A NEW MACHINE FOR RAISING SHIPS, THAT HAVE BEEN WRECKT, FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA;
Year: 1715

page_text: GEORGE, by the grace of God, &c., to all to whom these Presents shall
come greeting.
WHEREAS our trusty and welbeloved ANDREW BECKER, Esquire, hath, by
his peticon humbly represented vnto vs, that he hath, with great paines,
industry, and expence, invented and brought to perfection "A NEW MACHINE
FOR RAISING SHIPS, THAT HAVE BEEN WRECKT, FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA;" and
having therefore humbly prayed vs to grant him our Letters Patents for the
sole vse of his said machine for the term of fourteen yeares.
KNOW YEE, that wee, being willing to give encouragement to all arts and
inventions that may be of publick vse and benefit, of our especial 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
Andrew Becker, his executors, administrators, and assignes, especial lycence,
full power, sole priviledge, and authority, that he, the said Andrew Becker,
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 Andrew Becker, 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 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 in
or vpon any of the seas whatsoever belonging to our dominions, his said new
Invenčon, as it is above directed, in such manner as to him the said Andrew

page_text: Becker, his executors, administrators, and assignes, or any of them, shall in
their discretions seem meet; and that he, the said Andrew Becker, his exe-
cutors, administrators, and assignes, shall and may have and enioy the whole
profit, benefit, commodity, and advantage from time to time coming, growing,
accrueing, and ariseing by reason of the said Invenčon, for and during the full
terme of yeares herein menčoned; to have, hold, exercise, and enioy the said
lycence, powers, priviledges, and advantages herein-before granted or men-
čoned to be granted, vnto the said Andrew Becker, his executors, administra-
tors, and and assignes, for and during and vnto the full end and term of fourteen
yeares from the date of those Presents next and immediately ensuing, and fully to
be compleat and ended according to the Statute in this case made and provided.
And to the end that the said Audrew Becker, his executors, administrators,
and assignes, and every of them, may have and enioy the full benefitt and the
sole vse and exercise of the said Invenčon, according to our gratious intencon
herein-before declared, wee do by these Presents for vs, our heires and suc-
cessors, require and strictly command all and every person and persons, bodies
politick and corporate, and all other our subiecte whatsoever, of what estate,
quality, or degree, name or condičon soever they be, within that part of our
Kingdom of Great Britain called England, our Dominion of Wales, and Town
of Berwick-vpon-Tweed, and in or vpon any of the seas whatsoever belonging
to our dominions, that neither they or any of them at any time during the
continuance of the said term of fourteen years hereby granted, eithe directly
or indirectly do make, vse, or put in practice the said Invenčon, or any part
of the same, so attained vnto by the said Andrew Becker 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 Andrew Becker, his executors, administrators, or
assignes, in writing vnder his or their hand and seales first had and
obtained in that behalf, vpon such paines and penalties as can or may be
iustly inflicted on such offenders for their contempt of this our royall
command; and further to be answerable to the said Andrew Becker, 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 command all and singular our justices of the
peace, mayors, sheriffs, 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

page_text: term hereby granted, in any wise molest, trouble, or hinder the said Andrew
Becker, his executors, administrators, or assignes, or any of them, or his or
their deputies, servants, or agents, in or about the due and lawfull making, vse,
or exercise of. the aforesaid Invenčon, or anything relating 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 preiudicial or incon-
venient 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
said Kingdom of Great Britain called England, our Dominion of Wales, and
Town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, or in or vpon any of the seas whatsoever be-
longing to our dominions, or not invented and found out by the said Andrew
Becker as aforesaid, then vpon significačon and declaračon 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, any thing herein-before contained
to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding: Provided also, that these our
Letters Patents, or anything herein contained, shall not extend or be construed
to extend to give priviledge to the said Andrew Becker, his executors, admini
strators, or assignes, or any of them, to vse or imitate any Invenčon or work
whatsoever, which hath heretofore been found out or invented by any other of
our subiects whatsoever, and publickly vsed or enioyed within that part of the
said Kingdom of Great Britain called England, our Dominion of Wales and
Town of Berwick-vpon-Tweed, or in or vpon any of the seas whatsoever
belonging to our dominions, vnto whom like Letters Patents or priviledges
have been already granted as aforesaid, our royal will and pleasure being that
such other our subiects, and the said Andrew Becker, his executors, adminis-
trators, administrators and assignes, 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 Patent and of these Presents. And
lastly, wee do
these Presents, for vs, our heires and successors, grant vnto the
said Andrew Becker, his executors, administrators, and assignes, that these our
Letters Patents, or the inrollment thereof, shall be in and by all things good, firm,
valid, sufficient, and effectuall in the law according to the true intent and
meaning thereof, and shall be taken, construed, and adiudged in the most
favourable and beneficial sence, for the best advantage of the said Andrew
Becker, his executors, administrators, and assignes, as well in all Courts of

page_text: Record as elswhere, and by all and singular the officers and ministers what-
soever of vs, our heires and successors, within that part of our said Kingdom
of Great Britain called England, our Dominion of Wales, and Town of
Berwick-vpon-Tweed, in or vpon any of the seas whatsoever belonging to our
dominions, and amongst all and every the subiects of vs, our heires and succes-
sors whatsoever and wheresoever, notwithstanding the not full and certain
describing the nature or quality of the said Invention, or of the materials
therto conducing and belonging.
February.
assam AA
OUTSONIC S
ay
By Writt of Privy Seal.