A NEWE INVENCON BY HYM LATELY FOUND OUT, HOWE BY THE VSE AND APPLYINGE OF CERTEN COMPOUNDED STUPPES AND WATERS CALLED OR KNOWEN BY THE NAME OF CEMENT OR DRESSING FOR SHIPPES, ASWELL THE BULKES HULLES, AND BODIES OF SHIPPES, AND OTHER VESSELLES, AS THEIR MASTES, DECKES, TACKLE, SAYLES, AND OTHER FURNITURES, MAIE BE SERVED IN FIGHT ATT SEA FROM BURNING OR CONSUMYNGE BY WYLDEFYER OR GUNPOWDER, AND ALSOE HOWE BY THE LIKE MEANES SUCH SHIPPES AND VESSELS AS ARE BOUND FOR LONGE VOYAGES MAIE, WITHOUT SHEATHINGE OR OTHER LIKE CHARGE, BE SERVED FROM HURTE BY THE SEA, WORME OR BARNEACLE, WHEREBY MANIE SHIPPES OF GREATE VALUE ARE OFTEN TYMES VTTERLY SPOYLED
Year: 1625

page_text: come, greetinge.
WHEREAS our welbeloved subiecte WILLIAM BEALE, of London, Gould-
smith, hath, by his owne studie and industrie, with greate charge and longe
practise, brought to perfeccon "A NEWE INVENCON BY HYM LATELY FOUND OUT,
HOWE BY THE VSE AND APPLYINGE OF CERTEN COMPOUNDED STUPPES AND WATERS
CALLED OR KNOWEN BY THE NAME OF CEMENT OR DRESSING FOR SHIPPES, ASWELL
THE BULKES, HULLES, AND BODIES OF SHIPPES, AND OTHER VESSELLES, AS THEIR
MASTES, DECKES, TACKLE, SAYLES, AND OTHER FURNITURES, MAIE BE SERVED IN
FIGHT ATT SEA FROM BURNING OR CONSUMYNGE BY WYLDEFYER OR GUNPOWDER, AND
ALSOE HOWE BY THE LIKE MEANES SUCH SHIPPES AND VESSELS AS ARE BOUND FOR
LONGE VOYAGES MAIE, WITHOUT SHEATHINGE OR OTHER LIKE CHARGE, BE SERVED
FROM HURTE BY THE SEA, WORME OR BARNEACLE, WHEREBY MANIE SHIPPES OF
GREATE VALUE ARE OFTEN TYMES VTTERLY SPOYLED," wee, takinge the same into
our princelic consideračon, and conceivinge that good and profitable vse maie
be made of the said Invenčon both for our owne shippes and the shippinge of
our lovinge subiectes; and beinge graciously well pleased to cherish and
encourage all our lovinge subiectes in such ingenious and profitable Inventons
as tend to the publique vse, safetie, welfare, and service of our lovinge subiectes
in their forraigne trades and adventures by sea, and fyndinge itt agreable to
our honor and iustice that the authors and first inventors thereof should in
some measure reape the fruites of their labours, studies, and industries, for
incouragement of them and others in the like good and laudable indeavours,

page_text: have resolved that the said William Beale and his assignes, in recompence of
his greate charges, studie, and tyme, bestowed concernynge the premisses, shall,
accordinge to his humble peticon to vs exhibited, have and enioy the privilege
and sole benefitt of his owne arte and invenčon aforesaid for makinge and
vsinge the said compounded stuffes and waters within our realme of England
and domynion of Walles.
AND THEREFORE KNOWE YEE, that wee, for these consideracons
and others vs movinge of our speciall grace, certayne knowledge, and meere
mocon, have given and graunted, and by these presents, for vs, our heires
and successors, doe give and graunte vnto the said William Beale, his
executors, admynistrators, and assignes, full and sole lycence, power, priviledge
and authority, that be, the said William Beale, his executors, admynistrators,
and assignes, or anie of them, by himselfe or themselves, or his or their
deputies, servante, factors, and workemen, shall and may att all and everie tyme
and tymes, and from tyme to tyme duringe the terme hereafter by these
presentes graunted and lymited, att his and their owne pper costes and charges,
make, vse, practise, and put in vre within our said realme of England and
domynion of Wales, or in anie part of them or anie of them, the said newe
devises, compounded stuffes and waters, cement and dressinge for shippes,
whereby shippes, pynnaces, and other vesselles ymployed att sea, maie be pre-
served from burninge and hurte by wildefyer or gunpowder, or kept from hurte
by the worme or barneacle, as aforesaid, in the same compounded stuffes and
waters, cement and dressinge for shippes soe by him or them made, prepared, and
fitted for vse, to vtter and sell, or otherwise dispose of or doe awaie, att the
will and pleasure of the said William Beale, his executors, admynistrators, and
assignes, and everie of them, for his and their best proffitt, advantage, and
comoditie. And to the end that the said William Beale, his executors,
admynistrators, and assignes, and everie of them, may have and enjoy the full
and whole benefitt and comodity of compoundinge, makinge, vsinge, and dis-
posing of his said newe Invencon within our realme of England and domynion
of Wales, duringe all the terme hereafter by these presente graunted. as a
recompence which we intend to the said William Beale, his executors,
admynistrators, and assignes, for the labour, arte, industry, and charge
expended and ymployed in and about the obteyninge and fynding out of the
said 'newe devises, compounded stuffes and waters, cement, and-dressinge, our
will and pleasure is, and wee doe by these presentes, of our further especiall
grace, certaine knowledge, and meere mocon, for vs, our heires and successors,
straightly charge and comaunde, all and every person and persons whatsoever,
of what estate, degree, or condičon he or they be, that he or they or any of

page_text: them shall not, within this our realme of England and domynion of Wales, or
anie parte thereof, for and duringe the terme of yeares hereafter by these
presentes graunted, compound, make, or vse anie such or the like stuffes or
waters, or anie of them, for the vse herein-before menconed or discribed,
without the lycence of the said William Beale, his executors, admynistrators.
or assignes, in that behalfe first had and obteyned, vppon payne of the heavy
indignacon of vs, our heires and successors; and vppon such further paynes,
penalties, fynes, ymprisonment, and other punishmentes as by anie lawes or
statutes of this realme can or maie be inflicted or imposed vppon the offenders
for their disobedience in contemninge of our royall comaundement in this
behalfe, to have and to hould, vse, exercise, and enjoy all and everie the said
lycences, powers, priviledges, authorities, benefitte, and other the premisses to
the said William Beale, his executors, admynistrators, and assignes, from the
daie of the date of these presentes for and dureinge the full end and terme of
fowerteene yeares from thence next ensuynge, fully to be compleate and ended,
yealdinge and payinge therefore. And the saide William Beale, for hym, his
executors and admynistrators, doth covenaunte, promise, graunte, and agree
to pay yearely and everie yeare duringe the said terme, vnto vs, our heires and
successors, the yearely rente or some of fortie shillinges of lawfull money of
England att the receipt of the Exchequer of vs, our heires and successors, att
Westmynster, att the feast of the Nativitic of St. John Baptist, yearely att
one entire payment duringe the saide terme. And for the better execuĉon of
this our graunte wee doe by these presentes, for vs, our heires and successors,
give and graunte vnto the said William Beale, his executors, admyuistrators,
and assignes, full power and authoritie that he or they, or anic of them, or
his, their, or anie of their deputies, factors, agentes, or servante shall and maie
from tyme to tyme and all tymes duringe the saide terme of fowerteene yeares
herein-before expressed, with the ayde and assistance of a constable, or some
other officer, in due and lawful manner enter into all and everie house and
houses, place and places convenyent, or goe a board anie shippe, barke, crayer,
pynnace, or vessell where he, they, or anie of them, shall have cause
probably to suspecte that anie such compounded stuffes or waters, cement
or dressinge, or anie of them; shalbe in makinge or made, or shalbe in vse
or intended to be vsed without the lycence or allowance of the said
William Beale, his executors, admynistrators, or assignes, and there diligently
and carefullie to trie, viewe, and search for the said compounded stuffes and
waters, cement and dressinge, so to be prepared or made, or beinge in hand to
be made and prepared, without the privitic and allowance of the said William
Beale, his executors, admynistrators, or assignes, contrarie to the true meaninge

page_text: of these presentes, and fyndinge anic such, or anie resistance in the said search
and execucon hereof, that then he or they or anie of them doc certific the
same into the Courte of Exchequer of vs, our heires and successors, to the end
that the offendors therein maie receive condigne punishment for the same
their offences by order of the said Courte, vnto which Courte of Exchequer wee
doe by these presentes for vs, our heires and successors, give full power and
authoritie vpon such certificate as aforesaid, and due proofe of the said
misdemeanors and offences, to inflicte such punishment by fyne and ym-
prisonment or otherwise vppon the offendors, as to the said Courte shalbe
thought meete and answerable to the said offences. And whereas wee are
informed by the said William Beale that the said compounded stuffes, waters,
cement, and dressinge for shippes, by hym newelie invented and founde out as
aforesaid, is and are to be made and extracted out of certaine mynieralls, and
native materialls of this our realme of England and domynion of Wales, our
will and pleasure is, and wee doe by these presentes, for vs, our heires and
successors, give full power, lybertie, lycence and authoritie to the said William
Beale, his executors, admynistrators, and assignes, that he, the said Willm
Beale, his exore, adiis, & assignes, and his and their deputies, servante,
agentes, or workemen, shall and maie digge for, have, and take the said
myneralls and materialls in all such cōmons, wastes, and other like groundes,
open or severall, which are or shalbe fitt to be broken or digged for such
purpose in the landes and soyle of anic of our lovinge subiectes, and the same
myneralls and materialls soe founde and gotten, to take, carrie away, and dispose
of for the vse aforesaid; he, the said William Beale, his executors, admynis-
trators, and assignes, first compoundinge with the owners of the said groundes
or landes wherein any such mineralls or materialls shalbe to be had or gotten,
for allowinge to them such recompence for and in respect of the damage,
anie such digginge, breakinge
hurte, and preiudice which they shall receive
of the groundes, carryinge and recarryinge of the said myneralls or materialls
or otherwise as shalbe agreed vpon amongst themselves. And our further
will and pleasure is, and wee doc straightly charge and comaunde for vs, our
heires and successors, by these presentes, that noc person or persons other
then the said William Beale, his executors, admynistrators, and assignes, shall
digge for, take, or vse anie of the said myneralls or materialls for the vse of
makinge or extractinge anie compoundes, stuffes, cement, or waters for the
purpose aforesaid, the sole privilege whereof is by these presentes graunted
or menconed to be graunted to the said William Beale, without the
especiall consent and allowance of the said William Beale, his executors
admynistrators, and assignes, in that behalfe first had and obteyned. And

page_text: for the better assistance of the said William Beale, his executors, deputies,
or assignes, in the havinge and enioyinge of the full and sole benefitt
of this our priviledge and his owne invenčon, accordinge to the true
meaninge of these presentes duringe all the terme therein graunted, wee
doe by these presentes for vs, our heires and successors, straightly charge and
comaunde as well all and singuler maiors, sheriffs, justices of peace, bayliffes,
constables, and headboroughes, as alsoe all customers, comptrollers, searchers,
and other officers of our portes, or belonging to the Admyralltie, and to all
other officers, mynisters, and other subject whatsoever of vs, our heires
and successors, that they and everie of them be from tyme to tyme aydinge,
helpinge, and assistinge vnto the said William Beale, his executors, admynis-
trators, and assignes, and to his and their deputies, servantes, and workemen,
in all thinges in and about the accomplishment of our pleasure, expressed in
these our Letters Patentes, and in the exércise and execučon of the same,
and of all and everie article, clause, and thinge therein conteyned; and that
they or anie of them doe not in any wise hinder, molest, or intervpt the said
William Beale, his executors, admynistrators, or assignes, or his or their
deputies, agentes, servants, or workemen, or anie of them, in anie thinge
conning the misses, as they tender our pleasure, and will answere the
contrarie att their perills, and these our Lřes Patentes, or the inrollment thereof,
shalbe their sufficient warrant and discharge in that behalfe. And alsoe of our
like speciall grace, certaine knowledge, and meere močon, wee doe for vs, our
heires and successors, graunte vnto the said William Beale, his executors,
admynistrators, and assignes, that these presentes, or the inrollment thereof,
shall stand and be and shalbe construed and taken to be good, firme, sufficient,
and effectuall in the lawe for all the intentes and purposes aforesaid, and most
avaylable for the benefitt and advantage of the said William Beale, his
executors, admynistrators, and assignes, notwithstandinge the not perticuler
recytinge or not exacte discribinge of the said newe Invenčon, or the materialls
whereof the saide cement and dressinge is made, or the manner of applyinge
or vsinge of the same, and notwithstandinge the not settinge forth and
declaringe the severall vses, services, and advantages of the said compounded
stuffes, waters, cement, or dressinge in fight att sea or otherwise, or anie other
defecte or incertentie whatsoever in these our Letters Patentes notwithstandinge.
And although expresse menčon is not herein made of the true yearely value or
certentie of the misses, or of anie parte thereof, or of anie guiftes or grauntes
thereof, by vs, or anie of our progenitors thereof heretofore made, or any statute,
acte, ordinance, provision, proclamačon, or restraynte heretofore had, made, pub-
lished, ordeyued, or pvided, or anie other cause, matter, or thinge to the contrarie

page_text: thereof in anie wise notwithstandinge. Provided alwayes, that if the said
William Beale, bis executors, administrs, or assignes, or anie of them, shall att
anie tyme duringe the terme by these presente graunted, willingly and wittingly
sell, vtter, give, lend, or deliver, or suffer to be given, lent, sould, vttered, or
delivered the said compounded stuffes or waters, cement or dressinge, for
which they have this our graunte of priviledge to anie pyrate, rover, or mán
of warr att sea, or to anie forreyner that shall not be in league or amytie
with vs, our heires or successors, or to any person or persons to the vse of anie
such; or if he, the said William Beale, his executors, admynistrators, or
assignes shall teach, instructe, discover, or make knowen the seacreate arte
or skill of makinge, compoundinge, or vsinge the same, or anic parte thereof,
to any such pyrate, rover, or seaman of warre, or to anie person or persons
not beinge our naturall-borne subiecte, or to anie other, to or for the vse of
anie such, that then and from thenceforth these our Letters Patents, and the
powers, priviledges, and liberties thereby graunted or intended, shall cease and
determyne any thinge herein conteyned to the contrarie in any wise notwith-
standinge.