A NEW WAY OF SMELTING AND MELTING BLACK TIME INTO GOOD MERCHANTABLE WHITE TINE, IN & REVERBERATORY FURNACE, WITHOUT THE HELP OF BELLOWS, BY MEANES OP SOME PECULIAR FLUXES, WHEREBY NOT ONELY A GREATER PRODUCE OF WHITE TINE IS MADE OUT OF THE BLACK TINE, AND WITH LESSE CHARGE THEN VSUALL, BUT: ALSO THE CONSUMPCON OF WOOD AND CHARCOAL, WHICH IN SMELTING AND MELTING BLACK TINE INTO WHITE TINN HATH BEEN VERY GREAT, WILL BE THEREBY MUCH LESSENED, TO THE GREAT BENEFITT OF THE PUBLICE
Year: 1702

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wese presents shalt
WHEREAS our trusty and welbeloved ROBERT LYDALL, Gentleman, hath;
by his humble petition, represented vuto vs that by his long study, and at
5 his great expence, he hath found out and broght to perfeccon "A NEW WAY
OF SMELTING AND MELTING BLACK TIME INTO GOOD MERCHANTABLE WHITE TINE,
IN & REVERBERATORY FURNACE, WITHOUT THE HELP OF BELLOWS, BY MEANES OP
SOME PECULIAR FLUXES, WHEREBY NOT ONELY A GREATER PRODUCE OF WHITE TINE
IS MADE OUT OF THE BLACK TINE, AND WITH LESSE CHARGE THEN VSUALL, BUT:
ALSO THE CONSUMPCON OF WOOD AND CHARCOAL, WHICH IN SMELTING AND MELTING
BLACK TINE INTO WHITE TINN HATH BEEN VERY GREAT, WILL BE THEREBY
MUCH LESSENED, TO THE GREAT BENEFITT OF THE PUBLICE," and praying vs, in
regard to his great industry and expence in inventing and perfecting the
said way of smelting and melting black tinn into white tinn, and the
advantage which by meanes thereof will accrue to the publick, that wee would
be graciously pleased to grant him our Letters Patents for the sole vse and
benefitt of his said Invenčon, for the terme of fourteen yeares, wee have
accordingly thought fitt to condescend to his said request.
KNOW YEE THEREFORE, that wee, being willing to cherish and
encourage all laudable endeavours and designes of such our subiects as have
by their industry found out vsefull and profitable arts, misteries, and Inven-
Cons, and that the said Robert Lydall may accordingly reape some fruite and

page_text: benefitt of his labour and charge in and concerning the premisses, of our
especiall grace, certaine knowledge, and meer močon, have given and granted,
and by these presents doe give and grant, vnto the said Robert Lydall, his
executors, administrators, and assignes, especiall lycence, power, priviledge,
and authority, that he and they, by him and themselves, and by his and their
deputies, servants, agents, and workmen, and such others onely as he, the said
Robert Lydall, his executors, administrators, and assignes, shall agree with,
shall and may from time to time and at all times hereafter, dureing the space
of fourteen yeares next ensucing the date of these presents, at his and their
own proper costs and charges, erect, vse, teach, exercise, and put in practice the
said new Invention soe by him contrived and found as aforesaid, in any place
or places within our kingdome of England, dominion of Wales, and towne of
Berwick-upon-Tweed, and also shall and may receive, take, and enioy all the
benefitts, profitts, comodities and advantages of and by the said new Invention
to be had, made, acquired, or gotten to his and their own proper benefitt, vsc,
and vses, to have, hold, vse, exercise, and enioy the said lycence, powers,
priviledges, and authorities, and all other the premisses by these presents
granted, or menconed to be granted, vnto the said Robert Lydall, his
executors, administrators, and assignes, for and during and vnto the full end
and terme of fourteen yeares from the day of the date of these presents next
ensueing, and fully to be compleate and ended according to the statute in
that case made and provided. And to the end the said Robert Lydall,
his executors, administrators, and assignes, may the better enioy the full
and whole benefitt, and the sole vse and exercise of his said new Inven-
tion, wee do by these presents, for vs, our heires and successors, streightly
charge, require, and comand all and every person and persons, bodys politique
and corporate, of what quality, degree, name or condicon soever they be,
within our said kingdomo of England, dominion of Wales, and town of
Berwick-upon-Tweed, that neither they nor any of them, during the said
terme of fourteen yoares hereby granted, either directly or indirectly, do vsc,
exercise, or put in practice the said new Invenčon so by the said Robert
Lydall invented and found as aforesaid, nor do nor shall counterfeit, imitate,
or resemble the said new Invenĉon, or any materialls thereunto belonging,
nor do nor shall mako any addition thereunto or substracčon therefrom,
whereby to pretend themselves the inventers or devisers thoreof, without the
lycence, consent, or agreement of tho said Robert Lydall, his exccutors, admi-
nistrators or assignes, in writing vnder his or their hande and seales first had
and obtained in that behalfe, vnder such paines and penalties as can or may
be inflicted on the offender or offenders therein, for the contempt of this our

page_text: royall comand; and further, to be answerable to the said Robert Lydall, his
executors, administrators, and assignes, according to the vtmost rigor of the
law, for his and their damages thereby sustained; and further, wee do by
these our Letters Patents, for vs, our heires and successors, will, authorize,
require, and command all and singular justices of the peace, mayors, sherriffs,
bayliffs, constables, headboroughs, and all other officers and ministers what-
soever, of vs, our heires and successsors, now and for the time being, whome
it may concerne, that they, and every of them respectively, be from time to
time during the terme hereby granted, in their respective offices and according
to their and every of their best skills and endeavours, aiding, helping, and
assisting vnto the said Robert Lydall, his executors, administrators, and
assignes, deputies, agents, and servants, in and by all thing in and about the
accomplishment of our royall will and pleasure herein-before declared, and in
the execucon of the severall powers and priviledges hereby granted as afore-
said. And, moreover, we do by these presents, for vs, our heires and suc-
cessors, will and command that our said respective officers and ministers before
menčoned, or any of them, do not nor shall, at any time hereafter during
the terme hereby granted, in any wise molest, trouble, or hinder the said
Robert Lydall, his executors, administrators, or assignes, deputies, agents, or
servants, in or about the vsc or exercise of the aforesaid Invenčon, or any
part thereof, or any thing relateing thereto: Provided always, and these our
Letters Patents are and shall be vpon this condicon, that if at any time during
the said terme of fourteen yeares hereby granted, it shall be made appeare
to vs, our heires or successors, or any six or more of our or their Privy
Councill, that this our grant is contrary to law or preiudiciall or inconvenient
to our subiects in generall, or that the Invenčon before menconed is not
a new invenčon as to the publick vse and exercise of the same, or not
invented and found out by the said Robert Lydall, as aforesaid; then, vpon
significačon and declaration of such preiudice or inconveniency, to be made by
vs, our heires or successors, vnder our or their signet or privy seale, or by
the lordf or others of our or their Privy Councill, or any six or more of them,
vnder their hande, theso our Letters Patent shall forthwith cease, determine,
and be vtterly voyd, to all intents and purposes, any thing herein-before
contained to the contrary notwithstanding: Provided also, that these our
Letters Patents, or any thing herein contained, shall not extend, or be con-
strued to extend, to give priviledge vnto the said Robert Lydall, his executors,
administrators, or assignes, to imitate any invenčon or worke whatsoever
which hath been heretofore invented or found out by any other of our
subiccts whatsoever, and publickly exercised within our kingdomes or

page_text: dominions aforesaid, to whome wea have already granted our like Letters
Patents of Priviledge for the sole exercise and benefitt thereof, it being our
will and pleasure that the said Robert Lydall, his executors, administrators,
and assignes, and all and singular other person and persons to whome wco
have already granted our like Letters Patents, shall distinctly vse and practice
their severall Inventions by them respectively found out, according to the true
meaning of such our Letters Patents and of these presents. And lastly, wee
doe hereby, for vs, our heires and successors, grant vnto the said Robert
Lydall, his executors, administrators, and assignes, that these our Letters
Patents, or the inrollment thereof, shall be and continue in and by all thing,
good, valid, firme, and effectuall in the law, according to the true meancing
of the same, notwithstanding the not full and certaine describeing or men-
Coning of the said Invencon, or of the materialls, ways, or meanes of
makeing, vseing, or excrciseing of the same, or of the certaine vse or benefitt
thereof, or any other defect, incertainty, or imperfeccon in these presents,
or any other matter, cause, or thing whatsoever to the contrary in any wise
notwithstanding.
In witnesse, &c. Witnesse our selfe at Westminster, the Thirteenth