A SECRETT TO MAKE WATER MILLS VPON ANY STANDINGE WATERS, LAKES, OR DITCHES, WHEREIN IS COMPETENT WATER, WCH MILLES WILL GOE CONTYNUALLY, AND PERFORME WORKE AS MUCH AS SHALL BEE REQUISITE OR NEEDFULL
Year: 1633

page_text: CHARLES, by the grace of God Kinge of England, Scotland, France, and
Ireland, Defendor of the Faith, &c., to all to whome theise sente shall come,
greetinge.
WHEREAS MELCHOIR GOYVART and PETER LE FEBRUE, by their humble
Peticon vnto vs exhibitted, have informed vs that they havinge for the space
of sixteene yeares practised, and with greate dilligence and much expences of
money have founde oute " A SECRETT TO MAKE WATER MILLS VPON ANY
STANDINGE WATERS, LAKES, OR DITCHES, WHEREIN IS COMPETENT WATER, WCH
MILLES WILL GOE CONTYNUALLY, AND PERFORME WORKE AS MUCH AS SHALL BEE
REQUISITE OR NEEDFULL," wch buisnes will bee very vseful! and profitable for
several services, aswell to vs as our subject in generall, within any citty,
castle, forte, mynes, or anie other place where competent water may bee, as
well for grinding of corne, gunpowder, and the like, as alsoe to drawe of
water from anye overflood grounde, such as heretofore the like hath not
becne seene nor vsed by anye, and have humbly besought vs, for that they
intend to come speedily into England and manifest and vse the same att
their owne charges, to graunte our Lřes Patente, that for the space of thirtye
and one yeares noe person or persons whatsoever within anye our domynions
shall, vpon forfeyture of one thowsand pounde, and the destruccon of the said
workes, vse the said milles, or any parte thereof, duringe the said terme,
without their or their assignes leave or consent.

page_text: KNOWE YEE, that wee, graciously favouring them, the said Melchior
Goyvarte and Peter le Februe, and willinge to further such ingeniaus and
pfitable invenčons, and hopinge that the practise of the same may tend to the
publique good, of our especiall grace, certaine knowledge, and meere močon, for
vs, our heires and successors, will, and give, and graunte vnto the said Melchior
Goyvarte and Peter le Februe, their executors, administrators, and assignes, full,
free, and absolute license, liberty, power, and authority that the said Melchior
Goyvarte and Peter le Februc,' their executors, administrators, and assignes,
deputies and substitutes, or any of them, and none other, shall and may att all
tymes, and from tyine to tyme duringe the terme of fouretecne yeares next.
ensueing the date of theise sente, att their and every of their wills and
pleasures, frame, erecte, sett vpp, make, vsc, exercise, practise, and putt in vre,
in any place or places within our domynions (with consent of the parties
interessed) water milles by them first invented, and not heretofore vsed by
others within our domynions, and shall have, take, and enioy to their owne
propper vse and behoofe, all benefitt, profitt, gayne, and advantage that shall
or may bee had, made, or raysed for the makinge of the said water mille first
invented by them, and not vsed by others within our domynions, duringe
the said terme of foureteene yeares; wherefore our will and pleasure is,
-and by theise presente, of our more especiall: grace, certaine knowledge,
and meere močon, wee doe, for vs, our heires and successors, straightly
inhibitt all and every person and persons whatsoever, of what estate, degree,.
or condicon hee or they, or any of them, bee, that none of them other
then the said Melchior Goyvarte and Peter le Februe, their executors,
administrators, workemen, substitutes, or assignes, and such as shall have
license from them, their executors, administrators or assignes, or any of
them, doc or shall, duringe the said terme of fourteene yeeres, make, sett vpp,
vse, or exercise, directly or indirectly, such watermill as by the said Melchior
Goyvart and Peter le Februc is, invented, not heretofore vsed by others
within our domynions, without the license, consent, or agreement of the said
'Melchior Goyvarte and Peeter le Februe, their, executors, administrators, or
assignes, or some or one of them; to have and to hould the said licenses,
priviledges, powers, and authorities, and other the misses by theise Present(
menconed to bee given and graunted to the said Melchior Goyvarte and
Peter le Februe, their executors, administrators, and assignes, for and duringe
the terme and vnto the full ende and terme of fourteene yeeres from hence-
forth next and ymediately ensueing, and fully to be compleate and ended.
And weo doe alsoe by theise psente, for vs, our heires and successors, will and
comaund all and singuler mayors, sheriffe, justices of peace, bayliffe, con-

page_text: stables, headboroughes, and other officers, ministers, and subiect of vs, our
heires and successors, that they and every of them bee from tyme to tyne
aydinge, helpinge, and assistinge to the said Melchior Goyvarte and Peter le
Februc, their executors, administrators, deputies, and assignes, in all thing
in and aboute the accomplishment of our pleasure hercin expressed, and in
the exercise and execucon of the same, and that they, nor anye of them, doe
any waye hinder, molest, or interrupt the said Melchior Goyvarte and
Peter le Februe, their executors, administrators, deputies, or assignes, or any
of them, in anyewise concerninge the pmisses, as they tender our pleasure and
will avoyde the contrary att their pills, and theise our Lřes Pattente, or
thinrollment of them, shall be their sufficient warrant in that behalfe ;
provided alwayes, and our will and pleasure is, that if the said Melchior
Goyvarte and Peter le Februe, or their sufficient deputy, shall not from tyme
to tyme have and keepe one apprentise or servant borne in England, whome
they shall instruct in the science aforesaid, or if att anye tyme duringe the
said terme ytt shall appeare vnto vs, our heires or successors, or vnto the
Lorde and others of the Privy Councell of vs, our heires and successors, that
the water milles aforesaid shall be inconvenient and Puidiciall for the comon-
wealth, then vpon significacon and declaračon to bee made by vs, our heires or
successors, vnder our or their signett or privy seale, or by the Lords and
others of the Privy Councell, or sixe or more of them for the tyme being, in
writinge vnder their hand of such puidice and inconvenience, theise our
Letters Pattente shall forthwith cease, determyne, and bee vtterly voide. And
wee doe by theise p'sente for vs, our heires and successors, grauute that theise
our Letters Pattente, or thinrollment of them, shall bee firme, good, and
effectuall, accordinge to the true meaninge of the same, althoughe expresse
mencon, &c.
In witnes, &c. Witnes our selte att Westminster, the Thirteenth daye of
Aprill.
Pbre de priuato sigillo, &c.