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             The original and growth of printing
             Atkyns, Richard, 1615-1677.
          
           1 broadside.
           
             s.n.,
             [London? :
             1660?]
          
           
             Attributed by Wing to Richard Atkyns.
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           Printing -- Great Britain -- History.
           Printing -- History -- Origin and antecedents.
        
      
    
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           The
           Original
           and
           Growth
           of
           PRINTING
           .
        
         
           COncerning
           the
           Time
           of
           bringing
           this
           Excellent
           ART
           into
           
             England
             ,
          
           and
           by
           whose
           Expence
           and
           Procurement
           it
           was
           brought
           ;
           Modern
           Writers
           of
           good
           Reputation
           do
           most
           Erroniously
           agree
           together
           .
           Mr.
           
             Stow
             ,
          
           in
           his
           
             Survey
          
           of
           
             London
             ,
          
           speaking
           of
           the
           37th
           year
           of
           Henry
           the
           sixth
           his
           Reign
           ,
           which
           was
           in
           1459.
           saith
           ,
           That
           the
           Noble
           Science
           of
           PRINTING
           was
           about
           this
           time
           found
           in
           
             Germany
          
           at
           
             Mentz
          
           by
           
             John
             Guttenberg
          
           a
           Knight
           ,
           And
           that
           
             William
             Caxton
          
           of
           
             London
          
           Mercer
           ,
           brought
           it
           into
           
             England
          
           about
           1471.
           
           And
           first
           practised
           the
           same
           in
           the
           Abby
           of
           St.
           
             Peter
          
           at
           
             Westminster
          
           ;
           With
           whom
           Sir
           
             Rich.
             
             Baker
          
           in
           his
           Chronicle
           agrees
           throughout
           .
           And
           Mr.
           
             Howell
          
           in
           his
           
             Historical
             Discourse
          
           of
           
             London
          
           and
           
             Westminster
             ,
          
           agrees
           with
           both
           the
           former
           in
           the
           Time
           ,
           Person
           ,
           and
           Place
           in
           general
           ;
           but
           more
           particularly
           declares
           the
           place
           in
           
             Westminster
          
           to
           be
           the
           Almory
           there
           ;
           And
           that
           
             Islip
          
           Abbot
           of
           
             Westminster
          
           set
           up
           the
           first
           Press
           of
           Book-Printing
           that
           ever
           was
           in
           
             England
             .
          
           These
           three
           famous
           Historians
           having
           filled
           the
           World
           with
           the
           supposed
           truth
           of
           this
           Assertion
           ,
           (
           Although
           possibly
           it
           might
           arise
           through
           the
           mistake
           of
           the
           first
           Writer
           only
           ,
           whose
           Memory
           I
           perfectly
           honour
           )
           makes
           it
           the
           harder
           Task
           upon
           me
           to
           undeceive
           the
           World
           again
           :
           Nor
           would
           I
           undertake
           this
           Work
           ,
           but
           under
           a
           double
           notion
           ;
           As
           I
           am
           a
           Friend
           to
           Truth
           ,
           and
           so
           it
           is
           unfit
           to
           suffer
           one
           Man
           to
           be
           intituled
           to
           the
           worthy
           Achievements
           of
           another
           .
           And
           as
           a
           Friend
           to
           my self
           ,
           not
           to
           lose
           one
           of
           my
           best
           Arguments
           of
           Intituling
           the
           King
           to
           this
           ART
           in
           his
           private
           Capacity
           .
        
         
           Historians
           must
           of
           necessity
           take
           many
           things
           upon
           trust
           ,
           they
           cannot
           with
           their
           own
           but
           with
           the
           Eyes
           of
           others
           see
           what
           things
           were
           done
           before
           they
           themselves
           were
           ,
           
             Bernardus
             non
             videt
             omnia
          
           ;
           'T
           is
           not
           then
           impossible
           they
           should
           mistake
           .
           I
           shall
           now
           make
           it
           appear
           they
           have
           done
           so
           from
           their
           Own
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           from
           other
           Arguments
           :
           Mr.
           
           
             Stows
          
           Expressions
           are
           very
           dubious
           ,
           and
           the
           matter
           exprest
           very
           Improbable
           ;
           He
           saith
           PRINTING
           was
           found
           in
           
             Mentz
             ,
          
           which
           presupposes
           it
           was
           practised
           some where
           else
           before
           ,
           and
           lost
           :
           And
           further
           ,
           That
           't
           was
           found
           in
           the
           Reign
           of
           
             Henry
          
           the
           sixth
           ,
           in
           1450.
           and
           not
           brought
           into
           
             England
          
           till
           Eleven
           years
           in
           the
           succeeding
           Reign
           of
           
             Edward
          
           the
           Fourth
           ,
           being
           twelve
           years
           after
           ,
           as
           if
           it
           had
           been
           lost
           again
           .
           If
           this
           be
           true
           ,
           there
           was
           as
           little
           Rarity
           as
           Expedition
           in
           obtaining
           it
           ,
           the
           age
           of
           twelve
           years
           time
           having
           intervened
           ,
           and
           so
           indeed
           it
           might
           be
           the
           Act
           of
           a
           Mercer
           rather
           than
           a
           more
           eminent
           Person
           :
           But
           when
           I
           consider
           what
           great
           advantage
           the
           Kingdom
           in
           general
           receives
           by
           it
           ,
           I
           could
           not
           but
           think
           a
           publick
           Person
           and
           a
           publick
           Purse
           must
           needs
           be
           concerned
           in
           so
           publick
           a
           Good
           .
           The
           more
           I
           Considered
           of
           this
           ,
           the
           more
           inquisitive
           I
           was
           to
           find
           out
           the
           truth
           of
           it
           :
           At
           last
           ,
           a
           Book
           came
           to
           my
           hands
           Printed
           at
           
             Oxford
             ,
          
           in
           1468.
           which
           was
           three
           years
           before
           any
           of
           the
           recited
           Authors
           would
           allow
           it
           to
           be
           in
           
             England
          
           ;
           which
           gave
           me
           some
           reward
           for
           my
           Curiosity
           ,
           and
           encouragement
           to
           proceed
           further
           :
           And
           in
           prosecution
           of
           this
           Discovery
           ,
           the
           same
           most
           worthy
           Person
           who
           trusted
           me
           with
           the
           aforesaid
           Book
           ,
           did
           also
           present
           me
           with
           the
           Copy
           of
           a
           Record
           and
           Manuscript
           in
           
             Lambeth-House
             ,
          
           heretofore
           in
           his
           Custody
           ,
           belonging
           to
           the
           See
           ,
           (
           and
           not
           to
           any
           particular
           Arch-Bishop
           of
           
             Canterbury
          
           ;
           )
           the
           Substance
           whereof
           was
           this
           ,
           (
           though
           I
           hope
           ,
           for
           publick
           satisfaction
           ,
           the
           Record
           it self
           ,
           in
           its
           due
           time
           ,
           will
           appear
           .
           )
        
         
           
             Thomas
             Bourchier
             ,
          
           Arch-Bishop
           of
           
             Canterbury
             ,
          
           moved
           the
           then
           King
           
             Henry
          
           the
           Sixth
           ,
           to
           use
           all
           possible
           means
           for
           procuring
           a
           Printing-Mold
           (
           for
           so
           't
           was
           there
           called
           )
           to
           be
           brought
           into
           this
           Kingdom
           ;
           the
           King
           (
           a
           good
           Man
           ,
           and
           much
           given
           to
           Works
           of
           this
           Nature
           )
           readily
           hearkned
           to
           the
           Motion
           ;
           and
           taking
           private
           Advice
           ,
           how
           to
           effect
           His
           Design
           ,
           concluded
           it
           could
           not
           be
           brought
           about
           without
           great
           Secrecy
           ,
           and
           a
           considerable
           Sum
           of
           Money
           given
           to
           such
           Person
           or
           Persons
           ,
           as
           would
           draw
           off
           some
           of
           the
           Work-men
           from
           
             Harlem
          
           in
           
             Holland
             ,
          
           where
           
             John
             Guttenberg
          
           had
           newly
           invented
           it
           ,
           and
           was
           himself
           personally
           at
           Work
           :
           'T
           was
           Resolv'd
           ,
           that
           less
           then
           one
           Thousand
           Marks
           would
           not
           produce
           the
           desir'd
           Effect
           :
           Towards
           which
           Sum
           ,
           the
           said
           Arch-Bishop
           presented
           the
           King
           with
           Three
           Hundred
           Marks
           .
           The
           Money
           being
           now
           prepared
           ,
           the
           Management
           of
           the
           Design
           was
           committed
           to
           Mr.
           
             Robert
             Turnour
             ,
          
           who
           then
           was
           of
           the
           Robes
           to
           the
           King
           ,
           and
           a
           Person
           most
           in
           Favour
           with
           Him
           ,
           of
           any
           of
           his
           Condition
           :
           Mr.
           
             Turnour
          
           took
           to
           his
           Assistance
           Mr.
           
             Caxton
             ,
          
           a
           Citizen
           of
           good
           Abilities
           ,
           who
           Trading
           much
           into
           
             Holland
             ,
          
           might
           be
           a
           Creditable
           Pretence
           ,
           as
           well
           for
           his
           going
           ,
           as
           stay
           in
           the
           
             Low-Countries
             :
          
           Mr.
           
             Turnour
          
           was
           in
           Disguise
           (
           his
           Beard
           and
           Hair
           shaven
           quite
           off
           )
           but
           Mr.
           
             Caxton
          
           appeared
           known
           and
           publick
           .
           They
           having
           received
           the
           said
           Sum
           of
           One
           Thousand
           Marks
           ,
           went
           first
           to
           
             Amsterdam
             ,
          
           then
           to
           
             Leyden
             ,
          
           not
           daring
           to
           enter
           
             Harlem
          
           it self
           ;
           for
           the
           Town
           was
           very
           jealous
           ,
           having
           imprisoned
           and
           apprehended
           divers
           Persons
           ,
           who
           came
           from
           other
           Parts
           for
           the
           same
           purpose
           :
           They
           staid
           till
           they
           had
           spent
           the
           whole
           One
           Thousand
           Marks
           in
           Gifts
           and
           Expences
           :
           So
           as
           the
           King
           was
           fain
           to
           send
           Five
           Hundred
           Marks
           more
           ,
           Mr.
           
             Turnour
          
           having
           written
           to
           the
           King
           ,
           that
           he
           had
           almost
           done
           his
           Work
           ;
           a
           Bargain
           (
           as
           he
           said
           )
           being
           struck
           betwixt
           him
           and
           two
           
             Hollanders
             ,
          
           for
           bringing
           off
           one
           of
           the
           Work-Men
           ,
           who
           should
           sufficiently
           Discover
           and
           Teach
           this
           New
           Art
           :
           At
           last
           ,
           with
           much
           ado
           ,
           they
           got
           off
           one
           of
           the
           Under-Workmen
           ,
           whose
           Name
           was
           
             Frederick
             Corsellis
             ,
          
           who
           late
           one
           Night
           stole
           from
           his
           Fellows
           in
           Disguise
           ,
           into
           a
           Vessel
           prepared
           for
           that
           purpose
           ;
           and
           so
           the
           Wind
           (
           favouring
           the
           Design
           )
           brought
           him
           safe
           to
           
             London
             .
          
        
         
           'T
           was
           not
           thought
           so
           prudent
           ,
           to
           set
           him
           on
           Work
           at
           
             London
             ,
          
           (
           but
           by
           the
           Arch-Bishops
           means
           ,
           who
           had
           been
           Vice-Chancellor
           ,
           and
           afterwards
           Chancellor
           of
           the
           University
           of
           
             Oxford
             ,
             )
             Corsellis
          
           was
           carryed
           with
           a
           Guard
           to
           
             Oxford
          
           ;
           which
           Guard
           constantly
           watch'd
           ,
           to
           prevent
           
             Corsellis
          
           from
           any
           possible
           Escape
           ,
           till
           he
           had
           made
           good
           his
           promise
           in
           Teaching
           how
           to
           Print
           :
           So
           that
           at
           
             Oxford
          
           Printing
           was
           first
           set
           up
           in
           
             England
             ,
          
           which
           was
           before
           there
           was
           any
           Printing-Press
           ,
           or
           Printer
           ,
           in
           
             France
             ,
             Spain
             ,
             Italy
             ,
          
           or
           
             Germany
             ,
          
           (
           except
           the
           City
           of
           
             Mentz
          
           )
           which
           claims
           Seniority
           ,
           ●s
           to
           Printing
           ,
           even
           of
           
             Harlem
          
           itself
           ,
           calling
           her
           City
           ,
           
             Vrbem
             Moguntinam
             Artis
             Typographicae
             Inventricem
             primam
             ,
          
           though
           't
           is
           known
           to
           be
           otherwise
           ,
           that
           City
           gaining
           that
           Art
           by
           the
           Brother
           of
           one
           of
           the
           Workmen
           of
           
             Harlem
             ,
          
           who
           had
           learnt
           it
           at
           Home
           of
           his
           Brother
           ,
           and
           after
           set
           up
           for
           himself
           at
           
             Mentz
             .
          
        
         
           This
           Press
           at
           
             Oxford
          
           was
           at
           least
           ten
           years
           before
           there
           was
           any
           Printing
           in
           
             Europe
          
           (
           except
           at
           
             Harlem
             ,
          
           and
           
             Mentz
          
           )
           where
           also
           it
           was
           but
           new
           born
           .
           This
           Press
           at
           
             Oxford
             ,
          
           was
           afterwards
           found
           inconvenient
           ,
           to
           be
           the
           sole
           Printing-place
           of
           
             England
             ,
          
           as
           being
           too
           far
           from
           
             London
             ,
          
           and
           the
           Sea
           :
           Whereupon
           the
           King
           set
           up
           a
           Press
           at
           St.
           
             Albans
             ,
          
           and
           another
           in
           the
           Abby
           of
           
             Westminster
             ,
          
           where
           they
           Printed
           several
           Books
           of
           Divinity
           and
           Physick
           ,
           for
           the
           King
           ,
           (
           for
           Reasons
           best
           known
           to
           himself
           and
           Council
           )
           permitted
           then
           no
           Law-Books
           to
           be
           Printed
           ;
           nor
           did
           any
           Printer
           Exercise
           that
           ART
           ,
           but
           onely
           such
           as
           were
           the
           Kings
           sworn
           Servants
           ;
           the
           King
           himself
           having
           the
           Price
           and
           Emolument
           for
           Printing
           Books
           .
        
         
           Printing
           thus
           brought
           into
           
             England
             ,
          
           was
           most
           Graciously
           Received
           by
           the
           King
           ,
           and
           most
           Cordially
           Entertained
           by
           the
           Church
           ,
           the
           Printers
           having
           the
           Honour
           to
           be
           sworn
           the
           Kings
           Servants
           ,
           and
           the
           Favour
           to
           Lodge
           in
           the
           very
           Bosom
           of
           the
           Church
           ;
           as
           in
           
             Westminster
             ,
          
           St.
           
             Albans
             ,
             Oxford
             ,
          
           &c.
           
           By
           this
           means
           the
           ART
           grew
           so
           famous
           ,
           that
           
             Anno
             prim
             .
             Rich.
          
           3.
           
             cap.
          
           9.
           when
           an
           Act
           of
           
             Parliament
          
           was
           made
           for
           Restraint
           of
           Aliens
           ,
           from
           using
           any
           Handicrafts
           here
           ,
           except
           as
           Servants
           to
           Natives
           ,
           a
           special
           
             Proviso
          
           was
           inserted
           ,
           that
           Strangers
           might
           bring
           in
           Printed
           or
           Written
           Books
           ,
           to
           sell
           at
           their
           pleasure
           ,
           and
           Exercise
           the
           ART
           of
           Printing
           here
           ,
           notwithstanding
           that
           Act
           :
           So
           that
           in
           the
           space
           of
           40
           or
           50
           years
           ,
           by
           the
           special
           Industry
           and
           Indulgence
           of
           
             Edward
          
           the
           Fourth
           ,
           
             Edward
          
           the
           Fifth
           ,
           
             Richard
          
           the
           Third
           ,
           
             Henry
          
           the
           Seventh
           ,
           and
           
             Henry
          
           the
           Eighth
           ,
           the
           
             English
          
           prov'd
           so
           good
           Proficients
           in
           
             Printing
             ,
          
           and
           grew
           so
           numerous
           ,
           as
           to
           furnish
           the
           Kingdom
           with
           Books
           ;
           and
           so
           Skilful
           ,
           as
           to
           
             Print
          
           them
           as
           well
           as
           any
           ●●yond
           the
           Seas
           ,
           as
           appears
           by
           the
           Act
           of
           the
           25
           
             Hen.
          
           8.
           
             cap.
          
           15.
           which
           Abrogates
           the
           said
           
             Proviso
          
           for
           that
           Reason
           .
           And
           it
           was
           further
           Enacted
           in
           the
           said
           Statute
           ,
           That
           if
           any
           person
           bought
           Forreign
           books
           Bound
           ,
           he
           should
           pay
           6s
           .
           
           8d
           
             .
             per
          
           Book
           ,
           
             &c.
             
          
        
         
           But
           
             Printing
          
           became
           now
           so
           dangerous
           to
           the
           Common-wealth
           ,
           That
           there
           were
           more
           Books
           Burnt
           in
           Ten
           years
           ,
           then
           could
           be
           Printed
           in
           Twenty
           :
           So
           that
           it
           Concern'd
           the
           Prince
           altogether
           as
           much
           to
           Suppress
           the
           Abuse
           ,
           as
           it
           did
           before
           to
           Obtain
           the
           Use
           of
           
             Printing
          
           ;
           And
           had
           there
           not
           been
           a
           Reserve
           of
           Licensing
           such
           Books
           as
           should
           be
           
             Printed
          
           still
           remaining
           in
           the
           Crown
           ,
           they
           might
           have
           published
           the
           wickedness
           of
           their
           own
           Imaginations
           with
           Authority
           .
           But
           Queen
           
             Elizabeth
          
           at
           her
           very
           first
           Entrance
           to
           the
           Crown
           ,
           finding
           so
           great
           Disorders
           in
           
             Church
          
           and
           
             State
             ,
          
           by
           reason
           of
           the
           abuse
           in
           
             Printing
             ,
          
           Secures
           in
           the
           first
           place
           the
           
             Law
          
           and
           the
           
             Gospel
             ,
          
           of
           both
           which
           the
           Kings
           and
           Queens
           of
           
             England
          
           have
           Inherent
           Right
           as
           Heads
           of
           the
           Church
           ,
           and
           Supream
           of
           the
           Law
           ;
           and
           not
           onely
           in
           their
           publick
           ,
           but
           private
           Capacity
           ,
           as
           Proprietors
           ;
           the
           Power
           and
           Signiory
           of
           this
           ,
           under
           Favour
           ,
           cannot
           be
           severed
           from
           the
           Crown
           :
           The
           Kings
           being
           the
           Trustees
           of
           the
           People
           ,
           who
           have
           formerly
           taken
           an
           Oath
           at
           their
           Coronation
           ,
           
             That
             they
             shall
             keep
             all
             the
             Lands
             ,
             Honours
             ,
             and
             Dignities
             ,
             Rights
             ,
             and
             Freedoms
             of
             the
             Crown
             of
          
           England
           ,
           
             in
             all
             manner
             whole
             without
             any
             manner
             of
             minishment
             ;
             and
             the
             Right
             of
             the
             Crown
             ,
             hurt
             ,
             decay'd
             ,
             or
             lost
             ,
             to
             their
             Power
             shall
             call
             again
             into
             the
             Ancient
             Estate
             .
          
           Which
           Oath
           ,
           the
           said
           Queen
           kept
           inviolably
           ,
           and
           liv'd
           the
           more
           quietly
           for
           it
           all
           the
           time
           of
           her
           Reign
           ,
           and
           died
           in
           Peace
           .
           True
           it
           is
           ,
           they
           may
           ,
           and
           do
           gratifie
           their
           Friends
           and
           Servants
           ,
           in
           giving
           them
           the
           Emoluments
           and
           Profits
           that
           arise
           from
           
             Printing
          
           ;
           but
           the
           Power
           they
           cannot
           alienate
           from
           the
           Crown
           ,
           without
           losing
           the
           most
           precious
           Stone
           out
           of
           their
           Diadem
           .
           To
           shew
           you
           one
           Example
           for
           all
           :
           The
           said
           Queen
           ,
           the
           first
           Year
           of
           her
           Reign
           ,
           grants
           by
           Patent
           the
           Priviledge
           of
           sole
           
             Printing
          
           all
           Books
           ,
           that
           touch
           or
           concern
           the
           Common-Laws
           of
           
             England
             ,
          
           to
           
             ●ottel
          
           a
           Servant
           to
           her
           Majesty
           ,
           who
           kept
           it
           intire
           to
           his
           Death
           :
           After
           him
           ,
           to
           one
           
             Yestweirt
             ,
          
           another
           Servant
           to
           Her
           Majesty
           :
           After
           him
           ,
           to
           one
           
             We●●●t
          
           and
           
             Norton
          
           ;
           and
           after
           them
           ,
           King
           
             James
          
           grants
           the
           same
           Priviledge
           to
           
             More
             ,
          
           one
           of
           His
           Majesties
           Clerks
           of
           the
           Signet
           ;
           which
           Grant
           continues
           to
           this
           Day
           ;
           and
           so
           for
           the
           Bible
           ,
           the
           Statute-Laws
           ,
           the
           Book
           of
           Common-Prayer
           ,
           Proclama●●ons
           ,
           as
           much
           as
           the
           Grammer
           ,
           the
           Primme●
           ,
           
             &c.
          
           are
           all
           〈◊〉
           by
           Kings
           and
           Queens
           ,
           not
           onely
           to
           gratifie
           their
           Frien●●
           and
           Servants
           ,
           but
           to
           preserve
           the
           Regal
           Power
           and
           Authority
           〈◊〉
           Foot
           ,
           and
           these
           Books
           from
           being
           Corrupted
           .
        
      
    
    

