MAKEING A MORE VSEFULL SORT OF IRON BOXES FOR THE WHEELES OF ALL MANNER OF CARRIAGES, CALLED OPEN BOXES; VIZT., ONE SORT OF BOXES CALLED THE BODY Box, WHICH, HAVEING THE EDGE NEXT TOWARD THE LIME PIN CYPHERED OFF, DOES NOT BEAR CLOSE VPON THE CLOUT OF THE AXELTREE, BUT LYES HOLLOW OR OPEN TO PREVENT CUTTING THE CLOUTS, AND FOR THE BETTER RECEIVING OF THE GREASE, WHICH RENDERS THE ROTATION OF THE WHEEL MORE EASY, AND ONE OTHER SORT WITH BOTH EDGES CYPHERED OFF, COMONLY CALLED THE LIME Box
Year: 1711

page_text: ANNE, by the grace of God, &c.
WHEREAS our trusty and welbeloved subiect DANIEL HANCOCK, Founder;
hath, by his humble petičon, represented vnto vs that he hath, with great
pains and industry, and at a very considerable expence, found out a new
Invenčon for "MAKEING A MORE VSEFULL SORT OF IRON BOXES FOR THE WHEELES
OF ALL MANNER OF CARRIAGES, CALLED OPEN BOXES; VIZT., ONE SORT OF BOXES
CALLED THE BODY Box, WHICH, HAVEING THE EDGE NEXT TOWARD THE LIME PIN
CYPHERED OFF, DOES NOT BEAR CLOSE VPON THE CLOUT OF THE AXELTREE, BUT LYES
HOLLOW OR OPEN TO PREVENT CUTTING THE CLOUTS, AND FOR THE BETTER RECEIVING
OF THE GREASE, WHICH RENDERS THE ROTATION OF THE WHEEL MORE EASY, AND
ONE OTHER SORT WITH BOTH EDGES CYPHERED OFF, COMONLY CALLED THE LIME
Box;" that the said Invention may be of great vse to the publick in rendring
the rotation of the wheeles of all manner of carriages more safe and easy, and
in preventing those ill accidents which frequently happen from the sort of
boxes now in vse by their cutting, breaking, and sometimes fireing their axel-
trees; and haveing, therefore, humbly prayed vs to grant him our royall
Letters Patents for the sole vse of his said Invention for the term of fourteen
years,
KNOW YE, that wee, being willing to give encouragement to all arts and
inventions which may be of publick vse. and benefit, of our especial 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
Daniel Hancock, his executors, administrators, and assignee, especiall lycence,
full power, sole priviledge and authority, that he, the said Daniel Hancock,

page_text: his executors, administrators, and assignes, and every of them, by himselfe or
themselves, or by his or their deputy or deputies, servants or agents, or such
others as he, the said Daniel Hancock, 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 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 Invention for Makeing a more vsefull sort of Iron
Boxes for the Wheels of all manner of Carriages, called Open Boxes; vizt.,
one sort of Boxes called the Body Box, which, having the Edge next towards
the Lime Pin cyphered off, docs not bear close vpon the Clout of the Axel-
tree, but lies hollow or open to prevent cutting the Clouts, and for the better
receiving of the Grease, which renders the Rotation of the Wheele moro
easie; and one other sort with both Edges cyphered off, comonly called the
Lime Box, in such manner as to him, the said Daniel Hancock, his
executors, administrators, and assignes, or any of them, shall in their
discretions seem meet; and that he, the said Daniel Hancock, his executors,
administrators, and assignes, shall and may have and enioy the whole profit;
benefit, comodity, and advantage from time to time coming, growing,
accruing, and ariseing by reason of the said Invention, for and during the full
term of yeares herein menčoned, to have, hold, exercise, and enjoy the said
Jycence, powers, priviledges, and advantages herein-before granted or men-
Coned to be granted vnto the said Daniel Hancock, his executors, admi-
nistrators, and assignes, for and during and vnto the full end and term of
fourteen yeares from the date of these presents next and immediately ensueing,
and fully to be compleat and ended, according to the statute in this case made
and provided. And to the end that the said Daniel Hancock, 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 intenčon herein-before declared, wee do by these presents, for vs, our
hcires 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 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 dureing the continuance of the said term of fourteen
yeares hereby granted, either directly or indirectly, do make, vse, or put in
practice the said Invenčon, or any part of the sanie, so attained vnto by the
said Daniel Hancock as aforesaid, nor shall in any wise counterfeit, imitate, or

page_text: resemble the same, nor shall make or cause to be made any addition there-
unto or substraction from the same whereby to pretend himselfe or themselves
the inventor or inventors, devisor or devisors, thereof, without the licence,
consent, or agreement of the said Daniel Hancock, his executors, admi-
nistrators, or assignes, in writing vader his or their hands and seales, first had
and obtained in that behalfe, vpon such paines and penalties as can or may bé
iustly inflicted on such offenders for their contempt of this our royall
command, and further, to be answerable to the said Daniel Hancock, 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, bayliffs, constables, and 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 Daniel Hancock, his executors, administrators, or assignes, or any of
them, or his or their deputys, servants, or agents, in or about the due and
lawfull makeing 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 appeare 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
preiudiciall or inconvenient to our subiects in generall, or that the said Inven-
tion 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-upon-Tweed aforesaid, or not invented and found
out by the said Daniel Hancock as aforesaid, then vpon signification and
declaration thereof, to be made by vs, our heires or successors, vnder our or
their signet or privy seale, or by the lords and others of our or their Privy
Council, or any six or more of them, vador their hande, these our Letters
Patents shall forthwith cease, determine, and be- vtterly void to all intents and
purposes, any thing herein-before contained to the contrary in any wise not-
withstanding: Provided also, that these our Letters Patents, or any thing
herein contained, shall not extend or be construed to extend to give priviledge
vnto the said Daniel Hancock, his executors, administrators, or assignes, or
any of them, to vse or imitate any invention or work whatsoever which hath
heretofore been found 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 town of Berwick-upon-

page_text: 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 Daniel Hancock, his executors, administrators, 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
Patents and of these presents. And, lastly, wee do by these presents, for vs,
our heires and successors, grant vnto the said Daniel Hancock, his executors,
administrators, and assignes, that these our Letters Patents, or the inrollment
thereof, shall be in and by all things 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 Daniel Hancock, his executors, admi-
nistrators, and assignes, as well in all courts of record as elswhere, and by
all and singular the officers and ministers whatsoever of vs, our heires and
successors, within that part of our 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 wheresover, notwithstanding the not full and certain describing the nature
or quality of the said Invention, or of the materialls thereto conducing and
belonging.
of November.
By Writt of Privy Seale.