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Whatever may have been the Marquis of Worcester s 

 previous private engagements, there is every reason to 

 believe that from the time he was protected by Act of 

 Parliament, he vigorously put forth all his energies to 

 promote the works at Vauxhall, where, aided by Caspar 

 Kaltoff, he soon had one of his u stupendous&quot; engines 

 in operation. 



James Bollock, an &quot; ancient servant of his Lordship s&quot; 

 (as he styles himself), who made some pretence to being 

 a poet, wrote &quot; a Latin Elogium and an English Pane- 

 girick, both of them composed through duty and gra 

 titude.&quot; He informs us that, he &quot; hath for forty years 

 been an eye-witness of his great ingenuity:&quot; adding, 

 &quot; I think it not amiss to give further notice in his Lord 

 ship s behalf, that he intends within a moneth or two to 

 erect an Office, and to intrust some very responsible 

 and honourable persons with power to Treat and Con 

 clude with such as desire at a reasonable rate to reap 

 the benefit of the same Water-commanding Engine.&quot;* 

 About the same time would also appear to have been 

 issued large posting bills, one rare and curious specimen 

 of which may be seen in the Library of the British 

 Museum,| setting forth a short address to the King, 

 followed with the usual &quot; definition&quot; of &quot; A stupendous 

 or a Water-Commanding Engine, boundless for height 

 or quantity.&quot; We have thus very clear evidence that he 

 was employing every possible means at command to 

 impress his claim on public notice. 



Then, as regards the Engine itself, it was required by 

 the Act of Parliament, &quot; that a model thereof be deli 

 vered to the Lord Treasurer or Commissioners for the 

 Treasury for the time being, at or before the 29th day 

 of September, 1663,&quot; and the same to be &quot; put into the 



* An Exact and true Definition, &c.&quot; Appendix C. 

 f Brit. Mus. 12. El. 75.10. 



