CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MACHINERY OR APPARATUS POR THE MANUFACTURE OF WOOD SCREWS AND SCREW BOLTS.
Year: 1839

page_text: TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, we, WILLIAM
EDMONDSON and JAMES EDMONDSON, both of Manchester, in the County of
Lancaster, Engineers, send greeting.
WHEREAS Her present most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by
Her Letters Patent under the Great Seal of Great Britain, bearing date
at Westminster, the Twenty-third day of April, in the second year of Her
reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors, give and grant unto us,
the said William Edmondson and James Edmondson, Her especial licence,
full power, sole privilege and authority, that we, the said William Edmondson
and James Edmondson, our executors, administrators, and assigns, and such
others as we, the said William Edmondson and James Edmondson, our
executors, administrators, and assigns, should at any time agree with,
and no others, from time to time and at all times during the term of
years therein expressed, should and lawfully might make, use, exercise,
and vend, within England and Wales, and the Town of Berwick-upon-
Tweed, our Invention of "CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MACHINERY OR
APPARATUS POR THE MANUFACTURE OF WOOD SCREWS AND SCREW BOLTS.;" in
which said Letters Patent is contained a proviso that we, the said William
Edmondson and James Edmondson, shall cause a particular description of
our said Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be
inrolled in Her Majesty's High Court of Chancery within six calendar
months next and immediately after the date of the said in part recited
Letters Patent, as in and by the same, reference being thereunto had, will
more fully and at large appear.

page_text: NOW KNOW YE, that in compliance with the said proviso, we, the said
William Edmondson and James Edmondson, do hereby declare that the nature
of the said Invention, and the manner in which the same is to be performed,
is particularly described and ascertained in and by the Drawings hereto
annexed, and the following explanation thereof, that is to say:―
Our improvements in the machinery and apparatus for the manufacture of
wood screws and screw bolts consist,―
Firstly, in the arrangement and application of certain parts of mechanism
to the ordinary machinery employed in the first part or process of the manu-
facture of screws commonly called wood screws, for the purpose of punching,
stamping, or heading the blanks or pieces of wire of which the screws are to
be formed, and well known as the lever-heading machine. The principle
object of the improvements in this particular department of the manufacture of
wood screws is to render the machine more productive by facilitating and
regulating its operations by the addition and substitution of certain novel ar-
rangements of imechanism, (allowing proportionally more time to the attendant
to put the wire or screw blank into the heading dies, also lessening his labour,)
whereby the dies enclosing the wire or screw blank are drawn under the punch
or header, the dies closed in order to hold the wire securely whilst the head is
being formed, also the dies slidden out from under the punch or presser ; and
lastly the headed screw blank is thrown or projected up out of the dies
and removed from the machine.
Secondly, in the arrangement and application of the same improvements to
a machine of simpler construction, and adapted for the forming of the heads of
screw blanks of smaller diameter, and having the same objects in view.
Thirdly, in a novel and particular construction, combination, and arrange-
ment of certain mechanism or apparatus for effecting the same purpose of
heading wires for screw blanks without the assistance of those well-known
machines above mentioned.
Fourthly, also in a novel and particular construction, combination, and
arrangement of certain mechanism or apparatus for the purpose of performing
the well-known operation of "nicking" the heads of screw blanks, that is,
cutting the-nick or mortice in the punched heads of the screw blank.
Fifthly, also in another novel and particular construction, combination, and
arrangement of certain mechanism or apparatus for turning or finishing the
punched heads of the screw blanks, which operation may be performed either
before or after the process of "nicking."
And, sixthly, in a novel and particular arrangement and combination
of well-known parts or pieces of mechanism in machinery or apparatus for

page_text: the cutting or forming the threads of screw blanks and bolts, which arrange-
ment and combination are, firstly, for the purpose of facilitating the operation
of feeding in the screw blanks and bolts; and secondly, for giving the neces-
sary reciprocating motion to the main or cutting spindle, or, in other words,
reversing the action of the main or cutting spindle alternately for any given
number of revolutions, whilst the thread or screw is being cut or formed upon
the blank or bolt previously prepared.
But in order that these improvements in the manufacture of wood screws
and screw bolts may be more definitely explained and perfectly understood,
we have attached to these Presents several Sheets of Drawings, in which our
improvements are represented in such views of the machines as are sufficiently
necessary to illustrate their operation to persons conversant with the ma-
chinery generally employed for such or similar purposes.
In Sheets 1 and 2 of the accompanying Drawings, the various Figures
shew the first part of our improvements (represented as shaded), and
their arrangement and application to the ordinary lever punching or heading.
machine. In Sheet 1, Figure 1 represents a side elevation of the machine;
Figure 2, a plan or horizontal view, seen partially in section; and Figure 3,
a front or end elevation of the same. In Sheet 2, Figure 4 is a partial
elevation of the opposite side of the machine to Figure 1; and Figure 5 is a
vertical section taken through about the middle of the machine. This machine
is represented as drawn to the scale of about one inch and a half to the foot,
and it will be seen that similar letters of reference are placed upon correspond-
ing parts of the apparatus in all the Figures. The framing of the machine
is shewn at a, a, a, a, supporting in pedestals the driving shaft b, b, upon which
is keyed the driving pulley c; the spur pinion d working in gear with the spur
wheel e, and thus driving the transverse shaft f as usual; the main framing
also supports the fulcrum pin of the punching or heading lever g, g, from
which the punch or header h is suspended by the links i, i; upon the driving
strap being passed around the driving pulley c, the ordinary evolutions of the
heading machine, with our improvements applied, will come into operation. It.
will be seen that the ordinary dies j, j, for holding the wire or blank to be
headed (and one of which is shewn detached in Figure 6) are placed in a
carriage or die-holder k, k, which is provided with plained angular edges
sliding longitudinally in the plates or bed 1, 1, and attached by lugs.or other-.
wise to the end of the conducting arm or bar m, m'; this sliding die-holder or
carriage is represented detached in two views at Figure 7, being a plan and
elevation of the same. This die-holder or carriage is made to slide in and out,
so as to bring the dies exactly under the centre of the header h, and be with-,

page_text: drawn therefrom by means of the conducting bar m, having at its other end a
small roller or pin travelling in the grooved race formed upon the side or face of
the cam wheel n, n, keyed upon the shaft f, being suitably guided in its course
by means of the radial arm o, seen best in Sheet 2, Figure 5. Now, it will. be
· perceived that 'as the machine is in the position in which it is shewn in
Figures 1 and 2, the die-holder k, with the dies, are slidden out from under the
action of the header, and by means of the peculiar formation of the grooved
cam wheel n, n, will thus remain until the attendant has had sufficient time to
place a wire or screw blank into the dies, when, as the driving shaft revolves,
the dies and holder will be brought exactly under the centre of the punch or
header has it descends by means of the excentric p, actuating the heading
lever g. As the die-holder or carriage is thus being drawn towards the header
by the rotation of the cam wheel n, the dies are partially closed by passing
the inclined planes 7 and 7', shewn also detached in Figure 8; and when they
have arrived immediately under the centre of the header the dies are instantly
closed, and the blank wire to be headed firmly secured in them by means of
another grooved cam wheels, being of nearly similar formation to the cam
wheel, (but keyed upon the shaft f, f, at right angles to the said wheel,)
actuating the conducting bar or arm t, also suitably guided by the
radial arm u, and connected through a mortice by a pin to the bell crank
lever v, which allows the weight wat, its further extremity to descend
and immediately cause the screw x, upon which the bell crank lever wis
keyed, to turn in its bush and close the dies, thus holding the wire or blank
securely while the header descends and punches or forms the head of the
intended screw. When the heading process has been completed the die-
holder or carriage is slidden outwards by the action of the cam n, n, and the
conducting bar m, m, and the finished or headed screw blank is projected or
thrown upwards (to be received by the attendant,) by means of the small tappet
lever y, fixed at the end of the transverse shaft f, striking the roller z
upon the
sliding bar 1, and thus, by means of the levers 2 and 3 connected by the shaft 4
to the rod or pusher 5; this rod being made taper at its upper end, separates
and loosens the dies, and also quickly ascending, projects the headed screw
blanks out of their embrace, being brought back by the weight 6, (seen in
Figures 4 and 5, Sheet 2). In Sheet 3, Figure 1 represents a front elevation of
a machine similar in purpose to the ordinary crank-heading machine, and
Figure 2, a vertical section of the same taken through about the middle of the
machine, and to which our improvements are represented applied. This machine
is adapted for rather lighter work, and drawn about one-fourth the real scale.
In these Figures it will be perceived that our improvements are similarly

page_text: applied, and for the same purposes as in the lever-heading machines; and in
these Figures also, to prevent repetition, it will be seen that similar letters
of reference are correspondingly placed upon the same parts, as shewn in Sheets
1 and 2, with the exception that in this machine we place the cains upon the
driving shaft b, and use the cam or excentric A (in place of the crank, as
commonly used) for effecting the descent of the header h, which is drawn up
by the forked lever B. As the operations of all our improvements, as applied
to this machine, are precisely similar in effect to those already described in
reference to the lever-heading machine, it will of course be unnecessary to repeat
their description.
In Sheet 4, Figure 1 represents a side elevation of a novel arrangement and
combination of mechanism constituting a rotary heading machine; Figure 2,
a front elevation; and Figure 3, a vertical section taken through about the
middle of the same. In this arrangement of machinery the principal working
parts of the apparatus are nearly similar to those already explained, except
that they are differently disposed, and the whole rendered more particularly
applicable to perform light work or prepare the blanks for small screws,
and also capable of completing more work in a given time; this machine
is also drawn about one-fourth the real scale. In this machine a, a, a,
are the side or main framing supporting the driving shaft b, b; upon this
shaft are keyed the driving pulley c, and the grooved cam wheels d and e,
and the central cam f; j,j, is a transverse shaft working in the framing a,
upon which is firmly keyed the cylindrical die-holder p, p, and the two
ratchet wheels 1, l, with the teeth set or formed in reverse positions, hav-
ing the same number of teeth as there are dies in the die holder
P. The
operation of the machine is as follows:-Rotary motion being commu-
nicated by means of the driving pulley c to the shaft b, the grooved cam
wheel d causes the bell crank lever g, g, by means of the connecting bar h.
to actuate the arm of the lever i, (which moves freely upon the bosses of
the ratchet wheels 1, l,) in a downward direction until the click or ratchet k
takes hold of a tooth of the inner ratchet wheel 1, by the means of the spring
fixed to the lever i, and pressing against the back of the click or catch. The
descending motion of the lever i causes its tail-piece n to ascend until it comes
in contact with the stud o, fixed in the catch m, and as it continues to move
upwards forces the click m out of gear with the outer ratchet wheel 7.
It will then be seen that by the continued rotation of
lever 9 is moved in a contrary direction, and the lever i, by means of
the connector h, is moved upwards, and the catch k being in gear with a
the cam d the

page_text: tooth of the inner ratchet wheel l, and the catch m being out of gear
with outer ratchet wheel l, the ratchet wheels are moved through the
space of one tooth, and carry with them the die-holder p, thus bringing the
dies enclosing the wire to be headed under the punch or presser 1. To
prevent the die holder moving too far, and carrying the centre of the dies
.beyond the centre of the presser r, the catch m is by the action of its spring
locked in gear with a tooth of the outer wheel 1, the tappet end of the lever i
having been withdrawn. These operations being completed; the screw t is
allowed, by the rotation of the cam wheel e, to be moved by the action of the
weight y on the lever x, keyed fast upon the screw t, and forcing the dies
against the stud u, the wire is securely held whilst the head is being formed
.by the presser r, actuated by the eccentric cam f. As the cam f revolves, the
.counterbalance weight attached to the forked lever s lifts the presser, during
which, by the revolving motion of the cam e, bell crank lever v, connecting
.rod w, and lever x, the screw t is released or drawn back, and allows the die
holder to move freely through another space, and all the other operations
to be again repeated as before described.
Our improvements in the machinery or apparatus for making the heads
,of screw blanks are represented in Sheet 5; in which Figure 1 is a front
elevation of our improved niching machine; Figure 2, a plan or hori-
zontal view as seen from above; and Figure 3, a transverse section taken
through about the middle of the machine. The principal features of novelty
in this machine are the peculiar construction and arrangement of the
holder or wheel for securing the screw blanks while under the operation
of the nicking saw, and afterwards releasing the same, and letting them
drop out of the holders in a finished state; and also the particular ar-
rangement and combination of the driving gear, so that the nicking saw
shall be caused to revolve at a high velocity, whilst at the same time the
speed of the screw blank holders is immediately reduced to a very slow motion.
This machine is constructed of a general framing a, a, a, a, suitably arranged to
carry or support the screw blank holders, the cutting or nicking saw, and the
driving gear. The screw blanks are fed into the machine by being dropped
into the apertures b, b, of the pair of blank holders c, c; these blank holders
are peculiar in their construction, and are composed of two cylindrical plates
c, c, each mounted upon separate axes d, d, and are caused to hold the screw
blanks securely while being nicked, and at the same time to open at the
opposite side in order to allow of the feeding in and discharging of the blanks.
Each half of this blank holder is keyed fast upon its own axis or shaft, and each

page_text: shaft or axis is set inclined to the other, instead of being in a line; and thus,
as the blank holders revolve, it will be perceived that the blanks will be firmly
held against the cutting or nicking saw e. Rotary motion being applied to
the driving pulley f, keyed upon the shaft g, will, by means of the spur gearing
h, i, j, drive the cutting or nicking saw e at a high velocity; and also by means
of the two worms and wheels k, k, in gear with each other, drive the blank
holders very slowly. Now, as these holders are upon separate axes and set
inclined to each other, they will hold those screw. blanks which are opposite to
the revolving cutter tightly, and by opening as they revolve at other places
allow fresh blanks to be fed in between them, and the finished or nicked blanks
to fall against the inclined plane 1, and when they arrive at the aperture m, to
fall out of the machine. The carriage of the nicking saw is capable of
adjustment to regulate the depth of the nick by means of the set screw n, and
the blank holders are also capable of adjustment by means of the tail screw o,
and also the speed of the saw may be readily varied by changing the pinion
upon the saw spindle), the curved mortice of the framing allowing the pinion i
to be suitably geared with the others.
Our improvements in the machinery for performing the operation of
turning the heads in the manufacture of wood screws consist in a peculiar
arrangement and combination of mechanism by means of the employment
of blank holders similar to the above described, placed on separate axes
inclined to each other, for the purpose of holding the screw blanks firmly
while its head is being turned by revolving cutters; and also in the appli-
cation of an inner blank holder, composed of radial tubes, furnished with
springs to force the screw blanks up to an inclined plane, for the purpose
of regulating the projection of the blanks beyond the periphery of the
holding wheel, together with the employment of the particular combina-
tion of two ratchet wheels (as described in the rotary heading machine), for
the purpose of moving the blank holders at suitable intervals, and holding
them securely whilst the screw blank head is being turned or finished; and
lastly, giving a parallel sliding motion to the revolving cutters, in order to
bring them up to their work in parallel directions. In Sheet 5, Figure 4
represents a plan or horizontal view of our improved machine for turning the
heads of the screw blanks; Figure 5, a side elevation; and Figure 6, a partial
sectional elevation of the same. Upon the main framing of the machine a, a, a,
the several headstocks b, b, b, are suitably placed in order to support the
holding and cutting or turning apparatus with the necessary driving gear.
The screw blanks are fed between the holders c, c, into a central plate or

page_text: holder d, (this part of the apparatus is shewn detached in Figure 7,) by being
passed into the holding tubes or sockets e, e, e; in these tubes are placed small
helical springs f,f,f, for the purpose of forcing the screw blanks outwards
against an inclined place g, to regulate their projecting distance from the
periphery of the holders. The shaft or spindle h, carrying the cutters i, i, is
made to revolve by means of a band passed around the driving pulley j.
Another independent band being also passed round the driving pulley K, will
drive the worm l, also keyed upon the spindle of the pulley K, and by means of
the worm wheel Z, upon the cam shaft m, give rotary motion to the excentric
wheel' n, and the inclined cam wheel o. Now, it will be perceived that as the
excentric wheel n revolves, the pin at the end of the vibrating lever p, working
in the excentric groove or race in the periphery of the wheel 12, will cause
that lever to vibrate, and by means of the arm 9 actuate the ratchet lever 1, and
thus move the double ratchet wheels one tooth. This ratchet wheel being
keyed fast upon the inclined shaft t of the blank holders will at every shift of
the ratchet wheels cause the holders to advance a space, and present another
blank head to the action of the revolving cutters to be turned, whilst at the
same time the other lock ratchet u will hold or secure the blank holders firmly
in their required situation. Now, it will be seen, as the inclined cam wheel o
revolves, the forked lever v will carry the cutting spindle forward to the extent
regulated by the collar y, when the cutters i, i, fixed in the angular slides =,=,
will be gradually closed upon and turn the head of the screw blank by the
action of the links 1, 1, toggle joint levers a, a, sliding bush w, actuated by the
forked lever v, which is moved by the weight, and regulated by the inclined
part of the cam o. When the blank head has been turned, the cutters i, i,
will be opened by the reverse part of the inclined part of the cam o, giving to
the above-named levers and joints a contrary motion to the one just described,
and the cutting spindle will be moved back to the extent allowed by the collar
y 2, to permit the turned headed blank to be moved away and another brought
into its place; the tail spring 2 facilitating the opening of the cutters previous
to the spindle being withdrawn. We would here observe that this machine
may readily be constructed as a double turning machine, by having another
similar arrangement of blank .holders and revolving cutters placed parallel to
the other upon the opposite side of the cam shaft; and further, that the
above arrangement of mechanism may readily be suitably applied to the cutting
or forming the threads upon the screw blanks by substituting the necessary
screw cutters or dies for forming the threads in place of those for turning
the heads together, with the reversing apparatus about to be described,

page_text: for producing the reciprocating motion of the cutting spindle and the
ordinary regulating screw for working the required pitch of the thread:
Our improvements in the machinery or apparatus for threading or screwing
the blanks of wood screws and screw bolts consist, firstly, in the peculiar
arrangement and combination of mechanism for obtaining the necessary reci-
procating motion of the screwing or cutting spindle by self-acting reversing
apparatus; and, secondly, in having the screwing apparatus constructed verti-
cally with a hollow or tubular spindle, in order to facilitate and simplify the
mode of feeding in the screw blanks, by allowing the blanks to descend
through the spindle into the clasps or holders below by means of gravitation.
In Sheet 6, Figure 1 represents a side elevation of a threading or screwing
machine, exhibiting the first part of such improvements. In this Figure
the cutters, dies, or other apparatus for forming the thread are omitted, as
any ordinary and well-known means may be employed. The framing of the
apparatus is shewn at a, a, a, supporting the screwing spindle b, b. It is
necessary, in order to perform the operation of threading wood screws and
screw bolts, that the spindle (which holds the screw blank or bolt to be threaded
in the chuck cat its extremity) should receive an alternate reciprocating
rotary motion at certain given intervals of time, according to the length of the
thread required; this alternate reciprocating rotary motion is produced by a
simple self-acting apparatus. Upon the screwing spindle b, b, two driving
pullies d and e (or toothed driving gear, if great power be required) revolve
loosely, each being independently driven by means of a separate strap, one hav-
ing a cross and the other an open strap, in order that they may run in opposito
directions; between these two driving pullies is placed an ordinary catch or
clutch box f, f, sliding upon either a key or feather upon the shaft b, or by a
key fastened to the clutch sliding along a groove in the spindle, and conse-
quently revolving with it when locked in gear with either one or other of the
driving pullies. It will be seen by referring to Sheet 6, Figure 1, that the
clutch box f is represented in gear with the pulley e, supposed to be revolving
(at the requisite velocity) in the direction of the arrow, which will cause the
spindle to revolve in the same direction, and by the action of the regulating
screw turning in its nut h, move the spindle towards the adjusting friction
roller j 1, the collar i attached to the spindle striking against the roller will
throw the clutch box into gear with the pulley d, revolving in the opposite
direction, the vibrating forked lever being connected with the sliding bar k,
to which the adjusting friction rollers are screwed. The spindle will then be
carried in an opposite direction, and the collar striking against the roller j 2,

page_text: the clutch will be thrown again into gear with the pulley E, and thus the neces
sary reciprocating rotatory motion of the spindle will be obtained, the pressure
of the bowstring n preventing the reaction of the cluth, and the driving pullies
prevented running falsely into gear with the clutch by the bearing shoulder
pieces m, m. The second part of our improvements in this department of the
manufacture of wood screws and screw bolts is illustrated in Figures 2 and 3,
which are a front and side elevation of our improved vertical screwing appa-
ratus, being very similar in principle to that just described, but adapted for
lighter work. The framing of the machine a, a, a, supports the reciprocating
screwing spindle b, b; the cutters, dies, or other ordinary screwing apparatus
is to be fixed upon the table c, and the spindle 6 is made hollow or tubular, so
that as the screw blanks are fed in at the top, they will descend by gravitation
until they are taken hold of by the toggle jointed clasps or holders d, d, which
also revolve with the screwing spindle b. The self-acting apparatus for giving
the necessary reciprocating motion to the spindle 6 is nearly similar to that just
described, and is produced by the ordinary regulating or pitch screw e, at the
top of the spindle b, causing the collars f, f, alternately to rise and fall against
the vibratory forked lever g, and thus, by means of the connecting bar h, to
shift or vibrate the forked lever i, i, and with it the clutch or catch k in gear
with the upper and lower driving pulley and m, alternately as required,
each being furnished with an independent driving strap, one open and the
other crossed, as before described. We would remark that the catch or clutch
box is here represented different from the other, the acting parts being of a
conical form, and constructed of hide, wood, or other suitable material to gear
in with conical recesses in the driving pullies, but it will be evident that any
ordinary clutch or catch box may be used for this purpose. The clutch box,
with its vibrating forked lever, is also held firmly in gear by the bow spring n,
and the suitable speed of the cam shaft o, carrying the cam wheel p for
working the vibrating lever q. to open and close the blank holders, is obtained
by means of the train of spur wheels and pinions », s, t. We would also
remark, in conclusion, that these machines may readily be converted into
turning machines for finishing the heads of screw blanks, by introducing
suitable cutters, in place of screwing dies, and giving constant rotatory motion
to the spindle.
Having now described our improvements in the manufacture of wood screws
and screw bolts, and the manner of bringing the same into practical operation,
we desire it to be understood that we are aware that we have shewn and
described many and well-known parts of mechanism hitherto in use, yet such

page_text: has only been done for the sake of shewing the practical application of our
improvements, and to which of course we have no claim; but we claim
exclusively, by virtue of the above-recited Letters Patent,-
Firstly, in the heading machine, the peculiar mode of sliding the die-holders
or carriage in and out, and regulating the closing the dies by means of the
grooved cam wheels, and also the mode of projecting the blanks out of the dies
after they have been headed; as exhibited particularly in Sheets 1 and 2 of the
Drawings.
Secondly, in the novel construction and arrangement of the motions
for effecting the same purposes in the heading machine, shewn in Sheet 3 of
the Drawings.
Thirdly, in the peculiar combination of mechanism constituting a rotary
heading machine, as shewn in Sheet 4 of the Drawings, most particularly the
application of two ratchet wheels as therein employed.
Fourthly, in the nicking machine the general combination and arrangement
of the mechanism, as shewn in Sheet 5 of the Drawings, and particularly
constructing the cylindrical plates forming the revolving die-holder with
separate axes, each being inclined to the other, in order to hold the blanks
whilst being nicked, and release them at the proper time.
Fifthly, in the turning machine the general construction and arrangement
of the whole, as also shewn in Sheet 5 of the Drawings, but most particularly
the employment of the double ratchets, the peculiarly formed revolving plates
constituting the blank holder and the inclination of their axes, and also the
radial tubes and springs, with the incline for regulating the projection of the
blanks, and also the parallel sliding motion of revolving cutters.
And, lastly, in the screwing and threading machines, we claim, firstly, the
peculiar mode of obtaining the self-acting reciprocating rotary motion of the
screwing spindle by the novel arrangement and combination of mechanism,
particularly shewn in Sheet 6* of the Drawings, and herein also described;
and, secondly, the vertical position of a hollow or tubular spindle (as shewn
in Sheet 6, Figures 2 and 3), or such position as will allow the screw blanks
to fall down into the chops or holders by means of gravity.
.
In witness whereof, we, the said William Edmondson and James
Edmondson, have hereunto set our hands and seals, this Twenty-second
day of October, in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred
and thirty-nine.

page_text: AND BE IT REMEMBERED, that on the Twenty-second day of October,
in the third year of the reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria, the said
William Edmondson and James Edmondson came before our said Lady the
Queen in Her Chancery, and acknowledged the instrument aforesaid, and all
and every thing therein contained and specified, in form above written.
And also the instrument aforesaid was stamped according to the tenor of the
Statute made in the fifty-fifth year of the reign of His late Majesty King
George the Third.
Inrolled the Twenty-third day of October, One thousand eight hundred
and thirty-nine.