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Censorship Rules, Madrid (1558)

Source: Biblioteca Nacional de España; BNE. pages 123-125 from Novísima recopilación de las Leyes de España. (Madrid : [s.n.], 1805-1807) -Signature 1/6722.

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Censorship Rules, Madrid (1558), Primary Sources on Copyright (1450-1900), eds L. Bently & M. Kretschmer, www.copyrighthistory.org

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                  LAW III.
      
      Don Felipe, and, on his behalf, Princess Doña Juana,
            Valladolid, pragmatica on 7 September 1558
      
      New order to be observed
      for printing books; and procedures that
      booksellers and Justices must follow-
            
      
      1(a) We order and uphold that,
under the threat of death and
loss of possessions, no bookseller
or any other person whatsoever
should bring or introduce into
these Kingdoms any books in Romance
that are printed beyond them,
even if they are printed
in the Kingdoms of Aragon, Valen-
cia, Catalonia and Navarre,
on any subject matter,quality or Faculty,
that are not printed under licence
signed in our name and stamped
by those of our Council:
regarding books in Romance printed up until now
that were brought in from beyond this Kingdom,
and before the publication of this letter
and pragmatica ::: whoever has them is obliged
to submit them to the Corregidor
or Mayor of the head party,
who will send our Council
a report on them, so it can be seen
and foreseen and meanwhile
they cannot have or sell them,
on threat of losing their possessions
and being perpetually exiled from these Kingdoms.
      
      2 We further uphold and order that
no book or work from any Fa-
culty whatsoever,whether in Latin or Romance or
in any other language, can be printed or even
printed within these kingdoms, without
the said book or work having been first submitted
to our Council. They will be read and
examined by the person or persons
our Council commissions to do so; and once done,
a licence signed in our name will be given
and stamped by those from our Council;
and whoever prints, or orders to be printed,
or whoever prints that book or work in another way,
and who does not precede this examination
and approval and obtain our licence
in the above-mentioned way, shall incur a death sentence
and lose all his possessions; and such books
and works will be burned in public.
      
      3. And having made the submission and
after our Council has examined it
and having obtained our licence,
the said book or work can be altered, changed or added to,

    


      
                  LEY III.
      
      Don Felipe, y en su nombre la Princesa Doña Juana en
            Valladolid, por pragm. de 7 de Sept. de 1558.
      
      Nueva órden que se ha de observar en la
            impresion de libros; y diligencias que deben
                  practicar los libreros y Justicias-
            
      
      1(a) Mandamos y defendemos, que
ningun librero ni otra persona alguna trai-
ga ni meta en estos Reinos libros de ro-
mance impresos fuera dellos, aunque sean
impresos en los Reinos de Aragon, Valen-
cia, Cataluña y Navarra, de cualquier ma-
teria, calidad ó Facultad, no siendo im-
presos con licencia firmada del nuestro
nombre y señalada de los del nuestro Con-
sejo bajo pena de muerte y de perdimiento
de bienes: y en quanto á los libros de ro-
mance de los impresos fuera de este Rey-
no hasta agora, y ántes de la publicacion
de esta nuestra carta y pragmática, que se
hubieren traído ::: sean obligados los que
lo tuvieren á presentarlos al Corregidor
ó Alcalde mayor de la cabeza del parti-
do, el qual envíe ante los del nuestro Con-
sejo la memoria de los que son, para que
sea visto, se provea; y entretanto no los ten-
gan ni vendan, so pena de perdimiento de
sus bienes, y que sean desterrados destos
Reynos perpetuamente.
      
      2. Otrosí defendemos y mandamos, que
ningun libro ni obra, de cualquiera Fa-
cultad que sea, en latín ni en romance ni
otra lengua, se pueda imprimir ni impri-
ma en estos Reynos, sin que primero el
tal libro ó obra sea presentado en nuestro
Consejo, y sean vistos y examinados por
la persona ó personas á quien los del
nuestro Consejo lo cometieren; y hecho
esto, se le de licencia firmada de nuestro
nombre, y señalada de los del nuestro
Consejo; y quien imprimiere ó diere á
imprimir, ó fuere en que se imprima li-
bro ó obra en otra manera, no habiendo
precedido el dicho exámen y aprobación,
y la dicha nuestra licencia en la dicha
forma, incurra en pena de muerte y per-
dimiento de todos sus bienes; y los ta-
les libros y obras sean públicamente que-
madas.
      
      3.Y porque fecha la presentacion y
exámen dicho en nuestro Consejo, y ha-
bida nuestra licencia, se podría en el tal
libro ó obra alterar, ó mudar, ó añadir,
      

    

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