AUTHORIZATION

BY THE REVEREND FATHER PROVINCIAL

OF THE SOCIETY OF JESUS

Since, by the Mandate of his Sacred Imperial Majesty This refers to the Holy Roman Emperor, who provided legal protections similar to modern copyright for Jesuit publications., every printer, bookseller, and person engaged in the book trade is strictly and firmly forbidden from reprinting any books written by the Fathers of our Society that have been published or will be published in the future. This prohibition applies within the borders of the Holy Roman Empire and the kingdoms and hereditary domains of His Imperial Majesty. No one may reprint these works, in whole or in part, using similar or different typefaces. No person may send them elsewhere for reprinting, or bring in, sell, or distribute copies printed elsewhere, whether secretly or openly, without the consent and witness of the aforementioned Fathers. Therefore, I, Nithard Biber, Provincial of the Society of Jesus for the Upper Rhine Province, grant to Johann Gottfried Schönwetter Schönwetter was a prominent publisher based in Frankfurt who worked closely with Schott. the permission to print at his own expense the Hydraulic-Pneumatic Mechanics of Father Gaspar Schott of the Society of Jesus. To confirm this, I have provided this testimony signed by my own hand and secured by my seal. At Würzburg original: "Herbipoli." This is the Latin name for the city of Würzburg, where Schott served as a professor of mathematics., January 21, 1656.

original: "L. S." for "Locus Sigilli." The cross symbol marks the location where the official wax seal of the Jesuit Provincial was originally affixed.