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         Stationers' Company (London, England)
      
       
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             To the Honourable House of Commons in this present Parliament assembled The humble petition of the Company of Stationers of the City of London.
             Stationers' Company (London, England)
          
           1 sheet ([1] p.)
           
             s.n.,
             [London :
             1643]
          
           
             Imprint from Wing.
             Praying that the "new impression of the Bible may be printed for the common benefit of the whole Company" and not for the benefit of eleven of their number, "who now labour to gaine to themselves the sole printing of this Bible."
             Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
          
        
      
    
     
       
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           To
           the
           Honourable
           House
           of
           
             Commons
          
           in
           this
           present
           
             Parliament
          
           Assembled
           .
           The
           humble
           Petition
           of
           the
           Company
           of
           
             Stationers
          
           of
           the
           City
           of
           
             London
             .
          
        
         
           Humbly
           sheweth
           ,
        
         
           THat
           the
           Committee
           for
           Printing
           appointed
           by
           this
           Honourable
           House
           ,
           was
           pleased
           to
           direct
           the
           Printing
           of
           a
           new
           Impression
           of
           the
           Bible
           ,
           of
           the
           last
           Translation
           ,
           with
           Notes
           in
           the
           Margent
           ,
           for
           the
           better
           exposition
           of
           hard
           places
           ,
           and
           cleerer
           understanding
           of
           the
           Scriptures
           .
        
         
           That
           diverse
           Reverend
           and
           Learned
           Divines
           of
           this
           Kingdome
           ,
           were
           by
           Sr.
           
             Edward
             Dearing
          
           (
           then
           in
           the
           Chaire
           of
           the
           said
           Committee
           )
           appointed
           for
           the
           making
           of
           the
           said
           Notes
           ,
           and
           have
           now
           very
           neare
           perfected
           the
           same
           for
           the
           Presse
           ;
        
         
           Yet
           so
           it
           is
           ,
           may
           it
           please
           this
           Honourable
           House
           ,
           that
           a
           very
           few
           Persons
           of
           the
           said
           Company
           ,
           but
           Eleven
           in
           Number
           ,
           (
           whereas
           the
           Company
           consisteth
           of
           many
           hundred
           Families
           )
           labouring
           to
           acquier
           the
           Printing
           and
           profit
           thereof
           to
           themselves
           ,
           have
           privately
           gained
           some
           promise
           from
           some
           of
           the
           said
           Divines
           ,
           intending
           to
           exclude
           all
           others
           of
           the
           Company
           ,
           from
           having
           any
           benefit
           thereby
           .
        
         
           And
           your
           Petitioners
           doe
           further
           shew
           ,
           that
           they
           have
           not
           any
           common
           Stock
           (
           wherewith
           to
           pay
           the
           Subsidies
           charged
           upon
           their
           said
           Company
           by
           Parliament
           ;
           nor
           to
           provide
           Armes
           or
           Corne
           ,
           for
           the
           safety
           and
           provision
           of
           this
           City
           as
           they
           are
           assessed
           ;
           neither
           to
           maintaine
           their
           owne
           Poore
           ,
           which
           are
           very
           many
           :
           and
           hath
           cost
           them
           
             Communibus
             Annis
             ,
          
           above
           200lb
           .
           
             per
             Annum
             ,
          
           neare
           upon
           40
           Yeares
           last
           past
           )
           excepting
           the
           benefit
           of
           Printing
           a
           few
           small
           Bookes
           ,
           which
           now
           also
           by
           means
           of
           irregular
           Printing
           ,
           they
           are
           almost
           quite
           deprived
           of
           :
           And
           that
           all
           the
           Free-hold
           they
           have
           ,
           belonging
           to
           their
           Corporation
           ,
           together
           with
           their
           Common
           Seale
           ,
           lies
           now
           ingaged
           for
           1500lb
           .
           which
           was
           borrowed
           at
           Interest
           ,
           for
           the
           use
           and
           service
           of
           this
           present
           Parliament
           .
        
         
           And
           their
           poverty
           is
           yet
           the
           greater
           ,
           in
           that
           they
           have
           not
           so
           much
           as
           a
           Common
           Hall
           of
           their
           owne
           to
           assemble
           in
           ;
           And
           that
           these
           Eleven
           men
           ,
           who
           now
           labour
           to
           gaine
           to
           themselves
           the
           sole
           Printing
           of
           this
           Bible
           and
           Notes
           ;
           are
           now
           ,
           and
           have
           bin
           ,
           (
           many
           of
           them
           )
           Pattentees
           ,
           and
           Monopolizers
           of
           Printing
           the
           most
           vendable
           Bookes
           of
           worth
           and
           quantity
           now
           in
           use
           ;
           To
           the
           great
           detriment
           of
           the
           Kingdome
           ,
           and
           to
           the
           ruine
           and
           destruction
           of
           this
           poore
           Company
           .
        
         
           THESE
           PREMISES
           CONSIDERED
           ;
           and
           for
           as
           much
           as
           this
           is
           a
           publick
           worke
           ,
           and
           was
           first
           moved
           from
           a
           Committee
           of
           this
           Honourable
           House
           ;
           that
           therefore
           you
           would
           be
           pleased
           to
           Order
           that
           it
           may
           be
           Printed
           for
           the
           common
           benefit
           of
           the
           whole
           Company
           ,
           which
           will
           much
           revive
           their
           languishing
           and
           miserable
           condition
           ;
           wherein
           they
           (
           the
           aforesaid
           Eleven
           Parties
           )
           together
           with
           the
           many
           hundreds
           others
           of
           the
           said
           Corporation
           ,
           may
           equally
           partake
           ,
           both
           in
           the
           Charge
           and
           Profit
           thereof
           :
           Which
           will
           be
           a
           means
           ,
           that
           the
           same
           will
           be
           Printed
           with
           the
           greater
           care
           and
           circumspection
           .
        
         
           
             And
             your
             Petitioners
             shall
             ever
             pray
             .
          
        
      
    
    

