NEW WAY OF SEPARATEING SILVER FROM LEAD AND MAKEING LITHARIDGE AND REDD LEAD OF THE LEAD WHEN PARTED, PERFORMED IN A CLOSE FURNACE WITH SEA COALES
Year: 1697

page_text: Presents shall come greeting.
WHEREAS ROBERT LYDALL, Gentleman, hath by his peticon represented
vnto vs, that he hath for severall yeares past with much labor and expense,
made many experiments and observations on the severall wayes of melting or
smelting most oares, and hath found out a "NEW WAY OF SEPARATEING SILVER
FROM LEAD AND MAKEING LITHARIDGE AND REDD LEAD OF THE LEAD WHEN PARTED,
PERFORMED IN A CLOSE FURNACE WITH SEA COALES," which said Invention hath
never been knowne or practised in this kingdome; and haveing therefore
prayed vs to grant him our Letters Patents for the sole vse, exercise, and
benefitt of the said new Invention.
KNOW YEE, THEREFORE, that wee being willing to cherish and encourage
all laudable endeavours and designes of such our subiects, as have by their
industry found out vsefull and profitable arts, misteries, and inventions; and
that the said Robert Lydall may accordingly reape some fruit and benefitt of
his labour, and charge in and concerning the premisses of our especiall grace,
certaine knowledge and meere mocon, wee have given and granted and by
these presents doe give and grant vnto the said Robert Lydall, his executors,
administrators, and assignes, especiall lycence, power, priviledge, and authority,
that he and they by him and themselves, and by his and their deputies,
servants, agents, and workmen, and such others onely as he the said Robert
Lydall, his executors, administrators, or assignes, shall agree with, shall and

page_text: may from time to time, and at all times hereafter dureing the space of fourteen
yeares next ensueing, the date of these Presents, at his and their owne proper
costs and charges, erect, vse, teach, exercise, and put in practice the said new
Invention, soe by him contrived and found out as aforesaid, in any place or
places within our Kingdome of England, Dominion of Wales, and Towne of
Berwick-upon-Tweed; and alsoe shall and may take, receive, and enioy, all the
benefits, profits, comodities, and advantages of and by the said new Invention,
to be had, made, acquired, and gotten to his and their own proper benefitt,
vse, and vses; to have, hold, vse, exercise, and enjoy the said lycence, powers,
priviledges, and authorities, and all other the P misses, by these psents
granted or menconed to be granted vnto the said Robert Lydall, his
executors, administrators, and assignes, for and dureing and vnto the full end
and termo of fourteen yeares, from the day of the date of these Presents next
ensueing, and fully to be compleat and ended according to the Statute in that
case made and provided; and to the end the said Robert Lydall, his executors,
administrators, and assignes, may the better enioy the full and whole benefitt,
and the sole vso and exercise of his said new Invention, wee doe by these
Presents for vs, our heires and successors, streightly charge, require, and
comand all and every person and persons, bodies politick and corporate, of
what quality, degree, name, or condicon soever they be, within our said King-
dome of England, Dominion of Wales, and Towne of Berwick-upon-Tweed,
that neither they nor any of them dureing the said terme of fourteen yeares
hereby granted, either directly or indirectly doe vse, exercise, or put in
practice the said new Invention soe by the said Robert Lydall invented and
found out as aforesaid, nor doe nor shall counterfeite, imitate, or resemble the
said new Invention or any materialls thereunto belonging; nor doe nor shall
make any addition thereunto or substracčon therefrom, whereby to pretend
themselves the inventers or devisers thereof, without the lycence, consent, or
agreement of the said Robert Lydall, his executors, administrators, or assignes,
in writeing vnder his or their hande and seales, first had and obtained in that
behalfe, vnder such paines and penalties as can or may be inflicted on the
offender or offenders therein, for the contempt of this our royall comand; and
further to be answerable to the said Robert Lydall, his executors, adminis-
trators, and assignes, according to the vtmost rigor of the law, for his and their
damages thereby sustained; and further, wee doe by these our Letters
Patents for vs, our heires and successors, will, authorize, require, and comand
all and singular justices of the peace, mayors, sheriffs, bayliffs, constables,
headborougs, and all other officers and ministers whatsoever of vs, our
beires and successors, now and for the time being, to whome it may concerne,

page_text: that they and every of them respectively, be from time to time dureing the
said terme hereby granted in their respective offices, and according to their
and every of their best skills and endeavours, ayding, helping, and assisting
vnto the said Robert Lydall, his executors, administrators, and assignes,
deputies, agents, and servants, in and by all things in and about the accom-
plishment of our this royall will and pleasure herein-before declared, and in
the execution of the severall powers and priviledges hereby granted as afore-
said; and moreover wee doe by these psents for vs, our heires and successors,
will and command that our said respective officers and ministers before
menčoned, or any of them, doe not nor shall at any time hereafter dureing
the terme hereby granted, in any wise molest, trouble, or hinder the said
Robert Lydall, his executors, administrators, or assignes, deputies, agents, or
servants, in or about the vse or exercise of the aforesaid Invention, or any
part thereof, or anything relateing thereto; Provided alwayes and these our
Letters Patents are and shall be vpon this condičon, that if at any time
dureing the said terme of fourteen yeares hereby granted, it shall be made
appeare to vs, our. heires or successors, or any six or more of our or their Privy
Councill, that this our grant is contrary to law or Piudiciall or inconvenient to
our subiects in generall, or that the Invenčon before menconed is not a new
Invention, as to the publick vse and exercise of the same, and not invented
and found out by the said Robert Lydall as aforesaid; then vpon significacon
and declaračon of such preiudico or inconveniency to be made by vs, our heires
or successors, vnder our or their signett or privy seale, or by the Lorde or others
of our or their Privy Councill, or any six or more of them vnder their hande,
these our Letters Patens shall forthwith cease, determine, and be vtterly void to
all intents and purposes, anything herein-before-contained to the contrary not-
withstanding: Provided also that these our Letters Patents or anything herein-
before contained shall not extend or be construed to extend to give priviledge
vnto the said Robert Lydall, his executors, administratora, or assignes, to imitate
any Invenčon or worke whatsoever, which hath been heretofore invented and
found out by any other of our subiects whatsoever, and publickly exercised
within our said Kingdome of England, Dominion of Wales, or Towne of
Berwick-vpon-Tweed, to whome wee have already granted our like Letters
Patents of priviledge for the sole exercise and benefitt thereof; it being our
will and pleasure that the said Robert Lydall, his executors, administrators,
and assignes, and all and singular other person and persons to whome wee have
already granted our like Letters Patents, shall distinctly vse and practice their
severall Inventions, by them respectively found out according to the true
intent and meaning of such our Letters Patents and of these psents; And

page_text: lastly, wee doe hereby for vs, our heires and successors, grant vnto the said
Robert Lydall, his executors, administrators, and assignes, that these our
Letters Patents or the enrollment thereof, shall be and continue in and by all
things good, valid, firme, and effectuall in the law, according to the true
meaning of the same, notwithstanding the not full and certaine describeing or
menčoning of the said Invention, or of the materialls, wayes, or meanes of
makeing, vscing, or exerciseing of the same, or of the certaine vse or benefitt
thereof, or any other defect, incertainty, or imperfection in these Presents, or
any other matter, cause, or thing whatsoever to the contrary in any wise
notwithstanding.
In witnesse, &c. Witnesse, Thomas, Archbishopp of Canterbury, &c., at
Westminster, the Fourth day of September.
By Writt of Privy Scale.