SKILL OF MAKEING OF ENGINS, wc, BEING PUT IN ORDER, WILL CAUSE AND MAINTEYNE THEIRE OWNE MočONS, WITH CONTINUANCE AND WITHOUT ANY BORROWED FORCE OF MAN, HORSE, WIND, RIVER, OR BROOKE, WHEREBY MANY SEVERALL KIND OF EXCELLENT RARE WORK MAY BE PFORMED TO THE GREATE GOOD AND BENEFITT OF THE COMON WEALTH, THE LIKE CAUSE AND MEANES OF WHICH CONTINUANCE OF MOČON HATH NOT BEENE HERETOFORE BROUGHT TO PRECCON
Year: 1635

page_text: CHARLES, by the grace of God; King of England, Scotland, France, and,
Ireland, Defendor of the Faith, &c.
2
WHEREAS, our welbeloved subiect WILLIAM BARTON, Gent., by his
humble Peticon to vs exhibited, hath informed vs that whereas he, by his
owne invenčon, labour, and expence, hath gayned the "SKILL OF MAKEING OF
ENGINS, wc, BEING PUT IN ORDER, WILL CAUSE AND MAINTEYNE THEIRE OWNE
MočONS, WITH CONTINUANCE AND WITHOUT ANY BORROWED FORCE OF MAN, HORSE,
WIND, RIVER, OR BROOKE, WHEREBY MANY SEVERALL KIND OF EXCELLENT RARE
WORK MAY BE PFORMED TO THE GREATE GOOD AND BENEFITT OF THE COMON WEALTH,
THE LIKE CAUSE AND MEANES OF WHICH CONTINUANCE OF MOČON HATH NOT BEENE
HERETOFORE BROUGHT TO PRECCON ;" and hath humbly besought vs to be gra-
ciously pleased to graunt vnto him our Lers Pattente of priviledge for the
sole makeing, workeing, selleing, & vseing the sayd new-invented engins, for
the tearme of fowerteene yeares, at and vnder the yearely rent of tenne
pounde, to be to vs answeared and payed for the same.
KNOWE YEE, that wee, graciously favouring and willing to cherish and
encourage our subiecte in all lawfull, vsefull, and comendable arte and
invenčons, and intending to reward and recompence the industrie and charge
of the said William Barton, ymployed and bestowed in about the inventing
and perfecting of the sayd engins above menconed, by appropriating to him
for some terme of yeares the benefitt of this his sayd Invencon, vppon the
humble Petičon of the sayd William Barton, and in consideračon of the yearely.
rent in these present reserved and payable to vs, our heires and successors,
of our especiall grace, Eteyne knowledge, and meere močon, have given and
graunted, and by these sente for vs, our heires and successors, doe give

page_text: and graunt vnto the said William Barton, his, executors, administrators, and
assignes, full and sole licence, libertie, power, priviledge and authoritie, that he,
the sayd William Barton, his executors, administrators, and assignes, by him
or themselves, or by his or theire deputies, servante, workmen, or agente, att
all tymes and from tyme to tyme hereafter dureing the tearme in these
Psente graunted, shall and may lawfully vse, exercise, practise, and put in vre
the sayd engins herein-before menčoned by him, the sayd William. Barton, soe
devised, invented, and pfected as aforesayd, within our realmes of England
and Ireland, and dominion of Wales, and shall and may lawfully make, sell,
and dispose of the same engins to and. for his and theire most benefitt and
advantage; and to the end that the sayd William Barton, his executo", admi-
nistrators, and assignes, may have and enioy the full and sole benefitt and
commoditie of the sayd engins by him invented and brought to pfection as
aforesayd, our will and pleasure is, and by these psente, of our more speciall
grace, teyne knowledge; and meere mocon, wee doe, for vs, our heires and
successors, straightly require, comaund, chargé, and forbid all and evérič
person and persons, of what estate, degree; or condicon soever lie, they, or
any of them be, that hone of them other then the sayd. William Barton;
liis executors, 'administrators; or assignes, or his or theire deputies, servante; or
agente, or some of them, doe or shall; dureing the sayd tearme hereafter in
these psente graunted, make, vse, or practise, directly or indirectly, the sayd
engins soe by him invented and pfected as aforesayd, nor shall counter
feite, ymétate, or resemble the same, nor make any addičon thereunto
of substraccon from the same, whereby to pretend themselves inventors
thereof without the licence, 'consent, and agreement. of the sayd William
Barton, his executors, administrators, or assignes first had and obteyned in
that behauffe, vpon payne of the losse and forfeiture to vs, our heires and
Successors, of all and everie such engin and engins made. ör. to be made
contrarie to the true intent and meaning of these psente, and such further
paynes and penalties as 'can or may be inflicted vpon such offendor or offendors
for theire contempt of our royall pleasure and comaund herein-before declared;
to have and to hould the sayd licences, liberties, powers, priviledges and
authorities by these Psente graunted for menconed to be graunted vnto the
sayd William Barton, his executors, administrators, and assignes, for and dureing
'the tearme and vnto the full end and tearme of fowerteene yeares from the
makeing of these Psente next ensueing and fully to be compleate and ended,
yeilding and paying therefor yearely, and the say'd William Barton, for himselfe,
bis executors, 'administrators, and assignes, doeth covenant and pmise to and
ths, our heires and successors, by these senté, to réild and, pay vnto vs,

page_text: our heires. and successors, dureing the sayd tearme hereby graunted, the
yearely rent. or some of tenn pound of lawfull money of England into the
receipt of the Exchecquer att Westin of vs, our heires and successors, att
the Feast of the Annunciacon of the Blessed Virgin Marie, att Saint Michael!
the Archangell by even and equall porcons, the first payment. thereof to be
made att the Feast of Saint Michaell the Archangell next ensueing the date
hereof. And. we doe by these psente for vs, our heires and successors, give
and graunt full power and authoritie vnto the sayd William Barton, his
executors, administrátors, and assignes, and his and theire deputies, servant,
and agente; with the assistance of a constable or any other lawfull officer,
at convenient tyme and tymes to enter into and make search in all or. any
howse or howses or other place and places within our sayd realmes of England,
Ireland, and dominyon of Wales, where any iust cause of suspicon shalbe,
for discoverie and finding out such as shall have, make, or putt in practise or
vse the sayd engins, or any of them, by the sayd William Barton soe invented
and devised as aforesayd; contrarie to the true intent and meaning of theis
present, and the same engin or engins soe-found to take and seize as forfeited
to vs, or heires and successors, and the delinquente alsoe being discovered
and found out to be further proceeded against and. punished according to
theire demerritte. And wee doe by these psents, for vs, our heires and
successors, require, charge, authorise, and comaund the Treasurer, Chauncellor,
Vndertreasurer, and Barons of the Exchecquer, and all and singuler mayors,
sheriffe, justices of peace, bayliffs, constables, headboroughes, and other
officers and ministers of vs; our heires and successors, of our sayd severall
realmés of England and Ireland and the dominion of Wales. respectively
for the tyme being, that they from tyme to tyme dureing the tearme.aforesayd,
bee aydeing, helping, and assisting to the sayd William Barton, his executors,
allministrators, and assignes, and his and theire deputyes, servante, and agente
in and by all 'tbinge in and about the accomplishement of our pleasure herein
declared, and in the exercise and execučon of the said pmisses hereby granted
or menconed to be graunted as aforesayd, and that they or any of them doe
not at any tyme hinder, molest, or interrupt the sayd William Barton,
Jis executors, administrators, deputyes or assignes, or any of them, in any
wise concerning the misses as they tender our royall pleasure, and will
avoyd the contrarie at theire perille, and theis our Lers Patent or the
inrollment thereof, shalbe theire, sufficient warrant in that behaulfe: Provided
alwayes that yf the sayd yearely rent hereby reserved as aforesayd shall happen
to be behind and vnpayd in parte or in all by the space of thirtie dayes next
after the sayd feast in which the same is limitted and covenanted to be payd

page_text: as aforesayd, or if the sayd William Barton, his executors, administrators, or
assignes, shall not inroll or cause to be inrolled this our psent graunt the
Clerke of the Pipe for the tyme being within six monthes after the date hereof;
that then the sayd William Barton, his executors, administrators, and assignes,
shall forfeite and pay to vs, our heires and successors, the sōme of twenty
shilling (noie pene), as well for everie such default of payment as twenty
shilling more for everie sixe moneths default of the inrollment of these
Present before the sayd Clerke of the Pipe for the tyme being as aforesayd;
and wee doe hereby declare our will and pleasure to be, that if any of the
matteriall of the sayd engins shall, by accident or wearing, be spent or
wasted, that the renewing of any of the sayd matterialle soe wasted or spent
shalbe construed or taken to be a discontinuance of the mocons of the sayd
engines Provided alsoe, and our will and pleasure is, that if att any tyme
dureing the sayd tearme of fowerteene yeares yt shall appeare vnto vs, our
heires and successors, or vnto the Lorde and others of the Privie Counsell of
vs, our heires and successors, that this our present graunt is contrarie to our
lawes, or in any sort mischeavous or inconvenient to the state of our sayd
realmes, or either of them, that then, vpon significacon and declaracon
thereof to be made by vs, our heires or successors, vnder our signett or privie
seale, or from the Lorde and others of the Privie Counselle of our sayd severall
realmes, or either of them, or sixe or more of them respectively of such piudice
and inconvenience, these our Letters Pattente shall forthwth cease, determin, and
be vtterly voyd, to all intente and purposes, to such only of our sayd kingdomes
as the same shalbe declared to be preiudiciall or inconvenient, anything any
tbing herein conteyned to the contrarie notwithstanding. And wee doe hereby
graunt for vs, our heires and successors, vnto the sayd William Barton, his
executors, administrators, and assignes, that these our Letters Patent, or the
inrollment thereof, shalbe firme, good, and effectual in the lawe, according to
the true meaning of the same, notwithstanding the not describeing, or not
certeine describeing, of the manner, forme, or .fashion of the said engin or
'engins, and notwithstanding any other defect, impfeccon, or incerteinty in this
our Psent graunt, or any act, statute, ordinance, provision, or restriccon to
the contrarie hereof in anywise notwithstanding. Although expresse mencon,
&c.