A VERY NEEDFULL LEVENTION FOR THE MAKEING AND ALTERING OF COACHES, CHARRIOTTE, CALLASHES, AND OTHER MACHINES OF THAT NATURE, IN SUCH A MANNER THAT THE PERSONS WHO SIT IN THEM WILL BE IN NO DANGER OF RECEIVING ANY DAMAGE, THOUGH THE WHEELES SHOULD BE EVER SO SUDDENLY OVERSETT, BECAUSE THE BODIES OF THEM WILL ALWAYS IN BUCH CASES AT THE VERY SAME REMAIN IN AN VPRIGHT POSITION, EQUIVALENT TO AN HORIZONTAL LEVELL, AND THEY WILL BE LIKEWISE ON THE SAME LEVELL WHEN GOING ON THE SIDE OF A HILL, AND IN THE MOST RUGGED AND VEEVEN ROADES
Year: 1715

page_text: GEORGE, by the grace of God, &c., to all to whom these Presents shall
come greeting.
WHEREAS our trusty and welbeloved subiect, BENIAMIN HABBAKKUK
JACKSON, Gentleman, hath by his humble petičou represented voto vs that he
hath, by his own pper study, found out "A VERY NEEDFULL LEVENTION FOR THE
MAKEING AND ALTERING OF COACHES, CHARRIOTTE, CALLASHES, AND OTHER MACHINES
OF THAT NATURE, IN SUCH A MANNER THAT THE PERSONS WHO SIT IN THEM WILL BE
IN NO DANGER OF RECEIVING ANY DAMAGE, THOUGH THE WHEELES SHOULD BE EVER SO
SUDDENLY OVERSETT, BECAUSE THE BODIES OF THEM WILL ALWAYS IN BUCH CASES AT
THE VERY SAME REMAIN IN AN VPRIGHT POSITION, EQUIVALENT TO AN HORIZONTAL
LEVELL, AND THEY WILL BE LIKEWISE ON THE SAME LEVELL WHEN GOING ON THE SIDE
OF A HILL, AND IN THE MOST RUGGED AND VEEVEN ROADES ;" that for want of this
contrivance the lives of many have been very much endangered or lost, or their
limbs broken, which may by this Invention in a great measure be prevented;
that the said Invenčon is now brought to perfection and practicable for the
common vse, and the shazes of that kind vpon two or three wheeles for a single
horse may be fitted with new invented quarteringe, which will be different
from and more convenient than those formerly made, or they may be without
the said quartering, and the coaches, charriotte, calashes, shazes, &c.,
formerly made, may be altered according to this new Inventon, and will be
more easy for the persons sitting in them, and lighter for the horses; that the
said Invention in every branch of it is new, and different from anything of that
nature hitherto vsed, and that he has been at great expence, both of money
and time, in bringing the same to perfeccon; and haveing therefore humbly
prayed vs to grant vnto him, his executors, administrators, and assignes, the

page_text: sole vse and benefit of his said Invenĉon, and every part and branch of the
same, by our Royal Letters Patents vnder our Great Seal of Great Britain
for the terme of fourteen yeares, according to the Statute in such case made
and pvided.
KNOW YEE, that woe, being willing to give encouragement to all arts and
invenčons which may be of publick vse and benefit, of our especial grace,
certain knowledge, and meer močon, have given and granted, and by these
Presents do give and grant vnto the said Beniamin Habakkuk Jackson, his
executors, administrators, and assignes, especiall lycence, full power, sole
priviledge and authority, that he, the said Beniamin Habakkuk Jackson, his
executors, administrators, and assignes, and every of them, by himselfe and
themselves, or by his or their deputy and deputies, servants or agents, or such
others as he the said Beniamin Habakkuk Jackson, his executors, adminis-
trators, or assignes, shall at any time agree with, and no others, from time to
time and at all times during the term of yeares herein expressed, shall and
lawfully may exercise, work, vse, and enioy within that part of our Kingdom
of Great Britain called England, our Dominion of Wales, and Town of
Berwick-upon-Tweed, or within our Realm of Ireland, his said new Invencon
for the makeing and also the altering of coaches, charriotte, callashes, shazes,
and other machines of that nature, and every part and branch of the same, and
quarteringe, as is above described, in such manner as to him, the said Beniamin
Habakkuk Jackson, his executors and assignes, or any of them, shall in their
discrečons seem meet. And that he, the said Beniamin Habakkuk Jackson,
his executors, administrators, and assignes, shall and may have and enioy the
whole profitt, benefitt, commodity, and advantage from time to time comeing,
growing, accrewing, and ariseing by reason of the said Invenčon, for and
during the full terme of yeares herein menčoned; to have, hold, exercise, and
enioy the said lycence, powers, priviledges, and advantages heroin-before
granted or menconed to be granted vnto the said Beniamin Habakkuk Jackson,
his executors, administrators, and assignes, for and during and vnto the full
end and term of fourteen yeares from the day of 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
Beniamin Habakkuk Jackson, his executors, administrators, and assignes,
and every of them, may have and enioy the full benefit and the sole vse and
exercise of the said Invenĉon, according to our gracious intencon herein-
before declared, wee do by these Presents, for vs, our heires and successors,
require and strictly command all and every person and persons, bodies politick
and corporate, and all other our subiects whatsoever, of what estate, quality,

page_text: or degree, name, or condičon soever they be, within that part of our Kingdom
of Great Britain called England, our Dominion of Wales, and Town of
Berwick-vpon-Tweed, and within our said Realm of Ireland, that neither
they or any of them at any time during the continuance of the said term of
fourteen years hereby granted, either directly or indirectly, do make, vse, or
put in practice the said Invenčon, or any part of the same, so attained vnto by
the said Beniamin Habakkuk Jackson as aforesaid, nor shall in any wise
counterfeit, imitate, or resemble the same, nor shall make or cause to be made
any addičon thereunto or substracčon 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 Beniamin Habakkuk
Jackson, his executors, administrators, or assignes, in writing, vnder his or
their hand and seales first had and obtained in that behalfe, vpon such
paines and penalties as can or may be iustly inflicted on such offenders for
their contempt of this our royall command, and further to be answerable
to the said Beniamin. Habakkuk Jackson, his executors, administrators;
and assignes, according to law, for his and their damages thereby occa
sioned. And moreover, wee do by these Presents, for vs,.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 vs, our heires and successors, for the time being, that
they or any of them do not nor shall at any time hereafter during the said
term hereby granted, in any wise molest, trouble, or hinder the said Beniamin
Habakkuk Jackson, his executors, administrators or assignes, or any of them,
or his or their deputies, servants, or agente, in or about the due and lawfull
makeing, vse, or or exercise of the aforesaid Invention, or any thing relating
thereto. Provided always, and these our Letters Patents are and shall be
vpon this condičon, that if at any time dureing the said term hereby granted
it shall be made appear. to vs, our heires, or successors, or any six or more of
our their Privy Council, that this our grant is contrary to law or preiudiciall
or inconvenient to our subiects in general, or that the said Invenčon is not
a new Invenčon as to the publick vse and exercise thereof within that
part of our said Kingdom of Great Britain, called England, our Dominion
of Wales, and Town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, or within our said Realm of
Ireland, and not invented and found out by the said Beniamin Habakkuk
Jackson as aforesaid, then vpon significačon and delaračon thereof to
be made by vs, our heires or successors, vnder our or their signet or
privy seal, or by the Lorde and others of our or their Privy Council,
or any six or more of them, vnder their hande, these our Letters Patents

page_text: shall forthwith cease, determine, and be vtterly void to all intents and pur-
poses, any thing herein-before contained to the contrary in any wise not-
withstanding. Provided also, that these our Letters Patent, or any thing
herein contained, shall not extend or be construed to extend to give priviledgo
to the said Beniamin Habukkuk Jackson, his exccutors, administrators, or
assignes, or any of them, to vse or imitate any Invenčon or work whatsoever,
which hath heretofore been found out or invented by any other of our subiects
whatsoever, and publickly vsed or exercised within that part of our said
Kingdom of Great Britain called England, our Dominion of Wales, and Town
of Berwick-upon-Tweed, or within our said Realm of Ireland, vnto whom like
Letters Patent or priviledges have been already granted for the sole vse,
exercise, and benefit thereof, it being our will and pleasure that the said
Beniamin Habakkuk Jackson, his executors, administrators, and assignes, and
all and every other person and persons, to whom like Letters Patents or
priviledges have been already granted as aforesaid, shall distinctly vse and
practice their severall Invenčons by them invented and found out, according
to the true intent and meaning of the same respective Letters Patent and of
these Presente. And lastly, wee do by these psente, for vs, our heires and
successors, grant vnto the said Beniamin Habakkuk Jackson, his executors,
administrators, and assignes, that these our Letters Patents, or the inrolment
or exemplificačon thereof, shall be in and by all things good, firm, valid,
sufficient, and effectual in the law, according to the true intent and meaning
thereof, and shall be taken, construed, and adiudged in the most favourable and
beneficial sense for the best advantage of the said Beniamin Habakkuk
Jackson, his executors, administrators, and assignes, as well in all Courts of
Record as elsewhere, and by all and singular the officers and ministers what-
soever of vs, our heires and successors, within that part of our said Kingdom
of Great Britain called England, our Dominion of Wales, and Town of
Berwick-vpon-Tweed, and within our said Realm of Ireland, amongst all and
every the subiects of vs, our heires and successors whatsoever and whereso-
ever, notwithstanding the not full and certain describing the nature or quality
of the said Invenčon, or of the materials thereto conducing and belonging.
In witnesse, &c. Witnesse ourselfe at Westminster, the Fifth day of