A PORTABLE GUN OR MACHINE CALLED A DEFENCE, THATT DISCHARGES SOE OFTEN AND SOE MANY BULLETTS AND CAN BE SOE QUICKLY LOADEN AS RENDERS IT NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE TO TO CARY ANY SHIP BY BOARDING
Year: 1718

page_text: GEORGE, by the grace of God, of Great Brittaine, France, and Irc-
land King, Defender of the Faith, &c.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME,
greeting.
WHEREAS James Puckle, of our Citty of London, Gent., hath by
his peticon, humble repsented unto us that he hath at great expences
invent "A PORTABLE GUN OR MACHINE CALLED A DEFENCE, THATT DISCHARGES
SOE OFTEN AND SOE MANY BULLETTS, AND CAN BE SOE QUICKLY LOADEN AS
RENDERS IT NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE TO TO CARY ANY SHIP BY BOARDING;" and
haveing humbly prayed us to grant him our Royall Letters Patents for
the sole makeing and vending the said gun in England & Ireland, dureing
the terme of fourtecne yeares; but that he thinks it not safe to specify
wherein the new Invention consists; but proposes that soc soon as the
Patent shall be passed, the same shall be by him ascertained, under
his hand & seale, to be enrolled in our High Court of Chancery, to
which the Patent may referr, to make the grant therein certain.
KNOW YE, that wee, being willing to give encouragement to all arts
and inventions which may be of publick use and benifitt, of our espe-
ciall grace, certaine knowledge, & meer močon have given and granted,

page_text: and by these Presents, for us, our heires and successors, do give and
grant unto the said James Puckle, his exccutors, administrators, or
assignes, especiall lycence, full power, sole priviledge & authority, that
he, the said James Puckle, his executors, administrators, and assignes,
and every of them, by himselfe and themselves, or by his and their
deputy and deputies, servants & agents, or such others as he, the said
James Puckle, his executors, administrators, or assignes, shall at any
time agree with, & noe others, from time to time and at all times
dureing the terme of yeares herein expressed, shall and lawfully may
make, exercise, work, vend, use, and enjoy his said new invented port-
able gun or machine called a defence, as aforesaid, with that part of
our Kingdom of Great Brittaine called England, our Dition, Town of
Berwick-upon-Tweed, and our Kingdom of Ireland, in such manner
and with such materialls as shall be ascertained to be the said new
Invention, by writeing under the hand and seale of the said James
Puckle, and inrolled in our High Court of Chancery within three
calender months from the date of these Presents, and that he, the sd
James Puckle, his executors, administrators, and assignes, shall and may
have and enjoy the whole profitt, benifitt, commodity, and advantage
from time to time comeing, growing, accreuing, and ariseing by reason
of the said Invention, for and durcing the full terme of yeares herein
menčoned; to have, hold, exercise, and enjoy the said Isyence, powers.
priviledges, & advantages herein-before granted or menconed to be
granted unto the said James Puckle, his executors, administrators, and
assignes, for and dureing and untill the full end terme of fourteen
yeares from the date of these Presents next and imediately ensucing,
and fully to be compleat and ended, according to the Statute in such
case made and provided. And to the end that the said James Puckle,
his executors, administrators, and assignes, and every of them, may have
and enjoy the full benifitt and the sole use and exercise of the said
Invention, according to our gracions intention herein-before declared,
wee doc by these presents, for us, our heires and successors, require and
strictly command all and every person and persons, body's politick and
corporate, and all other our subiects whatsoever, of what estate, quality,
or degree, name or condition, soever they be, within that said part of

page_text: our Kingdom of Great Brittaine called England, our Deñion of Wales,
Towne of Berwick-upon-Tweed, and our Kingdom of Ireland aforesaid,
that neither they or any of them at any time dureing the continuance
of the said terme of fourteen yeares hereby granted, either directly or
indirectly, doe make, use, or put in practice the said Invention, or any
part of the same, so attained unto by the said James Puckle as afore-
said, nor shall in any wise counterfeit, imitate, or resemble the same,
nor shall make or cause to be made any adition thereunto, or sub-
straction from the same, whereby to pretend himselfe or themselves
the inventor or inventors, devisor or devisors thereof, without the
lycence, consent, or agreement of the said James Puckle, his exe-
cutors, administrators, or assignes, in writeing under his or their hands
and seales first had and obtained in that behalfe, upon such paines
and penaltyes as can or may be justly inflicted in such offenders
for their contempt of this our Royall command, and further to be
answerable to the said James Puckle, his executors, administrators,
and assignes, according to law, for his and their damages thereby
occasioned. And moreover wee doe by these Presents, for us, our
beires and successors, will and comand all and singular our justices of
the peace, mayors, sheriffs, bayliffs, constables, headborroughs, and all
other officers and ministers whatsoever, of us, our heires and successors,
for the time being, that they or any of them do not, nor shall at any
time hereafter dureing the said terme hereby granted, in any wise
molest, trouble, or hinder the said James Puckle, his executors, adñiors,
and assignes, or any of them, or his or their deputies, servants, or
agents, in or about the due & lawfull makeing, use, or exercise of the
aforesaid Invention, or any thing relateing thereto; provided alwayes,
and these our Letters Patents are and shall be upon this condition, that
if at any time dureing the said terme hereby granted it shall be made
appear to us, our heires or successors, or any six or more of our or their
Privy Councell, that this our grant is contrary to law, & prejudicial
or inconvenient to our subiects in generall, or that the said Invention
is not a new Invention as to the publick use and exercise thereof within
that said part of our Kingdom of Great Brittaine called England, our
Dominion of Wales, Town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, and our Kingdom

page_text: of Ireland aforesaid, or not invented and found out by the said James
Puckle as aforesaid, then upon signification and declaration thereof, to be
made by us, our heires or successors, under our or their signett or privy
seale, or by the Lords and others of our or their Privy Councill, or any
six or more of them, under their hands, these our Letter Patente shall
forthwith cease, determine, and be utterly void to all intents and purposes,
any thing herein-before contained to the contrary in any wise notwith-
standing: Provided also, that these our Letters Patents, or any thing
herein contained, shall not extend or be construed to extend to give
priviledges unto the said James Puckle, his executors, administrators,
or assignes, or any of them, to use or imitate any invention or work
whatsoever which hath heretofore been found out or invented by any
other of our subjects whatsoever, and publickly used or exercised within
that part of our Kingdom of Great Brittaine called England, our
Dominion of Wales, Towne of Berwick-upon-Tweed, and our Kingdom
of Ireland aforesaid, unto whom like Letters Patents or priviledges
have been already granted for the sole use, exercise, and benifitt
thereof: It being our will and pleasure that the said James Puckle,
his executors, administrators, and assignes, and all & every other
person or persons to whom like Letters Patents or priviledges have been
already granted as aforesaid, shall distincttly use and practice their
severall Inventions by them invented and found out according to the
true intent and meaningo of the same respective Letters Patents and of
these presents. And lastly, wee doc by these presents, for us, our heires
and successors, grant unto the said James Puckle, his exccutors,
administrators, and assignes, that these our Letters Patents, or the
inrollment or exemplification thereof, shall be in and by all things
good, firme, valid, sufficient, and effectuall in the law, according to the
true intent and meaneing hereof, and shall be taken, construed, and
adjudged in the most favourable and benificiall sence for the best
advantage of the said James l'uckle, his executors, administrators, or
assignes, as well in all Courts of Record as elsewhere, and by all and
singular the officers & ministers whatsoever of us, our heires and
successors, within that said part of our Kingdom of Great Brittaine
called England, our Dominion of Wales, Town of Berwick-upon-

page_text: Tweed, and our Kingdom of Ireland aforesaid, and amongst all &
every the subjects of us, our heires & successors, whatsoever or
wheresoever, notwithstanding the not full and certaine describeing the
nature or quality of the sd Invention, or of the materialls thereto
conducing and belonging. In witness whereof we have caused these
our Letters to be made l'atents.

page_text: GEORGE, by the grace of God, of Great Brittaine, France, and Ire-
land King, Defender of the Faith, &c.
TO ALL TO WHOM
greeting.
THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME,
WHEREAS James Puckle, of our Citty of London, Gent., hath by
his peticon, humble represented unto us that he hath at great expences
invent "A PORTABLE GUN OR MACHINE CALLED A DEFENCE, THATT DISCHARGES
SOE OFTEN AND SOE MANY BULLETTS, AND CAN BE SOE QUICKLY LOADED AS
RENDERS IT NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE TO TO CARY ANY SHIP BY BOARDING;" and
haveing humbly prayed us to grant him our Royall Letters Patents for
the sole makeing and vending the said gun in England & Ireland, dureing
the terme of fourteene yeares; but that he thinks it not safe to specify
wherein the new Invention consists; but proposes that soe soon as the
Patent shall be passed, the same shall be by him ascertained, under
his hand & seale, to be enrolled in our High Court of Chancery, to
which the Patent may referr, to make the grant therein certain.
KNOW YE, that wee, being willing to give encouragement to all arts
and inventions which may be of publick use and benefitt, of our espe-
rial grace, certaite knowledge, & meer moron have given and granted,

page_text: and by these Presents, for us, our heires and Cuccessors, do give and
grant unto the said James Puckle, his executors, administrators, or
assignes, especiall lycence, full power, sole priviledge & authority, that
he, the said James Puckle, his executors, administrators, and assignes,
and every of them, by himselfe and themselves, or by his and their
deputy and deputies, servants & agents, or such others as he, the said
James Puckle, his executors, administrators, or assignes, shall at any
time agree with, & noe others, from time to time and at all times
durcing the terme of yeares herein expressed, shall and lawfully may
make, exercise, work, vend, use, and enjoy his said new invented port-
able gun or machine called a defence, as aforesaid, with that part of
our Kingdom of Great Brittaine called England, our Dmon, Town of
Berwick-upon-Tweed, and our Kingdom of Ireland, in such manner
and with such materialls as shall be ascertained to be the said new
Invention, by writeing under the hand and scale of the said James
Puckle, and inrolled in our High Court of Chancery within three
calender months from the date of these Presents, and that he, the sd
James Puckle, his executors, administrators, and assignees, shall and may
have and enjoy the whole profitt, benifitt, comodity, and advantage
from time to time comeing, growing, accreuing, and ariscing by reason
of the said Invention, for and durcing the full terme of yeares herein
menconed; to have, hold, exercise, and enjoy the said Isyence, powers,
priviledges, & advantages herein-before granted or menconed to be
granted unto the said James Puckle, his executors, administrators, and
assignes, for and durcing and untill the full end terme of fourteen
yeares from the date of these Presents next and immediately ensueing,
and fully to be compleat and ended, according to the Statute in such
case made and provided. And to the end that the said James Puckle,
his executors, administrators, and assignes, and every of them, may have
and enjoy the full benifitt and the sole use and exercise of the said
Invention, according to our gracious intention herein-before declared,
wee doe by these presents, for us, our heires and successors, require and
strictly comand all and every person and persons, bodys politick and
corporate, and all other our subjects whatsoever, of what estate, quality,
or degree, name or condition, soever they be, within that said part of

page_text: our Kingdom of Great Brittaine called England, our Demon of Wales,
Towne of Berwick-upon-Tweed, and our Kingdom of Ireland aforesaid,
that neither they or any of them at any time dureing the continuance
of the said terme of fourteen yeares hereby granted, either directly or
indirectly, doe mako, use, or put in practice the said Invention, or any
part of the same, so attained unto by the said James Puckle as afore-
said, nor shall in any wise counterfeit, imitate, or resemble the same,
nor shall make of cause to be made any adition thereunto, or sub-
straction from the same, whereby to pretend himselfe or themselves
the inventor or inventors, devisor or devisors thereof, without the
lycence, consent, or agreement of the said James Puckle, his exe-
cutors, administrators, or assignes, in writeing under his or their hands
and seales first had and obtained in that behalfe, upon such paines
and penaltyes as can or may be justly inflicted in such offenders
for their contempt of this our Royal comand, and further to be
answerable to the said James Puckle, his. exécutors, administrators,
and assignes, according to law, for his and their damages thereby
occasioned. And moreover wée doo by these Presents, for us, our
heires and successors, will and command all and singular our justices of
the pence, mayors, sheriffs, bayliffs, constables, headboroughs, and all
other officers and ministers whatsoever, of us, our heires and successors,
for the time. being, that they or any of them do not, nor shall at any
time hereafter dureing the said terme hereby granted, in any wise
molest, trouble, or hinder the said James Puckle, his executors, admors,
and assignes, or any of them, or his or their deputies, servants, or
agents, in or about the due & lawfull makeing, use, or exercise of the
aforesaid Invention, or any thing relateing thereto; provided alwayes
and these our Letters Patents are and shall be upon this condition, that
if at any time dureing the said terme hereby granted it shall be made
appear to us, our heires or successors, or any six or more of our or their
Privy Councell, that this our grant is contrary to law & prejudicial
or inconvenient to our subjects in generall, or that the said Invention
is now a new Invention as to the publick use and exercise thereof within
that said part of our Kingdom of Great. Brittnine called England, our
Dominion of Wales, Town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, and our Kingdom

page_text: of Ireland aforesaid, or not invented and found out by the said James
Puckle as aforesaid, then upon signification and declaration thereof, to be
made by us, our heires or successors, under our or their signett or privy
seale, or by the Lords and others of our or their Privy Councill, or any
six or more of them, under their hands, these our Letter Patente shall
forthwith cease, determine, and be utterly void to all intents and purposes,
any thing herein-before contained to the contrary in any wise notwith-
standing: Provided also, that these our Letters Patents, or any thing
herein contained, shall not extend or be construed to extend to give
priviledges unto the said James Puckle, his executors, administrators,
or assignes, or any of them, to use or imitate any Invention or work
whatsoever which hath heretofore been found out or invented by any
other of our subjects whatsoever, and publickly used or exercised within
that part of our Kingdom of Great Brittaine called England, our
Dominion of Wales, Towne of Berwick-upon-Tweed, and our Kingdom
of Ireland aforesaid, unto whom like Letters Patents or priviledges
have been already granted for the sole use, exercise, and benefitt
thereof: It being our will and pleasure that the said James Puckle,
his executors, administrators, and assignes, and all & every other
person or persons to whom like Letters Patents or priviledges have been
already granted as aforesaid, shall distincttly use and practice their
several Inventions by them invented and found out according to the
true intent and meaninge of the same respective Letters Patents and of
these presents. And lastly, wec doe by these presents, for us, our heires
and successors, grant unto the said James Puckle, his executors,
administrators, and assignes, that these our Letters Patents, or the
inrollment or exemplification thereof, shall be in and by all things
good, firme, valid, sufficient, and effectuall in the law, according to the
true intent and meaneing hereof, and shall be taken, construed, and
adjudged in the most favourable and beneficiall sence for the best
advantage of the said James Puckle, his executors, administrators, or
assignes, as well in all Courts of Record as elsewhere, and by all and
singular the officers & ministers whatsoever of us, our heires and
successors, within that said part of our Kingdom of Great Brittaine
called England, our Dominion of Wales, Town of Berwick-upon-

page_text: Tweed, and our Kingdom of Ireland aforesaid, and amongst all &
every the subjects of us, our heires & successors, whatsoever or
wheresoever, notwithstanding the not full and certaine describeing the
nature or quality of the sd Invention, or of the materialls thereto
conducing and belonging. In witness whereof we have caused these
our Letters to be made Patents.
By writt of Privy Seale,
Cocks.
Et memorandum quod per mandat hónobil viro Josepho Jekyll, mil, P WARR
Magro Rotuloz, in hec verba: (28th of July 1718: Lett this Patent
be inrolled pro salva custodia tantum)-J. JEKYLL. Indentur predict
de verbo in verbum prout prescribetur. irr die et anno predict.

page_text: GEORGE, by the grace of God, of Great Brittaine. France, and Ire-
land King. Defender of the Faith, &c.,
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME,
greeting.
WHEREAS James Puckle, of our City of London. Gent., hath by
his peticon. humble represented unto us that he hath a great expences
invent "A PORTABLE GUN OR MACHINE CALLED A DEFENCE, THATT DISCHARGES
80E OFTEN AND SOE MANY BULLETTS, AND CAN BE SOE QUICKLY LOADED AS
RENDERS IT NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE TO TO CARY ANY SHIP BY BOARDING;" and
haveing humbly prayed us to grant him our Royall Letters Patents for
the sole makeing and vending the said gun in England & Ireland, during
the terme of fourteene yeares; but that he thinks it not safe to specify
wherein the new Invention consists; but proposes that soe soon as the
Patent shall be passed, the same shall be by him ascertained, under
his hand & seale, to be enrolled in our High Court of Chancery, to
which the Patent may referr, to make the grant therein certain.
KNOW YE, that wee, being willing to give encouragement to all arts
and inventions which may be of publick use and benefitt, of our espe-
cial grace. certaine knowledge, & meer mocon have given and granted,

page_text: and by these Presents, for us, our heires and successors, do give and
grant unto the said James Puckle, his executors, administrators, or
assignes, especiall lycence, full power, sole priviledge & authority, that
he, the said James Puckle, his executors, administrators, and assignes,
and every of them, by himselfe and themselves, or by his and their
deputy and deputies, servants & agents, or such others as he, the said
James Puckle, his executors, administrators, or assignes, shall at any
time agree with, & noe others, from time to time and at all times
dureing the terme of yeares herein expressed, shall and lawfully may
make, exercise, work, vend, use; and enjoy his said new invented port-
able gun or machine called a defence, as aforesaid, with that part of
our Kingdom of Great Brittaine called England, our Dmon, Town of
Berwick-upon-Tweed, and our Kingdom of Ireland, in such manner
and with such materialls as shall be ascertained to be the said new
Invention, by writeing under the hand and seale of the said James
Puckle, and inrolled in our High Court of Chancery within three
calender months from the date of these Presents, and that he, the s
James Puckle, his executors, administrators, and assignees, shall and may
have and enjoy the whole profitt, benifitt, comodity, and advantage
from time to time comeing, growing, accreuing. and ariceing by reason
of the said Invention, for and durcing the full terme of yeares herein
menconed; to have, hold, exercise, and enjoy the said Isyence, powers,
priviledges, & advantages herein-before granted or menconed to be
granted unto the said James Puckle, his executors, administrators, and
assignes, for and dureing and untill the full end terme of fourteen
yeares from the date of these Presents next and immediately ensueing,
and fully to be compleat and ended, according to the Statute in such
case made and provided. And to the end that the said James Puckle,
his executors, administrators, and assignes, and every of them, may have
and enjoy the full benifitt and the sole use and exercise of the said
Invention, according to our gracious intention herein-before declared,
wee doe by these presents, for us, our heires and successors, require and
strictly comand all and every person and persons, bodys politick and
corporate, and all other our subjects whatsoever, of what estate, quality,
or degree, name or condition, soever they be, within that said part of

page_text: our Kingdom of Great Brittaine called England, our Demon of Wales,
Towne of Berwick-upon-Tweed, and our Kingdom of Ireland aforesaid,
that neither they or any of them at any time dureing the continuance
of the said terme of fourteen yeares hereby granted, either directly or
indirectly, doe make, use, or put in practice the said Invention, or any
part of the same, so attained unto by the said James Puckle as afore-
said, nor shall in any wise counterfeit, imitate, or resemble the same,
nor shall make or cause to be made any adition thereunto, or sub-
straction from the same, whereby to pretend himselfe or themselves
the inventor or inventors, devisor or devisors thereof, without the
lycence, consent, or agreement of the said James Puckle, his exc-
cutors, administrators, or assignes, in writeing under his or their hands
and scales first had and obtained in that behalfe, upon such paines
and penaltyes as can or may be justly inflicted in such offenders
for their contempt of this our Royall comand, and further to be
answerable to the said Jaines Puckle, his. executors, administrators,
and assignes, according to law, for his and their damages thereby
occasioned. And moreover wee doe by these Presents, for us, our
heires and successors, will and command all and singular our justices of
the peace, mayors, sheriffs, bayliffs, constables, headboroughs, and all
other officers and ministers whatsoever, of us, our heires and successors,
for the time. being, that they or any of them do not, nor shall at any
time hereafter durcing the said terme hereby granted, in any wise
molest, trouble, or hinder the said James Puckle, his exccutors, admors,
and assignes, or any of them, or his or their deputies, servants, or
agents, in or about the due & lawfull makcing, use, or exercise of the
aforesaid Invention, or any thing relateing thereto; provided alwayes
and these our Letters Patents are and shall be upon this condition, that
if at any time dureing the said terme, hereby granted it shall be made
appear to us, our heires or successors, or any six or more of our or their
Privy Councell, that this our grant is contrary to law & prejudicial
or inconvenient to our subjects in generall, or that the said Invention
is now a new Invention as to the publick use and exercise thereof within
that said part of our Kingdom of Great Brittaine called England, our
Dominion of Wales, Town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, and our Kingdom

page_text: f Ireland aforesaid, or not invented and round out by the
Puckle as aforesaid, then upon signification and declaration thereof, to be
made by us, our heires or successors, under our or their signett or privy
seale, or by the Lords and others of our or their Privy Councill, or any
six or more of them, under their hands, these our Letter Patente shall
forthwith cease, determine, and be utterly void to all intents and purposes,
any thing herein-before contained to the contrary in any wise notwith-
standing: Provided also, that these our Letters Patents, or any thing
herein contained, shall not extend or be construed to extend to give
priviledges unto the said James Puckle, his executors, administrators, 1
or assignes, or any of them, to use or imitate any Invention or work
whatsoever which hath heretofore been found out or invented by any
other of our subjects whatsoever, and publickly used or exercised within
that part of our Kingdom of Great Brittnine called England, our
Dominion of Wales, Towne of Berwick-upon-Tweed, and our Kingdom
of Ireland aforesaid, unto whom like Letters Patents or priviledges
have been already granted for the sole use, exercise, and benefitt
thereof: It being our will and pleasure that the said James Puckle,
his executors, administrators, and assignes, and all & every other
person or persons to whom like Letters Patents or priviledges have been
already granted as aforesaid, shall distincttly use and practice their
several Inventions by them invented and found out according to the
true intent and meaninge of the same respective Letters Patents and of
these presents. And lastly, wec doe by these presents, for us, our heires
and successors, grant unto the said James Puckle, his executors,
administrators, and assignes, that these our Letters Patents, or the
inrollment or exemplification thereof, shall be in and by all things
.good, firme, valid, sufficient, and effectuall in the law, according to the
true intent and meancing hereof, and shall be taken, construed, and
adjudged in the most favourable and beneficiall sence for the best
advantage of the said James Puckle, his executors, administrators, or
assignes, as well in all Courts of Record as elsewhere, and by all and
singular the officers & ministers whatsoever of us, our heires and
successors, within that said part of our Kingdom of Great Brittaine
called England, our Dominion of Wales, Town of Berwick-upon-

page_text: Tweed, and our Kingdom of Ireland aforesaid, and amongst all &
every the subjects of us, our heires & successors, whatsoever or
wheresoever, notwithstanding the not full and certaine describeing the
nature or quality of the sd Invention, or of the materialls thereto
conducing and belonging. In witness whereof we have caused these
our Letters to be made Patents.
By writt of Privy Seale,
Cocks.
Et memorandum quod per mandat honobil viro Josepho Jekyll, mil. P WARR.
Magro Rotuloz, in hec verba: (28th of July 1718: Lett this Patent
be inrolled pro salva custodia tantum)-J. JEKYLL. Indentur predict
de verbo in verbum prout prescribetur irr die et anno predict.