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Tax Exemption for Books, Valladolid (1477)

Source: Archivo General de Simancas. AGS, RGS, XII-1477

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Tax Exemption for Books, Valladolid (1477), Primary Sources on Copyright (1450-1900), eds L. Bently & M. Kretschmer, www.copyrighthistory.org

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And in accordance with the laws and ordinances
of the Register of our sales taxes on everything
bought and sold in our kingdoms, the law states
the following: And it is my wish that a sales tax
tithe be collected and paid on everything that
is sold or bought except weapons and horses
and colts and mules and saddled mules
and bread and books and grain saddle-bags
that are not decorated in gold or silver work,
and falcons and goshawks and sparrow-hawks
and other hunting birds.
      
      
And apparently King John of Castile, our father,
whose glorious memory
      
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E por quanto segund las leyes e ordenanzas
del Cuaderno por donde se puden e cogen
nuestras alcabalas de las cosas que se compran
y se venden en nuestros reynos se contiene una
ley su tenor de la cual es este que se sigue: y es
mi merced que se coxga y paguen alcabales de
diezmo de todas las cosas que se vendieren y
compraron salvo de armas y cavallos y potros
y mulas y mulos de silla e de pan cosido y de
libros y alforjas en grano que no sea puesta en
alguna lavor de oro o plata amoneda, e de
falcones e azores e gavilanes e otras aves de caza.
      
      
E parece que el señor Rey don Juan, nuestro
padre, de gloriosa memoria,
      
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