Specification of John Wilkinson : floating baths and cork jackets or floats.

  • Wilkinson, John
Date:
1856
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Specification of John Wilkinson : floating baths and cork jackets or floats. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Wilkinson's Medicated Floating Baths and Cork Jackets. property in the said medicinal baths and cork floats, throughout that part of His Kingdom of Great Britain called England, His Dominion of Wales, and Town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, for the term of fourteen years, pursuant to the Statute in that case made and provided; His said Majesty, being willing to give encouragement to all arts and inventions which might be for the publick 5 good, was graciously pleased to condescend to my request, and therefore, by His Royal Letters Patent, bearing date at Westminster, the Seventh day of February, in the fifth year of His reign, of His especial grace, certain know¬ ledge, and meer motion, for Himself, His heirs and successors, did give and grant unto me, the said John Wilkinson, my executors, administrators, and 10 assigns, his especial licence, full power, sole privilege and authority, that I, the said John Wilkinson, my executors, administrators, and assigns, and every of us, by myself and ourselves, or by mine and our deputy or deputies, servants and agents, or such others as I, the said John Wilkinson, should at any time agree with, and no others, from time to time and at all times thereafter 15 during the term of years therein expressed, should and lawfully might make, use, exercise, and vend my said Invention within that part of His said Majesty’s Kingdom of Great Britain called England, His Dominion of Wales, and Town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, in such manner as to me, the said John Wilkinson, my executors, administrators, and assigns, or any of us, 20 should in our discretions seem meet; and that I, the said John Wilkinson! my executors, administrators, and assigns, should and lawfully might have and enjoy the whole profit, benefit, commodity, and advantage from time to time coming,, growing, accruing, and arising by reason of the said Invention, for and during the term of years therein mentioned, to have, hold, exercise, and 25 enjoy the said licence, powers, privileges, and advantages therein-before granted or mentioned to be granted unto me, the said John Wilkinson, my executors, administrators, and assigns, for and during and unto the full end and term of fourteen years from the date of the said Letters Patent next and immediately ensuing, and fully to be compleat and ended according to the 30 Statute in such cases made and provided; in which said Letters Patent is contained a proviso that if I, the said John Wilkinson, should not particularly describe and ascertain the nature of my said Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, by an instrument in writing under my hand and seal, and cause the same to be inrolled in His said Majesty’s High Court of 35 Chancery within four kalendar months next and immediately after the date of the said Letters Patent, that then the said Letters Patent, and all liberties and advantages whatsoever thereby granted, should utterly cease, determine,
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