A NEW METHOD OF MULTIPLYING OF PICTURES AND DRAUGHTS BY A NATURAL COLLERIS WITH IMPRESSION
Year: 1719

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WHEREAS JAMES CHRISTOPHER LE BLON, hath by his petition humbly
represented vnto vs, that he hath by his great labour and expence found out
and invented "A NEW METHOD OF MULTIPLYING OF PICTURES AND DRAUGHTS BY A
NATURAL COLLERIS WITH IMPRESSION," which hath never yet been vsed or invented
by any person, and as this is entirely new and meets a general approbation, as
well for its ingenuity as the great benefit and advantage that will accrew
to the publick; thereby the petitioner hath humbly prayed vs as a reward and
encouragement for his great labour and expence in finding out and bringing
the same to pfeccon, to grant him our Royal Letters Patents for the term of
fourteen yeares, for the sole carrying on his said Invenčon as the law allows
in such cases; wee being willing to give encouragement to all arts and
Inventions that may be of publick vse and benefit, are gratiously pleased to
gratifie him in his request.
KNOW YEE, THEREFORE, that wee, of our especial grace, certain
knowledge, and meer močon, have given and granted, and by these Presents
for vs, our heires and successors, do give and grant vnto the said James
Christopher le Blon, his executors, administrators, and assignes, especial
lycence, full power, sole priviledge and authority, that he, the said James
Christopher le Blon, bis executors, administrators, and assignes, and every
of them, by himselfe and themselves, or by his and their deputy and deputies,
servants, or agents, or such others as he, the said James Christopher le

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Blon, his exccutors, administrators, or assignes, shall at any agree with,
and no others, from time to time and at all times during the term of
yeares herein expressed, shall and lawfully may exercise, work, vse, and
enioy within that part of our Kingdom of Great Britain called England,
our Dominion of Wales, and Town of Berwick-vpon-Tweed, his said new
Invention of multiplying of pictures and draughts by a natural colleris with
impression as aforesaid, in such manner as to him, the said James Christopher
le Blon, his executors, administrators, and assignes, or any of them, shall in
their discretions seem meet; and that he, the said James Christopher le Blon,
his executors, administrators, and assignes, shall and may have and enioy the
whole profit, benefit, commodity, and advantage from time to time comeing.
growing, accrewing, and ariseing by reason of the said Invention, for and
during the full term of yeares herein mentioned; to have, hold, exercise, and
enioy the said lycence, powers, priviledges, and advantages herein-before
granted or menconed to be granted vnto the said James Christopher le Blon,
his executors. administrators, and assignes, for and during and vnto the full
end term of fourteen years from the date of these Presents next and imme
<diately ensucing, and fully to be compleat and ended according to the Statute
in such case made and provided, and to the end that the said James
Christopher le Blon, his executors, administrators, and assignes, and every of
them, may have and enioy the full benefit and the sole vse and exercise of the
said Invention according to our gratious intention herein-before declared; wce
do by these Presents, for vs, our heires and successors, require and strictly
command all and every person and persons, bodys politick and corporate, and all
other our subiects whatsoever, of what estate, quality, or degree, name or
condičon soever they be, within that part of our said Kingdom of Great
Britain called England, our Dominion of Wales, and Town of Berwick-vpon-
Tweed aforesaid, that neither they or any of them, at any time during the
continuance of the said terme of fourteen yeares hereby granted, either directly
or indirectly, do make, vse, or put in practice the said Invention, or any part
of the same so attained vnto by the said James Christopher le Blon as
aforesaid, nor shall in anywise counterfeit, imitate, or resemble the same, nor
shall make or cause to be made any addition thereunto or subtraction from
the same, whereby to pretend himselfe or themselves the inventor or inventors,
devisor or devisors thereof, without the lycence, consent, or agreement of the
said James Christopher le Blon, his executors, administrators, or assignes, in
writing vnder his or their hands and seales first had and obtained in that
behalfe, vpon such paines and penalties as can or may be justly inflicted on
such offenders for their contempt of this our royal command; and further to

page_text: be answerable to the said James Christopher le Blon, his executors, admi-
nistrators, and assignes, according to law for his and their damages thereby
occasioned. And moreover, wee do by these psents for vs, our heires and
successors, will and command all and singular our justices of the peace, mayors,
sheriffs, bayliffs, constables, headboroughs, and all other officers and ministers
whatsoever, of vs, our heires and successors, for the time being, that they or
any of them do not nor shall at any time hereafter during the said term hereby
granted, in anywise molest, trouble, or hinder the said James Christopher le.
Blon, his executors, administrators, or assignes, or any of them, or his or their
deputies, servants, or agents, in or about the due and lawfull making, vse, or.
exercise of the aforesaid Invention, or any thing relating thereto: Provided
always, and these our Letters Patents are. and shall be vpon this condition, that
if at any time during the said term hereby granted, it shall be made appear to
vs, our heirs or successors, or any six or more of our or their Privy Council,
that this our grant is contrary to law or prejudicial or inconvenient to our.
subiects in general, or that the said Invention is not a new invention as to the
publick vse..and exercise thereof, within that part of our said Kingdom of
Great Britain called England, our Dominion of Wales, and Town of Berwick-
vpon-Tweed aforesaid, or not invented and found out by the said James
Christopher le Blon as aforesaid, then vpon signification and declaracon
thereof to be made by vs; our heires, or successors, vnder our or their signet or
privy seal, or by the Lorde and others of our or their Privy Council or any
six or more of them, vnder their hande, these our Letters Patents shall
forthwith cease, determine, and be vtterly void to all intents and purposes, any
thing herein-before contained to the contrary in anywise notwithstanding:
Provided also, that these our Letters Patents, or any thing herein contained,
shall not extend or be construed to extend to give priviledge vnto the said
James Christopher le Blon, his executors, administrators, or assignes, or any of
them, to vse or imitate any invenĉon or work whatsoever, which hath heretofore
been found out or invented by any other of our subiects whatsoever, and
publickly vsed or exercised within that part of our said Kingdom of Great
Britain called England, our Dominion of Wales, or Town of Berwick-vpon-
Tweed aforesaid, vnto whom like Letters Patents or priviledges have been
already granted for the sole vse, exercise, and benefit thereof. It being our
will and pleasure that the said James Christopher le Blon, his executors,
administrators, and assignes, and all and every other person and persons to
whom like Letters Patents or priviledges have been already granted as
aforesaid, shall distinctly vse and practice their several Inventions, by them
invented and found out, according to the true intent and meaning of the same

page_text: respective Letters Patents, and of these Presents. And lastly wee do by
these Presents for vs, our heires and successors, grant vnto the said James
Christopher le Blon, his executors, administrators, and assignes, that these our
Letters Patents, or the inrollment or exemplificačon thereof, shall be in and
by all things good, firm, valid, sufficient, and effectual in the law according to
the true intent and meaning hereof, and shall be taken, construed, and adiudged
in the most favourable and beneficial sense for the best advantage of the said
James Christopher le Blon, his executors, administrators, and assignes, as
well in all Courts of Record as elsewhere, and by all and singular the
officers and ministers whatsoever of vs, our heires and successors, within
that part of our said Kingdom of Great Britain called England, our Dominion
of Wales, and Town of Berwick-vpon-Tweed aforesaid, and amongst all and
every the subiects of vs, our heires and successors, whatsoever and where-
soever, notwithstanding the not full and certain describing the nature or
quality of the said Invention, or of the materials thereto conduceing and
belonging.