DIVERS AND SONDRY ENGINES OR INSTRUMENT, BY WHICH THEY HAVE GREAT HOPE TO RAISE WATER OUT OF MYNES AND OTHER PLACES, FOR THE GOOD AND BENEFITT OF OUR SEVERALL KINGDOMES
Year: 1634

page_text: CHARLES, by the grace
Grou, &c., w
whome, cxc., greeting.
WHEREAS our welbeloved servaunte Sir SAUNDERS DUNCOMBE, Knight,
and RICHARD FARRAR, Esquire, and our loving subiect( JAMES MERVIN,
Esquire, and RICHARD ROOKES, Gentleman, by theire humble Peticon to vs
exhibited, have shewed to vs that there have been divers Invenčons practised
for the raysed of water forth of mynes and other places for severall vses which
have failed, and that the Petičoners have, by theire industry and great chardge,
found out "DIVERS AND SONDRY ENGINES OR INSTRUMENT, BY WHICH THEY HAVE
GREAT HOPE TO RAISE WATER OUT OF MYNES AND OTHER PLACES, FOR THE GOOD AND
BENEFITT OF OUR SEVERALL KINGDOMES," and have therefore humbly desired vs to
graunt vnto them our Letters Patente of priviledge thoroughout our kingdome
of England for the terme of fowerteene yeares, and the like our Letters
Patent of priviledge thoroughout our kingdome of Ireland for the terme of
thirty and one yeares, for the sole making, vseing, and practiseing of the
seuerall engynes or instrument above mencioned, and every part of them not
formerly practised in this our kingdome of England, and have offred to paie
vnto vs one entire fowerth part of all the cleere pfitte which shall accrue or
arise by the vse of the said engynes within our said kingdomes of England
and Ireland, the other three parte being for stocke to make and mainetayné
the said engines, and for the benefitt of the Petičoners.
KNOWE YEE that wec, graciouslye favouring and willing to further such
pfitable Invencons tending to the publique good of our kingdomes, of our
especiall grace, etaine knowledge and mere inocon, have given and graunted,

page_text: and by theis psente, for vs, our heires and successors, doe give and graunte
vnto them, the said Sir Saunders Duncombe; Richard Farrar, James Mervin,
and Richard Rookes, and every of them, and to the survivor or survivors of
them, theire and every of theire executors, administrators, and assignes, and
to every or any of them, full, free, and absolute licence, power, priviledge and
authority, that the said Sir Saunders Duncombe, Richard Farrar, James
Mervin, and Richard Rookes, and the survivor and survivors of them, theire
and every or any of theire executors, administrators, or assignes, and theire
deputyes and substitute only, and none other, shall and may, from tyme to
tyme and at all tymes heereafter, at theire and every of theire wille and
pleasures, vse, exercise, practise, and put in vse, as well within our kingdome
of England for the terme of fowerteene yeares, as within our kingdome of
Ireland for the terme of thirty and one yeares, next ensueing the date of theis
Psente, according to theire or any of theire owne waies and invenčons, the
sole making, vseing, and practising of all and every those seuerall engynes or
instrument by them or any of them invented, and not formerly vsed or
practised by any other or others; and the same soe made to vse and put in
practice, vtter, or sell, for the raising of waters forth of mynes, and any other
places, or for any other vse within our said seuerall kingdomes, for and
dureing the respective terms heerein-before mencioned to theire and every of
theire best pffitt and advantage. Wherefore our will and pleasure is, and wee
doe hereby for vs, our heires and successors, straightly chardge, inhibite, and
forbid all and every other pson and psons whatsoever, of what estate, degree,
or condicon soever hee, they, or any of them be or shalbe, that none of them
other then the said Sir Saunders Duncombe, Richard Farrar, James Mervin,
and Richard Rookes, and the survivor and survivors of them, their executors,
administrators, deputies, substitute, woorkemen, or assignes, doe or shall,
dureing the said respective. seuerall termes of fowerteene yeares and thirty
and one yeares heerein graunted, directly or indirectly make or vse, exercise,
practise, or put in vse any of the engynes or instrumente by them, the said
Sir Saunders Duncombe, Richard Farrar, James Mervin, and Richard
Rookes, or any of them, for the vses aforesaide first invented (and not vsed or
practised by any others), without the speciall licence and consent of them, the
said Sir. Saunders Duncombe, Richard Farrar, James Mervin, and Richard
Rookes, and the survivor and survivors of them, theire executors, admini-
strators, or assignes, first had and obtained; to have, houlde, vse, exercise, and
enioye the said licences, priviledges, powers, and authorities, and other the
premisses by theis. presente menconed to be graunted to them, the said Sir
Saunders Duncombe, Richard Farrar, James Mervin, and Richard Rookes,

page_text: theire executors, administrators, and assignes, from the daie of the date of
theis present vnto the full end and terme and for and dureing the seuerall
and respective termes and tymes of fowerteene yeares to be vsed and practised
within our kingdome of England, and of thirty and one yeares to be vsed and
practised within our kingdome of Ireland, from thence next ensueing and fully
to be compleat and ended, yeilding and payeing therefore, and the said Sir
Saunders Duncombe, Richard Farrar, James Mervin, and Richard Rookes;
for themselues and for every of them respectively, and for theire and every of
theire seuerall and respective heires, executors, administrators, and assignes,
and for every of them, doe heereby covenaunt and pmise to and with vs, our
heires and successors, to yeilde and paie yearelie vnto vs, our heires and
successors, one entire fowerth part of the cleere yearelie pffitte which shall or
may happen in any sort to accrue or arise by the vse or for or in respecte of
the said engynes and instrumente, or any of them, within our said kingdomes
of England or Ireland, or either of them, at the receipt of our seuerall
Exchequers of vs, our heires and successors of our kingdomes of England and
Ireland, at the feast of Thañunciacon of our Blessed Lady St. Mary the
Virgyn, and St. Michaell Tharchangell; and wee doe by theis presente, for
vs, our heires and successors, give full power and authority vnto them, the
saide Sir Saunders Duncomb, Richard Farrar, James Mervin, and Richard
Rookes, and to the survivor and survivors of them, theire and every of theire
executors, administrators, and assignes, with the assistance of a constable or
other officer, at all convenient tyme and tymes to searche in all place or places,
howse or howses where any iust cause of suspicon shalbe for discovery of such
as shall make or vse or put in practise the making or vseing any the aforesaidé
engynes or instrument made or to be made or invented contrary to our will
and pleasure heerein declared, and the true intent and meaning of theis
presente, to the end the delinquente therein may be discovered and receive
condigne punishement according to theire demeritte. And wee doe, allsoe b
theis presente will, require, and comaunde all and singuler mayors, iustices of
peace, bayliffe, constables, headboroughes, and other officers, mynisters, and
subiect of vs, our heires and successors, of either of our said kingdomes, that
they and every of them be, from tyme to tyme dureing the seuerall termes
aforesaid, ayding, helping, furthering, and assisting to them, the said Sir
Saunders Duncombe, Richard Farrar, James Mervin, and Richard Rookes,
and to the survivor and survivors of them, and to theire and every of theire
executors, administrators, deputies, and assignes, in all thing in and
about the accomplishement of our pleasure heerein declared, and in the
exercise and execuĉon of this our graunt; and that they nor any of them doe

page_text: in any wise hinder or interrupte them or any of them, in any wise concerning
the same, as they tender our pleasure, and will avoide; the contrary at theire
pille; and theis. Psente,. or the inrollement thereof, shalbe theire sufficient
warrant in that behalfe. And our will and pleasure is, and the said Sir
Saunders Duncombe, Richard Farrar, James Mervin, and Richard Rookes,
for themselves and every of them, theire executors, administrators, and
assignes, doe coveñnte-and pmise to and with vs, our heires and successors,
yearelie within twenty daies after the end of every Trinity terme, to make
true declaračon (vppon oathe) in writing in the seuerall offices of. both our
Remembrauncers in our Exchequers of either of our kingdomes of England and
Ireland, of theire accompte concerning the premisses, and of all moneyes or
other benefitt whatsoever by. them or any of them cleerely received over and
above all chardges for or concerning the premisses in the pcedent yeare, and.
shall there allsoe speedily enroll theis present to the end wee, our heirs and
successors, may, from tyme to tyme, be duly and truly aunsweared and satisfied
our saide entire fowerth part of all the cleere yearelie pffitte which shall or may
happen to accrue or arise by the vse of all or any of the said engynes within
either of our said kingdomes: Provided allwayes, and. our will and pleasure
is, that if at any tyme dureing the seuerall termes aforesaid it shall appeare
vnto vs, our heires: or successors, or vnto the lorde and others of our Privy
Councell, that this our graunt shalbe inconvenient, or any waie preiudiciall to
the comon wealthe, then vppon significaĉon or declaračon to be made by vs,
our heires or successors, vnder our or theire signett or privy seale, or by the
lorde and others of our Privy Councell, or sixe or more of them for the tyme
being, in writing vnder theire hande of such piudice or inconvenience, theis
our Letters. Patente shall forthwith cease, det'myne, and be vtterly voide; to
all intente,. construccons,. and purposes,. anything before in theis sente
contained to the contrary thereof in any wise. notwithstanding. Allthoughe
expresse mencon,, &c..
In witnes. &c. Witnes our selfe at West, the Eighteenth daie of
In witnes. &c. Witnes our selfe at Westin, the Eigliteenth daie of
December.
Pbře de priuato sigillo; &c.