A NEW METHOD FOR DRYING OF MALT AND HOPS WITH AN ENGINE CONVEYING AWAY THE SHOAKE AND OTHER OFFENSIVE SHELLS WHICH ARISE FROM THE FIRKING, BE IT RAW SEA COLE, PITT COLE, WOOD, TURE, PEAT, OR ANY OTHER FIRE, HOW NAUSEOUS SOEVER IN ITS SELFE, WHEREBY THE MALT WILL BE ORDINARY PALE AND SWEET, OF MAKING MALT HITHERTO FOUND OUT AND MADE VSE,
Year: 1713

page_text: ANNE, by the grace of God, &c., to all to whom these presents shall come,
greeting.
WHEREAS our trusty and welbeloved MICHAEL BIBD, Citizen and Watch-
maker, of London, hath, by his petition, humbly represented vnto vs that he
hath, with great industry, paines, and expence, found out and brought to
perfection "A NEW METHOD FOR DRYING OF MALT AND HOPS WITH AN ENGINE
CONVEYING AWAY THE SHOAKE AND OTHER OFFENSIVE SHELLS WHICH ARISE FROM THE
FIRKING, BE IT RAW SEA COLE, PITT COLE, WOOD, TURE, PEAT, OR ANY OTHER FIRE,
HOW NAUSEOUS SOEVER IN ITS SELFE, WHEREBY THE MALT WILL BE MADE EXTRA-
ORDINARY PALE AND SWEET, EXCEEDING ALL WATES OF MAKING MALT HITHERTO
FOUND OUT AND MADE VSE, AND THE DRINKE THEREWITH MADE NOT ONLY FREED FROM
THE VSUALL OFFENSIVE SCENT OF FIRE, BUT WILL BE ALSO MORE PALATABLE AND.
GRATEFULL TO THE TAST, AND, CONSEQUENTLY, MORE HEALTHFULL FOR THE BODY; THAT.
THIS NEW METHOD WILL BE OF A GENERALL ADVANTAGE THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE:
KINGDOM, AND MORE ESPECIALLY TO THOSE WHO HAVE TURPE AND PEAT PLENTY, BUT
HOT KNOWING THIS METHOD AKE FORCED TO MAKE THER MALT WITH STRAW,. WHICH
BY THIS METHOD MAY BE PRESERVED FOR THE MANURE OF THEIR LAND AND OTHER.
USES, AND THEIR TURFE AND PEAT BURNT IN MAKING THEIR MALT;" and haveing
therefore humbly prayed vs to grant him our royal Letters Patents. for the
said Invention for the space of fourteen years,-
KNOW YEE, that wee, being willing to give encouragement to all arts and
inventions which may be of publick vse and benefit, of our especiall grace,
certain knowledge, and meer motion, have given and granted, and by these
presents, for vs, our heires and successors, do give and grant vnto the said

page_text: Michael Bird, his executors, administrators, and assignes, especial lycence, full
power, sole priviledge and authority, that he, tho said Michael Bird, 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 Michael Bird, 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 years 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, the said
new Invention for drying of malt and hops with an engine as aforesaid, in
such manner as aforesaid, in such manner as to him, the said Michael Bird,
his executors, administrators, and assignes, or any of them, shall in their
discretions seem meet, and that he, the said Michael Bird, his executors,
administrators, and assignes, shall and may have and enioy the whole profit,
benefit, comodity, and advantage from time to time comeing, growing, accru-
ing, and arising by reason of the said Invention for and during the full term
of yeares herein mentioned, to have, hold, exercise, and enioy the said lycence,
powers, priviledges, and advantages herein-before granted or mentioned to be
granted vnto the said Michael Bird, 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 ensuing, and fully to be compleat and
ended, according to the statute in this case made and provided; and to the end
that tho said Michael Bird, his executors, administrators, and assignes, and
every of them, may have and enioy the full benefit and the sole vse and
exercise of the said Invention according to our gratious intention herein-
before declared, wee do by these presents, for vs, our heires and successors,
require and strictly command all and every person and persons, bodys politick
and corporate, and all other our subiects whatsoever, of what estate, quality,
or degree, name, or condition soever they be, within that part of our said
kingdom of Great Britain called England, our dominion of Wales, and town
of Berwick-vpon-Tweed aforesaid, that neither they nor any of them, at any
time during the continuance of the said terme of fourteen yeares hereby
granted, either directly or indirectly, do make, vse, or put in practice the
said Invention or any part of the same so attained vnto by the said Michael
Bird as aforesaid, nor shall in anywise counterfeite, imitate, or resemble the
same, nor shall make or cause to be made any addition thereunto or sub-
stracčon 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 Michael Bird, his executors, administrators, or

page_text: assignes, in writing vnder his or their hande and seales, first had and obtained
in that behalfe, vpon such paines and penalties as can or may be iustly inflicted
on such offenders for their contempt of this our royal command, and further,
to be answerable to the said Michael Bird, 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
comand all and singular our justices of the peace, mayors, sheriffs, bayliffes,
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 Michael Bird, his executors, adminis-
trators, or assignes, or any of them, or his or their deputies, servants, or
hgents, in or about the due and lawfull making vse or exercise of the aforesaid
Invention, 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 terme hereby granted it shall be made appeare to vs, our heires
or successors, or any six or more of our or their Privy Councill, that this our
grant is contrary to law, or preiudiciall or inconvenient to our subiects in
generall, or that the said Invention is not a new invention as to the publick
vse and exercise thereof within that part of our kingdom of Great Britain
called England, our dominion of Wales, and town of Berwick-vpon-Tweed, or
not invented and found out by the said Michael Bird as aforesaid, then vpon
significacon 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 Councill, 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, anything herein-before contained to the con-
trary in anywise 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 Michael Bird, his executors,
administrators, or assignes, or any of them, to vse or imitate any invention 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 towne of Berwick-upon-Tweed aforesaid, vnto whom like Letters Patents
or priviledges have been already granted for the sole vsc, exercise, and benefit
thereof, it being our will and pleasure that the said Michael Bird, his execu-
tors, administrators, and assignes, and all and every other person and persons
to whome like Letters Patents or priviledges have been already granted as

page_text: aforesaid, shall distinctly vse and practice their severall inventions by them
invented and found out, according to the true intent and meaning of the same
respective Letters Patents, and of these psents. And, lastly, wee do by these
presents, for vs, our heires and successors, grant vnto the said Michal Bird,
his executors, administrators, and assignes, that these our Letters Patents,
or the inrollment thereof, shall be in and by all thing good, firme, 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 beneficiall sense for the best advantage of the said Michael Bird, his
executors, administrators, and assignes, as well in all courts of record as
.elswhere, and by all and singular tho officers and ministers whatsoever 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 aforesaid, and amongst all and every the subiects of vs, our heires and
successors, whatsoever and wheresoever, notwithstanding the not full and
certain describeing the nature or quality of the said Invenčon, or of the
materialls thereto conducing and belonging.
In witnesse &
Witnesse our selfe nt Westminster the First day of
:
December.
By Writt of Privy Seale.