An abstract of his majesties Letters Patents granted to George Wood, for the sole Printing of Lynnen-Cloath as followeth.  

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HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE   royal blazon or coat of arms  
WHERE AS THE KING'S most Excellent Majesty being informed of an invention for printing upon Lynnen-cloath, was graciously pleased by his highness Letters Partents bearing date the five and twentieth day of October now last passed, in the Seventeenth year of his Reign of England France and Ireland etc. And of Scotland the Three and Fiftieth. Did give and grant by the said Letters Patents unto George Wood for the term of one and Twenty years full and sole licence, liberty, power, and authority, to use, exercise, practice, & put in execution within his Dominions of England and Walls, the Printing of Lynnen-cloath, with an inhibition therein contained, that none other than the said George Wood his Deputies or Assigns should use the same with Press or Screwe, or by force of Hand, or stroke of Hammer, or with any other Engine or Instrument whatsoever, that should leave any impression of culour or colours behind it, or to buy sell utter or put to sail within his majesties Realms or Dominions or any part of them any Lynnen-cloath knowing the same to the Printed by any person or persons other than the said George Wood his Executors Administrators Deputies Assigns or Servants aswell upon pain of forfeiture of all such Lynnen-cloath so printed to his Majesty, as of all instruments and tools used or to be used about the printing of the same and them to have defaced and made unuseful as upon pain of his majesties heavy indignation, and upon such further pains and pennalties and imprisonments as by the Laws and Statutes of this Realm can, or may be inflicted upon the offenders, for their contempt & disobedience in breaking and contemning his majesties commandment & Prerogative Royal. And for the better execution of the said grant and prevelidge, his Majesty Did by the sad Letters Patents for Him his Heirs and Successors, give and grant full and free Power and Authority unto the said George Wood his Executors Administrators and Assigns that he the said George Wood his Executors Administrators and Assigns by himself or themselves or any of them or by his or their or any of their Deputies Factors or Servants should or might from time to time and at all times, during the term aforesaid of Twenty and one years, with the assistance of a Constable or some other Officer to enter and go into all and singular place and places where any probability 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 sold contrary to the true intent and meaning of the said Letters Patents. And that upon the finding out of, and discovery of all such offences it should and might be lawful to and for the said George Wood his Executors Administrators and Assigns and Deputies aswell to seize take and carry away to the use of his Majesty his Heirs and Successors all such Linen cloth as shall be so Printed uttered or sold contrary to the true meaning of the said Letters Patents as also to seize and take all manner of Instrument tools and implements used and to be used for the purposes aforesaid and the same to deface break and make unuseful or otherwise to dispose of as he or they should think meet.  
Therefore it is thought fit, to give notice to all persons in general of his Majesties express commandment. And if any hereafter shall have occasion of use any Cloth printed, and that the buyer and buyers may not incur his majesties displeasures, nor bring upon themselves the pains penalties and imprisonment, that may be inflicted as aforesaid.  
Therefore they may repair to Honey Lain in Cheapside, over against Bow Church, where they shall be reasonably dealt withal for the buying of such things ready Printed, or for the Printing of them.  
God save the King.