Act, 28 December 1703, Edinburgh

Halyroodhouse the 27th Jully 1703

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D1703/7/8¹

Act

Act Infavours off Robert Sanders

Annent The petition given in and presented to His Grace Her Majesties High Commissioner And the Lords of Her Majesties privie Councill By Robert Sanders printer in Glassgow Shewing That wher the petitioner Haveing caused print a great number off the Books intituled Merchandizing Spirituallized or the Christian Merchant trading to heaven sett out by Mr James Clark Minister at Glasgow never befoir printed which will be off excellent use to good people off all Ranks and degrees being off a little volum and small price and least they should be imported or others offer to reprint them to the petitioners great loss and prejudice His Grace Her Majesties High Commissioner And the Lords of Her Majesties privie Councill Haveing Considered this petition Given into them By Robert Sanders printer in Glasgow And the samen with a Letter from Mr James Clark minister at Glassgow author off the Book Called the Christian merchant or merchandize spirituallized with ane Testificat from Mr James Woodrow professor of Divinity at Glassgow annent the soundness of the said book Being all read in their presence His Grace and the saids Lords Doe heirby grant licence to the petitioner His airs Executors or assignyes To print the said Book Called Merchandizing Spirituallized or the Christian merchant trading to heaven And Dischairges any other persone To import print, vend or sell, the said book Dureing the space off nynteen years from the date heirof without warrand or Commission from the petitioner or his forsaids under the pain off seasing or forfaulting the samen to their usses And Farder under the penalty off Three hundereth merks Scotts money to be payed by the Contraveeners to the petitioner or his forsaids besides the seazing or forfaulture forsaid.