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(1450-1900)

Letter Concerning the Danish Bible, Nyborg (1552)

Source: Danske Kancelli: Tegnelser ove alle Lande nr. II - XI (1545-1571) B31C: IV 1552 – 1556. The Danish National Archives.

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Letter Concerning the Danish Bible, Nyborg (1552), Primary Sources on Copyright (1450-1900), eds L. Bently & M. Kretschmer, www.copyrighthistory.org

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Breffue som W[e]dgich om then danske bibell,

Christian etc.

Giøre alle witterligt att wij ere komen vdij forfarinngh, huorledis mange thennom fordriste baade wdij Danmarck oc Tydskland att prente paa Danske the bøger, som staar vdij thend nye Bybell, som wij haffue laadett vdtgaae vdij prentt vdij wor staadt Kiøpnehaffnn, oc finndis mange iblantt same bøger, som ere falske og vretteligenn prenthet oc dog holles fall oc selges her vdij Riigitt; szameledes vdij liige maade mange andre Danske oc Tyske bøger, som icke er nøtteliigtt att holles faall her vdij Riigitt. Tha paa thett slige bøger mue nederlegges oc icke bruges her vdij riigitt, wille wij, att effter thenne dag skall ingenn aff the bøger prenntes, som staar y thend Danske bibell, eller oc nogenn

 




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aff thennum att selgis eller hollis fall her wdij rigitt. Icke skall heller noger ander Danske eller Tydske bøger hollis fall her vdij Riigith, vden the tilfornn ere offuerhørtt hoes thennd høge schole vdij wor stadit Kiøpnehaffnn , eller oc hoes Superintendenten y huer stigtt, som same bøger hollis till kiøbs, om same bøger ere nøtteligte oc tillbørligt att mue selgis, och siidenn haffue wor tilladelsse, att the thenum sielge nue her vdij Riigith. Ther som nogenn finndis her emod att prenthe oc selge eller oc holle fall nogenn aff same bøger , som forschreffuitt staar, tha schall thennd thett giør, eller the finndis hoes tillkiøbs, haffue forbrott same bøger oc huis hand haffuer mett att faare, ther till mett straffis som thend wore breffue oc bud icke agtte ville, oc samme bøger vere halffdelenn forbrut till oss oc anden halffdelenn till thend, ther paa klager. Datum Nyborg Onsdagenn nest effther1) sanetj Mortenns dag aar etc. Mdlij.
Ved vårt signet

 

 

                                                                                                   




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