LIFE, TIMES, AND SCIENTIFIC LABOURS 



[1666. 



for protection of his public works, which (as noted 

 three years before, in his Century), were again being 

 similarly nearly taken from him, &quot; without (as he ob 

 serves) the least regard of above ten thousand pounds 

 expended by me, and through my zeal to the common 

 good.&quot; His application is endorsed u 10 Jan. 1666. 

 The Marquis of Worcester s Petition for a Fee and 

 Farm of Works House at Foxe Hall :&quot;* and is as 

 follows : 



&quot; To the King s Most Excellent Majesty. The humble 

 Petition of Edward, Lord Marquis of Worcester. 



&quot;HUMBLY SHEWETH, 



&quot; That the Petitioner (over and above great sums 

 of money lent by him to his late Majesty of blessed 

 memory) did expend in building of a house called 

 Fauxhall, for an operatory for engineers and artists to 

 work public works in, 9000 and upwards, as appears 

 by the bills of the workmen that built the house. 



&quot; That the Petitioner hath expended above 50,000 

 trying experiments and conclusions of arts, in that 

 operatory, which may be useful to his Majesty and his 

 kingdoms. 



&quot; That there being a grant made by your Majesty, 

 under the Great Seal of England to the Lord Moore, of 

 the manor of Kennington, (within which manor the 

 said Fauxhall is situated and being) the Petitioner 

 applied himself to your Majesty, and acquainted your 

 Majesty with the Petitioner s equitable right to the 

 said Fauxhall, that thereupon your Majesty was gra 

 ciously pleased to recall the said Patent, and to cause 

 an exception to be made therein as to Fauxhall, which 

 was done, whereby your Majesty might gratify the 



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