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A66520
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An Answer to Mr. Fitz-Gerald's state of the case concerning the patent of making salt water fresh
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Walcot, William.
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1695
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Wing W285A; ESTC R7366
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year_n 1683._o which_o though_o wm._n walcot_n his_o patent_n be_v in_o be_v he_o call_v the_o patent_n be_v suppose_v to_o be_v void_a in_o law_n 2._o part_n 2._o as_o it_o stand_v between_o mr._n walcot_n of_o the_o one_o part_n and_o the_o lord_n falkland_n will._n bridgman_n esq_n mr._n fitz-gerald_n and_o several_a other_o on_o the_o other_o part_n here_o mr._n fitz_n gerald_n be_v please_v to_o leave_v out_o the_o name_n of_o some_o that_o be_v the_o patentee_n and_o to_o bring_v in_o a_o honourable_a person_n to_o advance_v and_o make_v great_a his_o title_n of_o the_o case_n who_o be_v not_o one_o in_o their_o patent_n so_o that_o the_o case_n concern_v the_o patent_n stand_v not_o between_o mr._n walcot_n and_o the_o lord_n falkland_n for_o the_o first_o patent_n be_v grant_v to_o mr._n walcot_n sole_o and_o the_o other_o to_o mr._n fitz-gerald_n and_o other_o pretender_n that_o call_v themselves_o the_o patentee_n who_o be_v five_o viz._n robert_n fitz-gerald_n theophilus_n oglethorp_n william_n bridgman_n patrick_n taunts_v and_o thomas_n maule_n esquire_n and_o article_n of_o agreement_n be_v propose_v to_o w._n w._n in_o the_o name_n of_o these_o five_o only_o and_o no_o other_o these_o five_o person_n draw_v in_o other_o of_o great_a power_n and_o interest_n perhaps_o to_o give_v great_a sum_n of_o money_n to_o be_v of_o their_o party_n or_o to_o be_v admit_v to_o share_n under_o they_o who_o mr._n fitz-gerald_n will_v engage_v to_o employ_v their_o whole_a interest_n against_o mr._n walcot_n who_o have_v no_o reason_n if_o they_o be_v come_v in_o under_o a_o bad_a title_n and_o have_v make_v but_o ill_a bargain_n with_o his_o adversary_n who_o skill_n have_v fail_v they_o and_o their_o money_n be_v lose_v to_o oppose_v his_o right_n neither_o can_v they_o have_v any_o just_a hope_n or_o possibility_n ever_o to_o restore_v themselves_o that_o way_n wherefore_o some_o person_n concern_v who_o be_v partner_n in_o the_o profit_n of_o mr._n fitzgerald's_a skill_n have_v since_o acknowledge_v they_o have_v be_v extreme_o disappoint_v in_o their_o expectation_n and_o have_v show_v that_o they_o have_v give_v off_o their_o hope_n of_o success_n therein_o and_o have_v withdraw_v themselves_o from_o that_o interest_n 3._o fresh_a 3._o king_n charles_n ii_o about_o 16_o year_n since_o grant_v to_o the_o say_a mr._n walcot_n a_o patent_n for_o make_v salt_n water_n fresh_a here_o begin_v mr._n fitz-geralds_a and_o the_o patentee_n state_n of_o the_o case_n as_o he_o represent_v it_o it_o appear_v he_o be_v very_o careless_a in_o give_v in_o the_o compute_v of_o the_o time_n of_o the_o grant_v to_o mr._n walcot_n see_v he_o undertake_v to_o do_v it_o in_o the_o first_o place_n which_o be_v much_o mistake_v in_o his_o calculation_n it_o be_v real_o in_o october_n 1675._o yet_o herein_o he_o do_v acknowledge_v that_o w._n w._n have_v his_o patent_n grant_v many_o year_n before_o they_o have_v ever_o pretend_v to_o the_o invention_n 4._o void_a 4._o with_o a_o particular_a clause_n that_o he_o shall_v put_v the_o same_o in_o execution_n within_o 7_o year_n or_o some_o less_o time_n or_o his_o patent_n shall_v be_v void_a and_o it_o be_v remarkable_a that_o he_o shall_v now_o in_o the_o next_o place_n be_v so_o particular_a in_o put_v down_o the_o exact_a time_n limit_v when_o it_o appear_v by_o the_o very_a patent_n there_o be_v no_o such_o clause_n so_o that_o it_o be_v only_o their_o pleasure_n to_o assert_v it_o 5._o cancel_v 5._o and_o with_o this_o further_a condition_n that_o if_o at_o any_o time_n hereafter_o it_o shall_v appear_v to_o be_v inconvenient_a or_o prejudicial_a to_o his_o majesty_n subject_n and_o make_v so_o to_o appear_v to_o six_o of_o the_o privy_a council_n it_o shall_v for_o that_o reason_n be_v void_a and_o his_o patent_n soon_o after_o to_o be_v cancel_v here_o they_o speak_v of_o a_o general_n proviso_n which_o w._n w.'s_n council_n tell_v the_o committee_n be_v in_o all_o patent_n and_o be_v 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shall_v be_v use_v practise_v or_o exercise_v then_o &c_n &c_n but_o it_o be_v not_o make_v appear_v to_o his_o majesty_n and_o his_o council_n at_o the_o hear_n before_o they_o that_o w._n w._n his_o invention_n be_v not_o new_a which_o mr._n fitz._n g._n and_o his_o partner_n by_o their_o council_n labour_v to_o prove_v though_o it_o be_v against_o themselves_o neither_o can_v they_o make_v it_o appear_v that_o this_o his_o majesty_n grant_v to_o w._n w._n be_v any_o way_n contrary_a to_o law_n or_o prejudicial_a or_o inconvenicent_a to_o his_o majesty_n subject_n in_o general_a or_o to_o any_o of_o they_o but_o only_o be_v apprehend_v inconvenient_a to_o mr._n fitz_n g._n and_o his_o partner_n they_o have_v wrongful_o obtain_v a_o patent_n which_o by_o reason_n of_o this_o former_a grant_n to_o w._n w._n can_v not_o take_v place_n his_o majesty_n at_o the_o hear_n in_o council_n vindicate_v w._n w._n his_o art_n from_o all_o the_o aspersion_n they_o will_v have_v cast_v upon_o it_o 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