The Patent from the States of Holland and Westfriezland, for Printing this Work, is a follows, viz.

THE States of Holland and Westfreizland Publish, that Adrian Benian Bookseller at Delft, having made known to us, that he has been at great charge and trouble in Printing a certain Book Intituled [Histoire de 1•▪ Edit de Nantes, contenant les choses les plus Re∣marquables qui se sont passees en France avant & apres •a Publication a l' occasian de la diversite des Religi∣ons, &c.] in Quarto in four Parts, and fearing that some other Person in our Dominions to his great loss and damage might attempt to print the foresaid Book after Our foresaid Petitioners Copy, has apply'd himself to Us, in most humble man∣ner, Praying that we would favour Our said Petitio∣ner with a special Patent or Priviledge, by which Our said Petitioner, his Heirs, Administrators, &c. may be favoured and allow'd to Print the said Book for 15 Years next ensuing, and that they only may be allow'd to Print Publish and Sell the said Book Page  [unnumbered] during the said time in Our Territories, in such manner and Languages as they shall think fit, for∣bidding any other to Print the said Book in any manner either in the whole or in part, or to Sell or Pub∣lish any of the said Books that may be brought into Our Country from other Parts.

We therefore having consider'd the Case and Petition aforesaid, and being inclin'd to hearken to the said Petition, have of Our true Knowledge and by Our Sovereign Power and Authority, Consen∣ted and Agreed to and Impowred, and by these Pre∣sents do Consent and Agree to and Priviledge the said Petitioner, his Heirs, Administrators, &c. only to Print the said Book for the term of 15 Years next ensuing, in Quarto in four Parts, within Our Do∣minions, and that he, &c. only may Print or cause to Print, Publish or Sell the said Book, in our Do∣minions, &c. Therefore we forbid all others to Print Publish or Sell the said Book in our Domini∣ons during the said term, or to import or Pub∣lish or Sell the said Book, tho, printed in any other Country, on pain of forfeiting all the said Books printed after the foresaid Coppy or imported in from Foreign parts, and besides to pay a fine of 300 Guilders, one third part to be given to the Officer that prosecutes; one third to be paid to the Poor of the Town where the fault is committed, and the remain∣ing third part to be paid to the foresaid Petitioner.

Page  [unnumbered]But notwithstanding any thing contained in this Our Patent with which we have gratified Our Peti∣tioner, Our intent is that it shall only defend him from such damage as may be done him by printing after his Copy, and no way authorise or avow, much less being Protected by us as aforesaid, give any reputation or credit, to the Contents of the Book, nor is the said Petitioner exempted from an∣swering any thing that may be charged on him, if it contains any thing that is unlawful, and to that •nd We expresly command that he shall place this our Patent in the fore part of the Book without any abbreviation or omissions: and he shall be obliged to bring one of the said Books well Bound and in good condition to the Library of our Ʋniversity of Leyden, and bring thence a sufficient testimonial thereof on pain of losing the Effect of these Pre∣sents. And to the end our Petitioner may enjoy this priviledge, We Command all whom these Presents may concern, that they suffer the said Petitioner peaceably to enjoy the full benefit of these our Let∣ters Patents.