A MODE OF APPLYING ROPES TO THE PURPOSE OF DRAWING OB RAISING COALS, LEAD, TIN, OR ANY OTHER MINERALS OUT OF MINES, OR OF CONVEY- ING GOODS OF ANY KIND IN SITUATIONS WHERE ROPES ARE WORKED OVER WEELS, ROLLERS, SHIEVES, OR PULLIES
Year: 1792

page_text: TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, greeting.
WHEREAS His present Majesty King George the Third hath, by His
Royal Letters Patent under the Great Seal of Great Britain, dated at West-
minster, the Seventeenth day of December last past, given and granted unto
JOHN CURR, of the Parish of Sheffield, in the County of York, Gentleman,
His Royal liscence, power, and authority for the sole making, using, exercising;
and vending for the term of fourteen years a certain Invention of the said
John Curr, of "A MODE OF APPLYING ROPES TO THE PURPOSE OF DRAWING OB
RAISING COALS, LEAD, TIN, OR ANY OTHER MINERALS OUT OF MINES, OR OF CONVEY-
ING GOODS OF ANY KIND IN SITUATIONS WHERE ROPES ARE WORKED OVER WEELS,
ROLLERS, SHIEVES, OR PULLIES;" in which said Letters Patent is contained a proviso
that if the said John Curr shall not particularly describe and ascertain the
nature of his said Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed,
by an Instrument in writing under his hand and seal, and cause the same to be
inrolled in His Maty's High Court of Chancery within one calendar month
next and immediately after the date of the said Letters Patent, that then the
said Letters Patent, and all liberties and advantages whatsoever thereby granted,
should utterly cease, determine, and become void, anything therein contained to
the contrary notwithstanding, as by reference to the said Letters Patent may
more at large appear.
NOW WITNESS THESE PRESENTS, that the said John Curr, by
this present Instrument in writing under his hand and seal, doth describe

page_text: and ascertain the nature of his said Invention, and the manner in which
the same is to bo performed, used, and exercised, as follows, that is to
say-
The nature of the said Invention is the proper application of one or more
rope or ropes of a smaller size or dimension in lieu of one rope of a larger
size or dimension, in situations and circumstances where ropes aro worked ovor
wheels, rollers, shieves, or pullies, and the best mode of application of the said
Invention is as follows:-Where only one smaller rope is made use of instead
of a larger rope, the said smaller rope, being twice the length of a larger rope,
is doubled and worked over a shieve or pully to which the weight or body to
be raised or moved is fasten', as described by Figure No. 1; and where two
smaller ropes are made use of instead of a larger rope, each of the said two
ropes, being twice the length of a larger rope, are each doubled as before, and
each worked over a separate sheive or pully, to which shieves or pully a third
sheive or pulley is suspended by a suitable rope or chain, and to which third
shieve or pulley the weight or body to be raised or moved is fastened, as
described by Figure No. 2; and if four smaller ropes are made use of instead of
one larger rope, the mode of application will be easily understood by what has
been said before and by Figure No. 3; as also the application of any greater
number of ropes that may be made use of. Another mode of application of
smaller ropes instead of a larger rope may be done by fastening any weight or
body intended to be raised or moved to any number of smaller ropes, without
passing over any shieve or pulley as described before; but as all ropes have not
an equal inclination to lengthen or distend themselves when applied to use by
this latter modo of application, all the smaller ropes may not bear their equal
proportions of burthen, which by the means of sheives or pullies they will inva-
riably do; the advantage of thus applying smaller ropes instead of larger ones
arises principally from the circumstance of smaller ropes being more pliable
mid less subject to be injured in being bent, or in passing over wheels, rollers,
shieves, or pullics, and for that reason being much more durable than a larger
горе.
In witness whereof, the said John Curr hath hereunto set his hand and
seal, this Second day of January, in the year of our Lord Oue thousand
seven hundred and ninety-three, and in the thirty-third year of the reign
of His said Majesty King George tho Third.
Signed, sealed, and delivered, in the
presence of
GEO. PARKER.
W. TATTERSHALL.
JOHN CURR. (L.B.)

page_text: AND BE IT REMEMBRED, that on the Second day of January, in the
year of our Lord 1792, the aforesaid John Curr came before our said Lord
the King in His Chancery, and acknowledged the Specification aforesaid, and
all and every thing therein contained and specified, in form above written. And
also the Specification aforesaid was stampt according to the tenor of the Statutes
made for that purpose.
Inrolled the Fifteenth day of January, in the year of our Lord One
thousand seven hundred and ninety-three.

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December last past Given and Granted unto John Curr of the parish of Sheffield in the County of York Gentlernar
his Royal License power and authority for the Sole muking using caucising and vending for the Team of
Fourteen
years
a certain Invention of the said John liver of a mode of applying hopes to the purpose of
drawing or raising Coals lead tin or any other minerals out of Mines or
of conveying Goods of any.
in situations where ropes are worked over wheels, rollers, shieves or pullies. In which said Letters patent is contained
a proviso that if the said John Cur shall not particularly describe and ascertain the nature of his said Invention and
in what manner the same is to be performed by an Instrument in writing under his hand und seat and cause
the same to be inrolled in His Majesty's High Court of Chancery within one Calendar month next and f
immediately after the date of the said Letters patent that then the said Letters patent and all liberties
and advantages whatsoever thereby granted should utterly cease determine and become void thing therein con-
tamed to the contrary notwithstanding as by reference to the said Letters patent may more at large appearl
Now witness these presents that the said John Curr by this present Instrument in writing under his hand
and seal doth describe and ascertain the nature of his said Invention and the manner in which the same is
to be performed used and exercised as follows that is to say The nature of the said Invention is the proper
in lieu of one rope of a larger size or dimension
application of one or more rope or ropes of a smaller size or dimension in situations and circumstances where
ropes are worked over wheels rotters sheives or pullies and the best mode of application of the saint Invention is
the said smaller rope
us follows, where only one smaller rope is made use of, insteed of a larger rope, being twice the length of the
larger rope is doubled and worked over a Shieve or pulley, to which the weight or body to be raised or moved
is fustered av described by Figure NT. and where two smaller ropes are made use.
- of instead of a larga rope
each of the said two ropes being twice the length of the larger rope, are each doubled as before, and each worked
separate shieve or pulley to which shieves or pullies a third shieve or pulley is suspended by a suitabt rope
or chain and to which third Shieve or pulty the weight or body to be raised or moved is fastened as descuber by
Figure N°2 and if four smaller ropes are made use. • of instead of one ·larger rope, the mode of application will be easily
understood, by what has been said before, and by Figure N°3 as also the application of any greater number of ropes that
of Another mode of application of smaller ropes, instead of a larger rope may be done by faűening
any weight or body intended to be raiſed on moved to any number of smaller ropes, without passing over
over a
may
ov
be made use
any
shave.
-pulley, as described before but as all ropes have not an equal inclination to lengthen or distend themselves when applied
to use, by this latter mode of application all the smaller ropes may not bear their equal proportions of burthen which
by the means of Shrives or pullies they will invariably do - The advantage of this applying smaller ropes instead
of larger ones arises principally from the excumstance of smaller ropes being pliable and less subject to be
injured in being bent, or in passing over wheels rollers shieves or pullies and for that reason being much more
more
durable than a large rope In Witness whereof the said John Curr hath hereunto get his hand and seal
this second day of January in the year of our Lord Christ One thousand seven hundred and ninety three
and in the thirty third year of the reign of his said Majesty King George the Third ..
John Cure (94)