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encourage all inventions which may he for the public good. 
There is not a benevolent desire solely to give a prize or reward 
for ingenuity, for the governing proviso in the grant 
forming the continuing part of the Letters Patent recites as 
follows :— 
“ KNOW YE, THEREFORE, that We, of our especial 
“ grace, certain knowledge, and mere motion, do by these 
“ presents, for us, our heirs and successors, give and 
“ grant unto the said patentee our especial licence, full 
“ power, sole privilege, and authority, that the said 
“ patentee by himself, his agents, or licensees, and no 
“ others, may at all times hereafter during the term of 
“ years herein mentioned, make, use, exercise, and vend 
“the said invention within our United Kingdom of Great 
“ Britain and Ireland, and Isle of Man, in such a manner 
“as to him or them may seem meet, and that the said 
“ patentee shall have and enjoy the whole profit and 
“ advantage from time to time accruing by reason of the 
“ said invention, during the term of fourteen years from 
“ the date hereunder written of these presents ; AND to 
“ the end that the said patentee may have and enjoy 
“ the sole use and exercise and the full benefit of the said 
“ invention We do by these presents for us, our heirs 
“ and successors, strictly command all our subjects what- 
“ soever within our United Kingdom of Great Britain 
“ and Ireland, and the Isle of Man, that they do not at 
“ any time during the continuance of the said term of 
“ fourteen years either directly or indirectly make use 
“of or put into practice the said invention, or any part 
“ of the same, nor in anywise imitate the same, nor 
“ make or cause to be made any addition thereto or 
“ subtraction therefrom, whereby to pretend themselves 
“ the inventors thereof, without the consent, licence, 
“ or agreement of the said patentee in writing under his 
“ hand and seal, on pain of incurring such penalties as 
“ may be justly inflicted on such offenders for their con- 
“ tempt of this our Royal command, and of being answer - 
“ able to the patentee according to law 7 for his damages 
“ thereby occasioned ;