said Company of Stationers for the time being, at the Hall of the said
Company, before such Publication made, for the Use of the Royal Library,
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 at Edinburgh respectively; which said
Warehouse-Keeper, is hereby required, within Ten Days after Demand by
the Keepers of the respective Libraries, or any Person or Persons by
them or any of them Authorised to Demand the said Copy, to Deliver the
same, for the Use of the aforesaid Libraries; and if any Proprietor,
Bookseller or Printer, or the said 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.
Provided always, and be it further Enacted, That if any Person or
Persons incur the Penalties contained in this Act, in that part of Great
Britain called Scotland, they shall be recoverable by any Action before
the Court of Session there.
Provided, That nothing in this Act contained do 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; Any thing in this Act contained to the contrary
notwithstanding.
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
whatsoever, for doing or causing to be done any thing in pursuance of
this Act, the Defendants in such Action may Plead the 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.
Provided, That nothing in this Act contained shall extend, or be
construed to extend, either to Prejudice or Confirm any Right that the
said Universities, or any of them, or any Person or Persons have, or
claim to have, to the Printing or Reprinting any Book or Copy already
Printed, or hereafter to be Printed.