C TEINE NEW WAY AND MEANES FOR THE DRAYNING CTEINE AND DRAWING OF WATERS OUTTE OF MYNES, COLEPITTE, AND OTHER MYNERALLE, AND FOR THE RAYSING OF WATERS PARRE ABOVE THE VSUALL HEIGHT FOR THE VICE OF TOWNES, CASTLES, AND HOWSES WHERE THE SAME IS WANTING AND SHALBE DESIRED, WITH MUCH LESSE CHARGE & WITH MORE FACILITIE AND EASE THEN HERETOFORE HATH BEENE KNOWNE AND PRACTIZED BY ANY OTHERS WITHIN OUR REALMES OR DOMYNIONS
Year: 1618

page_text: JAMES, by the grace of God King of England, Scotland, France, and.
Ireland, Defendor of the Faith, &c., to all to whome these psente shall come,
greeting:
WHEREAS our welbeloved subiect ROBERT CRUMPE, att his great cost and
charges, after many yeres industry, traveile, and practize hath attained,
invented, and found oute a "C TEINE NEW WAY AND MEANES FOR THE DRAYNING
CTEINE
AND DRAWING OF WATERS OUTTE OF MYNES, COLEPITTE, AND OTHER MYNERALLE, AND
FOR THE RAYSING OF WATERS PARRE ABOVE THE VSUALL HEIGHT FOR THE VICE OF
TOWNES, CASTLES, AND HOWSES WHERE THE SAME IS WANTING AND SHALBE DESIRED,
WITH MUCH LESSE CHARGE & WITH MORE FACILITIE AND EASE THEN HERETOFORE
HATH BEENE KNOWNE AND PRACTIZED BY ANY OTHERS WITHIN OUR REALMES OR
DOMYNIONS;" and whereas wee are informed that the said drayning and drawing
of mynes, myneralles, and colepitte, and raysing of waters aforesaid, is to be.
done and pformed by the vse of teine engines and instrumente by the said
Robert Crumpe, newly devised and found out as aforesaid, which are farre
different and exceeding all engines, instrumente, or devises heretofore founde
oute or vsed in or aboute the pmisses (that is to say) by a teine hollow
trunk or pipe of one entire length, to be made of tymber or leade, which is to
reach from the waters that are to be drawne or raysed vnto the toppe or place
where the same waters shalbe to vent or yssue forth, att the foote of which said
trunck or pipe so made of entyre length as aforesaid, and in some other parte
or places thereof, there are to be placed and fyxed teine suckers, drawers, and

page_text: other devises, and other engins of brasse, copper, or other mettal, and att the
vpper part or end of the said trunk or pipe there are to be planted and placed
I several pecces of tymber fyxed. and framed together, wherein are likewise to
be placed teine suckers, drawers, and other devises, together with one or
more wheele or wheeles with spindelle or cranke of yron or brasse, whereby
the waters shall and may be drawne or raised from any depth whatsoever by
the labour of one or two men without the vse of horses to forco or raise the
same. And as for the raysing of waters for the services of castles, townes, or
houses, the said frame, wheeles, and other engins before mencoed to be placed
att the vpper part of the said pipe or trunck, may, as occasion shall serve, be
soietymes placed att the bottome or lower [part of the said trunk or pipe for
the intent and ppose aforesaid. And whereas the said devise and invencon of
the said Robert Crumpe will be of very greate vse and service in this our
realme, as well for the drawing and drayning of waters oute of mynes,
myneralles, and colepitte, as for the raysing and bringing of waters vnto divers
townes, castles, and howsės, where the same is wanting for the necessary vse
and service of such as shall desire the same, and that with farre more ease and
facilitie, with much lesse charge and expense then heretofore hath beene
knowne or practized by any others within this our realme, and doth greately
tend to the cōmon good of our subiecte.
KNOW YEE THEREFORE, that wee, tendring the weale and benefitt that
may redound hereby to our said realme and subiecte, and intending to reward
and recompence the industrie, travell, and great charges of the said Robert
Crumpe, bestowed and expended in and aboute the investigation and finding
out of the said devise, invenčon, engines, and instrumente above mencoed,
and the better to encourage other of our subiecte in such lawfull and comend-
able labors and endeavours as may tend to good vse and service in this our
realme without iust cause of grievance to any our subiecte, att the humble
peticon of the said Robert Crumpe, and in consideračon of the yerely rent in
and by these sente reserved and paiable to vs, our heires and successors, of
our especiall grace, teine knowledge, and mere moñon have given and graunted,
and by these sente for vs, our heires and successors, do give and graunte full
and sole licence, power, privilege and authoritie unto the said Robert Crumpe,
his executors, administrators, and assignes, that he, the said Robt Crumpe, his
executors, administrators, & assignes, onely, and none other, by him or them-
selves, or by his or their deputies, servante, workmen, or agente, at all tymes
and from tyme to tyme for and during the terme of yeares hereafter, in and by
these psente, shall and may within this our realme of England and domynion
of Wales, freely & lawfully make, forme, erect, and frame the said trunck or

page_text: pipe of one entyre length as aforesaid, and all and singuler other the engines,
instrumente, and devices herein-before menconed by him, the said Robert
Crumpe, devised and invented as aforesaid, for the drawing and drayning of
waters out of mynes, myneralie, and colepitte, and for the raysing and bringing
of waters into townes, castles, and howses for the use and service of the same,
where the same shalbe wanting and desired, after the manner, wayes, and
meanes herein-before menconed and described. And the same engines,
instrumente, and devises, so to be made, formed, & framed, shall and
may lawfully and solely excise, vse, and employ to and for the intente
and pposes aforesaid, within our said realme of England and domynion of
Wales, and in every part thereof, to and for his and their most benefitt,
pfitt, and advantage. And that he, the said Robert Crumpe, his executors,
administrators, or assignes, by him or themselves, or his or their deputies,
servante, workemen, or agente, after the said engines, instrumente, and devises
shalbe by him or them made, formed, and framed as aforesaid, shall and may
lawfully for his and their benefitt, and att his and their willes and pleasures,
within this our realme of England and domynion of Wales, graunt or dispose
of the same to any pson or psons that shalbe willing or desirous to have or
vse the same for any the intente and pposes aforesaid; and to the end that
the said Robert Crumpe, his executors, administrators, and assignes, may
have and enjoy the full and sole benefitt and comoditie of the making,
forming, framing, vsing, and disposing of the said engines, instrumente, and
devises by him invented and found oute as aforesaid, within our said realme
of England and domynion of Wales, for the terme of yeres hereafter, by these
Psent graunted as a recompense, which wee intend vnto the said Robert'
Crumpe, his executors, administrators, and assignes, for the labour, industrie...
great charge, and traveile expended and ymployed in and aboute the attain-
ment and investigation of the Pmisses, our will and pleasure is, and wee do by
these psente of our further especiall grace, teine knowledge, and mere močon;.
and in favour of the said Robert Crumpe, his executors, administrators, and
assignes, as aforesaid, for .vs, our heires, and successors, straightly require;
charge, and comaunde all and every pson and psons whatsoever, of what
estate, degree, or condicon soever he or they be, that he, they, or any of them.
shall not or do not within this our realme of England and domynion of
Wales, or in any part thereof, for and during the terme of yeares hereafter.in
these sente graunted, make, erect, forme or frame of one entyre length any
such trunck or pipe, or any such or the like engines, instrumente, and devises,
or any of them, or any part of the same, and are herein-before mencoed, nor
shall counterfeite, ymitate, or resemble the same, or any of them; in all or any of

page_text: the part or members of the same, or shall make any addičon vnto them or any
of them whereby to Ptend themselves inventors or devisers thereof, nor shall
vse, excise, or ymploy for any the vses, intente, and ppose aforesaid, nor for
any other vse, intent, or ppose whatsoever, any such engines, instrumente, or
devises whatsoever, made or to be made in resemblance or imitacon of the
engines, instrumente, or invenčons of the said Robert Crumpe herein-before
mencoed as aforesaid, without the licence of the said Robert Crump, his
executors, administrators, and assignes, in that behalfe first had and obteined in
writing vnder his or their hande and seales, vpon paine of the losse and
forfeiture of all and every such engines, instrumente, and devises as shall be
so made, erected, formed, framed, vsed, ymploied, or putt in vse, contrary
to the true intent & meaning of these psente, and allso upon such further
paines, penalties, fines, and ymprisonment as by the lawes and statute of this
our realme, or otherwise by our prerogative royall, can or may be inflicted
vpon every such offendor or offendors for his or their contempt, disobedience,
or neglect of our royall pleasure and comandement in that behalfe, to have,
holde, vse, excise, practize, and enioy all and every the said licences, powers,
privileges, and auctorities, benefitte, pfitte, and other the Pmisses vnto the said
Robert Crumpe, his executors, administrators, and assignes, from the date of
these sente, for and during the terme, and vnto the full end and fme of
one and twenty yeares from thence next ensuing, fully to be complete and
ended, yeilding and paying therefore vnto vs, our heyres and successors, the
yerely rent or sume of ten pound of lawfull money of England out of the
moneyes, yssues, and pfitte to be from tyme to tyme had and made of and
by the making, vsing, or excising the said engines, instrumente, and devises
before menconed, or any of them, att the receipt of the Exchequer of vs, our
heires and successors att Westñi, att the Feast of the Añunciacon of the
blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Michaell the Archangell, by even and equall
porčons, to be yearely paid during the said terme; And whereas there are
now in knowne vse and practize in this our realme taine engines, instru-
ment, and devises for the drawning and drayning of waters out of mynes,
myneralle, and colepitte, called or knowne by the name of chaine pumpes,
comonly drawne or moved with horses, or water wheeles, or wynd milles,
which cannot be mainteined and vpheld without the great and continuall
charge and expense of our subiects that do vse the same; And whereas there
are likewise in knowne vse and practize, for the drayning and drawing of
waters oute of mynes, myneralles, and colepitte, a teine sort or kinde of
engine, made of severall pumpes, lengthes, or pieces to be placed one above
another, till the vppmost piece or pumpe do reach vnto the top of the

page_text: grounde or place where the waters are to be vented or yssued fourth, which
said severall pumpes so placed one att the top of another are to be drawne and
moved by the strength and labour of horses or men, and are made and framed
together with ?teine wheeles, cogge ringe, and trundelle of yron, with buckette,
clappes, and suckers, made of leather, wood, and yron, which likewise cannot
be mainteined and kept withoute great and continuall charge and expense
vnto our said subiecte, and yet nevertheles the said severall pumpes do all vent
and yssue
forth but the water onely that is raised by the worcke and močon of
the lowest pumpe onely, which is comonly but of small ppočon and quantitie;
And whereas for the drawing and drayning of waters out of mynes, myneralles,
and colepitte, there are likewise now in knowne vse and practize, a teine
sorte or kinde of pumpes called or knowne by the name of hand pumpes,"
which are cōmonly made of the several lengthes of ten, twelve, or syxteene
foote, or thereaboutę, which being placed each one of them vpon the top
or head of another, with severall cisternes, troughes, or boxes vnto them
annexed, by the labour and worcke of so many seuall men as there are severall
pumpes, there is raised vp from one pumpe to another such small pporcon or
quantitie of water as the lowest pumpe placed in the said mynes, myneralles,
and colepitte, is able to raise and draw up and no more, which likewise cannot
be mainteined, vsed, and kept withoute a great and continuall charge, and the
labour of many severall men as aforesaid:
:
yee
Know that wee intending to appropriate vnto the said Robert Crumpe,
his executors, administrators, and assignes, the making, forming, erecting,
framing, vsing, and disposing of the said pipe of one entire length, and other
the engines, instrumente, and devises by himselfe invented and devised as
aforesaid, and the whole benefitt and advantage that shall or may redounde or
be made of or by the same, for the terme of yeres herein-before menconed,
and allso pposing and intending to restraine and keepe every pson and
psons whatsoever to the making, framing, and vsing of such pumpes, engines,
and instrumente, and of such lengths as are, or heretofore have beene knowne
and comonly vsed, for the drawning and drayning of waters oute of mynes,
myneralls, and colepitte, without incroaching, ymitating, or borrowing of and
from the invenčon and devise of the said Robert Crumpe herein-before
described to be made of one entyre length, wee are therefore pleased, and do
by these sente, for vs, our heires and successors, declare our will
and pleasure to be, and wee do hereby auctorize, will, & require our
Treasurer of England and Chauncellor of our Exchequer for the tyme being,
or either of them, that they or either of them, from tyme to tyme during
the terme hereby granted vpon the request of the. said Robert Crumpe;

page_text: his executors, administrators, or assignes, or his or their deputies or agente,
shall make forth writte and pces, and take such further course and order as
well by fynes and ymprisonment to be by them or either of them afflicted
vpon every pson and psons hereafter found refractory to our said royall will,
pleasure, and comaundement. herein-before expressed, as by seizing and
taking in the name of vs, our heires and successors, all and every such
engines, instrumente, and devises as shallbe found to be made,. erected,
framed, formed, or vsed in imitačon or resemblance or according to the
patterne, forme, or frame of the said worcke, devise, or invention of the said
Robert Crumpe herein-before menconed, for the vses, intente, and pposes
aforesaid, or any of them; and these psente, and the inrollement thereof shal-
be vnto our said Treasurer and Chancellor of our Exchequer for the tyme
being a sufficient warrant for the doing, pforming, and executing of all and
singular the misses according to our gracious intent and meaning herein-
before declared. And wee do further by these psente, for us, our heires and
successors, give and graunte vnto the said Robert Crumpe, his executors,
administrators, and assignes, and every of them, full power and auctoritie
that he and they, and his and their assignes, deputyes, servaunte, and agente,
shall and may from tyme to tyme during the said terme hereby graunted, with
the assistance of a constable, tithingman, or headborough of any place or
places whatsoever respectively within our said realme of England and
domynion of Wales, aswell within libties as without, att his and their willes
and pleasures, att fitt and reasonable tyme and tymes, to go and enter into
any howse, workhowse, shop, or yard, or into any mynes, myneralles, or
colepitte, or any other place or places whatsoever which shall bee pbably
suspected, and there search and see if any engines, instrumente, or devises
shall bee made, formed, framed, vsed, or уmployed contry to the intent and
meaning of these psente, and allso in the name of vs, our heires and
successors, to seize, take, and carry, away all and every such engines, instru-
mente, devises, or tooles so made, formed, or vsed in or aboute the same,
the one moity of which pmisses, so forfeited as aforesaid, wee do, by these
Psente, give and graunte to the said Robert Crumpe, his executors, adminis-
trators, and assignes, to his and their owne pper vse and benefitt, without any
accounte or other thing to be yeelded, rendred, and paid to vs, our heires or
successors, for the same, other then the rent hercin-before reserved, and the
other moity to be from tyme to tyme to the vse and benefitt of vs, our heires
and successors; and of our further especiall grace, teine knowledge, and
mere močon, wee do,, for us, our heires and successors, straightly charge and
cumaunde all and every our justices of the peace, maiors, sherifle, constables,

page_text: bailiffe, headboroughes, and other our officers and ministers, within our said
realme of England and the domynion of Wales, that they and every of them
shall, from tyme to tyme during the said Pine, by these psente graunted be
ayding and assisting to the said Robert Crumpe, bis executors, administrators,
and assignes, and every of them, and to his and their deputies, servaunte.
workemen, and agente, in and about the execučon of all and singular the
Pmisses, according to the true intent and meaning of these psente; and theso
Psente, or the inrollement thereof, shalbe to them, and every of them, a
suflicient warrant and discharge in that behalfe, without any further or other.
warrant from vs, our heyres or successors, to be in that behalfe had or
peured; and allso of our like especiall grace, teine knowledge, and mere
mocon, we do, for vs, our heires and successors, graunte unto the said
Robert Crumpe, his executors, administrators, and assignes, that these
Psente, or the inrollement thereof, shall stand and be and shalbe so construed
and taken to be good, firme, effectual, and sufficient in the law to and for
all the intent and pposes before menconed, and shalbe adiudged most stronge
against vs, our heires and successors, and most available for the benefitt of
the said Robert Crumpe, his executors, administrators, and assignes, in all
our courts of justice in our said realme of England and domynion of Wales
and elsewhere, without any other or further confirmacons, licences, or
toleracons from vs, our heyres or successors, to be hereafter pcured or
obteined, notwithstanding the not pticular or not exact describing of the said
way or inventon of making, erecting, forming, framing, or vsing of the said
engines, instrumente, and devises, by the said Robert Crumpe so devised and
found oute as aforesaid, and notwithstanding the not particular descripcon of
the instrumente, tooles, engines, or devises to be vsed in or about the same,
or any other defect or incteinty whatsoever in these our Lres Patente notwith-
standing; provided all waies, that these psente, or anything therein conteined,
shall not extend to debarre or restreine any pson or psons from the making,
erecting, forming, framyng, ymploying, Petizing, or vsing of any engines,
instrumente, or devises, by any way, device, skill, or invenčon heretofore vsed
and practized abouté the drayning or drawing of mynes, myneralles, or
colepitte, or in or aboute the raysing or carrying of waters into townes, castles,
or howses, as is aforesaid, within our said realme of England and domynion
of Wales, but shall onely restreine and barre him or them of and from the
making, forming, framing, or ymitating of the said pipe or trunck of entyre
length to be made as aforesaid, and of and from other the severall engines,
instrument, or devises herein-before mencoed, being the pper inventon and

page_text: devise of the said Robert Crumpe, as aforesaid, anything herein conteined to
the contrary in anywise notwithstanding, allthough expresse mencon, &c.
In witnesse whereof, &c. Witnesse ourselfe att Westin, the Nynth day