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28 J. Pat. Off. Soc'y 109 (1946)
Brunelleschi's Patent

handle is hein.journals/jpatos28 and id is 135 raw text is: February, 1946, Vol. XXVIII, No. 2 Brunelleschi's Patent By FRANK D. PRAGER* THE MAGNIFICENT AND POTENT LORDS, LORDS MAGISTRATE AND STANDARD BEARER OF JUSTICE, CONSIDERING that the admirable FILIPPO BRUN- ELLESCHI, a man of the most perspicacious intellect, in- dustry and invention, a citizen of Florence, has invented some machine or kind of ship, by means of which he thinks he can easily, at any time, bring in any merchandise and load on the river Arno and on any other river or water, for less money than usual, and with several other benefits to merchants and others; and that he refuses to make such ma- chine available to the public, in order that the fruit of his genius and skill may not be reaped by another without his will and consent; an d that, if he enjoyed some prerogative concerning this, he would open up what lie is hiding, and would disclose it to all; AND DESIRING that this matter, so withheld and hid- den without fruit, shall be brought to the light, to be of profit both to said FILIPPO and to our whole country and .others; and that some privilege be created for said FILIP- PO, as hereinafter described, so that he may be animated more fervently to even higher pursuits, and stimulated to more subtle investigations, DELIBERATED on Juno 19, 1421: THAT NO PERSON in being, wherever 'born, and of whatever status, dignity, quality and grade, shall dare or presume, within three years next following from the day when the present provision has been approved in the Coun- cil of Florence, to commit any of the following acts on the river Arno or on any other river, stagnant water or swamp, or water running or existing in the territory of Florence: (a) to have, hold, or use in any manner, be it newly in- vented or made in new form, a machine or ship or other instrument designed' to import or ship or transport on water any merchandise or any things or goods, except such ship or machine or instrument as they may have used until now for similar operations, or (b) to ship or transport or to have shipped or transported any merchandise or goods on other ships, machines or instruments for water transport than were familiar and usual until now; and further that *Attorney at Law, Chicago, Ill.

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