A NEWE WAY WHEREBY BOE GREATE EXPENCE OF WOOD MAY BEE SAVED, AND THE DAUNGER APORESAIDE PREVENTED, BY VSE OF SEACOALES, PEATE, TURFE, OR ANY OTHER FEWELL, WITH MUCH LESSE EXPENCE THEREOF THEN HATH BEENE VSED, NOE FIRE NOR SMOAKE COMING INTO THE OVENS, AND YET THEIRE BAKEING ROASTING, AND BOYLING SHALBEE SWEETE AND ATT FARRE LESSE CHARGES THEN THEY NOWE ARE ATT
Year: 1636

page_text: CHARLES, by the grace of God Kinge of England, Scotland, Fraunce, and
Ireland, Defender of the Fayeth, &c., to all to whome theise psente shall
come, greetinge.
WHEREAS our welbeloved subiect( ROBERTE LINDSEY, Esquier, and IoпN
HOBARTE, Gentleman, by theire humble peticon to vs exhibited, have informed
vs that the contynuall and greate expence of bavin, vnderwood, standelle, and
the like, beeing consumed and wasted by bakers and cookes, hath occasioned
and daylie bring into this and other our kingdomes and domynions much
waste and decaye of wood and tymber, besides daunger, which many tymes
bappens to themselves and others by fires seizing on theire stack and pyles
of fewell. They, the saide Robert Lindsey and Iohn Hobarte, by theire
industrie and charge, have invented "A NEWE WAY WHEREBY BOE GREATE
EXPENCE OF WOOD MAY BEE SAVED, AND THE DAUNGER APORESAIDE PREVENTED, BY
VSE OF SEACOALES, PEATE, TURFE, OR ANY OTHER FEWELL, WITH MUCH LESSE EXPENCE
THEREOF THEN HATH BEENE VSED, NOE FIRE NOR SMOAKE COMING INTO THE OVENS,
AND YET THEIRE BAKEING, ROASTING, AND BOYLING SHALBEE SWEETE, AND ATT FARRE
LESSE CHARGES THEN THEY NOWE ARE ATT." And whereas the said peticoners, in
recompence of this theire Invenčou and theire expences in attayninge there-
vnto, have humbly besoughte vs to bee graciously pleased to graunte vnto
them our Lřes Pattente of Priviledge for the sole vse of the saide Invencons
within our kingdomes of England, Ireland, domynious of Wales, and towne
of Barwicke, for the terme of fourteene yeares, accordinge to the lawes and
statutes of this realme.

page_text: KNOWE YEE, that wee, graciously favouring and willing to encourage our
subiect in all lawful and vsefull invenĉons, and especially an invenĉon of
this kinde, tending to the comon good of our realmes and domynions in
preserving and saveinge the woode and tymber thereof, which is nowe much
decayed and exceedingly consumed in the misses, and tendring alsoe the
benefitt that maye redounde to our realmes and people thereby, and intending
alsoe to reward and recompence the industrie and charge of the saide Roberte
Lindsey and John Hobarte bestowed and ymployed in and aboute the
inventing of the saide newe waye above menconed, by appropriating to them
for some terme of yeares the benefitt of theire saide invenčons, and in
consideracon of the yearely rente or some in theise psente reserved and paieable
to vs, our heires or successors, of our especiall grace, certayne knowledge, and
meere močon, have gyven and graunted, and by theise presente, for vs, our
heires and successors, doe give and graunte vnto the saide Roberte Lindsey
and John Hobarte, theire executors, administrators, and assignes, full and
sole license, libertie, power, priviledge, and authoritie, that they, the saide
Roberte Lindsey and John Hobarte, theire executors, administrators, or
, assignes, and none other, by hym or themselves, or by his or theire deputies,
servaunte, workemen, or agente, att all tymes and from tyme to tyme hereafter,
for and dureing the terme of yeares hereafter in theise presente graunted,
shall and may lawfully vse, exercise, and putt in vre the saide newe way,
invenčon, and meanes herein-before menconed by the makeing, erectinge, and
framing of ovens, in manner by them, the saide Robert Lindsey and John
Hobarte, devised, within our saide realmes of England and Ireland,
domynion of Wales, and towne of Barwicke, for his and theire benefitt
and advantage; and to the end that the saide Roberte Lindsey and John
Hobarte, and either of them, theire and either of theire executors, ad-
ministrators, and assignes, may have and enioye the full and sole benefitt and
comoditie of the saide invenčon by them soe devised and found out as afore-
saide, our will and pleasure is, and wee doe by theise psente, for vs, our
heires and successors, require, charge, and comaund all and every person and
persons, of what estate, degree, or condičon soever hee or any of them bee,
that they or any of them, other then the saide Roberte Lindsey and Iohn
Hobarte, theire executors, administrators, or assignes, or his or theire deputies,
servaunt, or agente, or some of them, shall not, during the saide terme here-
after in theise presente graunted, directly or indirectly vse or practice the
saide invenčons herein-before menconed by them, the saide Roberte Lindsey
and John Hobart, soe invented and devised as aforesaide, nor shall counter-
feite, ymitate, or resemble the same, nor shall make any addičon therevnto or

page_text: substracčon from the same, whereby to Ptende themselves inventors or devisors
thereof, without the licence, consente, or agreement of the saide Roberte
Lindsey and John Hobart, theire executors, administrators, or assignes, in
writing under theire hande and seales therevnto first had and obteyned in that
behalfe, vpon payne of our highe indignacon and displeasures, and to have all
such ovens, furnaces, structures, and engynes soe erected or made according
to the saide invenčons, or in ymitačon of the same, to bee demolished, defaced,
and pulled downe, and vpon such further paynes or penalties as can or may
bee inflicted vpon such offender or offenders for theire contempte of our
royall pleasure and comaund in this behalfe, to have and to hould the saide
licences, powers, priviledges, and authorities by theise psente graunted or
menčoned to bee graunted vnto the saide Robert Lindsey and John Hobarte,
theire executors, administrators, and assignes, for and during the terme and
vnto the full end and terme of fourteene yeares from the makeing hereof
nexte ensueing, and fully to bee compleate and ended, yeilding and paying
therefore yearely; and the saide Roberte Lindsey and Iohn Hobart, for
themselves, theire executors, administrators, and assignes, doc covenante and
promise to and with vs, our heires and successors, by theise present(, to
yeilde and pay, to vs, our heires and successors, duringe the contynueance of
this our Psente graunte, the yearely rente or some of twentie pound of law-
full money of England into the receipte of our exchequer att Westminster, att
the feast of Sainte Iohn the Baptiste and the Birth of our Lord God, by
equall porcons, the firste payment to begynne att the feaste of the Birth of
our Lord God nexte ensueing the date hereof. And wee doe, by theise
Psente, for vs, our heires and successors, give and graunte full power and
authoritie vnto the saide Robert Lindsey and John Hobarte, theire executors,
administrators, and assignes, and his and theire deputies, servaunte, and
agente, with the assistance of a constable or any other lawfull officer, att
convenient tyme and tymes, and in lawfull manner, to enter and make search
in any house or houses or other place and places where any iuste cause of
suspičon shalbee had for discoveringe and finding out all such person or
persons as shall make, vse, or ymitate, or cause to bee made, vsed, and
ymitated the saide invenčons, and of all and every such worke and workęs,
ovens, structures, and engynes as shall bee made or erected according to or else
in or for the ymitačon of the saide invenčon soe devised and invented by the
saide Roberte Lindsey and John Hobarte as aforesaide, without such licence,
consente, or agreemente firste had and obteyned, as aforesaide, contrary to the
true intente and meaninge of theise presente, to the end, the delinquente beeing
discovered, they may bee proceeded against and punished accordinge to theire

page_text: demerritte. And wee doe by theise psente, for vs, our heires and successors,
will, authorize, and require as well the Lord Treasurer, Chancellor, Vnder-
treasurer, and Barons of the Exchequer, as all and singuler maiors, sherriffe,
bayliffe, constables, headboroughes, and other officers, ministers, and subiecte
of vs, our heires and successors, of our saide Realmes, Domynion of Wales, and
Towne of Barwicke respectively; for the tyme beeing, that they and every of
them, from tyme to tyme during the terme aforesaide, bee favouring, helpeing,
aydeing, and assisting to the saide Roberte Lindsey and Iohn Hobarte, theire
executors, administrators, deputies, or assignes, or any of them, in any wise, as
they tender our royall pleasure and will avoide the contrary, att theire perille,
and theise our Lřes Patente, or the inrollment thereof, shall bee theire sufficient
warrant and discharge in that behalfe. Provided alwaics, that if the saide
yearely rente or sōme hereby reserved as aforesaide shall happen to bee
behinde and vnpaid, in parte or in all, by the space of thirtie dayes nexte after
the saide feastes in which the same is lymitted and covenaunted to bee paied
as aforesaide, or if the saide Roberte Lindsey and John Hobarte, theire
executors or assignes, shall not inroll or cause to bee inrolled this our sent
graunt before the Clarke of the Pipe for the tyme beeing, within sixe moneths
after the date hereof, that then the saide Roberte Lindsey and John Hobarte,
theire executors, administrators, and assignes, shall forfeite .and pay to vs,
(noie pene,) aswell fortie shilling for every such thirtie dayes defaulte of pay-
mente of the saide rente as aforesaide, as twentie shillinge more for every sixe
moneths defaulte of the inrollment of theise presente before the Clarke of the
Pipe for the tyme 'beeing, as aforesaide: Provided alsoe, and our will and
pleasure is, that if att any tyme during the saide terme of fourteene yeares itt
shall appeare vnto vs, our heires and successors, or 'to our privie councell
for the tyme beeing, that this graunt is contrary to our lawes, or incon-
venient or mischeevous to the state of realmes, or either of them, that then,
vpon significačon and declaraĉon thereof to bee made, by vs, our heires or
uccessors, vnder our signett or privie "seale or otherwise, 'by' and from the
lord and others of the privie councell, or sixe or more of theni respectively,
of the saide severall realmes or either of them for the tyme beeinge, of such
preiudice and inconvenience, theise our Lies Patente shall forthwith 'cease,
determyne, and bee vtterly, to all intente and purposes, 'as to such of our saide
realmes as the same shall bee declared to bee preiudiciall or inconveniente, for
anything herein conteyned to the contrary notwithstanding. And wee doe
hereby graunte, for vs, our heires and successors, vnto the said Roberte
Lindsey and John Hobarte, theire executors, administrators, and assignes, that
theise our Lies Pattente or the inrollment thereof, shall bee firme, good, and

page_text: effectuall, accordinge to the true meaning of the same, notwithstanding the not
describing of the saide invenčons, or of the manner, forme, or fashion of the
makeinge of the saide ovens, furnaces, structures, or engynes soe by them
invented, devised, or found out, as aforesaide, and notwithstanding the not
reciting of any former graunte of this or the like priviledge heretofore made
or graunted by vs or any of our predecessors to the saide Roberte Lindsey
and Iobn Hobarte, or to either of them, or to any other person or persons
whatsoever, and notwithstanding any other defecte, imperfeccon, or incertaintie
in this our Psente graunte, or any acte, statute, ordinance, pvision or re-
stricčon to the contrary thereof in any wise notwithstanding, althoughe expresse
mencon, &c.
In witnes whereof, &c. Witnes ourselfe att Cañbury, the Three and
twentieth day of June.
P bře de privato sigillo.