A NEW METHOD OF RAISING WATER IN GREATER QUANTITIES FROM THE SAME DEPTH WITH A LESS STREAM OF WATER, AS WELL AS WITH A LESS FALL THAN HATH HITHERTO BEEN KNOW TO HAVE BEEN PUT IN PRACTICE BUT BY THE PETICONER, WHICH METHOD IS PERFORMED BY AN ENGINE WROUGHT BY A SLOPE OR DECLINING WHEEL, WHEREIN THE WHOLE WATER THAT DRIVES IT IS SO CONFINED ON THE DESCENDING PART OF THE WHEEL AS TO GIVE A GREATER WEIGHT, AND CONSEQUENTLY A GREATER POWER TO THIS WHEEL, THAN TO ANY OTHER NOW IN VEE; THAT AS THE LARGER THE WHEELE THE GREATER THE POWER, THE WEIGHT BEING FURTHER DISTANT FROM THE CENTER, THE SAID WHEELE MIGHT BE MADE OF THREE TIMES THE DIAMETER OF ANY OTHER WHEEL WHICH COULD BE WROUGHT WITH THE SAME FALL OF WATER,
Year: 1724

page_text: GEORGE, by the grace of God, &c., to all to whom these presents shall
come, greeting.
WHEREAS our trusty and welbeloved FRANCIS SCOBELL, Esquire, hath by
his petition humbly represented vnto vs, that after long study and great
expence he hath invented and brought to perfeccon "A NEW METHOD OF
RAISING WATER IN GREATER QUANTITIES FROM THE SAME DEPTH WITH A LESS
STREAM OF WATER, AS WELL AS WITH A LESS FALL THAN HATH HITHERTO BEEN
KNOW TO HAVE BEEN PUT IN PRACTICE BUT BY THE PETICONER, WHICH METHOD IS
PERFORMED BY AN ENGINE WROUGHT BY A SLOPE OR DECLINING WHEEL, WHEREIN
THE WHOLE WATER THAT DRIVES IT IS SO CONFINED ON THE DESCENDING PART OF
THE WHEEL AS TO GIVE A GREATER WEIGHT, AND CONSEQUENTLY A GREATER POWER
TO THIS WHEEL, THAN TO ANY OTHER NOW IN VEE; THAT AS THE LARGER THE
WHEELE THE GREATER THE POWER, THE WEIGHT BEING FURTHER DISTANT FROM
THE CENTER, THE SAID WHEELE MIGHT BE MADE OF THREE TIMES THE DIAMETER OF
ANY OTHER WHEEL WHICH COULD BE WROUGHT WITH THE SAME FALL OF WATER;"
which Invenĉon would be of great vse and benefit to the publick by reason of
the many vsefull purposes for which water might be raised, and particularly
for that of draining of mines, wherein the petitioner has had long experience,
and for which the said engine was originally and principally contrived, and as
he humbly conceived would best answer that end in all places, but more

page_text: especially where a small stream or a small fall of water only could be had,
and the said slope or declining wheele might be applyed to the working
mills, and many other purposes besides that of raising water; and having
humbly prayed vs to grant him our royal Letters Patente for the sole vse and
benefit of his said Invenčon of an engine and slope or declining wheel for
raising water, working of mills, and other purposes, as above described,
within England, Wales, and town of Berwick-vpon-Tweed, for and during
the term of fourteen years, according to the statute in such case made and
provided, wee being willing to give encouragement to all arte and inventions
that may be 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
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 Francis
Scobell, his executors, administrators, and assignes, our especial lycence, full
power, solo priviledge and authority, that he, the said Francis Scobell, his
executors, administrators, and assignes, and every of them, by himself or
themselves, or by his or their deputy and deputies, servante or agente, or
such others as he, the said Francis Scobell, his executors, administrators, or
assigues, 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, vse, and exercise his said Invenčon of an engine and slope or declining
wheel for raising water, working of mills, and other purposes, as above sett forth,
within England, Wales, and town of Berwick-vpon-Tweed, in such manner
as to him the said Francis Scobell, his executors, administrators, and assignes,
or any of them, shall in their discrečons seem meet, and that he, the said
Francis Scobell, his executors, administrators, and assignes, shall and lawfully
may have and enioy the whole profit, benefit, comodity, and advantage from
time to time coming, growing, accrewing, and ariseing by reason of the said
Invenčon for and during the 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 Francis
Scobell, his executors, administrators, and assignes, for and during and vnto the
full end and term of fourteen yeares from the date of these presente next and
imediately ensuing, and fully to be compleat and ended, according to the
statute in such case made and provided. And to the end that the said Francis
Scobell, 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 our gratious intention herein-before declared, wee do by

page_text: 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, degree, name, or condition
soever thay 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 direcly or indirectly do
make, vse, or put in practice the said Invention, or any part of the same, so
attained vnto by the said Francis Scobell as aforesaid, nor in anywise counter-
feit, imitate, or resemble the same, nor shall make or cause to be made any
addičon thereunto or substraction 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 Francis Scobell, his executors,
administrators, or assignes, in writing vnder his or their hand and seales first
had and obtained in that behalfe, 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 Francis Scobell, his executors,
administrators, and assignes, according to law, for his and their damages
thereby occasioned. And moreover wee do by these presente, for vs, our heires
and successors, will and command all and singular the 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 anywise molest, trouble, or hinder the said Francis
Scobell, his executors, administrators, or assignes, or any of them, or his or their
deputies, servante, or agente, in or about the due and lawfull vse or exercise
of the aforesaid Invention, or any thing relating thereto. Provided always,
and these our Letters Patents are and shall be vpon this condition, 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 Council, 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 invention, as to the publick
vse and exercise thereof in that said part of our 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 Francis Scobell, as
aforesaid, then vpon significačon or declaration thereof, to be made by vs,
our heires or successors, vnder our or their signet or privy seal, or by the lords
and others of our or their Privy Council, or any six or more of them, vnder
their hands, these our Letters Patents shall forthwith cease, determine, and

page_text: 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 any thing herein contained, shall not extend or be con-
strued to extend to give priviledge vnto the said Francis Scobell, his
executors, administrators, or assignes, or any of them, to vse or imitate any
invention or work whatsoever which hath heretofore been found out or
invented by any other of our subiects whatsoever, and publickly vsed or
exercised in that said part of our kingdom of Great Britain called England,
our dominion of Wales, or town of Berwick-vpon-Tweed aforesaid, vnto
whom like Letters Patente or priviledges have been already granted for the
sole vse, exercise, and benefit thereof, it being our will and pleasure that the
said Francis Scobell, his executors, administrators, and assignes, and all and
every other person and persons to whom like Letters Patente or priviledges
have been already granted as aforesaid, shall distinctly vse and practice
their severall inventions by them invented and found out, according to the true
intent and meaneing of the same respective Letters Patente and of these
presents. Provided likewise, nevertheless, and these our Letters Patents are
vpon this express condičon, that if the said Francis Scobell, bis 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 equity, of, in, or to the power, priviledge, and
authority of the sole vse and benefit of of the said Invenčon hereby granted,
shall make any transferr or assignement, or any pretended transferr or assigne-
ment, 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 subscripcons to be made by any number of
persons exceeding the number of five, in order to the raising 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 agent 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

page_text: 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 by two charters for assurance of ships and merchandizes at sea, and
for lending money vpon bottomry, and for restraining severall extravagant
and vnwarrantable practices therein menconed), 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 intituled to in right of such their testator or
intestate), that then and in any of the said cases these our Letters Patente,
and all 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 Francis
Scobell, his executors, administrators, and assignes, that these our Letters
Patente, or the inrollment or exemplificačon 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 beneficial sense for the best advantage of the said
Francis Scobell, his executors, administrators, and assigns, as well in all our
courts of record as elsewhere, and by all and singular the officers and
ministers whatsoever of vs, our heirs and successors, in 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 subiecte of
vs, our heires and successors, whatsoever and wheresoever, notwithstanding
the not full and certain describeing the nature or quality of the said Invencon,
or of the materials thereto conducing and belonging.
In witness &e Witnoce one solfe at Westminster the Trentinth_dom