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Imperial Privilege for Arnolt Schlick, Speyer (1511)

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Imperial Privilege for Arnolt Schlick, Speyer (1511), Primary Sources on Copyright (1450-1900), eds L. Bently & M. Kretschmer, www.copyrighthistory.org

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We, Maximilian, by the Grace of God elected
Roman Emperor, at all times Augmenter of the Empire
in Germany, Hungary, Dalmatia, Croatia
etc., King and Archduke of Austria, Duke of
Burgundy, Brabant, Count Palatine etc.
send Our grace and best wishes to all
Electors, princes, spiritual and worldly
prelates, counts, barons, lords, knights,
knaves, captains, bailiffs, reeves,
stewards, curators, administrators, officials,
village and town mayors, magistrates, judges,
councillors, townsmen, book printers, booksellers,
municipalities, and all other of Our and
the Empire's subjects and loyal followers - in
whatever rank, estate or condition they may happen to be
when they come across this letter or have
it announced to them. My venerable, right honourable,
well-born, noble, truthful, pious, and beloved
nephews, uncles, electors, princes and
faithful followers! Our and the Empire's beloved
and faithful Master Arnold Schlick, organist
in Heidelberg, has brought to our knowledge
how - on the frequently expressed request and wish
of Philip, the late Count Palatine, as well as of
other spiritual and temporal princes - he has,
with assiduous diligence, gathered together into
a booklet various rules, principles, and instructions
as to how to construct and mount
an well-arranged mechanism of pipes etc.
which is useful both for [accompanying] choral singing


    

Wir Maximilian vo gots gnaden Erwel=
ter Römischer Keyser zu allen zeitten me=
rer des Reichs in Germanien zü Hun=
gern Dalmacien Croatien etc. Kunig Ertz
hertzoge zü Osterreich / Hertzog zü Bur=
gundt / zu Brabant/ vnd Phallnntzgraue etc. Em=
bieten allen Churfürsten / Fürsten / geistlichen unnd
weltlichen prelaten Graue. Freyen. Herren. Rittern.
Knechte. Hauebleüten. Landuoegtet. Vitztumben.
Voegten. Pflegern. Verwesern. Ambtleueten. Schult
haissen. Burgermaistern. Landtrichtern. Richtern /
Redten. Bürgern. Püechtrueckern, Püechfuehrern. Ge=
mainden / und sonnst allen andern / unnsern vnd des
Reichs / auch unnsrer Erblichen Fürstentümb vnd
lannde vnnderthannen vnd getrewen. in was wirden
stats oder wesens die sein / den dießer unser brief für=
kümbt. oder verkündt wirdet. vnser gnad vnd alles
guet. Erwirdigen / hochgebornnen. Wohgebornnen.
Edeln. Ersamen. Andechtigen lieben Neüen. Ohey=
men, Churfuersten, Fuersten vnd getrewen. Unnß hat
unnser und des Reichs lieber und getrewer Maister Ar=
noldt Schlickh, organist von Haidelberg zü erkenne
gebe. wie er auff vilfeltig vleissig ersüchen unnd be=
gern. weilennd Phallntzgraue Philipsen / auch an=
derer Fürsten. geistlich und weltlich person / mit emb=
sigem vleys. in ain püechlin züsamen gebracht vnder=
schiedlich anzeigung lere / vnnd vnnderrichtung. wie
man ain artlich werch / von pfeiffen unnd annderm.
dem gesanng zü Chor. und den organisten brauchlich


    

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