A NEWE APT AND COMODIOUS FORME OR KIND OF ENGINE OR INSTRUMENT, TO BE PUT IN VRE FOR THE MORE CLEANLIE AND EASPULL DRESSEING AND BOULTING OF MEALE; to haue & to hould
Year: 1623

page_text: JAMES, by the grace of God, Kinge of England, Scotland, Fraunce, and
Ireland, Defender of the Fayth, &c., to all to whome these psente shall come
greetinge.
WHEREAS wee, by our Lřes Patente, vnder our greate seale of England,
bearinge date at Westin, the Seaventeenth day of March, in the eleventh yeare
of our raigne of England, Fraunce, & Ireland, & of Scotland the seaven and
fortith, for the consideračons in our said Letters Patente expressed, did give
and grant vnto our trustie and welbeloved subicct, EDMOND BRUNT, of London,
Gent., full, free, and absolute licence, power, and authoritie, that hee, the said
Edmonde Brunt, his executors, administrators, and assignes, and his and
their and everie of their deputies, factors, and servante, and none other, should
and might devise, make, excise, and put in vre, within all partes and places of
this our realme of England and dominion of Wales, "A NEWE APT AND
COMODIOUS FORME OR KIND OF ENGINE OR INSTRUMENT, TO BE PUT IN VRE FOR
THE MORE CLEANLIE AND EASPULL DRESSEING AND BOULTING OF MEALE; to haue
& to hould, vse, exercise, and enjoy the said sole licence & libtie of dressinge
and boultinge of meale, vnto the said Edmond Brunt, his executors, admi-
nistrators, and assignes, to be exercised, executed, practized, and put in vse by
im, bis deputie or deputyes, for and during the terme of one and twentie
eares then next ensueing from and after the date of the said Letters Patente,
ullie to be compleat and ended, as in and by the same yt doth and maye
nore fullie and at large appeare; and whereas the said Edmond Brunt, by all

page_text: the best endeauors, wayes, or meanes he could possiblie vse or devise, could
not bringe his said newe engine, instrument, or inuenčon to his true and
absolute pfeccon, as hee ptended he coulde haue done, by which meanes the
truc and pfect vse thereof hath not as yet byne put in practize by the said
Edmond Brunt, and the said Edmond Brunt being disinabled to make that
gayne, benifitt, or pfitt thereby as hee expected, hath neglected to paye or
satisfie to vs the yearlie rente or sōmes of money due and payable vpon the
said Lřes Patent by vs to him graunted as aforesaid; and whereas our
lovinge subicct, John Rathborne and John Charsley, joyner, by their industrie
and paines, and at their greate coste and charges, haue founde out and at-
tayned vnto the full pfeccon of an absolute and pfitable invencon, art, or skill,
and waye of makinge and vsinge twoe señall pfitable engins or instrumente,
devises, meanes, or wayes, for the dressinge, boultinge, & siftinge of meales,
whereof sufficient pse hath byne alreadic had and made, to the greate
content of all bakers and others whoe haue made triall and approbacon
thereof, neither of which, (as wee are enformed), haue heretofore byne to
that purpose soc exactlic founde out or knowne or put in practize and brought
to pfeccon within any our realmes and dómynions, wherely our loving sub-
iecte, which shall have occasion to vse the said ingens or instrumente; shalbe
at a farr lesse charge then heretofore they have byne at in the dressing and
boultingo of meale, and shall hereby receive greater case and pfitt in matters
of these natures then by other meanes heretofore vsed.
KNOWE YEE THEREFORE, that wee, aswell for the consideračons afore-
said as out of our princelie care to vpholde and sett forward all such arte and
misteries as maye be vsefull and pfitable for the subicct of our domynions, and
out of our desiré. to cherishe and encourage the industries and good indeauours
of such as shall bestowe tyme, paynes, and trauell in inventinge and pfectinge
thing tendinge to the benefit of the cōmonwealth, and out of our royall
grace and bounty to reward & recompence the laboures and expenses of the
sayd John Rathbourne and John Charsley, employed and expended in the said
newe inuenčons, with some pfitt & benefitt aunswereable therevnto, and for divers
other good causes and consideracons vs herevnto especiallie movinge, of our
especiall grace, certeyne knowledge, and mere mocon, have given and graunted,
and by these psente, for vs, our. heires and successors, doe give and graunt,
vnto the said John Rathborne and John Charsley, and vnto our lovingo
subiecte Charles Williams and Edward Stephens, at the humble suite and
peticon of the said John Rathborne, John Charsley, and to their executors,
administrators, deputies & assignes, and to the executors, administrators,
deputies, and assignes of anic of them, full and free libertie, licence, power,

page_text: priuelege, authoritie, and ymunity, that they, the said John Rathborne, John
Charsley, Charles Williams, and Edward Stephens, their executors, adminis-
trators, deputyes, and assignes, or anie of them, and such pson or psons as by
them or any of them, vnder their or any of their hande and seales, shalbe in
that behalfe deputed and appoynted, and none other, shall and maye from tyme
to tyme and at all tymes duringe the terme of yeares hereafter in these sente
graunted, at their and everie of their wills and pleasures, within our kingdomes
of Greate Brittaine and Ireland, our domynion of Wales, and towne of Bar-
wicke, or any of them, vse, exercise, practize, sett vpp, make, and put in vre
the said twoc scüall ingens or instrumente for boultingc, siftinge, searsinge,
and dressinge of meale and all other thing, of what name, nature, or qualetio
soever which are to be vsed to that purpose, and all and singuler engines,
instruite, or devises whatsoever to the purpose aforesaid, whereof they, the
said John Rathborne, John Charsley, Charles Williams, and Edward Stephens,
or any of them, haue or hath bene, is, or at any tyme or tymes hereafter shall
or may be the first devisor or inventor, devisors or inventors, the same to be vsed,
disposed, or ymployed as to them or anie of them shall seeme most convenient
for their and everie of theire best pfitt and aduantage; and alsoe that yt shall,
and maye be lawful to and for the said John Rathborne, John Charsley,
Charles Williams, and Edward Stephens, & cueric or any of them, their &.
every or any of their executors, administrators, deputies, or assignes, from
tyme to tyme and at all tyme and tymes hereafter durcinge the continuance of
the said terme of yeares hereafter menconed, to make composicons, agree-
mente, bargaynes, and sales of, for, & concerninge all and everic such engines,
or instrumente. for dressinge and boulting of meale as aforesaid, to and with
such pson and psons of our lovinge subiecte as to them, the said John Rath-,
borne, John Charsley, Charles Williams, and Edward Stephens, or any of
them, or to their or any of their executors, administrators, deputies, or
assignes, shalbe thought fitt and convenient, and to take suflicient securitics,
bonde, and other assurances for the payment of all and singuler sōme and
somes of money which are, maye, or shall growe, or be due or payable for,
vpon, or by reason of the same composicons, agreeite, bargaynes, and sales.
or any of them, and to retayne and keepe the same assurances, bonde, and
securities, and everie of them, in their or some or one of theire hande &
custody, and to demaund, sue for, receive, haue, and take the full benifitt and
aduantage of the same, and everic of them, to their and euerie of theire owne
pper vse, benifitt, and behoofe, any lawe, statute, ordinance, prision or
restriccons to the contrarie notwithstandinge; and therefore wee doe hereby
for vs, our heires and successors, strictlic charge, comaund & phibit all pson

page_text: and psons, of what estate, condičon, trade, or misterie soever, that none of
them, duringe the said terme hereafter menconed, doe attempt, Psume, goe
about, or take in hand, by any wayes or meanes, directlie or indirectlie, to vsc,
exercise, imitate, practise, or put in vre the said art, skill, misterie, knowledge,
feate, and waye of makinge, vsinge, or practizinge the said seuerall ingens or
instrument for the dressinge, siftinge, searching, and boultinge of meale, or
any of them, or to frame, erect, or sett vpp any thinge or thing, devise or
devises, of what name, nature, or qualetie whatsoever, which are to be vsed
to that purpose, within our sayd kingdomes of Greate Brittaine and Ireland,
domynion of Wales, and towne of Barwicke, or anie of them, whereof they,
the said John Rathborne, John Charsley, Charles Williams, and Edward
Stephens, or any of them, haue or hath byne, is, are, maye, or shalbe here-
after the first inventor or devisor, inventors or devisors, nor by the way
patternes, example, or fashion, either in parte or in whole, of any or cyther of
their or any of their engines, instruments, devises, wayes, or meanes, to devise,
imitate, vse, exercise, practize, put in vre or counterfait any other like engins,
instrument, or devises whatsoever for the purpose aforesaide, without the
consent and agreement of them, the sayd John Rathborne, John Charsley,
Charles Williams, and Edward Stephens, their executors, edministrators, and
assignes, or some of them, first therevnto had and obtayned, vnder their or some
of their hand and seale, handes and seales, vpon payne of forfeyture to vs, our
heires and successors, of all such engins, instrumente, and devises soe to be
made, erected, or sett vpp, or hereafter vsed by anie pson or psons whatsoever
contrarie to the true meaninge of these psente, and to haue the same pulled
downe, defaced, and made vnusefull; the one moytic of which forfeytures wee
doe hereby, for us, our heires and successors, give and grant vnto the said John
Rathborne, John Charsley, Charles Williams, and Edward Stephens, theire
executors, administrators, and assignes, and the other moytie thereof wee will
shalbe resued to the vse of vs, our heires and successors, and vpon payne of
the indignacon of vs, our heires and successors, and vpon such further paynes,
penalties, and ymprisonment, as by the lawes and statutes of this our realme
of England, in any of our courte of justice, can or maye be inflicted vpon
the offenders for theire contempte and dissobedience in breakinge and con-
temnynge this our comandement and prerogative royall; to haue, hold, exer-
cise, practize, and put in vre the said licences, liberties, powers, priueledges,
authorities, and immunties before by these sente given and graunted, or
menconed to be given or graunted, vnto the said John Rathborne, John
Charsley, Charles Williams, and Edward Stephens, their executors, adminis-
trators, deputies, and assignes, or to the executors, administrators, deputies, and

page_text: assignes of any or everic of them, from the daye of the date of these sente,
for and duringe and vnto the full end and terme of twentie and one yeares
now next ensueing the date hereof, fullie to be compleat and ended, yeildinge
and payeinge therefore yearelie vnto vs, our heires and successors, duringe the
said term of twentic and one yeares, by these sente graunted as aforesaid, the
yearelie rent or some of five pounde of good and lawfull money of Englande,
at the receipte of our Exchequer at Westin, at twoe vsuall feast or termes of
the yeare, that is to saye, the Feast of the Natiuitie of our Lord Christ and
St. John the Baptist, by even and equall porčons, the firste payment thereof
to begyne at the Feast of the Natiuity of our Lord Christ now next ensueing
the date of these psente. And for the more due and better execucon of this
our graunt, wee doe by these psente, for vs, our heires and successors, give
and graunt full power, licence, and authoritie vnto the said John Rathborne,
John Charsley, Charles Williams, & Edward Stephens, and everie or any of
them, and to the exccutors, administrators, and assignes of them and everie or
any
of them, at all tyme and tymes convenient, duringe the said terme of yeares
by these psente granted, with the assistance of a constable or other lawfull officer,
to enter into any howse, shop, roome, barne, or other place or places whatsoever
within our said kingdomes of Greate Brittaine and Ireland, the dominion of
Wales, and port or towne of Barwicke, or any of them, aswell within liberties
as without, where they or anie of them shall haue iust cause to suspect that
any engines, instrument, or devises, made, devised, or put in vse contrary to
the true meaninge hereof, shalbe, and there carefullie and diligentlic, by all
convenient and lawful wayes and meanes, to search for all such engines,
instrumente, or devises belonginge vnto or conenynge the putting of the said
inuentons before menconed in practize, as shalbe made, pared, counterfaited,
or ymitated, vsed, or put in practize by any pson or psous other then the
said John Rathborne, John Charsley, Charles Williams, and Edward Stephens,
their executors, administrators, deputies, or assignes, or any of them, contrarie
to the tenor of these our Letters Patente, and yf any such engins, instru-
mente, or devises shalbe found, to arrest, seize, and carrie awaye the
same to the vses aforesaide, or the same to deface, breake, or make vnusefull,
as they or any of them shall thinke meete; and if in thexecucon thereof
they shall finde any resistance, that then they shall give notice of and
certefie the same vnto the justices or judges of some of our court of
justice, to thend that the offendors theirein maye receive condigne punishe-
ment for their said offences, and these our Letters Patente, or the inrolement
thereof, shalbe aswell vnto our saide justices, judges, and other
officers aforesaid as vnto the said John Rathborne, John Charsley, Charles
our

page_text: Williams, and Edward Stephens, theire executors, administrators, deputies
and assignes, and all other pson and psons whatsoever, which shalbe therein
ymployed, a sufficient warrant and discharge in that behalfc. And to the intente
that all our loving subiecte may take notice of this our royall comandement,
our will and pleasure is, and wee doe by these psente, for vs, our heires and
successors, give and grante vnto the said John Rathborne, John Charsley,
Charles Williams, and Edward Stephens, theire executors, administrators, and
assignes, and everie of them, full power, licence, and authoritie, from tyme to
tyme and at all tyme and tymes duringe the continuance of this our Psent
graunte, as occasion shall requier, or as shalbe by them or any of them held most
expedient, to publish and declare theffect of this our psente graunt in printed
bills to be sett vpp in all and everie or any the citties, townes, corporate villages;
and other places within our kingdomes of Greate Brittaine and Ireland, domynion
of Wales, and port or towne of Barwicke, and these our Letters Patentes, or
the inrollement thereof, shalbe, aswell vnto the said John Rathborne, John
Charsley, Charles Williams, and Edward Stephens, their executors, adminis-
trators, deputies, and assignes, as vnto all and everie pson and psons
whatsoever that shalbe imployed in the printing and publishinge of the
same, a sufficient warrant and discharge in that behalfe. And further, wee
doe by these psents, for vs, our heires and successors, will and comaund
all maiors, sherriffe, justices of the peace, bayliffe, constables, officers,
and ministers whatsoever to whome yt shall or maye apptayne, from tyme
to tyme, duringe the continuance of this sent graunt, to be helping,
aydinge, and assisting to the said John Rathborne, John Charsley, Charles
Williams, and Edward Stephens, their exccutors, administrators, deputies,
servante, and assignes, in all reasonable matters and thinges concnynge the
accomplishing of this our sent graunt, and not anie wise to hinder, molest,
or interrupt them or any of them therein, as they tender our pleasure and will
avoyde our indignacon and displeasure at their vttermost pille; and our will
and pleasure is, and wee doe by these sente, for vs, our heires and successors,
graunt that these our Letters Patente, or the inrollement thereof, shalbe in all
thing firme, good, availeable, and effectuall in lawe, and shalbe construed and
adiudged, in all our court and elsewhere, most favourablie and beneficiallic to
and for the said John Rathborne, John Charsley, Charles Williams, and
Edward Stephens, theire executors, administrators, deputies, and assignes,
or the executors, administrators, deputies, or assignes of any or eyther of them,
notwithstanding the not menconyng or not discribinge of the inuenčon, arte, or
misteric before menconed, or of the Etenty of the forme to be vsed in the
pforming and putting in execucon the same inventon, arte, or misteric, or

page_text: anie other the misses, and notwithstanding anie defect in these psente.
Prouided alwayes, neuertheles, that yf at any tyme hereafter duringe the said
terme by these sente graunted, vpon exäiačon by or before any six or more
of our Prinic Councell, whereof our Lord Treasurer of England for the tyme
beinge to be one, callinge the saide John Rathborne, John Charsley, Charles
Williams, and Edwarde Stephens, their executors, administrators, or assignes,
to the same, it shalbe founde that the practize of this inuenčons are or
shalbe founde inconveniente or piudicall to the comon wealth of our said
realmes, that then, vpon significacon, declaracon, or order in that behalfe,
made by our Priuic Counsell, or six or more of them, whereof the Lord
Treasurer of England for the tyme beinge to be one, in writinge vnder theiro
hande, that this our graunt shoulde be repealed or revoked, these our
Letters Patent shall from thenceforth cease, deťmyne, and be voyde,
frustrate, and of none effecte, any thinge before in these psente conteyned
to the contrarie thereof in any wise notwithstanding, although expresso
mencon, &c.
In wittnes whereof, &c
thith love of Lulia
Witnes our selfe at Westui the One and
thirtith days of Julie
Pbře de priuato sigillo.