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Archaeologia Cantiana -  Vol. 1  1858  page 58

On the Surrenden Charters

and thereof to make use, he shall imediately marke ye same note, and all future transcripts thereof, with ye cheife character or marke of the sender, as above; and ye sender of every note shall take care that all notes by him sent shall be written (as neare as may be) in ye same paper for size of bignesse as he shall first use, whether ye note sent do fill ye whole sheete or but a line therein.
    " 19°. Item, Least that too much care of sending one to another may begett some mistake in lending one thing twice, itt is resolved and agreed, that he who sendeth or lendeth any booke, note, or roll, etc., to any other of this society, shall, att ye sending or returne of the same, marke the  same with ye principal! character or marke of the person to whom he shall so lend itt; and if itt be coppyed out of any of his bookes, then to
sett a litt le marke of ye same forme in yc margent of ye sa booke.
   " 20°. Lastly, To prevent ye hazard of loosing time, by ye trouble of severall men's taking coppyes of one and yc same thing, itt is concluded and agreed, that whosoever peruse any booke, treatise, or deed, etc., and do transcribe ye same, he shall, att ye very last line, if it be booke or treatise, etc., or on ye dorse or ye labell if itt be a deede, sett one of these two
markes,   or      that is to say, if ye coppy be taken

verbatim, then ye capitall letter    but if breviated, then

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