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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 March 2008
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An Act touching the Marchauntes of Italy: 1 Richard III (1484), cap. 9
Purveu toutz foitz que cest acte ou ascune part dicell, ne ascune autre acte fait ou a×aire en le dit parlement, en null maner extende ou soit prejudiciall ascun destourbance damage ou empediment au ascun artiÞcer ou marchaunt estraunge, de quell nacion ou paiis il soit ou soira, de ou pur amesnance en cest Roialme ou vendicion par retaille ou autrement dascuns maners livres escriptez ou enpressez, ou pur lenhabitacion deinz le dit Roialme pur mesme lentent, ou au ascun escrivener alluminour liour ou enpressour autrement dit imprintour de tielx livres, quelx il ad ou avera a vendre par voie de marchandise, ou pur leur demeure en mesme le Roialme pur lexcercicion de les ditz occupacions; cest acte ou ascune part dicell nient contristeant.
Provided alwey that this Acte or any part therof, or any other Acte to be made in this present parliament, in no wise extende or be prejudicall any lette hurte or impediment to any Artificer or merchaunt straungier of what Nacion or Countrey he be or shalbe of, for bryngyng into this Realme, or sellyng by retaill or otherwise, of any maner bokes wrytten or imprynted, or for the inhabitynge within the said Realme for the same intent, or to any writer lympner bynder or imprynter of such bokes, as he hath or shall have to sell by wey of merchaundise, or for their abode in the same Realme for the exercisyng of the said occupacions; this Acte or any parte therof notwithstandyng.
(SRealm, ii, p. 493)
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- The Cambridge History of the Book in Britain , pp. 608 - 610Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 1999