The English Patents of Monopoly

🔖 This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1913 edition. Excerpt: ... PROCLAMATION OF CHARLES I REVOKING CERTAIN PATENTS AND COMMISSIONS (Soc. Ant. Proa Coll. April 9, 1639.) Whereas divers grants, licenses, privileges, and commissions have been procured from his Majesty, some under his great seal of England and some under his privy seal, signet, or sign manual, upon pretences that the same would tend to the common good and profit of his subjects, which since upon experience hath been found prejudicial and inconvenient to his people, contrary to his Majesty's gracious intention in granting the same; And whereas also upon like suggestions, there hath been obtained from his Majesty, the lords, and others of his Privy Council divers warrants and letters of assistance for the execution of those grants, licenses, privileges, and commissions according to his Majesty's good intention and meaning therein. Forasmuch as his most excellent Majesty (whose royal ear and providence is ever intent on the public good of his people) doth now discern that the particular grants, licenses, and commissions hereafter expressed, have been found in consequence far from those grounds and reasons wherefore they were founded, and in their execution have been notoriously abused, he is now pleased of his mere grace and favor to all his loving subjects (with the advice of his Privy Council) by his regal power to publish and declare the several commissions and licenses hereafter following, whether the same have passed his great seal, privy seal, signet, and sign manual, or any of them, to be from hence utterly void, revoked, and hereby determined That is to say: -- A commission for cottages and inmates A commission touching scrivenors and brokers A commission for compounding with offenders touching tobacco A commission for compounding...