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IMPRIMATUR

POPE JULIUS III.

 

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N HIS OWN ACCORD, etc. When, as we understand, our beloved son Michael Tramezzino, through Venetian publishers had recently submitted a request to us, to print for the common good of all scholars, at his own expense various Latin and Italian works, translated from Latin and Spanish into Italian, that have not been yet been translated, and intended to be printed. Being uncertain about such works which would as with others, if printed without his permission, result in great injury to him.

Therefore, we are willing to indemnify him and grant said Michael the privilege to print the aforementioned works, which up till now have not been printed, for a period of ten years from the completion of those works. In particular, their printing and selling by anyone without his permission is forbidden, either in their shop, or other sales house, except when printed by said Michael, or they can be licensed, granted the privilege, and allowed to print them. We prohibit each and every faithful Christian, both in and outside Italy, especially book sellers and printers under penalty of automatic excommunication in the lands of the Holy Roman Empire and its direct and indirect dependencies. Violators will be subject to a fine of two hundred gold ducats, to be imposed by the Apostolic Chamber, as well as loss of books as a consequence. These penalties shall automatically and without any further declaration be incurred at any time