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A06317 Vicesimo octavo Ianuarij, 1611. nono regni regis Iacobi present, the master, wardens, and assistants of the Company of Stationers. Stationers' Company (London, England) 1612 (1612) STC 16786.12; ESTC S3060 1,604 1

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❧ VICESIMO OCTAVO Ianuarij 1611. Nono Regni Regis IACOBI Present The Master Wardens and Assistants of the Company of Stationers FOrasmuch as this Company out of their zeale to the aduancement of Learning and at the request of the Right worshipfull Sir THOMAS BODLEY Knight Founder of the present publique Librarie of the Vniuersitie of Oxeford being ready to manifest their willing desires to a worke of so great pietie and benefit to the generall state of the Realme did by their Indenture vnder their common Seale dated the twelfth day of December In the eighth yeere of his Maiesties raigne of England France and Ireland and the foure and fourtieth yeere of his Raigne of Scotland For them and their successors graunt and confirme vnto the Chauncellour Masters and Schollers of the Vniuersitie of Oxeford and to their successors for euer That of all Bookes after that from time to time to be Printed in the said Company of Stationers being new Bookes and Copies neuer Printed before or though formerly Printed yet newly augmented or enlarged there should be freely giuen one perfect Booke of euery such Booke in quiers of the first Impression thereof towards the furnishing and increase of the said Library NOW therefore to the intent the said Grant may take due effect in the orderly performance and execution thereof And that so good and godly a worke and purpose may not be disappointed or defeated by any meanes IT IS ordeined by this Company That all and euery Printer and Printers that from time to time hereafter shal either for him or themselues or for any other Print or cause to be Printed any new Booke or Copie neuer Printed before or although formerly Printed yet newly augmented or enlarged shall within Tenne dayes next after the finishing of the first Impression thereof and the putting of the same to Sale bring and deliuer to the yonger Warden of the said Company of Stationers for the time being one perfect Booke thereof to be deliuered ouer by the same Warden to the recited vse to the handes of such person or persons as shall be appointed by the said Chancellour Masters and Schollers for the time being to receiue the same AND it is also ordeined That euery Printer that at any time or times hereafter shall make default in performance hereof shall for euery such default forfeit and pay to the vse of this Company treble the value of euery Booke that he shall leaue vndeliuered contrary to this Ordinance Out of the which forfeiture vpon the leuying and payment thereof There shal be prouided for the vse of the said Library that Booke for the not deliuery whereof the said forfeiture shal be had and payed AND to the intent all Printers and others of this Company whom it shall concerne may take notice of this Ordinance And that any of them shall not pretend ignorance thereof IT IS ordeined that once in euery yeere at some generall Assembly and meeting of the said Company vpon some of their vsuall Quarter dayes or some other time in the yeere at their discretion this present Ordinance shal be publiquely read in their Hall as other their Ordinances are accustomed to be read there Iohn Norton Master Wardens Richard Field Humfrey Lownes Iohn Harison Robert Barker Thomas Man Thom. Dawson Edward White Humfrey Hooper Simon Waterson William Leake Iohn Standish Thomas Adams Iohn Harison Ri. Collins Clerke of the Company HAuing lately beene intreated as well by the said Sir THOMAS BODLEY Knight as by the Master Wardens and Assistants of the foresaid Company of Stationers to take some speciall notice of this their publike Act and Graunt and in regard of our being of his Maiesties high Commission in Ecclesiasticall causes to testifie vnder our hands with what allowance and good liking we haue thought it meete to be receiued wee doe not onely as of merit commend it to posteritie for a singular token of the feruent zeale of that Company to the furtherance of good Learning and for an exemplarie Gift and Graunt to the Scholers and Students of the Vniuersitie of Oxeford But withall we doe promise by subscribing vnto it That if at any time hereafter occasion shall require that we should helpe to maintaine the due and perpetuall execution of the same wee will be readie to performe it as farre as either of our selues through our present authoritie or by any whatsoeuer our further endeauors it may be fitly procured G Cant. Io London R Cou. Lich. Jo Roffens John Benet John Boys George Montaigne Thomas Ridley Char Fotherby Robert Abbott Tho Edwards Henry Hickman G Newman Martin Fotherby Iohn Dix John Spenser John Layfield William Ferrand Richard Moket