A NEW WAY AND METHOD OF CURBING THE SWEEPING OF SHIPS
Year: 1716

page_text: GEORGE, by the grace of God, &c., to all whom these Presents shall come
greeting.
WHEREAS our trusty and welbeloved THOMAS BERRY hath by his
petičon humbly represented vnto vs that he hath, by great paines and industry
and at great expence, found out and invented "A NEW WAY AND METHOD OF
CURBING THE SWEEPING OF SHIPS;" that this method is altogether new, and was
never practised in our dominions or elswhere, by any person whatsoever,
except the Peticoner, and in regard this will prove of great advantage to
our subiecte, by rendring the said sweeping of ships vsefull and saleable
which otherwise will be of little or no value, praying, therefore, that wee
would be gratiously pleased to grant him our Royall Letters Patent for the
sole vse of the said Invenčon for the termo of fourteen yeares; and haveing
explained his said Invention, in manner as followeth, (viz.) that the como-
dities cheifly seperated and cured out of the sweeping of ships, are peper,
tobacco, and oyl, for the cureing of peper, the Petičoner hath invented
severall sort of sives, vnknown to any other person, of different natures,
to the number of thirty and upwarde, some of the holes of which are from
four inches wide, and others not larger than the point of a pin; there is
only one of these sires vsed in water tubbs, whereof three tubbs are vsed
on this occasion, and by a particular močon invented by the Peticoner, the
pepper is entirely seperated from the dirt and stones, after which it is dried on
a kiln, afterwarde exposed to the air to take out the fire, and is thereby made
fit for vse; that as to the tobacco, the dirt and tobacco are dryed together

page_text: and by throwing them vp in a room, the dirt, which is heavier than the tobacco,
is thrown to the other end of the room, and the tobacco, which is lighter, falls
at his feet; that as to the oyl, the Petičoner vseth a large copper, wherein
he heates water, and severall tubbs, scituate one vnder another, with spoute
to run into one another, by which means, by the continuall vse of warm
water in the tubbs, the oyl is entirely refined and seperated and made fit
for vsc.
KNOW YEE, that wee, being willing to give encouragement to all arts and
invenĉons which may be of publick vse and benefit, of our especiall grace,
certain knowledge, and meer močon, have given and granted, and by these
Presents, for vs, our heires and successors, do give and grant vnto the said
Thomas Berry, his executors, administrators, and assignes, especiall lycence, full
power, sole priviledge and authority, that he, the said Thomas Berry, his
executors, administrators, and assignes, and every of them, by himselfe
and themselves, or by his or their deputy and deputies, servants or agente,
or such others as he, the said Thomas Berry, his exccutors, administrators,
ór 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 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 Invenčon of curing the
sweeping of ships in such manner as is above explained; and that he,
the said Thomas Berry, his executors, administrators, and assignes, shall
and may have and enioy tho whole profitt, benefitt, commodity, and advantage
from time to time comeing, growing, and ariseing by reason of the said
Invenčon, for and during the full terme of yeares herein menconed, to have,
hold, exercise, and enioy the said lycence, powers, priviledges, and advantages
herein-before granted or menconed to be granted vnto the said Thomas Berry,
his executors, administrators and assignes, for and durcing and vnto the full end
and term of fourteen yeares from the date of these Presents next and imediately
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 Thomas Berry, his
executors, administrators, and assignes, and every of them, may have and enioy
the full benefitt and the sole vso and exercise of the said Invenĉon according
to our gratious intencon herein-before declared, wee do by these Presents, for
vs, our heires and successors, require and strictly comand all and every person
and persons, bodies politick and corporate, and all other our subiects whatsoever,
of what estate, quality or degree, name or condicon soever they be, within that
part of our said Kingdom of Great Britain called England, our Dominion of

page_text: Wales, and Town of Berwick-upon-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 do make, vse, or put in practice the said
Invenčon, or any part of the same so attained vnto by the said Thomas Berry
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 substraccon
from the same, whereby to pretend himselfe or themselves the inventor or
inventors, devisor or devisors thereof, without the lycence, consent, or agree
ment of the said Thomas Berry, his executors, administrators, or assignes, in
writing vnder his or their hand and seales first had and obtained in that
behalfe, vpon such paines and penalties as can or may be justly inflicted on
such offenders for their contempt of this our royall comand, and further to be
answerable to the said Thomas Berry, 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
command all and singular our justices of the peace, mayors, sherriffes, 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 Thomas Berry, bis executors,
administrators, or assignes, or any of them, or any his or their deputies,
servant, or agente, in or about the due and lawfull making, vse, or
exercise of the aforesaid Invenĉon, or any thing relateing thereto : Pro-
vided always, and these our Letters Patente are and shall be vpon this
condicon, that if at any time during the said term hereby granted
it shall be made appear 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
preiudicial or inconvenient to our subiecte in generall, or that the said
Invention is not a new invenčon 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 Thomas Berry as aforesaid, then, vpon
significačon 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 handf, these our
Letters Patente shall forthwith cease, determine, and be vtterly void to all
intente and purposes, anything herein-before contained to the contrary thereof
in any wise notwithstanding: Provided also that these our Letters Patente or
anything herein contained, shall not extend or be construed to extend to give

page_text: priviledge vnto the said Thomas Berry, his executors, administrators, or
assignes, or any of them, to vse or imitate any invenčon or work whatsoever
which hath heretofore been found out or invented by any other of our subiccts
whatsoever, and publickly vsed or exercised within that part of our said King-
dom of Great Britain callod England, our Dominion of Wales, and Town of
Berwick-upon-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 Thomas Berry, his executors, admi-
nistrators, and assignes, and all and every other person and persons to whom
like Letters Patents 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 theso Presente. And lastly, wee do by these Present(, for vs,
our heires and successors, grant vnto the said Thomas Berry, his executors,
administrators, and assignes, that these our Letters Patent, or the inrolment
thereof, shall be in and by all thing good, firm, 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 Thomas Berry, his executors, administrators, and
assignes, as well in all Courte 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 said Kingdom of Great Britain called England, our Dominion
of Wales, and Town of Berwick-vpon-Tweed aforesaid, and amongst all and
every the subiccts of vs of vs, our heires and successors, whatsoever and
wheresover, notwithstanding the not fully and certainly describeing the nature
or quality of the said Invention, or of the materials thereto conducing and
belonging.