A METHOD TO GLASE AND PAINT STONE, WHICH WILL ENDURE THE FIRE TO SERVE FOR CHIMNEY CORNER STONES, HEARTHS, AND OTHER VEES
Year: 1720

page_text: come greeting.
WHEREAS RICHARD ROBINSON hath by his petition humbly represented
vnto vs that he hath found out and invented "A METHOD TO GLASE AND PAINT
STONE, WHICH WILL ENDURE THE FIRE TO SERVE FOR CHIMNEY CORNER STONES,
HEARTHS, AND OTHER VEES," humbly praying our Letters Patents for the sole
vse, benefit, and advantage which may arise therefrom, wee are gratiously
pleased to gratifie him in his request.
KNOW YEE, THEREFORE, that wee, of our especial grace, certain
knowledge, and meer močon, have given and granted, and by these Presents
for vs, our heires and successors, do give and grant vnto the said Richard
Robinson, his executors, administrators, and assignes, especial lycence, full
power, sole priviledge, and authority, that he, the said Richard Robinson, his
executors, administrators, and assignes, and every of them, by himselfe and
themselves, or by his and their deputy and deputies, servants or agents, or such
others as he, the said Richard Robinson, his executors, administrators, or
assignes shall at any time agree with, and no others, from time to time and at
all times during the term of years herein expressed, shall and lawfully may
exercise, work, vse, and enioy within that part of our Kingdom of Great
Britain called England, our Dominion of Wales, and Town of Berwick-upon-
Tweed, his said new Invenčon and method to glaze and paint stone as before

page_text: menčoned, in such manner as to him, the said Richard Robinson, bis
executors, administrators, and assignes, or any of them shall in their dis-
cretions seem meet, and that he, the said Richard Robinson, his executors,
administrators, and assignes, shall, and may have and enioy the whole profit,
benefit, commodity, and advantage from time to time coming, growing,
accreuing, and arising by reason of the said Invenčon, for and during the
full term of years herein menconed; to have, hold, exercise, and enjoy the
said lycence, powers, priviledges, and advantages herein-before granted, or
menčoned to be granted vnto the said Richard Robinson, bis executors,
administrators, and assignes, for and during and vntil the full end and term of
fourteen yeares from the date of these Presents next and immediately ensuing,
and fully to be compleat and ended, according to the Statuto in such case
made and provided. And to the end that the said Richard Robinson, his
executors, administrators, and assignes, and every of them may have and
enioy the full benefit, and the sole vse and exercise of the said Invenčon,
according to our gratious intenčon herein-before declared, wee do by these
Presents, for vs, our heires and successors, require and strictly cominand all
and every person and persons, bodys politick and corporate, and all other
our subiects whatsoever, of what estate, quality or degree, name or condicon
soever they be, within that part of our said Kingdom of Great Britain called
England, our Dominion of Wales, and Town of Berwick-vpon-Tweed afore-
said, that neither they nor any of them at any time during the continuance of
the said term of fourteen yeares hereby granted, either directly or indirectly
do make, vse, or put in practice the said Invencon, or any part of the same, so
attained vuto by the said Richard Robinson as aforesaid; nor shall in any wise
counterfeit, imitate, or resemble the same, nor shall make or cause be made any
addition thereunto or substracčon from the same, whereby to pretend himselfe
or themselves the inventor or inventor or inventors, devisor or devisors thereof,
without the lycence, consent, or agreement of the said Richard Robinson, his
executors, administrators, or assignes, in writing vuder his or their bande
and seales first had and obtained in that behalfe, vpon such paines and
penalties as can or may be iustly inflicted on such offenders, for their con-
tempt of this our royall command; and further to be answrable to the said
Richard Robinson, his executors, administrators, and assignes, according to
law, for his and their damages thereby occasioned; and moreover, wee do
by these Presents for vs, our heires and successors, will and command all and
comand all and singular our justices of the peace, mayors, sheriffs, bayliffs,
constables, headlboroughs, and all other officers and ministers whatsoever of
vs, our heires and successors, for the time being, that they or any of them

page_text: do not, nor shall at any time hereafter during the said terme hereby granted,
in any wise molest, trouble, or hinder the said Richard Robinson, his executors,
administrators, or assignes, or any of them, or his or their deputies, servants, or
agents in or about the due and lawfull making, vse, or exercise of the aforesaid
Invencon, or any thing relating thereto: Provided always and these our
Letters Patents are and shall be vpon this condition that if, at any time
during the said term hereby granted, it shall be made appear to vs, our heires
or successors, or any six or more of our or their Privy Council, that this our
grant is contrary to law, or preiudicial or inconvenient to our subiects in
general, or that the said Invenčon is not a new invenčon as to the publick vse
and exercise thereof within that part of our said Kingdom of Great Britain
called England, our Dominion of Wales, and Town of Berwick-vpon-Tweed
aforesaid, or not invented and found out by the said Richard Robinson, as
aforesaid, then, vpon significačon and declaračon thereof to be made by vs,
our heires or successors, vnder our or their signet or privy seal, or by the
Lords and others of our or their Privy Council, or any six or more of them,
vnder their hande, these our Letters Patents shall forthwith cease, determine,
and be vtterly void to all intents and purposes, any thing herein-before con-
tained to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding: Provided also, that these
our Letters Patents, or any thing herein contained, shall not extend, or be
construed to extend, to give priviledge vnto the said Richard Robinson, his
executors, administrators, or assignes, or any of them, to vse, or imitate any
invenčon or work whatsoever which hath heretofore been found out or invented
by any other of our subiects whatsoever; and publickly vsed or exercised within
that part of our said Kingdom of Great Britain called England, our Dominion
of Wales, or Town of Berwick-upon-Tweed aforesaid, vnto whom like Letters
Patents or priviledges have been already granted for the sole vse, exercise, and
benefit thereof; it being our. will and pleasure that the said Richard Robinson,
his executors, administrators, and assignes, and all and every other person and
persons to whom like Letters Patents or priviledges have been already granted
as aforesaid, shall distinctly vse and practice their several Invenčons by them
invented and found out, according to the true intent and meaning of the
same respective Letters Patents and of these Presents. And, lastly, wee do
by these Presents, for vs, our heires and successors, grant vnto the said
Richard Robinson, his executors, administrators, and assignes, that these our
Letters Patents or the inrollment or exemplificačon thereof shall be in and
by all things good, firm, valid, sufficient and effectual in the law, according
to the intent and meaning hereof, and shall be taken, construed, and
adiudged in the most favourable and beneficial sense for the best advantage of

page_text: the said Richard Robinson, his executors, administrators, and assignes, aswell
in all Courts of Record as elsewhere, and by all and singular the officers and
ministers whatsoever, of vs, our heires and successors, within that part of our
said Kingdom of Great Britain called England, our Dominion of Wales, and
Town of Berwick-vpon-Tweed aforesaid, and amongst all and every tho
subiects of vs, our heires and successors, whatsoever and wheresoever, notwith-
standing the not full and certain describing the nature or quality of the said
Inventon, or of the materials thereto conducing and belonging.
In witnesse, &c. Witnesso ourselfe at Westminster, the Twenty-fourth

page_text: come greeting.
WHEREAS RICHARD ROBINSON bath by his petition humbly represented
vnto vs that he hath found out and invented "A METHOD TO GLAKE AND PAINT
STONE, WHICH WILL ENDURE. THE FIRE TO SERVE FOR CHIMNEY CORNER STONES,
HEARTHS, AND OTHER VSES," humbly praying our Letters Patents for the sole
vse, benefit, and advantage which may arise therefrom, wee are gratiously
pleased to gratifie him in his request.
KNOW YEE, THEREFORE, that wee, of our especial grace, certain
knowledge, and meer močon, have given and granted, and by these Presents
for vs, our heires and successors, do give and grant vnto the said Richard
Robinson, his executors, administrators, and assignes, especial lycence, full
power, sole priviledge, and authority, that he, the said Richard Robinson, his
executors, administrators, and assignes, and every of them, by himselfe and
themselves, or by his and their deputy and deputies, servants or agents, or such
others as he, the said Richard Robinson, his executors, administrators, or
assignes shall at any time agree with, and no others, from time to time and at.
all times during the term of years herein expressed, shall and lawfully may
exercise, work, vse, and enioy within that part of our Kingdom of Great
Britain called England, our Dominion of Wales, and Town of Berwick-vpon-
Tweed, his said new Invončon and method to glaze and paint stone as before

page_text: menconed, in such manner as to him, the said Richard Robinson, bis
executors, administrators, and assignes, or any of them shall in their dis-
cretions seem meet, and that he, the said Richard Robinson, his executors,
administrators, and assignes, shall, and may have and enioy the whole profit,
benefit, commodity, and advantage from time to time coming, growing,
accreuing, and arising by reason of the said Invencon, for and during the
full term of years herein menconed; to have, hold, exercise, and enioy the
said lycence, powers, priviledges, and advantages herein-before granted, or
menconed to be granted vnto the said Richard Robinson, bis executors,
administrators, and assignes, for and during and vntil the full end and term of
fourteen yeares from the date of these Presents next and immediately ensuing,
and fully to be compleat and ended, according to the Statute in such case
made and provided. And to the end that the said Richard Robinson, his
executors, administrators, and assignes, and every of them may have and
enioy the full benefit, and the sole vse and exercise of the said Invencon,
according to our gratious intenčon herein-before declared, wee do by these
Presents, for vs, our heires and successors, require and strictly cominand all
and every person and persons, bodys politick and corporate, and all other
our subiects whatsoever, of what estate, quality or degree, naine or condicon
soever they be, within that part of our said Kingdom of Great Britain called
England, our Dominion of Wales, and Town of Berwick-vpon-Tweed afore-
said, that neither they nor any of them at any time during the continuance of
the said term of fourteen yeares hereby granted, either directly or indirectly
do make, vse, or put in practice the said Invencon, or any part of the same, so
attained voto by the said Richard Robinson as aforesaid; nor shall in any wise
counterfeit, imitate, or resemble the same, nor shall make or cause be made any
addition thereunto or substracčon from the same, whereby to pretend himselfo
or themselves the inventor or inventor or inventors, devisor or devisors thereof,
without the lycence, consent, or agreement of the suid Richard Robinson, his
executors, administrators, or assignes, in writing vnder his or their bande
and scales first had and obtained in. that behalfe, vpon such paines and
penalties as can or may be iustly inflicted on such offenders, for their con-
tempt of this our royall command; and further to be answrable to the said
Richard Robinson, his executors, administrators, and assignes, according to
law, for his and their damages thereby occasioned; and moreover, wee do
by these Presents for vs, our heires and successors, will and command all and
comand all and singular our justices of the peace, mayors, sheriffs, bayliff's,
constables, headboroughs, and all other officers and ministers whatsoever of
vs, our heires and successors, for the time being, that they or any of them

page_text: do not, nor shall at any time hereafter during the said terme hereby granted,
in any wise molest, trouble, or hinder the said Richard Robinson, his executors,
administrators, or assignes, or any of them, or his or their deputies, servants, or
agents in or about the due and lawfull making, vse, or exercise of the aforesaid
Invenčon, or any thing relating thereto: Provided always and these our
Letters Patents are and shall be vpon this condition that if, at any time
during the said term hereby granted, it shall be made appear to vs, our heires
or successors, or any six or more of our or their Privy Council, that this our
grant is contrary to law, or preiudicial or inconvenient to our subiects in
general, or that the said Invenčon is not a new invenčon as to the publick vse
and exercise thereof within that part of our said Kingdom of Great Britain
called England, our Dominion of Wales, and Town of Berwick-vpon-Tweed
aforesaid, or not invented and found out by the said Richard Robinson, as
aforesaid, then, vpon significačon and declaračon thereof to be made by vs,
our heires or successors, vnder our or their signet, or privy seal, or by the
Lords and others of our or their Privy Council, or any six or more of them,
vnder their hande, these our Letters Patents shall forthwith cease, determine,
and be vtterly void to all intents and purposes, any thing herein-before con-
tained to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding: Provided also, that these
our Letters Patents, or any thing herein contained, shall not extend, or be
construed to extend, to give priviledge vnto the said Richard Robinson, his
executors, administrators, or assignes, or any of them, to vse, or imitate any
invenčon or work whatsoever which hath heretofore been found out or invented
by any other of our subiects whatsoever; and publickly vsed or exercised within
that part of our said Kingdom of Great Britain called England, our Dominion
of Wales, or Town of Berwick-vpon-Tweed aforesaid, vnto whom like Letters
Patents or priviledges have been already granted for the sole vse, exercise, and
benefit thereof; it being our will and pleasure that the said Richard Robinson,
his executors, administrators, and assignes, and all and every other person and
persons to whom like Letters Patents or priviledges have been already granted
as aforesaid, shall distinctly vse and practice their several Inventons by them
invented and found out, according to the true intent and meaning of the
same respective Letters Patents and of these Presents. And, lastly, wee do
by these Presents, for vs, our heires and successors, grant vnto the said
Richard Robinson, his executors, administrators, and assignes, that these our
Letters Patents or the inrollment or exemplificačon thereof shall be in and
by all things good, firm, valid, sufficient and effectual in the law, according
to the intent and meaning hereof, and shall be taken, construed, and
adiudged in the most favourable and beneficial sense for the best advantage of

page_text: the said Richard Robinson, his executors, administrators, and assignes, aswell
in all Courts of Record as elsewhere, and by all and singular the officers and
ministers whatsoever, of vs, our heires and successors, within that part of our
said Kingdom of Great Britain called England, our Dominion of Wales, and
Town of Berwick-vpon-Tweed aforesaid, and amongst all and every the
subiects of vs, our heires and successors, whatsoever and wheresoever, notwith-
standing the not full and certain describing the nature or quality of the said
Invenčon, or of the materials thereto conducing and belonging.
In witnesse, &c. Witnesso ourselfe at Westminster, the Twenty-fourth
day of March.
By Writt of Privy Seal.