BELCASTRO，Vicegerent。
Imprimatur，FriarNicoloRodolphi，MasteroftheHolyPalace。
SometimesfiveImprimatursareseentogetherdialogue—wiseinthepiazzaofonetitle—page，complimentingandduckingeachtootherwiththeirshavenreverences，whethertheauthor，whostandsbyinperplexityatthefootofhisepistle，shalltothepressortothesponge。Thesearetheprettyresponsories，thesearethedearantiphonies，thatsobewitchedoflateourprelatesandtheirchaplainswiththegoodlyechotheymade;andbesottedustothegayimitationofalordlyImprimatur，onefromLambethHouse，anotherfromthewestendofPaul’s;soapishlyRomanizing，thatthewordofcommandstillwassetdowninLatin;asifthelearnedgrammaticalpenthatwroteitwouldcastnoinkwithoutLatin;orperhaps，astheythought，becausenovulgartonguewasworthytoexpressthepureconceitofanImprimatur，butrather，asIhope，forthatourEnglish，thelanguageofmeneverfamousandforemostintheachievementsofliberty，willnoteasilyfindservilelettersenowtospellsuchadictatorypresumptionEnglish。
Andthusyehavetheinventorsandtheoriginalofbook—licensingrippedupanddrawnaslineallyasanypedigree。Wehaveitnot，thatcanbeheardof，fromanyancientstate，orpolityorchurch;
norbyanystatuteleftusbyourancestorselderorlater;norfromthemoderncustomofanyreformedcityorchurchabroad，butfromthemostanti—christiancouncilandthemosttyrannousinquisitionthateverinquired。Tillthenbookswereeverasfreelyadmittedintotheworldasanyotherbirth;theissueofthebrainwasnomorestifledthantheissueofthewomb:noenviousJunosatcross—leggedoverthenativityofanyman’sintellectualoffspring;butifitprovedamonster，whodenies，butthatitwasjustlyburnt，orsunkintothesea？Butthatabook，inworseconditionthanapeccantsoul，shouldbetostandbeforeajuryereitbeborntotheworld，andundergoyetindarknessthejudgmentofRadamanthandhiscolleagues，ereitcanpasstheferrybackwardintolight，wasneverheardbefore，tillthatmysteriousiniquity，provokedandtroubledatthefirstentranceofReformation，soughtoutnewlimbosandnewhellswhereintheymightincludeourbooksalsowithinthenumberoftheirdamned。Andthiswastheraremorselsoofficiouslysnatchedup，andsoill—favouredlyimitatedbyourinquisiturientbishops，andtheattendantminoritestheirchaplains。Thatyelikenotnowthesemostcertainauthorsofthislicensingorder，andthatallsinisterintentionwasfardistantfromyourthoughts，whenyewereimportunedthepassingit，allmenwhoknowtheintegrityofyouractions，andhowyehonourtruth，willclearyereadily。