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Imperial privilege for Eucharius Rösslin, Strasbourg (1513)

Source: UB Tübingen Jg 13.4.

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Imperial privilege for Eucharius Rösslin, Strasbourg (1513), Primary Sources on Copyright (1450-1900), eds L. Bently & M. Kretschmer, www.copyrighthistory.org

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We order them to do this everywhere in their principalities,
regions, cities, dominions and territories - if they wish to
avoid incurring Our and the Empire's severe displeasure and
punishment, as well as a fine consisting of 10 marks of
full-weight gold, which anyone who - in defiance of this Our
privilege - were to print, offer for sale, or sell these books,
would be obliged to pay immediately for each such instance:
half of the sum to Our Imperial Treasury, the other half
to the said Doctor Eucharius. In proof of which, this letter is
issued in Our and the Empire's City of Cologne on
the twenty-fourth day of the month September, AD 1512; in the
27th year of Our Reign in the Roman Empire,
And the 23rd year of Our Reign in Hungary.


      on behalf of the King,                  At the personal behest
      by his own hand.                        of the Emperor, at his court.



SERNTEINER




    

allenthalben in yren fürstentumben / Landen / stette herr=
schafften / vnd gebieten zu thun bestelle / Als lieb als eine
yeglichen sey vnser vnd des Rychs schwer vngnad annd
straff / vnd darzu ein peen / Nemlich zehen marck lötigs
golds zu vermyden / die ein yeder / so wider diß vnser frey=
heit / die pücher trucken / feylhabe oder verkauffen würde
soofft das beschehe / vns halb in vnser kamer / vnd de an=
dren halb theil / dem gemelten doctor Euchaarius vn ab=
lößlich zu bezale verfalle sein solle / mit urkund diß briefs
Geben vnser vnnd desheiligen Reichs stat Cöln am
vier vnd zweintzigsten tag des monats Septeber / nach
Christi geburt fünffzehehundert vn im zwölfften / vnser
Reiche des Römischen im sybten vnd zwetzigisten vnd
des hungerischen im drey vnd zweintzigste Jaren

per Regem Ad mandatuz domini Impe=
per se ratoris proprium.
Sernteiner.


    

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