A MISTERIE OR VNKNOWNE WAIE OF MAKEING OR FRAMEING SEVERALL INSTRUMENT, WHEREOF THE FIRST IS AN INSTRUMENT VERY PFITABLE WHEN COMON WINDES DOE FAILE FOR A MORE SPEEDY PASSAGE OF CALMED SHIPPS OR OTHER VESSELLS VPON THE SEA OR GREATE RIVERS, WHICH MAY BE CALLED THE WINDE MATE; THE SECOND, THE FISHE CALL, OR A LOOKEING GLASSE FOR FISHES IN THE SEA, VERY VSEFULL FOR FISHERMEN TO CALL ALL KINDE OF FISHES TO THEIR NETTE, SEARS, OR HOOKC, AS SEVERALL CALLS ARE NEEDFUL, FOR FOWLERS TO CALL SEVERALL KIND OF FOWLES OR BIRD TO THEIR NETTE OR SNARES; THE THIRD, A WATER BOWE, BEING A MANUALL INSTRUMENT MADE VERY SERVICEABLE FOR DIVERS VSES, ESPY FOR THE PSERUACON OF HOUSES VPON THE LAND AND SHIPPS VPPON THE SEA FROM SUDDAINE FIRE; THE FOURTH, A BUILDINGE MOULDE OR STONE PRESSE, VERY REQUISITE FOR THE BUILDING CHURCHES ORGREATE HOUSES, BY WHICH STONE WINDOWES, DOOR CASES, CHIMNEY PEECES, &C.AREWING, CTING, SAWING, ING, OR INGRAVEING, AS ALSOE BRICK AND TILES MORE BEAUTIFULL TO THE EYE AND MORE DUREABLE AGAINST FOULE WEATHER, BEING AS SMOOTH AS GLASSE ON THE ONE SIDE OR END WITH DIVERS COLOURS AND WORKES AS IF THE
Year: 1632

page_text: come greeting.
WHEREAS our welbeloued subiecte, THOMAS GRENT, Dcor in Phisick,
hath, by his humble Peticon, shewed vnto vs that hec hath by his longe studies
and greate charges founde out "A MISTERIE OR VNKNOWNE WAIE OF MAKEING
OR FRAMEING SEVERALL INSTRUMENT, WHEREOF THE FIRST IS AN INSTRUMENT VERY
PFITABLE WHEN COMON WINDES DOE FAILE FOR A MORE SPEEDY PASSAGE OF CALMED
SHIPPS OR OTHER VESSELLS VPON THE SEA OR GREATE RIVERS, WHICH MAY BE
CALLED THE WINDE MATE; THE SECOND, THE FISHE CALL, OR A LOOKEING GLASSE FOR
FISHES IN THE SEA, VERY VSEFULL FOR FISHERMEN TO CALL ALL KINDE OF FISHES TO
THEIR NETTE, SEARS, OR HOOKC, AS SEVERALL CALLS ARE NEEDFUL, FOR FOWLERS TO
CALL SEVERALL KIND OF FOWLES OR BIRD TO THEIR NETTE OR SNARES; THE
THIRD, A WATER BOWE, BEING A MANUALL INSTRUMENT MADE VERY SERVICEABLE
FOR DIVERS VSES, ESPECIALLY FOR THE MORE SPEEDIE PSERUACON OF HOUSES
VPON THE LAND AND SHIPPS VPPON THE SEA FROM SUDDAINE FIRE; THE FOURTH,
A BUILDINGE MOULDE OR STONE PRESSE, VERY REQUISITE FOR THE BUILDING OF
CHURCHES OR GREATE HOUSES, BY WHICH STONE WINDOWES, DOOR CASES, CHIMNEY
PEECES, &C. ARE MADE MORE SPEEDILY WITHOUT HEWING, CUTTING, SAWING, CARVE-
ING, OR INGRAVEING, AS ALSOE BRICK AND TILES MORE BEAUTIFULL TO THE EYE
AND MORE DUREABLE AGAINST FOULE WEATHER, BEING AS SMOOTH AS GLASSE ON THE
ONE SIDE OR END WITH DIVERS COLOURS AND WORKES AS IF THEY WERE CARVED
BY SKILLFULL HANDES AND CURIOUS WORKEMANSHIPPE; THE FIFT, A MOVEABLE

page_text: HYDRAULIKE OR CHAMBER WETHERCALL, LIKE A CABINETT, WHICH BEING PLACED IN
ANY ROOME OR BY A BEDSIDE CAUSETH SWEETE SLEEPE TO THOSE WHICH EITHER BY
HOTT FEAVERS OF OTHERWISE CANNOT TAKE REST, AND WITHALL ALTERETH THE
DRYG HOTT AYRE INTO A MORE MOYSTINING AND COOLEING TEMPER, EITHER WITH
MUSICALL SOUND. OR WITHOUT; THE SIXTE, A WATERWORKE INSTRUMENT, WHICH
MAY BE CALLED THE CORRECTED CRANE, BY WHICH WYNE, OYLE, OR ANIE OTHER
LIQUOR MAY BEE TNSFUSED PROM ONE VESSELL, WHICH CANNOT WELL BE REMOVED TO
ANOTHER REMOTE, AS ALSOE WATER MAY BE DRAWNE FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER
WITHOUT ANIE SUCKING OR FORCEING BY THE MOUTH, AS VINTNERS AND OTHERS VSE
TO DOE;" and hath informed vs that the vse of those instrumente would tend
greately to the benefitt of the comon welth, and that they or anie of them were
never yet practised by anic other within our domynions, and therevppon hath
humbly besoughte vs that wee woulde bee graciously pleased, in consideračon of
his greato paines and expences, to graunte vnto him and his assignes our Lřs
Patente for the sole makeing and practiseing all the saide instrumente and
every of them, within our domynions.
KNOWE YEE, that wee, graciously favouring and willing to cherishe, any-
mate, and further such laudable, vsefull and pfitable Invenčons, and hould-
ing it meete in honour and iustice, it being agreeable and consonant to the
lawes of this our realme of England, that the inventors and authors of soe
comendable work shoulde in some measure reape the fruite and benefitt
of their owne labours and paines, of our especiall grace, Etaine knowledge,
and meere močon, haue giuen and graunted, and by theis psente, for vs,
our heires and successors, doe giue and graunte vnto the said Thomas
Grent, his executors, admynistrators, assignes, deputie and deputies, and
every of them, full and free licence, libertie, power, and authoritie, that
hee and they, and every of them, by himselfe or themselues, or anie of
them, and none other pson or psons whatsoever, shall and may at all tyme
and tymes, and from tyme to tyme to tyme for and dureing the term of
fowerteene years next ensueing the date hereof, make, vse, exercise, practise,
and putt in vre within our realmes of England and Ireland, and our
domynnions of Wales, or anie of them, or in anie place or places in them, or
anic of them, at his and theire will and pleasure, the saide waies or meanes, or
anie engins, instrumente, devises, art, or mysterie by him invented, and not
formerly practised or made by anie our within our domynions to the pposes
aforesaide, or any of them, and to take the full and whole benefitt thereof, and
vtter, sell, or dispose of the same instrumente to his and their best benefitt, pfitt,
and aduantage. And to the end this our pleasure may take the better effecte,
wee doe hereby for vs, our heires and successors, straightly charge, phibite,

page_text: nhibite, and comaunde that noe pson or psons whatsoever, Englishmen,
denisens, or strangers borne, of what estate, degree, or condicon hee or they
or anic of them bee or shalbe, other then the said Thomas Grent, his exe-
cutors, admynistrators, and assignes, and such as shalbee by him or them
authorised, shall or doe at anie tyme or tymes dureing the said terme of
fowertecne years make, practise, exercise, or putt in vre the saide arte, miste-
ries, formes, waies, means, or instrumente, or anie of them, or counterfeite
the same, or anie of them, as by the example or president of the said Thomas
Grent, his executors, admynistrators, or assignes, make or doe any thinge
tendinge to the pposes aforesaide, or any of them, which is or shalbee by him
or them or anie of them made, putt in practise, and not formerly done
or practised within our saide realmes and domynions, or any of them, vppon
paine of forfeiture vnto our heirs and successors of all such engins, instru-
ment, or devises as shalbee framed, made, erected, or vsed contrarie to the
true intente and meaneing of theis psente, and alsoe vppon paine of the displea-
sure of vs, our heirs and successors, and such further paines, penalties, punish-
mente, and imprisonment as by anie the lawes or statute of our said realmes or
either of them can or may bee inflicted or imposed vppon the offendors for
their disobedience in contemneing our royall comaunde. And further, wee doe
hereby for vs, our heirs and successors, give full power and authoritie vnto the
saide Thomas Grent, his exccutors, admynistrators, and assignes, that hee or
they, by himselfe or themselves, or his or their deputie or deputies, factors or
servaunte, shall and may att all tymes convenient, and from tyme to tyme
dureing the saide terme of fowerteene years, with the assistance of a constable
or some other officer, enter into all or anie place or places convenient within
our saide realmes of England and Ireland, and domynion of Wales, or anie
of them, as well within liberties as without, where he or they or anie of them
shall haue iust cause to suspecte anie engines or instrumente to bee made,
framed, or vsed contrarie to the true intente and meaneing of theis psente,
and there carefully and diligently to trie and search for all such engines,
instrumente, and other thinges as shalbee made, framed, counterfeited, or vsed
contrarie to the true meaneing hereof, and findeing anie such to seise the
same to the vse of vs, our heirs and successors, the one full moytic or halfe
parte of the cleare benefitt and pfitt of all such engines and instrumente soe
to be forfeited and seised as aforesaid wee doe theis sente, for vs, our
heirs and successors, giue and graunto vnto the said Thomas Grent, his
executors, admynistrators, and assignes, to his and their owne pper vse and
behoofe for ever; and if in the execucon thereof he or they shall finde anie
resistance, that then he or they, or some' or one of them, doe Etifie the same.

page_text: into the Courte of Exchequer, or anie other of the courte of justice of vs, our
heires or successors, within anie of our saide realmes or domynions respec-
tively where any such offence shalbe comitted, to the end of the offendors
therein may receive condigne punishment for the same their offences; vnto
which courte, and euery of them, wee doe hereby for vs, our heires and
successors, give power and authority, vppon such Etificate as aforesaid, and due
proof thereof, to inflict such imprisonment, and other punishment vppon the
offendors as their offences shall deserue, or to the said courte, or any of them,
shalbe thought meet; to haue and to hould the said licence, powers, priuiledge,
authorities, and all other the pmisses before, in, and by theis psente menconed to
bee given and graunted, and every of them, vnto the saide Thomas Grent, his
executors, admynistrators, and assignes, for and dureing the terme and vnto the
full end and terme of fowerteene years next ensueing the date hereof, yeilding
and paieing, and the said Thomas Grent, for himselfe, his executors, administra
tors, and assignes, doth coveñnte, pmise, and graunte to and with vs, our heirs
and successors, by theis psente, yeild and paie therefore yearely vnto vs, our
heirs and successors, dureing the said terme, the yearely rent of twentie-sixe
shillinges and cighte pence of lawfull money of England, at the receipte of the
Exchequer of vs, our heirs and successors, at Westmynster, within our realmo
of England; att the feast of Saint Michaell the Archangell, the Anunciacon of
the Blessed Virgin Marie, by eyen and equall porcons to bee paied, the first
payment thereof to begynne at the Feast of the Anunciacon of the Blessed
Virgin Marie next ensueing the date hereof. And for the better helpe and
assistance of the saide Thomas Grent, his executors, administrators and
assignes, in and about the execucon of this our graunte, wee doe hereby, for
vs, our heires and successors, will and comaunde all and singuler, maiors,
justices of peace, sheriffe, bayliffe, constables, headboroughs, and other officers,
ministers, and subiecte whatsoever of vs, our heirs and successors, that they
and every of them bee from tyme to tyme, dureing the terme aforesaid,
aideing, helpeing, and assisting to the said Thomas Grent, his executors, admy-
nistrators, and assignes, deputies, servaunte, and workemen in all thinges in
and about the execučon of this our graunte, as they tender our pleasure; and
theis sent, or the inrollement thereof, shalbee vnto them, and every of them, a
sufficient warrant and discharge in that behalfe: Prouided alwaies, that this
our sente graunte, or anie thinge therein contained, shall not extend or bee
_construed to extend to the piudice or hinderance of anie pson or psons what-
soever in or aboute the doeing or pforming anie thinge in them or anie of
them heretofore vsed, invented, or putt in practice to anie the purposes afore-
saide, or other purposes whatsoever, but that they and every of them shall and

page_text: may haue, vse, and putt in practise any engins, instrumente, devises, waics, or
meanes by them heretofore invented or putt in practise to the purposes afore-
saide, or anie of them, or other vses, in as ample manner as hee and they
haue heretofore used, done, or pformed, anie thinge in theis psente contained to
the contrarie in any wise notwithstanding. And, lastly, our will and pleasure
is, and wee do hereby, for vs, our heirs and successors, graunte that theis our
Lřes Patente, or the inrollement of them, shalbe in all thinges, good, firme,
and availeable within our said realmes and domynion, and elsewhere, according
to the true intent and meaneing of the same, although expresse menčon, &c.
In witnesse, &c. Witnesse our selfe at Westmynster, the Twentieth daie