Year: 1636

page_text: and Ireland, Defender of the Fayeth.
England, Scotland, France,
TO ALL TO WHOME THEISE P³SENT SHALL COME, greetinge.
WHEREAS Sir JOHN CHRISTOPHER VAN BERG, Moravien Knight, heretofore
Lord of Wahanezee and Verantiez, and Deputie Generall over the heritable
lordshipps belonginge to the Palatyne howse within the Marquisite of Moravia,
haveing beene heretofore possessed of large demeasnes, and comaund in the.
saide marquisate, is nowe dispossessed of all by the devouring warres
in Germany, and haveing beene compelled for safetie dureing the hazard
of these warres yet contynueing to flie from thence, and to endure
banishment from his owne native country, and beeing come into our
Kingdome of England, not haveing meanes of supportacon, hee hath pstrated
himselfe, his wife, and fower children vnder our Royall protecčon, humbly
ymploring our grace and comiseračon: And whereas the saide Sir John
Christopher hath by his industrie and observačon in other countries found out
and observed many Invenčons, as well mathematicall as mechanicke engynes
and instrumente not hitherto knowne or vsed in any of our Domynions, that is
to say, diverse mechanicke instrument and frames operating by waighte, soe to
bee fitted and ordered that the force and strength of them may bee augmented
or diminished either in regard of the instrument themselves, or in respecte of the
number of workemen to bee ymployed aboute them accordinge as occasion or
necessitie shall require. Which instrum" or frames may bee exercised by land
either belowe, on the ground, or on highe alofte, as well within as without any

page_text: building, and likewise by water in shipps, pontes, boates, and shallopps for the
effectinge any such thinge or thing as may neede lifting or heaving, vpp,
letting or drawing, or halinge from place to place, transporting' forcible
strikeing, in pullinge forth, bearinge downe, battering, pressing, plateinge, or
squeesing by the vse of them, alsoe all manner of thinges maye bee waighed
moste conveniently. An Invencon whereby the smythes bellowes may bee
made to blowe without putting to any hand either to boulde or drawe them,
and may bee alsoe vsefull to such as neede the contynuall, vse of fire or
stronge blast of any manner of bellowes, diverse engynes for waterworkes,
whereby the water may bee compelled to rise, that soe it may bee the better
deduced from place to place, and naturall streames or current may be turned
or diverted att pleasure, likewise divers mille to bees turned or agitated by
running rivers or other waters, by winde, waighte, beast, as horses, oxen, and
the like, or by the hande, serving for the doeing whatsoever thing may neede to
bee grinded, beaten, brused, grated, pestled, hamered; cutt, hewen, hackt, sawed,
whetted, playned with tooles, turned, winded,, rowled,, circulated caste forthe
or evacuated. Alsoe instrumente, partly mathematicall, partly; mechanicall,
serving for the accurate measuring of land or ground, and may alsoe in
a certayne manner bee ymployed to coaches, carte, waggons, or any other
thinge that is moved from place to place, thereby to knowe the exacte
distance and dispatch of theire mocon, likewise instrumente of sounding and
fathoming of any depthes; whither of waters or mynes, or any other depth, as
alsoe to knowe any heighte above the ground. Also Invenons of all kinde
of wagons, waynes, coaches, cartes, litters, wheelebarrowes, packsaddles, and
"side saddles, better for ease, advantage, and proffitt than hitherto have beene
vsed; otlier instrumente whereby any shipp receaving a leake may bee served
from sinkeinge till ytt may bee brought to shore to bee amended, or in case
such shipp of necessitie must sincke, then whereby a signe maye bee' extant
above the water to shewe the place where itt suncke, that soe instrumente may
bee applyed for the draweinge itt pp againe. With an assured way, howelthe
..very greateste shipp may bee drawne vpon agayne, thoughellitt beer suncke
eightie fathomes deepe. Alsoe instrumente for the advantagious removeinge
or takeing forth sand or earth out of shallowel places, either att sea or in
ryvers, that the waters may bee deeper and lesse dangerously-navigable, and if
there bee any dikes or trenches vnder the water to breake and even them
speedilie and forceably, and to remove and caste forth the earth and materialle
thereof; likewise an engyne to go contynually by water, horse, or man, for the
workeinge all sortes of tymber, as well greater for carpenters as small for
joyners, and the same to drive diverse frames att once, each frame takeinge in

page_text: ittowne,worke, and delivering, itt, out agayne without interrupting.other..
Alsoe : another-Invenčon, very good, for warminge the bodie, of; man, and for
boyling, roasting, or fryeing, all kinde of meates, vsefull alsoe for, many other
purposes for which, the heate of the fire is requisitt. Another Invenĉon to bee
agitated by winde, water, or horses, for the cleane threshing of corne, whereby,
much corne that is nowe left may bee saved, and the strawe made neeré as
good as haye. Alsoe a new kinde of washe or laundrie, howse, wherein, all
kinde of lynnen, and other cloathes may bee washed and dryed, soe, conveniently
that the laundresses shall not bee annoyed by the greateste cold in winter, but
may washe as often and as much as theire occasion shall, require in a warme
ayre, and gett soe much advantage of tyme, besides the saveinge of charges in
dryeing of cloathes, that, they may easilic drie as much in three or fower
howres as otherwise with more labour in three dayes. Lastly, another Invencon
‘especially, vsefull,in, and aboute the building, and repayreing, of churches and
greate edifices, howses, shipps, and the, like, for the better saveinge the
excessive charge hee bath hearde, is expended, in scaffolde in and, about
the same. All which Invencons, engynes, or instrumente hee hath psented.
unto vs as thing by the vse whereof much good and benefitt? may accrewe
vnto our people,, and beeing desirous, if possibly hee can, to supporte
himselfe, his wife, and familie, by his owne endeavor, without beeing
burthensome to others, hee, hath by his peticon to vs, exhibited most humbly,
besoughte vs to graunte vnto them, the sole makeinge and vse of the saide
Invencons, engynes, and, instrument within our domynions accordinge to
the lymittacon of the Statutes in that: case provided: And, because hee, is
not fully capable of the benefitt of our graunte, and gracious favour for that
bee is an, alyen borne, bee bath further besoughte vs that wee would, bee
pleased to make bymour, denizon..
NOWE KNOWE YEE, that wee tenderlie compassionatinge the distressed
condicon, of the saide Sir John Christopher, his wife and children, and to the,
intente hee, may bee made fully capeable of the benefitte of our Royall favour of
our especiall grace,.certaynes knowledge and meere mocon; have graunted, and
by theise psente, for vs, our heires and successors, doe, graunte vnto the saide
Sir John Christopher, that hee, the saide Sir John Christopher, by what name
or names soever hee, bee, knowne, be from henceforth, the denizen and liege
subiecte of vs, your heires, and successors, and that in all thinges, hee bee had,
taken,reputed, governed, and,vsed, within our kingdome, of England and
domynion of Wales, as, the denizen and liege subiecte of vs, our heires and suc-
cessors, and noe otherwise. And that hee the saide Sir John Christopher shall
from henceforth pleade and bee ympleaded, answere, and bee answered, defende,

page_text: and be defended, in all accons, suites, and playntes whatsoever, in whatsoever
courtes and before whatsoever judges, justices, officers, and ministers of vs, our
beires and successors, and shall and may purchase, take, have, hould, and enioye
lande, tenemente; rente, reverčons, services, and other hereditamente whatso-
ever within Our kingdome of England and domynion of Wales, to hym and to
his heires, or for any other estate or estates whatsoever, and give, graunte, alyen,
sell, bequeath, and dispose the same to any person or persons whatsoever, att
his will and pleasure, lawfully, freely, and without restraynte, and in as large
and ample manner as any other Our liege subiecte borne within Our saide king-
dome and domynion may pleade or bee impleaded, aunswere or bee aunswered,
defend or bee defended, or shall or may purchase, take, have, hould, vse, or
enioye, give, graunte, alyen, 'sell, bequeath.or dispose the same. And that
alsoe hee the saide Sir John Christopher and his heires, shall and may,
as the liege subiect of vs, our heires and successors, peaceably, quietly,
and freely have, vse, and enioye all the liberties, franchises, and priviledges of
Our saide kingdone and domynions without the lett or- interrupcon of vs, our
heires or successors, or of any of the officers or ministers of vs, our heires or
successors whatsoever; provided that the saide Sir John Christopher bee
bound by and obedient to all the act and statutes of this, realme, and to
all and every the content of the same, provided alsoe that the saide Sir Jolin
Christopher .doe paie or cause to bee paied of his merchandizes like customes
and subsidie as hee oughte and should have done if hee had not beene made
denizen; any thinge in theise psente conteyned to the contrary in anywise
notwithstandinge: And of our further grace, certayne knowledge, and meere
mocon, wee have gyven and graunted, and by theise psente, for vs, our heires
and successors, doe gyve and graunte vnto the saide Sir John Christopher, his
executors, administrators, and assignes, full and free libertie, licence, power,
priviledge, and authoritie, that hee, the saide Sir John Christopher, his execu-
tors, administrators, and assignes, by hym or themselves; his or theire deputies,
servant, workemen, factors, or agente, shall and may att all and every tyme
and tymes hereafter, from tyme to tyme dureinge the terme of fourteene yeares
next ensuéing the date of theise sente, as well make and vse within our
kingdome of England and domynion of Wales, all and every the saide
engynes and instrumente, as alsoe exercise; practice, and putt in vse within
our saide kingdome and domynion, all and every the saide foremenĉoned
Invenčons soe by hym the saide Sir John Christopher found out and observed
as aforesaide, and not hitherto knowne or vsed within any of our domynions:
And our will and pleasure is, and by theise psente of our more especiall grace,
ċertayne knowledge, and meere mocon, wee doe for vs, our heires and succes-

page_text: sors, straightlie charge and inhibitt. all and every other person and persons
whatsoever, of what estate, condičon, or degree, hee or they, or any of them
bee, that none of them other then the saide Sir John Christopher, his execu-
tors, administrators, or assignes, or his or theire substitutes, duputies, servaunte,
workemen, factors, or agente, or some of them doe, or shall directlie.or.indi-
rectlie dureinge the saide terme of fourteene yeares make or vse within ,our
kingdome of England and domynion of Wales, or either of them,, any .the
saide engynes or instrumente, or exercise, practice, or putt in vse within our
saide kingdome or domynion any the saide Invenčons, soe by hym the saide
Sir John Christopher found out and observed as aforesaide, and not hitherto
knowen or vsed within any our saide domynions without the consent and
agreement of hym, the saide Sir John Christopher, his executors, administra-
tors, or assignes, first had or obteyned in that behalfe, to have and to .hould
the saide liberties, lycences, powers, priviledges, and authorities, and other
the misses by theise psente graunted. or menconed to be graunted to
the saide Sir John Christopher, his executors, administrators, and. assignes,
for and duringe the terme and vnto the full end and terme.of fourteene yeares
from henceforth nexte ensueing, fully to bee compleated and ended:
And wee doe by theise psente for vs, our heires and successors, will and
comaund all and singuler maiors, sherriffe, justices of the peace, bayliffe, con-
stables, head-boroughes, and other officers, ministers, and subiect of vs, our
heires and successors, that they and every of them bee from tyme to tyme
dureinge the terme aforesaide aydeing, helping, and assistinge to the saide Sir
John Christopher, his executors, administrators, or assignes, and to his and theire
substitutes, deputies, servaunt(, workemen, factors, and agente in all thing in
and aboute the accomplishment of our pleasure herein declared, and in and
aboute the exercise and execučon of the same; and that neither they nor any
of them doe att any tyme hinder, moleste, or interrupte the saide Sir
John Christopher, his executors, administrators, or assignes, or his or theire
substitutes, deputies, servaunte, workemen, factors or agent, or any of them,
in anywise cončninge the pmisses, as they tender our pleasure, and will avoide
the contrary att theire perill; pvided alwaies, and our will and pleasure is,
that if att any tyme dureing the saide terme of fourteene years itt shall
appeare vnto vs, our heires or successors, or to the Lorde and others of the
Privie Councell, of vs, our heires or successors, that this our graunte as to all
or any the invenčons, engynes, and instrumente above specified is contrary
to our lawes, or mischeevous to the state of our realme of. England, or
generally inconveniente; that then vpon declaračon to be made by vs, our
beires or successors, vnder our, or theire signett or Privie Seale, or by the Lorde

page_text: and others of the Privie Councell of vs, our heires or successors, or sixe or
more of them for the time beeinge, in writinge, vnder theire hande, of such
contrarietie, to. lawe, mischeife, or inconvenience, this our. Psent graunte as
to soe many of the said invenĉons, engynes, and instrumente as shall appeare
to bee contrary to the lawes or mischeevous to the state of this our saide realme,
or generally inconvenient as aforesaide,, shall for such cause or causes soe
declared, bee voide and of none effecte; anythinge in theise sente con-
teyned to the contrary. in anywise notwithstanding. And wee doe hereby
graunte for vs, our heires and successors, that theise our Ires pattente or the
inrollment thereof, shalbe good, firme, valid, and effectuall according to the
true intente and meaning. of the same. Although expresse mencon of
the yearely value or any other vallue or. ĉtaintie of the misses or any.
parte thereof, or of any other guift or graunte by vs, or any of our progenitors
or predecessors heretofore made to the saide Sir John Christopher, is not
made in theise psente, or any statute, acte, ordinance, provision, pro-
clamacon, or. restrainte heretofore had, made, ordeyned or pvided, or any
other thinge, cause, or matter whatsoever to the contrary thereof in any wise
notwithstanding.