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Privilege to Giovanni Giolito di Ferrari for publication of Paolo Comitolo's "Catena in Beatissimum Job," and revocation of Jean Stratius' privilege in the same work, Vatican (1587)

Source: Vatican Secret Archives Sec. Brev. Reg. 130 F. 70 (1587)

Citation:
Privilege to Giovanni Giolito di Ferrari for publication of Paolo Comitolo's "Catena in Beatissimum Job," and revocation of Jean Stratius' privilege in the same work, Vatican (1587), Primary Sources on Copyright (1450-1900), eds L. Bently & M. Kretschmer, www.copyrighthistory.org

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Superscript = inserted by original or different author between lines

[ ] = inserted by original or different author in margin

{ } = supplied by transcribers

Bold Script [or] Script or scribble = written in a different hand(s)

Strike through = crossed out, but legible

[XXX] = illegible

And [not withstanding] any other apostolic [mandates], whether issued by special or general constitutions and decrees promulgated in universal and provincial and synodal councils and statutes and customs and strengthened by oath, apostolic confirmation, or whatever other strength, and privileges and also indulgences, and apostolic letters, and any higher matters and legal persons, in general or specific, under whatever tenors and forms, even a motu, with knowledge, generosity, and the plenitude of apostolic power, and similar things, and also {ones decreed} through a consistory, and other things to the contrary granted and confirmed in any way.

Even if a particular, specific, and express mention about these things were going to be had, with those other things enduring in their strength, in this case at least we specifically and expressly derogate each and every one of them and whatever remaining things to the contrary.

Moreover, we wish that full faith and the same faith that would be applied to the original letters {i.e., this privilege} themselves if they were presented or shown be applied to copies or imitations {of the letters}, even printed in the works themselves, signed by the hand of some notary public, and protected by the seal of someone established in ecclesiastic dignity to have full authority.



    


Superscript = inserted by original or different author between lines

[ ] = inserted by original or different author in margin

{ } = supplied by transcribers

Bold Script [or] Script or scribble = written in a different hand(s)

Strike through = crossed out, but legible

[XXX] = illegible

  1. sis animum nostrum moventibus, Privilegium, &
  2. literas nostras eidem Ioanni Statio per nos, sicut[1]
  3. praefertur, concessum, & concessas huiusmodi illius,
  4. & illarum tenores, ac si de verbo ad verbum insere=
  5. rentur, praesentibus pro plene, & sufficienter ex=
  6. pressis habentes, ex nu{n}c harum serie, quo ad[2] ipsum
  7. opus Cathene cum inde dependentibus, penitus re=
  8. vocamus, cassamus, annullamus, & abolemus, ac
  9. si minime unquam emanassent, & quibusvis aliis
  10. Apostolicis, ac in universalibus Provincialibusque
  11. & Synodalibus Conciliis editis specialibus, vel ge=
  12. neralibus constitutionibus, & ordinationibus, ac
  13. statutis & consuetudinibus, etiam iuramento con=
  14. firmatione Apostolica, vel quavis firmitate alia
  15. roboratis, Privilegiis quoque indultis, & literis
  16. Apostolicis, etiam quibusvis Superioribus, & per=
  17. sonis in genere[3], vel specie[4] sub quibuscunque; teno=
  18. ribus, & formis, &[5] Motu, scientia, liberalitate,
  19. & Apostolicae potestatis plenitudine similibus, &
  20. etiam consistorialiter, ac alias[6] in contrarium quo=
  21. modolibet concessis, & confirmatis. Quibus om=
  22. nibus, & singulis, etiam si[7] de illis specialis, speci=
  23. fica, & expressa mentio habenda foret, illis alias[8] in
  24. suo robore permansuris, hac vice dumtaxat specia=
  25. liter, & expresse derogamus, caeterisque contrariis
  26. quibuscumque. Volumus autem, quod transum=
  27. ptis, vel exemplis, etiam in ipsis operibus impressis,
  28. manu alicuius Notarii publici subscriptis, & sigil=


[1] In handwritten privilege: sic ut.

[2] In handwritten privilege: quoad.

[3] In handwritten privilege: generale.

[4] In handwritten privilege: speciale.

[5] In handwritten privilege: etiam

[6] In handwritten privilege: aliis.

[7] In handwritten privilege: etiamsi.

[8] In handwritten privilege: aliis.



    


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