MAKEING THREE SORTS OF TARR OR PITCH, ONE THAT PRESERVES WOOD FROM PUTRIFACCON AND THE KNAWING OF WORMES; THE SECOND, THAT RESIST FIRE AND DOTH NOT RUN IN THE SUN; AND THE THIRD, THAT KEEPS ROPES A LONG SPACE OF TIME EITHER IN WATER OR AIRE
Year: 1693

page_text: Presents shall come, greeting.
WHEREAS our trusty and wellbeloved WILLIAM CLOUGH, Esquire, hath by
love
his humble peticon represented vnto vs, that he hath attained the knowledge of
"MAKEING THREE SORTS OF TARR OR PITCH, ONE THAT PRESERVES WOOD FROM
PUTRIFACCON AND THE KNAWING OF WORMES; THE SECOND, THAT RESIST FIRE AND
DOTH NOT RUN IN THE SUN; AND THE THIRD, THAT KEEPS ROPES A LONG SPACE OF
TIME EITHER IN WATER OR AIRE," and that the said art is a new Invenĉon, and
not practiced by any person whatsoever within our dominions; and hath
prayed our Letters Patente for the sole vse and benefitt of the said Invencon.
KNOW YEE, THEREFORE, that wee being graciously pleased to condiscend
to that his request, and willing to cherish and incourage the inventers of such
arts, misteries, and invenĉons as may be of publick vse and benefitt, of our
especiall grace, certaine knowledge, and meer močon, have given and granted,.
and by these Presents, for vs, our heires and successors, doe give and grant.
vnto the said William Clough, his executors, administrators, and assignes,.
especiall lycence, full power, sole priviledge and authority, that he, the said*
William Clough, bis executors, administrators, and assignes, and every of
them, by themselves, or his or their deputy or deputyes, servante, agente..
and workemen, and such others as the said William Clough, his executors,.
administrators, or assignes, shall at any time agree with, and noe others, from
time to time and at all times hereafter dureing the terme of yeares herein
expressed, shall and lawfully may make, vse, exercise, and enioy the said new

page_text: Invenčon of makeing the three sorts of pitch or tarr above menconed, within
our Kingdomes of England and Ireland, and Towne of Berwick-upon-Tweed;
and all other our dominions, in such manner and according to such reasonable
and awfull rates and limittacons as to him, the said William Clough, his execu-
tors, administrators, and assignes, or any of them, shall in theire discretions seem
meet; and that he, the said William Clough, his executors, administrators, and
assignes, shall and may receive, take, and enioy the sole benefitt, proffitt, como-
dity, and advantage from time to time comcing, growing, accrewing, and arise-
ing by reason of the said new Invencon to his and theire owne vse and benefitt, to
have, hold, vse, exercise, and enioy the said licence, powers, priviledges, advan-
tages, and authorityes, and all other the premisses by these Presente grante:I
or menconed to be granted vuto the said William Clough, his executors, admi-
nistrators, and assignes, for and dureing and vnto the full end and terme of
fourteen yeares from the date of these Presents next ensueing, and fully to be
compleat and ended, according to the Statute in that case made and provided:
And to the end that the said William Clough, his executors, administrators,
and assignes, and every of them, may have and enioy the full and whole benefitt,
and the sole makeing, vse, and exercise of the said new Invencon accord-
ing to our gracious intenĉous herein-before declared, wee doe by these Presente,
for vs, our heires and successors, strictly charge; require, and command all-and
every person and persons, bodies politique and corporate, and all other our
subiects whatsoever, of what estate, quality, degree, name, or condicon soever
they be, within our said Kingdomes of England and Ireland, Dominion of
Wales, and Towne of Berwick-vpon-Tweed, that neither they or any of them
at any time dureing the continucance of the said terme of fourteen yeares
hereby granted, either directly or indirectly doe make, vse, exercise, or putt in
practice the said new Inveucon, or any part of the same soe attained vnto by
the said William Clough, as aforesaid, nor doe or shall in any wise counterfeit,
imitate, or resemble the same, nor shall make or cause to be made any addicon
therevnto or substraccon from the same, whereby to pretend themselves the
inventers or devisers thereof, without the licence, consent, or agreement of the
said William Clough, his executors, administrators, or assignes, in writeing
vnder his, their, or some of theire hande and seales, first-had and obtained in
that behalfe, vpon such paines and penalties as can or may be iustly inflicted on
such offender or offenders for their contempt of this our royall command; and
further to be answerable to the said William Clough, his executors, adminis-
trators, and assignes, according to law for his and theire damages thereby
occačoned: And moreover wee doe by these Presente, for vs, our heires and
successors, will and command all and singuler justices of the peace, maiors,

page_text: sherriffes, bayliffe, constables, headboroughs, and all other officers and
ministers whatsoever of vs, our heires and successors, now and for the time
being, that they or any of them doe not, nor shall at any time hereafter
dureing the terme hereby granted, in any wise molest, trouble, or hinder the
said William Clough, his executors, administrators, or assignes, or any of his
or theire deputyes, agente, or servante in or about the due and lawfull
makeing, vse, or exercise of the aforesaid Invencon, or any part thereof, or any
thing relateing thereto: Provided alwaies, and these our Letters Patente are
and shall be vpon this condičon, that if at any time dureing, the said terme of
fourteen yeares hereby granted it shall be made appeare to vs, our heires or
successors, or any six or more of our or theire Privy Councell, that this
our grant is contrary to law, or preiudiciall or inconvenient to our subiects in
generall, or that the Invenčon before menconed is not a new Invenčon as to
the publick vse and exercise of the same, and not invented and found out by
the said William Clough, as aforesaid, then vpon significacon and declaracon
thereof to be made by vs, our heires or successors, vnder our or theire signett
or privy seale, or by the Lords or others of our or theire Privy Councell, or any
six or more of them, vnder their hande, these our Letters Patente shall forth-
with cease, determine, and be utterly void to all intents and purposes, any
thing herein-before contained to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding:
Provided also, that these our Letters Patent, or any thing herein con-
tained, shall not extend or be construed to extend to give priviledge vnto the
said William Clough, his executors, administrators, or assignes, or any of them,
to vse or imitate any invenĉon or worke whatsoever which hath been heretofore
invented or found out by any other of our subiect whatsoever, and publickly
vsed or exercised within our kingdomes or dominions aforesaid, to whom like
Letters Patent of priviledge have been already granted for the sole exercise
and benefitt thereof, it being our will and pleasure that the said William
Clough, his executors, administrators, and assignes, and all and singuler other
person and persons to whome like Letters Patent or priviledges have been
already granted, as aforesaid, shall distinctly vse and practice their severall
Invenčons by them respectively invented and found out, according to the truc
meaneing of the same respective Letters Patente and of these Presente. And
lastly, wee doe hereby, for vs, our heires and successors, grant vnto the said
William Clough, his executors, administrators, and assignes, that these our
Letters Patent or the inrollment thereof, shall be and continue in and by all
thing good, valid, firme, and effectuall in the law, according to true intent and
meaneing thereof, and shall be taken, construed, and adiudged in the most
favourable and beneficiall sence for the best advantage of the said William

page_text: Clough, his executors, administrators, and assignes, as well in all Courts of
Record as elcewhere, and by all and singuler the officers and ministers what-
soever of vs, our heires and successors, in all our kingdomes and dominions
aforesaid, and amongst all and every the subiects of vs, our heires and
successors, whatsoever and wheresoever, notwithstanding the not full and
certaine subscribeing or menconing of the nature or quality of the said
Invencon, or of the materiall ingredient therevnto conduceing and belonging..
In witnesse, &c. Witnesse the King and Queen, at Westñi, the Ninth
dow of Decembe