A CERTAINE INSTRUMENT, WHICH BEING APPLYED TO CLOCK, ORGANS, OR ANY OTHER KEY INSTRU- MENT, AS HARPSICORDE, VIRGINALLE, OR THE LIKE, WILL CAUSE THE SAME TO CHINE OR PLAY ANY MANNER OF TUNE, AIR, OR NOTES PLAIN, OR PrORME A CONSORT, AND IS ALTERABLE TO ANY TURE OR AIR IN HALPE AN HOUR BY ANY PERSON (THO NOE MASTER OF MUSICK) WITHOUT CHANGING THE INSTRUMENT
Year: 1694

page_text: WILLIAM AND MARY, by the grace of God, &c., to all to whom these
Psente shall come greeting.
WHEREAS our trusty and welbeloved GEORGE JOYCE and PETER EAST,
Gentlemen, have by their humble peticon represented vnto vs that with great
expence and long study they have found out and discovered "A CERTAINE
INSTRUMENT, WHICH BEING APPLYED TO CLOCK, ORGANS, OR ANY OTHER KEY INSTRU-
MENT, AS HARPSICORDE, VIRGINALLE, OR THE LIKE, WILL CAUSE THE SAME TO CHINE
OR PLAY ANY MANNER OF TUNE, AIR, OR NOTES PLAIN, OR PrORME A CONSORT, AND
IS ALTERABLE TO ANY TURE OR AIR IN HALPE AN HOUR BY ANY PERSON (THO NOE
MASTER OF MUSICK) WITHOUT CHANGING THE INSTRUMENT;" which Invenčon is new
and has not heretofore been vsed in England, and prayed vs to grant them our
Letters Patente for the sole vse and benefitt thereof for the terme of fourteen
yeares.
KNOW YEE, THEREFORE, that wee, being willing to cherish and en-
courage all laudable endeavours and designes of such our subiecte as have by
their industry found out vsefull and pfitable arte, misteries, and invenčons, and
that the said George Joyce and Peter East may accordingly reape some fruit
and benefitt of their labour and charge in and concerning the pmisses, of our
especiall grace, certaine knowledge, and meer močon, wee have given and
granted, and by these psente do give and grant vnto the said George Joyce
and Peter East, theire executors, administrators, and assignes, especial lycence,
power, priviledg, and authority, that they, by themselves and by their deputics,
servante, agente, and workmen, and such others onely as they, the said George

page_text: Joyce and Peter East, their executors, administrators, and assignes, shall agree
with, shall and may from time to time and at all times hereafter dureing the
space of fourteen yeares next ensueing the date of these psente, at their owne
pper cost and charges, erect, vsc, teach, excise and putt in practice the said
new Invenčon soe by them 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 receive, take, and enioy all the
benefitte, profitte, commodities, and advantages of and by the said new Invencon
to be had, made, acquired, or gotten to theire owne pper benefitt, vse, and vses;
to have, hold, vse, exercise, and enioy the said lycence, powers, priviledges, and
authorities, and all other the pmisses by these psente granted or menconed to
be granted vnto the said George Joyce and Peter East, theiro executors,
administrators, and assignes, for and dureing and to the full end and terme of
fourteen yeares from the day of the date of these sente next ensueing, and
fully to be compleat and ended according to the Statute in that case made
and pvided. And to the end the said George Joyce and Peter East, their
executors, administrators, and assignes, may the better enioy the full and whole
benefitt, and the sole vse and exercise of their said new Invenčon, wee doe by
these psente, for vs, our heires and successors, straightly charge, require, and
comand all and every person and persons, bodies politiquo and corporate, of
what quality, degree, name, or condičon soever they be, within our Kingdome
of England, Dominion of Wales, and Towne of Berwick-vpon-Tweed,
that neither they nor any of them durcing the said terme of fourteen
yeares hereby granted, either directly or indirectly, doo vsc, exercise, or
putt in practice the said new Invenčon soe by the said George Joyce and
Peter East invented and found out as aforesaid, nor doe nor shall
counterfeite, imitate, or resemble the said new Invenčon, or any materialle
or ingredient therevnto belonging, nor doe nor shall make any addičon
therevnto or substracčon therefrom, whereby to pretend themselves the in-
venters or devisers thereof, without the lycence, consent, or agreement of the
said George Joyce and Peter East, their executors, administrators, or assignes,
in writeing vnder their hande and seales, first had and obtained in that
behalfe, vnder such paynes 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 George Joyce and Peter East
theire executors, administrators, and assignes, according to the vtmost rigor of
the law, for theire damages thereby sustained. And further, wee doe by these
our Letters Patente, for vs, our heires and successors, will, authorize, require,
and command all and singular justices of the peace, mayors, sheriffe, bayliffe,

page_text: constables, headboroughes, and all other officers and ministers whatsoever of
vs, our heires and successors, now and for the time being whom it may
concerne, that they and every of them respectively be from time to time
dureing the terme hereby granted in their respective offices and according to
their and every of their best skille and endeavours, aiding, helping, and
assisting vnto the said George Joyce and Peter East, their executors, adminis-
trators, and assignes, deputies, agente, and servante, in and by all thing in
and aboute the accomplishment of our royall will and pleasure herein-before
declared, and in the execučon of the severall powers and priviledges hereby
granted as aforesaid. And moreover, wee doe by these psents, for vs, our
heires and successors, will and command that our said respective officers and
ministers before menconed, or any of them, doe not nor shall at any time
hereafter during the terme hereby granted in any wise molest, trouble, or
hinder the said George Joyce and Peter East, their executors, administrators,
or assignes, deputies, agente, or servante, in or aboute the vso or exercise of
the aforesaid Invenčon, or any part thereof, or any thing relateing therevnto:
Provided alwayes, and these our Letters Patente are and shall be vpon this
condicon, 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 subiecte in generall, or that the
Invenčon before menčoned is not a new invenčon as to the publique vse and
exercise of the same, and not invented and found out by the said George
Joyce and Peter East as aforesaid, then, vpon significačon and declaracon of
such preiudice or inconvenience, to be made by vs, our heires or, successors,
vnder our or their signet 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 Patente shall forthwith cease, determine, and be vtterly void to all
intent and purposes, any thing herein-before contained to the contrary not-
withstanding: Provided also, that these our Letters Patente, or any thing
herein contained, shall not extend or be construed to extend to give priviledge
vnto the said George Joyce and Peter East, their executors, administrators, or
assignes, to imitate any invenčon or worke whatsoever which hath been here-
tofore invented and found out by any other of our subiecte whatsoever, and
publiquely exercised within our kingdome or dominion aforesaid, to whom wee
have already granted our like Letters Patente of priviledge for the sole
exercise and benefitt thereof, it being our will and pleasure that the said
George Joyce and Peter East, theire exccutors, administrators, and assignes,
and all and singular other person and persons to whom wee have already

page_text: granted our like Letters Patente, shall distinctly vsc and practice their
severall Invenĉons by them respectively found out, according to the truc
meancing of such our Letters Patent and of theso Psente. And lastly, wee
doo hereby, for vs, our heires and successors, grant vnto the said Georgo
Joyce and Peter East, their exccutors, administrators, and assignes, that these
our Letters Patente, or the inrollment thereof, shall be and continue in and
by all thing good, firme, valid, and effectuall in the law, according to the
true meaneing of the same, notwithstanding the not full and certaino de-
scribeing or menconing of the said Invenčon, or of the materialle, ingrediente,
'wayes, or meanes of makeing, vscing, or exerciseing of the same, or of the
certaine vse or benefitt thereof, or any other defect, incertainety, or imper-
feccon in these psente, or any other matter, cause, or thing whatsoever to the
contrary in any wise notwithstanding.
In witnesse. &c. Witnesse ourselves at Westmi. the Twentieth day of