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That the s'^ booksellers and printers do Indeavour to get y° s'^ bookes 

 Condemned w'''' if Effected will tend much to the prejudice and Losse of 

 Somervell. 



That Somervell will give good security to Amend all Faults & Ommissions 

 in Y ^^ Testaments & when Finished will not Expose any nntill Veuied and 

 approved by some reverend Divine that the Counsell shall thinke fitt and will 

 Sell them 40 p. cent. Cheaper than they could be Imported and also Somervell 

 Never Intended nor never will print or cause to be printed any Popish bookes 

 though the booksellers would Asperse Somervell therewith ye better to Obstruct 

 Somervells good Intention in Endeavouring to bring printing to pfection in 

 this Kingdom whereby bookes will be much Cheaper sold than formerly. And 

 in Manifestation of y" Booksellers Continued Malice to Somervell they have 

 lately pcured An Order from ye L'^'^ Justices for Stopping some printing 

 Letters Lately Imported from Holland for Account of John Brocas a freeman 

 of Dublin e^ a Protestant for no Other Eeason but y' y" said Letters are 

 Consigned to Somervell in Company with James King of DubKn Merch'. and 

 y' said Letters are now stopt in the Cnstome house and King Somervells 

 Partner not permitted to an Entry till their Exx'^5'^ Pleasure be known in the 

 Matter Although Brocas will give Very good security Never to print a popish 

 Book w"'' the Booksellers scandalously asperse him w**". 



[Marsh's Library —V. 3. 1. 27, No. LXXXVIIL] 



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