TO all People to whom this present VVriting shall come, I Thomas Dovvnes of the Citie of Dublin Stati [...] ▪ner, send greeting in our Lord God euerlasting: Whereas the Kings most excellent Maiestie by his Highnesse Letters Patents vnder the great Seale of this Kingdome hath graunted to Felix Kyngston and mee the said Thomas Dovvnes (Assignees for and on the behalfe of the Companie of Stationers of London) the Office of Printer generall within this his Maiesties Realme of Ireland, with full power to Imprint, Binde and sell all Bookes and other things incident to the said Office: prohibiting all others to imprint, bynde, sell or put [...] sale any of the premisses, vpon paine of forfeyture of tenne shillings Irish for euery such booke or thing, And vpon paine of forfeyture and confiscation of the said Bookes and other things, to them the said Patentees and their assignes, to their proper vse and vses. And where also the Lord Deputie and Councell of this Kingdome, by their Proclamation bearing date the fifteenth day of Iuly 1620. did signifie and declare the expresse tenour of the said Letters Patt. that all his Maiesties subiects and others might take notice thereof, Requiring all his Maiesties Officers and louing subiects to be ayding and assisting to the said Patentees, their Agents, servants and deputies therein, as by the said Letters Patents and Proclamation at large appeareth. Now Know ye, That I the said Thomas Dovvnes (on the behalfe & to the vse of the said Company) doe by these presents authorise, substitute and appoint [...] within this Kingdome, my true and lawfull deputie [...]d Atturney, to make search for, take and seise into his hands such bookes and [...]er things of that nature so brought into this Realme, and forfeyted and con [...]iscated by force of the said Letters Patt. or Proclamation or eyther of them: And also to cause the said delinquents in that behalfe to be committed to prison there to remaine vntill they and euery of them shall haue paid the said Fine of tenne shillings Irish, for euery such Booke and other thing so brought in and forfeited as aforesaid, And all other things to doe and execute (in the behalfe of the said Company) as I my selfe might being present. VVhich power and [...]uthoritie concerning the premisses I the said Thomas Dovvnes doe ratifie [...]hese presents to the foresaid [...] Sealed with my seale the [...] day of [...] Anno Dom.
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