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Juan Curiel as Censor , Oxford (1752)

Source: Bodleian Library, Oxford, scanned from Novísima recopilación de leyes de España, [Madrid] Impresa en Madrid 1805-1807, vol. 4, pp. 132-135; shelfmark: Spain 30 N944a

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Juan Curiel as Censor , Oxford (1752), Primary Sources on Copyright (1450-1900), eds L. Bently & M. Kretschmer, www.copyrighthistory.org

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must be sent to the Council, otherwise the fine
will amount to one hundred maravedís and
they will lose the books they introduced and
sold without receiving the established price:
and it shall be understood from this regulation
that, even though the price of the book is
excessive or abusive but the Council deem it
to be acceptable, the Publication Judge shall
oversee the matter, advising the Council so
that Your Majesty is notified.
            15. Neither can they sell the first
printing of books written by foreigners nor
the second printing by nationals outside the
kingdom, without complying with the
formalities foreseen by law for this. The same
sentence is applicable.
            16. No printer, bookseller or book
dealer, whether a national or foreigner of these
kingdoms, can impede, complicate or delay
the Publication Superintendent or his Sub-
delegates from visiting their houses upon
the pretext of a privilege of jurisdiction, as
they did not understand or believe this was
applicable to their trade, unless they can pro-
vide a superior order to prevent such visits.
            17. The booksellers of this Court and
book dealers cannot purchase together for
re-selling any bookshop whatsoever from
any faculty due to the death of whoever
owned it until fifty days have elapsed since
their death, under sentence of a fine
of two hundred ducats.
            18. No missals, diurnals, pontificals,
manuals, breviaries whether in Latin or in
Romance, nor any other choir book printed
beyond these kingdoms can be re-printed,
brought in or sold in these kingdoms,
although they are in Navarre, without first
bringing them to the Council where who-
ever the Council appoints shall examine
them. A licence signed by the Royal Council
in Your Majesty’s name will be given so there is
no infringement of what His Holiness
has ordered. If the printers, booksellers or
anyone else contravenes this, they shall incur in

a sentence for the loss of their property and
perpetual exile from the kingdom. Wherever
there are no Publication Subdelegates, the
Provincial Courts shall confiscate these books
and shall not give permission to sell or use
them and they shall take action against those
who did otherwise, under threat of perpetual
privation of their trade and fifty maravedís
for every offence; and the above-mentioned
Provincial Courts shall send a list of the
aforementioned sentences to the Council
or to the Publication Superintendent within
twenty days after they found any such books.
            19. All chapters referred to shall apply not
only by the kingdoms of the Crown of Castile,
but also by those of the Crown of Aragon, with
the exception that the correction of the books
must be carried out by people appointed by the
respective Hearings for this purpose. Their
certified list of the sheets and expression of the
misprints must be passed to the General
Corrector of this Court for the stamped paper.
His certificate must state the price assessment
from the Government Notary of the
aforementioned kingdoms. It shall be
understood that this regulation complies with
the agreed writ applicable.
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      




    







so pena de cien mil maravedís, y de ha-
ber perdido los libros que metieren y ven-
dieren sin preceder la dicha tasa: y la
práctica de esta disposición se entienda
para el caso en que, reconociéndose ex
ceso ó abuso en los precios de los libros,
el Consejo la tenga por conveniente; y
el Juez de Imprentas cele en su asunto,
dando cuenta al Consejo para ponerlo en
noticia de SM.
            15.Que tampoco puedan vender li-
bros escritos por extranjeros de primera
impresion, y por naturales de segunda fue-
ra del reino, sin preceder las diligencias
prevenidas por las leyes cerca de esto, ba-
xo la misma pena.
            16.Ningun impresor, librero ó tra-
tante en libros, natural ó extranjero de es-
tos reynos, se excuse ni ponga embarazo ni
dilación en que sus casas sean visitadas
por el Superintendente de Imprentas ó sus
Subdelegados, con pretexto de privilegio
de fuero, por no deberse entender ni va-
lerles en lo tocante á sus oficios, excepto
en casos de manifestar orden superior para
impedir las visitas.
            17.Los libreros de esta Corte y tra-
tantes de libros no puedan comprar por
junto, para revender, librería alguna de
qualquiera Facultad, que haya quedado por
fallecimiento de la persona que la tenia,
hasta pasados cincuenta días de su muerte,
bajo pena de doscientos ducados
            18.No se puedan reimprimir, ni me-
ter ni vender en estos reynos misales, diur-
nales, pontificales, manuales, breviarios
en latín, ni en romance, ni otro algun li-
bro de coro, impresos fuera de estos rey-
nos, aunque lo esten en el de Navarra,
sin que primero se traigan al Consejo, y
se examinen por las personas á quien di-
cho Consejo le cometiere, y se les de li-
cencia firmada del Real nombre de S.M.,
para que en ellos no pueda haber ningun
vicio contra lo ordenado por su Santidad;
y si los impresores, libreros u otras per-
sonas de cualquier calidad que sean, con-
travinieren á ello, incurran en pena de
perdimiento de bienes y destierro perpe-
tuo del reyno; y las Justicias ordinarias,
donde no hubiere Subdelegados de Im-
prentas, embarguen los tales libros y no
consientan venderlos ni usar de ellos; y
procedan contra los que lo contrario hi-
cieren, so pena de privacio perpetua de
su oficios, y de cincuenta maravedís
por cada vez; y so de dicha pena dichas
Justicias envíen relacion al Consejo ó al
Superintendente de Imprentas dentro de
veinte dias de los libros que así hallaren.
            19.Todos los referidos capítulos se en-
tiendan no solo con los reynos de la Co-
rona de Castilla, sino igualmente con los
de la Corona de Aragon, á excepcion de
que en estos la corrección de los libros se
ha de hacer por las personas que á este
fin nombraren las Audiencias respectiva-
mente, con cuya relacion jurada de los
pliegos y expresion de las erratas las ha de
pasar á papel sellado el Corrector general
de esta Corte y en su certificación se da-
rá la tasa por la Escribanía de Gobierno
de dichos reynos. Y esta disposición se
entienda conforme al auto acordado que
de ella trata (ley 13. de este tit.).
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      


    

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