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neighbours, men who doe not therefore labour in an honeft profeffion to which learning is indetted, that they should be made other mens vaffalls. Another end is thought was aym'd at by fome of them in procuring by petition this Order, that having power in their hands, malignant books might the easier scape abroad, as the event fhews. But of these Sophifms and Elenchs of marchandize I skill not: This I know, that errors in a good government and in a bad are equally almoft incident; for what Magiftrate may not be mif-inform'd, and much the fooner, if liberty of printing be reduc't into the power of a few; but to redreffe willingly and

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fpeedily what hath bin err'd, and in higheft autority to efteem a plain advertisement more than others have done a fumptuous bribe, is a virtue (honour'd Lords and Commons) answerable to Your highest actions, and wherof none can participat but greatest and wifeft men.

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