IMPROVEMENTS ON ORDNANCE, AND ON THE CARRIAGES AND PROJECTILES TO BE USED THEREWITH
Year: 1833

page_text: TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I,
THOMAS AUGUSTUS GREGORY GILLYON, of Crown Street, Finsbury
Square, in the County of Middlesex, Engineer, send greeting.
WHEREAS His present most Excellent Majesty King William the
Fourth, by His Letters Patent under the Great Seal of Great Britain,
bearing date at Westminster, the Nineteenth day of October, in the
fourth year of His reign, did, for Himself, His heirs and successors, give
and grant unto me, the said Thomas Augustus Gregory Gillyon, His
especial licence, full power, sole privilege and authority, that I, the
said Thomas Augustus Gregory Gillyon, my exors, adñiors, and assigns,
or such others as I, the said Thomas Augustus Gregory Gillyon, my
exors, adñors, 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
mentioned, should and lawfully might make, use, exercise, and vend,
within England, Wales, and the Town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, my
Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS ON ORDNANCE, AND ON THE CARRIAGES AND
PROJECTILES TO BE USED THEREWITH;" in which said Letters Patent is

page_text: contained a proviso that I, the said Thomas Augustus Gregory Gillyon,
shall cause a particular description of the nature of my said Invention,
and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be inrolled in His
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, as in and by the same, reference being thereunto had, will more
fully and at large appear.
NOW KNOW YE, that in compliance with the said. proviso I, the
said Thomas Augustus Gregory Gillyon, lo hereby declare that the
nature of my said Invention is described and ascertained by the
following description, reference being had to the accompanying Draw-
ing and to the respective Figures set forth (that is to say):
My Invention consists in the constructing a piece of ordnance with a
double barrel so united to the breeching as to allow of both barrels
being discharged by a single priming, the boring of the barrels is so
contrived as to communicate with the touch-holes at a slight angle to
each other, to cause the chain shot of the construction described here-
after to expand to the length of the chain, in order to render them of
greater utility and more effective in field or other service. My other.
improvement consists in forming the trail of the carriage in such
manner as will allow of its being lengthened or abridged, to facilitate
the elevation and depression of the cannon.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING.
Fig. 1, represents a side view of the cannon mounted on its carriage
in the ordinary way, the trail of which is made in two parts as repre-
sented, which parts are joined together by a strong screw A, which
takes into female screws B; B, and which by turning with the lever
pin C, will cause the trail either to expand or be brought together,
thereby causing the elevation or depression of the piece of ordnance
as shewn by the red lines. Fig. 2, is a plan view of my improved
cannon removed from the carriage. D, D, are the barrels; E, the
breeching; F, F, the bore or ammunition chambers which are repre-
sented by the red lines; G, the priming pan and touch-holes. Fig. 3,
shews the chain shot furnished with swivels H, H, H, which swivels

page_text: may be attached to the shot either by being cast with them or screwed
to the projectile.
In order to render this description of chain shot more effective in
service I recommend that it be made of sufficient length to allow of a
portion of the chain to hang down from each muzzle of the cannon
when loaded, so that additional length is allowed for expansion when the
cannon is discharged, which charging is to be performed in the usual
manner.
Having now fully described the nature of my said Invention, I lay
my claim to novelty to the formation of the cannon or piece of
ordnance as here set forth, and in the constructing of the trail of the
carriage and projectiles with swivels to prevent the chain from being
rent asunder when discharged in the manner before described.
In witness whereof, I, the said Thomas Augustus Gregory Gillyon,
have hereunto set my hand and seal, this Nineteenth day of
April, in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and
may be attached to the shot either by being cast with them or screwed
to the projectile.
In order to render this description of chain shot more effective in
service I recommend that it be made of sufficient length to allow of a
portion of the chain to hang down from each muzzle of the cannon
when loaded, so that additional length is allowed for expansion when the
cannon is discharged, which charging is to be performed in the usual
manner.
Having now fully described the nature of my said Invention, I lay
my claim to novelty to the formation of the cannon or piece of
ordnance as here set forth, and in the constructing of the trail of the
carriage and projectiles with swivels to prevent the chain from being
rent asunder when discharged in the manner before described.
In witness whereof, I, the said Thomas Augustus Gregory Gillyon,
have hereunto set my hand and seal, this Nineteenth day of
April, in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and
thirty-four.
THOMAS AUGUSTUS (LS.) GREGORY GILLYON.
AND BE IT REMEMBERED, that on the Nineteenth day of April,
in the year of our Lord 1834, the aforesaid Thomas Augustus Gregory
Gillyon came before our said Lord the King in His Chancery, and
acknowledged the Specification aforesaid, and all and every thing
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.
Inrolled the Nineteenth day of April, in the year of our Lord One