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condition soever they be within our said Colony, and

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its dependencies, that neither they nor any of them, Governor, No. 28, March 12, 1857. at any time during the said term, either directly or indirectly, do make, use, or put in practice the said invention, or any part of the same, so attained unto by the said A. B., as aforesaid, nor in anywise counterfeit, imitate, or resemble the same, nor shall make or cause to be made any addition thereunto or subtraction from the same, whereby to pretend him- self or themselves the inventor or inventors, devisor or devisors thereof, without the consent, license, or agreement of the said A. B., his executors, adminis trators, or assigns, in writing, under his or their hands and seals, first had and obtained in that behalf, upon such pains and penalties as can or may be justly inflicted on such offenders, for their contempt of this our Royal command, and further to be answerable to the said A. B., his executors, adminis- trators, and assigns, according to law, for his and their damages thereby occasioned: Provided always, and these our Letters-Patent are and shall be upon this condition, that if at any time during the said term hereby granted, it shall appear that this our grant is contrary to law, or prejudicial or inconve- nient to our subjects in general, or that the said invention is not a new invention as to the public use

and exercise thereof, or that the said A. B. is not the

true and first inventor thereof within this Colony or its dependencies, these our Letters-Patent shall forth- with cease, determine, and be utterly void, to all intents and purposes, anything hereinbefore contained to the contrary thereof in anywise notwithstanding: Provided also, that these our Letters-Patent, or anything herein contained, shall not extend or be construed to extend, to give privilege unto the said A. B., his executors, administrators, or assigns, or any of them, to use or imitate any invention or work whatsoever, which hath heretofore been found out

or invented by any other of our subjects whatsoever, and publicly used or exercised, unto whom our like Letters-Patent or privileges have been already granted for the sole use, exercise, and benefit thereof, within our said Colony or its dependencies, it being our will and pleasure that the said A. B., his executors, administrators, and assigns, and all and every other

and person persons to whom like Letters-Patent or privileges have been already

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granted, as aforesaid, shall distinctly use and practise their several inventions by them invented and found out, according to the true intent and meaning of the same respective Letters-Patent and of these presents: Provided likewise, nevertheless, and these our Letters-Patent are upon this express condition, that if the said instrument in writing does not particularly describe and ascertain the nature of the said invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, and also if the said A. B., his executors, administrators, or assigns, shall not pay at the office of the Chief Secretary of our said Colony the sum of fifteen pounds, within three years next after the date of these presents, and the sum of twenty pounds within seven years next after such date, and also if the said A. B., his executors, admi- nistrators, or assigns, shall not supply or to be supplied for our service all such articles of the said invention as he or they shall be required to supply, by the persons administering the depart- ment of our service for the use of which the same shall be required, in such manner, at such times, and at and upon such reasonable prices and terms as shall be settled for that purpose by the said persons requiring

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same, that then, and in any of the said cases, these our Letters-Patent, and all liberties and advan- tages whatsoever hereby granted shall utterly cease, determine, and become void, anything hereinbefore contained to the contrary thereof in anywise notwith- standing Provided that nothing herein contained shall prevent the granting of licenses in such manner and for such considerations as they may by law be granted. And lastly, we do by these presents for us our heirs, and successors grant unto the said A. B., his executors, administrators, and assigns, that these our Letters-Patent shall be in and by all things good, firm, valid, sufficient and effectual in the law according to the true intent and meaning thereof, and shall be taken, construed, and adjudged in the most favourable and beneficial sense for the best advantage of the said A. B., his executors, adminis- trators, and assigns, as well in all our Courts of Record as elsewhere, and by all and singular the officers and ministers whatsoever of us, our heirs and successors, in our said Colony and its dependencies, and amongst all and every the subjects of us, our heirs and successors, whatsoever and wheresoever,

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