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(1450-1900)

Privilege of the Prince-Bishop of Würzburg, Würzburg (1479)

Source: Universitätsbibliothek Würzburg, Inc. f. 43, fol 38.

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Privilege of the Prince-Bishop of Würzburg, Würzburg (1479), Primary Sources on Copyright (1450-1900), eds L. Bently & M. Kretschmer, www.copyrighthistory.org

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Rudolfus dei gratia Episcopus Herbipolensis et Francie orientalis Dux . Kilianus
de Bibra decretorum doctor Praepositus. Wilhelmus de Limperg baro sa=
cri Romam imperii Archi pincerna Decanus. Totumque capitulum ecclesie herbipolensis
Cunctis per printes ad noticiam deducimus . qualiter pro dei laude et decore alta
revolvimus mente . omnesque horarum canonicarum tam maioris quam ceterarum Colle=

giatarum ecclesiarum Parrochialiumque et cappellarum civitatisque nostra diocesis Herbi=
polenis libros summo studio rimari fecimus . quibus dignum et salutare plurimum
fore comperimus opus esse q maxime ut libri huiusmodi iuxta vim et seriem libros
horarum Canonicam et chori nostre maioris ecclesie Herbipolensis: in et ad unam soniam de=
bitarumque rubricarum vmtatem reparent re integrarent et producit et quemadmodum libros

horarium chori nostri herbipolensis . per discretos ac idoneos viros ad hoc deputatos
exactissima diligentia per multos iam menses clare inspici. corrigi. et emendari.
iussumus. quod et ita summis vigiliis pactum esse repimus, Et ut deinceps plati
et ceteri ecclesiastici ac beneficiati nostra civitatis et diocese de talismoni libro debi=?
ta correctura et integra repacone. ad omnipotentis dei laude et nostri Herbipolensis

ecclesie decorem . perpetuis futuris typibus liberalissime frui possime et valeant: de=
crevimus propterea nil rectius: nil demque amodosius esse. quidque librorum horarum
canonicarum. iuxta et secundem correcturam et emendationem huiusmodi impressura et ali=
quos notabiles artis impressorie mgros fiat er adaptet. cuius rei gra cum puidis
nobis in rupo devotis et sincere dilectis Stephano Dold Jeorio Ryser et Joha

nne Bekenhub dicto Mentzer huius artis mgris pitissimis evemmus . et eos ad
neraz civitatem Herbipolensis equis ediconibus et pactis eduximus. quibus dumtaxat
et non aliis libros hora canonica (ut pemittitur) imprimendi subtili et optimo
modo dedimus facultatem, Quos et eo familia. res et bona. sub nera pia et pa=
terna tuitione et pptectione recepimus, Ut igitur de huiusmodi libro et impressura

cunctis horarum ut permittetur imprimendos. nostro et pontificatus et capelli insigniis
decorarent, Datum in civitate nostra Herbipolensi Anno domini millesimo quadringen=
tesimo septuagesimo nono . die vicesima mensis septembris,



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