THE MAKING OF DIVERS ENGINES, MACHINES, AND INSTRU- MENTS OF SEVERALL KIND
Year: 1721

page_text: come greeting.
WHEREAS ISAAC DE LA CHAUMETTE, Inginier, bath, by his peticon,
humbly represented vnto vs, that he has by much study, industry, and expence,
brought to perfeccon "THE MAKING OF DIVERS ENGINES, MACHINES, AND INSTRU-
MENTS OF SEVERALL KIND," which were never before invented, and will be of
very great vse to the publick, which are as follow, viz' :-A cañon or piece of
ordnance, which being charged by the breech through the barrel is cooled by
charging it, and cleaned by firing it; it carries twice as farr as those commonly
in vse, and requires but halfe the quantity of powder, and halfe the length of
an ordinary cañon, and does not recoyl; it is very vsefull especially at sea,
where the gunners will not be exposed as they now are in loading the guns,
and it may be fired ten times as often as the cannon now vsed, which will
render a ship or a place vaapprochable-fusils .and pistols of the like make,
and having the same advantage-sword which serve for byonetts, by meanes
of a ring at the pummel, and a screw at the hilt more solid than the ordinary
byonett-powder flasks that make the charge always inst by a conservatory
without any spring-a machine to cure chimneys that smoak in windy
weather, by a plate of tinn or iron at the top of the chimney, half in and half
out, hung vpon two pivots, and which likewise serve to prevent the smell of
necessary houses-two snuff boxes, one with a slider, and the other with a
sweep, out of which snuff may be taken without pulling it out of the pocket,
and without spilling-a pen knife that makes a pen at once-a pocket

page_text: knife, so contrived that the two cheeks of the handle close when the blade
is raised, by meanes of an opposite screw instead of the ordinary rivet, by
which the blade is vsually fixt into the handle-buckles without anchors,
which are more convenient and cost less than ordinary, being made with a
folding tonge-a machine with moving circles, ten faces on each, whereon
are described the nine figures and a cypher, which by turning round make
all sort of combinačons in numbers for the drawing lotteries, and soveral
other matters of publick vse grounded vpon the same principle-two case
pistols, of which a carbine may be made, and charged without a rammer,
by a thimble like a funnel, which fires the bullet without ramming—a
turning matress fit for armies and hospitalls, that lasts four times longer
than the ordinary ones, and on which a man may shift his place with
pleasure and with great ease-coaches and chaises that can neither overturn
nor iolt a method to prevent shipwrack beyond all that have been hitherto
vsed a bomb or granado that will always burst at the proper distance, and
does not discover its way in the air as those now vsed do, by the burning of
their fuzees-brest plates, full proof, lighter by halfe than the ordinary ones,
with which one may intrench in case of need-candlesticks and rings, which
may be made wider or straitor as thero shall be occasion-sharp pointed
scissars, so contrived that they may be carried in the pocket without a case,
and yet without any danger-a fine commodious machine on which to place
a bottle or two and glasses at table-a picture that serves for a tester to a
couch bed in the night, and is put up again in the day time for an ornament
to a roome-a lanthorne into which a candle may be put with more ease
than into those now vsed-a lock of a fuzil more plain and solid than
ordinary-a meanes to fire the fuzil always horizontally, which will render a
troop or a place vnapprochable-and double counters, each of which has a
number vpon it for the fair drawing of lotterys. And having humbly prayed
vs to grant him our Royal Letters Patente, for the sole vse of makeing and
vending of the said engines, machines, and instruments above menĉoned, and
further described in the paper or plan hereunto annexed, for the term of four-
teen yeares, according to the Statute in that case made and provided, wee
being willing to give encouragement to all arts and Invenčons which may bo
for the publick vse and benefit, are gratiously pleased to gratifie him in his
request.
KNOW YEE, THEREFORE, that wee, of our especial grace, certain know-
ledge, and meer moton, have given and granted, and by these Presents, for
vs, ours heires and successors, do give and grant vnto the said Isaac de la
Chaumette, his executors, administrators, and assignes, especial licence, full

page_text: power, sole priviledge and authority, that he, the said Isaac de la Chaumette,
his executors, administrators, and assignes, and every of them, by himselfe
and themselves, or by his or their deputie and deputies, servant or agente,
or such others as he, the said Isaac de la Chaumette, his executors, adminis
trators, 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, vend, and enioy, within that part of
our Kingdom of Great Britain called England, our Dominion of Wales, and
Town of Berwick-vpon-Tweed, his said new invented engines, machines, and
instrument above menčoned, and further described in the paper or plan here-
unto annexed, in such manner as to him, the said Isaac de la Chaumette, his
executors, administrators, or assignes, or any of them, shall in their discrecons
seem meet; and that he, the said Isaac de la Chaumette, his executors,
administrators, and assignes, shall and may have and enioy the whole profit,
benefit, comodity, and advantage from time to time coming, growing, accrew-
ing, and ariseing by reason of the said Invenčons for and during the full
term of yeares herein menconed; to have; hold, exercise, and enioy the
said lycence, powers, priviledges, and advantages herein-before granted or
menčoned to be granted vnto the said Isano de la Chaumette, 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 immediately
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 Isaac de la'
Chaumette, bis executors, administrators, and assignes, and every of them,
may have and enioy the full benefit, and the sole vse and exercise of the
said Invenčons, according to our gratious intenčon herein-before declared, wes
do by these Presents, for vs, our heires and successors, require and strictly
command all and every person and every person and persons, bodies politick
and corporate, and all other our subiects, whatsoever of what estate, quality,
or degree, name or condičon soever they be, within that said part of our
Kingdom 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 the continuance of the said term of fourteen yeares hereby
granted, either directly or indirectly, do make, vse, or put in practice the said
Invenčons, or any part of the same, so attained vnto by the said Isaac de la
Chaumette as aforesaid, nor shall in any wise counterfeit, imitate, or resemble
the same, nor shall make or cause to be made any addičon thereunto or
substracčon from the same, whereby to pretend himselfe or themselves the
inventor or inventors, devisors thercof, without the lycence, consent, or

page_text: agreement of the said Isaac de la Chaumette, his executors, administrators,
or assignes, in writing vnder his or their hand and seales first had and
obtained in that behalf, 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 be answerable to the said Isaac de la Chaumette, his executors,
administrators, and assignes, according to law, for bis 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
term hereby granted, in any wise molest, trouble, or hinder the said Isaac de
la Chaumette, 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 Invenĉons, or any thing relating
thereto: Provided always, and these our Letters Patents are and shall be vpon
condičon that if at any time during the said term hereby granted, it shall 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 prejudicial or
inconvenient to our subiecte in general, or that the said Invenčons are not new
invenčons 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-vpon-Tweed aforesaid, or not invented and found out by the
said Isaac de la Chaumette as aforesaid, then vpon significañon and decla-
račon 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 Patente
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 vnto the said
Isaac de la Chaumette, his executors, administrators, or assignes, or any
of them, to vse or imitate any inventon or worke whatsoever which hath
heretofore been found out or invented by any other of our subiects whatsoever,
and publickly vsed or exercised within that part of our Kingdom of Great
Britain called England, our Dominion of Wales, and 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 Isaac de la Chaumette, bis executors, adminis-

page_text: trators, and assignes, and all and every other persons to whom like Letters
Patent or priviledges have been already granted as aforesaid, 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: Provided likewise, nevertheless, and these
our Letters Patents are vpon this expresse condičon that if the said Isaac
de la Chaumette, his executors or administrators, or any person or persons
which shall or may at any time or times hereafter during the continuance of
this grant, have or claim any right, title, or interest in law or in equity of, in,
or to the power, priviledge, and authority of the sole vse and benefit of the
said Invenčons hereby granted, shall make any transferr or assignement, or
any pretended transferr or assignement 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 subscrip
Cons, to be made by any number of persons exceeding the number of five;
in order to the raiseing any sume or sumes of money vnder pretence of
carrying on the said liberty or priviledge hereby granted, or shall by him
or themselves, or his or their agents or servante, receive any sume or sumes
of money whatsoever of. any 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 committ or do or procure to be
committed or done, any act, 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 will be contrary to the true intent and
meaning of a certain Act of Parliament made in the sixth year of our reign,
intituled An Act for the better securing certain Powers and Priviledges
intended to be granted by His Maiestie Two Charters for Assurance of
Ships and Merchandizes at Sea, and for lending Money vpon Bottomry, and
for restraining severall extravegant and vnwarrantable Practices therein
menčoned, if these our Letters Patente had not been granted, or in case
the said power, priviledge, or authority shall at any time hereafter 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 intitled to in right of such their testator or intestate), that
then and in any of the said cases these our Letters Patents, and all

page_text: liberties, priviledges, and advantages whatsoever hereby granted, shall vtterly
cease, determine, and become void, any thing herein-before contained to
the contrary thereof in any wise notwithstanding: And lastly, wee do by
these Presents, for vs, our heires and successors, grant vnto the said Isaac de
la Chaumette, his executors, administrators, and assignes, that these our
Letters Patente, or the inrollment or exemplificañon thereof, shall be in
and by all things good, firm, valid, sufficient, and effectual in the law, accord-
ing to the true intent and meaning hereof, and shall be taken, construed,
and adiudged in the most favourable and beneficial sense for the best ad-
vantage of the said Isaac de la Chaumette, his executors, administrators, and
assignes, as well in all Courts of Record as elsewhere, and by all and singular
the officers and ministers whatsoever of vs, our heires and successors, within
that part of our Kingdom of Great Britain called England, our Dominion of
Wales, and Town of Berwick-vpon-Tweed aforesaid, and amongst all and every
the subiect of vs, our heires and successors, whatsoever and wheresoever,
notwithstanding the not full and certain describing the nature or quality of
the said Invenčons, or any of them, or of the materials thereto conducing and
belonging.
belonging.
In witness, &c. Witness our selfe at Westminster, the Twelfth day
of August.
By Writt of Privy Seal.