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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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or generally inconvenient ^but that the same^ shall be of such force as they were or should be if
this Acte had not bene made and of none other. And if the same were made for more then one and twenty
yeares, That then the same for the Tearme of one and twentie yeares onely to be accompted
from the date of the first letters Pattentes and grauntes thereof made shalbe of suche
force as they were or should have bene if the same had bene made, but for terme of one and
twenty yeares onely and as if this Act had never bene had or made and of none other Provided
alsoe And be ^it declared and enacted that any declaracion before mencioned shuld not extend to any^
letters Pattentes and graunts of priviledg for the Tearme of Foureteene yeares or under hereafter
to be made of the sole worcking or makinge of anie manner of New manufacture within this Realme to
the true and first inventer and inventors of such manufactures which others at the tyme of makinge
such letters Patentes and grauntes shall not use soe as alsoe they be not contrary to the lawe nor
mischeivous to the State by raising prices of comodities at home or hurt of trade or generally
inconvenient The said foureteene yeres to be accompted from the date of the first letters Patentes
or grauntes of such priviledge hereafter to be made ^but that the same^ shalbee of such force as they
should bee yf this act had never bene made and of none other [Vacat: Provided also that all lettres
Patentes and grauntes heretofore made and hereafter to be made of the priviledg of the sole printing
of the Bible or booke of Common prayer or of the psalmes psalter or anie other Bookes lawfully
aucthorized and allowed, or to be soe aucthorized or allowed to be used in and for the publique divine
service and worshipp of God or of anie bookes of the Common lawes or Statutes of this Realme or of
anie proclamacion sett fourth or to be sett fourth by his Majestie his heires or successors or of
Jumus and Tremellius Bibles or of Lillies Grammar or of Prymers or Almanackes shalbe alsoe of such
force as they were or should bee if this Act had never bene had or made and of
none other, Provided alsoe that this act shall not extend to the Restraint or makinge voyde of one
Patent of Priviledge for the sole printinge and selling of a Booke called the Theater of the Empire
of greate Brittaine with the Cartes and mappes thereof by his Majesties letters Pattentes under the
greate Seale of England bearing date the thirtieth daye of Aprill in the sixth yeare of his Majesties
raigne of England graunted to George Humble and his assignes for the Tearme of one and
twenty yeares next ensueng the date of the said letters Pattents Nor to the Restrainte or makinge
voyde of one other Patent of Priviledge for the sole printing and selling of one other Booke
intytuled the Genealogies of the holy scriptures and a mapp or charte of the land of Canaan
by lettres Patentes under the greate Seale of England bearing date the Fower and twentith daye of
Aprill in the one and twentith yeare of his Majesties raigne of England graunted to John Speede
and his assignes for the Tearme of one and twentie yeares therein mencioned. But that the said
severall lettres Patent shalbe of such force as they were or should be if this acte had never bene had
or made and of none other. Provided alsoe that all Lettres Patentes and grauntes made or to be made
of the priviledge of the sole printinge of anie other Booke or bookes or new and originall edicion
for the Terme of eleaven yeares or under or for the sole printing of anie such Booke or Bookes of
second or latter edicion with glosse or notes added thereunto to be printed with the said glosse
and notes for the Terme of eleaven yeres or under shalbe alsoe of such force as they were or
should be if this Act had never bene had or made and of none other [end: Vacat]] Provided alsoe and it is
hereby further intended declared and enacted by the aucthoritye aforesaid that this Acte or anie
thinge therein conteyned shall not in any wise extend or be prejudicyall to anie graunt or
priviledg power or aucthority whatsoever heretofore made graunted allowed or confirmed by
anie act of Parlyament now in force so long as the same shall soe contynue in force [Vacat: nor to any
graunte or Lettres Pattentes of or for the compounding for digging and making of saltpeter or
for the casting or makinge of Iron Ordynance nor to anie graunte or letters Pattentes
concerninge Allome or Allome mynes But that all and everie such lettres Patentes and grauntes
concerning saltepeter Iron ordynance and Allome or Allome mynes shall stand and bee of
such force as they and every of them are and should be if this Acte had never bene made and of
none other [end: Vacat]] Provided alsoe that this acte shall not extend to anie warrant or privye Seale
made or directed or to bee made or directed by his Majestie his heires or successors to the Justices of
the Courtes of the Kinges Bench or Comon pleas and Barons of Thexchequer Justices of
Assize Justices of Oyer and Terminer and Goale [sic] delyvery Justices of the peace and other Justices
for the tyme being having power to heare and determyne offences donne against anie penall
Statute to compounde for the forfeitures of anie penall statute dependinge in suite and question
before them or anie of them respectively after plea pleaded by the partie defendant, Provided
alsoe and it is hereby further intended declared and enacted that this acte or anie thinge therein
conteyned shall not in anie wise extend or be prejudicyall unto the Cittie of London, or to anie
Cittie Boroughe or Towne Corporate within this Realme for or concerninge anie grauntes
Charter or lettres Patent to them or anie of them made or graunted or for or concerninge anie
Custome or customes used by or within them or anie of them or unto anie corporacions Companies
of fellowshipps of anie Arte trade occupacion or mistery or to anie Companies or societies of
Merchauntes within this Realme erected for the maintenance enlargement or ordering of any
trade of Marchaundize. But that the same Charters Customes Corporacions Companies
fellowshippes and societies and theire liberties priviledges powers and Immunityes shalbe and
contynue of such force and effect as they were before the making of this act and of none other
anie thing before in this Act conteyned to the contrary in anie wise notwithstanding [Vacat: And
whereas your most excellent Majestie upon a petitcion formerly exhibited in Parlyament touching
^certayne^ lettres Patent for lycences to sell wynes graunted to the right honorable Charles Earle
of Nottingham late lord Admirall of England, either alone or with some other person or persons or to
or for his or theire use or benefitt was graciously pleased to give answere that the same shoulde bee
absolutely layed downe but that onely because the said then Lord Admirall had bene an auncyent
and good servaunt to your Majestie and your predecessors That those lettres Patentes should remayne and
bee the last, as by the said answere made the tenth daie of July in the yere of our Lord God
one thowsand sixe hundred and tenn appeareth It is therefore alsoe provided and enacted that this act
or anie thing therein conteyned shall not extend or be prejudiciall to anie graunte or letters patent
heretofore made or graunted concerninge lycences to sell wynes but that the same and every of
them for soe long tyme onely as is or was lymitted by the Lettres Patent mencioned in your said
most gracyous answere of your Majestie shall contynue and be of such force and effect as the same
nowe are and should be yf this Act had never bene had or made and of none other [end: Vacat]]
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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or generally inconvenient ^but that the same^ shall be of such force as they were or should be if
this Acte had not bene made and of none other. And if the same were made for more then one and twenty
yeares, That then the same for the Tearme of one and twentie yeares onely to be accompted
from the date of the first letters Pattentes and grauntes thereof made shalbe of suche
force as they were or should have bene if the same had bene made, but for terme of one and
twenty yeares onely and as if this Act had never bene had or made and of none other Provided
alsoe And be ^it declared and enacted that any declaracion before mencioned shuld not extend to any^
letters Pattentes and graunts of priviledg for the Tearme of Foureteene yeares or under hereafter
to be made of the sole worcking or makinge of anie manner of New manufacture within this Realme to
the true and first inventer and inventors of such manufactures which others at the tyme of makinge
such letters Patentes and grauntes shall not use soe as alsoe they be not contrary to the lawe nor
mischeivous to the State by raising prices of comodities at home or hurt of trade or generally
inconvenient The said foureteene yeres to be accompted from the date of the first letters Patentes
or grauntes of such priviledge hereafter to be made ^but that the same^ shalbee of such force as they
should bee yf this act had never bene made and of none other [Vacat: Provided also that all lettres
Patentes and grauntes heretofore made and hereafter to be made of the priviledg of the sole printing
of the Bible or booke of Common prayer or of the psalmes psalter or anie other Bookes lawfully
aucthorized and allowed, or to be soe aucthorized or allowed to be used in and for the publique divine
service and worshipp of God or of anie bookes of the Common lawes or Statutes of this Realme or of
anie proclamacion sett fourth or to be sett fourth by his Majestie his heires or successors or of
Jumus and Tremellius Bibles or of Lillies Grammar or of Prymers or Almanackes shalbe alsoe of such
force as they were or should bee if this Act had never bene had or made and of
none other, Provided alsoe that this act shall not extend to the Restraint or makinge voyde of one
Patent of Priviledge for the sole printinge and selling of a Booke called the Theater of the Empire
of greate Brittaine with the Cartes and mappes thereof by his Majesties letters Pattentes under the
greate Seale of England bearing date the thirtieth daye of Aprill in the sixth yeare of his Majesties
raigne of England graunted to George Humble and his assignes for the Tearme of one and
twenty yeares next ensueng the date of the said letters Pattents Nor to the Restrainte or makinge
voyde of one other Patent of Priviledge for the sole printing and selling of one other Booke
intytuled the Genealogies of the holy scriptures and a mapp or charte of the land of Canaan
by lettres Patentes under the greate Seale of England bearing date the Fower and twentith daye of
Aprill in the one and twentith yeare of his Majesties raigne of England graunted to John Speede
and his assignes for the Tearme of one and twentie yeares therein mencioned. But that the said
severall lettres Patent shalbe of such force as they were or should be if this acte had never bene had
or made and of none other. Provided alsoe that all Lettres Patentes and grauntes made or to be made
of the priviledge of the sole printinge of anie other Booke or bookes or new and originall edicion
for the Terme of eleaven yeares or under or for the sole printing of anie such Booke or Bookes of
second or latter edicion with glosse or notes added thereunto to be printed with the said glosse
and notes for the Terme of eleaven yeres or under shalbe alsoe of such force as they were or
should be if this Act had never bene had or made and of none other [end: Vacat]] Provided alsoe and it is
hereby further intended declared and enacted by the aucthoritye aforesaid that this Acte or anie
thinge therein conteyned shall not in any wise extend or be prejudicyall to anie graunt or
priviledg power or aucthority whatsoever heretofore made graunted allowed or confirmed by
anie act of Parlyament now in force so long as the same shall soe contynue in force [Vacat: nor to any
graunte or Lettres Pattentes of or for the compounding for digging and making of saltpeter or
for the casting or makinge of Iron Ordynance nor to anie graunte or letters Pattentes
concerninge Allome or Allome mynes But that all and everie such lettres Patentes and grauntes
concerning saltepeter Iron ordynance and Allome or Allome mynes shall stand and bee of
such force as they and every of them are and should be if this Acte had never bene made and of
none other [end: Vacat]] Provided alsoe that this acte shall not extend to anie warrant or privye Seale
made or directed or to bee made or directed by his Majestie his heires or successors to the Justices of
the Courtes of the Kinges Bench or Comon pleas and Barons of Thexchequer Justices of
Assize Justices of Oyer and Terminer and Goale [sic] delyvery Justices of the peace and other Justices
for the tyme being having power to heare and determyne offences donne against anie penall
Statute to compounde for the forfeitures of anie penall statute dependinge in suite and question
before them or anie of them respectively after plea pleaded by the partie defendant, Provided
alsoe and it is hereby further intended declared and enacted that this acte or anie thinge therein
conteyned shall not in anie wise extend or be prejudicyall unto the Cittie of London, or to anie
Cittie Boroughe or Towne Corporate within this Realme for or concerninge anie grauntes
Charter or lettres Patent to them or anie of them made or graunted or for or concerninge anie
Custome or customes used by or within them or anie of them or unto anie corporacions Companies
of fellowshipps of anie Arte trade occupacion or mistery or to anie Companies or societies of
Merchauntes within this Realme erected for the maintenance enlargement or ordering of any
trade of Marchaundize. But that the same Charters Customes Corporacions Companies
fellowshippes and societies and theire liberties priviledges powers and Immunityes shalbe and
contynue of such force and effect as they were before the making of this act and of none other
anie thing before in this Act conteyned to the contrary in anie wise notwithstanding [Vacat: And
whereas your most excellent Majestie upon a petitcion formerly exhibited in Parlyament touching
^certayne^ lettres Patent for lycences to sell wynes graunted to the right honorable Charles Earle
of Nottingham late lord Admirall of England, either alone or with some other person or persons or to
or for his or theire use or benefitt was graciously pleased to give answere that the same shoulde bee
absolutely layed downe but that onely because the said then Lord Admirall had bene an auncyent
and good servaunt to your Majestie and your predecessors That those lettres Patentes should remayne and
bee the last, as by the said answere made the tenth daie of July in the yere of our Lord God
one thowsand sixe hundred and tenn appeareth It is therefore alsoe provided and enacted that this act
or anie thing therein conteyned shall not extend or be prejudiciall to anie graunte or letters patent
heretofore made or graunted concerninge lycences to sell wynes but that the same and every of
them for soe long tyme onely as is or was lymitted by the Lettres Patent mencioned in your said
most gracyous answere of your Majestie shall contynue and be of such force and effect as the same
nowe are and should be yf this Act had never bene had or made and of none other [end: Vacat]]