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no_o person_n use_v the_o scyence_n of_o print_v or_o not_o use_v do_v by_o any_o manner_n of_o craft_n or_o delay_n prynte_n with_o in_o this_o it_o realm_n or_o cause_n to_o be_v prynt_v elsewhere_o no_o such_o book_n but_o that_o the_o forfayd_n john_n gowgh_n have_v the_o only_a avantage_n accord_v to_o 〈◊〉_d of_o this_o our_o foresaid_a licence_n and_o pleasâ—t_n to_o he_o only_o grant_v upon_o pain_n of_o forfeiture_n of_o all_o such_o book_n contrary_a imprint_v to_o the_o effect_n of_o this_o our_o licence_n command_a therefore_o all_o subject_n â–ª_o offycer_n and_o mynysters_n to_o aid_n and_o favourable_o assy_v the_o say_a john_n gowgh_n in_o the_o execute_n of_o this_o our_o licence_n and_o auctorite_n if_o need_n require_v ¶_o god_n save_v the_o king_n ¶_o cum_fw-la privilegio_fw-la regali_fw-la ad_fw-la solum_fw-la imprimendum_fw-la ê‘_n septiennium_fw-la ¶_o inprynt_v by_o i_o john_n gowgh_a dwelling_n in_o lombard_n street_n against_o the_o stâ—ckes_n market_n at_o y_fw-es â—_o sign_n of_o the_o mermaid_n anno_fw-la dni_fw-la m._n ccccc.xxxix_n