THE MAKEING OF SPINNALL YARNE
Year: 1692

page_text: Psents shall come, greeting.
WHEREAS RALPH MARSHALL and JOHN ENGLEBERT TESHMAKER, have, by
their humble peticon, represented vnto vs that, "THE MAKEING OF SPINNALL
YARNE" is a new Invention, never practised here before; and that they have,
at their great cost and charges, erected a buckinghouse, fitted and prepared a
whiteing ground, brought severall workmen out of Germany educated and
skilled in makeing the said spinnall, and hazarded severall hundred pounds
worth of brown yarne to try the experiment whether the air, water, and other
materialls vsed for doing the same would be proper and effectuall here in
England, which has been found fully to answer their expectacon, and to be
nothing inferiour to these in Germany, whereby great quantity of the flax and
yarne of the growth and manufacture of this our kingdoine may be imployed,
which is now supplied from beyond the seas, and severall poore people sett at
worke; and have humbly prayed vs to grant them, or one of them, our
Letters Patents for the sole vse thereof for the terme of fourteen yeares,
according to the statute in that case made and provided.
KNOW YEE THEREFORE, that wee, being willing to cherish and
encourage all laudable endeavors and designes of such our subects as have
by their industry found out vsefull and profittable arts, misteries, and inven-
tions, and that the said Ralph Marshall and John Englebert Teshmaker, may
accordingly reape some fruit and benefitt of their labour and charge in and
concerning the premisses, of our especiall grace, certaine knowledge, and

page_text: meere močon, have given and granted, and by these psents doe give and
grant vnto the said Ralph Marshall, his executors, administrators, and
assignes, especiall lycence, power, priviledge, and authority, that he and
they, by themselves, and by their deputies, servants, agents, and work-
men, and workmen, and such others onely as the said Ralph Marshall, his
executors, administrators, or assigns, shall agree with, shall and may from
time to time and at all times hereafter durcing the space of fourteen yeares
next ensuring the date of these presents, at his and their own proper costs
and charges, erect, vse, teach, exercise, and put in practice the said
new Invention soe contrived and found out as aforesaid, in any place or
places within our kingdome of England, dominion of Wales, and Town of
Berwick-vpon-Tweed, and alsoe shall and may receive, take, and enioy all the
benefitts, profitts, comodities, and advantages, of and by the said new Inven-
tion to be had, made, acquired, and gotten to his and their own proper benefitt,
vse, and vses, to have, hold, vse, exercise, and enioy the said lycence, powers,
priviledges, and authorities, and all other the misses by these presents
granted, or mentioned to be granted, vnto the said Ralph Marshall, bis
executors, administrators, and assignes, for and dureing and vnto the full end
and terme of fourteen yeares from the day of the date of these presents next
ensueing, and fully to be compleate and ended, according to the Statute in
that case made and provided; and to the end the said Ralph Marshall, his
executors, administrators, and assignes, may the better enjoy the full and whole
benefitt and the sole vse and exercise of the said new Invention, wee doc by
these sents, for vs, our heires and successors, streightly charge, require, and
cōmand all and every person and persons, bodies politique and corporate, of
what quality, degree, name, or condicon soever they be, within our said king-
dome of England, dominion of Wales, and town of Berwick-vpon-Tweed, that
neither they, nor any of them, durcing the said terme of fourteen yeares hereby
granted, either directly or indirectly, doe vse, exercise, or put in practice
the said new Invention soe by the said Ralph Marshall and John Englebert
Teshmaker invented and found out, or introduced into this our kingdome as
aforesaid, nor doe nor shall counterfeit, imitate, or resemble the said new
Invention, or any materialls or ingredients thereunto belonging, nor doe nor
shall make any addition thereunto or substracčon therefrom, whereby to pre-
tend themselves the inventers or devisers thereof, without the lycence, consent,
or agreement of the said Ralph Marshall, his executors, administrators, or
assignes, in writeing vnder his or their hands and scales first had and obteined
in that behalfe, vnder such paines and penalties as can or may be inflicted
on the offender or offenders therein, for the contempt of this our royall

page_text: comand, and further, to be answerable to the said Ralph Marshall, his
executors, administrators, and assignes, according to the vtmost rigour of the
law, for his and their damages thereby susteined. And further, wee doe by these
our Letters Patents, for vs, our heires and successors, will, authorize, require,
and comand all and singular justices of the peace, mayors, sherriffs, bayliffs,
constables, headboroughs, and all other the officers and ministers whatsoever, of
vs, our heires and successors, now and for the time being, whome it may
concerne, that they, and every of them respectively, be from time to time
durcing the terme hereby granted, in their respective offices, and according
to their and every of their best skills and endeavours, aiding, helping, and
assisting, vnto the said Ralph Marshall, his exccutors, administrators, and
assignes, deputies, agents, and servants, in and by all things in and about
the accomplishment of our royall will and pleasure herein-before declared, and
in the execution of the severall powers and priviledges hereby granted as
aforesaid. And moreover, wee doe by these psents, for vs, our heires and
successors, will and comand that our said respective officers and ministers
before mentioned, or any of them, doe not nor shall at any time hereafter,
dureing the terme hereby granted, in any wise molest, trouble, or hinder the
said Ralph Marshall, his executors, administrators, or assignes, deputies, agents,
or servants, in or about the vse or exercise of the aforesaid Invention, or any
part thereof, or any thing relateing thereto Provided always, and these our
Letters Patents are and shall bee vpon this condiĉon, that if at any time dureing
the said terme of fourteen yeares hereby granted, it shall be made appeare
to vs, our heires or successors, or any six or more of our or their Privy.
Councill, that this our grant is contrary to law, or preiudicial or incon-
venient to our subiects in generall, or that the Invention before mentioned
is not a new invention as to the publick vse and exercise of the same,
and not invented and found out or introduced into this our kingdome by
the said Ralph Marshall and John Englebert Teshmaker, or one of them,
as aforesaid, then, vpon signification and declaračon of such piudice or
inconveniency, to be made by vs, our heires or successors, vnder our or
their signet or privy scale, or by the lords or others of our or their Privy
Councill, or any six or more of them, vnder their hands, these our Letters
Patents shall forthwith cease, determine, and be vtterly void to all intents
and purposes, any thing herein-before conteyned to the contrary notwith-
standing Provided alsoc, that these our Letters Patents, or any thing
herein conteyned, shall not extend, or be construed to extend, to give
priviledge vnto the said Ralph Marshall, his executors, administrators, or
assignes, to imitate any invention or worke whatsoever which hath beene

page_text: heretofore invented or found out by any other of our subiects whatsoever,
and publickly exercised within our kingdome or dominion aforesaid, to whome
wee have already granted our like Letters Patents of Priviledge for the
sole vse, exercise, and benefitt thereof, it being our will and pleasure that
the said Ralph Marshall, his executors, administrators, and assignes, and
all and singular other person and persons to whome wee have already
granted our like Letters Patents, shall distinctly vse and put in practice
their severall inventions by them respectively found out, according to the true
meaning of such our Letters Patents and of these psents. And lastly, wee
doe hereby, for vs, our heires and successors, grant vnto the said Ralph
Marshall, his executors, administrators, and assignes, that these our Letters
Patents, or the entry or enrollment thereof, shall be and continue in and by
all things, good, valid, firme, and effectuall in the law, according to the true
meaning of the same, notwithstanding the not full and certain describeing or
menconing of the said Invention or of the materialls, ingrediente, wayes, or
meanes of makeing, vseing, or exerciseing of the same, or of the certaine
vse or bencfitt thereof, or any other defect, incertainty, or imperfeccon in
these psents, or any other matter, cause, or thing whatsoever to the contrary
in any wise notwithstanding.
In witnesse, &c.
Witnesse ourselves att Westminster, the Two and
twentieth day of February.