Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	church_n	england_n	king_n	3,741	5	3.7730	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A22296	An abstract of His Maiesties royall priuiledge, graunted vnder the great seale of England, to George VVither, master of arts, concerning his booke intituled, The hymnes and songs of the church	England and Wales. Sovereign (1603-1625 : James I); James I, King of England, 1566-1625.	1623 (1623)	STC 8704.5; ESTC S3412	1,056	1

I R An Abstract of His Maiesties Royall Priuiledge Graunted vnder the Great Seale of ENGLAND to GEORGE VVITHER Master of Arts concerning his Booke intituled The Hymnes and Songs of the Church WHEREAS the Kings most excellent Maiestie hauing perused and taken particular notice of the said Booke conceiueth the same tending to the glory of God and helpefull towards the encrease of Christian knowledge and Deuotion in His Dominions It hath please His Maiestie in consideration thereof and to recompence and to encourage the said George Wither in pious endeauours by His Letters Patents bearing Date the 17. of February in the twentieth yeare of His Raigne of England c. to Graut vnto the said George Wither during the Terme of 51. yeares full Licence and Authoritie to imprint the said Booke either with or without Arguments and Musicall notes and to vtter and sell the same in any of His Dominions with a prohibition also that no other whosoeuer shall directly nor indirectly in place Priuiledged or not Priuilei ged within His Maiesties Dominons imprint during the said Terme or transport from beyond the Seas the said Booke or any part thereof nor vtter put to Sale or dispose of any of the said Bookes so imprinted or transported on paine of His Maiesties heauy displeasure and such paines penalties and imprisonments as by the Lawes of this Kingdome may be inflicted on the offenders for contemning and disobeying of His Maiesties Prerogatiue Royall And vpon the penaltie of forfeiting all such Booke and Bookes c. and forty shillings for euery Booke c. Moreouer that the said Booke might be the more conueniently dispersed for the instruction and priuate deuotion of His Maiesties louing subiects It hath pleased His Highnesse to command also in the same Letters Patents that no English Psalme-Booke in Meeter shall be bound vp alone or with any other Booke or Bookes vnlesse the said Hymnes and Song of the Church be annexed thereunto after the said Booke is imprinted to that purpose vpon paine of forfeiting all Bookes so bound vp c. And for the better execution of the said Graunt the said George Wither or his Assignes c. are authorised taking with him or them a lawfull Officer to enter into such Dwellings Shops and Warehouses c. wherein they shall suspect any offence made contrary to the said Graunt and to take ceaze and carry away c. all Bookes imprinted or bound vp contrary to the meaning of the said Letters Patents c. And the Masters Wardens c. of the Company of Stationers are commanded also to be assistant in the execution of the said Graunt as appeareth more at large in the said Letters Patents among other Grations Priuiledges vouchsafed The Hymnes aforenamed are to be sold at the Signe of the Blew Anchor in Saint Paules Churchyard ouer against Saint Gregoies Church and in these seuerall Volumes following In folio Roman In quarto Pica In quarto Breuier common In quarto Breuier English In octauo Middleborough In octauo Nonparel In octauo common In twelues for Bibles In sixteene Middleborough In sixteene common In 24. In 32. God saue the King