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The Chronicle of Holland, Zealand and Frisia, starting from the time of Adam till the birth of our Lord Jesus, up until the year M.CCCCC and XVII. From the true origins, how Holland was first occupied and inhabited by the Trojans. And it includes the Dukes of Bavaria, Hainaut and Burgundy; in the time that they were a county with the chronicles of the Bishops of Utrecht, extendedly and extensively recounted in its entirety.

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Charles V, by the grace of God King of Castile, of Leon, of Grenada, of Aragon, of Navarra, of both the Sicily's, of Jerusalem, of Valencia, of Majorca, of Sardinia, of Corsica (a), etcetera, Archduke of Austria; Duke of Burgundy, of Lorraine, of Brabant, of Styria, of Carinthia, of Carniola, of Limburg, of Luxembourg, and of Gelderland, Earl of Flanders, of Habsburg, of Tyrol, of Artois, palatine of Burgundy and of Hainaut, Landgrave of Alsace; Prince of Swabia; Margrave of Burgau, and of the Holy Roman Empire; Count of Holland, of Zealand, of Ferrette, of Kyburg, of Namur, and of Zutphen; Lord of Frisia, of the Wendish March, of Pordenone, of Salins and of Mechelen. All those who will see our letter: Greetings! By our beloved Jan Cornelisson, alias Jan Zeverson, printer, living within our city of Leyden, has been presented to us, how he would like to print the present book, and it is a Chronicle of Holland and also that will be costly and difficult for him, and that this book never has been printed, so he would not dare undertake the printing without having a letters patent and privilege from us, to be allowed to print this book within the coming six years, and so that nobody but him is permitted to be allowed to do this printing, humbly imploring us to award and grant him these letters in good form. So it is, that we him, considering in particular that this Book and volumes mentioned above never has been printed, we have been disposed to, for this and other reasons prodding us thereto, as in the cases above, grant, patent and will to the aforementioned Janne Cornelisson his above mentioned plea and desire, and grant, patent and will, giving him permission, authority and express privilege by exceptional grace, by means of our letter, that he may print or caused to be printed this book and volume stated above at any time he deems appropriate, namely the Chronicle of Holland, provided that he will be held to have finished and completed this print within the next four years; during this time of four years, no one, whoever he may be, but the presenter may be permitted or authorized to print the above mentioned book and volume, on the penalty of seizure of those books that would be printed by someone else than this presenter, and to be sentenced and corrected by arbitration. Dictate and command therefore our dear faithful Chancellor and members of our Secret Council, President and members of our Grand Council, Chancellor and members of our Council in Brabant, President and members of the chambers of the Council in Flanders; Stadtholder, President and members of our Council in Holland; Bailiff of Leyden and all our other Judges, Justices and Officials, whom this may concern, Lord Stadtholders and each one of him in particular, as he deems appropriate, that they allow and tolerate the aforementioned Jan Cornelis son, supplicant, to quietly, peacefully and totally enjoy our grace, patent and privilege, and of all the contents thereof, during the time and with the methods and ways related above, without causing him or bring to pass any hindrance, injury, or opposing difficulties. Punishing the infringers thereof with the penalties provided, without remission or forebearance, because this pleases us. For the ratification we have put our seal hereon.
Given in our city of Brussels, the ninth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand five hundred and sixteen, and of our Empire the first.

By the King in his High Council. Hanneton signed.

(a) Corfice AB.



Translation by: Miluska Kooij