A MILL FOR GRINDING OF SUGAR CANES, OF A NEW CONSTRUCTION, WITH FRICTION ROLLERS OR WHEELS, TO BE APPLIED TO THE SURFACES OF THE SIDE GRINDING ROLLERS USED IN SUGAR MILLS, LIKEWISE SPUR OR COG WHEELS TO BE APPLIED TO THE MIDDLE GRINDING ROLLER, IN ORDER TO MAKE THE SAME MOVE QUICKER OR SLOWER AS OCCASION MAY REQUIRE, LIKEWISE FLYS TO BE APPLIED TO THE FRICTION ROLLERS
Year: 1776

page_text: TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, WILLIAM
GILCHRIST, late of the Island of Jamaica, Planter, but now residing in Albion
Place, in the Parish of Christ Church, in the County of Surry, send greeting.
WHEREAS His most Excellent Majesty King George the Third did, by
His Royal Letters Patent under the Great Seal of Great Britain, bearing
date at Westminster, the Fourteenth day of June, in the sixteenth year of
His reign, give and grant unto me, the said William Gilchrist, my executors,
administrators, and assigns, His Majesty's especial licence, full power, sole.
priviledge and authority, that I, the said William Gilchrist, my executors,
administrators, and assigns, during the term of years therein expressed, should.
and, lawfully might make,, use, exercise, and vend, within that part of the.
Kingdom of Great Britain called England, the Dominion of Wales, and Town,
of Berwick-upon-Tweed, and also in the Colonies and Plantations abroad, my
Invention of "A MILL FOR GRINDING OF SUGAR CANES, OF A NEW CONSTRUCTION,
WITH FRICTION ROLLERS OR WHEELS, TO BE APPLIED TO THE SURFACES OF THE SIDE
GRINDING ROLLERS USED IN SUGAR MILLS, LIKEWISE SPUR OR COG WHEELS TO BE
APPLIED TO THE MIDDLE GRINDING ROLLER, IN ORDER TO MAKE THE SAME MOVE
QUICKER OR SLOWER AS OCCASION MAY REQUIRE, LIKEWISE FLYS TO BE APPLIED TO
THE FRICTION ROLLERS;" in which said Letters Patent there is contained a
proviso obliging me, the said William Gilchrist, under my hand and seal, to
describe and ascertain the nature of my said Invention, and in what manner
the same is to be performed, and to cause the same to be inrolled. in His
Majesty's High Court of Chancery within four calender months next and imme-
diately after the date of the said recited Letters Patent, as in and by the same,
relation being thereunto had, may more fully and at large appear.

page_text: NOW KNOW YE, that in compliance with the said proviso I, the said
William Gilchrist, do hereby declare that my said Invention of a Mill for
Grinding of Sugar Canes, of a New Construction, with Friction Rollers or
Wheels, to be applied to the Surfaces of the Side Grinding Rollers used
in Sugar Mills, likewise Spur or Cog Wheels to be applied to the Middle
Grinding Roller, in order-to-make the same-move- Quicker or Slower as Occa-
sion may require, likewise Flyes to be applied to the Friction Rollers, is
described in the Plans thereof, and references thereto, hereunto annexed.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal, this Seventh
day of September, in the sixteenth, year of the reign of our Sovereign
Lord George the Third, by the grace of God of Great Britain,
France, and Ireland King, Defender of the Faith, &c., and in the
voor of our Lord One thousand coron hundred and coventy civ

page_text: lowering of th™ the Grinding rollers are moved quicker or slower.
c. The grinding rollers.
d. The brass block or cape piece in which the Gudgeons of the grinding rollers move
&..
The Friction Wheels applied to the Surfaces of the two side grinding rollers.
f. The Spindles or gudgeons of the friction wheels
g. The Flyes to regulate the motion
h. The Mortises for the top brass blocks of the Friction Wheel Gudgeons.
i. The Mortises for the wedges of the bottom brass blocks
k. The Bridge tree or Mill bedd.
1. The Mill Frame_W The Funnel to convey the Liquor.
m. The two extreme ends of the Mill bedd
n. The brass block on a line or flush with the Mill bedd, in which the lower end of the Fri
wheel gudgeon moves
o. The ends of the wedges which moves the brass blocks, & keeps the friction wheels home t
side Grinding rollers
p. The Steel plates on which the point of the Spindles
q.
The
upper part of the Mill frame
move
r. The Cape piece in which the Gudgeons of the three grinding rollers move
s. The Flyes which may or may not be used or applied.
t. The Friction Wheels.
w. The Spurr wheels in the Slow motion.
v. The Spurr wheels in the quicker motion.
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This Invention may be worked by Cattle, Wind, Water or any other Power, used or applyed
grinding of Sugar Canes; and likewise may be used or worked without the Spurr,
Multiplying Wheels, or with more, or fewer Multiplying Wheels, which may be enlarged
otherways as found expedient. And the Friction wheels may be made as Cylinders or rolle
of Iron or Wood, and applyed to the Surfaces of the Grinding rollers.