120following, & in accordance with, the Statutes &
Regulations of the said Academy; His Majesty
expressly prohibits and forbids all Printers,
Booksellers, Printmakers & other persons of
whatever kind of status & condition, excepting
those whom the Academy will have chosen,
either to print or have printed, engrave or copy
anyone of the Memoranda, Descriptions,
Addresses & other Works engraved or printed
concerning or emanating from the above said
Academy, or to sell pirated Impressions in any
kind of manner, and under any pretext whatsoever
without the express written permission of the
Academy, on pain of a fine of 3000
livres,
and confiscation, not only of the pirated Copies,
but also Presses, type, engraved Plates, & other
tools which had served to print & pirate, & of
costs, damages & interest against each of the
Offenders. His Majesty wills that the present
Decree should be executed in its entirety;
& in case of contravention, His Majesty reserves
for himself and his Council its cognizance, &
forbids the same to all other Judges. MADE at
the King's Council of State, HIS MAJESTY being
present: convened at Marly the twenty eighth of
June, seventeen hundred & fourteen.
Signed, PHELYPEAUX.