Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1893 edition. Excerpt: ...tongue may be permitted. The fifth allows the circulation, after expurgation, of lexicons and other works of reference compiled by heretics. The sixth relates to books of controversy. The seventh orders that all obscene books be absolutely prohibited, except ancient books written by heathens, which were tolerated "propter sermonis elfgantiam et proprietetem," but were not to be used in teaching boys. The eighth rule is upon methods of expurgation. The ninth prohibits books of magic and judicial astrology; but "theories and natural observations published for the sake of furthering navigation, agriculture, or the medical art are permitted." The tenth relates to printing, introducing, having, and circulating books. Persons reading prohibited books incur excommunication forthwith (statim). Luther, Cnlvin, Melanchthon, Cranmer, Jewel, &c, are named as in the first class--i.e. as heresiarchs. Amongbooks of more or less note are named the Dialogo of Galileo, the Satire Mhujrpie, the AntiCoton, and the Augustinus of Jansenius. Among the English authors whose works are prohibited occur the names of James I., Barclay, Usher; bishops Sanderson, Bull, and Pearson; Cave and Ilobbes; but notHooker, nor Milton, nor Chillingworth, nor Bunyan, nor Swift. Xxtsxctiost. A fiscal term, meaning the proclamation of a tax, "quicquid in praostationem indicitur." After the reorganisation of the empire under Diocletian and Constantino, it was customary to proclaim the taxes yearly, and the name of the notice thus given, indiclio, was transferred to the year itself. Every fifteen years there was a re-valuation of property, which would lead to material alterations in the terms of the tax-notices. To one of these quindecennial periods...
