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Juan Curiel as Censor , Oxford (1752)

Source: Bodleian Library, Oxford, scanned from Novísima recopilación de leyes de España, [Madrid] Impresa en Madrid 1805-1807, vol. 4, pp. 132-135; shelfmark: Spain 30 N944a

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Juan Curiel as Censor , Oxford (1752), Primary Sources on Copyright (1450-1900), eds L. Bently & M. Kretschmer, www.copyrighthistory.org

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Moreover, as this malice is unjustified, the
sentence applicable shall be for six years im-
prisonment and a fine of two hundred
ducats for any such offender.
            6. However, as it was possible to print
before any legal information, manifests and
legal defences, if signed by the Lawyers with-
out a licence from the Council; hereinafter,
pursuant to the last Royal Decree of 12
December 1749, no printer can print these
legal papers, manifests or legal defences,
or any similar ones, without having sub-
mitted the original beforehand to the
Council or Court before which the business
is pending. Once they have examined
it, the necessary licence will then be granted
for printing. After this, certificates will be
delivered to the printer. There will be a fine
for printing the above-mentioned papers
of two hundred ducats and perpetual
deprivation of being a printer, however
small they might be, without having deli-
vered the certificate beforehand together
with the licence as stated above: And the
author and whoever requests the printing
and puts the papers together shall also
incur in the same fine. The privileged
evidence shall be sufficient justification.
            7. Printers who do not hold secret
presses, or who impede the Corrector to
enter their houses to inspect and register
them; except if they show a superior order
to prevent the Corrector from entering to
undertake his inspection and register.
            8. Regarding the price assessment,
which must be put at the beginning of
the books, not only to state, as enforced
hitherto, the price of every sheet, but
the amount and price at which the book should
be sold, as per the certificate of the Notary of
the Chamber; this price assessment is the rate at
which the book must be sold.
            9. No Papal bulls, thanks, pardons,
indulgences, or jubilees can be printed with-
out preceding the form given in Law 5.
            10. As reprinting primers for teaching
children, synodal constitutions , arts of
Grammar, vocabularies, and other Latin
studies, are not new works but have
already been printed in these kingdoms,
although they can be re-printed without sub-
mitting them to the Council or preceded by
a licence, they cannot be re-printed without a
licence from the Ordinaries or Prelates in
their districts and diocese; and licences
granted in this way, must be placed at the
beginning of every book under sentence of
losing all property and perpetual exile from
the kingdom for whoever made, printed or
sold it otherwise.
            11. The same applies to printers with
licences issued by the General Inquisitor and
those from the Council of the Holy and
General Inquisition as these pertain to
matters concerning the Holy Office and those
awarded by the Commissioner General of the
Holy Crusade regarding Papal bulls and other
things pertaining to that Council. These must
appear at the beginning of the book.
            12. Any books, gazettes and whatever
others are printed on thin paper, similar to
that of the Capelladas factories; and in no way
on ordinary paper, which is commonly called
printing paper, under sentence of losing the
works and 50 ducats as a first-time fine,
and other more serious ones for repetitions.
            13. Moreover, no bookseller or book
dealer or anyone else can sell or introduce
into these kingdoms any books or works in
Romance compiled by nationals from these
kingdoms, any printers beyond them, without
a special royal licence, under threat of death and
loss of their property. In addition, this death
sentence imposed by law can be exchanged for
four years imprisonment and can be increased
as per the contumacy.
            14. These dealers and booksellers,
whether nationals of these kingdoms or
foreigners, cannot sell the printed books they
bring or introduce into them, unless they are
first assessed by the Council; one of such books
      
      
      




    







nos los referidos libros ó papeles; pero
no justificada esta malicia, se entienda la
pena de seis años de presidio y doscien-
tos ducados de multa á los contraventores.
            6.Sin embargo de que antes se podían
imprimir sin licencia del Consejo las in-
formaciones en derecho, manifiestos y de-
fensas legales, estando firmadas por los
Abogados; de aquí adelante, arreglado al
último Real Decreto de 12 de Diciembre de
1749, ningún impresor pueda im-
primir dichos papeles de derecho, mani-
fiestos ó defensas legales, ni otros seme-
jantes, sin que presentado antes el origi-
nal al Consejo ó Tribunal en que esté pen-
diente el negocio de que trata, y exami-
nado por él, se conceda á su continua-
ción la licencia necesaria para imprimirle;
de la que se ha de dar certificación á la
parte para entregarla al impresor, pena de
doscientos ducados, y privación perpe-
tua de oficio a los impresores que exe-
cutaren la impresión de los referidos pa-
peles, por pequeños que san, sin que án-
tes les hayan entregado la certificación con
la licencia arriba expresada: y en la mis-
ma multa incurra el autor y demas per-
sonas que soliciten la impresion, y concur-
ran á formar los papeles, para cuya justi-
ficación será bastante la prueba privile-
giada.
            7.Los impresores no tengan prensas
ocultas, ni dificulten en sus casas la en-
trada al Corrector para su reconocimiento
y registro; excepto si manifieste órden su-
perior para impedir la entrada del Correc-
tor al reconocimiento y registro.
            8.En las fes de tasas, que deben po-
ner al principio de los libros, no solo ex
presen, como hasta aquí lo han executa-
do, el precio de cada pliego, sino el mon-
to y precio á que se ha de vender el li-
bro, arreglándose á la certificación del
Escribano de Cámara; á cuya tasa se ar-
reglen los que vendieren.
            9.No puedan imprimir bulas, gracias,
perdones, indulgencias, ni jubileos, sin
que preceda la forma dada en la Ley 5.
tit.3 del libro 2.
            10.En las reimpresiones que se hagan
de cartillas para enseñar niños, Flos San-
torum, constituciones sinodales, artes de
Gramática, vocabularios, y otros libros
de Latinidad, no siendo obras nuevas
sino de las que ya otra vez están impre-
sas en estos reynos, aunque se puedan re-
imprimir sin presentarse en el Consejo ni
preceder su licencia, sin embargo no se
reimpriman sin licencia de los Ordinarios
ó Prelados en sus distritos y diócesis; y
las licencias que así diesen, se pongan en
los principios de cada libro so pena de
perdimiento de bienes y destierro perpe-
tuo del reyno al que de otra manera lo
hiciere, ó imprimiere ó vendiere.
            11.Lo mismo executen los impreso-
res con las licencias que diere el Inqui-
sidor general, y los del Consejo de la San-
ta y general Inquisición por lo pertene-
ciente á las cosas tocantes al Santo Ofi-
cio, y las que diese el Comisario gene-
ral de la Santa Cruzada por lo tocante á
bulas y demas cosas pertenecientes á aquel
Consejo, poniéndolas al principio del libro.
            12.Todas las impresiones de libros,
gazetas y qualesquiera otras que se hagan en
papel fino, semejante al de las fábricas
de Capelladas; y de ningun modo en pa-
pel ordinario, que comunmente se llama
de imprenta; baxo la pena de perdimien-
to de las obras, y de cincuenta ducados á
los que contravinieren por la primera vez,
y de otras mas graves á esta proporcion
por las reincidencias (15, 16 y 17)
            13.Asimismo ningun librero ó tratan-
te en libros, ni otra persona alguna pue-
da vender ó meter en estos reynos libros
ni obras en romance compuestas por los
naturales de estos reynos, impresores fuera
de ellos, sin especial Real licencia , so pe-
na de muerte y de perdimiento de bienes.
Y esta pena de muerte que impone la ley
se conmute en cuatro años de presidio, y
se aumente conforme á la contumacia.
            14.Dichos tratantes y libreros, así na-
turales de estos reinos como extranjeros,
no puedan vender los libros impresos que
traxeren ó metieren en ellos, sin que pri-
mero sean tasados por el Consejo; para
lo cual envien á el uno de dichos libros,


    

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