FOR that the printing , importing , and dispersing of Popish and seditious Bookes and Pamphlets , and seditious Puritanicall Bookes and Pamphlets , scandalous to Our person , or State , such as haue beene lately vented by some Puritanicall spirits , is growen so common , and practised so licentiously , both to the traduting of Religion , and the State , as that great inconueniencies may grow thereby , if they be not preuented and punished : Therefore , We doe straitly charge and command , That from hencefoorth no person or persons Whatsoeuer , presume to print any Booke or Pamphlet , touching , or concerning matters of Religion , Church gouernment , or State , within any Our owne Dominions , which shall not first be perused , corrected , and allowed , vnder the hand of the Lord Archbishop of Canterburie , the Lord Archbishop of Yorke , the Bishop of London , the Vicechancelour of one of the Vniuersities , of Oxford , or Cambridge , for the time being , or one of them , or of some other learned person or persons , to that purpose appointed by them , or one of them ; And that no Merchant , or other person whatsoeuer , from hencefoorth presume to import , or bring into this Kingdome any such Booke or Pamphlet , and set , or offer the same to sale , or otherwise dispose thereof , before the same be first perused and allowed by the Lord Arch-Bishop of Canterburie , Lord Arch-Bishop of Yorke , or Bishop of London , for the time being , or by some other learned person or pesons , to that purpose appointed by them , or one of them , who shall testifie their allowance thereof , vnder his or their hands : And that no Booke-binder , or Booke-seller , or other person whatsoeuer , shall from hencefoorth presume to sell , or offer to sell , or otherwise disperse or dispose any such Booke or Pamphlet , not so perused and allowed , vpon paine of Our high displeasure and such other seuere punishment , as by Our Lawes , or by Our Prerogatiue Royall , can , or may be inflicted vpon them for such their contempt . And We doe straitly charge and command all Maiors , Iustices of the Peace , Shiriffes , and all other Our officers and ministers whatsoeuer , and all other Our louing Subiects , whom it shall , or may appertaine , and especially the Master and Wardens of the Company of Stationers of London , that from time to time they doe their vtmost endeauors , for the due obseruance of the Premisses , and for the discouery and searching out of all Offences and Offenders against this Our Royall command .