A NEW ENGINE FOR MAKING, TWISTING, AND CORDING MOHAIR AND WORSTED, AND TWINING AND DRESSING OF THREAD FIT FOR THE VSE OF BUTTON MAKERS, TAYLORS, AND ALL OTHERS WORKING WITH CORDED MOHAIR, WORSTED, AND TWINED THREAD, WHEREBY ONE PERSON, BY TURNING THE MAIN WHEEL WITH THE HAND ONLY, CAUSETH THE ENGINE OF ITS SELFE TO CORD MOHAIR, WORSTED, AND TWINED THREAD OF ALL SORTS, FINISHING IT AT ONCE FROM OFF THE SPINDLE IN A SMALL ROOM, WITH MUCH LESS TROUBLE THAN BY THE COMMON METHOD, AND SO MUCH EXPEDITION, THAT GREATER QUANTITIES CAN BE MADE IN ONE DAY BY THE SAID ENGINE, AND MUCH BETTER, THAN IN THE METHOD WITHERTO PRACTISED CAN BE DONE IN THREE DAYS, AND THE MOHAIR AND THREAD MADE MORE MERCHANTABLE AND FIT FOR VEE THAN BY ANY OTHER MANNER HERETOFORE VSED, TO THE GREAT BENEFIT OF THE PUBLICE
Year: 1730

page_text: presents shall come, greeting.
WHEREAS JOHN KAY, of Bury, in our County of Lancaster, Reed Maker,
hath by his peticon humbly represented vnto vs, that he hath, by long study,
application, and expence, found out and invented "A NEW ENGINE FOR MAKING,
TWISTING, AND CORDING MOHAIR AND WORSTED, AND TWINING AND DRESSING OF
THREAD FIT FOR THE VSE OF BUTTON MAKERS, TAYLORS, AND ALL OTHERS WORKING
WITH CORDED MOHAIR, WORSTED, AND TWINED THREAD, WHEREBY ONE PERSON,
BY TURNING THE MAIN WHEEL WITH THE HAND ONLY, CAUSETH THE ENGINE OF
ITS SELFE TO CORD MOHAIR, WORSTED, AND TWINED THREAD OF ALL SORTS,
FINISHING IT AT ONCE FROM OFF THE SPINDLE IN A SMALL ROOM, WITH MUCH LESS
TROUBLE THAN BY THE COMMON METHOD, AND SO MUCH EXPEDITION, THAT GREATER
QUANTITIES CAN BE MADE IN ONE DAY BY THE SAID ENGINE, AND MUCH BETTER,
THAN IN THE METHOD WITHERTO PRACTISED CAN BE DONE IN THREE DAYS, AND THE
MOHAIR AND THREAD MADE MORE MERCHANTABLE AND FIT FOR VEE THAN BY ANY
OTHER MANNER HERETOFORE VSED, TO THE GREAT BENEFIT OF THE PUBLICE;" that
in regard the petitioner is the first and sole inventor thereof, and that
the engine is new, and hath not hitherto been used in Great Britain,
except by the peticoner only and his apprence by his direcon and'commu-
nication, and haveing humbly prayed vs, in regard to his great industry and
expence in inventing and perfecting the said engine, and the advantage that
by means thereof will accrue to the publick to grant him our Royal Letters

page_text: Patents for the solo vse and benefit of the said Invention, for the term of
fourteen yeares, wee, being willing to give encouragement to all arts and
invenčons which may be for the public vse and benefit, are graciously pleased
to gratifie him in his request.
KNOW YEE THEREFORE, that wee, of our especil grace, certain
knowledge, and meer močon, have given and granted, and by these presents
for vs, our heires and successors, do give and grant vnto the said John Kay,
his executors, administrators, and assignes, especial lycence, full power and
authority, that the said John Kay, his executors, administrators, and assignes,
and every of them, by himselfe and themselves, or by his or their deputy and
deputies, servants or agents, or such others as he, the said John Kay, his
executors, administrators, or assignes, shall at any time agree with, and no
others, from time to time and at all times during the term of yeares herein
expressed, shall and lawfully may make, exercise, work, vse, and enioy his said
new-invented engine for makeing, twisting, and cording mohair and worsted,
and twining and dressing of thread, as above described, within that part of our
kingdom of Great Britain called England, our dominion of Wales, and town
of Berwick-vpon-Tweed, in such manner as to him, the said John Kay, his
executors, administrators, and assignes, or any of them, shall in their dis-
cretions seem meet, and that he, the said John Kay, his executors, admini-
strators, and assignes, shall and lawfully, may have and enioy the whole profit,
comodity, benefit, and advantage from time to time comeing, growing,
accrewing, and arising by reason of the said Invention for and during the
term of yeares herein mentioned, to have, hold, exercise, and enioy the
said lycence, powers, priviledges, and advantages herein-before granted
or mentioned to be granted vnto the said John Kay, his executors,
administrators, and assignes, for and during and vnto the full end and
term of fourteen yeares from the date of these presents next and imediately
ensueing, and fully to be compleat and ended according to the statute in
such case made and provided; and to the end that the said John Kay,
his executors, administrators, and assignes, and every of them, may have
and enjoy the full benefit, and the sole vse and exercise of the said Invention,
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 whatsoever, of what estate, quality, degree, name, or condition soever
they be within that said part of our kingdome of Great Britain called England,
our dominion of Wales, and town of Berwick-vpon-Tweed aforesaid, that
neither they or any of them, at any time during tho continuance of the said

page_text: term of fourteen yeares hereby granted, either directly or indirectly do make,
vse, or put in practice the said Invencon, or any part of the same so attained
vnto by the said John Kay, as aforesaid, nor in anywise counterfeit, imitate, or
resemble the same, nor shall make, or cause to be made, any addition there-
unto, or substraction from the same, whereby to pretend himselfe or them-
selves the inventor or inventors, devisor or devisors thereof without the lycence,
consent, or agreement of the said John Kay, his executors, administrators, or
assignes, in writing vnder his or their hands and seales first had and obtained
in that behalfe, vpon such pains and penalties as can or may be iustly inflicted
on such offenders for their contempt of this our royal comand. And, further,
to bo answerable to the said John Kay, 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 successors,
will and comand all and singular the justices of the peace, mayors, sheriff's,
bayliffs, constables, headboroughs, and all other officers and ministers what-
soever, 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 John Kay, his
executors, administrators, or assignes, or any of them, or his or their deputies,
servants, or agents in or about the due and lawfull vse or exercise of the afore-
said Invenčon, or anything relating thereto. Provided always, and these our
Letters Patents are and shall be vpon this condičon, 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 general, or
that the said Invenčon is not a new invenčon as to the publick vse and exer-
cise thereof within that said part of our kingdom of Great Britatain called
England, our dominion of Wales, or Town of Berwick-upon-Tweed aforesaid,
or not invented and found and found out by the said John Kay, as aforesaid,
then vpon signification or declaration thereof, to be made by vs, our heires
or successors, or by the lord and others of our or their Privy Council, or
any six or more of them, vnder their hande, these our Letters Patente shall
forthwith cease, determine, and be vtterly void to all intents and purposes,
anything herein-before contained to the contrary thereof in anywise notwith-
standing; provided also, that these our Letters Patents, or anything herein
contained, shall not extend or be construed to extend to give priviledge vnto
the said John Kay, his executors, administrators, or assignes, or any of them,
to vse or imitate any invention or work whatsoever which hath heretofore
been found out or invented by any other of our subiects whatsoever, and

page_text: publickly vsed or exercised in that said part of our kingdom of Great Britain
called England, our dominion of Wales, or Town of Berwick-vpon-Tweed
aforesaid, vnto whom like Letters Patents or priviledges have been already
granted for the sole vse, exercise, and benefit thereof, it being our will and
pleasure that the said John Kay, his executors, administrators, and assignes,
and all and every other person or persons to whom like Letters Patents or
priviledges have been already granted as aforesaid, shall distinctly vse and
practice their several inventions by them invented and found out, according
to the true intent and meaning of the same respective Letters Patents and of
these presents: Provided likewise nevertheless, and these our Letters
Patents are vpon this expresse condition, that if the said John Kay, his
executors or administrators, or any person or persons which shall or may at
at any time or times hereafter during the continuance of this grant have or
claim any right, title, or interest in law or equity of, in, or to the power,
priviledge, and authority of the sole vse and benefit of the said Invention
hereby granted, shall make any transferr or assignment, or any pretended
transferr or assignment of the said liberty and priviledge, or any share or
shares of the benefit or profit thereof, or shall declare any trust thereof to or
for any number of persons exceeding the number of five, or shall open or
cause to be opened any book or books for publick subscriptions to be made by
any number of persons exceeding the number of five, in order to the raising
any sum or sumes of money, vnter pretence of carrying on the said liberty or
priviledge hereby granted, or shall by him or themselves, or his or their agents
or servants, receivo any sume or sumes of money whatsoever of number
of persons exceeding in the whole the number of five for such or the like
intents or purposes, or shall presume to act as a corporate body, or shall
divide the benefit of these our Letters Patents, or the liberty and priviledges
hereby by vs granted, into any number of shares exceeding the number of
five, or shall comitt or do. or procure to bo comitted or done any matter
or thing whatsoever, during such time as such person or persons shall have
any right or title, either in law or equity, in or to the said premisses which
would be contrary to the true intent and meaning of a certain Act of
Parliament made in the sixth year of the reign of our late royal father, King
George the First, intituled (An Act for the better securing certain powers and
priviledges intended to be granted by His Maiestie by two charters, for
assurance of ships and merchandizes at sea, and for lending money vpon
bottomry, and for restraining several extravagant and vnwarrantable practices
therein menconed), if these our Letters Patents had not been granted, or in
case the said power, priviledge, or authority shall at any time hereafter
any

page_text: become vested in or in trust for more than the number of five persons or
their representatives at any one time (reckoning executors or administrators
as and for the single person whom they represent as to such interest as they
are or shall be intituled to in right of such their testator or intestate), that then
and in any of the said cases, these our Letters Patents and all liberties,
priviledges, and advantages whatsoever thereby granted, shall vtterly cease,
determine, and become void, anything herein-before contained to the contrary
thereof in anywise notwithstanding. And lastly, wee do by these presents
for vs, our heires and successors, grant vnto the said John Kay, his executors,
administrators, and assignes, that these our Letters Patents, or the inrollment
or exemplificačon thereof, shall be in and by all things good, firm, valid,
sufficient, and effectual in the law, according to the true intent and meaning
thereof, and shall be taken, construed, and adiudged in the most favourable
and beneficial sense for the best advantage of the said John Kay, his
executors, administrators, and assignes, as well in all our courts of record as
elswhere, and by all and singular the officers and ministers whatsoever of
vs, our heires and successors, in that part of our kingdom of Great Britain
called England, our dominión of Wales, and Town of Berwick-upon-Tweed
aforesaid, 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 Invention, or of the
materials thereto conduceing and belonging.
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By Writt of Privy Seal.