A TEINE ENGINE, wch, WROUGHT AND DISPOSED INTO THE BODYES AND CARRYAGES OF WAGGONS, CHARIOTTS, COACHES, AND ALL SORTS OF THINGS Wch ARE VSED FOR CARRYING OF PERSONS AND BURTHENS FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER BY LAND, WILL FACILITATE TO THE MOČON OP ALL THESE THINGS, THAT IT WILL EXTREAMLY SAVE THE TOYLE AND LABOUR BOTH OF MEN & HORSES, AND 80E CONSEQUENTLY PFORME THEIR SEVERALL VSES WITH LESSE EXPENCE
Year: 1667

page_text: WHEREAS wee have beene informed by the humble petičon of our trusty
and welbeloved Sir ELLIS LEIGHTON, Knight, that he hath found out a secrett
never before practized, which will conduce very much to the pfitt and ease of
all our subiects whoe will make vse thereof, being "A TEINE ENGINE, wch,
WROUGHT AND DISPOSED INTO THE BODYES AND CARRYAGES OF WAGGONS, CHARIOTTS,
COACHES, AND ALL SORTS OF THINGS Wch ARE VSED FOR CARRYING OF PERSONS AND
BURTHENS FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER BY LAND, WILL FACILITATE TO THE MOČON
OP ALL THESE THINGS, THAT IT WILL EXTREAMLY SAVE THE TOYLE AND LABOUR BOTH
OF MEN & HORSES, AND 80E CONSEQUENTLY PFORME THEIR SEVERALL VSES WITH LESSE
EXPENCE;" and whereas the said Sir Ellis Leighton, hath humbly besought vs
for his better encoragem' to exercise & put in practice the said Invenĉon,
that wee would be graciously pleased to graunt him our Lřes Patents of
privilege for the sole vse and benifitt thereof throughout our Relme of
England and Dominion of Wales for the terme and tyme of fowerteene yeares,
according to the Statute in that case made and pvided.
NOWE KNOWE YE, that wee, being willing to give all lawfull and fitting
incouragem to the inventors of such arts as may be of publicke vse & benifitt,
of our especiall grace, certeine knowledge, and meere motion, and vpon the
humble peticon of the said Sir Ellis Leighton, have given and graunted, and by
these Psents for vs, our beyres and successors, doe give and graunt vnto the
said Sir Ellis Leighton, his executors, administrators, and assignes, espetiall

page_text: licence, power, priviledge, and authoritie, that he, they, and every of them, by
themselves, or his and their deputy and deputies, servants and workemen, at
all times, and from time to time hereafter, dureing the terme of yeares here-
after in these sents expressed, shall and lawfully may have, vse, exercise,
imploy, and inioy the said newe Invenčon in such manner as to him, them, or
anie of them, in his or their discrečons, shall seeme meet, and shall & may have
and enioy the sole benifitt and advantage comeing or ariseing by reason thereof
dureing the terme of yeares hereby graunted; and to the end the said Sir Ellis
Leighton, his executors, administrators, and assignes, and every of them, inay
the better enioy the full & whole benifitt, and the sole vse and exercise of
the said Invenĉon, we doe by these psents, for vs, our heyres and successors,
require and streightly comaund all & every person and persons, bodyes poli-
ticke and corporate, of whatsoever qualitie, degree, name, or condicon soever
they be, that neither they nor anie of them dureing the terme of yeares hereby
graunted either directly, or indirectly doe vse or put in practize the said
Invenčon soe by the said Sir Ellis Leighton attained vnto as aforesaid, nor
.shall counterfeit, imitate, or resemble the, same, nor shall make anie addicon
therevuto or substracčon from the same, whereby to ptend themselves the
inventors or devisors thereof, without the licence, consent, or agreem³ of
the said Sir Ellis Leighton, his executors, administrators, or assignes,
in writeing under his and their hands and seales first had and obteined
in that behalfe, vpon such paines and penalties as can or may be inflicted
on such offendors for their contempt of this our coaund in that behalfe;
and further, to be answerable to the said Sir Ellis Leighton, his executors,
administrators, and assignes, according to the lawe and justice for lis
& their damages thereby susteined, to have and to hold all the said
licences, powers, priviledges, and authorities hereby graunted as aforesaid
vnto him the said Sir Ellis Leighton, his executors, administrators, and
assignes, for and during the terme of fowerteene yeares from the makeing
of these sents next ensueing, and fully to be compleate and ended,
according to the Statute in such case made and provided. And further,
wee doe by these psents, for vs, our héyres and successors, give and graunt
vnto the said Sir Ellis Leighton, his executors, administrators, and assignes,
full power and authoritic that hee and they, and his and their deputies,
servants, and agents, haveing first obteined a warrant in this behalfe from the
Lord Chief Justice of the Courte of Kings Bench for the time being, may,
with the assistance of a constable or anie other lawfull officer, at convenient
times of the day dureing the terme aforesaid, and in lawful manner, enter into
& make serch in auie houses or other places where there shall be just caus

page_text: of suspicon for discovering and finding out of all such persons as shall
imitate or cause to be imitated or shall vse or put in practize the said
Invencon, soe by the said Sir Ellis Leighton invented and attained vnto as
aforesaid, that soe such offenders may be peeeded against and punished
according to their demeritts, and their invenčons & works then and there
found to be seized vpon and left in the hands and custody of some constable
or officer to be disposed of according to lawe. And further, wee doe by these
Psents, for vs, our heyres and successors, will, authorize, and require all and
singuler justices of the peace, mayors, sheriffes, bayliffes, constables, head-
borroughs, and all other officers and ministers whatsoever of vs, our heyres
and successors for the time being, that they and every of them respectively be
from time to time, durcing the said terme hereby graunted, in their respective
places, favouring, aydeing, helping, and assisting vnto the said Sir Ellis
Leighton, his executors, administrators, and assignes, and to his deputie and
deputies, servants and agents, in and by all things in and about the accom-
plishment of our will and pleasure herein declared, and in the exercise and
execucon of the powers and priviledges herein and hereby graunted or
menconed to be graunted as aforesaid; and moreover wee will and comaund
by these Psents, for vs, our heyres and successors, that our said officers and
ministers, or anie of them, doc not molest, trouble, or interrupt the said Sir
Ellis Leighton, his executors, administrators, or assignes, or his or their deputie
or deputies, servants or agents, or anie of them, in or about the vse or exercise
of the said Invencon, or of anie matter or thing concerneing the same:
Provided alwayes, that if at anic time dureing the said terme of fowerteene
yeares it shall be made appeare vnto vs, our heyres or successors, that this our
graunt is contrary to law, or Piudiciall or inconvenient and not of publicke vse
or benifitt, or that the said Invenĉon is not a newe Invencon of the said
Sir Ellis Leigton as to the publicke vse and exercise thereof within this our
Realme of England, or anie the dominions or terretoryes thereof, then vpon
significačou and declaracon thereof to be made by vs, our heyres or successors,
these our Lřes Patents shall forthwith cease, determine, and be as voyde in
lawe to all intents and purposes, anie thing herein-before menconed to the
contrary notwishstanding: Provided alsoe, that these our Lřes Patente or anie
thing herein conteined shall not extend or be construed to extend to give
priviledge to the said Sir Ellis Leighton, his executors, administrators, or
assignes, or anie of them to vse, or imitate anie invencon or worke found out
or invented by anie other person or persons and publickely exercised within
our said Realme of Eugland, or anic the dominions or terretories thereto
belonging, vnto whom wee have alreadie graunted our like Lřes Patent of

page_text: priviledge for the sole vse, exercise, & benifitt thereof; itt being our will &
pleasure that the said Sir Ellis Leighton, his executors, administrators, and
assignes, and all and singuler other person and persons to whom we have
already graunted our like Lřes Patents or priviledges as aforesaid, shall
distinctly vse and practize their severall Invenčons by them invented and
found out, according to the true intent and meaneing of the said severall &
respective Lřes Patents, and of these psents; and lastly, we doe, by these
Psents, for vs, our heyres & successors, graunt vnto the said Sir Ellis
Leighton, his executors, administrators, and assignes, that these our Lies
Patents, or the inrollment thereof, shall be in and by all things good,
valid, sufficient, & effectuall in the lawe, according to the true intent and
meaning thereof, and shall be taken, construed, and adiudged most favourable
and benificial for the best benifitt and advantage of the said Sir Ellis
Leighton, his executors, administrators, and assignes, aswell in all our Courtes
of Record or elsewhere, notwithstanding the not full & certeine describing the
manner and qualitic of the said Invenčon, or of the materialls, way, or
manner of makeing thereof, or of the vse and benifitt thereof, and notwith-
standing anie other defects, incerteineties, or imperfeccons in these psents
conteined, or anie act, statute, ordinance, provision, pelamačon, or restreint
to the contrary thereof, in anie wise notwithstanding.
In witnes, &c. Witnes the King at Westui, the Third day of July.
In witnes. &c. Witnes the King at Westñi. the Third day of July
Pbře de privat. sigillo.