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Selected Extracts from the Stationers' Company's Registers, London (1554)

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Selected Extracts from the Stationers' Company's Registers, London (1554), Primary Sources on Copyright (1450-1900), eds L. Bently & M. Kretschmer, www.copyrighthistory.org

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Rychard Tottle             Rycharde Tottle broughte in a patente for
                                                                  pryntinge of bokes of Lawe to be confyrmed
                                                                  and allowed by this howse and the sayd
                                                                  patente ys for vii [7] yeres dated anno ii et iii philippi
                                                                  et marie






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Rychard Lante was sente to warde for the
pryntynge of an Epithaphi of queen Mary
with out lycense

John harryson for pryntynge of a ballet
with out lycense beholde the glasse of younge
servynge men was fyned 4d

owyn Rogers for pryntinge the Epistelles
and gospilles without lycense and for kepynge
of a forren[er] with out lycense ys fyned 3s 4d

Owen Rogers for pryntinge of halfe a
Reame of ballettes of a nother mans
Copye by waye of Desceate ys fyned at 20d

John Daye for pryntinge of a boke without
lycense Called an Excelent treates made
by Nosterdamus ys fyned at 5s

William Copland for pryntinge of a prognostication
of Nosterdamus without lycense and for mysbehavynge
hym selfe before the master and Wardyns was fyned at 3s 4d

Rychard Adams for pryntinge the Regester of
all them that were burned without lycense
was fyned at 5s

owyn Rogers for pryntinge withoute lycense
The Regester of all them that were burned was fyned at 20d

henry Sutton for pryntinge the Examination
of John Philpott with out lycense and his fyned
at 5s

owyn Rogers ys fyned for that he prynted
a ballet of the Lorde Wenfurthe [Wentworth] with out
lycense 2s

John Audeley for pryntinge of ii[2] ballettes with out
lycense was fyned at 2s



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Recevyd of John daye for his lycense for
pryntinge of of a boke called Cosmographi
the vi [6] of novembre 20d


Recevyd of John Sampson for his
lycense for pryntinge these ii [2] ballettes
the one Called sende me your sonne go
your waye and the other Wemen best
whan they be at Rest iiii [4] of decembre 8d





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Ffor Takynge of Fynes
for copyes as foloweth


Recevyd of master Serys for his lycense for
pryntinge of a boke intituled Onosandro
Platonico of the generall Captayne and of                        4d
his office translated oute of greke into the
Italion by Fabio Cotta and so into englesshe
by Peter Whytehorne

Recevyd of William greffeth for his lycense
for pryntinge of a ballet intituled the
shewyng what misfortune happened by the                        4d
desposicion of the planettes namely in saynt
martens parryshe nere charynge Crosse

Recevyd of Heugh Flemynge for his lycense
for pryntinge of a preservityue for the plage                  6d
with also a medycene for the same allowed by
the Counsell

Recevyd of John Kyngeston for his lysence
for pryntinge of a boke intituled a shorte                              4d
Dyaloge agaynste the plage made by master
Bullen

Recevyd of Rowland for his lysence for
pryntinge of a spretuall preserviture for                              4d
the plage and also for the sowle made by master
Doctour Rychardson

Recevyd of John cherlewood for his lysence
for pryntinge of a ballet intituled ye vanite                  4d
of this worlde and the felycite of the worlde
to come

Recevyd of John cherlewood for his
lysence for pryntinge of a ballet                                          4d
intituled Wysdome Wolde I wyshe to
haue



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                                                Takynge of Fynes for
                                                Copyes as ffoloweth

Receavd of Thomas marshe for his
lycense for pryntinge of Dygges prognostication                  12d
and his tectonicon which he boughte of lucas
haryson






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Receaved of Henry Rocheforthe for his
lycense for pryntinge an allmanacke and
a prognostication of his owne makynge for the                  8d
yere of our lorde god 1565 auctorysshed by my
lorde of London &c



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Recevyd of Henry Sanderson for his
lycense for pryntinge of a compendious
forme of prayers for the hole estate of Christes
Churche auctorysshed by my lorde of London             4d



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                                                            Receved of Rycharde Scerle for his lycense
                                                            for pryntinge of the Cathechesme in Laten
                                                            of master Calvyn             4d
ultimo marcii 1573
chaunged with H Byneman
for Terence / per licem
magistri et guardianorum

                                                            Receved of Thomas marshe for his
                                                            lycense for pryntinge of a breaffe cronenacle
                                                            made by John Stowe auctorysshed by my lorde
                                                            of Canterbury            6d




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 The Enterynge of Coopyes

Recevyd of Rychard Jonnes for his lycense
for prynting of a ballett intituled un happye                  4d
happe Dothe fall &c

Recevyd of Rychard Jonnes for his lycense
for pryntinge of a ballett intituled ye                              4d
lovynge Wormes comme learne of me

Recevyd of Wylliam gryffeth for his
lycense for pryntinge of a ballett intituled                  4d
a notable instruction for all men to be wayre
the abuses of Dyce Wyne and Women

Recevyd of Wylliam greffeth for his lycense
for pryntinge of a ballet intituled a seconde                  4d
Dystruction agaynste Malborne hylles sett fourth
by vs Wyves consente of our Wylles

Recevyd of Rychard hudson for his lycense
for pryntinge of a ballet intituled the                              4d
Crueltye of fortayne / I weepe for Woo and
I Dye for payne

Recevyd of Wylliam Pekerynge for his
lycense for pryntinge of a boke intituled                        4d
The lamentation for ye Towne of Chensford
Wrekell Spryngfylde / Ip[s]wich and Waltham

Recevyd of Wylliam Pekerynge for his
lycense for pryntinge of a ballett intituled                  4d
the Lamentation of Chensford Wrekell
Ip[s]wich Spryngfylde and Waltham

Recevyd of John Alde for his lycense for prynting
of a ballett intituled a Warnynge to all maydes                  4d
that Brewes thayre owne bane & c



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Recevyd of John Kyngeston for his lycense for
pryntinge of Calvyns Cathechesme which
he boughte of Wylliam Coplande for the some of            [5s]6d



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Maylarde gave it                                                      Recevyd of leonerde maylarde for his lycense for
to Austin Lawghton &                                    pryntinge of a boke intituled the style
Lawghton solde it to                                    and mannour of inditynge any manour of epesteles
henry myddleton                                                      or letters to all Degrees and states by Fulwood            12d




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