WHERE AS THE KINGS moſt Excellent Maieſtie being in formed of an inuention for printing vpon Lynnen-cloath, was gratiouſly pleaſed by his Highnes Letters Partents bearing date the fiue and twentieth day of October now laſt paſt, in the Seuenteenth yeare of his Raigne of England France and Ireland &c. And of Scotland the Three and Fiftieth. Did giue and graunt by the ſaid Letters Pattents vnto George Wood for the tearme of one and Twenty yeares full and ſole licence, libertie, power, and authoritie, to vſe, exerciſe, practiſe, & put in execucion within his Dominions of England and Walles, the Printing of Lynnen-cloath, with an inhibition therein contained, that none other then the ſaid George Wood his Deputies or Aſſignes ſhould vſe the ſame with Preſſe or Screwe, or by force of Hand, or ſtroke of Hammer, or with any other Ingine or Inſtrument whatſoeuer, that ſhould leaue any impreſſion of culour or culours behind it, or to buy ſell vtter or put to ſaile within his Maieſties Realmes or Dominions or any parte of them any Lynnen-cloath knowing the ſame to the Printed by any perſon or perſons other then the ſaid George Wood his Executors Adminiſtrators Deputies Aſſignes or Seruants aſwell vpon paine of forfeiture of all ſuch Lynnen-cloath ſo printed to his Maieſtie, as of all inſtruments and tooles vſed or to be vſed about the printing of the ſame and them to haue defaced and made vnuſefull as vpon payne of his Maieſties heauie indignation, and vpon ſuch further paines and pennalties and impriſonments as by the Lawes and Statutes of this Realme can, or may be inflicted vpon the offendors, for their contempt & diſobedieuce in breaking and contemning his Maieſties commaundement & Prerogatiue Royall. And for the better execution of the ſaid graunt and preuelidge, his Maieſtie Did by the ſad Letters Pattents for Him his Heires and Succeſſors, giue and graunt full and free Power and Authoritie vnto the ſaid George Wood his Executors Adminiſtrators and Aſſignes that he the ſaid George Wood his Executors Adminiſtrators and Aſſignes by himſelfe or themſelues or any of them or by his or their or any of their Deputies Factors or Seruants ſhould or might from time to time and at all times, during the tearme aforeſaid of Twenty and one yeares, with the aſſiſtance of a Conſtable or ſome other Officer to enter and goe into all and ſingular place and places where any probabilitie or likelihood might be for the finding out of the ſaid offences and their to ſearch for all ſuch Lynnen-cloath as ſhould be by any perſon or perſons Printed bought or ſould contrarie to the true entent and meaning of the ſaid Letters Pattents. And that vpon the finding out of, and diſcouerie of all ſuch offences it ſhould and might be lawfull to and for the ſaid George Wood his Executors Adminiſtrators and Aſſignes and Deputies aſwell to ſeize take and cary away to the vſe of his Maieſtie his Heires and Succeſſors all ſuch Lynnen cloath as ſhall be ſo Printed vttered or ſould contrarie to the true meaning of the ſaid Letters Pattents as alſo to ſeize and take all manner of Inſtrument tooles and implements vſed and to be vſed for the purpoſes aforeſaid and the ſame to deface breake and make vnuſefull or otherwiſe to diſpoſe of as he or they ſhould thinke meete.

Therefore it is thought fitt, to giue notice to all perſons in general of his Maieſties erpreſſe commaundement. And if any hereafter ſhall haue occaſion of vſe any Cloath printed, and that the buyer and buyers may not incurr his Maieſties diſpleaſures, nor bring vpon themſelues the paines penalties and impriſonment, that may be inflicted as aforeſaid.

Therefore they may repaire to Hunny Laine in Cheapſide, ouer againſt Bowe Church, where they ſhall be reaſonably dealt withall for the buying of ſuch things ready Printed, or for the Printing of them.