... That the University shall not print Almanacs whereof the Copies are now belonging to the Stationers, nor any other Almanacs to be hereafter published, whereof the first Copies shall be brought to the Stationers; but the University shall print such Prognostications hereafter to be made whereof the first copies shall be brought to their Printer.
At Whitehall the 16th of April 1629.
Present:
Lo: Keeper
Lo: President
Lo: Privy Seal
Ea: of Holland
Lo: visc. Dorchester
Lo: Bishop or Winchester
Lo: Bishop of London
Mr. Sec Coke.
This Day the Lords and other Committees did hear the Controversies between the University of Cambridge on the one part and the Printers to his Majesty and the Company of the Stationers on the other part, referred to them from his Majesty by three several references: the one of the first of November, 1628; the other 4th December, 1628; the third of 15th May, 1628; and after long debate of Counsel learned on both sides, in the presence of all parties, it was finally ordered that by their Lordships with consent of all parties for an absolute end of all controversies between them, notwithstanding any pretences or allegations on either side, by reason of any Charters, Letters, Patents, decrees, orders, Reports, or provisions whatsoever.
That the University of Cambridge (besides the benefit allowed under them by the order of this Board of the 10th of December, 1623, for the printing and selling of such Books as are therein contained, which benefit is by this order entirely reserved unto them) shall likewise have liberty to comprint with the King's printers, and the Stationers of London by their printers from henceforward for ever, English Bibles and such volumes as are now in hand in the said University, viz. in Quarto, and the Median Folio, without Restraint of any number or sort of letter together with the liturgy of the same Volumes in the beginning of the Books containing the Book of Common Prayer and the Psalms usually read in the Church, and the Collects for the day, and a Titulary Reference to the New Testament of the Epistles and Gospels appointed for the day; and in the end of the said Bibles the singing Psalms.
Provided that the said Printers of the University, shall not print any more of the said liturgies, and singing Psalms, than will serve to be joined with the Bibles allowed to be printed by them; and provided that though the said Printers shall sell any of the said Bibles without the said liturgies, or singing Psalms joined with them, yet it shall not be lawful for the said Printers to sell any of the said liturgies or singing Psalms apart. And it is further ordered by the Board, and agreed by the said parties, that the said Printers of the University of Cambridge, may print every year hence-forward for ever 3000 Lillie's current Grammers and no more in one year.
And it is further ordered and agreed that the said Printers shall not print the said Bibles in any other Volume, nor any other book contained within the Patents of Privilege granted to the King's Printers, or to the Corporation of Stationers other than such as are expressed in this order, or in the order of the Board of 10th December, 1623, notwithstanding any Charter, Letters Patent, Decree, order, Report or provision whatsoever.
And for the avoiding of all further controversy, it is ordered that this order shall be entered in the Register Book of the Acts of the Council, and that as well the Vice Chancellor and Printer of the said University and other members thereof present at the debate as also the said Printers to his Majesty and the Master Wardens and other members of the Corporation of Stationers present hereat shall set their hands to this order entered in the Council Book.
It is also ordered and agreed that it shall be lawful for the Printers of the said University, to finish those Grammers, Accidents and Primers, which were in their Presses and already begun, before this day of hearing, and as well those books, as all other books which they have already finished freely to sell and utter, so as the said Vice Chancellor and Printer of Cambridge do give in a note to be entered with this order both of the sorts and the number of the said Books already printed, now remaining in their hands or which are now in printing.
And it is lastly ordered that both his Majesty's Printers and the Company of Stationers shell ever hereafter utterly forbear to seize any of the said Books or any other book or books or any part thereof which shall be printed by the Printers of the said University according to this order, or otherwise to molest or hinder them in the sale thereof. And that as well his Majesty's Printers as the Company of Stationers, shall make present Restitution to the said University Printers of whatsoever of their books they have seized since the fore-named order of this Board of the 10th of December 1623: Provided that if either of the said parties, or those that hereafter shall enjoy their right, shall break this present order, or the order of the 10th of December, 1623, the party so breaking the said orders or any part of them, shall utterly lose all benefit which they might receive by the said orders, but the said orders shall stand good to all other intents and purposes.