A NEW MACHINE FOR CUTTING AND SAWING ALL SORTS OF BOARD, TIMBER, AND STONE, AND TWISTING ALL KIND OF ROPES, CORDE AND CABLES, BY THE STRENGTH OF HORSES, OR WATER
Year: 1703

page_text: come, greeting.
WHEREAS GEORGE SOROCOLD, of Westminster, Gentleman, hath by his
humble petičon represented vnto vs, that he hath by great study, paines, and
expence, invented "A NEW MACHINE FOR CUTTING AND SAWING ALL SORTS
OF BOARD, TIMBER, AND STONE, AND TWISTING ALL KIND OF ROPES, CORDE AND
CABLES, BY THE STRENGTH OF HORSES, OR WATER," which will be of great advan-
tage to our subiects, and hath humbly prayed vs to grant him our Letters
Patents for the sole vse thereof.
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 invenčons,
and that the said George Sorocold, may accordingly reape some fruit and
benefit 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 do give and grant, vnto the said George Sorocold, 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 only as he, the
said George Sorocold, his executors, administrators, or assignes, shall agree
with, shall and may from time to time and at all times herenfter during the
space of fourteen yeares noxt ensueing the date of these presents, at his and

page_text: their own proper costs and charges, crect, vse, teach, exercise, and put in
practice the said new Invenčon so by him contrived and found out as aforesaid,
in any place or places within our kingdome of England, dominion of Wales,
and towne of Berwick-vpon-Tweed, and also shall and may receive, take,
and enjoy all the benefitts, profitts, comedities, and advantages of and by the
said new Invenĉon to be had, made, acquired, and gotten to his and their
own proper benefitt, vse and vses, to have, hold, vse, exercise, and enjoy the
said lycence, powers, priviledges, and authorities, and all other the premisses
by these presents granted or menčoned to be granted vnto the said George
Sorocold, his executors, administrators, and assignes, for and during and to
the full end and terme of fourteen yeares from the date of these presents next
ensueing, and fully to be compleat and ended, according to the statute in that
case mado and provided. And to the end the said George Sorocold, his
executors, administrators, and assignes, may the better enioy the full and
whole benefitt, and the sole vsc and exercise of his said new Invenčon, wee
do by these psents, for vs, our heires and successors, streightly charge, require,
and comand all and every person and persons, bodies politick and corporate,
of what quality, degree, name, or condičon soever they be, within our said
kingdome of England, dominion of Wales, and town of Berwick-vpon-Tweed,
that neither they nor any of them during the said terme of fourteen yeares
hereby granted, either directly or indirectly do vse, excrcise, or put in practice
the said new Invenčon so by the said George Sorocold invented and found out
as aforesaid, nor do nor shall counterfeit, imitate, or resemble the said new
Invention, or any materialls thereunto belonging, nor do nor shall make any
addičon thereunto or substracčon therefrom, whereby to pretend themselves
the inventers or devisers thereof, without the lycence, consent, or agreement
of the said George Sorocold, his executors, administrators, or assignes, in
writing under his or their hande and seales, first had and obteyned 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 royall comand,
and further to be answerable to the said George Sorocold, bis executors,
administrators, and assignes, according to the vtmost rigour of the law, for
his and their damages thereby susteyned. 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, sheriffs, bayliff's,
constables, headboroughs, and all other officers and ministers whatsoever of
vs, our heires and successors, 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 officees and according to

page_text: their and every of their best skills and endeavours, aiding, helping, and
assisting vnto the said George Sorocold, his executors, administrators, and
assignes, deputies, agents, and servants, in and by all things in and about the
accomplishment of our royall will and pleasure herein-before declared, and in
the execučon of the severall powers and priviledges hereby granted as afore-
said. And moreover wee 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 George Sorocold, his executors, administrators, or assignes, deputies,
agents, or successors, in or about the vse or exercise of the aforesaid Inven-
tion, or any part thereof, or any thing relateing thereto. Provided always, and
these our Letters Patents are and shall be vpon this condičon, that if at
any time during the said terme of fourteen yeares hereby granted, it shall be
be made appeare 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 Invention before men-
Coned is not a new invenčon as to the publick vse and exercise of the same,
and not invented and found out by the said George Sorocold as aforesaid,
then, upon signification 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 lorde or 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, any thing
herein-before conteyned to the contrary notwithstanding. Provided also,
that these our Letters Patents, or any thing herein conteyned, shall not
extend or be construed to extend to give priviledge vnto the said George
Sorocold, his executors, administraters, or assignes, to imitate any invention
or worko whatsoever which hath been heretofore invented or found out by
any other of our subiects whatsoever, and publickly exercised within our
said kingdome of England, dominion of Wales, or towne of Berwick-vpon-
Tweed, to whome wee have already granted our like Letters Patents of Privi-
ledge for the sole exercise and benefitt thereof, it being our will and pleasure
that the said George Sorocold, his executors, administrators, and assignes,
and all and singular other person and persons to whome wee have already
granted our like Letters Patents, shall distincly vse and practice their severall
invenčons by them respectively found out, according to the true meaning of
such our Letters Patents and of theso presents. And, lastly, wee do hereby,
for vs, our heires and successors, grant vnto the said George Sorocold, his

page_text: executors, administrators, and assignes, that these our Letters Patents, or the
enrolment thereof, shall be and continue in and by all things good, valid,
firme, and effectuall in the law, according to the true meaning of the same,
notwithstanding the not full and certain describeing or menconing of the
said Inventon, or of the materialls, ways, or meanes of makeing, vseing, or
exerciseing of the same, or of the certaine vse or benefitt thereof, or any
other defect, incertainty, or imperfection in these presents, or any other
matter, cause, or thing whatsoever, to the contrary in anywise notwithstanding.
In witnesse, &c. Witnesse our selfe at Westminster, the First day of