A NEWE WAY TO AVOIDE THE SAIDE ANNOYEANCE OF SMOAKE, AND ALSOE TO PRESERVE THE SAIDE CALDRONS COPPERS, BOYLERS, FURNACES, AND THE LIKE, THAT THEY SHALL LASTE MUCH LONGER THEN NOWE THEY DOE ATT HALFE THE CHARGES OR.THEREABOUT EITHER OF FIRE OR VESSELLE
Year: 1636

page_text: CHARLES, by the grace of God Kinge of England, Scotland, France, and
Ireland, Defender of the Fayeth, &c., to all. to.whome theise psente shall come,
greeting:
...
WHEREAS our welbeloved subiect( ROBERTE LINDSEY, Esquier, and JOHN
HOBART, Gentleman; by theire humble peticon to vs exhibited, have informed
vs that they, observinge howe greate annoyeance the foulenes of smoake by
coale and other fewell in brewehouses and dyehouses and the 'like doeth daylie
bringe to our subiecte in and aboute our citties of. London and Westminster
and other populous places, whereby the ayre is corrupted and 'diseases 'occa-
sioned thereby, and discerning alsoe. what greate charges brewers, dyers,
chandlers, cookes, soapeboylers, hattmakers, and all those which vse boylers,
caldrons, coppers, or furnaces are putt vnto by the often reneweing of such
theire vesselle,, and alsoe theire expensive charge in fire vnnecessarily expended
in the same, they, the saide Roberte Lindsey and .Iohn Hobarte, by theire
industrie and charge have invented and found out "A NEWE WAY TO AVOIDE
THE SAIDE ANNOYEANCE OF SMOAKE, AND ALSOE TO PRESERVE THE SAIDE CALDRONS,
COPPERS, BOYLERS, FURNACES, AND THE LIKE, THAT THEY SHALL LASTE MUCH LONGER
THEN NOWE THEY DOE ATT HALFE THE CHARGES OR.THEREABOUT EITHER OF FIRE OR
VESSELLE;" and whereas the saide peticoners, in recompence of this theire In-
venčon and theire expences in attayninge therevnto, have humbly besoughte vs
to bee graciously pleased to graunt vnto them our Lřes Pattente of Priviledge
for the sole vsinge of theire saide Invencon within our realmes of England,

page_text: Ireland, domynion of Wales, and towne of Barwicke, for the terme of four-
teene yeares, according to the lawes and statutes of this realme.
KNOWE YEE, that wee, graciously favouring and willing to encourage our
subiecte in all lawfull and vsefull invenčons, and tendring the ease and
benefitt that may redound to our realmes and people thereby, and intending
alsoe to reward and recompence the industrie and charge of the petičoners in
the inventinge of the saide way above menconed by appropriating to them
for the saide terme of yeares the benefitt of theire saide Invenčon; and in
consideračon of the yearely rente or sōme in theise psente reserved and paye-
able to vs, our heires and successors, of our especiall grace, certeyne knowledge
and meere močon, have gyven and graunted, and by theise psente for vs, our
heires and successors, doe give and graunte vnto the saide Roberte Lindsey
and John Hobarte, theire executors, administrators, and assignes, full and sole
licence, libertie, power, priviledge and authoritie, that they, the saide Roberte
Lindsey and Iohn Hobarte, theire executors, administrators, and assignes, and
none other, by themselves, or by theire deputies, servaunte, workemen, or
agente, at all tymes and from tyme to tyme bereafter, for and during the terme
,of yeares hereafter in theise psente graunted, shall and may lawfully vse, exer-
cise and putt in vre the saide Invenčon hereby before menconed, by them, the
saide. Roberte Lindsey and Iohn Hobarte devised as aforesaide, within our saide
'realmes of England and Ireland, domynion of Wales, and towne of Barwicke,
for theire benefitt and advantage; and to the end the saide Roberte Lindsey,
Esquier, and Iohn Hobart, theire executors, administrators, and assignes, may
have and enioye the full and sole benefitt and cōmoditie of the saide Invencon
by them soe devised and found out as aforesaide, our will and pleasure is, and
.wee doe by theise psente, for vs, our heires and successors, require, charge,
.and comaund all and every person and persons, of what estate, degree, or
icondičon soever hee or any of them bee, that they nor any of them, other then
.the saide Roberte Lindsey and Iohn Hobarte, theire executors, administrators,
or assignes, or theire deputies, servaunte, or agente, or some of them, shall
not, during the saide terme hereafter in theise psente graunted, directly or
.indirectly vse or practice the saide Invenčon herein-before menconed by them,
the saide Roberte Lindsey and Iohn Hobarte, soe invented or devised as
:aforesaide, nor shall counterfeite, ymitate, or resemble the same, nor shall make
any addičon therevnto or substracčon from the.same, whereby to ptend them-
themselves inventors or devisors of them, without the licence, consente, or
agreement of the saide Roberte Lindsey and John Hobarte, theire executors,
administrators, and assignes, in writeinge vnder theire band and seales

page_text: therevnto hrste had and obteyned in that behalfe, vpon payne of our highe
indignacon and displeasure, and to have all. such furnaces and engynes soe
erected or made according to the saide Invencon, or in ymytacon of the
saide Invenčon, to bee demolished, defaced, and pulled downe, and upon such
other paynes and penalties as can or may bee inflicted vpon such offender or
offenders for theire contempte of our royall pleasure and comaund in this
behalfe; to have and to hould the saide licences, liberties, powers, priviledges,
and authorities by theise psente graunted or menconed to bee graunted vnto
the saide Roberte Lindsey and John Hobarte, theire executors, administrators,
and assignes, for and during the terme and vnto the full end and terme of
fourteene yeares from the makeing hereof nexte ensueing, and fully to bee com-
pleate and ended, yeilding and payeing therefore yearely; and the saide Roberte
Lindsey and Iohn Hobarte, for themselves, theire executors, administrators,
and assignes, doe coveñnte, promise, and graunte to and with vs, our heires
and successors, by theise presente, to yeild and pay to vs, our heires or
successors, during the contynueance of this our psente graunte, the yearely
rente or some of twentie pounde of lawfull money of England into the receipte
of our Exchequer att Westminster att the feast of Sainte John the Baptiste
and the Birth of our Lord God, by even and equall porčons, the firste pay-
ment to begynne att the feaste of the Birth of our Lord God nexte ensuing the
date hereof. And wee doe by theise psente, for vs, our heires and successors,
give and graunte full power and authoritie vnto the saide Roberte Lindsey
and Iohn Hobarte, theire executors, administrators, and assignes, and theire
deputies, servaunte, and agente, with the assistance of a constable or any
other lawfull officer, att convenyent tyme and tymes, and in lawfull manner, to
enter and make search in all or any house or howses or other place and places
where any iuste cause of suspicon shall bee had, for discovering and finding out all
such person or persons as shall ymitate or cause to bee ymitated the saide
Invenčon, and of all and every such worke and workes that shall bee made.or
erected in or for the ymitacon of the saide Invenčon soe devised and invented by
the saide Roberte Lindsey and Iohn Hobarte, as aforesaide, contrary to the true
intente and meaninge of theise psente, and the delinquente beeing discovered, to
bee proceeded againste and punished according to theire demerritte; and wee doe
by theise psente for vs, our heires and successors, will, require, and authorize, as
well the Lord Tresurer, Chancellor, Vndertresurer, and Barons of the Exchequer,
as all and singuler maiors, sherriffe, bayliffe, constables, headboroughes, and
other officers, ministers, and subject of vs, our heires and successors, of our.
saide realmes, domynion of Wales, and towne of Barwicke respectively for the
tyme beeing, that they and every of them, from tyme to tyme dureing the terme

page_text: aforesaide, bee favouring, aydeing,' helping, and assistinge to the saide Roberte
Lindsey and Iohn. Hobarte,, theire executors, administrators, and assignes,
and theire deputies, servaunte, and agente, in and by all thinge in and aboute
the accomplishment of, our pleasure herein declared, and in the exercise and
execucon of the saide pmisses hereby graunted or menconed.to.bee graunted
as aforesaide; and that they nor any of them doe att any tyme hinder, moleste,
or interrupte the saide Roberte Lindsey and Iohn Hobarte, theire. executors,
administrators, deputies, or assignes, or any of them in anywise, as they tender
our royall pleasure and will avoide the contrary att theiré perille; and theise
our Letters Pattente or the inrollment. thereof shall bee theire sufficiente
warrant and discharge in that behalfe: Provided always, that if the saide
yearely rente or some hereby reserved as aforesaide shall happen to bee behinde.
or vnpaied in parte or in all by the space of thirtie dayes nexte after the saide
feast in which the same is lymitted and covenaunted to. bee. paied as afore
saide, or if the saide Roberte Lindsey and Iohn Hobarte shall not inroll or
cause to bee inrolled this our psente graunte before the Clarke of the Pipe
for the tyme beeing within: sixe moneths after the date hereof, that then the
saide, Roberte Lindsey and lohn Hobarte, theire executors, administrators,
and assignes, shall forfeite and pay to vs (noie pène) aswell fortie shillinge
for every such thirtie dayes defaulte of payment of the saide rente as afore-
saide, as twentie shilling more for every sixe moneths defaulte of the inroll-
ment of theise Psente before, the Clarke of the Pipe for the tyme being as
aforesaide: Provided alsoe, and our will and pleasure is, that if att any tyme
dureing the saide, terme of fourteene, yeares ytt, shall appeare vnto vs, our heires
and successors; or to our Privie Councell for the tyme, beeing, that this graunte
is contrary to our lawes, or inconveniente or mischeevous to the state of our
saide realmes, or eyther of them, that then vpon significačon and declaračón
thereof to bee made by vs, our heires or successors; vnder our signett or privie
seale, or otherwise, by or from the lordf and others of the Privie Councell, or
sixe or more of them respectively, of the saide severall realnies, or eyther
of them, for the tyme beeing, of such Piudice and inconvenience, theise our
Lies Pattente shall forthwith cease, determyne; and bee vtterly voide to all
intent and purposes as to such of our saide 'realmés, as the same shall, bee
declared to bee piudiciall or inconvenyent for anythinge herein conteyned to
the contrary notwithstanding; and wee doe hereby graunte for. vs, our heires
and successors, vnto the saide Roberte Lindsey.. and Iohn Hobarte, theire
executors, administrators, and assignes, that theise, our Lřes Pattente or the
inrollmente thereof shall bee firme, good, and effectuall according to the true
meaninge of the same, notwithstandinge the not describing of the manner, forme,
..

page_text: or fashion of the makeinge of the saide Invenčon soe by them devised, invented.
and found out as aforesaide, or of the furnaces, engynes, or devises to bee vsed
in and aboute the pmisses; and notwithstanding any other defecte, imper-
feccon or incertaintie in this our present graunte, or any acte, statute, ordinance,
provision, or restriccon to the contrary thereof in anywise notwithstandinge,
althoughe expresse mencon, &c.
In witnes, &c.
May.
Witnes ourselte att Westminster, the Thirteenth day of
P bře de privato sigillo, &c.