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 GEORGE R.

GEORGE the Second, by the Grace of God, King of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, &c. To all to whom thee Preents hall come. Greeting: Whereas WILLIAM OWEN, and WILLIAM JOHN-STON, of Our City of London, Bookellers, have, by their Petition, humbly repreented unto Us, That, they have with great Care, Labour and Expence, compleated a Work intituled, A NEW and GENERAL

Biographical Dictionary,

CONTAINING

The Lives of the mot illutrious Perons, who have flourihed in all Nations, from the earliet Period to the Preent Time, And have mot humbly prayed, That We would grant Them Our Royal Licence, for the ole Vending of their aid Dictionary, for the Term of Fourteen Years, according to the Statute in that Cae made and provided ; We, being willing to give all due En-couragement, to a Work of this Nature, which may be of public Ue and Benefit, are graciouly pleaed to condecend to Their Requet ; And We do, therefore, by thee Preents (o far as may be agreeable to the Statute in that behalf made and provided), grant unto Them, the aid WILLIAM OWEN, and WILLIAM JOHNSTON, Their Heirs, Executors, and Aigns, Our Royal Privilege and Licence, for the ole printing, publihing, and vend-ing their aid Dictionary, for the Term of Fourteen Years ; to be computed from the Date hereof, trictly forbidding and prohibiting all Our Subjects within Our Kingdoms and Dominions, to reprint, abridge, or tranlate the ame, either in the like or any other Vo-lume or Volumes whatoever ; or, to import, buy, vend, utter, or ditribute any Copies thereof, reprinted, beyond the Seas, during the aforeaid Term of Fourteen Years, without the Conent and Approbation of them, the aid WILLIAM OWEN and WILLIAM JOHNSTON, their Heirs, Executors, or Aigns, by Writing under their Hands and Seal, firt had and obtained, as they and every of them offending herein will anwer the contrary at their Peril. Whereof the Commiioners and other Officers of Our Cutoms, the Mater Wardens and Company of Stationers of Our City of London, and all other Our Officers and Miniters whom it may concern, are to take Notice, that due Obedience be rendered to our Pleaure herein ignified.

Given at our Court at Kenington, the Twenty-third Day of 1755, in the Twenty-ninth Year of Our Reign. By His Majety's Command,

HOLDERNESSE.