IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OR PRODUCTION OF BOOTS AND SHOES, AND IN THE MATERIALS AND MACHINERY OR APPARATUS TO BE EMPLOYED THEREIN
Year: 1850

page_text: TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, we, JULIAN
BERNARD, of Green Street, Grosvenor Square, in the County of Middlesex,
Gentleman, and JEAN BAPTISTE DUREUILLE, of 30 Cité de l'Etoile Thermes,
in the Republic of France, send greeting.
WHEREAS Her present most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her
Royal Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland, bearing date at Westminster, the Fourth day of
December, in the fourteenth year of Her reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs,
and successors, give and grant unto us, the said Julian Bernard and Jean
Baptiste Dureuille, Her especial licence, full power, sole privilege and
authority, that we, the said Julian Bernard and Jean Baptiste Dureuille, our
exors, admors, and assigns, and such others as we, the said Julian Bernard.
and Jean Baptiste Dureuille, our exors, admors, or 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, Wales, and the Town of Berwick-upon-
Tweed, within the Islands of Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney, Sark, and Man,
and also within all Her Majesty's Colonies and Plantations abroad, our
Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OR PRODUCTION OF BOOTS AND
SHOES, AND IN THE MATERIALS AND MACHINERY OR APPARATUS TO BE EMPLOYED
THEREIN ;" in which said Letters Patent is contained a proviso requiring that

page_text: we, the said Julian Bernard and Jean Baptiste Dureuille, by an instrument in
writing under our hands and seals, or under the hand and seal of one of us,
shall particularly describe and ascertain the nature of our said Invention, and
in what manner the same is to be performed, and shall cause the same to be
enrolled in Her said Majesty's High Court of Chancery, within six calendar
months next and immediately after the date of the said in part recited Letters
Patent.
NOW KNOW YE, that in compliance with the said proviso, I, the said
Julian Bernard, on behalf of myself and the said Jean Baptiste Dureuille,
do hereby declare the nature of our Invention, and in what manner the
same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and
by this present instrument in writing, as follows, reference being had to the
Drawings hereunto attached, and to the letters and figures marked thereon,
that is to say:-
Our said Invention relates to certain novel arrangements of mechanism,
apparatus, or means, to be used for the more effective and economical
production or manufacture of boots and shoes, and in the materials used
therein. And in order that our said Invention may be readily understood I
shall now proceed to describe the various Figures on the Sheets of Drawings
hereunto attached.
Figure 1, on Sheet 1 of our Drawings, represents a side elevation of a
beating machine, which we employ for hammering the leather preparatory to
its being worked into boots or shoes. Figure 2 is a front view; and Figure 3
is a horizontal section of the same. A is a table supported on the wooden
pillar B. The leather to be hammered, is passed over a stone, marble, or
metal block C inserted in the centre of the table, and in its passage is
subjected to rapid blows from a hammer. The hammer D is worked by the
tappet E, which is fixed to the end of a short shaft F, working in bearings
G, H, secured to the main pillar I. The other extremity of this shaft carries
a fly wheel F'; J, K, are fast and loose driving pulleys for setting in motion
or stopping the machine when required; L is a weight placed on the upper
extremity of the hammer shank M, and may be replaced by a lighter or heavier
one, as may be found expedient. The shank of the hammer slides in the
vertical bearings N, O, which may be cast in one piece with the driving shaft
bearings, as shewn in the Drawing. The action of this machine is as follows:"
-The attendant, taking a piece of leather, passes it slowly over the block C,
thereby allowing it to be well beaten by the hammer D, which is raised
during every revolution of the driving shaft F by the cam or tappet E, the
weight L bringing it down again.

page_text: I shall now proceed to describe our system of cutting out the soles, heels,
vamps, and linings of boots and shoes. Figure 1, on Sheet 2 of our Drawings
represents a side elevation of our cutting machine, with cutter, complete; and
Figure 2 is a corresponding front view of the same. A is the bed of the
machine, carrying the cast-iron bracket support B; and supported on the
legs C, C; D is the pressing surface, it consists of a piece of cast iron planed
perfectly level on its under side, it is secured to the vertical sliding rod E,
working in the fixed bearings F and G. To the upper end of this rod is
connected, by the short link G¹, the shorter end of the double oscillating lever
H, working on a centre I, in the cast-iron bracket support B. The other
end of this lever is fitted with a short connecting rod J, attached to and
worked from the crank K on the horizontal shaft L. This shaft carries a
spur wheel M, which receives its motion from the pinion N, on the driving
shaft O; P is a large fly wheel, keyed on to the driving shaft; and Q and R,
are the fast and loose driving pulleys. The bed for receiving the force of the
press is composed of a cast-iron plate S, strengthened by ribs and supported
by the beam T, running the whole length of the machine; U, U, are rails
which may be cast on the upper surface of the plate S, and act as guides to
the traversing table V, which is made to slide out for the facility of bringing
different cutters under the pressing surface D. The leather is cut by suitable
punches of the exact size and shape required. Figures 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7,
represent a series of these punches in plan and side elevation, some are
adapted for cutting the "uppers" whilst others are shaped to cut out the
linings. In working this machine, the leather to be cut is placed on the
metallic, cutting plate W, and upon it is placed the required punch or
cutter W. The table V being pushed in the punch is brought under the
pressing surface D, which is made to descend by the action of the crank K
on the oscillating lever H; this completes the whole of its movements.
Figure 8 is a somewhat similar machine, but of slighter construction, it is
intended for cutting out the heel pieces, and has a punch for that purpose
fitted to it, as represented, instead of having it loose as in the machine
previously described with reference to Figures 1 and 2. This machine.may
also be employed for cutting out the upper leathers or vamps of boots and shoes.
In that case the pressing plate D of the machine, Figures 1 and 2 is attached by
a pin or any other convenient method to the sliding rod A in place of the punch
B now attached. This heel punch is shewn in detail at Figure 9. As the
punches are all made open several thicknesses may be cut at once, the
pieces being taken out from the top as they are cut. The linings being now
cut out by the machine, already described, require the edges to be shaved or

page_text: pared down. For this operation a peculiar kind of bench is used, somewhat
similar in construction to those employed by coopers.
Figure 1, on Sheet 3 of our Drawings, represents a side elevation of this
bench; Figure 2 is a corresponding end view, and Figure 3 is a ground plan
of the same.
A is a wooden bench, supported on four legs B, B, B, B, and
near one end of it is fixed an inclined board C, having a flat piece of metal D
'secured to its upper surface; E is a cramp working on a fixed centre F,
its end G being flattened out and its under surface roughened, in order to hold
the linings, which are placed between it and the surface of the metal plate D.
The lower end of this cramp is fitted with a cross piece H, so. that the.
attendant who pares the leather may sit astride on the bench at I.and place
his feet on the cross piece; by pushing his feet forward it is evident that.the
leather under the flattened end of the cramp will be securely held, so that the
edges may be pared down with facility.
I shall now proceed to describe the next process in the manufacture, that of
mounting the upper leathers, as already cut, on to the last.
Figure 1, on Sheet 4 of our Drawings, is a side elevation of the framework
and part of the mechanism employed in mounting the upper leathers;
Figure 2 is a corresponding vertical section; and Figure 3 represents a
horizontal section of the same; Figure 4 represents the mounting machinery
on a larger scale, as it is not shown in Figures 1, 2, and 3; and Figure 5.is a
vertical section of the same. A, A, is the fixed frame of the machine, it may
be secured to the floor by brackets at B, B; inside this frame is another one
C, C, which is moveable, being made to oscillate either vertically or hori-
zontally on the relative axes D; D, and E, E, as may be found expedient.
An iron support F is fixed by bolts to the bottom of the moveable frame C,
and the top of this support is fitted with two projecting pins that enter into
corresponding holes in the under side of the last G. The upper surface of this
last is faced with iron round the edge, so that the nails driven into the sole
will cleuch themselves after passing through: H, I, are two treadles worked
by the feet of the attendant; they act respectively upon the horizontal and
vertical axes E, E, and D, D, through their respective bell cranks and levers
J, J, and K, K. The axes are kept in their places by the springs L, L,
secured to the side of the fixed frame, and bearing against their outer
ends. Figures 1 and 2 represent the moveable frame as working on its
horizontal axes, but Figure 3 represents the vertical axes in action. It will
be seen on reference to the Figures, that as long as neither of the treadles
H, I, are depressed; all the four pins D, D, and E, E, will be kept pushed in,
thus holding the frame C perfectly secure and steady. Common cords may bo

page_text: employed for connecting the different cranks and levers. M, N, Figures 4 and
5, are two moveable iron frames working on centres at N, N, attached to the
moveable frame C, C. The tops of these frames are fitted with bearings 0, 0,
through which the levers P, P, work. One extremity of these levers is forked,
and carries a small pin Q, Q, which takes into the teeth on the double racks
R, R. A stout cord S is passed through a hole in the lower extremity of the
racks R, and is secured by a knot, the other end of this cord being passed
through the longer limb of the pincers T, T, and round the guide pulleys, when
it is finally secured by another knot to the shorter limb U. It is evident that
the greater the strain employed on the cords S, S, the greater will be the
biting power of the pincers. V, V, are bars running the whole length of
the metal frame, and acting as detents to the numerous racks by catching into
the smaller teeth W on their under sides. The two cranked rods X, X, are
for the purpose of holding the last firmly down upon its support F; their
upper ends are screwed, and work through the hanging brackets Y, Y.. In.
mounting the uppers by this machinery, the first or inner sole and the upper
leather having been already perforated in the ordinary manner, are placed upon
the last G, as in Figure 4, the sole being firmly fixed down by the agency of
the cranked rods X, X. The edges of the upper leather are now laid hold of
by the pincers T, T, on both sides at once; and these pincers are drawn up
and made to bite by means of the levers P, P, and the racks R, R, which are
effectually retained at every fresh stroke of the levers P, P, by the detent
bars V, V. Having drawn the cords sufficiently tight, the two iron frames
M, M, are brought round on their centres N, N, thus approaching a hori-
zontal position. On reference to the Drawing it will be obvious that this
movement will have the effect of pulling the edges of the upper leather and
Jaying them over the inner sole already on the last. The upper leather and
inner sole are now tacked together sufficiently to hold them until the next
operation. The heel piece is mounted by the cord z secured to it, and passing
over the pulley a working in a small bracket on the under side of the top
of the moveable frame C, C. The moveable frame C is to give the attendant
greater facility in getting to the different pincers.
We have two other modifications of this machinery for mounting the uppers,
they are shewn in Sheet 6 of our Drawings.
Figure 1 is a side elevation of the machine, and Figure 2 represents a
corresponding plan. A is the last placed on the fixed vertical support B, which
is bolted to the bed of the machine. A cross bar C of T-iron passes over the
top of the last, and serves to hold it firmly down by means of the lever. Dr.
E is a rack secured to the side of the frame, which retains the lever in

page_text: its place when depressed. The mounting is effected by any convenient
number of pincers F, attached by cords G to the tightening screws H con-
tained in the iron frame I. The toe and heel are mounted by the two screws
J and K, the pincers of which are shewn detached. The screw J draws
on the toe, and the opposite one K. similarly answers for the heel.
Figure 3 is a vertical section of another modification of machinery for
mounting the upper leathers of boots and shoes, and Figure 4 is a front
elevation corresponding. The last A is held securely to the iron support B,
which is bolted to the frame C, as in the last-mentioned arrangement. D, D;
are a species of pincers, or rather nipping rods; they are retained in an
upright position by the transverse rod E passing through a slot F at their
upper extremities. This slot is for the purpose of adjusting them to any
required length. The lower ends of these rods are shaped somewhat like
a pincer, the short limb G of which is acted upon by the pressing screws H in
the rectangular frame I. The screws H, H, not only serve to pinch the
leather, but also to force it over the upper surface of the last A when it
is tacked to the inner sole, as already described with reference to Sheet 4 of
our Drawings.
I shall now proceed to describe the operation of making the heels. Having
cut out a sufficient number of pieces of leather of the requisite size and
shape, by the cutting machinery herein-before described with reference to
the Figures on Sheet 2 of our Drawings, we place them in a metallic
matrix A, Figures 1 and 2, Sheet 5; this matrix is the form of the heel
required. A hammer B, having a vertical stroke, fits accurately into this
matrix; it is keyed on to the lower end of the sliding rod C, working in the
two fixed bearings D, D. E is a lever, working on a fixed centre F, in the
cast-iron bracket support G, which is secured to the bed of the machine H.
This lever is connected at one extremity, by the short link I, to the
sliding rod, while at the other it is actuated by a crank or eccentric and
connecting rod. These matrices have all two projecting pins, as shewn in
Figure 2, J, J, on their under sides, which fit into corresponding holes in the
adjustable table K; this table is adjusted by means of the wedge L, which
works on the inclined surface of the fixed table M. It will be seen, on
reference to the Drawing, that by this arrangement the adjustable table will
be kept perfectly level. To produce the necessary concavity. of the inside of
the heel a steel die N, Figure 3, is placed inside the matrix A, its surface
being made convex to suit the actual form of the heel. This die is also fitted
with a projection to secure it on to the surface of the table K. By this
machine a heel is compressed to the thickness required, the table K being

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adjusted to suit the requisite thickness of heel. The mode adopted for setting.
the soles to the actual form of the foot consists in placing the piece of leather
for the sole (previously cut into the required shape by the machinery herein-
before described) between two dies of metal or hard wood (Figure 7); they.
are then put under a suitable press, and the sole assumes the required shape.
Figure 8 represents a vertical section of a nail-making and cutting machine,
and Figure 9 is a plan of the same. The nails which we employ in the
manufacture of boots and shoes have no heads, but consist simply of short
lengths of wire. The first motion or driving shaft A of this machine works
in the bearings B, C, on the cast-iron plate D. It is fitted with a fly,
wheel E, and a fast and loose driving pulley F and G. H is a crank for
giving motion to the lever I, working on a centre at J.
this dever carries a small steel cutter K, and immediately under it is a small
auvil L, fixed to the cast-iron bracket M, which is again secured to the metal
sole plate of the machine. This cutter is for the purpose of cutting off that
portion of the nails which has not been driven home into the sole and heel,
but is left projecting above the surface. The machine being set in motion,
the crank H coming against the under side of the lever I, causes a depression
of its opposite extremity; now, the attendant, taking a shoe in his hands,.
places all the projecting nails in rotation on the anvil L, when the descent of
the cutter K immediately cuts off the portion obtruding. The other end of
this machine manufactures the nails. The wire of which they are formed is.
passed through the tube N attached to the traversing table O. P is a pinion,,
working in the rack Q. on the under side of the traversing table. This pinion
receives a reciprocating movement by the intervention of the lever R and
connecting rod S, which is attached to the revolving crank T on the shaft U.
This shaft carries a spur wheel V, and receives its motion thereby from the.
small pinion W, keyed on to the driving shaft A. The requisite lengths of
wire are cut off by the shears X, X, working on centres Y, Y, the cutting
part consisting of two pieces of steel Z, shaped like wedges, in order that a
tapered cut may ensue. A cam a, keyed on to the shaft U, gives the neces-.
sary movement to the shears; it revolves between them, and, having one
portion thicker than the rest, causes their opposite or cutting ends to approach
and make the required cut. The wire coil is placed on a revolving drum, and,
one end is passed through the tube N, as in the Drawing. This tube now
makes a forward movement, which corresponds to the length of nail required.
The cutters Z then come into action, and cut off a portion of the wire, but
during the time they are cutting the tube recedes, passing freely over the
wire, when it again lays hold of it, and brings a fresh length to be cut. By

page_text: adjusting the connecting rod S, any required traverse may be given to the
tube, and consequently any length of nail may be cut off.
The next operation after having made the soles and heels is to nail them on to
the upper leather; this is effected by machinery, which I shall now proceed to
describe. Figure 5, on Sheet 6 of our Drawings, represents a side elevation of
the sole nailing machine; Figure 6 is a corresponding vertical section, and
Figure 7 is a horizontal section of the same. The last A having been removed
from the mounting machine, with the upper leather and inner sole complete, is
fixed on the two supports B and C, which are capable of adjustment to the
different lengths of shoe by the grooved slide D, and pinching screw E. The
support C may also be adjusted in height, having an adjusting nut F, which acts
upon the screw G. A cushion H is fixed to the upper end of the support, and
prevents the surface of the leather of the shoe from being scratched during
the process of nailing. A vertical slide I, working through the top of the
frame J, carries at its lower extremity a metal guide K, whilst its upper
extremity is connected by the short link L to the lever M, which works on
the fixed centre N. The other end of this lever has connected to it by the
rods O a stirrup P, to receive the foot of the attendant. The metal guide K
is for the purpose of guiding and traversing the rod Q, containing the
mandril R. This is effected in the following manner :-S is a metal bar
fitted with two antifriction pulleys T, U, the one running on the upper, the
other on the lower surface of the guide K, the edges of which are raised for
that purpose, as in the section Figure 6. The upper end of the rod Qis
made to slide on the angular portion V of the metal bar S. An adjusting
screw W is added for the purpose of adjusting the rod Q to the proper
position. The outline of the guide K must correspond exactly with the
shape of the course in which the nails are to be inserted into the shoe sole.
X is a metallic frame, shewn at Figure 8 in detail, and having its under
surface shaped to fit accurately the undulating surface of the shoe sole. A
number of small holes are pierced through this frame at distances, and of a
bevil corresponding to the distances apart, and to the different angles at which
the nails are required to be inserted. This frame is held firmly on to the sole
by the lever Y working on a centre Z, in the support B. a, a, are links, one
end of which is connected to the lever, while the other is secured to the two
lugs b, b, on each side of the frame. The lever Y is retained in its proper
position by a suitable rack fixed.to the frame J. The mode of working this
machine is as follows:-The perforated frame X is placed upon the sole of the
shoe required to be nailed, and is then drawn tightly down upon it by the
lever Y; for that purpose the perforations are now all filled, each with a nail

page_text: or pin manufactured by the machine for that purpose. When the whole of
the holes are filled, the attendant places his foot in the stirrup P, thereby
bringing down the lever M, and forcing the mandril R, connected with it into
one of the perforations of the frame X. This movement has the effect of
forcing the nail contained in the perforation right through the sole, clenching
it on the inside. The attendant now releases the lever M, and it is drawn up
by the action of the helix c, attached to it; he then traverses the bar S with
the rod Q, and the mandril R along the guide K, until the mandril R
arrives over the next hole, when he again brings down the lever M, inserting
another nail as before. The angular piece d is for the purpose of receiving
the strain which occurs during the time of forcing in the nails. As in some
parts of the sole the nails require to be driven in obliquely, the rod Q is jointed
at e to allow of its being angled accordingly. The shoe may now be removed
to the cutting machine already described, with reference to Figures 8 and 9
on Sheet 5 of our Drawings, and having had the projecting nails cut off, it is
conveyed to the beel nailing machine; Figure 9 is a side elevation of this
machine; Figure 10 a vertical section of the upper portion; Figure 11 an
edge view corresponding with the elevation; and Figures 12, 13, and 14 are
separate details on a larger scale. The last A is fixed on the iron support B
in the manner described with reference to my mounting machine Sheet 4. C
is the leather heel to be nailed to the sole of the shoe, and is made by the
machine as already described for that purpose on Sheet 5 of our Drawings.
Above this heel is placed an iron heel D, shewn in detail, Figure 12; this
heel has a number of holes pierced through it as already described, with
reference to the iron sole, Figure 8. This heel is pressed firmly on to the
leather one by the lever E (shewn in detail in Figure 13) which works on a
centre at F, fixed to the side of the frame G by a bolt H. A moveable
rack I, working on the centre J, serves to keep down the lever when pressing
the heel D, this rack is kept pushed forward by the strong spring K, but
when it is required to release the lever, it is drawn back by the action of the
bell crank L connected by the rod M to the treadle N. The mandril O is
worked in a manner somewhat similar to that of Figures 5 and 6. It is
attached to the adjustable jointed rod P, being made to slide on the angular
part of the vertical slide R by the adjusting screw S.
A short link T joins
the upper extremity of the slide to the lever U, which works on a centre
bearing V, bolted to the framework of the machine. To the opposite end of
this lever is attached, by the rods W, a stirrup X, by means of which the
attendant brings down the mandril as already fully described, with reference
to the sole nailing machine, Figures 5 and 6; the holes in the iron heel being.

page_text: filled with nails, they are inserted into the shoe as before described. The
helix Y serves to bring up the lever, after a nail has been pushed in; mandrils
with one or more points may be used in this machine such as is represented
in detail in Figure 14, they are slipped into an opening in the rod P, and
secured by the set screw Z.
I shall now proceed to describe the last operation to which the shoc
is subjected, namely, the polishing and finishing of the soles and heels.
This is accomplished very readily by the machinery represented in Figures
4, 5, 6, and 7 of Sheet 3; Figure 4 represents a front elevation of
four sets of polishers on one frame or bed; Figure 5 is a corresponding
transverse section of the same; Figure 6 is a plan, shewing the mode
of driving, and Figure 7 enlarged views of two sole polishers. A is the bed
of the machine, having fixed to it the five bearings B, B, the three inside
ónes each carry a steel centre point C, sliding loosely through it, upon which
the short shafts D, D, with their various polishers E, E, revolve. At each
extremity of the machine is a tightening screw F, F, by turning which the
whole series of shafts or spindles may be tightened or loosened as required:
G, G, are the first motion or driving pulleys keyed on to the continuous
driving shaft H, which works in bearings I, I. The motion is communicated
to the polishers by the driving belts J, J, which pass over their respective
pulleys K, K, on the spindles D, D. The polishers shewn on the spindles
are for the heels, they are made slightly conical; four of them constitute a set.
The three first should be made of steel or malleable iron case-hardened, the
fourth of bone or ivory. The first is toothed like a rasp, the second like a
file, and the two others smooth. The two polishers shewn in Figure 7, are
grooved to suit the various thicknesses of soles, and to give a bevil to their
edges. In polishing by this machine, the shoe is merely held to the surface
of the polishers, when a minute or two suffices to give the finest finish to them.
The shoes are now complete.
Having now described and particularly ascertained the nature of our
Invention, and the manner in which the same is or may be carried into effect,
I may observe in conclusion that we do not confine or restrict ourselves to the
precise details or arrangements which I have had occasion to describe or refer
to, as many variations may be made therefrom, without deviating from the
principles or main features of our Invention, but what we consider to be
novel and original, and therefore claim as the Invention secured to us by the
herein-before in part recited Letters Patent, is,-
First, the system or mode of hammering, compressing, or preparing leather
as described in reference to Sheet 1 of the Drawings.

page_text: Second, the system or mode of cutting out or shaping the several parts or
details of boots or shoes as herein described, in reference to Sheet 2 of the
Drawings.
Third, the system or mode of paring or cutting linings, as described in
reference to Figures 1, 2, and 3, on Sheet 3 of the Drawings, and the use or
employment of the cramp therein delineated for this purpose.
Fourth, the system or mode of mounting the upper leathers as described in
reference to Sheet 4 of the Drawings.
Fifth, the application and use of the frames and the pincer or nipper
movement, and their combination for stretching and adjusting the uppers upon
the last, as herein-before described.
Sixth, the system or mode of attaching or connecting the upper leather to
the sole, when held by the stretching apparatus, as herein-before described.
Seventh, the system or mode of forming or constructing heel pieces, as
described.
Eighth, the application and use of the press as described and illustrated on
Sheet 5 of the Drawings, for the consolidation of the heel pieces of boots and
shoes.
Ninth, the system or mode of making and cutting the wires, nails or
fasteners for connecting the parts of boots or shoes, as herein-before described.
Tenth, the application and use of a perforated guide plate or frame, for
setting and inserting the sole and heel nails, as herein-before described.
Eleventh, the system or mode of putting the nails into the soles and heels
of boots or shoes, by means of a mandril or piercer traversed by a guide
corresponding to the holding plate or frame for the nails.
Twelfth, the system or mode of reducing and polishing the edges of the
soles of boots and shoes by revolving discs or polishers, as herein-before
described.
In witness whereof, I, the said Julian Bernard, have hereunto set my
hand and seal, this Fourth day of June, in the year of our Lord One
thousand eight hundred and fifty-one.

page_text: AND BE IT REMEMBERED, that on the Fourth day of Jane, in the
year of our Lord 1851, the aforesaid Julian Bernard came before our said
Lady the Queen in Her Chancery, and acknowledged the Specification
aforesaid, and all and everything therein contained and specified in form above
written. And also the Specification aforesaid was stamped according to the
tenor of the Statute made for that purpose.
Enrolled the Fourth day of June, in the year of our Lord One thousand