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of Worcester, or his Assignes, first had and obtained in manner 

 as aforesaid; the same to be recovered in the name of the said 

 Edward Marquess of Worcester, his Executors, or Assignes, at the 

 Common Law by any Action or Actions to be grounded upon this 

 Statute ; The same Action and Actions to be heard, and determined 

 in any of his Majesties Courts of Eecord, in which Suit no Essoign, 

 Protection, or Wager of Law shall be allowed ; one third part 

 whereof shall be to the Kings most Excellent Majesty, one other 

 third part to the Informer or Discoverer, and the other third part to 

 the said Marquess of Worcester, his Executors and Assignes. Pro 

 vided always, and it is hereby Declared, That this Act, or any thing 

 therein contained, shall not prejudice any other Water- work or 

 Engine now known and used, nor any Person or Persons, who before 

 the making of this present Act have obtained any Letters Patents 

 from his Majesty, for the sole making and using of any new Engine 

 for the carriage of Water ; But that the said other Water- work, and 

 the said Letters Patents shall be and remain of the same force and 

 effect, as if this Act had never been had or made, any thing herein 

 contained to the contrary notwithstanding. Provided always, that 

 nothing in this Act contained shall be construed, or taken to pre 

 judice, or hinder any Person or Persons from making, or using any 

 Engine, Device or Invention, for ther raising and carriage of Water, 

 other then the Engine in this Act mentioned; And that a Model 

 thereof be delivered by the said Marquess, or his Assignes, to the 

 Lord Treasurer or Commissioners for the Treasury for the time 

 being, at or before the Nine and Twentieth day of September, One 

 thousand six hundred sixty three ; And be by him or them then put 

 into the Exchequer, and kept there. 



Copia vera. 



Jo. Brown Cleric. 



Parliament. 



In admirandarn magis quam imitandam, aut ullis Encomiis satis 

 praedicandam, lllustrissimi Domini Marchionis Yigornias 

 Machinam Hydraulicam, Elogium. 



Barbara Pyramidum sikat miracula Memphis, 

 Assiduusjactet nee Babylona labor. HOKAT. 



Siste viator, depone sarcinam, fy dum reficis membrce 

 Lahore languida, pasce mentem novitatis avidam ; 

 Perpende gyganteam hanc mole, (Eterni motus (Bmulam, 

 Natures $ Art is cumpaginem, Cceli Solique stupor em. 



