A
just
Vindication
of
Mr.
Poole's
Designe
for
Printing
of
his
Synopsis
of
Critical
and
other
Commentators
;
against
the
pretences
of
Mr.
Cornelius
Bee
,
Book-seller
.
WHereas
Mr.
Bee
hath
lately
printed
and
published
a
Paper
,
entituled
,
The
Case
of
Cornelius
Bee
,
&c.
wherein
he
pretends
,
That
Mr.
Poole
hath
invaded
his
right
and
propriety
in
the
Criticks
,
contrary
to
the
Act
of
Parliament
,
which
prohibits
the
reprinting
of
all
Books
either
in
part
or
in
whole
,
without
the
consent
of
him
who
makes
a
due
entry
of
the
same
;
and
also
contrary
to
the
Kings
Priviledge
,
which
provideth
,
That
no
man
should
print
the
said
Criticks
,
neither
the
whole
,
nor
any
part
thereof
;
and
therefore
,
that
Mr.
Poole
may
neither
epitomize
the
said
Criticks
,
nor
take
any
thing
out
of
them
without
manifest
injustice
;
and
that
the
said
Mr.
Poole
by
his
Work
doth
both
spoyl
the
sale
of
the
Criticks
that
are
left
,
and
hinder
the
said
Mr.
Bee
in
his
design
of
re-printing
the
Criticks
,
which
,
he
saith
,
he
purposeth
to
do
in
far
better
manner
than
he
did
before
;
and
this
is
the
substance
of
Mr.
Bee's
plea
,
which
he
aggravates
,
by
the
consideration
of
his
great
Charge
in
printing
the
Books
,
and
his
great
losse
sustained
by
the
late
Fire
.
In
answer
thereunto
,
it
is
submitted
on
Mr.
Pooles
part
:
-
1.
That
Mr.
Poole
did
before
the
publishing
of
his
design
understand
this
pretence
of
Mr.
Bee
,
and
thereupon
did
addresse
himself
to
persons
of
greatest
eminency
for
integrity
and
skill
in
the
Law
,
(
which
is
the
great
discerner
of
mens
proprieties
)
and
fully
acquainted
them
with
his
design
,
and
also
with
all
that
right
which
Mr.
Bee
now
pretends
,
as
well
from
the
Act
of
Parliament
,
as
from
the
Kings
Priviledge
;
and
from
their
concurring
judgements
received
satisfaction
,
that
notwithstanding
Mr.
Bee's
pretence
,
Mr.
Poole
might
without
fear
of
any
lawfull
disturbance
go
on
in
his
Work
.
-
2.
That
Mr.
Poole
did
at
two
several
meetings
before
divers
worthy
persons
,
make
offer
to
the
said
Mr.
Bee
,
to
referre
the
whole
businesse
,
not
only
for
Common
Law
but
also
for
Equity
and
Conscience
,
to
two
Lawyers
,
and
to
two
Divines
,
to
be
indifferently
chosen
by
them
,
which
Mr.
Bee
utterly
refused
.
And
the
said
Mr.
Poole
did
then
further
offer
to
Mr.
Bee
(
upon
condition
they
had
been
then
accepted
)
such
considerable
terms
of
accommodation
,
as
were
judged
by
all
that
were
present
(
even
by
those
that
were
chosen
by
Mr.
Bee
)
to
be
such
as
would
have
been
much
to
Mr
Bee's
advantage
,
and
more
than
the
said
Mr.
Poole
was
any
way
obliged
unto
.
-
3.
How
unrighteous
a
thing
it
is
for
Mr.
Bee
to
charge
Mr.
Poole
with
that
which
himself
is
guilty
of
:
For
in
that
late
Edition
of
the
Criticks
,
he
brought
down
the
price
of
divers
Books
from
50
,
or
60
l.
to
13
l.
10
s
.
as
he
himself
professeth
,
whereby
diverse
Scholars
were
forced
to
sell
those
Books
with
great
losse
,
at
far
lower
prices
than
they
cost
them
;
and
the
re-printing
of
the
Criticks
in
far
better
form
,
will
be
a
manifest
injury
to
hundreds
of
Scholars
that
bought
the
present
Criticks
at
a
dear
rate
,
which
by
this
means
will
be
little
better
than
waste-paper
;
And
if
these
losses
and
injuries
be
expiated
by
the
serviceablenesse
of
Mr.
Bee's
design
to
the
Publike
good
,
Why
may
not
Mr.
Poole
have
the
Benefit
of
the
same
Plea
?
-
4.
It
is
so
unreasonable
a
conceit
which
Mr.
Bee
expresly
affirms
,
that
It
is
injustice
to
take
any
thing
out
of
the
Criticks
,
that
it
deserves
no
Answer
.
Nothing
is
more
familiar
than
for
one
Author
to
take
considerable
parcels
out
of
others
and
print
them
in
his
own
Book
;
and
Mr.
Royston
himself
one
of
Mr.
Bee's
Partners
,
notwithstanding
the
Kings
Priviledge
and
Patent
granted
to
others
for
the
sole
right
of
printing
of
the
Bible
,
did
print
all
the
New
Testament
with
Dr.
Hammond's
Notes
to
it
:
Nay
the
making
and
printing
of
Epitomies
of
larger
Books
by
other
persons
is
warranted
not
only
by
the
judgement
of
Lawyers
,
but
by
the
usual
practice
of
Booksellers
among
themselves
.
Who
ever
accused
Marlorat
of
injustice
for
making
an
Epitomy
of
Calvin
,
Bullinger
,
and
Musculus
,
&c.
upon
the
New
Testament
,
though
he
hath
nothing
else
both
for
Words
and
Matter
but
what
is
taken
out
of
those
very
Authors
?
Who
ever
questioned
Mr.
Mason
or
his
Printer
for
Epitomizing
the
Book
of
Martyrs
?
or
Mr.
Wase
for
Epitomizing
former
Dictionaries
both
Latine
and
English
,
or
any
of
the
Epitomizers
of
the
Books
of
Common
and
Statute
Law
?
And
no
longer
ago
then
this
last
Term
,
this
very
Case
was
determined
accordingly
by
the
Lord
Keeper
.
-
5.
That
Mr.
Poole
doth
not
pretend
to
Epitomize
the
whole
Criticks
;
there
are
many
material
things
in
those
Books
not
belonging
to
the
Exposition
of
Scripture
,
and
Critical
Curiosities
,
which
such
as
are
able
will
be
willing
to
purchase
.
And
for
so
much
of
the
Work
as
Mr.
Poole
hath
done
,
there
is
not
above
a
Fourth
or
Fifth
part
taken
out
of
those
Authors
which
are
in
the
Criticks
:
And
even
those
very
passages
in
Mr.
Poole's
Work
which
occurr
in
those
Critical
Authors
,
are
for
a
very
great
part
,
common
to
them
with
other
Authors
which
Mr.
Poole
makes
use
of
.
-
6.
As
for
the
re-printing
of
the
Criticks
,
which
Mr.
Bee
pretends
to
be
hindred
by
this
Work
,
and
that
the
sale
of
those
Books
will
be
obstructed
;
It
is
true
,
there
can
be
no
Work
undertaken
for
publick
good
,
but
it
may
accidentally
turn
to
some
mens
disadvantage
:
But
for
this
it
is
further
offered
;
-
1.
That
this
is
no
loss
of
any
present
or
certain
benefit
to
Mr.
Bee
,
and
that
this
Work
he
pretends
is
a
work
of
long
time
,
great
charge
,
and
much
uncertainty
,
both
in
the
accomplishment
and
advantage
of
it
;
so
that
several
of
Mr.
Bee's
Partners
declare
they
will
not
joyn
with
him
in
it
;
and
it
is
generally
believed
by
Scholars
and
Booksellers
that
it
is
not
likely
to
be
Printed
.
-
2.
It
is
most
evident
and
known
to
Scholars
,
that
many
of
those
that
are
able
to
buy
and
read
large
Volumes
will
not
be
satisfied
with
any
Epitomies
,
but
will
have
recourse
to
the
Authors
.
But
whereas
there
are
at
least
an
hundred
Scholars
to
one
whose
time
and
purses
cannot
possibly
reach
to
large
Authors
;
it
is
good
reason
they
should
be
provided
for
;
and
if
Mr.
Bee
can
be
content
that
all
such
should
remain
destitute
of
any
necessary
or
usefull
helps
for
a
solid
Understanding
of
the
Bible
,
meerly
out
of
a
conceit
of
an
Imaginary
profit
which
may
possibly
accrue
to
himself
,
let
him
not
be
angry
if
others
be
of
another
opinion
.
This
being
the
true
state
of
the
Case
,
and
Mr.
Bee
having
refused
all
amicable
offers
of
accommodation
,
and
still
endeavouring
to
disturb
and
hinder
the
Work
,
it
is
Mr.
Poole's
intention
,
vigorously
and
thearfully
to
proceed
in
his
Work
;
not
doubting
but
God
will
be
pleased
to
prosper
his
endeavours
,
and
that
he
shall
have
the
assistance
and
encouragement
of
all
lovers
of
Learning
and
Piety
.
THat
Mr.
Poole
may
not
be
thought
partial
in
his
own
cause
,
here
are
subjoyned
the
opinions
of
two
Gentlemen
of
known
eminency
in
the
Law
;
to
which
(
if
need
be
)
many
others
will
declare
their
assent
,
having
signified
to
divers
persons
,
that
they
are
of
the
same
opinion
.
The
Opinion
of
Sr.
John
Maynard
Serjeant
at
Law
.
THe
grant
of
the
sole
Printing
of
the
Criticks
,
doth
not
prohibit
the
printing
of
a
Synopsis
or
Collection
made
out
of
the
Criticks
and
other
Authors
;
no
more
then
such
grant
of
sole
printing
of
the
Bible
,
doth
prohibit
the
printing
of
a
Sermon
or
Concordance
,
as
I
conceive
.
J.
MAYNARD
.
The
Opinion
of
Mr.
William
Jones
Counsellor
at
Law
of
Grayes
Inne
.
I
Have
perused
as
well
〈…〉
Case
stated
by
Mr.
Bee
against
Mr.
Poole
;
as
that
〈…〉
Poole
in
answer
to
Mr.
Bee
,
and
upon
consideration
of
both
,
I
am
of
opinion
,
that
Mr.
Bee
hath
no
Injury
done
to
him
,
nor
can
have
any
remedy
either
in
Law
or
Equity
,
for
what
is
propounded
to
be
done
by
Mr.
Poole
in
his
intended
Work
.
Feb.
10.
1667.
W.
JONES
.