A NEW AND EXTRAORDINARY MIXTURE OF WAX AND OTHER INGREDIENTS KNOWNE BY THE. NAME OF THE GERMAN BALLS, WHICH ARE OF GREAT VSE FOR BEAUTIFYING AND PRE-- SERVING ANY SORT OF LEATHER, AND BEING VSED FOR COACHES WILL PRESERVE THE SAME MUCH BETTER AND LONGER THEN ANY THING NOW VSED, AND PREVENT ANY WETT ENTRING INTO BOOTES AND SHOOES
Year: 1693

page_text: WHEREAS our trusty and welbeloved GEORGE SYLVANUS hath by his
humble petition represented vnto vs, that at his great travel and expence he
hath invented and introduced into this our Kingdome of England, "A NEW
AND EXTRAORDINARY MIXTURE OF WAX AND OTHER INGREDIENTS KNOWNE BY THE.
NAME OF THE GERMAN BALLS, WHICH ARE OF GREAT VSE FOR BEAUTIFYING AND PRE--
SERVING ANY SORT OF LEATHER, AND BEING VSED FOR COACHES WILL PRESERVE THE
SAME MUCH BETTER AND LONGER THEN ANY THING NOW VSED, AND PREVENT ANY WETT
ENTRING INTO BOOTES AND SHOOES," which Invenčon hath not been heretofore
vsed in England, and prayed vs-to grant him our Letters Patents for the sole
vse and benefitt thereof for the terme of fourteen yeares, according to the
Statute in that case provided.
KNOW YEE, THEREFORE, that wee being willing to cherish and encourage
all laudable endeavours and designes of such of our subiects as have by.
their industry found out vsefull and pfitable arts, misteries and inventions,.
and that the said George Sylvanus may accordingly reape the whole fruite and
benefitt of his labour and charge in and concerning the premisses of our
especiall grace, certain knowledge, and meer močon wee have given and
granted, and by these Presents doe give and grant vnto the said George
Sylvanus, his executors, administrators, and assignes, especiall lycence, power,.
priviledge, and authority that he and they by him and themselves, and by his

page_text: and their deputies, servants, agents, and workmen, and such others only as he
the said George Sylvanus, his executors, administrators, and assignes shall
agree with, shall and may from time to time and at all times hereafter dureing
the space of fourteen yeares next ensueing the date of these Presents, at his
and their own proper costs and charges, erect, vse, teach, exercise, and put in
practise the said new Invention soe by him contrived and found out as afore-
said, in any place or places within our Kingdome of England, Dominion of
Wales, and Towne of Berwick-vpon-Tweed; and also shall and may receive,
take, and enioy all the benefitts, profitts, comodities, and advantages of and by
the said new Invention, to be had, made, acquired, or gotten to his and their own
proper benefitt, vse and vses; to have, hold, vse, exercise, and enioy the said
lycence, powers, priviledges, and authorities, and all other the premisses by these
Presents granted or menconed to be granted vnto the said George Sylvanus, his
executors, administrators, and assignes for and dureing and vnto the full end
and terme of fourteen yeares from the day of the date of these Presents next
ensueing, and fully to be compleate and ended according to the Statute in
that case made and provided: And to the end the said George Sylvanus, his
executors, administrators, and assignes may the better enioy the full and whole
benefitt and the sole vse and exercise of his said new Invention, wee doe by
these Presents for vs, our heires, and successors, streightly charge, require, and
comand all and every person and persons, bodies politique and corporate of
what quality, degree, name, or condicon soever they be, within our Kingdome
of England, Dominion of Wales, and Towne of Berwick-vpon-Tweed, that.
neither they nor any of them dureing the said terme of fourteen yeares
hereby granted, either directly or indirectly do vse, exercise, or put in
practise the said new Invenčon so by the said George Sylvanus invented and
found out as aforesaid, nor doe nor shall counterfeit, imitate, or resemble the
said new Invention, or any materialls or ingredients thereunto belonging; nor
doe nor shall make any addition thereto or substracčou therefrom whereby to
pretend themselves the inventers or devisors thereof, without the lycence,
consent, or agreement of the said George Sylvanus, his executors, administra-
tors, or assignes in writeing vnder his or their hands and seales first had and
obteyned in that behalfe, and vnder such paines and penalties as can or may be
inflicted on the offender or offenders therein for the contempt of this our
royal comand; and further to be answerable to the said George Sylvanus, his
executors, administrators, and assignes according to the vtmost rigor of the law,
for his and their damages thereby susteyned; and further wee doe by these our
Letters Patents for vs, our heires and successors, will, authorize, require, and
comand all and singular justices of the peace, mayors, sheriffs, bayliff's, con-

page_text: stables, headboroughs, and all other officers and ministers whatsoever of vs, our
heires and successors now and for the time being whome it may concerne, that
they and every of them respectively be from time to time durcing the terme
hereby granted in their respective offices, and according to their and every of
their best skills and endeavours, aiding, helping, and assisting vnto the said
George Sylvanus, his executors, administrators, and assignes, deputies, agents,
and servants, in and by all things in and about the accomplishment of our
royall will and pleasure herein-before declared, and in the execucon of the
several powers and priviledges hereby granted as aforesaid; and, moreover,
wee doe by these Presents, for vs, our heires and successors, will and command:
that our said respective officers and ministers before menconed 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 George Sylvanus, his executors,
administrators, or assignes, deputies, agents, or servants in or about the vse or
exercise of the aforesaid Invenčon or any part thereof, or any thing relateing
thereunto: Provided alwaies, and these our Letters Patents are and shall be
vpon this condition, 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 their Privy Council that this our grant is con-
trary to law, or preiudicial or inconvenient to our subiects in generall, or that
the Invencon before menconed is not a new Invenĉon as to the publique vse
and exercise of the same, and not invented and found out by the said George
Sylvanus as aforesaid, then vpon significačon and declaracon of such preiudice
or inconveniency to be made by vs, our heires, or successors, vnder our or
their signet or privy seale, or by the Lords or others of our or their Privy
Council, or any six or more of thein, under their hands these our Letters
Patents shall forthwith cease, determine, and be vtterly void to all intents and
purposes, any thing herein-before conteyned to the contrary notwithstanding;
Provided also that these our Letters Patents or any thing herein conteyned
shall not extend or be construed to extend to give priviledge vnto the said
George Sylvanus, his executors, administrators, or assignes to imitate any
Invenčon or worke whatsoever which hath been heretofore invented and found
out by any other of our subiects whatsoever, and publickly exercised within
our kingdomes or dominions aforesaid to whome wee have already granted
our like Letters Patents of priviledge for the sole exercise and benefitt thereof,
it being our will and pleasure that the said George Silvanus, his executors,
administrators, and assigues, and all and singular other person and persons to
whome wee have already granted our Letters Patents shall distinctly vse and
practice their severall Inventions by thein respectively found out, according to

page_text: true meaneing of such our Letters Patents and of these Presents. And, lastly,
wee doe hereby for vs, our heires and successors, grant vnto the said George
Sylvanus, his executors, administrators, and assignes that these our Letters
Patents or the enrollment thereof shall be and continue in and by all things
good, valid, firme, and effectuall in the law, according to the true meaning of
the same, notwithstanding the not full and certaine describeing or men-
coning of the said Invention or of the matterialls, wayes, or meanes of
makeing, vseing, or exerciseing of the same, or of the certaine vse or benefitt
thereof, or any other defect, incertainty, or imperfeccon in these Presents, or
any other matter, cause, or thing whatsoever to the contrary in any wise
notwithstanding.
It witnesse, &c. Witnesse ourselves at Westminster, the Two-and-