An order of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament For the regulating of printing, and for suppressing the great late abuses and frequent disorders in printing many false, scandalous, seditious, libellous and unlicensed pamphlets, to the great defamation of religion and government
Subtitle: Also, authorizing the masters and wardens of the Company of stationers to make diligent search, seize and carry away all such books as they shall finde printed, or reprinted by any man having no lawfull interest in them, being entred into the Hall book to any other man as his proper copies. Die Mercurii. 14 June. 1643 ...
Contributors: Bullen, Henry Lewis, 1857-1938
Publisher: Printed for I. Wright in the Old-baily
Published: 1643
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Subjects: Freedom of the press; Early works to 1800; Press law
Notes: First edition? One of two editions on the same day.

Signature: A⁴.

Title within ornamental border. Head pieces.

Black letter.

Milton's Areopagitica was written against this ordinance.

Rare Book copy: Mutilated; comprised of t.p. and pages 7-8 only.

Rare Book copy: Housed with other examples of fancy, or antique, printing.

Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), E1711

Thomason, E.106[15]

English short title catalogue, R2144