A NEW APT OR COMPENDIOUS FORME OR KINDE OF ENGINE OR INSTRUMENT TO BE PUT IN VSE, DRIVEN, AND WROUGHT WITHALL BY WATER OR WATERWORKES, ASWELL FOR AND CONCERNING A QUICKER AND MORE APT AND SPEEDY WAYS AND MEANES THEN THERETOFORE WITHIN THE TYME OF MAN'S MEMORY, HAD BENE KNOWNE, EXPLIMENTED, AND VSED WITHIN OUR REALMES AND DOMYNIONS, FOB, IN, AND ABOUT THE CUTTING AND MAKING OF IRON INTO SMALL BARRS FOR RODDE TO SERVE FOR THE MAKING OF NAYLES, FOR THE NECESSARY VSE AND SERVICE OF VS AND OUR SUBIECTS, AS ALSOE, FOR THE BETTER SAVING AND BETTER REMEDYING THEN THERETOFORE HAD BENE VSED IN OUR SAID REALMES AND DOMINIONS OF THE WASTE THAT COMONLY GREWE AND HAPPENED OF THE IRON WHICH WAS VSUALLY CUTT INTO THE SAID SMALL RODDE BY REASON OF THE OFTEN HEATING VNAPT INSTRUMENTS AND DEVISES THEN VSED AND PRACTIZED FOR THE CUTTING THEREOF
Year: 1618

page_text: JAMES, by the Grace of God King of England, Scotland, France, and
Ireland, Defender of the Faith, &c., to all to whome these psente shall
come, greeting.
WHEREAS Sir Bevis Bulmer, Knight, deceased, did heretofore, to the
benefitt of the comon wealth, devise "A NEW APT OR COMPENDIOUS FORME OR
KINDE OF ENGINE OR INSTRUMENT TO BE PUT IN VSE, DRIVEN, AND WROUGHT WITHALL
BY WATER OR WATERWORKES, ASWELL FOR AND CONCERNING A QUICKER AND MORE
APT AND SPEEDY WAYS AND MEANES THEN THERETOFORE WITHIN THE TYME OF MAN'S
MEMORY, HAD BENE KNOWNE, EXPLIMENTED, AND VSED WITHIN OUR REALMES AND
DOMYNIONS, FOB, IN, AND ABOUT THE CUTTING AND MAKING OF IRON INTO SMALL
BARRS FOR RODDE TO SERVE FOR THE MAKING OF NAYLES, FOR THE NECESSARY VSE
AND SERVICE OF VS AND OUR SUBIECTS, AS ALSOE, FOR THE BETTER SAVING AND BETTER
REMEDYING THEN THERETOFORE HAD BENE VSED IN OUR SAID REALMES AND DOMINIONS
OF THE WASTE THAT COMONLY GREWE AND HAPPENED OF THE IRON WHICH WAS
VSUALLY CUTT INTO THE SAID SMALL RODDE BY REASON OF THE OFTEN HEATING VNAPT
INSTRUMENTS AND DEVISES THEN VSED AND PRACTIZED FOR THE CUTTING THEREOF;"
wherevpon wee were pleased by our Lřes Patente vnder our Great Seale of
England, in the third yeare, of our raigne of England, upon the humble
peticon of the said Sir Bevis Bulmer, to graunt vnto the said Sir Bevis
Bulmer, his executors, administrators, and assigns, and such as should have
power and authorities from him or them in that behalfe, that he and they only,
and none other, should and might, during the terme by the said Lřes Patente.
graunted, devise, make, exercise, and put in vse within our said realmes and

page_text: dominions, and every or any of them, aswell the said new apt or compendious
forme or kind of instrument, as also any other new forme of engine, devise,
instrument, way, or meane whatsoever whereof he, the said Sir Bevis, then
was or afterwarde should be the first devisor or inventor within our said
realmes and dominions, or any of them, to be put in vse, driven, or wrought
withall by water or waterworkes for the vse, feate, or purpose aforesaid: And
whereas the interest of the said Sir Bevis Bulmer of in and to our said Lřes
Patente, and the lycence and priuiledge thereby graunted was many yeares
sithence transferred vnto our welbeloved subiect CLEMENT DAWBENEY, Gent,
who hath sithence, as wee are informed, with great charge and travell brought
the worke so as aforesaid begun by the said Sir Bevis Bulmer to more pfecon,
but by reason of the shortnes of the terme which came to him hath reaped
small comodity to countervaile his labour and expences, neither is the said
feate or mistery as yet brought to such pfection but that the same will be
likely suddainely to decay and be overthrowne againe vnles the same may be
cherished and mayntayned by some further priviledge: And whereas the said
Clement Dawbeney hath made humble sute and peticon vnto vs that he may
not only make, erect, and put in vse within our said realmes and dominions
any such engine or instrument so devised as aforesaid, or as he shall devise
and make of the same new apt or compendious sort, but also have our Lřes
of lycence and priuiledge that forasmuch as he is the perfector thereof within
our realmes and dominions, and for that the like thereof hath not bene by
any other then the said Sir Bevis Bulmer and himselfe heretofore vsed within
the same, and for that the same devise and invencion hath bene at his great
charge, travaile, and expences brought to pfection to the generall good and
profitt of the comon wealth as aforesaid, and the tyme and terme of yeares
by our former Lies Patents graunted is expired, none other may after the
patterne and example of the said engine or instrument make, imitate, coun-
terfeit, or vse the same, or the like engine or instrument within any part of
our said realmes and dominions, or any of them, during such terme of yeares
as wee in our princely wisdome shall thincke fitt, whereby the said feate and
mistery may be brought to full and absolute pfecčon, and also he the said
Clement Dawbeney may reape some fruite as well of his owne labour and
charges already taken and sustayned in the rectifying and perfecting of this
good worke as of his further paynes and expences to be bestowed and
expended in the vndertaking, pfeccon, maintenaunce, and putting in vse
thereof.
KNOWE YEE, that wee, of our especiall grace have granted, and by these
our Lřes Patents for vs, our heires and successors, doe give and graunt full

page_text: and free lycence, priuiledge, power, and authoritie vnto the said Clement
Dawbeney, his executors, administrators, and assignes, his and their deputy
and deputies, and such as shall baue power and authoritie from him, his
executors, administrators, and assignes, in this behalfe, that he and they only
and none other shall and may from tyme to tyme, during the terme of one and
twenty yeàres next ensuing the day of the date hereof, devise, make, exercise,
and put in vse within our said realmes and dominions, and every or any of
them, as well the said new apt or compendious forme or kind of engine or
instrument as also any other new kind or forme of engine, devise, instrument,
way, or meane whatsoever whereof the foresaid Sir Bevis Bulmer, or he the
said Clement Dawbeney, hath bene, is, or shall be the first devisor or inventor
within our said realmes and dominions, or any of them, to be put in vse,
driven, or wrought withall by water or waterworkes for the vse, feate, or pur-
pose before expressed or menconed. Wherefore our will and pleasure is, and
wee doe by these our Lřes Patents, for vs, our heires and successors, straightlie
prohibite, charge, and comand all and every the loving subjects of vs our
Leires and successors, and all and every other person and persons, that they or
any of them shall not presume, attempt, or take in hand to make, devise, or
imitate, vse, exercise, practise, put in vse, or counterfaite, by the patterne,
example, coppy, or fashion of the said engine or instrument, or of any other
new kinde or forme of engine or instrument whereof the said Sir Bevis and
Clement Dawbeney, or either of them, hath bene or is or shall be as is
aforesaid the first devisor or inventor, any other like engine, instrument, or
devise whatsoever, within our said realmes and dominions, or any of them, for
the purpose aforesaid, without the speciall consent and agreement of the said
Clement Dawbeney, his executors, administrators, or assignes, or some of them
first therevnto had and obteyned in writing vnder his or their hand and seale,
vpon payne to haue the same and every of them wholly defaced, overthrowne,
and pulled downe, and as they tender the high displeasure of vs, our heires
and successors, and as they will answere for their contempt against vs and
our royall authoritie in that behalfe at their vttermost perrill. And our
further pleasure and expresse comandement is, that for the avoiding of all.
subtill, malicious, perverse, and cautelous practises and construccons that may
be Ptended or attempted to defraude and abuse the good and true meaning of
these our Letters Patents, the interpretacon, correction, and punishment of all
manner of offences which shall be comitted in this behalfe to the disadvantage
and hinderance of the said Clement Dawbeney, his executors, administrators,
or assignes, shall be referred vnto vs, our heires and successors, or to our or
their councell of state attending vpon our or their royall person by their

page_text: honorable direcčon, to be punished according to iustice. Provided alwaies
neverthelesse, that if at any tyme hereafter it shall appeare vnto vs, our heires
or successors, that this our present graunt shall be anyway Piudiciall to our
comon wealth, or otherwise that we, our heires or successors, shall conceive the
same to be vsed to the Piudice of vs, our heires or successors, or of our or
their subiects, or any of them, that then and imediately after that declaracon
thereof shall be made by vs, our heires or successors,, vnder the privy seale
or great. seale of vs, our heires or successors, or by any sixe or more of the
Privy Councell of vs, our heires or successors, in writing, to be inrolled in the
Court of Chancery signifying the same these our Lies Patents, and every
thing therein conteyned, shall from thenceforth cease, and be vtterlie voyd and
frustrate, any thing in these psente contayned to the contrary notwithstanding.
In witnes whereof, &c. Witness our selfe at Westin, the Eleaventh day of
December.

page_text: JAMES, by the Grace of God King of England, Scotland, France, and
Ireland, Defender of the Faith, &c., to all to whome these sente shall
come, greeting.
WHEREAS Sir Bevis Bulmer, Knight, deceased, did heretofore, to tho
benefitt of the comon wealth, devise "A NEW APT OR COMPENDIOUS FORME OR
KINDE OF ENGINE OR INSTRUMENT TO BE PUT IN VSE, DRIVEN, AND WROUGHT WITHALL
BY WATER OF WATERWORKES, ASWELL FOR AND CONCERNING A QUICKER AND MORE
APT AND SPEEDY WAYS AND MEANES THEN THERETOFORE WITHIN THE TYME OF MAN'S
MEMORY HAD BENE KNOWNE, EXPIMENTED, AND USED WITHIN OUR REALMES AND
DOMYNIONS, FOR, IN, AND ABOUT THE CUTTING AND MAKING OF IRON INTO SMALL
BARRS FOR RODDE TO SERVE FOR THE MAKING OF NAYLES, FOR THE NECESSARY VSE
AND SERVICE OF VS AND OUR SUBIECTS, AS ALSOE, FOR THE BETTER SAVING AND BETTER
REMEDYING THEN THERETOFORE HAD BENE VSED IN OUR SAID REALMES AND DOMINIONS
OF THE WASTE THAT COMONLY GREWE AND HAPPENED OF THE IRON WHICH WAS
VSUALLY CUTT INTO THE SAID SMALL RODDE BY REASON OF THE OFTEN HEATING VNAPT
INSTRUMENTS AND DEVISES THEN VSED AND PRACTIZED FOR THE CUTTING THEREOF;"
wherevpon wee were pleased. by our Lřes Patente vnder our Great Seale of
England, in the third yeare of our raigne of England, upon the humble
ticon of the said Sir Bevis Bulmer, to graunt vnto the said Sir Bevis
Bulmer, his executors, administrators, and assigns, and such as should have
power and authorities from him or them in that behalfe, that he and they only,
do other, should and might, during the terme by the said Lies Patent('
ad, devise, make, exercise, and put in vse within our said realmes and

page_text: dominions, and every or any of them, aswell the said new apt or compendious
forme or kind of instrument, as also any other new forme of engine, devise,
instrument, way, or meane whatsoever whereof he, the said Sir Bevis, then
was or afterwarde should be the first devisor or inventor within our said
realmes and dominions, or any of them, to be put in vse, driven, or wrought
withall by water or waterworkes for the vse, feate, or purpose aforesaid: And
whereas the interest of the said Sir Bevis Bulmer of in and to our said Lies
Patente, and the lycence and priuiledge thereby graunted was many yeares
sithence transferred vnto our welbeloved subicct CLEMENT DAWBENEY, Gent,
who hath sithence, as wee are informed, with great charge and travell brought
the worke so as aforesaid begun by the said Sir Bevis Bulmer to more pfecon,
but by reason of the shortnes of the termo which came to him hath reaped
small comodity to countervaile his labour and expences, neither is the said
feate or mistery as yet brought to such pfection but that the same will be
likely sudlainely to decay and bo overthrowne againe vnles the same may bo
cherished and mayntayned by some further priviledge: And whereas the said
Clement Dawbeney hath made humble sute and peticon vnto vs that he may
not only make, erect, and put in vsc within our said realmes and dominions
any such engine or instrument so devised as aforesaid, or as he shall devise
and make of the same new apt or compendious sort, but also have our Lies
of lycence and priuiledge that forasmuch as he is the perfector thereof within
our realmes and dominions, and for that the like thereof hath not bene by
any other then the said Sir Bevis Bulmer and himselfe heretofore vsed within
the same, and for that the same devise and invencion hath bene at his great
charge, travaile, and expences brought to pfection to the generall good and
profitt of the cumon wealth as aforesaid, and the tyme and terme of yeares
by our former Lies Patents graunted is expired, none other may after the
patterne and example of the said engine or instrument make, imitate, coun-
terfeit, or vso the same, or the like engine or instrument within any part of
our said realmes and dominions, or any of them, during such terme of yeares
ns wee in our princely wisdome shall thincke fitt, whereby the said feate and
mistery may be brought to full and absolute pfecčon, and also he the said
Clement Dawbeney may reape some fruite as well of his owne labour and
charges already taken and sustayned in the rectifying and perfecting of this
good worke as of his further paynes and expences to be bestowed and
expended in the vndertaking, pfeccon, maintenaunce, and putting in vse
thereof.
KNOWE YEE, that wee, of our especiall grace have granted, and by these
our Lies Patents for VF," our heires and successors, doe give and graunt full

page_text: and free lycence, priuiledge, power, and authoritie vnto the said Clement
Dawbeney, his executors, administrators, and assignes, his and their deputy
and deputies, and such as shall haue power and authoritie from him, his
exccutors, administrators, and assignes, in this behalfe, that he and they only
and nono other shall and may from tyme to tyme, during the terme of one and
twenty yeares next ensuing the day of the date hereof, devise, make, exercise,
and put in vse within our said realmes and dominions, and every or any of
them, as well the said new apt or compendious forme or kind of engine or
instrument as also any other new kind or forme of engine, devise, instrument,
way, or meane whatsoever whereof the foresaid Sir Bevis Bulmer, or he the
said Clement Dawbeney, hath bene, is, or shall be the first devisor or inventor
within our said realmes and dominions, or any of them, to be put in vse,
driven, or wrought withall by water or waterworkes for the vse, feate, or pur-
pose before expressed or menconed. Wherefore our will and pleasure is, and
wee doe by these our Lies Patents, for vs, our heires and successors, straightlio
prohibite, charge, and comand all and every the loving subjects of vs our
heires and successors, and all and every other person and persons, that they or
any of them shall not presume, attempt, or take in hand to make, devise, or
imitate, vse, exercise, practise, put in vse, or counterfaite, by the patterne,
example, coppy, or fashion of the said engine or instrument, or of any other
new kinde or forme of engine or instrument whereof the said Sir Bevis and
Clement Dawbency, or either of them, hath bene or is or shall be as is.
aforesaid the first devisor or inventor, any other like engine, instrument, or
devise whatsoever, within our said realmes and dominions, or any of them, for
the purpose aforesaid, without the speciall consent and agreement of the said
Clement Dawbeney, his executors, administrators, or assignes, or some of them
first therevnto had and obteyned in writing vnder his or their hand and scale,
vpon payne to haue the same and every of them wholly defaced, overthrowne,
and pulled downe, and as they tender the high displeasure of vs, our heires
and successors, and as they will answere for their contempt against vs and
our royall authoritie in that behalfe at their vttermost perrill. And our
further pleasure and expresse comandement is, that for the avoiding of all
subtill, malicious, perverse, and cautelous practises and construccons that may
be tended or attempted to defraude and abuse the good and true meaning of
these our Letters Patents, the interpretacon, correction, and punishment of all
manner of offences which shall be cōmitted in this behalfe to the disadvantage
and hinderance of the said Clement Dawbeney, his executors, administrators,
assignes, shall be referred vnto vs, our heires and successors, or to our or
their councell of state attending vpon our or their royall person by their

page_text: honorable directon, to be punished according to iustice. Provided alwaics
neverthelesse, that if at any tyme hereafter it shall appeare vnto vs, our heires
or successors, that this our present graunt shall be anyway Piudiciall to our
comon wealth, or otherwise that we, our heires or successors, shall conceive the
same to be vsed to the piudice of vs, our heires or successors, or of our or
their subiects, or any of them, that then and imediately after that declaracon
thereof shall be made by vs, our heires or successors, vnder the privy scale
or great scale of vs, our heires or successors, or by any sixe or more of the
Privy Councell of vs, our heires or successors, in writing, to be inrolled in the
Court of Chancery signifying the same these our Lies Patents, and every
thing therein conteyned, shall from thenceforth cease, and be vtterlie voyd and
frustrate, any thing in these sente contayned to the contrary notwithstanding.
Witness our selfe at Westin, the Elcaventh day of
In witnes whereof, &c.