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Statute of Monopolies, Westminster (1624)
Source: scanned from the parchment copy in the UK Parliamentary Archives
Citation:
Statute of Monopolies, Westminster (1624), Primary Sources on Copyright (1450-1900), eds L. Bently & M. Kretschmer, www.copyrighthistory.org
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Provided alsoe and be it enacted, that this Acte or any declaration
provision, disablement, penaltie, forfeiture or other thinge before mencioned shall
not extend to any letters Patentes or Grauntes of priviledge heretofore made
or hereafter to be made of for or concerning printing, Nor to any
Comission graunte or letters pattentes heretofore made or hereafter to be
made of for or concerneing the digging makeing or Compounding of salt
peter or gunpowder, Or the casting or makeing of Ordinance or Shott
for Ordinance, Nor to any graunt or letters pattentes heretofore made or
hereafter to be made of any office or offices heretofore erected made or
ordeyned and now in being and put in Execucion other then such offices
as have bene decryed by any his Majesties Proclamacion or Proclamacions
but that all and every the same grauntes Comissions and letters
Pattentes and all other matters and thinges tending to the mainteyning
strengthening or furtherance of the same or any of them shalbe and
remaine of the like force and effecte and noe other and as free
from the declaracions, provisions, penalties and forfeitures conteyned
in this Acte as yf this Acte had never bene had, nor made and
not otherwise Provided alsoe and be it enacted that this Acte or
any declaracion, provision, disablement, penaltie forfeiture or other
thinge before mencioned shall not extend to any Comission graunt
letters pattentes or priviledge heretofore made or hereafter to be made
of for or Concerneing the digging compounding or making of Allome
or Allome Mynes but that all and every the same Comissions
grauntes, letters pattentes and priviledges shalbe and remaine of
the like force and effecte and noe other and as free from the
declaracions, provisions, penalties and forfeitures conteyned in this
Acte as yf this Acte had never bene had nor made and not
otherwise, Provided alsoe and be it enacted that this Acte or
any declaracion, provision, penaltie, forfeiture or other thinge before
mentioned shall not extend or ^be^ prejudiciall to any use, Custome
prescripcion, franchise, freedome, Jurisdicion, immunitye, libertie or priviledge
heretofore claymed used or enjoyed by the Governors and Stewardes and
Brethren of the fellowshipp of the Hoastmen of the Towne of Newcastle
upon Tyne, or by the Antient fellowshipp guild or fraternity comonly
called Hoastmen for or concerning the selling Carrying, Lading, disposing
shipping venting or trading of or for any Seacoles, Stoncoles or Pitt
Coles forth or out of the haven and River of Tyne, Or to a graunt
made by the said Governor and Stewardes and Brethren of the fellowship
of the said Hoastmen to the last Queene Elizabeth of any dutie or
somme of money to be paid for or in respecte of any such Coles as
aforesaid, Nor to any grauntes letters pattentes or Comission heretofore
graunted or hereafter to be graunted of for or concerning the
licenceing of the keepeing of any Taverne or Tavernes or selling
uttering or retayling of Wynes to be drunke or spente in the
Mansion house or houses or other place in the tenure or occupacion
of the partie or parties soe selling or uttering the same, Or for or
Concerneing the makeing of any Composicions for such licences soe as
the benifitt of such Composicions be reserved and applied to and for
the use of his Majestie his heires or successors and not to the private
use of any other person or persons, Provided alsoe and be it
enacted that this Acte or any declaracion, provision, penaltie, forfeiture
or other thing before mencioned shall not extend or be prejudiciall
to a graunte or priviledge for or concerneing the makeing of glasse
by his Majesties letters pattentes under the greate seale of England
beareing date the two and Twentith day of May in the one and
Twentith yeare of his Majesties Raigne of England, made and granted
unto Sir Robert Maunsell knight vice Admirall of England, Nor
to a graunt or letters pattentes beareing date the twelveth day of
June in the Thirteenth yeare of his Majesties Raigne of England
made to James Maxwell Esquier concerneing the transportacion of
Calveskynnes, but that the said severall letters pattentes last mentioned
shalbe and remaine of the like force and effecte and as free from
the declaracions, provisions, penalties and forfeitures before mencioned
as yf this Acte had never bene had nor made and not otherwise
Provided alsoe and be yt declared and enacted that this Acte or
any declaracion, provision, penaltie, forfeture or other thinge before
mentioned shall not extend or be prejudiciall to a graunt or priviledge
for or concerneing the making of Smalt by his Majesties letters
pattentes under the greate seale of England beareing date the
Sixteenth day of February in the Sixteenth yeare of his Majesties
Raigne of England, made or graunted to Abraham Baker, Nor to
a graunte or priviledge for or concerneing the melting of Iron
Ewer and of making the same into Cast workes or barres with
Seacoles or Pittcoles by his Majesties letters pattentes under the
greate seale of England bearing date the Twentith day of
February in the nineteenth yeare of his Majesties Raigne of
England made or graunted to Edward Lord Dudley but that
the same severall letters pattentes and graunts shalbe and remaine
of the like force and effect and as free from the declaracions
provisions, penalties and forfeitures before mentioned as yf this
Acte had never bene had nor made and not otherwise.
Soit baille aux Comans
A Ceste proviso les Commons
ont assentus
Source: scanned from the parchment copy in the UK Parliamentary Archives
Citation:
Statute of Monopolies, Westminster (1624), Primary Sources on Copyright (1450-1900), eds L. Bently & M. Kretschmer, www.copyrighthistory.org
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No Translation available.
Provided alsoe and be it enacted, that this Acte or any declaration
provision, disablement, penaltie, forfeiture or other thinge before mencioned shall
not extend to any letters Patentes or Grauntes of priviledge heretofore made
or hereafter to be made of for or concerning printing, Nor to any
Comission graunte or letters pattentes heretofore made or hereafter to be
made of for or concerneing the digging makeing or Compounding of salt
peter or gunpowder, Or the casting or makeing of Ordinance or Shott
for Ordinance, Nor to any graunt or letters pattentes heretofore made or
hereafter to be made of any office or offices heretofore erected made or
ordeyned and now in being and put in Execucion other then such offices
as have bene decryed by any his Majesties Proclamacion or Proclamacions
but that all and every the same grauntes Comissions and letters
Pattentes and all other matters and thinges tending to the mainteyning
strengthening or furtherance of the same or any of them shalbe and
remaine of the like force and effecte and noe other and as free
from the declaracions, provisions, penalties and forfeitures conteyned
in this Acte as yf this Acte had never bene had, nor made and
not otherwise Provided alsoe and be it enacted that this Acte or
any declaracion, provision, disablement, penaltie forfeiture or other
thinge before mencioned shall not extend to any Comission graunt
letters pattentes or priviledge heretofore made or hereafter to be made
of for or Concerneing the digging compounding or making of Allome
or Allome Mynes but that all and every the same Comissions
grauntes, letters pattentes and priviledges shalbe and remaine of
the like force and effecte and noe other and as free from the
declaracions, provisions, penalties and forfeitures conteyned in this
Acte as yf this Acte had never bene had nor made and not
otherwise, Provided alsoe and be it enacted that this Acte or
any declaracion, provision, penaltie, forfeiture or other thinge before
mentioned shall not extend or ^be^ prejudiciall to any use, Custome
prescripcion, franchise, freedome, Jurisdicion, immunitye, libertie or priviledge
heretofore claymed used or enjoyed by the Governors and Stewardes and
Brethren of the fellowshipp of the Hoastmen of the Towne of Newcastle
upon Tyne, or by the Antient fellowshipp guild or fraternity comonly
called Hoastmen for or concerning the selling Carrying, Lading, disposing
shipping venting or trading of or for any Seacoles, Stoncoles or Pitt
Coles forth or out of the haven and River of Tyne, Or to a graunt
made by the said Governor and Stewardes and Brethren of the fellowship
of the said Hoastmen to the last Queene Elizabeth of any dutie or
somme of money to be paid for or in respecte of any such Coles as
aforesaid, Nor to any grauntes letters pattentes or Comission heretofore
graunted or hereafter to be graunted of for or concerning the
licenceing of the keepeing of any Taverne or Tavernes or selling
uttering or retayling of Wynes to be drunke or spente in the
Mansion house or houses or other place in the tenure or occupacion
of the partie or parties soe selling or uttering the same, Or for or
Concerneing the makeing of any Composicions for such licences soe as
the benifitt of such Composicions be reserved and applied to and for
the use of his Majestie his heires or successors and not to the private
use of any other person or persons, Provided alsoe and be it
enacted that this Acte or any declaracion, provision, penaltie, forfeiture
or other thing before mencioned shall not extend or be prejudiciall
to a graunte or priviledge for or concerneing the makeing of glasse
by his Majesties letters pattentes under the greate seale of England
beareing date the two and Twentith day of May in the one and
Twentith yeare of his Majesties Raigne of England, made and granted
unto Sir Robert Maunsell knight vice Admirall of England, Nor
to a graunt or letters pattentes beareing date the twelveth day of
June in the Thirteenth yeare of his Majesties Raigne of England
made to James Maxwell Esquier concerneing the transportacion of
Calveskynnes, but that the said severall letters pattentes last mentioned
shalbe and remaine of the like force and effecte and as free from
the declaracions, provisions, penalties and forfeitures before mencioned
as yf this Acte had never bene had nor made and not otherwise
Provided alsoe and be yt declared and enacted that this Acte or
any declaracion, provision, penaltie, forfeture or other thinge before
mentioned shall not extend or be prejudiciall to a graunt or priviledge
for or concerneing the making of Smalt by his Majesties letters
pattentes under the greate seale of England beareing date the
Sixteenth day of February in the Sixteenth yeare of his Majesties
Raigne of England, made or graunted to Abraham Baker, Nor to
a graunte or priviledge for or concerneing the melting of Iron
Ewer and of making the same into Cast workes or barres with
Seacoles or Pittcoles by his Majesties letters pattentes under the
greate seale of England bearing date the Twentith day of
February in the nineteenth yeare of his Majesties Raigne of
England made or graunted to Edward Lord Dudley but that
the same severall letters pattentes and graunts shalbe and remaine
of the like force and effect and as free from the declaracions
provisions, penalties and forfeitures before mentioned as yf this
Acte had never bene had nor made and not otherwise.
Soit baille aux Comans
A Ceste proviso les Commons
ont assentus