Reference index of patents of invention, from 1617 to 1852, by B. Woodcroft. [With] Appendix, Volume 1

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Page 49 - An artificial machine or method for the impressing or transcribing of letters singly or progressively one after another, as in writing, whereby all writings whatsoever may be engrossed in paper or parchment so neat and exact as not to be distinguished from print...
Page 78 - Second year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Second by the Grace of God of Great Brittain France and Ireland King Defender of the Faith &c: and in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and forty Eight.
Page 44 - ... iron pots and other ware may be cast fine and with more ease and expedition, and may be afforded cheaper than they can be by the way commonly used ; and in regard to their cheapness may...
Page 39 - William and Mary, by the grace of God, &c. To all to whom these presents shall come, greeting. Whereas...
Page 34 - That being encouraged by Vs to improve the art of makeing all sorts of writeing and printing paper, and to imprint Our armes vpon such paper, they have lately brought out of France excellent workemen, and have already sett vp severall new invented mills and engines for makeing thereof not heretofore vsed in England, and made severall quantities of paper, haveing been at vast charges in the pmisses...
Page 13 - Second, by the grace of God Kinge of England, Scotland, France and Ireland...
Page 9 - Lord JAMES by the grace of god King of England Scotland Fraunce and Ireland defender of the faith...
Page 39 - WEE have given and granted, and by these presents for vs, our heires and successors, Doe give and grant vnto the said William Penn, his heires and assignes...
Page 74 - ... or spring, on a board about nine feet long put under the same and fastened to the layer, and which new contrived shuttle, by the two wooden tenders invented for that purpose and hung to the layer, and a small cord commanded by the hand of the weaver, the weaver sitting in the middle of the loom, with great ease and...
Page 48 - Humiliation be observed throughout that Part of Our Kingdom of Great Britain called England, Our Dominion of Wales, and Town "of Berwick upon Tweed...

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