WHeras the said Adam Newton, Io. Southcot and Io. Wood, haue through their great charge, industry, and ex­perience deuised and inuented a new Inuention of Steeping all kinde of graine (that is to be sowen) in a certaine liquour compounded of sundry materials of very small value, which euery Husbandman hath, or with little charge may procure: the which Art or Inuention hath bene found by many that haue made triall of the same, to be very beneficiall for the increase of Corne and Graine, aswell in sparing of Soile, as also in preseruing the Seed from birds, fowle and vermine, as by Certificate exhibited vnto his Maiesties Commissioners hath very clearely bene testified: Whereupon the Kings most Excellent Maiestie hath bene pleased by his Highnesse Leters Patents, sealed with his great Seale of England, to grant vn­to the said Adam Newton, Iohn Southcot. and Iohn Wood, and their Depu­ties and Assignes, the sole vse, exercise and benefit of the said Inuen­tion. And h [...]s Maiestie hath also thereby straitly prohibited all per­sons, that none of them doe attempt directly or indirectly, the vsing, or practising of the said Inuention of Steeping of Seed corne and Graine, as is aforesaid, without the speciall Licence of the said Pa­tentees, vpon paine of forfeiture thereof, with other penalties expres­sed in the said Letters Patents.

Giuen at Westminster the fift day of Iune 1613. in the xj. yeere of Our Reigne of Great Britaine, France and Ireland.

God saue the King.