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seventeen hundred eighty-four, and of our Reign the eleventh. By the King, in his Council.
Entered into Register XXII of the Royal and Guild Chamber The Chambre Royale & Syndicale was the regulatory body in Paris that oversaw the book trade, ensuring that only licensed works were printed and that no copyright (privilege) was infringed. of booksellers & printers of Paris, No. 60 Folio 106, in accordance with the provisions set forth in the present Permission, and on the condition of delivering to the said chamber the eight copies prescribed by Decree CVIII of the Regulation of 1723. The requirement to deposit copies (legal deposit) ensured that the King's library and various officials received copies of every authorized book published in France. At Paris, October 8, 1784.