The Images of Philostratus

Extract from the King’s Privilege.

By the grace and privilege of the King, permission is granted to Abel l’Angelier, Sworn Bookseller A "Sworn Bookseller" (Libraire Juré) was a merchant officially recognized and bonded by the University of Paris, which at the time regulated the book trade to ensure quality and ideological conformity. at the University of Paris, to print or cause to be printed a book entitled The Images of Philostratus, translated from Greek into French by Blaise de Vigenère: and very express prohibitions are made to all other Booksellers and Printers against printing or selling the said Book without the consent of the said l’Angelier, and this for the time and term of ten years, upon penalty of a fine of one thousand écus The écu was a significant gold or silver coin; a fine of one thousand écus was an enormous sum, intended to be a powerful deterrent against piracy., namely five hundred écus to the King, two hundred and fifty écus to the poor, and the remainder to the petitioner, along with the confiscation of all Books that shall be found. And furthermore, we will that this present Extract of the Privilege, being recounted in this Book, shall be considered as duly served to all the Booksellers and Printers of this Kingdom, as is more fully declared in the King's letters patent Letters patent were legal documents issued by a monarch to grant a right, monopoly, or status to an individual or corporation., given at Paris on the 22nd of February, 1597.