LETTERS 
Sworn at [the Public Office in Southampton- 
Buildings, London, the zzd day of October, 
igiz,] before me, W. Alexander. 
[To be written on a common affidavit-fi nip; and in 
town may be fworn before either of the matters in chan¬ 
cery; but in the country it mull be fworn before one of 
the mailers extraordinary.] 
Reference of the Petition to the Attorney or Solicitor General. 
[Written either on the back or in tire margin of the 
petition.] 
Whitehall, [aid October, 1812.] 
His majefty is gracioufly pleafed to refer this petition 
to Mr. Attorney or Mr. Solicitor General, to confider 
thereof, and report his opinion what may be properly 
clone therein, whereupon his majelty will declare his fur¬ 
ther pleafure. Sid mouth. 
Report of the Attorney General. 
To the King's Mojl Excellent Maje/ly. 
May it pleafe Your Majefty; 
In humble obedience to your mijefly’s commands, fig- 
nified to me by one of your majefty’s princi¬ 
pal fecretaries of date, referring to me the annexed peti¬ 
tion of R. W. of to confider thereof, and 
report my opinion what may be properly done therein ; 
which petition fets forth that the petitioner [here come 
in the allegations of the petition] ; the petitioner, there¬ 
fore, mod humbly prays your majefty will [here follows 
the prayer of the petition]. And I humbly beg leave to 
certify unto your majefty, that, in fupport of the allega¬ 
tions contained in the faid petition, the affidavit of the 
faid petitioner hath been laid before me ; whereby he 
maketh oath and faith, that [here follows the affidavit]. 
Upon confideration of all which, and as it is entirely at 
the hazard of the faid petitioner whether the fiid inven¬ 
tion is new or will have the defired fuccels, and as it may 
be reafonable for your majefty to encourage all arts and 
inventions which may be for the public good; lam hum¬ 
bly of opinion, that your majefty may, by your royal let¬ 
ters patent,, under the great feal of Great Britain, grant 
unto the petitioner, his executors, adminiftrators, and af- 
figns, the foie benefit and advantage of his faid invention, 
within that part' of your majefty’s united kingdom of 
Great Britain and Ireland called England, your dominion 
of Wales, and the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, and 
alfo in all your majejly's colonies and plantations abroad, for 
the term of fourteen years, according to the ftatute in 
that cafe made and provided, if your majefty thall be gra¬ 
cioufly pleafed fo to do. Provided the faid petitioner 
doth, within fuch reafonable time as thall be limited in 
the faid letters patent, to be computed from the date 
thereof, caufe a particular defcription of the nature of 
the faid invention, and in what manner the fame is 
performed, under his hand and feal, to be enrolled in 
your majefty’s high court of chancery; otherwife the faid 
letters patent to be void. All which is humbly fubmit- 
ted to your majefty’s royal wifdom. Thomas Plumer. 
[ift November, 1812.] 
Warrant for the Bill. 
George R. Whereas R.W. of hath by his 
petition humbly reprefented to us, that [here come in the 
allegations of the petition] ; the petitioner, therefore, molt 
humbly prays, that we will be gracioufly pleafed to [here 
follows the prayer of the petition] ; we, being willing to 
give encouragement to all arts and inventions, which may 
be for the public good, are gracioufly pleafed to conde- 
fcend to the petitioner’s requeft. Our will and pleafure, 
therefore, is, that you prepare a bill for our royal figna- 
ture, to pafs our great feal of Great Britain, containing 
our grant unto him, the faid R.W. his executors, ardmi- 
niftrators, and affigns, of the foie ufe, benefit, and advan¬ 
tage, of his faid invention, within that part of our united 
kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland called England, 
our dominion of Wales, and town of Berwick-upon- 
Tweed, and alfo in all our colonies and plantations abroad, 
PATENT. 543 
for the term of fourteen years, according to the ftatute in 
that cafe made and provided. Provided, that the peti¬ 
tioner does, within the (pace of one calendar month , to be 
computed from the date of our intended grant, caufe a 
particular defcription of the nature of his faid invention, 
and in what manner the fame is to be performed, by writ¬ 
ing, under his hand and feal, to be enrolled in our high 
court of chancery ; otherwife our faid intended letters 
patent to be void. And you are to infert, in the laid bill, 
all fuch claufes, prohibitions, and provifos, as are uiual 
and necefiary in grants of the like nature, and as you fhall 
judge requilite; and, for fo doing, this (hall be your war¬ 
rant. Given at our court at St. James’s, the [Jecond] day 
of [November, one thoufand eight hundred and twelve], and in 
the [. fifty-third] year of our reign. By his majefty’s com¬ 
mand, SlDMOUTH. 
To our Attorney or Solicitor-General. 
Bill for the Patent. 
May it pleafe your Moll Excellent Majefty; 
This contains your majefty’s grant unto R. W. of 
of the foie ufe, benefit, and advantage, of his 
invention of [here comes in the title of the invention], 
to hold to him, his executors, adminiftrators, and affigns, 
within England, Wales, and the town of Berwick-upon- 
Tweed, and alfo within all your majejly's colonies and planta~ 
tions abroad, for the term of fourteen years, purfuant to 
the ftatute in that cafe made and provided. Provided 
that he does, within one calender month from the date of 
the grant hereby intended, caufe a particular defcription 
of the nature of his faid invention, and in what manner 
the fame is to be performed, by writing, under his hand 
and feal, to be enrolled in your high court of chancery ; 
otherwife your majefty’s faid grant to be void. And all 
fuch claufes, prohibitions, and provifoes, are therein in¬ 
fected, as are ufual and neceflary in grants of the like na¬ 
ture. And this bill is prepared by warrant under your 
majefty’s royal fign manual, counterfigned by Vifcount 
Sidmouth, fecretary of ftate for the home department. 
Thomas Plumer. 
[9 th November, 1812.] 
Warrant of the Privy Seal. 
George the Third, by the grace of God, King of the 
united kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to our 
right trufty and well-beloved counfellor, John lord El¬ 
don, Baron of Eldon, our chancellor of Great Britain, 
greeting. We will and command, that, under our great 
feal of Great Britain, remaining in your cuftody, you 
caufe thefe our letters to be made forth patent, in the 
form following : George, [here comes in the body of the 
patent.] 
Given under our privy feal, at our palace of 
Weftminfter, the [ fifteenth] day of [December], in the 
[fifty-third] year or our reign. 
Examined. J. Larpent, Deputy. 
Specification. 
To all to whom thefe prefents (hall come, I, R. W. of 
fend greeting. Whereas his moll excellent 
majefty, King George the Third, by his letters patent, 
under the great feal of Great Britain, bearing date, at 
Weftminfter, the [eighth] day of [December], in the [fifty- 
third] year of his reign, did, for himfelf, his heirs, and 
fucceilbrs, give and grant unto me, the faid R. W. his 
efpecial licence, that I, the faid R.W. my executors, ad¬ 
miniftrators, and affigns, or fuch others as I, the faid 
R.W. my executors, adminiftrators, or affigns, fttould at 
any time agree with, and no others, from time to time, 
and at all times, during the term of years therein exprefl- 
ed, fliould, and lawfully might, make, ufe, exercife, and 
vend, within England, Wales, and the town of Berwick- 
upon-Tweed, and alfo within all his majejly's colonies and 
plantations abroad, my invention of [here defcribe the in¬ 
vention in the words of the patent] ; in which faid letters 
patent there is contained a provifo, obliging me, the faid 
R.W. by an inltrument in writing, under my hand and 
feal, particularly to defcribe and ascertain the nature of 
my 
