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The 'Fixed and Indissoluble' Contract of the Guild of Printers and Booksellers, Leiden (1660)

Source: Regionaal Archief Leiden, Oud Notarieel Archief, 506, inventarisnummer 674 (Archief van notaris Nicolaes Paets), no. 123 of 10 November 1660 (276-279)

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The 'Fixed and Indissoluble' Contract of the Guild of Printers and Booksellers, Leiden (1660), Primary Sources on Copyright (1450-1900), eds L. Bently & M. Kretschmer, www.copyrighthistory.org

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in any way. Under the covenant of the respective persons and goods no one is excempt, under the jurisdiction of all Lords' justices and judges. The persons appearing furthermore consented to have one or more Acts in forma be made and provide by me, notary.

Thus done and taken place on the aforesaid day, month and year within Leyden -- added in the margin: (except Hendrick Verbiest who (recently?) on xvith this month November has signed) -- in the presence of Jacobus Lucasz. and Antonij van Cathagen, requested and called upon as credible witnesses hereto together with me, notary.

Jan Maire
Frans Hackes
Joris Abrahamsz. van der Marsce
Pieter Leffen
Frans Moyaert
Salomon Wagenaer
Daniel en Abram van Gaasbeeck
P.D. Croij
Hendrick Verbiest
Pieter Hackius
Pieter Dedier
Jacob Voorn
Jacobus Lucas
Anthonij van Kathagen 1660

Which I affirm, N. Paets notarius publicus s(ub)s(cripsi) 1660

Appeared before me, aforementioned notary, the undersigned persons who hereby declared to approve and ratify the preceding Act and approval and the contract mentioned therein, promising to observe this on all points under convenant as well as law. For ratification of this signed.

A. v. Hoogenhuys signed this on xixth March 1661. In presence of me, N. Paets s(ub)s(cripsit) 1661.

On xxvth Mey 1661 Adriaen Vlack Sr., bookseller in the Hague, has approved the aforesaid agreement and contract, with the promise to conform to it such as he hereby avows with his signature. Adrian Vlack.


    

in eeniger manieren. Onder verbant van haere respective persoonen ende goederen geen uijtgesondert, ten bedwang van allen 's heeren rechten ende rechteren. Consenteerden voirts zij comparanten hiervan bij mij notaris gemaect ende gelevert te werden een oft meer acten in forma.

Aldus gedaen ende gepasseert ten dage, maent ende jaere voorsz. binnen Leijden -- aangevuld in margine: (uijtgesondert bij Hendrick Verbiest die (onlanx?) opten xvien deser maent november geteijckent heeft) -- ter presentie ende overstaen van Jacobus Lucasz. ende Antonij van Cathagen, als getuijgen gelooffwaerdich hiertoe beneffens mij notaris versocht ende overgeropen.

Jan Maire
Frans Hackes
Joris Abrahamsz. van der Marsce
Pieter Leffen
Frans Moyaert
Salomon Wagenaer
Daniel en Abram van Gaasbeeck
P.D. Croij
Hendrick Verbiest
Pieter Hackius
Pieter Dedier
Jacob Voorn
Jacobus Lucas
Anthonij van Kathagen 1660

't Welck ic affirmere, N. Paets notarius publicus s(ub)s(cripsi) 1660

Compareerden voor mij notaris voornoemt d'ondergeschreven personen dewelcke verclaerden bij desen te approberen ende ratificeren de voorgaende acte ende approbatie ende het contract daerinne gemelt, beloven 'tselve in alle poincten naer te comen, onder verbant als naer rechten. T'oerconden desen geteijckent.

A. v. Hoogenhuys desen geteijckent opten xixen martii 1661. Mij present N. Paets s(ub)s(cripsit) 1661.

Opten xxven meije 1661 heeft Sr. Adriaen Vlack, bouckvercooper in Sgravenhage d'voorsz. accorde ende contracte geapprobeert mittbelofte van hem daernaer mede te sullen reguleren sulcx dselve mit sijne onderteijckeninge bij desen bekent. Adrian Vlack.


    

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