THE ART OF LACQUERING AFTER THE MANNER OF JAPAN, TO SUCH A DEGREE OF CURIOSITY AND DUREABLENESSE AS TO EQUALL ANY BROUGHT FROM INDIA, AND MORE PECULIARLY FOR LACQUERING VPON IRON AND ALL SORTS OF METTALS, EXCEEDING VSEPULL FOR ARMOUR, GUNNS, AND DIVERS OTHER THINGS
Year: 1692

page_text: WHEREAS our trusty and welbeloved subiect EDWARD HURD, hath humbly
represented vnto vs that he hath, by his great industry and expence, brought
to perfection "THE ART OF LACQUERING AFTER THE MANNER OF JAPAN, TO
SUCH A DEGREE OF CURIOSITY AND DUREABLENESSE AS TO EQUALL ANY BROUGHT
FROM INDIA, AND MORE PECULIARLY FOR LACQUERING VPON IRON AND ALL SORTS
OF METTALS, EXCEEDING VSEPULL FOR ARMOUR, GUNNS, AND DIVERS OTHER THINGS,"
and all in such a way and method as was never before vsed in this our.
kingdome of England, the same not being perfected till exposed to all
weathers in the open air for severall monthes together, which will imploy
great numbers of poore subiects and be of great service to our realmes, and
therefore humbly praying vs to grant him our Letters Patents for the sole
vse, exercise, and benefitt of the said Invention or experiment.
KNOW YEE THEREFORE, that wee, being willing to cherish and encou-
rage all laudable endeavours and designes of such our subiects as have by
their industry found out vsefull and profitable arts, misteries, and inventions,
and that the said Edward Hurd may accordingly reape some fruite and
benefitt of his labour and charge in and concerning the premisses, of our
especiall grace, certaine knowledge, and meer motion, have given and
granted, and by these sents doe give and grant, vnto the said Edward, his
executors, administrators, and assignes, especiall lycence, power, priviledge

page_text: and authority, that he and they, by him and themselves, and by his and their
deputies, servants, agents, and workmen, and such others onely as he, the said
Edward Hurd, his executors, administrators, and assignes, shall agree with,
shall and may, from time to time and at all times hereafter dureing the space
of fourteen yeares next ensueing the date of these presents, at his and their
own proper costs and charges, erect, vse, teach, exercise, and put in practise the
said new Inventi Invention soe by him contrived and found out as aforesaid, in
any place or places within our kingdome of England, dominion of Wales,
and town of Berwick-vpon-Tweed, and alsoe shall and may receive, take, and
enioy all the benefitts, profitts, comodities, and advantages of and by the said
new Invention to be had, made, acquired, or gotten to his and their own
benefitt, vse, and vses; to have, hold, vse, exercise, and enioy the said
lycence, powers, priviledges, and authorities, and all other the premisses by
these presents granted or menconed to be granted vnto the said Edward
Hurd, his executors, administrators, and assignes, for and dureing and vnto
the full end and terme of fourteen yeares from the day of the date of these
presents next ensueing, and fully to be compleate and ended, according to the
statute in that case made and provided. And to the end the said Edward
Hurd, his executors, administrators, and assignes, may the better enioy the
full and whole benefitt, and the sole vse and exercise of his said new Inven-
tion, wec doe by these presents, for vs, our heires and successors, streightly
charge, require, and comand all and every person and persons, bodies poli-
tique and corporate, of what quality, degree, name, or condičon soever they
bee, within our said kingdome of England, dominion of Wales, and town of
Berwick-vpon-Tweed, that neither they nor any of them, dureing the said
terme of fourteen yeares hereby granted, either directly or indirectly doe
vse, exercise, or put in practice the said new Invention soe by the said
Edward Hurd invented and found out as aforesaid, nor doe nor shall
counterfeit, imitate, or resemble the said new Invention, or any materialls or
ingredients thereunto belonging, nor doe nor shall make any addition there-
unto or substracčon therefrom, whereby to pretend themselves the inventers
or devisors thereof, without the lycense, consent, or agreement of the said
Edward Hurd, his executors, administrators, or assignes, in writeing vnder
his or their hands and seales first had and obtained in that behalfe, vnder
such paines and penalties as can or may be inflicted on the oflender or
offenders therein for the contempt of this our royall comand, and further
to be answerable to the said Edward Hurd, his executors, administrators, and
assignes, according to the vtmost rigor of the law for his and their damages
thereby susteyned. And further, wee doe by these our Letters Patents, for

page_text: vs, our heires and successors, will, authorize, require, and command all and
singular justices of the peace, mayors, sherriffs, bayliffs, constables, head-
boroughs, and all other officers and ministers whatsoever of vs, our heires and
successors, now and for the time being, whome it may concerne, that they
and every of them respectively be from time to time dureing the terme
hereby granted, in their respective offices, and according to their and every of
their best skills and endeavours, aiding, helping, and assisting vnto the said
Edward Hurd, his executors, administrators, and assignes, deputies, agents,
and servants, in and by all things in and about the accomplishment of our
royall will and pleasure herein-before declared, and in the execution of the
several powers and priviledges hereby granted as aforesaid. And moreover,
wee doe by these presents, for vs, our heires and successors, will and comand
that our said respective officers and ministers before menconed, or any of
them, doe not nor shall at any time hereafter dureing the terme hereby
granted, in any wise molest, trouble, or hinder the said Edward Howard, his
executors, administrators, or assignes, deputies, agents, or servants, in or about
the vse or exercise of the aforesaid Invention or any part thereof, or any
thing relateing thereof. Provided alwaies, and these our Letters Patents are
and shall be vpon this condičon, that if at any time dureing 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 Council!, that this our
grant is contrary to law, or preiudiciall or inconvenient to our subiects in
generall, or that the Invention before menčoned is not a new invention as to
the publique vse and exercise thereof, and not found out out by the said
Edward Hurd as aforesaid, then vpon signification and declaračon 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 lords or others of our or their
Privy Council, or any six or more of them, vnder their hands, these our
Letters Patents shall forthwith cease, determine, and be vtterly void to all
intents and purposes, any thing herein-before conteyned to the contrary not-
withstanding. Provided alsoe, that these our Letters Patents, or any thing
herein conteyned, shall not extend or be construed to extend to give priviledge
vnto the said Edward Hurd, bis executors, administrators, or assignes, to
imitate any invention or worke whatsoever which hath been heretofore
invented or found out by any other of our subiects whatsoever, and publickly
exercised within our kingdome or dominions aforesaid, to whome wee have
already granted our like Letters Patents of Priviledge for the sole exercise
and benefitt thereof, it being our will and pleasure that the said Edward
Hurd, his executors, administrators, and assignes, and all and singular other

page_text: person and persons to whome wee have already granted our like Letters
Patents, shall distinctly vse and practise their severall inventions by them
respectively found out according to the true meaning of such our Letters
Patents and of these presents. And, lastly, wee doe hereby, for vs, our heires
and successors, grant vnto the said Edward Hurd, his exccutors, administra-
tors, and assignes, that these our Letters Patents, or the enrollment thereof,
shall be and continue in and by all things, good, firme, valid, and effectuall in
the law, according to the true intent and meaning of the same, notwith-
standing the not full and certain describeing or menconing of the said
Invention, or of the materialls, ingredients, wayes, and meanes of makeing,
vseing, or exerciseing of the same, or of the certaine vse or benefitt thereof, or
any other defect, incertainty, or imperfeccon in these presents, or any other
matter, cause, or thing whatsoever to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding.
In witnesse, &c. Witnesse ourselves at Westminster, the Twenty-fourth
day of March