A NEW ENGINE FOR THE DRAWING OF WATER AFTER A MORE FACILE & ADVANTAGEOUS WAY THEN HATH EVER BEENE HERETOFORE PRACTISED OR FOUND OUT, WHICH MAY BE OF GREATE VSE IN DRAWING THE WATER OUT OF THE TINN MINES IN CORNWALL, AND OTHER MINES
Year: 1682

page_text: CHARLES THE SECOND, by the grace of God King of England, Scot-
land, France & Ireland, Defender of the Faith, &c., to all to whome these
Psente shall come, greeting.
WHEREAS by the humble petičon of JOHN TREDENHAM, CHARLES VIVIAN,
JOHN TREWREN, Esquires, and WILLIAM HARRIS, Gentleman, we are given
to vnderstand that with considerable charge and paines they have lately
invented "A NEW ENGINE FOR THE DRAWING OF WATER AFTER A MORE FACILE
& ADVANTAGEOUS WAY THEN HATH EVER BEENE HERETOFORE PRACTISED OR FOUND
OUT, WHICH MAY BE OF GREATE VSE IN DRAWING THE WATER OUT OF THE TINN
MINES IN CORNWALL, AND OTHER MINES," & have humbly besought vs to grant
vnto them our Letters Patents for the sole vse of such theire Invenčon for
the terme of foureteene yeares according to the Statute in that case made
& pvided.
KNOW YE THEREFORE, that we, haveing a more especiall and favour-
able regard vnto the Invenčon aforesaid, and being willing to cherish and
encourage all laudable endeavours and designes of such our subiects as shall
find out vsefull and profitable arts, misteries, and invenĉons, by granting and
appropriating vnto them for some terme of yeares the fruit and benefitt of
theire industry, whereby not onely a marke of our favour may be sett vpon.
such their ingenuity, but alsoe that theire labour and expences in the attaine-
ment thereof may in some measure be recompenced and rewarded to them, of
our especiall grace, certaine knowledge and meere močon, have given and
granted, and by these presents for vs, our heires and successors, doe give and.

page_text: grant vnto them, the said John Tredenham, Charles Vivian, John Trewren,
and William Harris, theire executors, and assignes, especiall licence, power,
priviledges, and authority, that they and every of them, by themselves and by
theire deputies, servants, agents & workmen, and such others onely as they,
the said John Tredenbam, Charles Vivian, John Trewren, and William
Harris, theire executors or assignes shall agree with, and noe others, shall or
may from time to time and att all & every time and times hereafter dureing
the terme and space of foureteene yeares next ensueing the date of these psents,
vse, practice, exercise, and enioy the said new Invenčon to draw water out
of mines, and to doe any other thing by the vse, advantage, and exercise
of the said engine within our kingdomes of England, Scotland, and Ireland,
and our dominions and territories therevnto belonging, and alsoe shall and
may have, receive, take, and enioy the sole benefitt, profitt, comodity, and
advantage of and by such new Invenĉon ariseing, or to be had, made,
acquired or gotten to theire and every of theire owne proper vses and
behoofes. To have, hold, and enioy the said licence, priviledge, power, and
authority, and other the premisses by these presents granted or menconed to be
granted and every of them to them, the said John Tredenham, Charles
Vivian, John Trewren, and William Harris, theire executors and assigns, for
and dureing the terme of foureteene yeares from henceforth next ensueing,
and fully to be compleate and ended; and to the end they the said John
Tredenbam, Charles Vivian, John Trewren, and William Harris, theire
executors and assignes, may the better enioy the full and whole benefitt, and
the sole vse and exercise of theire said Invencon, we doe by the presents, for
vs, our heires and successors, strictly charge, require, and comand all and
every person and persons, bodies politick and corporate, of what quality,
degree, name, or condicon soever they be, that neither they nor any
of them, dureing the said terme of foureteene yeares hereby granted,
neither directly nor indirectly doe vse, exercise, or put in practice the
said Invenĉon, soc by the said John Tredenham, Charles Vivian, John
Trewren, and William Harris found out as aforesaid. nor doc nor shall make
any addičon therevnto or substracčon from the same, whereby to pretend
themselves the inventers or advisors thereof without the licence, consent, or
agreement of the said John Tredenham, Charles Vivian, John Trewren, and
William Harris, theire executors & assignes, in writeing vnder their hande
and seales, first bad and obteyned in that behalfe, vpon such paines and penal-
ties as can or may be inflicted on such offenders for the contempt of this our
comand; and further, to be answerable to the said John Tredenham, Charles
Vivian, John Trewren, and William Harris, theire executors and assignes,

page_text: according to law and justice for theire damages therein susteyned; and
further, we doe by these presents, for vs, our heires and successors, give and
grant vnto the said John Tredenham, Charles Vivian, John Trewren, and
William Harris, theire executors and assignes, full power and authority that
they, and every of them, theire and every of theire deputies, agents, and
servants, or any of them, haveing first obteyned a warrant in that behalfe from
the cheife justice of the Court of King's Bench, of vs, our heires and succes-
sors, for the time being, may, with the assistance of a constable or any other
lawfull officer, aswell within liberties as without, vpon request, and att con-
venient times in the day dureing the terme aforesaid, and in lawful manner,
enter and make search in any houses or other places where there shall bo
just cause of suspicon, for discovering and finding out of all such persons as
shall, within the said terme of foureteene yeares, imitate or cause to be
imitated, or shall vse or put in practice the said Invencon, soe by the said
John Tredenham, Charles Vivian, John Trewren, and William Harris
invented and found out as aforesaid, that soe such offenders may be proceeded
against according to theire demerits; and further, we doe by these presente,
for vs, our heires and successors, will, authorize, require, and comand all and
singuler justices of the peace, mayors, sheriffes, bayliffes, constables, head-
boroughs, and all other officers and ministers of vs, our heires and successors
for the time being, that they and every of them respectively from time to time
durcing the terme hereby granted, in theire respective places be ayding and
assisting vnto the said John Tredenham, Charles Vivian, John Trewren, and
William Harris, theire executors and assignes, and to theire and every of theire
deputies, agents, and servants in and about the accomplishing of our will and
pleasure herein declared, and in the exercise and execucon of the powers,
priviledges, and authorities herein and hereby given and granted as aforesaid.
And moreover, that they nor any of them doe not att any time molest, hinder,
or interrupt the said John Tredenham, Charles Vivian, John Trewren, and
William Harris, theire executors or assignes, or theire or any of their depu-
ties, agents, or servants, or any of them, in or about the vse and exercise of
the said Invenčon, or in any matter or thing concerning the same: Provided
alwaies that if att any time dureing the said terme of foureteene yeares itt shall
be made appeare to vs, our heires and successors, or any six or more of our or
theire Privy Councell, that this our grant is contrary to law or Piudiciall
or inconvenient, or not of publicke vse or benefitt, or that the said In-
vencon is not a new invenčon of the said John Tredenham, Charles
Vivian, John Trewren, and William Harris, or some or one of them, then
vpon significačon and declaracon to be made by vs, our heires or successors,

page_text: vnder our or theire signett or privy seale, or by the lorde and others of our
Privy Councell, or any six of them; for the time being, in writeing vnder
theire hand of such preiudice and inconveniency, these our Letters Patents,
and every thing therein conteyned, shall from thenceforth cease, determine,
and be vtterly voyd, anything herein-before conteyned to the contrary notwith-
standing. And lastly, we doe by these presente, for vs, our heires and suc-
cessors, grant vnto the said John Tredenham, Charles Vivian, John
Trewren, and William Harris, theire executors and assignes, that these our
Letters Patents and the inrollment thereof, shall be in and by all things good,
valid, sufficient, and effectuall in the law, according to the true intent and
meancing of these presents; and shall be taken, construed, and adiudged most
favourably and beneficially. for the benefitt and advantage of the said
John Tredenham, Charles Vivian, John Trewren, and William Harris, theire
executors and assignes, aswell in all our courts of record as elsewhere,
notwithstanding the not full and certaine describeing or menconcing the
manner and quality of the said Invencon, or of the matterialle, way, or
manner of makeing, vseing, and exerciseing thereof, or of the certaine vse
or benefitt thereof, and notwithstanding any other defects, incertainties or
imperfeccons in these presents conteyned, or any law, act, statute, ordinance,
proclamacon, provision, or restricčon or other matter or. thing whatsoever to
the contrary in any wise notwithstanding.
! In witnesse, &c. Witnesse our selfe at Westminster, the Twelveth