A NEW ENGINE OR MACHINE FOR TAKING VP OF BALLAST, SULLAGE, SAND, &c. FROM TWENTY FOOT DEEP, MORE OR LESSE, VEDER WATER, WITH A NEW KIND OF BOAT OR VESSELL WITH A CONVEX OR ROUNDING DECK WITH PORTS ON EACH SIDE TO RECEIVE AND CARRY OFF WHAT THE ENGINE BRINGS VP, OR AS MAY BE OTHERWISE EMPLOYED FOR PERFORMING ITS OFFICE MORE EXPEDITIOUSLY THAN ANY BEFORE INVENTED, WHICH WILL BE OF VERY GREAT VSE IN CLEANSING RIVERS, HARBOURS, &c. BY SVES ORS ARISING FROM THE SGE WASHED FROM SHOARES BY THE FRESHES, AS ALSO FROM THE MARSHES, CREEKS, &C. BY THE FLUX, REFLUX, AND SETTS OF THE TYDES IN TEMPESTUOUS WEATHER ANDRAPID SEAS FRETTING AND WEARING DOWN THE BANKS WHICH HAVE RENDRED MANY PORTS VYNAVABLE, AND SEEM TO THREATEN OTHERS
Year: 1712

page_text: come, greeting.
WHEREAS our trusty and welbeloved ISRAEL POWNOLL, of Chatham, in our
County of Kent, hath by his petition humbly represented vnto vs that after
great paines and expence he hath invented, found out, and brought to per-
fection "A NEW ENGINE OR MACHINE FOR TAKING VP OF BALLAST, SULLAGE, SAND,
&c. FROM TWENTY FOOT DEEP, MORE OR LESSE, VEDER WATER, WITH A NEW KIND
OF BOAT OR VESSELL WITH A CONVEX OR ROUNDING DECK WITH PORTS ON EACH SIDE
TO RECEIVE AND CARRY OFF WHAT THE ENGINE BRINGS VP, OR AS MAY BE OTHERWISE
EMPLOYED FOR PERFORMING ITS OFFICE MORE EXPEDITIOUSLY THAN ANY BEFORE
INVENTED, WHICH WILL BE OF VERY GREAT VSE IN CLEANSING RIVERS, HARBOURS,
&c. WHICH STAND IN GREAT NEED THEREOF BY THEIR FREQUENT SHOALDING BY
SHELVES OR BANKS ARISING FROM THE SULLAGE WASHED FROM SHOARES BY THE
FRESHES, AS ALSO FROM THE MARSHES, CREEKS, &C. BY THE FLUX, REFLUX, AND
SETTS OF THE TYDES IN TEMPESTUOUS WEATHER AND RAPID SEAS FRETTING AND
WEARING DOWN THE BANKS WHICH HAVE RENDRED MANY PORTS VYNAVABLE, AND
SEEM TO THREATEN OTHERS IF NOT TIMELY PREVENTED; THAT THE SAID ENGINE
DIFFERS FROM ANY OTHER FOR THE SAID VSE BY THE SCOOPS, BUCKETS, OR VESSELLS
BEING SO ORDERED AND CONTRIVED ON THE END OF A LONG POLE OR BOOM' THAT
THEY HAVE A FREE MOCON TOWARD AND FROM THE CENTER OF A WHEEL THEY PLAY
BY, SO THAT THEY WILL HUMOR OR ANSWER ANY UNEVENNESS OF GROUND OR ANY
VARIABLE DEPTH OF WATER WITHIN THE REACH OF ITS SHIFTING MOČON, WHICH
MAKES IT CAPABLE OF PERFORMING ITS OFFICE IN PLACES WHERE THE TYDES OF
FRESHES EBB AND FLOW, AND NOT ONLY IN STANDING WATERS; THE SAID ENGINE
MAY-BE MADE TO WORK WITH ONE LARGE WHEEL OR TWO, FITTED TO A VESSELL OR

page_text: VESSELS PREPARED ACCORDINGLY;" and having therefore humbly prayed vs to
grant vnto him, his executors, administrators, and assignes, the sole vse,
exercise, and benefit of his said new Invenčon throughout that part of our
kingdom of Great Britain called England, our dominion of Wales, and town
of Berwick-vpon-Tweed, and within our kingdom of Ireland, for the term of
fourteen yeares,―
KNOW YEE, that wee, being willing to give encouragement to all arts
and invenčons which may be of publick vse and benefit, of our especial
grace, certaine knowledge, and mere močon, have given and granted, and by
these presents for vs, our heires and successors, do give and grant vnto the
said Israel Pownoll, his executors, administrators, and assignes, especial
lycence, full power, sole priviledge and authority, that he, the said Israel
Pownell, his executors, administrators, and assignes, and every of them, by
himselfe and themselves, or by his or their deputy or deputys, servants or
agents, or such others as he, the said Israel Pownoll, 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 years 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-vpon-Tweed, and within our kingdom of Ireland, his said new
invenčon, engine, or machine so by him found out, as aforesaid, in such
manner as to him, the said Israel Pownoll, his executors, administrators, or
assignes, or any of them, shall in their discretions seem meet; and that he, the
said Israel Pownoll, his executors, administrators, and assignes, shall and may
have and enjoy the whole profit, benefit, comodity, and advantage from time to
time coming, growing, accruing, and arising by reason of the said Invenčon for
and during the said full term of yeares herein menconed, to have, hold, exercisc,
and enjoy the said lycence, powers, priviledges, and advantages herein-before
granted or menconed to be granted vnto the said Israel Pownoll, his executors,
administrators, and assignes, for and during and vnto the full end and term of
fourteen years from the date of these presents next and inediately ensueing
and fully to be compleat and ended according to the Statute in this case made
and provided; and to the end that the said Israel Pownoll, his executors, ad-
ministrators, and assignes, and every of them, may have and enioy the full
benefitt and the sole vse and exercise of the said Invenĉon according to our
gratious intention herein-before declared, wee do by these presents for vs, our
heires and successors, require and strictly comand all and every person and
persons, bodies politick and corporate, and all other our subiects whatsover, of
whate state, quality or degree, name or condition soever they be, within that part

page_text: of our said kingdom of Great Britain called England, our dominion of Wales,
and town of Berwick-vpon-Tweed, and within our said kingdom of Ireland,
that neither they nor any of them, at any time dureing the continuance of the
said term of fourteen years hereby granted, either directly or indirectly do
inake, vse, or put in practice the said Invenčon or any part of the same so
attained vnto by the said Israel Pownoll, as aforesaid, nor shall in anywise
counterfeit, imitate, or resemble the same, nor shall make or cause to be made
any addition thereunto or substraction 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 Israel Pownoll, his
executors, administrators, or assignes, in writing vnder his or their hande and
seals first had and obtained in that behalfe, vpon such paines and penalties
as can or may be instly inflicted on Euch offenders for their contempt of this
our royall cōmand, and further to be answerable to the said Israel Pownoll,
his executors, administrators, and assignes, according to law for his and their.
damages thereby occasioned; and moreover wee do by these presents for vs,
our heires and successsors, will and, comand all and singular our justices of
the peace, mayors, sheriff's, 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 anywise molest, trouble, or hinder the said.
Israel Pownoll, his executors, administrators, or, assignes, or any of them, or
his or their deputies, servants or agents, in or about the due and lawfull
makeing vse or exercise of the aforesaid Invenčon or anything relateing.
thereto; provided always, and these our Letters Patents are and shall be vpon
this condition, that if at any time during the said term hereby granted it shall-
be made appear to vs, our heires or successors, or any six or more of our or.
their Privy Council that this our grant is contrary to law, or preiudiciall
or inconvenient to our subiects in generall, or that the said Invenčon is not a
new invenčon as to the publick vse and exercise thereof within that part of
our kingdome of Great Britain called England, our dominion of Wales, and
town of Berwick-vpon-Tweed, and within our said kingdom of Ireland or
not invented and found out by the said Israel Pownoll, as aforesaid, then, vpon
signification and declaration 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 shall forthwith cease, determine, and be vtterly void to all intents
and purposes, anything herein-before contained to the contrary in anywise not-
withstanding; provided also, that these our Letters Patents or anything herein

page_text: contained shall not extend or be construed to extend to give priviledge vnto the
said Israel Pownell, his executors, administrators, or assignes, or any of them,
to vse or imitate any invenĉon or worke 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 kingdom of Ireland, vnto whom like Letters Patents or priviledges
have been already granted for the sole vsc, exercise, and benefit thereof, it being
our will and pleasure that the said Israel Pownoll, his executors, adminis-
trators, and assignes, and all and every other person and persons to whom
like Letter 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 Patents and of these presents; and lastly, wee do by these presents
for vs, our heires and successors, grant vnto tho said Israel Pownoll, his
executors, administrators, and assignes, that these our Letters Patents or the
inrollment thereof shall be in and by all things good, firme, valid, sufficient,
and effectuall in the law according to the true intent and meaning thereof, and
shall be taken, construed, and adjudged in the most favourable and beneficial
sense for the best advantage of the said Israel Pownoll, his executors, adminis-
trators, and assignes, as well in all courts of record as elsewhere, and by all
and singular the officers and ministers whatsoever of vs, our heires and
successors, within that part of our said kingdom of Great Britain called
England, our dominion of Walos, and town of Berwick-vpon-Tweed, and
within our said kingdom of Ireland, and amongst all and every the subiects of
vs, our heires and successors, whatsoever and wheresoever, notwithstanding the
not full and certain describing the nature or quality of the said Invenĉon or of
the materials thereto conducing and belonging.
In witnesse, &c., witnesso ourselfe at Westminster, the Third day of