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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26139	The original and growth of printing collected out of history, and the records of this kingdome : wherein is also demonstrated, that printing appertaineth to the prerogative royal, and is a flower of the crown of England / by Richard Atkyns.	Atkyns, Richard, 1615-1677.	1664 (1664)	Wing A4135; ESTC R22866	21,864	35

Wofull Experience tells us That very few if any went further with the KING than their own Interests led them Which puts me in mind of a Story of Queen ELIZABETH who being at Quinborough upon an Occasion the Maior of the Town brought her onwards of her Way so far till the Queen desir'd him to return back again saying he had brought her far enough To which he replyed Madam I 'le bring your Majestie as far as my Way lyes For his Worship being a Landed Man had a small Tenement about a mile further I wish Corporations would do but as much as that and not go out of their Way to destroy Monarchy for I must needs confess that shining Shooes and set Ruffs were very forward to sit in Judgment upon the late King's Party for doing but their Duty to their PRINCE which they themselves ought to have done And here I might take occasion to say That though the Lawes of GOD be infinite and everlasting and fitted for all Times and Persons yet the Lawes of Men are like themselves finite imperfect and subject to Infirmity and Death it self as the makers are Hence it comes that so many Laws are repeal'd and others made in their rooms and hence it may come that all lesser Governments under a Monarchy may by misuser be wholly taken away or else abated as was heretofore the Barons Power by their so often taking up Arms against the KING and the two Hundreds of Dudson and Kings Barton who were by this very Parliament taken out of the Jurisdiction of Gloueester though enjoy'd by them ever since the Times of Richard the Third the Grant being judg'd unreasonable our best Lawes and Constitutions by Age losing strength and vigour as our Bodies do either by the Crafty Evasions of the Offendors or by the alteration of their Vices or by the male-administration of Justice upon the Malefactors for the just performance of which last none have greater Encouragement than the reward of a good Conscience to fortifie them against the malice of those they punish who though they Act according to their best Judgment yet by reason of some doubtful penning of a Law Offenders are also many times taken out of the hand of Justice to the very great encouragement of the Delinquents and discouragement of the Punishers insomuch as when Twyn was lately arraign'd for Printing Treason he was condemn'd by the old Law though there be a new one now Extant for that very purpose And so I return to the Stationers again where I find them very Sollicitous with the Parliament to Enlarge or at least Confirm this Power they have already resolving to have it by Hook or by Crook and Promising all care and diligence for the future if they shall be once more trusted saying with Absolom O that I were made Judge in the Land c. That every Man might have Justice and what followes but presently raising an Army against King David though his own Father Let not the Reader conjecture I lay an Imputation upon every particular Member of the Company for there are too many of them that groan under the like Burthen as I my self do but against the whole Corporation as a Body Politique especially as 't is now governed I have now shewed you the Practices of the Company of Stationers and some particular Members thereof against the King and his Patentees who like Painted Sepulchres appear Glorious without but within are full of Rottenness and Corruption I have also opened tented and sering'd the Sores of their Body Politique and tryed them to the quick which I hope will not prove like the Touch of a Gall'd Horse-Back to receive a Kick for my Labour and good-will But because I am not so good a Chirurgion as to close and cure them again my self I shall implore the help of the Parliament and shall most humbly Recommend them to their Cure together with these ensuing Observations and Proposals The Reasons inducing Queen Mary to Incorporate the Stationers are expressed in her Charter in these words Nos considerantes quod seditiosi et heretici Libri Rithmi c. indies sunt editi excuss et iuspressi per diversas scandalosas malitiosas Schismatic et heretic personas non solum movend Subditos et Ligeos nostros ad seditiones et inobedientias contra nos Coronam et dignitatem nostras verum etiam ad maximas et detestabiles hereses contra fidem c. Et remedium congruum in hac parte providere Volentes de gratia nostra speciali c. The Queen Erects the Corporation with Powers and Trusts 1. To make Lawes pro securo regimine of the Members of the Company 2. To search for and seize Books Printed contrary to Law Observ 1. The Erecting this Corporation hath not proved Remediall against the Mischiefs recited in the Charter But the Queen was wholly deceived in the Design aymed at in passing the Charter 2. The Intrusting the Stationers with the Powers aforesaid hath not only not remedied but hath encouraged encreased and secured the Printing Sedition and Treason For 3. The Persons who are Intrusted with the Search and Discovery of the Offences to be remedied are themselves the Common Offenders therein The Company in their Politique Capacity cannot Execute the Trusts or merit or offend but by their particular Members divers principal Members of the Company have been actually Convicted some as privy and accessory other as Principals in Printing and Publishing Illegal Books and many Treasonable Books have been printed during the late Troubles for several principal Members of the Company 4. The Company of Stationers have in other things exceeded the Authorities granted by their Charter as by Imposing and Administring of Oaths c. and by Entring other Mens Copies in their Hall-Book as their own and then Printing and Selling them in Opposition to the King 's Grant and this by vertue of a Law in the latÄ— Evil Times and have also assumed to themselves by Colour of the said Charter the whole Right of Priviledging and Exercising Printing and have Combined to oppose and overthrow the King 's Just Power and Prerogative herein and Interest of His Patentees 1. From all which it appears the Crown hath been deceived in the End and Design of Erecting the said Corporation 2. That they have not proved Remediall but Instrumental to the Increase of the Mischiefs they should redress 3. That they have broke and acted contrary to the Trusts imposed in them by their Charter 4. They have by Colour of their Charter abused the Favour of the Crown in exceeding the Authorities granted them and assuming to themselves the whole Power of the Crown concerning the Matter of Printing I therefore take the boldness most humbly to propose to your Honours I. That the King 's Just Power and Prerogative in the impowring and restraining Printing and in the Hearing Regulating and Determining all Differences touching the same as a Matter of State