Thomas Nuttal

1725 'London, April 29. His Majesty has been graciously pleased to grant his Letters Patents to Thomas Nuttal and Joseph Skyrin, during the Term of 14 Years, for the sole making and vending of a most useful Machine or Engine (by them newly invented) for raising Water to any resfonable and necessary Height by the Compressure of Air, at a very easy Expence. It will raise above 200 Tons in an Hour, and thereby be capable of applying the City of London, its Suburbs, and all other Cities, Suburbs and Corporations, with all necessary Water. It will alfo effectually drain all Sorts of Mines, as Coal, Tin, Lead, &c. It will like-wise sufficiently drain Marsh Lands overflowed with Water, which Engine many ingenious and judicious Men have seen and approved of with full Satisfaction. It will, in like Manner, be of great Service to drain Water out of Ships in case of Leaks, and to extinguish any sudden Fires both by Sea and Land. It will also raife Water, as well for supplying all Noblemens and Gentlemens Seats for necessary Occasions as for beautifying and adorning their Gardens, with many other Conveniences; besides several other profitable Uses and Advantages of the like Nature, too long to be enumerated in this Paper. 'Tis remarkable, that the aforefaid Engine, which raises the said Quantity of Water, is portable, that is, may he carried in a single Waggon by a usual Draught of Horses to any Part of Great Britain.- N. B. The said Thomas Nuttal and Joseph Skyrin are to be spoke with, sent unto, or heard of, at Mr. Lord's Office at No. 1, under the King's Bench Office in the Inner Temple, London.'

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