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Privilege for the Divisiekroniek, Brussels (1516)
Source: Koninklijke Bibliotheek, KW 1084 A 6
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Privilege for the Divisiekroniek, Brussels (1516), Primary Sources on Copyright (1450-1900), eds L. Bently & M. Kretschmer, www.copyrighthistory.org
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Charles V, by the grace of God King of Castile, of Leon, of Grenada, of Aragon, of Navarra, of both the Sicily's, of Jerusalem, of Valencia, of Majorca, of Sardinia, of Corsica (a), etcetera, Archduke of Austria; Duke of Burgundy, of Lorraine, of Brabant, of Styria, of Carinthia, of Carniola, of Limburg, of Luxembourg, and of Gelderland, Earl of Flanders, of Habsburg, of Tyrol, of Artois, palatine of Burgundy and of Hainaut, Landgrave of Alsace; Prince of Swabia; Margrave of Burgau, and of the Holy Roman Empire; Count of Holland, of Zealand, of Ferrette, of Kyburg, of Namur, and of Zutphen; Lord of Frisia, of the Wendish March, of Pordenone, of Salins and of Mechelen. All those who will see our letter: Greetings! By our beloved Jan Cornelisson, alias Jan Zeverson, printer, living within our city of Leyden, has been presented to us, how he would like to print the present book, and it is a Chronicle of Holland and also that will be costly and difficult for him, and that this book never has been printed, so he would not dare undertake the printing without having a letters patent and privilege from us, to be allowed to print this book within the coming six years, and so that nobody but him is permitted to be allowed to do this printing, humbly imploring us to award and grant him these letters in good form. So it is, that we him, considering in particular that this Book and volumes mentioned above never has been printed, we have been disposed to, for this and other reasons prodding us thereto, as in the cases above, grant, patent and will to the aforementioned Janne Cornelisson his above mentioned plea and desire, and grant, patent and will, giving him permission, authority and express privilege by exceptional grace, by means of our letter, that he may print or caused to be printed this book and volume stated above at any time he deems appropriate, namely the Chronicle of Holland, provided that he will be held to have finished and completed this print within the next four years; during this time of four years, no one, whoever he may be, but the presenter may be permitted or authorized to print the above mentioned book and volume, on the penalty of seizure of those books that would be printed by someone else than this presenter, and to be sentenced and corrected by arbitration. Dictate and command therefore our dear faithful Chancellor and members of our Secret Council, President and members of our Grand Council, Chancellor and members of our Council in Brabant, President and members of the chambers of the Council in Flanders; Stadtholder, President and members of our Council in Holland; Bailiff of Leyden and all our other Judges, Justices and Officials, whom this may concern, Lord Stadtholders and each one of him in particular, as he deems appropriate, that they allow and tolerate the aforementioned Jan Cornelis son, supplicant, to quietly, peacefully and totally enjoy our grace, patent and privilege, and of all the contents thereof, during the time and with the methods and ways related above, without causing him or bring to pass any hindrance, injury, or opposing difficulties. Punishing the infringers thereof with the penalties provided, without remission or forebearance, because this pleases us. For the ratification we have put our seal hereon.
Given in our city of Brussels, the ninth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand five hundred and sixteen, and of our Empire the first.
By the King in his High Council. Hanneton signed.
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Kaerle, by der gracien Goeds Coninck van Castillen, van Leon, van Grenaden, van Arragon, van Naverre, van beyde den Sicilien, van Jherusalem, van Valence, van Majorcke, van Sardene, van Corsice (a), etcetera, eertshertoge van Oestenrijcke; hertoge van Bourgongen, van Lothrinck, van Brabant, van Stiere, van Crayn, van Carmole, van Lemburch, van Lutzenburch ende van Ghelre, grave van Vlaenderen, van Habsburch, van Tyrol, van Artoys, van Bourgongen palsgrave ende van Henegauwe; lantgrave van Elsaten; prince van Swaven; marcgrave van Burgau ende des Heylichs Rijcs; van Hollant, van Zeelant, van Phirt, van Kiborch, van Namen ende van Zutphen grave; here van Vrieslant, van den Windesmarck, van Portenaw, van Salins ende van Mechelen. Allen denghenen die desen onsen brief sullen sien: Saluyt! Vanwegen ons beminden Jan Cornelis zoen, alias Jan Zeversoen, printer, wonende binnen onser stede van Leyden, is ons verthoent gheweest, hoe dat gaerne imprimeren ende in printe leggen soude dit teghenwoerdige boeck, ende is een Cronijcke van Hollant; ende also hem datselve costelick ende moyelic vallen sal, ende dat ditselve boeck noyt gheprint en is gheweest, soe en soude hi dieselve printe ende impressie niet durren bestaen sonder te hebben brieven van octroye ende privilegie van ons, om ditselve boeck te moghen imprimeren ende printen binnen ses toecomende jaren, ende dat nyemende gheoerloft en si dan hem allene, om dieselve impressie te moghen doen, ons oetmoedelick biddende hem dieselve brieven te willen gonnen ende verlenen in goeder vormen. Soe eyst, dat wi desen, angesien sonderlinge dat dit Boeck ende volumen voorscreven noyt gheimprimeert ofte gheprint en is gheweest, wi hebben den voornoemden Janne Cornelissoen om dese ende andere redenen ons daertoe porrende, in den ghevalle als boven, genegen wesende tot sijn voorscreven bede ende begeerte, gegonnen, geoctroyeert ende gewillekoert, gonnen, octroyeren ende willekueren, hem ghevende oerlof, auctoriteyt ende expres privilegie uut sonderlinge gracie, midts desen onsen brieve, dat hi dit boeck ende voluymen voren verclaert sal mogen imprimeren ende printen ofte doen imprimeren ende printen tallen tiden alst hem goet duncken sal, te wetene dye Cronycke van Hollandt, behoudelic dat hi ghehouden sal wesen dieselve prente ende impressie volmaect ende volbracht te hebben binnen vier jaren naest comende; binnen welcken tijde van vier jaren nyemant, wie hi si, dan denselven thoonder gheoerloft noch gheauctorizeert en sal wesen dieselve prente ende impressie van den voorscreven boecke ende voluymen te mogen doen, opte verboerte van denselven boecken, die bi yemant anders dan dieselve thoonder gheprent soude wesen, ende daer of arbitraerlick ghestraft ende gecorrigeert te sine. Ontbieden daerom ende bevelen onsen lieven ghetrouwen Cancelier ende luyden van onsen Secreten Rade, President ende luyden van onsen Groten Rade, Cancelier ende luyden van onsen Rade in Brabant, President ende luyden van onser camere van den Rade in Vlaenderen; Stedehouder, President ende luden van onsen Rade in Hollant; scout van Leyden ende allen anderen onsen Rechteren, Justicieren ende Officieren, wien dit angaen mach, heren stedehouderen ende elcken van hem bysonder, soe hem toebehoren sal, dat si den voornoemden Jan Cornelis zoen, suppleant, doen laten ende gedogen van deser onser gracie, octroye ende previlegie, ende van al den inhouden van deser, duerende den tijt ende in der voegen ende manieren voren verhaelt, rustelic, vredelic ende volcomelic ghenyeten, sonder hem te doen ofte laten geschien enich hinder, letsel ofte moyenesse ter contrarien. Straffende die overtreders van dien byder peynen voorscreven, sonder verdrach oft dissimulacie, want ons also belieft. Des toerconden hebben wi onsen zegel hieran doen hangen. Gegeven in onser stat van Bruessel, den neghenden dach van october int jaer ons Heeren duysent vijf hondert ende sestien, ende van onsen Rijcke deerste.
By den Coninc in sinen Hogen Rade. Hanneton onderteykent.
(a) Corfice AB.
Source: Koninklijke Bibliotheek, KW 1084 A 6
Citation:
Privilege for the Divisiekroniek, Brussels (1516), Primary Sources on Copyright (1450-1900), eds L. Bently & M. Kretschmer, www.copyrighthistory.org
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Charles V, by the grace of God King of Castile, of Leon, of Grenada, of Aragon, of Navarra, of both the Sicily's, of Jerusalem, of Valencia, of Majorca, of Sardinia, of Corsica (a), etcetera, Archduke of Austria; Duke of Burgundy, of Lorraine, of Brabant, of Styria, of Carinthia, of Carniola, of Limburg, of Luxembourg, and of Gelderland, Earl of Flanders, of Habsburg, of Tyrol, of Artois, palatine of Burgundy and of Hainaut, Landgrave of Alsace; Prince of Swabia; Margrave of Burgau, and of the Holy Roman Empire; Count of Holland, of Zealand, of Ferrette, of Kyburg, of Namur, and of Zutphen; Lord of Frisia, of the Wendish March, of Pordenone, of Salins and of Mechelen. All those who will see our letter: Greetings! By our beloved Jan Cornelisson, alias Jan Zeverson, printer, living within our city of Leyden, has been presented to us, how he would like to print the present book, and it is a Chronicle of Holland and also that will be costly and difficult for him, and that this book never has been printed, so he would not dare undertake the printing without having a letters patent and privilege from us, to be allowed to print this book within the coming six years, and so that nobody but him is permitted to be allowed to do this printing, humbly imploring us to award and grant him these letters in good form. So it is, that we him, considering in particular that this Book and volumes mentioned above never has been printed, we have been disposed to, for this and other reasons prodding us thereto, as in the cases above, grant, patent and will to the aforementioned Janne Cornelisson his above mentioned plea and desire, and grant, patent and will, giving him permission, authority and express privilege by exceptional grace, by means of our letter, that he may print or caused to be printed this book and volume stated above at any time he deems appropriate, namely the Chronicle of Holland, provided that he will be held to have finished and completed this print within the next four years; during this time of four years, no one, whoever he may be, but the presenter may be permitted or authorized to print the above mentioned book and volume, on the penalty of seizure of those books that would be printed by someone else than this presenter, and to be sentenced and corrected by arbitration. Dictate and command therefore our dear faithful Chancellor and members of our Secret Council, President and members of our Grand Council, Chancellor and members of our Council in Brabant, President and members of the chambers of the Council in Flanders; Stadtholder, President and members of our Council in Holland; Bailiff of Leyden and all our other Judges, Justices and Officials, whom this may concern, Lord Stadtholders and each one of him in particular, as he deems appropriate, that they allow and tolerate the aforementioned Jan Cornelis son, supplicant, to quietly, peacefully and totally enjoy our grace, patent and privilege, and of all the contents thereof, during the time and with the methods and ways related above, without causing him or bring to pass any hindrance, injury, or opposing difficulties. Punishing the infringers thereof with the penalties provided, without remission or forebearance, because this pleases us. For the ratification we have put our seal hereon.
Given in our city of Brussels, the ninth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand five hundred and sixteen, and of our Empire the first.
By the King in his High Council. Hanneton signed.
(a) Corfice AB.
Copie.
Kaerle, by der gracien Goeds Coninck van Castillen, van Leon, van Grenaden, van Arragon, van Naverre, van beyde den Sicilien, van Jherusalem, van Valence, van Majorcke, van Sardene, van Corsice (a), etcetera, eertshertoge van Oestenrijcke; hertoge van Bourgongen, van Lothrinck, van Brabant, van Stiere, van Crayn, van Carmole, van Lemburch, van Lutzenburch ende van Ghelre, grave van Vlaenderen, van Habsburch, van Tyrol, van Artoys, van Bourgongen palsgrave ende van Henegauwe; lantgrave van Elsaten; prince van Swaven; marcgrave van Burgau ende des Heylichs Rijcs; van Hollant, van Zeelant, van Phirt, van Kiborch, van Namen ende van Zutphen grave; here van Vrieslant, van den Windesmarck, van Portenaw, van Salins ende van Mechelen. Allen denghenen die desen onsen brief sullen sien: Saluyt! Vanwegen ons beminden Jan Cornelis zoen, alias Jan Zeversoen, printer, wonende binnen onser stede van Leyden, is ons verthoent gheweest, hoe dat gaerne imprimeren ende in printe leggen soude dit teghenwoerdige boeck, ende is een Cronijcke van Hollant; ende also hem datselve costelick ende moyelic vallen sal, ende dat ditselve boeck noyt gheprint en is gheweest, soe en soude hi dieselve printe ende impressie niet durren bestaen sonder te hebben brieven van octroye ende privilegie van ons, om ditselve boeck te moghen imprimeren ende printen binnen ses toecomende jaren, ende dat nyemende gheoerloft en si dan hem allene, om dieselve impressie te moghen doen, ons oetmoedelick biddende hem dieselve brieven te willen gonnen ende verlenen in goeder vormen. Soe eyst, dat wi desen, angesien sonderlinge dat dit Boeck ende volumen voorscreven noyt gheimprimeert ofte gheprint en is gheweest, wi hebben den voornoemden Janne Cornelissoen om dese ende andere redenen ons daertoe porrende, in den ghevalle als boven, genegen wesende tot sijn voorscreven bede ende begeerte, gegonnen, geoctroyeert ende gewillekoert, gonnen, octroyeren ende willekueren, hem ghevende oerlof, auctoriteyt ende expres privilegie uut sonderlinge gracie, midts desen onsen brieve, dat hi dit boeck ende voluymen voren verclaert sal mogen imprimeren ende printen ofte doen imprimeren ende printen tallen tiden alst hem goet duncken sal, te wetene dye Cronycke van Hollandt, behoudelic dat hi ghehouden sal wesen dieselve prente ende impressie volmaect ende volbracht te hebben binnen vier jaren naest comende; binnen welcken tijde van vier jaren nyemant, wie hi si, dan denselven thoonder gheoerloft noch gheauctorizeert en sal wesen dieselve prente ende impressie van den voorscreven boecke ende voluymen te mogen doen, opte verboerte van denselven boecken, die bi yemant anders dan dieselve thoonder gheprent soude wesen, ende daer of arbitraerlick ghestraft ende gecorrigeert te sine. Ontbieden daerom ende bevelen onsen lieven ghetrouwen Cancelier ende luyden van onsen Secreten Rade, President ende luyden van onsen Groten Rade, Cancelier ende luyden van onsen Rade in Brabant, President ende luyden van onser camere van den Rade in Vlaenderen; Stedehouder, President ende luden van onsen Rade in Hollant; scout van Leyden ende allen anderen onsen Rechteren, Justicieren ende Officieren, wien dit angaen mach, heren stedehouderen ende elcken van hem bysonder, soe hem toebehoren sal, dat si den voornoemden Jan Cornelis zoen, suppleant, doen laten ende gedogen van deser onser gracie, octroye ende previlegie, ende van al den inhouden van deser, duerende den tijt ende in der voegen ende manieren voren verhaelt, rustelic, vredelic ende volcomelic ghenyeten, sonder hem te doen ofte laten geschien enich hinder, letsel ofte moyenesse ter contrarien. Straffende die overtreders van dien byder peynen voorscreven, sonder verdrach oft dissimulacie, want ons also belieft. Des toerconden hebben wi onsen zegel hieran doen hangen. Gegeven in onser stat van Bruessel, den neghenden dach van october int jaer ons Heeren duysent vijf hondert ende sestien, ende van onsen Rijcke deerste.
By den Coninc in sinen Hogen Rade. Hanneton onderteykent.
(a) Corfice AB.