DISTILLING STRONG WATERS AND MAKING VINEGARS TRUELIE WHOLESOME AND VERIE COMFORTABLE TO THOSE WHOE SHALL VSE THEM, NOT BY WORKING VPON MAULT MADE OF WHEATE OR BARLY TO THE MISEXPENCE THEREOF,BUT BY THE VSE OF CIDER, PERRY, AND BUCKE OR FRENCH WHEAT (A GRAINE NOT HITHERTO VSED WITHIN OUR KINGDOME OP ENGLAND, TO OTHER PURPOSES THEN FOR FEEDING HOGG AND FAT- TING POULTRIE
Year: 1635

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WHEREAS our welbeloved Sir THEODORE DE MAYERNE, Knight, and first
Phisitian to vs and our most deere and royall consort, and THOMAS CADEMAN,
Doctor in Phisick, and Phisitian to Her Maiestie, by their humble peticon to
vs exhibited, haue informed vs of the great abuses practiced by those whoe,
without arte, goverm³ or order, doe distill stronge waters and make vinegars,
to the great piudice of the health of our loving subiecte, whoe make vse
thereof, especially in their sea voyages; and haue thereby alsoe given vs to
vnderstand that themselves by their skill and great industrie, after many
chargeable experimente, haue found out a waie not heretofore vsed by others
of "DISTILLING STRONG WATERS AND MAKING VINEGARS TRUELIE WHOLESOME AND
VERIE COMFORTABLE TO THOSE WHOE SHALL VSE THEM, NOT BY WORKING VPON MAULT
MADE OF WHEATE OR BARLY TO THE MISEXPENCE THEREOF, BUT BY THE VSE OF CIDER,
PERRY, AND BUCKE OR FRENCH WHEAT (A GRAINE NOT HITHERTO VSED WITHIN OUR
KINGDOME OP ENGLAND, TO OTHER PURPOSES THEN FOR FEEDING HOGG AND FAT-
TING POULTRIE;" which strong waters and vinegars soe to be distilled and
made for the health of our people, as aforesaide, the said Sir Theodore de
Mayerne and Thomas Cádeman may and will afford att the same or easier
rates then the said distillers doe nowe sell their distillacons and vinegars afore
menčoned, and therefore haue moste humblie besought vs in recompence of
their charge, industrie, and invenčon, to graunt vnto them for the terme of
fowerteene yeares, vnder the rent of tenne pounde p anñ to be reserved to vs,
our heires and successors, a Patent of Priviledge vnder our Greate Seal of

page_text: England, for the sole distilling, making, and venting strong waters and
vinegars to be made of perry, cider, and buck or French wheate, as aforesaid,
within our kingdome of England, and domynion of Wales, and to forbidd all
other during the said terme to distill any strong water, or make any vinegar
of any the said materiale; within our said dominions, or any our forrayne
plantacons, or to furnish them therewith; inhibiting alsoe and restrayning,
during the terme aforesaid, the exportacon of the said grayne called buck or
French wheate out of our said domynions into any partes beyond the seas,
that soe the said Sir Theodore Mayerne and Thomas Cademan may be the
better furnished with materialle for their arte att such rates and prices as the
same shalbe reasonablie worth.
KNOWE YEE, THEREFORE, that wee, graciously caring for the health
of our people, and being verie willing and desirous not only to nourish
artes, but alsoe to reward the ingenious invenĉons of such artist as applie
their studdies to the cōmon good, of our especiall grace, ten knowledg,
and meere močon, and in consideračon of the faithfull service done
vnto us and our deere consort by the said Sir Theodore de Mayerne and
Thomas Cademan, have given and granted, and by theis presente, for vs, our
heires and successors, doe give and graunt vnto the said Sir Theodore de
Mayerne and Thomas Cademan, full and free libertie, licence, power, privi-
ledge and authoritie, that they, the said Sir Theodore de Mayerne and Thomas
Cademan, their executors, administrators, and assignes, by themselves, or their
deputies, servante, workemen, factors, or agente, and none other, shall and
maie, att all and every tyme and tymes hereafter, from tyme to tyme during
the terme of fowerteene yeares next ensueing the date of theis presente, at
his and their owne pper coste and charges, exercise, practise, and put in vse,
within our kingdome of England and domynion of Wales, the misterie, arte,
waie, and meanes whereof the said Sir Theodore de Mayerne and Thomas
Cademan haue been and are the first and true Inventors, that is to say, of
distilling strong waters, and making vinegars of cider, perry, and bucke or
French wheate, and the same, soe distilled and made at reasonable and mode
rate rates, to sell and vtter att his or their will and pleasure; to haue and
to hould the said licences, priviledges, powers, and authorities, and other the
misses by theis presente graunted or menconed to be graunted, to the said
Sir Theodore de. Mayerne and Thomas Cademan, their executors, adminis-
trators, and assignes, for and during the terme, and vnto the full end and
terme of fowerteene yeares next ensueing and fullie to be compleate and ended,
yeilding and paying therefore yerelie, and the said Sir Theodor de Mayerne
and Thomas Cademan, for themselves, their executors, administrators, and

page_text: assignes, doe jointly and severallie coveñnt, pmise, and graunt to and with vs,
our heires and successors, by theis present to yeild and pay unto us, our
heires and successors, during the contynuance of this our graunt, the
yerelie rent or some of tenne pounde of lawful money of England, att the
receipt of the Exchequer of vs, our heires and successors, att the Feast of
Saint Michael the Archangell, and the Annunciacon of our blessed Virgin
Marie, by even and equall porcons, the first payment to begin att the feast of
Saint Michaell the Archangell next ensueing the date hereof. And that the
said Sir Theodore de Mayerne and Thomas Cademan may the better haue
and enioy the benefitt of this our graunt according to our will and pleasure
herein declared, of our more especiall grace, certaine knowledge, and meere
močon, wee doe for vs, our heires and successors, straightly charge and
inhibit all and everie other pson and psons whatsoever, of what estate,
degree, or condičon he or they or any of them be," that none of them other
then the said Sir Theodore de Mayerne and Thomas Cademan, their executors,
administrators, or assignes, or their substitutes, deputies, servante, workmen,
factors, or agente, or some of them, doe or shall, during the saide terme of
fowerteene yeres, vse or practise, directly or indirectly, the said arte, way, or
meanes by the said Sir Theodore de Mayerne and Thomas Cademan first
invented, and not practiced by any other of our subjecte, of distilling strong
waters, and making vinegars of cider, perry, and buck or French wheat, as
above said, without the licence, consent, and agreement of them, the said
Sir Theodore de Mayerne and Thomas Cademan, their executors, adminis-
trators, or assignes, first had and obtayned in that behalfe.
Invencon soe much conduceing to the health of our people may not be made
frustrate through the want of competent materialle for the exercise of
the same, our will and pleasure is, that by theis presente, for vs, our heires
and successors, wee doe further inhibit and forbidd all our loving subiect{
whatsoever, to exporte out of our realme of England or domynion of
Wales, into any forrayne parte beyond the seas, any the said grayne called
bucke or French wheate, without the speciall licence of vs, our heires or
successors, first had and obtayned in that behalfe, under payne of our high
displeasure, and such further punishment as by our lawes wee maie inflict
vpon the contemners of our will and pleasure, that soe the said Sir Theodore:
de Mayerne and Thomas Cademan, their executors, administrators, and
assignes, may be from tyme to tyme furnished with the said grayne for the vse
of the said Invenčon, paying therefore to the owners thereof such rates and
prices as the same shall be reasonablic worth. And wee doc
theis presente,
for vs, our heires and successors, will and comaund all and singuler maiors'
And that the said

page_text: sheriffe, justices of peace, bailiffe, constables, headboroughes,and other officers,
ministers, and loving subiect of vs, our heires and successors, that they and
every of them be from tyme to tyme, during the terme aforesaid, ayding;
helping, and assisting to the said Sir Theodore de Mayerne and Thomas
Cademan, their exécutors, administrators, and assignes, their substitute;
deputies, servante, workemen, factors, and agente, in all thinge in and about
the accomplishment of our pleasure herein declared, and in the exercise and
execucon of the same; and that neither they nor any of them doe att any
tyme hinder, molest, or interrupt the said 'Sir Theodore de Mayerne and
Thomas Cademan, their executors, administrators, or assignes, or their substi-
tutes, deputies, servante, factors, or agent, or any of them, in any-wise
concernyng the premisses, as they tender our pleasure, and will avoid the
contrarie att their perille. And our will and pleasure is, that yf the said yerely
rent or some of tenne pounds hereby to vs, our heires and successors, reserved
as aforesaid, shall happen to be behind in parte or in all by the space of one
and thirtie daies next after either of the said feaste, in which the same ought to
be paid, as aforesaid, or yf the said Sir Theodore de Mayerne and Thomas
Cademan, their executors, administrators, or assignes, shall not inroll or cause to
be inrolled this our present graunt before our Clerke of the Pipe for the tyme
being within sixe monethes next after the date of theis presente, that then the
said Sir Theodore de Mayerne and Thomas Cademan, their executors, adminis-
trators, and assignes, shall forfeite and pay to vs, our heires and successors, as
well the some of twentie shillinge for every moneth in which the said rent
shalbe bebind and vnpaied next after the said one and thirtie daies, as aforesaid,
as alsoe the some of fortie shillings, in the name of a payne for every sixe
monethes default of inrollment of theis presente before our said Clarke of the
Pipe for the tyme being, as aforesaid. Provided, and our will and pleasure is,
that yf att any tyme during the terme of fowerteene yeres, it shall appeare
vnto vs, our heires or successors, or vnto the Lorde and others of the Privy
Councell of us, our heires or successors, that this our graunt is contrary to
lawe, mischeivous to the state of our realme of England, or generally incon-
venient, that then vpon significačon and declaračon to be made by vs, our
heires or successors, vnder our or their signett or privy seale, or by the Lorde
and others of the Privy Councell of, vs, our heires or successors, or sixe or
more of them for the tyme being, in writing under their hande, of such con-
trarietie to lawe, mischeif, or inconvenience, this our present grannt for such
cause or causes soe declared shalbe void and of none effect, anything in theis
presente contayned to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding. And wee
doe hereby graunt for vs, our heires and successors, that theis our Lřes Patente,

page_text: or the inrolment thereof, shalbe firme, good, and effectuall, according to the
true intent and meanying of the same, although expresse mencon of the yerely
value or certaintie of the premisses, or any parte thereof, or of any other
guifte or graunt by vs, or any of our progenitors or pdecessors, to the said
Sir Theodore de Mayerne and Thomas Cademan, or either of them, heretofore
made in theis presente, is not made, or any statute, acte, ordinance, pvision,
proclamačon, or restraint heretofore had, made, ordained, or pvided, or any
other thing, cause, or matter whatsoever to the contrarie hereof in any wise
notwithstanding.
In witnes whereof, &c. Witnes ourselfe at West, the Five and
twentith daie of March.
P bře de priuato sigillo, &c.