June 20, 1693. The complaint of John Dwight of Fulham in the County of Middlesex, gentleman, showing that the complainant having ... invented and set up at Fulham several new manufactures of earthenwares called White Gorges, marbled porcelaine vessells, statues and figures and fine stone gorges and vessells never before made in England or elsewhere, and alsoe discovered the mystery of opacous red and dark coloured porcelaine and china ... obtained lettres patent dated June 12, 1684 ... he and his servants have for several years past used ... said invention ... and sold them.... But having formerly hired one John Chandler of Fulham ... and employed him in the making ... thereupon John Elers and David Elers, both of Fulham (who are forreigners and by trade silversmiths) together with James Morley of Nottingham and also Aaron Wedgwood Thomas Wedgwood and Richard Wedgwood of Berslem in the County of Stafford and Matthew Garner ... did insinuate themselves into the acquaintance of the said John Chandler and ... inticed him to instruct them ... and to desert the complainant’s service to enter into partnership together with them to make and sell the said wares ... but far inferior to them.... And the said confederates, “the better to colour their said unjust and injurious practises,” pretend that the earthenwares made and sold by them are in no way like those invented by the complainant but differ from them in form and figure and have several additions and improvements ... whereas the truth is they are made in imitation of the complainants wares ... prays that writs of _subpena_ be directed to John Chandler, John Elers, David Elers, Aaron Wedgwood, Thomas Wedgwood, Richard Wedgwood and Matthew Garner and James Morley. The answer, dated June 8, 1694, of the man with the Staffordshire name of Garner to this Bill of Complaint, shows that he was apprenticed about 1680 for eight years to one Thomas Harper of Southwark, potmaker, and he says that, afterwards, he invented a way of making earthen brown pans and mugs, which art he still practises. The answer of David Elers to the same Bill, dated July 28, 1693, states that he learnt at Cologne the manufacture of “earthenware commonly called Cologne or Stone wares,” and that about three years ago he and his brother began to make brown mugs and red teapots “within this kingdom of England,” and employed John Chandler. He says that neither he nor his brother nor Morley nor any of the other defendants knew John Chandler while he was in the employ of Dwight. He denies that James Morley was ever a partner with him or his brother, or that Chandler was more than a hired labourer. He complains that he and his brother ought not to be deprived of their living.