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❧ An Abstract of his Majesty Letters Patents, Granted unto Thomas Symcocke.  
WHereas the Kings most Excellent Majesty hath been graciously pleased, by his Highness' Letters Patents, bearing date the 20. day of August, 1628. to Craunt unto Thomas Symcocke, his Assigns and Deputies for the Term of One and Thirty years, full and sole power and Privilege, to Imprint, Impress, Role stamp, work, publish, utter, sell, distribute and disperse, within his Majesty's Realm of England, and the Dominion of Wales, all Briefs for Collections. and other things whatsoever upon one side only, of one or more sheet or sheets of paper, Skin or skins of parchment or any part thereof, as by the said Letters Patent more at large may appear.  
His Majestic by the said Leters Patents hath also prohibited all manner of persons whomsoever (other than the said Thomas Symcocke his Executors, Administrators. Deputses and Assigns) to Imprint, or Impress, Role, stamp, or work, or to utter, sell distribute, publish abroad or disperse within England and Wales, any of the things granted, upon pain of Forfeiture of allsuch matters and things, as they shall Imprint, Role, stamp or work, or shall utter, sell, distribute, publish abroad, or disperse, contrary to the said Inhibition: the same be seized upon and taken by the said Toom is Symcocke, his Executors, Administrators, Deputies, Factors, or Assigns, to and for their only use and v●●●… and upon other pains and penalties, in the said Letters patents expressed.  
And also hath further inhibited all manner of persons during the said Term, from bringing or importing into the said Realm of England, or Dominion of Wales, or any other his Majesty's Dominions, or any other the parts beyond the Seas any of the things granted, or to put the same or any part thereof so Transported (as aforesaid) to sale, or to beuttered, published or dispersed within the said Realm of England or Dominion of Wales, upon pain of Forfeiture for every such offence, to the use of his Majesty, his Heirs and Successors, the sum of Forty shillings, over and beside the said things imported or put to sale (as aforesaid) contrary to the said Letters Patents.  
And also his Majesty hath farther by the said Letters Patents, charged and commanded all Mayors, Sheriffs, justices of the Peace, Bailiffs, Constables, and all other Officers, Miarsters, and Subjects whatsoever. and also the Master, Keepers, Wardens, and Commonalty of the Art and mysteric of Stationers of the City of London, that they and every of them shall at all times, during the said Term (being thereunto required) be aiding and assisting unto the said Thomas Symcocke, his Executors, Ad ninistrators, Deputies, Factors, and Assigns, in the viewing, searching, finding out, seizing and taking away of all such matters and things, as shall be Imprinted, roled, stamped, worought, published or done, or be uttered, sold or imported, into any part of the said Dominions (as aforesaid) contrary to the meaning of the said Letters Patents.  
And also to be aiding and assisting as aforesaid, in the taking, seizing, carrying away, Defacing and making unserviceable, of all such Printing-presses, Rolling presses, Stamps, and other Instruments or things whatsoever, which shall be found to be used in or about the Imprinting, Roling, stamping, working, or doing of any the things granted, contrary to the true meaning of the said Letters Patents and Decree in the Star chamber concerning Printing, by which Decree all Persons are prohibited to Print contrary to any Letters Patents, granted or to be granted upon such penalties and forfeitures as in the said Decree is expressed.  
And hath also inhibited, that no peason do presume to Imprint, Work, Role, Stamp upon both sides of the Paper or Parchment, or utter, sell or dispose of any of the things granted, which hath not heretofore been usually Printed upon both sides of Paper or Parchment, or to use any other fraud or sinister practice whatsoever, tending to the hindrance or preindice of the said Thomas Symcocke, his Executors, Administrators or Assigns, concerning the things granted, upon pain of Forfeiture of the same.  

The things belonging to this Grant, viz.  
All Briefs for Collections.  
All Publications, concerning any Letters Patents.  
Indentures for Apprentices, Water-works, draining of Lands, and other things.  
All Bonds and Recognizances for Victuallers, Alehouse-keepers and other.  
Lycences to Collect or gather by.  
Lycences for Victuallers.  
Lycences for selling of Wines.  
Lycences for Marriages, and all other Lycences.  
All Bonds, Bills and Acquittances for payments, or Receipts of Money.  
Articles concerning the Visitatition of Bishops, Archdeacon's, or their Officials.  
Bills for teaching of Scholars.  
Bills concerning Physicians, Chirurgeons, or others.  
All Bills for Plays, Challenges,  
Prizes, Sports, or shows whatsoever  
All Epitaphs, Inscriptions, or other Copies, either in Prose or verse.  
All Portratures and Pictures whatsoever.  
Ballads.  
And all other Copies, Chartes, and things whatsoever, viz.  
Bills of Lading.  
Maps.  
Parriters' Bills.  
Writs & Warranrs for Sheriffs, and justices of the Peace.  
Sickness Bills.  
Bills for the Court of Conscience. And all other Chartes, Copies and things, by what Name or Title soever they are called or known, to be Imprinted, role, Stamped or done upon the one side of Paper or Parchment, or any part thereof, in Secretary hand, or otherwise.   
And if any shall have occasion to use the premises, let them repair to the House of Master Hardwicke, at the Sign of the Maiden Head, next unto the Green-Dragon Tavern on the South side of S. Paul's, where they shall be reasonably dealt with for the same.   

AT LONDON, Printed by Thomas Symcocke Cum Privilegio. 1628.  
God save the King.