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ysually termed twice-laid cordage, are totally obviated, and 

 tne newly invented cordage is made nearly equal to cordage 

 made from new materials. Dated August 30. 



To Thomas Pearson, of Haberdasher's Place, in the parish 

 of St. Leonard, Shoreditch, county of Middlesex, whole- 

 sale upholsterer ; for his machine or machinery for the pur- 

 pose of cleansing, seasoning, and dressing feathers and othe* 

 articles. Dated August 30. 



To John Catey, L. D., of Camden-street, Islington, in 

 the county of Middlesex ; for his various contrivances for 

 preventing or checking fires, and preserving persons and 

 property therefrom, by means of divers improvements in. 

 alarums, chimneys, cisterns, fire-screens, and other articles. 

 Dated August 30. 



To Christopher Wilson, of Windmill-street, Tottenham- 

 court-road, in the county of Middlesex, master mariner; 

 for his new system of naval architecture. Dated August 30. 

 To Robert Newman, of Dartmouth, in the county of 

 Devon, ship-builder; for an improvement in the form, for- 

 mation and construction of ships and other vessels of war, 

 and ships and other vessels of commerce, and of sloops, 

 barges, and other vessels any otherwise employed. Dated 

 September 6. 



To Joseph Manton, of Davies-street, Berkeley-square, 

 London, gun-maker; for his improvement in double-bar- 

 relled guns. Dated September 15. 



To Isaiah Birt, of Plymouth Dock, in the county of De- 

 von, gent. ; for his black paint, composed chiefly of earthy 

 and mineral substances, which will be beneficial to our 

 navy and the shipping interest at large, being particularly 

 calculated to preserve wood, and prevent rust in iron, and 

 may be applied to all purposes for which paint in general is 

 used. Dated September 18. 



To Marc Isambard Brunei, of Portsea, in the county of 

 Southampton, gent. ; for his new mode of cutting veneers 

 or thin boards. Dated September 23. 



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