The baby makers.

Specification of John Payne : machinery for obtaining motive power by ventilation of hot-houses, &c.; furnaces, coppers, boilers, &c.; manufacture of salt and iron.

Old wives' tales.

Specification of John Parsons, and Richard Corke's disclaimer : manufacture of fuel.

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Parsons, John

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The baby makers.

Specification of John Payne : machinery for obtaining motive power by ventilation of hot-houses, &c.; furnaces, coppers, boilers, &c.; manufacture of salt and iron.

Old wives' tales.

Specification of John Parsons, and Richard Corke's disclaimer : manufacture of fuel.