SPRING DOORES TO BE PLACED ON THE LAND SIDE OF SUCH SLUCES AS ARE MADE IN SANDY RIVERS FOR THE FORCIBLE SCOWRING AND EFFECTUALL GAYNING AND MAINETAYNING OF ANY OUTFALL AT SEA; AND ALLSOE IN MAKING OF TUNNE MYLL FOR THE RAISING OF WATER OUT OF SLUCE PITT OR OTHER WORKES SUBIECT TO INVNDACON, BOTH WHICH INGENIOUS WOORKES ARE VERY VSEFULL IN DRAYNING OF FENNES AND MARISHE GROUND, AND HAVE NEVER YET BEEN PRACTICED IN ANY OF OUR DOMYNIONS
Year: 1834

page_text: WHEREAS CHRISTIAN DERICKSON, Engineer, by his humble Peticon, bath
shewed vnto vs that by his industry and great costes and chardges hee hath
gayned experience in making of "SPRING DOORES TO BE PLACED ON THE LAND
SIDE OF SUCH SLUCES AS ARE MADE IN SANDY RIVERS FOR THE FORCIBLE SCOWRING
AND EFFECTUALL GAYNING AND MAINETAYNING OF ANY OUTFALL AT SEA; AND ALLSOE
IN MAKING OF TUNNE MYLL FOR THE RAISING OF WATER OUT OF SLUCE PITT OR
OTHER WORKES SUBIECT TO INVNDACON, BOTH WHICH INGENIOUS WOORKES ARE VERY
VSEFULL IN DRAYNING OF FENNES AND MARISHE GROUND, AND HAVE NEVER YET BEEN
PRACTICED IN ANY OF OUR DOMYNIONS;" and in consideračon thereof the Petičoner
hath humbly besoughte vs that we would be graciously pleased to graunt him
priviledge by our Letters Patente under the Great Seale of England, for the
sole vseing and exerciseing of the said engines or ingenious woorkes, by him
and his sufficient deputies and assignes within our kingdome of England, for
the terme of fowerteene yeares.
KNOWE YEE that wee, graciouslye favouring the Petičoner, and being
willing to cherishe and to further all such ingenious and pfitable invenĉons as
any way tend to the good of our people and comon wealth, and to incourage
the inventors of the same, of our especiall grace, 2taine knowledge and mecre
močon, have given and graunted, and by theis psente, for vs, our heires and
successors, doe give and graunte vnto the said Christian Derickson full and
free liberty, licence, power, priviledge, and authority, that hee, the said
Christian Derickson, his executors, administrators, and assignes, by him and
themselues, or by his or theire deputies, servaunte, woorkemen, and agente,
and none others, shall and may at all and every tyme and tymes heereafter,
from tyme to tyme for and dureing the terme of fowertecne yeares next

page_text: ensueing the date of theis presente, at his and theire owne pper costes and
chardge, vse, exercise, practice, and put in vse within our kingdome of
England and domynion of Wales, the sole making, framing, vseing, and
setting vp of the before-menčoned spring doores and tunne mille for the vses
and purposes above specified, whereof hee, the said Christian Derickson, was
the firste and true inventor, and which any other or others have not heeretofore
made, vsed, or put in practice within this our realme of England and
domynion of Wales, at bis and theire free wille and pleasures; and further
to sett vp and put the same engins and ingenious woork before menconed in
execučon, and make triall of the same in any place or places within our said
realme of England and domynion of Wales, and the same soe made and
pfected to vtter, sell, or otherwise to dispose of the same to and for his and theire
best pfitt, benefitt, and advantage, within our said realme and domynion.
Wherefore our will and pleasure is, and wee doe by theis sente, for vs, our
heires and successors, straightly chardge, phibite, and forbidd all and every
other pson and psons whatsoever, of what estate, degree, or condicon soever
hee, they, or any of them be or shalbe, that none of them other then the saide
Christofer Derickson, his executors, administrators, deputies, factors, agente,
woorkemen, and assignes, or any of them, doe or shall at any tyme or tymes
durcing the said terme of fowertecne yeares directly or indirectly, or by any
meanes Psume or attempte or vse, exercise, or practice the making, framing,
or setting vp of the said spring doores and tunn mille by the said Christian
Derickson first made and invented, and not vsed by others without the speciall
licence, consent, and agreement of him, the said Christian Derickson, his
executors, administrators, and assignes, or some of them, first had and obtayned
vppon payne of our highe displeasure and indignacon, and of such other paynes,
penalties, and punishemente as by the lawes of this our realme can or may be
inflicted vppon the offendors for breache and contempte of this our royall comaunde-
ment, to have, bould, and enioye the said licences, powers, privileges, and authori-
ties, and other the pmisses by theis psente menconed to be graunted vnto the said
Christian Derickson, his executors, administrators, and assignes, for and dureing
the terme and vnto the full end and terme of fowerteene yeares from the date
of theis Psente next ensuing and fully to be compleat and ended; And wee
doc by theis psente, for vs, our heires and successors, give and graunte vnto
the saide Christian Derickson, his executors, administrators, and assignes, full
power and authority, with the assistance of a constable or other officer at con-
venient tyme or tymes to enter into and search in all place and places where
any iust cause shalbe for discovery and finding out of all such as shall put in
practice or goe about to make or frame, or otherwise vse or put in execucon

page_text: the said newe and ingenious Invenĉons of spring doores and tunn mille before
menčoned, or either of them, contrary to the true intent and meaning of theis
Psente, to the end the delinquente and offenders therein being discovered
may receive condigne punishement according to theire demeritte as con-
temners of our comaundemente; And further wee doe by theis psente, for vs,
our heires and successors, will, require, and comaunde and allsoe authorise all
and singuler mayors, justices of peace, sheriffe, bayliffe, constables, head-
boroughes, and other officers, ministers, and subiect whatsoever of vs, our
heires and successors, that they and every of them be and shalbe ayding,
helping, furthering, and assisting to the said Christian Derickson, his executors,
administrators, and assignes, and to his and theire deputyes, agente, and
woorkemen in all thing in and about the execucon of the misses, and the
accomplishement of our pleasure heerein declared, and that they nor any of
tbem doc in any wise hinder, moleste, or interrupte the said Christian Derickson,
his executors. administrators, deputies, agente, woorkemen, or assignes, or any
of them, in any thing concerning the premisses, as they tender our pleasure
and will avoyde the contrary, at theire vttermost perille. And theis our
Letters Patente, or the inrollment of them, shalbe theire and every of theire
sufficient warrant in that behalfe: Provided alwaies, and our will and pleasure
is, that if at any time dureing the said terme of fowerteene yeares it shall
appeare to vs, our heires or successors, or vnto the lorde and others of the
Privy Councell of vs, our heires or successors, that this our graunt is contrary
to our lawes, or in any sort mischeivous or piudiciall to the state, then, vppon
significacon and declaraton to be made by vs, our heires or successors, vnder
our or theire signett or privy seale, or from the lorde and others of our Privy
Councell, or sixe or more of them from the tyme being, in writing vnder theire
hande, of such piudice and inconvenience, theis our Letters Patent shall
forthwith cease, determyne, and be vtterly voyde and of none effecte. And wee
doe heereby graunte, for vs, our heires and successors, that theis our Letters
Patent, or the inrollment thereof, shalbe firme, good, and effectuall in all
thing to and for the best benefitt and advantage of the said Christian Derick-
son, his executors, administrators, and assignes, according to the true intent
and meaning of the same, allthoughe expresse mencon, &c.
In wittnes whereof, &c. Wittnes our selfe at Westin, the Seaventh daic
of
January
of January
P bře de priuato sigillo, &c.