“Your petʳ further sheweth as to his second publick Convenience That hee hath also invented, That by Moulding (or by rubbing bricks ready made in a Mould of ruffe Stone) to any proportion of externall ornamᵗ for building as that being sooner ready then them that wich are carved & with great wast, Labour, time & cost spent.
“Your Mᵗⁱᵉˢ petʳ: humbly desires yoʳ Royall Graunt also for it, And that it may bee inserted in the recited patent, that nobody may make none, nor cause none to bee made by yʳ petʳˢ Invention of what proporc̃on or Figure whatsoever to bee moulded or rubbed, but by Lycence of yoʳ petʳ: in the space of the said 14 yeares the patent also bearing what forfeiture yoʳ Maᵗᵉ may thinke just, & as also for the former demand that the discoverers of Transgressing, yoʳ Maᵗᵉ patent agᵗ: this publick good may find some encouragemᵗ.
The petition was referred to the Attorney-General.
“Att yᵉ Court at Whitehall, June 2, 1665.
“His Maᵗʸ is graciously pleased to referre this Petic̃on to Mʳ. Attorney Genrall to consider of this petitionᵉʳˢ suit & yᵉ nature of yᵉ invencon, & to certify his Mᵗʸ what his Opinion is upon it. And then his Mᵗʸ will be glad to signify his further Pleasure for yᵉ encouragemᵗ of a publicke Good.
The Attorney-General reported as follows:--
“In obedience to yoʳ Majᵗⁱᵉˢ referrence I have considered of this petic̃on, & conferred with the petʳ thereopon. And in case the perticulers therein menc̃oned to bee invented by him bee new Invenc̃ons (as for any thing yett appeareing to mee they are) Yoʳ Majᵗʸ, if soe graciously pleased, may grant the peticonʳ the sole use & benefitt thereof for fourteene yeares according to the statute in that behalfe made.
“And such Grants usually have a provisor therein which render the same void in case the thing granted bee not a new Invention within the meaneing of that statute.
“Which I humbly submitt to yoʳ Majᵗⁱᵉˢ further pleasure.
“Whereas Major Alexander Merchᵗ aꝉs Sᵗ. Michaell has by his long travailes, study, paines, & charges found out an invenc̃on or way for to keep yᵉ water that is in ponds wherein people wash their horses & in other ponds wholsome sweet & with little or noe mudd in yᵉ botome as also a way for yᵉ moulding, grinding or rubbing of bricks in any forme or shape wᵗsoever fit for the internall & externall ornamᵗ of any buildings within any of these Our Dominions. And whereas the sᵈ. Alex. Marchant aꝉs Sᵗ. Michael hath humbly besought us yᵗ Wee would bee graciously pleased to grant unto him Our Lr̃es Patents of licence & priviledge for yᵉ sole use & benefit of his severall Invenc̃ons for yᵉ terme of 14 yeares according to ye statute in such case made & provided. Our &c: containing our Grant, licence or priviledge unto yᵉ sᵈ Alexander Merchant aꝉs Sᵗ. Michael of yᵉ sole use & benefit of his sᵈ s̃rall invenc̃ons within these Our Realmes & Dominions for yᵉ terme of 14 yeares according to yᵉ statute in yᵗ behalfe made with such powers clauses & provisoes as are usually incerted in grants of like nature.