Natural Magic (1560) - Page 7

By Royal Privilege original: "Regali Priuilegio." A privilege was a precursor to modern copyright, granted by a sovereign to a printer to give them exclusive rights to publish a specific work for a set number of years, protecting them from unauthorized copies. permission has been granted to Christopher Plantin, that he may print and distribute the Book which is entitled Natural Magic, or, Concerning the Wonders of Natural Things in Four Books, by Giovanni Battista della Porta of Naples, Author.

Dated at Brussels, October 25, 1559.

Philippe de Lens.

Philippe de Lens was an official involved in the administration of the Habsburg Netherlands, acting on behalf of King Philip II of Spain to authorize the publication of scholarly works.