SUCH A NEW METHOD OF TICKETTING, MARKING, OB STAINING OF HORSES, AS WILL SECURE THEM FOR THE FUTURE FROM BEING STOLNE, TO BE VRED BY ALL PERSONS AS SHALL VOLUNTARILY AND OF THEIR OWN FREE WILL DESIRE TO HAVE THE SAME
Year: 1719

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WHEREAS JAMES VAVASOR, Gentleman, hath by his petition humbly
represented vnto vs that scarce a week passeth without advertisemente in the
publick prints relating to stoln horses, nor an assize held in South Britain
without felons being convicted of horse stealing, for preventing whereof he
hath invented and found out "SUCH A NEW METHOD OF TICKETTING, MARKING, OB
STAINING OF HORSES, AS WILL SECURE THEM FOR THE FUTURE FROM BEING STOLNE,
TO BE VRED BY ALL PERSONS AS SHALL VOLUNTARILY AND OF THEIR OWN FREE WILL
DESIRE TO HAVE THE SAME," and haveing humbly prayed vs to grant him our
Letters Patents for the sole vse, benefit, and advantage which may arise
therefrom, wee are gratiously pleased to gratify him in his request.
KNOW YEE, THEREFORE, that wee, of our especial grace, certain
knowledge, and meer moĉon, have given and granted, and by these Presents
for vs, our heires and successors, do give and grant vnto the said James
Vavasor, his executors, administrators, and assignes, especial lycence, full
power, sole priviledge and authority, that he, the said James Vavasor, his
executors, administrators, and assignes, and every of them, by himselfe and
themselves, or by his and their deputy and deputys, servants or agents, or such
others as he, the said James Vavasor, his executors, administrators, or assignes,
shall at any time agree with, and no others, from time to time and at all
times during the term of years herein expressed, shall and lawfully may
exercise, work, vse, and enioy within that part of our Kingdom of Great.

page_text: Britain called England, our Dominion of Wales, and Town of Berwick-vpon-
Tweed, his said new Invention and method of ticketting, marking, and staining
of horses, as aforesaid, in such manner as to him, the said James Vavasor, his
executors, administrators, and assignes, or any of them, shall in their discretions
seem meet; and that he, the said James Vavasor, his executors, adminis-
trators, and assignes, shall and may have and enioy the whole profit, benefit,
comodity, and advantage from time to time comeing, growing, accruing and
arising by reason of the said Invenĉon for and during the full term of yeares
herein menconed; to have, hold, exercise, and eniny the said lycence, powers,
priviledges, and advantages herein-before granted or mentioned to be granted
vnto the said James Vavasor, his executors, administrators, and assignes, for
and during and vnto the full end and term of fourteen yeares from the date
of those Presents next and immediately ensueing, and fully to be compleat and
ended, according to the Statute in such case made and provided. And to the
end that the said James Vavasor, his exccutors, administrators, and assignes,
and every of them, may have and enjoy the full benefit and sole vse and
exercise of the said Invenĉon according to our gratious intendon herein-before
declared, wee do by these Presents, for vs, our heires and successors, requiro
and strictly command all and every person and persons, bodies politick and
corporate, and all other our subiects whatsoever of what estate, quality, or
degree, name or condičon soever they be, within that part of our said King-
dom of Great Britain called England, our Dominion of Wales, and Town of
Berwick-upon-Tweed aforesaid, that neither they or any of them, at any time
during the continuance of the said term of fourteen yeares hereby granted,
either directly or indirectly do make, vse, or put in practice the said Invencon,
or any part of the same, so attained vnto by the said James Vavasor as afore-
said, nor shall in any wise counterfeit, imitate, or resemble the same, nor shall
make or cause to be made any addition thereunto or substraocon from the
same whereby to pretend himselfe or themselves the inventor or inventors,
'devisor or devisors thereof, without the lycence, consent, or agreement of the
said James Vavasor, his executors, administrators, or assignes, in writing vnder
his or or their bande and scales first had and obtained in that behalfe, vpon
such paines and penalties as can or may be iustly inflicted on such offenders
for their contempt of this our royal command, and further to be answerable to
the said James Vavasor, his executors, administrators, and assigues, according
to law for his and their damages thereby occasioned. And morcover, wee do
by these Presents, for vs, our heires and successors, will and command all and
singular our justices of the peace, mayors, sheriffs, bayliffs, constables, head-
boroughs, and all other officers and ministers whatsoever of vs, our heires and

page_text: successors, for the time being, that or any of them do not, nor shall at any
time hereafter during the said term hereby granted, in any wise molest, trouble,
or hinder the said James Vavasor, his executors, administrators, or assignes,
or assignes, or any of them, or his or their deputies, servants, or agents, in or
about the due and lawfull making, vse, or exercise of the aforesaid Invencon
or any thing relating thereto: Provided always, and these our Letters Patents
are and shall be vpon this condition, that if at any time during the said term
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 contrary'
to law, or preiudicial, or inconvenient to our subiects in general, or that the
said Invenčon is not a new invenčon as to the publick vse and exercise thereof
within that part of our said Kingdom of Great Britain called England, our
Dominion of Wales, and Town of Berwick-vpon-Tweed aforesaid, or not
invented and found out by the said James Vavasor as aforesaid, then vpon
signification and declaration to be made by vs, our heires or successors, vnder
our or signet or privy seal, or by the Lords and others of our or their Privy
Council, or any six or more of them vnder their hande, these our Letters
Patents shall forthwith cease, determine, and be vtterly void to all intents and
purposes, any thing herein-before contained to the contrary in any wise not-
withstanding: Provided also, that these our Letters Patents, or any thing
herein contained, shall not extend or be construed to extend to give priviledge
vnto the said James Vavasor, his executors, administrators, or assignes, or any
of them, to vse or imitate any invenĉon or work whatsoever which hath here-
tofore been found out or invented by any other of our subiects whatsoever, and
publickly vsed or exercised within that part of our said Kingdom of Great Britain
called England, our Dominion of Wales or Town of Berwick-upon-Tweed afore-
said, vnto whom like Letters Patents or priviledges have been already granted
for the sole vse, exercise, and benefit thereof, it being our will and pleasure
that the said James Vavasor, his executors, administrators, and assignes, and
all and every other person and persons to whom like Letters Patents or privi-
ledges have been already granted, as aforesaid, shall distinctly vse and practice
their several invenčons by them invented and found out according to the true
intent and meaning of the same respective Letters Patents and of these
Presents. And lastly, wee do by these Presents, for vs, our heires and
successors, grant vnto the said James Vavasor, his exccutors, administrators,
and assignes, that these our Letters Patents, or the inrolment or exempli-
ficacon thereof, shall be in and by all things good, firm, valid, sufficient, and
effectual in the law according to the true intent and meaning hereof, and shall
be taken, construed, and adiudged in the most favourable and beneficial sense

page_text: for the best advantage of the said James Vavasor, his executors, adminis-
trators, and assignes, as well in all Courts of Record as elswhere, and by all
and singular the officers and ministers whatsoever of vs, our heires and
successors, within that part of our said Kingdom of Great Britain called
England, our Dominion of Wales, and Town of Berwick-vpon-Tweed afore-
said, and amongst all and every the subiects of vs, our heires and successors,
whatsoever and wheresoever, notwithstanding the not full and certain de-
scribing the nature or quality of the said Invencon, or of the materials thereto
conducing and belonging.
In witnesse, &c. Witnesse, William Archbishop of Canterbury, &c., at
Westminster, the Seaventh day of September.