90or offer to the public any Works of the said Sculptors
of the Royal Academy of Painting & Sculpture,
or copies of them, when they are found to be
marked with the
imprimatur of the Academy, & not other-
wise, without the permission of the person who has made them,
on pain of a fine of 100
livres, plus expenses,
damages & interest. Ordered at the King's Council of State
in the presence of His Majesty. Given at the Field of Kicurain
the 21st June 1676. Signed:
COLBERT.LOUIS by the grace of God, King of France &
Navarre: To our first Bailiff or Police Sergeant,
on the matter of this petition. We ask & direct,
by the Present [Letters] signed by our hand, that
the Decree given this day in our Council of State,
We being present, the Extract of which is here
attached under the seal of our Chancery, that,
without asking further permission: You notify
all those concerned, in order that they may not
feign ignorance, & that, for the entire execution
of it, and the prohibitions contained within it,
you execute all Orders, Enjoinders & other Acts
& Feats required & necessary; For this is our
pleasure. Given at the Field of Kicurain, the
21st June 1676. & the thirty-fourth [year] of our Reign.
Signed,
LOUIS, & below. By the King,
COLBERT.
And sealed with the great Seal in yellow wax.
Notice served at the Corporation of Master Painters & Sculptors,
when speaking to Silvain, Sworn-member and
Guard, the 28th July 1676. Signed,
RAMET.
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