A NEWE AND BETTER WAYE OF IMPROVEMENT OF LAND AND COURSE OF HUSBANDRY THEN HATH BYN FORMERLY PRACTISED IN ANIE OUR KINGDOMES BY RAISEING OF WATERS BY SEVERALL HATCHES, BAYES, ENGINES, WHEELES, MILLS, PUMPS, AND OTHER INSTRUMENT, AND BY ALTERING THE NATURE, QUALLITY, FORME, AND SUPERFICIES OF SOME GROUND, AND BY INLARGEING OF RIVERS AND WATERCOURSES ACCORDING AS THE SITUAČON OF THE PLACES AND OCCASIONS SHALL REQUIRE, AND BY DRAYNEING AND RAISEING OF LOWE, WETT, FENNY, MOORISH, AND MARSHE GROUND, AND BY LYMEING AND MARLEING OF SOME GROUND, AND BY VSEING OF GRAVELL, SAND, RUBBISHE, STONES, AND FLYNT IN SOMEGROUND, ACCORDING TO THEIRE SEVERALL NATURES AND QUALLITIES, AND BY PLANTING AND PRODUCEING GREATE INCREASE OP HOPPES, WITH MUCHE SAVEING OF WOOD NOWE VSED IN POLEING THEREOF, BY MAKEING THEM GROWE, RUNNE ALONG, AND BEARE VPON ROPES OR WREATHES MADE OF STRAWE, REEDES, SEDGE, RUSHES, BRUSHWOOD, OR BRYARS, TO REACHE FROM ONE HOPHILL TO AN OTHER, THE SAID ROAPES OR WREATHES BEING TYED VNTO AND SOE SUPPORTED ONLY BY ONE SHORTE POLE OF ABOUTE EIGHTE FO
Year: 1637

page_text: CHARLES, by the grace of God King of England, Scotland, Fraunce, an
Ireland, Defendor of the Faith, &c., to all to whome theise presente shall
come, greeting.
WHEREAS our welbeloved subiect ROBERT CHIVER, Gentleman, by his
humble peticon to vs exhibited, hath informed vs that hee, with much indus-
tric and charge, hath found out "A NEWE AND BETTER WAYE OF IMPROVEMENT
OF LAND AND COURSE OF HUSBANDRY THEN HATH BYN FORMERLY PRACTISED IN ANIE
OUR KINGDOMES BY RAISEING OF WATERS BY SEVERALL HATCHES, BAYES,
ENGINES, WHEELES, MILLS, PUMPS, AND OTHER INSTRUMENT, AND BY ALTERING THE
NATURE, QUALLITY, FORME, AND SUPERFICIES OF SOME GROUND, AND BY INLARGEING
OF RIVERS AND WATERCOURSES ACCORDING AS THE SITUAČON OF THE PLACES AND
OCCASIONS SHALL REQUIRE, AND BY DRAYNEING AND RAISEING OF LOWE, WETT,
FENNY, MOORISH, AND MARSHE GROUND, AND BY LYMEING AND MARLEING OF SOME
GROUND, AND BY VSEING OF GRAVELL, SAND, RUBBISHE, STONES, AND FLYNT IN
SOME GROUND, ACCORDING TO THEIRE SEVERALL NATURES AND QUALLITIES, AND BY
PLANTING AND PRODUCEING GREATE INCREASE OP HOPPES, WITH MUCHE SAVEING OF
WOOD NOWE VSED IN POLEING THEREOF, BY MAKEING THEM GROWE, RUNNE ALONG, AND
BEARE VPON ROPES OR WREATHES MADE OF STRAWE, REEDES, SEDGE, RUSHES,
BRUSHWOOD, OR BRYARS, TO REACHE FROM ONE HOPHILL TO AN OTHER, THE SAID
ROAPES OR WREATHES BEING TYED VNTO AND SOE SUPPORTED ONLY BY ONE SHORTE
POLE OF ABOUTE EIGHTE FOOTE LONG, PLACED VPRIGHT IN EVERIE SEVERALL HOPPHILL,
OR SUPPORTED BY ONE POLE OF FIFTEENE FOOTE LONG WITH PYNNS AND CROKES, AND
BY ARTIFICIALL ENGINES OR INSTRUMENT TO BE VSED POR EXPEDICON IN MAKING

page_text: GREATE TRENCHES TO CONVEY THE WATERS TO THE GROUND, AND TO RAISE AND
ALTER THE FORME AND SUPERFICIES OF SOME GROUND, AND BY PLANTING OF
YOUNGE TREES FOR THE INCREASE OF TYMBER IN DRYE AND BARREN GROUNDⓇ,
WHEREBY WILL REDOWND MUCH BENEFITT TO VS AND TO THE COMON WEALTH AND TO
OUR SUBIECT THAT SHALL GIVE WAYE THEREVNTO OR MAKE VSE OF THE SAME;"
and hath therevpon humbly besought vs to be graciously pleased to graunt
vnto him our Letters Patente of priviledge for the sole practise and exer-
ciseing of the said wayes and Inventions for the terme of fowerteene yeares,
within our Kingdomes of England and Ireland and Dominion of Wales,
with inhibicon to all other persons not lycenced by him to vse or imitate the
same, with our declaračon therein that our subiecte doe not hinder but give
waye therevnto, and be aydeing and assisting to the said Robert Chiver
in the prosecučon and effecting of the premisses soe farr forth as yt shall not
be preiudiciall but proffitable to them and to the cōmon wealth.
.
KNOWE YEE, THEREFORE, that wee, willing to cherishe and give
incouragement to our subiecte in the studdie and fynding out of suche lawfull
and comendable mysteries secreeted and invenčons as may be of good vse and
proffitt to vs and our subiecte, and haveing especiall regard as well to the
welfare and benefitt that will redound to vs and our subiecte in generall as to
recompense the industry, expences, and charges of the said Robert Chiver in the
Pmisses, by appropriating vnto him, for the said terme of yeares, the benefitt
of the said Invention, of our especiall grace, certaine knowledge, and meere
močon, have given and graunted, and by theise presente, for vs, our heires and
successors, doe give and graunt vnto the said Robert Chiver, his executors,
administrators, and assignes, full and sole lycence, power, priviledge, and
authority to vse, exercise, and put in practise all and everie the said severall
newe wayes, artes, engynes, and inventions herein-before mencioned by him
soe devised, invented, and found out, as aforesaid, within our Kingdomes of
England, Ireland, and Dominion of Wales, for his and theire best proffitt and
advantage; and to the end that the said Robert Chiver, his executors,
administrators, and assignes, may have and enioy the full and sole proffitt and
advantage of all and everie the said severall artes, engines, and inventions, by
him soe devised, invented, and found out, as aforesaid, our will and pleasure
is, and wee doe by theise presente, for vs, our heires and successors, straightly
charge and comaund all and everie person and persons of what estate, degree,
or condicon soever hee, they, or anie of them be, that they, nor any of them,
other then the said Robert Clyver, his executors, administrators, and assignes,
or his or theire deputies, servante, or workemen, doe or shall, during the said
terme hereby gráunted, directly or indirectly vse, exercise, or put in practise,

page_text: within our realmes and dominions aforesaid, the said severall newe wayes,
artes, engynes, and inventions, or anie of them, of and for the improveing of
land and other the premisses by him soe found out and devised as aforesaid,
nor shall make, counterfeite, nor resemble the same, nor auie of them, nor
shall make anie addičon therevnto nor subtracčon from the same whereby to
pretend themselves inventors or devisors thereof, or anic of them, without, the
special lycence, consente, and agreement of the said Robert Chyver, his
executors, administrators, and assignes, in wryting first had and obteyned in
that behalfe, vpon paine of our highe displeasure and suche penalties, for-
feitures, and punishmente as by the lawes and statutes of our said realmes or
otherwise shall or maye be inflicted on them for the contempte of our royall
comaunde herein; to have and to hold the said lycences, powers, previledges
and authorities by theise presente granted or mencioned to be graunted vnto
him, the said Robert Chiver, his executors, administrators, and assignes, for
and during the terme and vnto the full end and terme of fowerteene yeares
from thenceforth nexte ensueing, and fully to be compleate and ended, yeilding
and paieing therefore yearely, and the said Robert Chiver, for himselfe, bis
executors, administrators, and assignes, doth covenant, promise, and agree to
and with vs, our heires and successors, to paye yearely vnto vs, our heires and
successors, into the receipte of our Exchequer att Westminster, att the Feast
of Phillipp and Jacob, or within thirty dayes after the said feast, one mortie
or halfe parte of all suche yearely sōmes of money, benefitt, proffitt, and
advantage, as hee, the said Robert Chiver, his executors, administrators, or
assignes, shall yearely, during the said terme, raise or make of or by meanes
of the vse or practise of the said artes, engynes, and inventions, or any of
them, on the lande or grounde of all or anic person or persons whatsoever
other then the proper lande or ground of the saide Robert Chiver, his
executors, administrators, or assignes, which hee nowe hath or which hee,
his executors, administrators, or assignes, shall hereafter purchase, have, or
take to frame for rente, not exceeding twoe thousand acres, all and all manner
of charges and expences concerning the same being first to himselfe, his
executors, administrators, and assignes, deducted, and the sole and whole
benefitte and proffitte of the improvement to be made and raised by the said
Robert Chiver, his executors and assignes, on his and their owne lande
and grounde, or lande and grounde, which hee or they shall purchase,
have, or take to frame for rente, as aforesaid, excepted, and being to
him and themselves wholly to be taken, reserved, and reteyned, without
rendering anie accompte to vs, our, heires or successors, for the same;
and wee doe by theise psente, for vs, our heires and successors, give and

page_text: graunt full power and authority vnto the said Robert Chyver, his executors,
administrators, and assignes, and his and theire deputies, servante, and agente
with the assistance of a constable or anie other lawfull officer, att convenient
tyme and tymes, and in lawful manner, to enter and make searche in all or
anie houses, workehouses, warehouses, shopps, or other place or places what-
soever within our realmes and dominions aforesaid, where anie iust cause of
suspicon shalbe had, for the discovering and finding out of all suche person or
persons as shall vse, practise, make, resemble, or counterfeite the said newe
wayes, devises, engines, or inventons, or anie of them, by him, the said Robert
Chiver, soe found out and invented as aforesaid, contrarie to the true intente
and meaning of theise psente, and the delinquente being discovered to be
proceeded against and punished according to theire contemptes and offences;
and wee doe by theise psente, for vs, our heires and successors, will, authorize,
and require the said Treasurer, Chancellor, Vndertreasurer, and Barrons of our
Exchequer, and all and singuler mayors, sheriffe, justices of peace, bayliffe,
constables, headboroughes, and other officers and ministers of vs, our heires and
successors, of our said severall realmes and dominion for the tyme being, that
they and everie of them, from tyme to tyme during the terme aforesaid, be
aydeing, helpeing, and assisting to the said Robert Chyver, his executors,
administrators, and assignes, and his and theire deputies, servante, and agente,
in and by all thinge in and aboute the due accomplishment of our pleasure
herein declared, and in the exercise and execučon of the said premisses hereby
graunted or mencioned to be graunted as aforesaid, and that they or anie of
them doe not att anie tyme hinder, molest, or interrupte the said Robert
Chiver, his executors, administrators, deputies, or assignes, or anie of them,
therein in anie wise, as they tend our royall pleasure, and will avoyd the
contrarie att theire perills, and theise our Letters Patente, or the inrollment
thereof, shall be to them and everic of them a sufficient warrant and discharge
in that behalfe; and wee doe further hereby declare our royall will and
pleasure to be that none of our subiect of anie of our said realmes or
dominion shall hinder or interrupte the said Robert Chyver, his executors,
administrators, deputies, or assignes in the vse and practise of the premisses
soe muche conduceing to the comon good and benefitt of our kingdomes and
people, but that they and everie of them be aydeing, furthering, and assisting
to the said Robert Chyver, his executors, administrators, and assignes, deputies,
and servante, in the prosecučon and effecting of the said severall wayes, devises,
artes, engynes, and inventions soe farre forth as the same shall not be preiudi-
cial but rather advantagious to them and the cōmonwealth of our king-
domes and dominion; and to the intente that the said moytie or halfe parte

page_text: of all benefitt and advantage ariseing or accreweing by the said newe inventons,
artes, and waies, or anie of them, all charges and expences of the said Robert
Chiver, his executors, administrators, and assignes, deputies, and servante,
being first deducted, and the sole and whole benefitte and profitte of the
improvement to be made and raised by the said Robert Chyver, his executors,
administrators, or assignes, on his or theire owne proper lande and grounde,
or farmed grounde, excepted as aforesaid, may from tyme to tyme, during the
contynucance of theise our Letters Patente of previledge, be to vs, our heires
and successors, duely answeared and paied as aforesaid, our will and pleasure
is, and the said Robert Chiver, for him, his executors, administrators, and
assignes, doth covenant and agree to and with vs, our heires and successors,
that hee, the said Robert Chiver, his executors, administrators, or assignes, or
his or theire deputie or deputies, shall and will, once in everie yeare during the
terme aforesaid (that is to saie), in the terme of Easter everie yeare, render,
yield, and make a true and iust accompte vpon oath before one or more of the
Barrons of the Exchequer att Westminster of vs, our heires and successors for
the tyme being, according to the course of the said courte, of all such sōmes of
money, benefitt, or advantage as by him, them, or anie of them, shall be
required, obteyned, or gotten by the vse, exercise, and practise of the inventions
before named, or anie of them, all and all manner of charges and expences of
him, the said Robert Chiver, his executors, administrators, and assignes,
deputies, and servante, being first to him and them deducted, and the sole and
whole benefitte and profitte of the improvement to be raised and made by the
said Robert Chiver, his executors and assignes, on his or theire owne proper
lande and groundę, or farmed grounde excepted as aforesaid, and that hee, the
said Robert Clyver, his executors, administrators, and assignes, shall and will
well and trulie paie into our receipte of Exchequer att Westminster, within one
moneth after suche accompte and accompte, one full moytie or halfe parte of all
suche benefitt and advantage as vpon the same accompte and accomptes soe
made shall appeare to have byn raised and made thereby, all charges and
expences and the whole benefitte and profitte of the improvemente made of
the proper land and farmed ground of the said Robert Chiver, his executors,
administrators, or assignes, being first deducted as aforesaid; and further, wee
will, and by theise presente, for vs, our heires and successors, doe graunt, that
theise our Letters Patente, or the inrollment thereof, shalbe in all thing
firme, good, sufficient, and availeable in the lawe to and for the said Robert
Chiver, his executors, administrators, and assignes, and shalbe construed,
taken, and adiudged strongly againste vs, our heires and successors, and most
favourably, benignely, and beneficially to and for the said Robert Chiver, his

page_text: executors, administrators, and assignes, notwithstanding the not nameing or
discribing, or not plaine and certaine nameing or discribeing the said severall
newe wayes, artes, engynes, and inventions herein-before mencioned, or anie of
then, or anie other defectes, imperfeccons, or incertainetics in theise present(
in the not nameing or not rightly nameing of the nature, kind, quallity, and
formes of the premisses hereby graunted, or anie parte thereof, and anye other
, matter or thing whatsoever to the contrarie thereof, in anie wise notwith-
standing: Provided alwaies, that yf the said moytio or halfe parte of the said
sōmes of money, benefitte, profitte, and advantages, all manner of charges and
expences, and the whole benefitte and profitte of the improvement of the
land and farme ground of him, the said Robert Chiver, his executors,
administrators, and assignes, being first deducted to himselfe, his executors
and assignes, as aforesaid, from tyme to tyme during the terme of yeares
hereby graunted, ariseing, or to be raised, or made of or by meanes of the said
newe, inventions, or of anie the lycences, powers, and previledges hereby
graunted, shall not be duely answeared and paide to vs, our heires and
successors, as aforesaid, or yf the said Robert Chiver, his executors, adminis-
Strators; or assignes, or some of them, shall not inroll or cause to be inrolled
this our present graunt in our Courte of Exchequer att Westminster, before
the Clarke of the Pipe there for the tyme being, within sixe monethes nexte.
after the date hereof, that then the said Robert Chiver, his executors,
administrators, and assignes, shall forfeite and paye to vs, our heires and
successors, as well the some of one hundred pounde (noie pene) for everie
anoneth in which the said moytie hereby to vs reserved as aforesaid shall not
be duely accompted for and answeared and paide as aforesaid, as alsoe the
some of fyve pounde (noie pene) for everie such six, monethes defaulte of the
inrollment of theise presente as aforesaid; provided alsoe, and our will and
pleasure is, that yf att anie tyme during the said terme of fowerteene yeares
hereby graunted, yt shall appeare to vs, our heires or successors, or vnto the
Lorde and others of the Privie Councell of vs, our heires and successors, of
our said several realmes or dominions, for the tyme being, that this our
graunt or Letters Patente of lycence and priviledge is contrarie to our lawes,
. or in anie sorte mischeivious or inconvenient to the state of our said realmes
or dominion, then vpon significaĉon and declaracon to be made by vs, our
heires or successors, vnder our signett or privie seale, or by order or orders of
the Lorde and others of our Privie Councell of anie of our said realmes or
dominion, or anie sixe or more of them respectively, for the tyme being, of
suche mischiefe or inconvenience, theise our Letters Patente sball forthwith
cease, determyne, and be vtterly voyde to all intent and purposes, anic thing

page_text: in theise presente conteyned to the contrarie notwithstanding. Althoughe
expresse mencion, &c.
In wittnes &c Witnes our solfs ott Westminster the Soom
of May.
Pbře de priuato sigillo, &c.