AN IMPROVED ESSENCE OF ANCHOVIES
Year: 1836

page_text: TO ALL TO WHOM THESE RESENTS SHALL COME,
MASTERS, of Leicester, Chemist and Druggist, send greeting.
OHN
WHEREAS His present most Excellent Majesty King William the Fourth,
by His Letters Patent under the Great Seal of Great Britain, bearing date at
Westminster, the Fourteenth day of March, in the sixth year of His reign, did
for Himself, His heirs and successors, give and grant unto me, the said John
Masters, His especial licence, full power, sole privilege and authority, that I,
the said John Masters, my exors, admors, and assigns, or such others as I, the
time agree with,
said John Masters, my exors, admors, or assigns, should at any
and no others, from time to time and at all times during the term of years
therein expressed, should and lawfully might make, use, exercise, and vend,
within England, Wales, and the Town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, my Invention
of "AN IMPROVED ESSENCE OF ANCHOVIES;" in which said Letters Patent is
contained a proviso that I, the said John Masters, shall cause a particular
description of the nature of my said Invention, and in what manner the same
is to be performed, to be inrolled in His said Majesty's High Court of
Chancery within six calendar months next and immediately after the date of
the said in part recited Letters Patent, as in and by the same, reference
being thereunto had, will more fully and at large appear.
NOW KNOW YE, that in compliance with the said proviso, I, the said
John Masters, do hereby declare the nature of my Invention, and the
manner in which the same is to be performed, are fully described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement thereof (that is to say):-
According to the present means of making essence of anchovies, it is usun!
to mix flour or other materials to thicken and colouring matter, by which

page_text: means a coloured opaque essence is obtained. Now, the object of my Inven-
tion is to obtain a transparent or nearly transparent essence of anchovies. I
take any quantity of anchovies in the state imported, and add an equal
quantity by weight of water, and place the same in a boiler or kettle; these are
to be placed over a slow fire for two to three hours, constantly stirring the
contents of the boiler or kettle, after which the mixture is to be taken off the
fire, and when cold, it is to be put into a strong canvass bag, and by means of
pressure the essence is to be caused to filter through the bag. The essence
thus obtained is to be again filtered by passing it through flannel bags and
filtering paper. By this means, and by having dispensed with the flour or other
materials heretofore used, I produce a transparent or nearly transparent
essence.
And I would remark, that in case it be desired to make the essence more
thick, care must be taken that the material used shall be transparent or
nearly so.
Having thus described my Invention, and the manner of preparing the
same, I would have it understood that I do not confine myself to the precise
means of producing the same, though what I have described is the best I am
acquainted with for the purpose; but what I claim as my Invention is the
manufacture of transparent or nearly transparent essence of anchovies.
In witness whereof, 1, the said John Masters, have hereunto set my
hand and seal, this Twelfth day of September, in the year of our
Lord One thousand eight hundred and thirty-six.