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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A81788	Proceedings concerning the improvement of all manner of land, and also for all sorts of leather VVith many addresses unto Parliaments, and other supreme authorities formerly in power. As also petitional motions unto the supreme authority of this nation, the Parliament of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the dominions and territories thereunto belonging, that they would be pleased to make use of the proposer, in entertaining his abilities with acts of Parliament, according to the lawes of this and all civil nations; that then thereby he may be impowred lawfully and honourable to put in exercise his undertakings: the profitable effects and conveniences of them being hereafter sufficiently proved and cleared. All which designes are undertaken to be performed by new wayes and means, more speedy, cheap and easie than hath hitherto been discovered, and are acquired by the industry and diligent search into the mysteries of nature, of Thomas Ducket, Esq; very well deserving the perusal of persons of all degrees ... prosperity of the Commonwealth.	Duckett, Thomas.	1657 (1657)	Wing D2430C; ESTC R231962	32,839	30

body of the Science and Mystery for converting all sorts of raw Hides and Skins into Leather beyond all expectation and probability as is actually made apparent for that the make thereof transcends in such a degree of goodnesse all former Tannage as never was performed or accomplished by the most profound Ingenuities of this or former Ages And it is apparent that much Land continueth sterril and barren for want of help to assist Nature Land holders and Land-owners having been hitherto as Stupid and Negligent in Improvements as Tanners and others were in Improvement of Leather And if there may be now a speedy settlement of the premises it will be an Extraordinary help and benefit to all Tanners A present conveniency for Tanners and other Tradesmen as to Leather who will thereby save great Charge and paines which otherwise they must be at in seeking for Bark and other Ingredients to furnish themselves withall which are both Scarce and Costly That therefore the said Thomas Ducket in recompence of his great charge and paines and love to his Native Country and for the incouragement of all ingenious Artists for the future may be impowred to have the Sole exercise and benefit of his said Inventions Grant of Settlement for improvement of Land and Leather for fowerteen years according to the Laws and Statutes of this and other civil Nations And may have power and authority during the said Term to grant Licences to all persons within the three Nations and the Dominions thereto belonging Humble motions and argumental reasons why there can be no good settlement without sufficient penalties to practise his said inventions which are new and never before in present or frequent occupation in the same Method Form and Manner with such additions and alterations And although the benefit of them be never so great yet no man is compelled as in such cases in other Nations to make use of any of the said Inventions but left at will and pleasure to be Pilots to their own wills And these rich designs aforementioned ☜ which may so much advance the Commonwealth being the Rights and due Treasure of the Proposer and no-other person having an interest and property in them but himself These Reasons why the Proposer ought to have good penalties are not included in the Bills that therefore in all Equity and Reason it is requisite for him by way of Treaty with the honourable Members humbly to lay claim to some fitting assurance and square and legal conditions thereby to be certain of some reasonable satisfaction for those wealthy benefits which are by him to be presented to those persons who are concerned to make use of them and therefore in all Right and Equity your Honours cannot but grant him such a power as is congruent and incident to any venturers who have used great industry and spent their best times and fortunes in bringing from forein parts of the World into their Native Country some enriching Merchandize at which time the Owners thereof are at liberty to make their own conditions with those they furnish and therefore accordingly that the Proposer may not be defeated of the honour and reward which ought justly to accrue to him for his new Inventions which are of farr greater value than any kind of Merchandize and made ridiculous to the discouragement of ingenious Artists for the future and this Nation subject to the evil effects of ingratitude and likewise this Act made invalid by evill-minded persons who although their composition for Licences will be little or nothing in comparison of their benefit yet most people are of such perverse and ill-disposed natures that they will rather indeavour deceitful practices than be conformable to the Laws Therefore to prevent such fallacious people and that his recompence and satisfaction for his great Charge Study and pains may be answerable to his Merits and Deserts and that he may have a secure Title the Proposer under your Honours favour by way of civil bargain Why the penalties ought to be so great doth humbly lay claim to such good penalties as are hereafter to be named wherein there cannot be a wrong or prejudice to any that mean well for that all good-minded people will not make use of the Proposers skill without due Licence and therefore regard not penalties be they never so great and those who are of small ability will never run the hazard of them and moreover those persons who are unjustly and fraudulently intended may be better ordered and subdued with fear of good penalties for it will suit with your Honours prudence and wisdome that those persons who regard nor fear either Laws or Honesty but wilfully contemn and break them should be severely punished and largely suffer for the use of Iustice will be prevented by a well setled Justice And therefore that the penalty of forty shillings may be imposed upon all persons whatsoever for every Acre of Land whereon they shall without Licence first had and obteined from the said Thomas Ducket or his Assigns Penalties for Land use or practise any of his wayes means methods or directions for the improvement of Pasture Meadow and arable grounds in any of the particulars aforesaid And also the Sum of twenty shillings upon every Acre of Land for every years continuing the use of them without Licence after Conviction And also that the penalty of twenty pounds may be imposed upon all persons that shall make use or exercise without Licence any of his Engines to carry up water to any Cities Towns Villages particular Houses or any other places whatsoever other than for Improvement of hilly dry grounds in manner as aforesaid And twenty shillings for every days continuing the use of them without Licence after Conviction And moreover to prevent unjust and indirect practices by Tanners that the penalty of one hundred pounds may be imposed upon any Tanner or other person that shall without Licence first had and obteined from the said Thomas Ducket or his Assigns make Penalties for Leather use or practise all or any part of his wayes means directions Liquors or Ingredients for the Tanning Tawing or preparing of Leather as aforesaid And forty shillings for every dayes continuing the use of them without Licence after the first Conviction How the penalties ought to be recovered And that the Offenders in any the premisses aforesaid may upon Oath of two Witnesses before one or two Justices of the Peace be Convicted And that all Justices of the Peace may be impowred and required upon such Conviction to issue out their Warrants to the Constables of the place where the Offenders live for the levying by distresse the aforesaid penalties And that no person whatsoever may without Licence as aforesaid alter Counterfeit Change or falsify either by addition to or substraction from the same No false Pretenders or Counterfeitors or other alteration all or any the aforesaid Inventions Engines Instruments or other