8 Anne, at Westminster by action of debt bill plaint or informac. 19. tion, in which no wager of law essoign privilege or protection or more than one imparlance shall be allowed.

After 10 April, nine copies of each book

livered to

the ware

er of the

company of

for the use

V. Provided always and it is hereby enacted, That nine copies of each book or books upon the best paper shall be de- that from and after the said tenth day of April one thousand seven hundred and ten shall be printed and publishhouse keep- ed as aforesaid or reprinted and published with additions shall by the printer and printers thereof be delivered to Stationers, the warehouse-keeper of the said Company of Stationers of the for the time being at the hall of the said company before university such publication made, for the use of the royal library libraries, &c. the libraries of the universities of Oxford and Cambridge the libraries of the four universities in Scotland the library of Sion College in London and the library commonly called the library belonging to the Faculty of Advocates Warehouse at Edinburgh respectively; which said warehouse-keeper keeper to deliver the is hereby required within ten days after demand by the books ten keepers of the respective libraries or any person or perdays after demand. sons by them or any of them authorized to demand the said copy to deliver the same for the use of the aforesaid Penalty of libraries; and if any proprietor bookseller or printer or proprietor, the warehouse-keeper of the said Company of Stationers shall not observe the direction of this Act therein, that then he and they so making default in not delivering the said printed copies as aforesaid shall forfeit, besides the value of the said printed copies, the sum of five pounds for every copy not so delivered as also the value of the said printed copy not so delivered; the same to be recovered by the Queen's Majesty her heirs and successors and by the chancellor masters and scholars of any of the said universities and by the president and fellows of Sion College and the said Faculty of Advocates at Edinburgh, with their full costs respectively.

&c. not

observing the direc

tions of this

act.

Penalties

how recov

VI. Provided always and be it further enacted, That in Scotland, if any person or persons incur the penalties contained in erable. this Act in that part of Great Britain called Scotland they shall be recoverable by any action before the court of session there.

c. 19.

This act

VII. Provided, That nothing in this Act contained do 8 Anne, extend or shall be construed to extend to prohibit the importation vending or selling of any books in Greek Latin or any other foreign language printed beyond the seas; anything in this Act contained to the contrary notwithstanding.

not to hin

der the im-
portation,
&c. of
books in

Greek, &c. printed be

vond sea,

issue.

VIII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That if any action or suit shall be commenced or brought against any person or persons watsoever for do- &c. ing or causing to be done any thing in pursuance of this Act, the defendants in such action may plead the general General issue and give the special matter in evidence; and if upon such action a verdict be given for the defendant or the plaintiff become nonsuited or discontinue his action, then the defendant shall have and recover his full costs for which he shall have the same remedy as a defendant in any case by law hath.

IX. Provided, That nothing in this Act contained This act shall extend or be construed to extend either to prejudice not to prejudice the or confirm any right that the said universities or any of right of the them or any person or persons have or claim to have to ties. the printing or reprinting any book or copy already printed or hereafter to be printed.

universi

offences

against this

X. Provided nevertheless, That all actions suits bills Actions for indictments or informations for any offence that shall be committed against this Act shall be brought sued and act to be commenced within three months next after such offence three brought in committed or else the same shall be void and of none months. effect.

fourteen years, the

XI. Provided always, That after the expiration of the After the said term of fourteen years the sole right of printing or disposing of copies shall return to the authors thereof, if right of they are then living, for another term of fourteen years.

printing,

&c. to return to the

author for other fourteen years.

8 Geo. II. c. 13.

Preamble.

60.

8 George II. c. 13. - An Act for the Encouragement of the Arts of Designing, Engraving and Etching Historical and other Prints, by vesting the Properties thereof in the Inventors and Engravers, during the time therein mentioned.

"WHEREAS divers persons have by their own genius industry pains and expense invented and engraved or worked in mezzotinto or chiaro oscuro sets of historical See 3 Wills. and other prints in hopes to have reaped the sole benefit of their labors: And whereas printsellers and other persons have of late, without the consent of the inventors designers and proprietors of such prints, frequently taken the liberty of copying engraving and publishing or causing to be copied engraved and published base copies of such works designs and prints to the very great prejudice and detriment of the inventors designers and proprietors thereof;" For remedy thereof, and for preventing such practices for the future, may it please your Majesty that it may be enacted; and be it enacted by the King's most excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal and Commons in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, that from and after the twenty-fourth day of June which shall be in the year of our Lord one thousand Property of seven hundred and thirty-five every person who shall inprints vest- vent and design engrave etch or work in mezzotinto or inventor for chiaro oscuro, or from his own works and inventions shall fourteen

ed in the

years.

cause to be designed and engraved etched or worked in mezzotinto or chiaro oscuro any historical or other print or prints shalt have the sole right and liberty of printing and reprinting the same for the term of fourteen years to commence from the day of the first publishing thereof, Proprietor's which shall be truly engraved with the name of the proprietor on each plate, and printed on every such print or cach print. prints; and that if any printseller or other person whatsoever, from and after the said twenty-fourth day of June one thousand seven hundred and thirty-five within the

name to be affixed to

c. 13.

time limited by this Act shall engrave etch or work as 8 Geo. II. aforesaid or in any other manner copy and sell or cause to be engraved etched or copied and sold in the whole or in part by varying adding to or diminishing from the main. design, or shall print reprint or import for sale or cause to be printed reprinted or imported for sale any such print or prints or any parts thereof without the consent of the proprietor or proprietors thereof first had and obtained in writing signed by him or them respectively in the presence of two or more credible witnesses, or knowing the same to be so printed or reprinted without the consent of the proprietor or proprietors shall publish sell or expose to sale or otherwise or in any other manner dispose of or cause to be published sold or exposed to sale or otherwise or in any other manner disposed of any such print or prints without such consent first had and obtained as aforesaid, then such offender or offenders Penalty on shall forfeit the plate or plates on which such print or print sellers prints are or shall be copied, and all and every sheet or pirating the sheets (being part of or whereon such print or prints are same. or shall be so copied or printed) to the proprietor or proprietors of such original print or prints, who shall forthwith destroy and damask the same; and further that every such offender or offenders shall forfeit five shillings for every print which shall be found in his her or their custody either printed or published and exposed to sale or otherwise disposed of contrary to the true intent and meaning of this Act; the one moiety thereof to the King's most excellent Majesty his heirs and successors and the other moiety thereof to any person or persons that shall sue for the same, to be recovered in any of his Majesty's courts of record at Westminster by action of debt bill plaint or information, in which no wager of law essoign privilege or protection or more than one imparlance shall be allowed.

or others

II. Provided nevertheless, That it shall and may be Not to extend to purlawful for any person or persons who shall hereafter purchasers of chase any plate or plates for printing from the original plates from the original proprietors thereof to print and reprint from the said proprietors.

8 Geo. II. plates without incurring any of the penalties in this Act c. 13.

Limitation

mentioned.

III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforeof actions. said, That if any action or suit shall be commenced or

General issue.

Clause relating to J. Pine.

Public act.

brought against any person or persons whatsoever for doing or causing to be done any thing in pursuance of this Act, the same shall be brought within the space of three months after so doing; and the defendant or defendants in such action or suit shall or may plead the general issue and give the special matter in evidence; and if upon such action or suit a verdict shall be given for the defendant or defendants, or if the plaintiff or plaintiffs become nonsuited or discontinue his her or their action or actions, then the defendant or defendants shall have and recover full costs, for the recovery whereof he shall have the same remedy as any other defendant or defendants in any other case hath or have by law.

IV. Provided always and be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That if any action or suit shall be commenced or brought against any person or persons for any offence committed against this Act, the same shall be brought within the space of three months after the discovery of every such offence and not afterwards; any thing in this Act contained to the contrary notwithstanding.

V. "And whereas John Pine of London engraver doth propose to engrave and publish a set of prints copied from several pieces of tapestry in the House of Lords and his Majesty's wardrobe and other drawings relating to the Spanish invasion in the year of our Lord one thousand five hundred and eighty-eight;" Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said John Pine shall be entitled to the benefit of this Act to all intents and purposes whatsoever in the same manner as if the said John Pine had been the inventor and designer of the said prints.

VI. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That this Act shall be deemed adjudged and taken to be a public Act, and be judicially taken notice of as such by all judges justices and other persons whatsoever without specially pleading the same.