Themachinewasamereuprightdrillworkedbythewater-wheel，whichwasonlyeighteeninchesacrossthebreast。Thepropertybelonged，asitstilldoes，totheAshburnhamfamily，whoaresaidtohavederivedgreatwealthfromthemanufactureofgunsattheirworks，whichwereamongthelastcarriedoninSussex。TheAshburnhamironwasdistinguishedforitstoughness，andwassaidtobeequaltothebestSpanishorSwedishiron。
Manynewmenalsobecameenriched，andfoundedcountyfamilies；theFullerfamilyfranklyavowingtheirorigininthesingularmottoofCarboneetforcipibus——literally，bycharcoalandtongs。*
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RemindingoneoftheoddmottoassumedbyGillespie，thetobacconistofEdinburgh，founderofGillespie’sHospital，onwhosecarriage-panelswasemblazonedaScotchmull，withthemotto，”Whawadha’thochtit，Thatnosescouldha’boughtit！”
ItisjustpossiblethattheFullersmayhavetakentheirmottofromthewordsemployedbyJuvenalindescribingthefatherofDemosthenes，whowasablacksmithandasword-cutler——”Quempaterardentismassaefuliginelippus，AcarboneetforcipibusgladiosqueparanteIncudeetluteoVulcanoadrhetoramisit。”