...England in 1623, by the Act 21, James I., c. 3, which declares 'that all monopolies, and all licenses for the ' sole buying, selling, making, working, or using of any thing ' within this realm, are altogether contrary to law.' This Act set labour free, and has been among the leading causes of...

...(§ 1.) "that all monopolies, and all commissions, grants, licenses, charters, and letters patent, heretofore made or granted, or hereafter to be made...of any thing within this realm, or the dominion of Wales, or of any other monopolies, or of power, liberty, or faculty to dispense with any others, or...

...King, by his grant, commission, or otherwise, to any person or persons, bodies politic or corporate, of or for the sole buying, selling, making, working, or using of any thing, whereby any person or persons, bodies politic or corporate, are sought to be restrained of any freedom...

...This trade has been long, but this company is rajuie by tu««« lettert 2 С person, or corporations, of or for the sole ' buying, selling, making, working or using of vuu X. ceruing trade and traffic are against the common-law, and divers statutes ; and U is as truly...

...commissions, grants, licences, charters, and letters patent,1 heretofore made or granted, or here.ifierlo be made or granted, to any person or persons, bodies...whatsoever, of or for the sole buying, selling, making, woiking. or using of anything within this realm, or the dominion of Wale?, or of any other rnonopelies,...

...commissions, grants, licences, charters, and letters patent, heretofore inadeorgrante?, »r hereafter lo be made or granted, to any person or persons, bodies politic or corporate whatsoever, of or fo<* the sole buying, selling, making, woiking. or using of anything within this realm, or the dominion...

...that all monopolies Statute and all commissions, grants, licences, charters, and c 3, letters patents for the sole buying, selling, making, working, or using of any thing within this realm, or (a) Rapin, sub anno 1621. (b) Vide the proceedings against Sir Giles Mompesson and Sir Francis Mitchell...

...all commissions,. * 3. Bacon's Abridgment, 626, " grants, licences, charters, and letters patent " to any person or persons, bodies politic or " corporate,...the sole "buying, selling, making, working, or using any " thing, within the realm, or walls; or of any " other monopolies; and all proclamations, ex" hibitions,...

...Jac. 1. c. 3. " All monopolies, and all com" missions, grants, licenses, charters and letters patents to any " person or persons, bodies politic or corporate...working, or using of " any thing within this realm, or Wales, or of any other mono" polies, and all proclamations, inhibitions, restraints, warrants " of...

...of parliament. The statute 21 Jac. 1. declares, that all monopolies and charters and letters patent for the sole buying, selling, making, working, or using of any thing, &c. are contrary to law, and shall in nowise be put in execution. It directs that the validity of all...