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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47832	Considerations and proposals in order to the regulation of the press together with diverse instances of treasonous, and seditious pamphlets, proving the necessity thereof / by Roger L'Estrange.	L'Estrange, Roger, Sir, 1616-1704.	1663 (1663)	Wing L1229; ESTC R19523	23,965	49

Publique so far as stands with the Particular Good of the Company But Evidently Their Gain lyes the other way and for a State to Erect a Corporation that shall bring so great a Danger upon the Publique and not one Peny into the Treasury to Ballance the Hazzard were a Proceeding not ordinary But they Offer to give Security and to be Lyable to Fines Let That be done Whether they be Incorporate or no. In case of Failer they 'll be content to lose their Priviledges What signifies That but only a Stronger Obligation to a Closer Confederacy 'T is True The Printers in a Distinct and Regulated Society may do some good as to the General Business of Printing and within the Sphere of that Particular Profession but the Question is Here how to Prevent a Publique Mischief not how to Promote a Private Trade But are not Printers the fittest Instruments in Searches They are without Dispute Necessary Assistants either for Retriving Conceal'd Pamphlets or for Examination of work in the Mettle but whether it be either for the Honour or Safety of the Publique to Place so great a Trust in the Hands of Persons of that Quality and Interest is submitte'd to better Judgments To Conclude both Printers and Stationers under Colour of Offering a Service to the Publique do Effectually but Design One upon another The Printers would beat down the Book-selling Trade by Menaging the Press as Themselves please and by working upon their own Copies The Stationers on the other side They would Subject the Printers to be absolutely Their Slaves which they have Effected in a Large Measure already by so encreasing the Number that the One Half must either play the Knaves or Sterve The Expedient for This must be some way to Disengage the Printers from that Servile and Mercenary Dependence upon the Stationers unto which they are at present subjected The True State of the Business being as follows First The Number of Master-Printers is computed to be about 60. whereas 20. or 24. would Dispatch all the Honest work of the Nation 2dly These Sixty Master-Printers have above 100 Apprentices That is at least 20 more then they ought to have by the Law 3dly There are beside Aliens and those that are Free of other Trades at least 150 Iourny-Men of which Number at least 30. are superfluous to which 30. there will be added about 36. more beside above 50. Supernumerary Apprentices upon the Reduction of the Master-Printers to 24. So that upon the whole Reckoning there will be left a Matter of 60. Iourny-men and 50. Apprentices to Provide for a part of which Charge might very reasonably be laid upon those that either Bound or Took any of the said Number as Apprentices contrary to the Limitation set by Authority These Supernumerary Printers were at first Introduced by the Book-sellers as a sure way to bring them both to their Prices and Purposes for the Number being greater then could honestly Live upon the Trade the Printers were Enforc'd either to Print Treason or Sedition if the Stationer Offered it or to want Lawful Work by which Necessity on the one side and Power on the other the Combination became exceeding Dangerous and so it still Continues but how to Dissolve it whether by barely Dis-incorporating the Company of Stationers and subjecting the Printers to Rules apart and by Themselves or by Making them Two Distinct Companies I do not Meddle This only may be Offer'd that in Case Those Privileges and Benefits should be Granted to both Stationers and Printers which they themselves desire in point of Trade yet in regard that several Interests are Concern'd That of the Kingdom on the one side and only That of the Companies on the other It is but reason that there should be several Super-intending Powers and that the smaller Interest should give place and be Subordinate to the Greater That is The Master and Wardens to Menage the Business of their Respective Trade but withall to be Subjected to some Superior Officer that should over-look them Both on behalf of the Publique As the Powers of Licencing Books are by the Late Act vested in several Persons with regard to the several Subjects Those Books treat of so may there likewise be several Agents Authoris'd and Appointed for the Care of the Press touching These several Particulars under the Name and Title of Surveyors of the Press and every distinct Surveyor to keep himself strictly within the Limits of his own Province As for Example First The Lord Chancellour or Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of England for the time being the Lords Chief Iustices and Lord Chief Baron for the time being or One or More of them are specially Authoris'd to License by Themselves or by their Substitutes all Books concerning the Common Laws of This Kingdom Let there be one Surveigher of the Press Constituted peculiarly for That Subject 2dly All Books of Divinity Physique Philosophy or whatsoever other Science or Art are to be Licens'd by the Lord Archbishop of Conterbury and Lord Bishop of London for the time being or one of them or by their or one of Their Appointments or by either one of the Chancellours or Vice-Chancellours of either of the Universities for the time being Let Three Other Surveighers of the Press be likewise Authorized for These Particulars 3dly All Books concerning Heraldry Titles of Honour and Arms or Concerning the Office of Earl-Marshall are to be Licens'd by the Earl-Marshall for the time being or in case there shall not then be an Earl Marshal by the Three Kings of Arms or any Two of them whereof Garter to be One. This is to be the Subject of Another Surveigher's Care 4thly Books of History Politiques State-Affairs and all other Miscellanies or Treatises nor comprehended under the Powers before-mentioned fall under the Jurisdiction of the Principal Secretaries of State to be Allow'd by Themselves or one of them or by their or one of their Appointments The Care of the Press concerning These Particulars may be another Surveighers Business So that six Persons may do the whole work with good Order and Security Three Substitutes for the Bishops and Chancellours and One a piece for the Rest. A world now touching the Encouragements of these Officers and Then concerning Penalties to be Inflicted upon Offenders and Rewards to be Granted to Enformers The Inward Motive to all Publique and Honourable Actions must be taken for granted to be a Principle of Loyalty and Iustice but the Question is here concerning Outward Encouragements to This Particular Charge There must be Benefit and Power Benefit that a man may Live Honestly upon the Employment and Power for the Credit and Execution of the Trust. The Benefit must arise partly from some Certain and standing Fee and in Part from Accessary and Contingent Advantages which will be but Few and Small in Proportion to the Trouble and Charge of the Employment for there must be First