of fourteen years hereby granted, either directly
or indirectly, doe vse, exercise, or putt in practise the said new Invenčon soc
by the said Anthony Gerente, ats de Clairant, invented and found out, as
aforesaid, nor doc or shall counterfeit, imitate, or resemble the said new
Inventon, or any materialls or ingredient therevnto belonging, nor doe or
shall make any addition therevnto or substraction therefrom, whereby to
pretend themselves the inventers or devisors thereof, without the lycence,
consent, or agreement of the said Anthony Gerente, als de Clairant, and Peter
Vandenanker, their executors, administrators, or assignes, in writeing vnder
their hand and scales first had and obteyned in that behalfe, vnder such
paines and penaltyes as can or may be inflicted on the offender or offenders
therein for the contempt of this our royall command, and further to be
answerable to the said Anthony Gerente, ats de Clairant, and Peter Vanden-
anker, their executors, administrators, and assignes, according to the
tmost rigor of the law for their damages thereby susteyned. And further,
wee doe by these Presente, for vs, our heires and successors, give and grant
vnto the said Anthony Gerente, als de Clairant, and Peter Vandenanker, their

page_text: executors, administrators, and assignes, full power and authority that they and
every of them, their and every of their deputyes, agents, and servante, haveing
first obteynel a warrant in that behalfe from the Lord Cheife Justice of our
Court of King Bench for the time being, with the assistance of a constable
or other lawfull officer, aswell within libertyes as without, at convenient times
in the day during the term aforesaid, and in lawful manner, shall and may
make search in any place or places within our said Kingomes of England and
Ireland, Dominion of Wales, and Town of Berwick-vpon-Tweed, where there
shall be iust cause of suspetion for discovering & finding out of all such person
or persons as shall imitate, make, or vse, or cause to be imitated, made, or
vsed, within our kingdomes or dominions aforesaid, the said new Invencons
soe by the said Anthony Gerente, als de Clairant, found out and invented, as
aforesaid, that soc such offenders may be proceeded against and punished
according to the vtmost rigor of the law. And further, wee do by these our
Letters Patente, for vs, our heires and successors, will, authorize, require, and
comand all all and singuler justices of the peace, mayors, sherriff's, bayliffs,
constables, headboroughs, and all other officers and ministers whatsoever
of vs, our heires and successors, now and for the time being, whom it may
concerne, that they and every of them respectively be from time to time
during the terme hereby granted in their respective offices, and according to
their and every of their best skills and endeavours ayding, helping, and
assisting vnto the said Anthony Gerente, als de Clairant, and Peter Vanden-
anker, their executors, administrators, and assignes, deputies, agente, and
servante, in and by all thing in and aboute the accomplishment of our royall
will and pleasure herein-before declared, and in the execucon of the severall
powers and priviledges hereby granted as aforesaid. And moreover, wee doe
by these Presente, for vs, our heires and successors, will and command that
our said respective officers and ministers before menconed, or any of them,
doc not nor shall at any time hereafter dureing the terme hereby granted,
in anywise molest, trouble, or hinder the said Anthony Gerente, ats de Cairant,
and Peter Vandenanker, their executors, administratore, or assigns, deputies,
agente. or servante, in or aboute the vse or exercise of the aforesaid Inven-
Con, or any part thereof, or any thing relateing thereto: Provided alwaies,
and these our Letters Patente are and shall be vpon this condičon, that
if at any time during the said terme of fourteen yeares hereby granted it
shall be made appeare to vs, our heires or successors, or any six or more
of our or their Privy Councell, that is our grant is contrary to law, or
preiudiciall or inconvenient to our subiecte in generall, or that the Inventon
before menconed is not a newe Invencon as to the pablick vse and exercise

page_text: of the same, and not invented and found out by the said Anthony Gerente,
ats de Clairant, as aforesaid, then, vpon significačou. and declaracon of such
preiudice or inconveniency to be made by vs, our heires or successors, vnder
our or their signet or privy seale, or by the Lorde or others of our or their
Privi Councell, or any six or more of them, vnder their hande, these our
Letters Patente shall forthwith cease, determine, and be vtterly void to all
intent and purposes, any thing herein-before conteyned to the contrary
notwithstanding: Provided also, that these our Letters Patente, or anything
herein conteyned, shall not extend or be construed to extend to give priviledge
vnto the said Anthony Gerente, ats de Clairant, and Peter Vandenanker, their
executors, administrators, or assignes, to imitate any invenčon or work what-
soever which hath been heretofore invented or found out by any other of
our subiecte whatsoever and publickly exercised within our kingdomes or
dominion aforesaid, to whom we have already granted our like Letters
Patent of priviledge for the sole exercise and benefitt thereof, it bein our
will and pleasure that the said Anthony Gerente, ats de Clairant, and Peter
Vandenanker, their executors, adñiers, and assignes, and all and singuler
other person and persons to whom we have already granted our like Letters.
Patente, shall distinctly vse and practice their severall Invenĉons by them
respectively found out, according to the true meaning of such our Letters
Patent and of these Presente. And lastly, wee do hereby, for vs, our heires
and successors, grant vnto the said Anthony Gerente, als de Clairant, and.
Peter Vandenanker, their executors, administrators, and assignes, that these
our Letters Patente, or the inrollment thereof, shall be and continue in and
by all thing good, valid, firme, and effectuall in the law, according to the truc
meaning of the same, notwithstanding the not full and certaine describeing
or menconing of the said Invenĉon, or of the materialle, ingrediente, ways,
or meanes of making, vseing, or exercising the same, or of the certaine vse or
benefitt thereof, or any other defect, incertainty, or imperfeccon in these
Present, or any act, statute, provision, proclamačon, or restriction heretofore
had, made, or provided, or any other matter, cause, or thing whatsoever, to
the contrary in anywise notwithstanding.
In wittnesse, &c. Witnesse the King at Westin, the Nineteenth day