AN ENGYNE FOR THE CUTTING OF TYMBER INTO THYNNE PEECES CALLED SCALES, FOR THE MAKEING OF BAND BOXES, SCABBERD OF SWORD, AND THE LIKE
Year: 1635

page_text: CHARLES, by the grace of God Kinge of England, Scotland, France, and
Ireland, Defender of the Fayeth, &c., to all to whome theise psente shall
come, greeting.
WHEREAS our welbeloved subiecte SARAH JEROME, Widdowe, administra-.
trix of the goode of John Lane, deceased, by her humble peticon to vs
exhibited, hath informed vs that, whereas the saide John Lane, being by
profession a joyner, did, with his greate charge, invent "AN ENGYNE FOR THE
CUTTING OF TYMBER INTO THYNNE PEECES CALLED SCALES, FOR THE MAKEING
OF BAND BOXES, SCABBERD OF SWORD, AND THE LIKE," very vsefull for
the cōmonwealth, but by reason of his greate charges in perfectinge the
same engyne and some losses that befell him, the saide Lane became
indebted to the saide petičoner and diverse other persons, and aboute three
yeares since died soe indebted, leaveing noe estate or meanes to satisfie his
debte, but only the saide engyne; the saide Sarah Jerome, vpon hope and
encouragement of receaveing some benefitt by the saide engyne towardę, the
satisfieing of her owne debte and of the reste of the creditors, did take forth
Iřes of administracon of the goode of the saide John Lane, and hath there-
vpon beene enforced to expende and disburse a hundred marke or thereaboute
in recoveringe the saide engyne out of the hand of one William Burrowes, to
whome the same was morgaged for debte; wherevpon shee hath humbly
petičoned vs that, for the better enabling of her to raise some benefitt by the
saide engyne for the satisfieing of the saide Lane's 'debte, we would be
graciously pleased to graunte vnto her our Lřes Pattente of Priviledge for
some terme of yeares for the sole exerciseing of the saide engyne soe invented.
by him, the saide John Lane.

page_text: KNOWE YE, that wee, graciously favouring and willing to encourage our
subiecte in all lawful arte and invenčons which may be of good vse and benefitt
to our people, and the better to enable the saide Sarah Jerom as well to receave
and recover the debte due to her from the said Lane as to make payment to
the reste of the creditors of the said Lane of their iuste debtes out of the
proffitt that shee shall rayse and make by meanes of the saide engyne, of
our especiall grace, certayne knowledge, and mere močon, have gyven and
graunted, and by theise psente, for vs, our heires and successors, doe give
and graunte, vnto the saide Sarah Jerome, and att her humble nomynacon and
requeste, vnto WILLIAM WEBBE, theire executors, administrators, and assignes,
full and sole lycence, lybertie, power, priviledge, and authoritie, that they, the
saide Sarah Jerome and William Webb, theire executors, administrators, and
assignes, by themselves or by theire deputyes, servaunte, or workemen, att all
tymes, and from tyme to tyme hereafter, for and dureing the terme of four-
teene yeares,' by theise psente graunted; shall and may lawfully make, vse,
exercise, and putt in practice the saide engyne by the saide John Lane soe
devised, invented, and found out as aforesaide, and shall or may have and take
all such benefitt and advantage as shall or may lawfully bee had or made
thereby and to the end the saide Sarah Jerome and William Webbe, theire
executors, administrators, and assignes," may the better réceave and take the
sole benefitt and comoditie of the saide engyne soe invented as aforesaide,
our will and pleasure is, and by theise psente of our more especiall grace, cer-
tayne knowledge, and meere močon,, wee doe, for vs, our heires and successors,
straightly charge and inhibitt all and every person and persons, of what trade,
mistery or condicon soever hee or they bee; that none of them, other then the
saide Sarah Jerome and William Webbe, theire executors, administrators, or
assignes, or theire deputyes, servaunt, or workemen, doe or shall, dureing
the saide terme of fourteene yeares, within this our realme of England and
domynions thereof, make, vsė, or putt in practice, directly or indirectly, the
saide engynė soe invented as aforesaide, nor shall counterfeite, ymytate, or
resemble the same, nor make any addičon therevnto or substracčon from the
same; whereby to ptend themselves inventors thereof without the lycense,
consent, or agreement of the saide Sarah Jerome and William Webb, their
executors, administrators, or assignes, first had and obteyned in that behalfe,
upon payne of the losse and forfeyture of all and every such engynes made or
to'bée made contrary to the true intente and meaninge of theise psente, and
such further paynes and penaltyes as by the lawes or statutes of this realme
or otherwise can or may be inflicted vpon such offendor or offendors for theire
contempte of our royal pleasure and comaund in this behalfe; to have and to

page_text: hould the saide lycences, powers, priviledges, pffitte, and authorities by theise
Psente graunted or menconed to bee graunted vnto the saide Sarah Jerome
and William Webbe, theire executors, administrators, and assignes, for and
dureing the terme and vnto the full end and terme of fourteene yeares from
henceforth nexte ensueing, and fully to bee compleate and ended, yeildeinge
and paying therefore yearely, and the saide Sarah Jerome and William Webbe,
for them, theire executors, administrators, and assignes, doe covñnt with vs,
our heires and successors, during the said terme hereby graunted, to yeild and
pay to vs, our heires and successors, the yearely rent or some of twentie
shilling of lawfull money of England, into the receipte of our Exchequer att
Westin, att the Feaste of Sainte Michaell th'Archangell yearely. And wee
doe by theise psente, for vs, our heires and. successors, give and graunte full
power and authority vnto the saide Sarah Jerom and William Webbe, theire
executors, administrators, and assignes, and theire deputyės, servaunte, and
agente, with the assistance of a constable or any other lawfull officer, att
convenient tyme and tymes to enter and make search in all or any house or
houses, or other place and places, within this our realme of England and the
domynions thereof, where any iuste cause of suspicon shall bee for discovery
and finding out such as shall make, putt in practice, or vse the saide engyne
contrary to the true intent and meaninge of theise psente, to the end the
delinquente being discovered may receave condigne punishment according to
theire demerritte. And wee doe by theise psente, for vs, our heires and
successors, will and requier the Lord Treasurer, Chauncellor, Vndertresurer,
and Barons of our Exchequer, and all and singuler mayors, sherriffe, justices
of peace, bayliffe, constables, headboroughes, and other officer, ministers, and
subiect of vs, our heires and successors, for the tyme beeing, that they and
every of them, vpon requeste to be made in that behalfe, bee from tyme to
tyme dureing the term aforesaide, aydeing, helpeing, and assisting to the
saide Sarah Jerome and William Webbe, theire executors, administrators,
and assignes, and theire deputyes, servaunte, and agente, in and by all lawfull
matters and thing in and aboute the accomplishment of our pleasure herein
declared touchinge the pmisses without any further or other warrant to bee
from vs, our heires or successors, had or obteyned in that behalfe; and that they
or any of them doe not att any time hinder, moleste, or interrupte the saide
Sarah Jerome and William Webbe, theire executors, administrators, deputyes, or
assignes, or any of them, in any wise concerning the pmisses, as they tender our
royall pleasure and will avoyde the contrary att theire perille; and theise our
Lřes Pattente, or the inrollment thereof, shall bee theire sufficient warrant
and discharge in that behalf. Provided alwayes, that yf the saide yearely rent or
sōme hereby reserved, or any parte thereof, shall bee behinde and vnpayed by

page_text: the space of thirtie dayes nexte after the saide feaste in which the same is
lymited to bee yearely paide.as aforesaide, that then in such case the saide
Sarah Jerome and William. Webbe, theiré executors, administrators, and
assignes, shall forfeite and pay vnto vs,.our heires and successors, ten shillinge
in name of a penaltie for every such thirtie dayes in which the saide rente or
some shall soe bee behinde and vnpayed, as aforesaide, contrary to the true
intente, and meaning of theis psente; or, if the saide Sarah Jerome and
William Webbe, theire executors, administrators, or assignes, shall not inroll
or cause to bee inrolled this our psent graunt before the Clarke of the Pipe
for the tyme being within sixe moneths after the date hereof, that then the
saide Sarah Jerome and William Webbe, theire executors, administrators, and
assignes, shall alsoe forfeyte and pay to vs, our heires and successors, forty
shilling, in name of a penaltie for the same, and soe for every six, moneths
after the like some of fortie shillinge, vntil the saide Lřes Pattente shall bee soe
inrolled as aforesaide. Provided alsoe, and our will and pleasure is, that if att
any tyme dureing the saide terme of fourteene yeares yt shall appeare vnto vs,
our heires and successors, or vnto the lorde and others of the privie councell
of vs, our heires and successors, that this our graunțe is contrary to our lawes,
or in any sorte mischeevous or inconvenient to the state of this our realme,
that then vpon significačon and declaračon thereof to bee made by vs, our
heires or successors, vnder our signet or privie seale, theise our Lřes Pattente
shall forthwith cease, determyne, and bee vtterly voide, to all intente and
purposes, any thinge herein conteyned to the contrary notwithstanding. And
wee doe hereby graunte, for vs, our heires and successors, vnto the saide
Sarah Jerome and William Webbe, theire executors, administrators, and
assignes, that theise our Lies Pattente of Priviledge, or the inrollment thereof,
shall bee firme, good, and effectuall in the lawe, according to the true
meaning of the same, notwithstanding the not describeing or not tayne
describeing of the manner, forme, or fashion of the saide engyne, &c., and
notwithstanding any other defecte, imperfecčon, or incertayntie in this our
Psent graunt, or any acte, statute, ordinance, provision, or restriccon to the
contrary thereof in anywise notwithstanding, although expresse mencon, &c.
In witnes, &c. Witnes our selfe att Westin, the One and thirtieth day
of October.