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-- . IJ){PORTANT APPEAL CUItT'IS It ANOTHER, ApPELLANTS, v. PLATrr l~ OTI-IERS, I~EsPoNDENTSo Err E CONTRA • - JUDGMENT FOR Ttj,E---RESPONDENTS . " -'~ ~ ~===========~~~~~========~======~=====- ... ~ the clut cb.box [our timc< dori~Jl" M" r~Wltion of the r.J\m .h~ft. Bv !he~~ m~815 fout ~hall1l'~' "NO ure- dll r cd ,lurinl: lh~ r~llni;1t" ~n~ ~nn ill of ~he C4rTi~7~, or in tbe C011rs~ of OIlC ~\N!~ch, n' the jo:troey o~ the c"ri~~e ~nd hlll:k n,..Rin ...~, collerl, W~S this a (ltft'cr~nt machiM from t!le plaintiff'" ot ,,"as it '0 like in it- IT,otcric.1 feata:c~ that the ddT-renet' mi~ht !xl rC'lj'Cotdeda' a mero cololl!":l.blo C.1lSion' I~~., 'trom;-I)" contCllned on tbe part of the plaintiff. tbAt the rh~n!)'o. io the nIQti<~ &elioe of tho defcodGnt~' al~hine were mere c.Q';on5, Md that tbcrt: "'M no 'ub!~otia.l dirrcreo~, ~trrecn tbe pl~intllf.j' .erlicnl mo.emcnt of tbe p!.lne Mn iocline~ lind the ro~tory mo ...eclcot of the pin, Dod the TO~ tor.l· mo.c~cnt n! \h~ jll'cc non the ~crtie~1 motioD of th .. oie io the d~reodaot'5 machin~, n~ \h~!e p~r~. nr th~ t",o mD~hill~~ "'cre brollllht, no m"Ucr h,Y wh"t prece"s. into pr~i'~l~' tbe '~lIlC N!la~iona t ~ ~t\ch oth.cr, It "'~. clh;)mely dim~lIlt io qn',· (ion. uf thl' no!criptleo fe! aD uoscientific pt'rsoc to OTti,·o at 0. ~otisractory CClcclc~io~, a~ he WI! s~r~ to bo J1"rJ,l?xed ",itb :b~cootrl>ilictol'"'" opinion. "'hich (ho e,iil"<! ,<itnQ.!!''"l' on 'oolb ·;rte. inuTiably oPJ"'l~cd to ~n_b other, BQ~ ban:lll had no oppQr· tuni!;!" "r cramlnir.1l the moocl~ I\ml of r~ei ...iD" ~'lJln:]IItions of their dilffT~:lt part, from c~;>cri· Ml~ ~l'Q:l' caJMod by each of th~ pnrti().., end t:ati:l:r caM!!.u~t'Q<>~ lb@ Epccificatinne in the, ~";d."cc of tbe wi(Me;,~ •. ha h~ct slti.floo lllmself that the jtldt"mon: 5 of th~ '·ice·Chl\ot'1!l1or IInc! of the L<lrd C~ancullor WCM! COTt~:, c.nd tbere bad j~o 11" illfrio~~mnllt b~ thp defendanl. of the plnilltirrl p~tent. C"mp'riul:; ho~b mo~hincs tOIi~! her I\lI cntlro comhintltlnn', it ap;x'arlld not ooly th~t the .e<c.nl part! of tho n"r~~d.tI:.e' machin~ ""cre di!f~r. unt from the 1,IGilltifT,", b~t tb~t Iho. combin~d actien of th •• ~ 'cI'crnl part. " .... ~ diITcrcnt, This 'I""ll! ~~blhitc~ in 0. Hry ~Lnkin(" ml\nner 10 the WaTkinII' of tho errn machiliCS. The d0fc:1dGnt,' machi'la ""~ framed ~o I\B tn o!"!t1Itc fnQr ch~n:<"e. ~uri~1!" t~c COUl"l'O of one stretch, tcsuHin!!' fTOm Iho rutl. ni"!!, ~Ot "nli in of the cnrrilllle, nil the!e r.h~nIZC" hc>iog c~'eotiGI .to the ~culiar chnra<:.\(!r nf thn mQchll1~. Tllo pJaln~rr;' O,,'n wi'tnc!,e' rnil\, nnd tho!o of tho n~r""'riant~, of courh.e Oloro ptron~ly, thnt tho plll.il:lUrrS' m~chioc could Tint cffect more thRo two chcu:~! ...ithou( c.cnn~iMTDbln nltcntion of or additioc to it, UpOIl e. ~lIe~tion ..,f cnmbionLion, tho ..:tio:l Ilf ("'0 lI'1achinea ...ilh ~iffcrently ~i~po~ed Illrtl-diffe,u,1!' '0 mat("TiQII~ from cnch other in tbeir differ~nt effncts-almnit ::.~~arii:r I~ tn (he CCl~l;;,io:l tht tb~~ tll~.t ~ .• ",~.:Jti~l di!Ttrcn~ f)H'\i'"~tI Ibc~.- ~octt ~' the coDr.lu~ion that WRS. forcrd of"'n hi- mind h... " IanI<' ft~d Q~Xlell' uamlnGtio'1 of I.hi. c~'-, end' hn most thrt~rore ror.ommcnd to t h~:t lorrl'hip. t hnt thc ~ecrcn "l1pcQlc~ from ~honlJ b4) amnocd Rtld the ar\X'~1 di"mi~"cd, "itn COlts, ' I",rd Cr~nrrorLh, h~I'ing entered int~ GJ"n~h • r.noel cnmi~crltion of tbc trro mnchinr •.• ni~ the ~tlr.tion '"'a~ "nether th~l of the drfrn(lnnt ""I."n inrrin~em~ot "f t~e pl.iotJfTs' pntl!nt ri>:ht. Tho QTltUmont of t Me opprllll.llt rrn. that thr '"'I\n~ hy which tho prop<l!1'Il ohJ~L .... a. nttslnerl "'prn Sllb. fl~nti"JJy thp "0\1'10in both machine,'. In linIn, no • hnH to .. hich tbe <:.1D'lS ""~rc !hl"li """" mn~c tn re,'ol<c, Qnd to em" to rr\"oh~ hy the r.lo·ing ~nrt opiloi~F' "f • c1ute.h. bol: io hnth, the clu!in. Md nl)l!nin!;, of 1\ clut-c:h hox wrrc rffl'e\~ h,' me~:I" of 1\ dior. facl'd ""ilh jcclil1"~, nnd breo~ht ·int.o eou\ne\ "·.i:.h II pin: io hn! n, tho rilitch.ho~ np!'r.re.l dll"('(:lh oc the om ~hc.~t. In "pi! •. hn"·a~cT. of the r.·cmnlnn~~~, hc hr~ .~ti·fi-<1 hlm.rlf. ill ~nnfor. mil ..... ilh the jnd~m.nt~ of Vice·Chancellor '\"I"nnd ~n'\ LoOrn \\"c;thc:-y, thot lh~ IIPpe!llloot han fail.d to •• tabli·h hi ...... o\lnd of cornvl.int. (11 the f,.!t , 1'101:0 lIeither nf tho portico cnnl~ claim a,"""ino~ the. other lnr r.l1ht t.o nn r~~'i"p O'C ef th~ clnlch· box Q' the m~o! "f c<lmmnnical in. int"mitt.llt a.ctio~ to Q retat illlr ~hart. Thi~ .... n. non" h,' l... kin If Ehod~ .... hon- 1"4\~t "'a. IlTl\n!~ i1\ 1S4~1,I\nd ~ C>">i~8d \ha~ Ih" 'Iu\ch.ho~ hno lonr. hN'D n rel~blorc ~tlU:iee.! cnntri.nncr for df.-<:tinll' rKb &ll ohj~_ ~'o qO~I\ion Dro'. in th i.' COfr 0' to L~' ir.rr.o~=c~to! tbr.l'nt~nt of Lnkin & Hhe><1r~. b~t h~ ~hoo~ht i: tirM ~barll< \0 £t5(~ th~ nR\lIr" of !he-'r jn~rotio:l. ~1O..e 1Jto£ ... ~~~ Wlin nnn PI.tt t ha~ mi~l:t ~ heated .' tommCD p~operl)", ,,·hich ~t'~ or tel'm [:!4:"~ II~ or imp:"OH ~poo rri'houl C'O:Ilpb.i~~ rro:o tM o:h~r, That ~in!! 'e. it re-. Clw.i.D~ to ~ COCII jQp~erl bo-or fa:" iD Ih ~ impt'" eo tnn!.l< ~I'<i by ~'i he t-i b:ri=t"?d M \"OOe fO'l" ... )Jic.b W8i:l II.!.. ..ai~ kit .. :.r.;~. I~ mil"ht be aI"'nlmr. ~.. ~ !~ ~..am i""h\)1faHut. nil ~ho ~ 0( ~.~ ~ lIf":' "&0 r.ti:Mod :? . . , fio~'st or Lones, T"... ov. A.p.,/ i, lS~. Till l "."~ nil n PI>COI hy rl 1\ iot i!f. Irorn Iho j uc!~Itl en lI< of Loc:l Wr!tll\;ry:u,a Ylcc(.;h .. ncellcr Wocd, III tho CO"l.>t of Ch~nc~r\". 'l'ho quest ioa In''~lred tH'r!!!), .. hr:ber t be defcl;dnnt" b:;,.d or h~11 l:~t itlfTl~~ed 'YaiC'E p~\c~t r~r HJlilrc ...cm~nt~ in ~l'ioO\n>: rnu\~~. 'l1:rir Lor~!hlps 111I8niwct;<I. connrmec! tbejuu!i"' Dr.lt~, IU"ld it occamo unn~'.~r.'· to !!'O ioto the n"OI!"!.appeal pr •• ented bylho(!cfcuduut6I1npuchillg ttae "alidity o( \\"~in'6 palellt. The Lord Cb~oCClUor ~aid tho 50itjo thi, C&~o""15 :..::r.~lulcd (Ot tho Ilurpo!o of te,traininG" .hn roo r,lIC:ldl!;lt~ lro:n lnfri~gill!! 1\ p~\(!llt ~raotori to Johc Ww, ILlld ll~!ip1l~ to tho nl'pell~nt. f~r "rm· PfQTe:llellt8 III ~rUlin ml\Chino~ for FpiollillR" ~lId chDblJDg cotton acd other fibrOtl' Fub,tacc~~ nf tho l:i!::d5 CCllllClOllly ~no\<c a! mulrs tlnd Llrille.ra" LPO~ a Ulotio:l for tlO injonction before VICC· C":&lJeeUor Wood, Hi~ lIonour ordorod ~rtlltl qtle:!lioos of fDCt to he tmd txJfol"ll tho c{)llrt ",ith. og~ ~ )ory: camc!y-)&t, Whether tho lcreution fer. ...blcb lcllers Iloteut "'crc gToot.cd "OS ne"" ~~d, \\"hetb~! it ,,'O! allY ~onncr of norr 1tl0nl!foc· l~""t';_ 3rd. Whelber lhr Fp<)C'iflcc.tion~ particularly ~beod aJld 8·c~~t.niccd tho nn~urc 01 tbc iuYCc· ~: ~~!:!. "cc:hl'1" th~ in<c;ltioo "'a.., o( on~ ...,. ! ~ ~:lI... WlIoN br. :~ de! C"!lC1aIl~ ~ bad . U. prir.l~r:! r,.LC"'....J b.t tbe I~..r.!; : .'U'~f' a trial ~~Ol"f the Yiro-ChaoQ('llor, La .. ti~b rritmS!fS '!Tere c~IIU1ic'!'d on both 6id~!, His Hoooor foond io \ha nflirlnatire upcc tbo first foc: i·;ue~ f~r tho plolnOrr!. IIun for fhe dcfendallts gpcl~ th~ forth l.. ue .. lioth ilQrti~~ IIPJle~lcd to tho l..cl"!d Cb~ueeJJor a!i""lo~t tho~e finrliu~8, nnd rnoyed fir." a new tTl.l uf the rc~~ti\"c iSSQC5 wbich .. r.e found ng-oilist them, Tho orPrUmcul! ui>Qn u.e. .p~~l \f~re ,0cfi~1'<i \0 tllc qlOCSlio!l of in· ~:TI~:n~ot,. nnd HIS I.md~bip Wl~g of o;,Jiuioll r..:.b tbe 'lcc,Cull:lc:cllor, that thcre "r..!; no Ill· f~~nt. ho cOD~idered tho~ the wholo cuo w~ ~laoHaUy dispvsl'd or, and thot it 'r~ uo· ~ to di,cu~s tbe ,!ucstion. fouod ic !a<o~r .t.. UJa plaiotiffs, tIoII to L 10 ,"~Iidltr or lho PG~nt. a. Hooour! therefore, m~,)1J o.de~reo ulxm n,11 tbo ~:IOU~ rc r.licg to tilo "c lidIL,· of thc fatcot In t~701lr of tbe plaictirr., a,,,1 '" '!III\"uur 0 tuc de· f~.uh KS to tilo nllc~cd iDfrlngcment. Cro.s .ppuls wcre presented by holb partlc8 ~p'oio6t tbls c!..:;~t'('. Tbc appelll ap'oinst tbot part of tMc doc:too ...hieh d~larcd th"t th'rre ,,~~ uo wrriD~eCleflt rrns fu:l,. a,.-u8d at t beir le~d:bip~' bDr, Il~d i~ ""a~ ~1I; ~t br.~ ~~~m..::r "po~ Ib~ l"T'Or.' ap;Je&l ........ _.. ~~~ :tri~ q-. -- 1IIrpI .. ~ly, tx-e.o~~ if, cpo::l CCl~'idl""'tioo, ~ lo:-d.!~ip~ afT~ \Tit" the Lotd (;h~nc~ll~t tba: th~n> ""1'.5 ~o illrri~ll~mpn~. Ihc a.rC"Urocut o~ to :b~ .....lidi:y oftbo jlotent ';oc.ld become ~llInecneDry. I~ ~:l\.(oric. Opclc th~ con,;dcratlon of the que~llon 0( iDfriDFcrocnt of tbo rntent, wbich wn,' "Iroo,t, • :~.~b I:ot lIitogcthcr, 0. moro quu~ticn nf fn<:t, it ~ diflt"Ul.t to a.eid belli!! p<)wcrrlll1)' j'l!iacnee<! by I~ O;;,i.DIODof tho~c who h'lll pr~"luuFI)' ~ccidcd u" ,-. Tbey ""He quite M COUlVC'k.,t AS th~ir II:ItQ1lp!:-, &Dd the jllOgO ... 'ho tried the WIlC~ "'Q! ic -- ~! Iroro com)lQt~"t thnc th~ir loro· .~ ~ be to form a correct ju<lpncnt cpon It. "("1lIwa. ~!O"M", he "'n~ eonlplell,j\, OOUI·.lIc<·d th~t lIeU \"ioe>-Challt't"llot llnn tho 'Lord Chancellor ... E.:.r. u:\o some Hror in th~ C01lclu!iOll Dt ,.hlch '-7 M.:! ~,.~del·cn if be cnt.crtair.cd adoubt Il! ..... wt._bftS or their opiuioD, he fhou.ld ho _,...c~~ t.o follow Ihc cour'C ordin8ril,. ~ :::lI ~! o! h,,', "'hrro tbe judFt. ~ell.rllily -..-_ c :te .e~d\Ct of :)10;0 to \\ hom the de· _ 01 ~iO~5 of fnct pro~rl)" bolon1fC'd, ~h IbI!oythrm!e.l<c.' mighlllu~ ~ elltircl~' sat1l;" ~. ~:h thcir fu.rilng. 'Vhen ho. ,,,,lleJ ~he qU'J5t iOIl ~ ". u;ra~"e",eut Q quc1lion of hct, hc "as ~"'nto ~ r..= be .I.... :~ in eo:r.ed~a mlled qu~" ,,_.t •• IIO><i [r.c"_ To .!et'~.i~ "'ha~ \Ta.!! the ~ ~ u.. ra:n~~ eomplai,ed t:ad ~:l ~ bI 'IIIpeI"i;....;,., tII""~ I:_'_.'L";I~ ~ ~ ~ ....... "'- eaa';nlr'::ia:; c[ a.: ~: iGo, 1-. __ .t ~ ...-:-ina 0.:-=--- .. I:II~ be \!;.e ~ .I a.-.:-_~ ~~ ~'--r t"Ti. .._,..kit. ~ ..._". no. .rw~ i: ~"'.~~--.~tt-:..::mof ~~i'I~~Wf'CID.~'!'T wlal.lIJo.d .. O"'.-a~ ~ &Ii! "',...<Wn c~ Ih~ ~! ~h L;,~ hebe! :o~y hei~:<'"Dd~ a-=.. L-*! ~ :0:_ pa:~~"" t:laclli~ ., \a. pboir~ co:! \00. eoa.,...~ o! i: -;i:b Ih~ --. ~ 8I¥C! b:< lloi! d.f.....ca=:!, _bK:h Wa! ~ \oe ~ .. :ri::~t. Wi~~:_ T~_ -Melli lot ~ oM.. .t. u. t:.Ja:x. 0( ,~ i~.." bt ~ ... ~.. . ,_ . .t. .-....._ CASE. CO"'. That object ,,"e.g to ~tt.nin oecaaicnal pIuse! 10 th~ II<:tion of ~rtnio PIr~S of tbo macbicary ",ith. Otl~ ict4'tferin~ ...itb the cODt(Due'~~ action of tho motir~ powsr. To attain this objt<:~ \'l1rioul pllUl5 b.d b4)co )0051 in lO~o, and \VDin did Dot clDim more Ihan the PIlculi"r mode wbcrt'by ho ,,'Dl'I Dble to artl~O nt ~he dc~ired rc~uJt. What he cl.imed ""..~ Ih@ CClu5truetioti of wocMoi!Ul wbich he (L<lrd Crac'ro!:h) h~d cnd~~ollrcd to d~sC'ribe, r.cd both the hello .. shnft .."d tho mO"Cllblo diso, .,.-ilh its :"'0 10c)iD~~, rrero Cllsontial p~ of 'That had hei!C Cil1\Uled. ilut Dot Quly did tbo moyca,ulo diso form co IJI1.rtof Plntts' m~chi:1O, bue it ... o~ inc{):1si5tent ... ;ith!t. On~ olljcct of tho derondlWlIs 'r~ t.o ollllblo lbe Dlnchl"o to mako (oor or C'Cll mora c!u.nglU! ia one rot<\~lon, WIill'l disc, I<ith it.e I1p IUld do""11 motio;], could not produC(] thnt rc~ult. It rrns &aid tb~t by 00.'/ lD~chlU"licaJ eetlLrirances IIlalQl"'Dl CTln>S motioe !nil'"h~ 1>0 ~~Cll by WDin to hi~ cUsc in "ndition to tho YortlcaJ alotlon, ...hieh would ii,'o four p1IU.EOS in c"cry retatioc, l1li in PIDUa' io\'on. tlOtl, In·te;d of t,,'o. 'l'hi~, ho eo~r, ...ould bo 0. nc"" icv~:Jtion, lod not thnt fot bieb bo hOodepoci. fled. AllDl0, It "'''s Eaid that thc 5abstitl1tioll of ~ Ilia o~ finll~r a: tbo l':ld or tho le.er, for tbo Pc.TpOfO of O]>4'ninlllod clo!lc;:, theclo(ch bol, 60 18 to arrctil frolD tl1l'lO to timo the TII.ol~tioo of the rom shaft, .... 1111 in princip!c the s:lmo mcchll.Zliam ~ tbo move. _ .I.>le plllll!ed uy Wo.ic; but be did 110t tbicK tbia ""PoA ~o. Doth contri~anec9 had, it WI\.S troo, tbo !~mo oh~~t III \'i~rr, but tbe monos of DCCQwplisbillg" that ob;~t wer"- n:fl"crcnt. Tho'id.s, \Vain's mooe o! oprnill~ Qud ~huttilllZ tbo clll~b boz h~ mell08 or 0. UlO<Clltilc pio rras uo~ no". tlor wdeoed 'did he cl.alm II. appliCAtion toOR caw sbart u uerr; bat II.S tbo oujl"':t wcu; cot no"" he could only obt&iD " Ila\(!ct for the mooe by .,.blCb ho pro?O"lcd to atta.in tbat ob;('<;t; oll,llhlt mooa "'"U by the alCK:bQDl.!Im.that "'M lho \Thole meehG~iBn or cambwntioo of m~blLll. i~m ,,]lich he had pro\';oc!ly do.crihcd as b..U! ic~~a. tioll. Su M to tbe bollo,," !hart. l'bi! "'·U IW 08~cn. tJQI ~lrt of his Itlcchani!m. IL mi(l;bt lJo, Q~ "'ae I1rgucd .at tho 1.> ... , tbat lookici: nt tho qaostion tllcoratlCAlly the "bcel .... Itb thn dISC Dod clut<:h.boz conn('<:l~d ,,·ith it ""~i .. 60rt of hoUo,," ahc.ft; but ~<rn if that "'~rn MD"liLtc<l, ita opetatioc ~a.s .ery ~Iffeteut rrom Waw's. Tbo soud tibAft, "hioh Ul },I~tt~' n:l1cbino '.&8 the 0111y ~baft, c.a.rried tho rom', ~nJ 11"1'0.'1 !ubject to tbe wtcrlllit~t TOtalioc hy !Ilcao~ of tbo rO"ohieg disc and tho pw or lieger Detlof!" upotl It, It WDI! said tb~t Woio chums Dot onl,. bis owc ~pecJic mech~i!;n'l, bat alpo lOV • ~b...,ieal oqlli ... ..Jedt .tb ...-efo~, IUId ..1!"rl"TY part of Plat(s' t:l~chino WI1~, it ""tIoII !aid, ir not idcolic~l- WIllI, at all c<cn\.!l otlly 1\ mecbr.nicalcqniYII.lcut for, W"ln', mochillcry, Tbcro ""01"11, ho ...ovct tlTO ~r,."·cr$ to iliis argumont. In tbe first pla~'o th\l cloim M to m~bauicc.l equi'Dlcllt~ accordlcg tothe fnir con"truc\ion of the "peclficallon obvlo11sly reo lat~J Oldy to tb" clutcb.uel ; uot, 6ccllcdly, tbo prio. clp!e ~ hlch pl'O~ctor1 1\ patcntee lIfl'ainst the lIFe by ol~~r.! of tDcebnDlcol cqui\"~cots WU icopplir.4hlo to !\ e~~e h~o tho pre'eDt; rrbeto tho rrbole in. TcetiOD dCjlellded clllirdr 00 the particular machi. nery hi 1I1cc.O~ of ",hlch A ",ell.lcoolY11 ohJQrt ....u c.ttain~. H izldeod tbo C'lechn~ical cqui . "aleot uBrd "lUi 0 lnerely coloonblc \"lIIriatiel1 01 thnt fot "hich it wn~ .ob~titot.cd, tho ~o tI1lght be diffrr~nt, (Jilt bere bis Lordship SIIIW co .toaod fer belding ~bnt Iny p~rt of Platts' coo. trlVGncc. "'rre mere I,. colo\1rablo .a.riatioos froUl tho~e p~\cn(od 1,,. Wain. OTI the "'bolo (r.()oclodcd hi, I.mcl.hip), my O)lilllOn i9 lh~t botb Wc.iz1 c.ud PIRtt have mode im'cDtie06 .... bieb, I dcro.!!oy, aro great l~pTOHmcM\~ 011 I be old tIll\(;biucry. They h<\<~ bOlli .itllod cud Rrri.cd c.t tho same rr~ult; but [ CAllUOt uy (bat the m~~o! lJ,. whicu tbey b•• o doue fO ba~c bc<>n tho a~tDc. A~d this b4)jo;c tho - ~o;,cltl~ion at which, fir,t, Vi~·ChA1lccllor \Vood, - ..... and artcr,,"nrd~ IlOrd \\"csthntl', ha.vo ntTi~ed I am of Olli:lion ,.itb D'ly noblo "no i!8rned rricnd ~c t be woolaek, tb"t tue app<-ci most ho di~mi~!Wcl with cn.t~, 1 oOJj'ht t>1.o \0 fay th"e rrhell my I:oblo aDd learned ftlQDd, L<lrd ,,"r~tbur.v. lcft tbo botl~e ho 1011motcd to u8 th.t he couln not attend hcTS '!Tbell ~ho ClI!e "'n5 eonsioerd, bDt thtlt ho had Attconcd durin!! the \\'holo or tbe ~rliUmont, aod th<l.t he bl1d hCQrn oathin", \Vhich hOod tellded to ~bGko the nOIT "'bich hc had ptc\"loa~ly pntcrtained of the CQ~e. IIlr. Holt: Do )OUr Lord~hip! dis)lQsC of tbo Ilther npfl"nl- tbe Dp~,,1 of Mr. PIlltt ? . The !'orci C~anccllor' ,,"e bl~c net b~d it. iUt,. Giffard: Thete W!loS a !lay of pruocodizlgll upon It. ).k Holt: In tbe CClllrt ~Ie,,", ~!Ol"e Lord "\)f.'!t... "... '" .. ,I",,' TT'I!

IJ){PORTANT APPEAL CASE. - Stanwardine€¦ · UJa plaiotiffs, tIoII to L10 ,"~Iidltr or lho PG~nt. Hooour! therefore, m~,)1J o.de~reo ulxm n,11tbo ~:IOU~ rc r.licg to tilo "c lidIL,·

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Page 1: IJ){PORTANT APPEAL CASE. - Stanwardine€¦ · UJa plaiotiffs, tIoII to L10 ,"~Iidltr or lho PG~nt. Hooour! therefore, m~,)1J o.de~reo ulxm n,11tbo ~:IOU~ rc r.licg to tilo "c lidIL,·

-- .IJ){PORTANT APPEALCUItT'IS It ANOTHER, ApPELLANTS, v. PLATrr l~ OTI-IERS,

I~EsPoNDENTSo Err E CONTRA •-JUDGMENT FOR Ttj,E---RESPONDENTS ." -'~ ~~===========~~~~~========~======~=====-... ~

the clut cb.box [our timc< dori~Jl" M" r~Wltion of ther.J\m .h~ft. Bv !he~~ m~815 fout ~hall1l'~' "NO ure-dllrcd ,lurinl: lh~ r~llni;1t" ~n~ ~nn ill of ~he C4rTi~7~,or in tbe C011rs~ of OIlC ~\N!~ch, n' the jo:troey o~ thec"ri~~e ~nd hlll:k n,..Rin ... ~, collerl, W~S this a(ltft'cr~nt machiM from t!le plaintiff'" ot ,,"as it '0like in it- IT,otcric.1 feata:c~ that the ddT-renet' mi~ht!xl rC'lj'Cotded a' a mero cololl!":l.blo C.1lSion' I~~.,'trom;-I)" contCllned on tbe part of the plaintiff. tbAtthe rh~n!)'o. io the nIQti<~ &elioe of tho defcodGnt~'al~hine were mere c.Q';on5, Md that tbcrt: "'M

no 'ub!~otia.l dirrcreo~, ~trrecn tbe pl~intllf.j'.erlicnl mo.emcnt of tbe p!.lne Mn iocline~ lindthe ro~tory mo ...eclcot of the pin, Dod the TO~tor.l· mo.c~cnt n! \h~ jll'cc non the ~crtie~1 motioDof th .. oie io the d~reodaot'5 machin~, n~ \h~!ep~r~. nr th~ t",o mD~hill~~ "'cre brollllht, no m"Ucrh,Y wh"t prece"s. into pr~i'~l~' tbe '~lIlC N!la~ionat ~ ~t\ch oth.cr, It "'~. clh;)mely dim~lIlt io qn',·(ion. uf thl' no!criptleo fe! aD uoscientific pt'rsocto OTti,·o at 0. ~otisractory CClcclc~io~, a~ he WI!s~r~ to bo J1"rJ,l?xed ",itb :b~cootrl>ilictol'"'" opinion."'hich (ho e,iil"<! ,<itnQ.!!''"l' on 'oolb ·;rte. inuTiablyoPJ"'l~cd to ~n_b other, BQ~ ban:lll had no oppQr·tuni!;!" "r cramlnir.1l the moocl~ I\ml of r~ei ...iD"~'lJln:]IItions of their dilffT~:lt part, from c~;>cri·Ml~ ~l'Q:l' caJMod by each of th~ pnrti().., endt:ati:l:r caM!!.u~t'Q<>~ lb@ Epccificatinne in the,~";d."cc of tbe wi(Me;,~ •. ha h~ct slti.floo lllmselfthat the jtldt"mon: 5 of th~ '·ice·Chl\ot'1!l1or IInc! of theL<lrd C~ancullor WCM! COTt~:, c.nd tbere bad j~o11" illfrio~~mnllt b~ thp defendanl. of the plnilltirrlp~tent. C"mp'riul:; ho~b mo~hincs tOIi~! her I\lIcntlro comhintltlnn', it ap;x'arlld not ooly th~t the.e<c.nl part! of tho n"r~~d.tI:.e' machin~ ""cre di!f~r.unt from the 1,IGilltifT,", b~t tb~t Iho. combin~d actienof th •• ~ 'cI'crnl part. " ....~ diITcrcnt, This 'I""ll!~~blhitc~ in 0. Hry ~Lnkin(" ml\nner 10 the WaTkinII'of tho errn machiliCS. The d0fc:1dGnt,' machi'la""~ framed ~o I\B tn o!"!t1Itc fnQr ch~n:<"e. ~uri~1!"t~c COUl"l'O of one stretch, tcsuHin!!' fTOm Iho rutl.ni"!!, ~Ot "nli in of the cnrrilllle, nil the!er.h~nIZC" hc>iog c~'eotiGI .to the ~culiar chnra<:.\(!r nfthn mQchll1~. Tllo pJaln~rr;' O,,'n wi'tnc!,e' rnil\,nnd tho!o of tho n~r""'riant~, of courh.e Oloroptron~ly, thnt tho plll.il:lUrrS' m~chioc could Tintcffect more thRo two chcu:~! ...ithou( c.cnn~iMTDblnnltcntion of or additioc to it, UpOIl e. ~lIe~tion ..,fcnmbionLion, tho ..:tio:l Ilf ("'0 lI'1achinea ... ilh~iffcrently ~i~po~ed Illrtl-diffe,u,1!' '0 mat("TiQII~from cnch other in tbeir differ~nt effncts-almnit::.~~arii:r I~ tn (he CCl~l;;,io:l tht tb~~ tll~.t ~

.• ",~.:Jti~l di!Ttrcn~ f)H'\i'"~tI Ibc~.- ~octt ~'the coDr.lu~ion that WRS. forcrd of"'n hi- mind h ... "IanI<' ft~d Q~Xlell' uamlnGtio'1 of I.hi. c~'-, end' hnmost thrt~rore ror.ommcnd to t h~:t lorrl'hip. t hntthc ~ecrcn "l1pcQlc~ from ~honlJ b4) amnocd Rtldthe ar\X'~1 di"mi~"cd, "itn COlts, '

I",rd Cr~nrrorLh, h~I'ing entered int~ G J"n~h •r.noel cnmi~crltion of tbc trro mnchinr •.• ni~ the~tlr.tion '"'a~ "nether th~l of the drfrn(lnnt ""I."ninrrin~em~ot "f t~e pl.iotJfTs' pntl!nt ri>:ht. ThoQTltUmont of t Me opprllll.llt rrn. that thr '"'I\n~ hywhich tho prop<l!1'Il ohJ~L ....a. nttslnerl "'prn Sllb.fl~nti"JJy thp "0\1'10 in both machine,'. In linIn, no• hnH to .. hich tbe <:.1D'lS""~rc !hl"li """" mn~c tnre,'ol<c, Qnd to em" to rr\"oh~ hy the r.lo·ing ~nrtopiloi~F' "f • c1ute.h. bol: io hnth, the clu!in. Mdnl)l!nin!;, of 1\ clut-c:h hox wrrc rffl'e\~ h,' me~:I" of 1\

dior. facl'd ""ilh jcclil1"~, nnd breo~ht ·int.o eou\ne\"·.i:.h II pin: io hn! n, tho rilitch.ho~ np!'r.re.ldll"('(:lh oc the om ~hc.~t. In "pi! •. hn"·a~cT. of ther.·cmnlnn~~~, hc hr~ .~ti·fi-<1 hlm.rlf. ill ~nnfor.mil ..... ilh the jnd~m.nt~ of Vice·Chancellor '\"I"nnd~n'\ LoOrn \\"c;thc:-y, thot lh~ IIPpe!llloot han fail.dto •• tabli·h hi ...... o\lnd of cornvl.int. (11 the f,.!t

, 1'101:0 lIeither nf tho portico cnnl~ claim a,"""ino~ the.other lnr r.l1ht t.o nn r~~'i"p O'C ef th~ clnlch·box Q' the m~o! "f c<lmmnnical in. int"mitt.llta.ctio~ to Q retat illlr ~hart. Thi~ ....n. non" h,' l...kinIf Ehod~ .... hon- 1"4\~t "'a. IlTl\n!~ i1\ 1S4~1,I\nd~ C>">i~8d \ha~ Ih" 'Iu\ch.ho~ hno lonr. hN'D nrel~blorc ~tlU:iee.! cnntri.nncr for df.-<:tinll'rKb &ll ohj~_ ~'o qO~I\ion Dro'. in th i.' COfr 0'to L~' ir.rr.o~=c~to! tbr.l'nt~nt of Lnkin & Hhe><1r~.b~t h~ ~hoo~ht i: tirM ~barll< \0 £t5(~ th~ nR\lIr" of!he-'r jn~rotio:l. ~1O..e 1Jto£ ... ~~~ Wlin nnn PI.ttt ha~ mi~l:t ~ heated .' tommCD p~operl)", ,,·hich~t'~ or tel'm [:!4:"~ II~ or imp:"OH ~poo rri'houlC'O:Ilpb.i~~ rro:o tM o:h~r, That ~in!! 'e. it re-.Clw.i.D~ to ~ COCII jQp~erl bo-or fa:" iD Ih ~ impt'" eotnn!.l< ~I'<i by ~'i he t-i b:ri=t"?d M \"OOefO'l" ... )Jic.b W8i:l II.! .. ..ai~ kit .. :.r.;~. I~ mil"htbe aI"'nlmr. ~.. ~!~ ~..am i""h\)1faHut. nil ~ho~ 0( ~.~ ~ lIf":' "&0 r.ti:Mod :?. . ,

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fio~'st or Lones, T" ... ov. A.p.,/ i, lS~.Till l "."~ nil n PI>COI hy rl 1\ iot i!f. Irorn I ho j uc!~Itl en lI<

of Loc:l Wr!tll\;ry:u,a Ylcc(.;h .. ncellcr Wocd, III thoCO"l.>t of Ch~nc~r\". 'l'ho quest ioa In''~lred tH'r!!!),.. hr:ber t be defcl;dnnt" b:;,.d or h~11 l:~t itlfTl~~ed'YaiC'E p~\c~t r~r HJlilrc ...cm~nt~ in ~l'ioO\n>: rnu\~~.'l1:rir Lor~!hlps 111I8niwct;<I. connrmec! tbejuu!i"'Dr.lt~, IU"ld it occamo unn~'.~r.'· to !!'O ioto then"OI!"!.appeal pr •• ented bylho(!cfcuduut6I1npuchillgttae "alidity o( \\"~in'6 palellt.The Lord Cb~oCClUor ~aid tho 50itjo thi, C&~o""15

:..::r.~lulcd (Ot tho Ilurpo!o of te,traininG" .hn roor,lIC:ldl!;lt~ lro:n lnfri~gill!! 1\ p~\(!llt ~raotori to JohcWw, ILlld ll~!ip1l~ to tho nl'pell~nt. f~r "rm·PfQTe:llellt8 III ~rUlin ml\Chino~ for FpiollillR" ~lIdchDblJDg cotton acd other fibrOtl' Fub,tacc~~ nf thol:i!::d5 CCllllClOllly ~no\<c a! mulrs tlnd Llrille.ra"LPO~ a Ulotio:l for tlO injonction before VICC·C":&lJeeUor Wood, Hi~ lIonour ordorod ~rtlltlqtle:!lioos of fDCt to he tmd txJfol"ll tho c{)llrt ",ith.og~ ~ )ory: camc!y-)&t, Whether tho lcreutionfer. ...blcb lcllers Iloteut "'crc gToot.cd "OS ne""~~d, \\"hetb~! it ,,'O! allY ~onncr of norr 1tl0nl!foc·l~""t';_ 3rd. Whelber lhr Fp<)C'iflcc.tion~ particularly~beod aJld 8·c~~t.niccd tho nn~urc 01 tbc iuYCc·~: ~~!:!. "cc:hl'1" th~ in<c;ltioo "'a.., o( on~...,. ! ~ ~:lI... WlIoN br. : ~ de!C"!lC1aIl~ ~ bad. U. prir.l~r:! r,.LC"'....J b.t tbe I~..r.!;

: .'U'~f'a trial ~~Ol"f the Yiro-ChaoQ('llor,La .. ti~b rritmS!fS '!Tere c~IIU1ic'!'d on both 6id~!,His Hoooor foond io \ha nflirlnatire upcc tbo firstfoc: i·;ue~ f~r tho plolnOrr!. IIun for fhe dcfendalltsgpcl~ th~ forth l.. ue .. lioth ilQrti~~ IIPJle~lcd to thol..cl"!d Cb~ueeJJor a!i""lo~t tho~e finrliu~8, nnd rnoyedfir." a new tTl.l uf the rc~~ti\"c iSSQC5 wbich.. r.e found ng-oilist them, Tho orPrUmcul! ui>Qnu.e. .p~~l \f~re ,0cfi~1'<i \0 tllc qlOCSlio!l of in·~:TI~:n~ot,. nnd HIS I.md~bip Wl~g of o;,Jiuiollr..:.b tbe 'lcc,Cull:lc:cllor, that thcre "r..!; no Ill·f~~nt. ho cOD~idered tho~ the wholo cuo w~~laoHaUy dispvsl'd or, and thot it 'r~ uo·~ to di,cu~s tbe ,!ucstion. fouod ic !a<o~r.t.. UJa plaiotiffs, tIoII to L 10 ,"~Iidltr or lho PG~nt.a. Hooour! therefore, m~,)1J o.de~reo ulxm n,11 tbo~:IOU~ rc r.licg to tilo "c lidIL,· of thc fatcot Int~701lr of tbe plaictirr., a,,,1 '" '!III\"uur 0 tuc de·f~.uh KS to tilo nllc~cd iDfrlngcment. Cro.s.ppuls wcre presented by holb partlc8 ~p'oio6t tblsc!..:;~t'('. Tbc appelll ap'oinst tbot part of tMc doc:too... hieh d~larcd th"t th'rre ,,~~ uo wrriD~eCleflt rrnsfu:l,. a,.-u8d at t beir le~d:bip~' bDr, Il~d i~ ""a~~1I; ~t br.~ ~~~m..::r "po~ Ib~ l"T'Or.' ap;Je&l........ _.. ~~~ :tri~ q-.

-- 1IIrpI .. ~ly, tx-e.o~~ if, cpo::l CCl~'idl""'tioo,~ lo:-d.!~ip~ afT~ \Tit" the Lotd (;h~nc~ll~ttba: th~n> ""1'.5 ~o illrri~ll~mpn~. Ihc a.rC"Urocut o~ to:b~ .... .lidi:y oftbo jlotent ';oc.ld become ~llInecneDry.I~ ~:l\.(oric. Opclc th~ con,;dcratlon of the que~llon0( iDfriDFcrocnt of tbo rntent, wbich wn,' "Iroo,t,• :~.~b I:ot lIitogcthcr, 0. moro quu~ticn nf fn<:t, it~ diflt"Ul.t to a.eid belli!! p<)wcrrlll1)' j'l!iacnee<!by I~ O;;,i.DIODof tho~c who h'lll pr~"luuFI)' ~ccidcdu" ,-. Tbey ""He quite M COUlVC'k.,t AS th~irII:ItQ1lp!:-, &Dd the jllOgO ...'ho tried the WIlC~ "'Q! ic-- ~! Iroro com)lQt~"t thnc th~ir loro·.~ ~ be to form a correct ju<lpncnt cpon It."("1lIwa. ~!O"M", he "'n~ eonlplell,j\, OOUI·.lIc<·d th~tlIeU \"ioe>-Challt't"llot llnn tho 'Lord Chancellor... E.:.r. u:\o some Hror in th~ C01lclu!iOll Dt ,.hlch'-7 M.:! ~,.~del·cn if be cnt.crtair.cd adoubt Il!..... wt._bftS or their opiuioD, he fhou.ld ho_,...c~~ t.o follow Ihc cour'C ordin8ril,.~ :::lI ~! o! h,,', "'hrro tbe judFt. ~ell.rllily- .. -_ c :te .e~d\Ct of :)10;0 to \\ hom the de·_ 01 ~iO~5 of fnct pro~rl)" bolon1fC'd,~h IbI!oy thrm!e.l<c.' mighlllu~ ~ elltircl~' sat1l;"~. ~:h thcir fu.rilng. 'Vhen ho. ,,,,lleJ ~he qU'J5t iOIl ~". u;ra~"e",eut Q quc1lion of hct, hc "as ~"'nto~ r..= be .I....:~in eo:r.ed~a mlled qu~",,_.t •• IIO><i [r.c"_ To .!et'~.i~ "'ha~ \Ta.!! the~ ~ u.. ra:n~~ eomplai,ed t:ad ~:l

~ bI 'IIIpeI"i;....;,., tII""~ I:_'_.'L";I~ ~ ~~ ....... "'- eaa';nlr'::ia:; c[ a.: ~: iGo,1-. __ .t ~ ...-:-ina 0.:-=--- .. I:II~ be \!;.e~ .I a.-.:-_~ ~~ ~'--r t"Ti..._,. .kit. ~ ..._". no. .rw~ i:·~"'.~~--.~tt-:..::mof~~i'I~~Wf'CID.~'!'Twlal.lIJo.d .. O"'.-a~ ~ &Ii! "',...<Wn c~ Ih~~! ~h L;,~ hebe! :o~y hei~:<'"Dd~a-=.. L-*! ~ :0:_ pa:~~"" t:laclli~., \a. pboir~ co:! \00. eoa.,...~ o! i: -;i:b Ih~--. ~ 8I¥C! b:< lloi! d.f.....ca=:!, _bK:h Wa!~ \oe ~ .. :ri::~t. Wi~~:_ T~_ -Mellilot ~ oM.. .t. u. t:.Ja:x. 0( ,~ i~.." bt~ ... ~.. . ,_ . .t.

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CASE.

CO"'. That object ,,"e.g to ~tt.nin oecaaicnal pIuse!10 th~ II<:tion of ~rtnio PIr~S of tbo macbicary ",ith.Otl~ ict4'tferin~ ... itb the cODt(Due'~~ action of thomotir~ powsr. To attain this objt<:~ \'l1rioul pllUl5b.d b4)co )0051 in lO~o,and \VDin did Dot clDim moreIhan the PIlculi"r mode wbcrt'by ho ,,'Dl'I Dble toartl~O nt ~he dc~ired rc~uJt. What he cl.imed "".. ~Ih@ CClu5truetioti of wocMoi!Ul wbich he (L<lrdCrac'ro!:h) h~d cnd~~ollrcd to d~sC'ribe, r.cd boththe hello .. shnft .."d tho mO"Cllblo diso, .,.-ilh its:"'0 10c)iD~~, rrero Cllsontial p~ of 'That had hei!CCil1\Uled. ilut Dot Quly did tbo moyca,ulo diso formco IJI1.rt of Plntts' m~chi:1O, bue it ... o~ inc{):1si5tent...;ith!t. On~ olljcct of tho derondlWlIs 'r~ t.o ollllblolbe Dlnchl"o to mako (oor or C'Cll mora c!u.nglU! iaone rot<\~lon, WIill'l disc, I<ith it.e I1p IUld do""11motio;], could not produC(] thnt rc~ult. It rrns &aidtb~t by 00.'/ lD~chlU"licaJ eetlLrirances IIlalQl"'Dl CTln>Smotioe !nil'"h~ 1>0 ~~Cll by WDin to hi~ cUsc in"ndition to tho YortlcaJ alotlon, ... hieh would ii,'ofour p1IU.EOS in c"cry retatioc, l1li in PIDUa' io\'on.tlOtl, In·te;d of t,,'o. 'l'hi~, ho eo~r, ... ould bo 0.nc"" icv~:Jtion, lod not thnt fot bieb bo hOodepoci.fled. AllDl0, It "'''s Eaid that thc 5abstitl1tioll of ~Ilia o~ finll~r a: tbo l':ld or tho le.er, for tbo Pc.TpOfOof O]>4'ninlllod clo!lc;:, theclo(ch bol, 60 18 to arrctilfrolD tl1l'lO to timo the TII.ol~tioo of the rom shaft,.... 1111 in princip!c the s:lmo mcchll.Zliam ~ tbo move. _.I.>le plllll!ed uy Wo.ic; but be did 110t tbicK tbia ""PoA~o. Doth contri~anec9 had, it WI\.S troo, tbo !~mooh~~t III \'i~rr, but tbe monos of DCCQwplisbillg" thatob;~t wer"- n:fl"crcnt. Tho'id.s, \Vain's mooe o!oprnill~ Qud ~huttilllZ tbo clll~b boz h~ mell08 or 0.UlO<Clltilc pio rras uo~ no". tlor wdeoed 'did he cl.almII. appliCAtion toOR caw sbart u uerr; bat II.S tbooujl"':t wcu; cot no"" he could only obt&iD " Ila\(!ctfor the mooe by .,.blCb ho pro?O"lcd to atta.in tbatob;('<;t; oll,llhlt mooa "'"U by the alCK:bQDl.!Im.that"'M lho \Thole meehG~iBn or cambwntioo of m~blLll.i~m ,,]lich he had pro\';oc!ly do.crihcd as b..U! ic~~a.tioll. Su M to tbe bollo,," !hart. l'bi! "'·U IW 08~cn.tJQI ~lrt of his Itlcchani!m. IL mi(l;bt lJo, Q~ "'aeI1rgucd .at tho 1.> ... , tbat lookici: nt tho qaostiontllcoratlCAlly the "bcel ....Itb thn dISC Dod clut<:h.bozconn('<:l~d ,,·ith it ""~i .. 60rt of hoUo,," ahc.ft; but~<rn if that "'~rn MD"liLtc<l, ita opetatioc ~a.s .ery~Iffeteut rrom Waw's. Tbo soud tibAft, "hioh Ul

},I~tt~' n:l1cbino '.&8 the 0111y ~baft, c.a.rried thorom', ~nJ 11"1'0.'1 !ubject to tbe wtcrlllit~t TOtaliochy !Ilcao~ of tbo rO"ohieg disc and tho pw or liegerDetlof!" upotl It, It WDI! said tb~t Woio chums Dotonl,. bis owc ~pecJic mech~i!;n'l, bat alpo lOV

• ~b...,ieal oqlli .....Jedt .tb ...-efo~, IUId ..1!"rl"TY part ofPlat(s' t:l~chino WI1~, it ""tIoII !aid, ir not idcolic~l-WIllI, at all c<cn\.!l otlly 1\ mecbr.nicalcqniYII.lcut for,W"ln', mochillcry, Tbcro ""01"11, ho ...ovct tlTO~r,."·cr$ to iliis argumont. In tbe first pla~'o th\lcloim M to m~bauicc.l equi'Dlcllt~ accordlcg tothefnir con"truc\ion of the "peclficallon obvlo11sly reolat~J Oldy to tb" clutcb.uel ; uot, 6ccllcdly, tbo prio.clp!e ~ hlch pl'O~ctor1 1\ patcntee lIfl'ainst the lIFe byol~~r.! of tDcebnDlcol cqui\"~cots WU icopplir.4hloto !\ e~~e h~o tho pre'eDt; rrbeto tho rrbole in.TcetiOD dCjlellded clllirdr 00 the particular machi.nery hi 1I1cc.O~ of ",hlch A ",ell.lcoolY11 ohJQrt....u c.ttain~. H izldeod tbo C'lechn~ical cqui ."aleot uBrd "lUi 0 lnerely coloonblc \"lIIriatiel101 thnt fot "hich it wn~ .ob~titot.cd, tho~o tI1lght be diffrr~nt, (Jilt bere bis Lordship SIIIWco .toaod fer belding ~bnt Iny p~rt of Platts' coo.trlVGncc. "'rre mere I,. colo\1rablo .a.riatioos froUltho~e p~\cn(od 1,,. Wain. OTI the "'bolo (r.()oclodcdhi, I.mcl.hip), my O)lilllOn i9 lh~t botb Wc.iz1 c.udPIRtt have mode im'cDtie06 ....bieb, I dcro.!!oy, arogreat l~pTOHmcM\~ 011 I be old tIll\(;biucry. Theyh<\<~ bOlli .itllod cud Rrri.cd c.t tho same rr~ult;but [ CAllUOt uy (bat the m~~o! lJ,. whicu tbey b •• odoue fO ba~c bc<>n tho a~tDc. A~d this b4)jo;c tho -~o;,cltl~ion at which, fir,t, Vi~·ChA1lccllor \Vood, - ......and artcr,,"nrd~ IlOrd \\"csthntl', ha.vo ntTi~ed I amof Olli:lion ,.itb D'ly noblo "no i!8rned rricnd ~c t bewoolaek, tb"t tue app<-ci most ho di~mi~!Wcl withcn.t~, 1 oOJj'ht t>1.o \0 fay th"e rrhell my I:oblo aDdlearned ftlQDd, L<lrd ,,"r~tbur.v. lcft tbo botl~e ho1011motcd to u8 th.t he couln not attend hcTS '!Tbell~ho ClI!e "'n5 eonsioerd, bDt thtlt ho had Attconcddurin!! the \\'holo or tbe ~rliUmont, aod th<l.t he bl1dhCQrn oathin", \Vhich hOod tellded to ~bGko the nOIT"'bich hc had ptc\"loa~ly pntcrtained of the CQ~e.

IIlr. Holt: Do )OUr Lord~hip! dis)lQsC of tbo Ilthernpfl"nl- tbe Dp~,,1 of Mr. PIlltt ? .

The !'orci C~anccllor' ,,"e bl~c net b~d it.iUt,. Giffard: Thete W!loS a !lay of pruocodizlgll

upon It.).k Holt: In tbe CClllrt ~Ie,,", ~!Ol"e Lord "\)f.'!t...

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