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Scintilla, : or, A light broken into darke warehouses. With observations vpon the monopolists of seaven severall patents, and two charters. Practiced and performed, by a mistery of some printers, sleeping stationers, and combining book-sellers. Anatomised and layd open in a breviat, in which is only a touch of their forestalling and ingrossing of books in pattents, and raysing them to excessive prises. Left to the consideration of the high and honourable House of Parliament now assembled.

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Main Author:	Sparke, Michael, d. 1653
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	At London, Printed, not for profit, but for the common weles good: and no where to be sold, but some where to be given : [publisher not identified], 1641.
Series:	Early English books online.
Subjects:	Booksellers and bookselling > England > Early works to 1800. Printing > England > Early works to 1800.
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