An ordinance ordained, devised, and made by the Master, and Keepers or Wardens, and commonalty of the mystery or art of Stationers of the City of London
Subtitle: for the well governing of that society
Contributors: Guilford, Francis North, Baron, 1637-1685; Pemberton, Francis, Sir, 1624-1697; Saunders, Edmund, Sir, d. 1683
Series: Early English books, 1641-1700 -- 1931:27
Publisher: printed for the Company of Stationers
Published: 1683
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Subjects: Censorship -- England -- Early works to 1800; Publishers and publishing -- England -- History -- Early works to 1800; Booksellers and bookselling -- England -- History -- Early works to 1800; Press law -- Great Britain -- Sources -- Early works to 1800
Genres: Early works to 1800; Sources
Notes: An ordinance approved by the Keeper of the Great Seal, the Lord Chief Justice of Kings Bench, and the Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas for the registration of all publishing with the Stationers Company "to prevent the printing and publishing of treasonable, seditious, and scandalous books, .. "

Signed at end: F. North, C.S. Edm. Saunders. Fr. Pemberton

Dated at end: Tenth day of February, .. 1682 [i.e. 1683]. North was made Lord Keeper of the Great Seal, 20 Dec. 1682; Sauders was made Lord Chief Justice in Jan. 1683

Wing gives date: 1682

Imprint year probably given according to Lady Day dating; copy cataloged has torn title page affecting imprint date

Copy filmed has torn title page affecting imprint

Reproduction of the original in the British Library

Wing (2nd ed.) O411

Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1989. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 1931:27).