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Keeping the public order in early 17th century Leyden

[HOUT, Jan VAN].
Ordre by die vande gherechte dezer stadt Leyden, gheraemt, besloten, ende gearresteert, aengaende de ronden of gangen de welcke de ordinarijse clapper-luyden (die van achten tot twaelven zijn vermeerdert) mitsgaders d'extraordinarijse, ende noothulpers, by nachte langs der straten zullen moeten doen ende houden.

With woodcut coat of arms of the city of Leyden on title with ornamental border, woodcut initial. Printed in gothic, roman and civilité type.

With woodcut coat of arms of the city of Leyden on title with ornamental border, woodcut initial. Printed in gothic, roman and civilité type.

With woodcut coat of arms of the city of Leyden on title with ornamental border, woodcut initial. Printed in gothic, roman and civilité type.

With woodcut coat of arms of the city of Leyden on title with ornamental border, woodcut initial. Printed in gothic, roman and civilité type.



(Leyden), 1607. 4to. Later wrappers. With woodcut coat of arms of the city of Leyden on title with ornamental border, woodcut initial. Printed in gothic, roman and civilité type. (28) pp.

Very rare Leyden pamphlet on the schedule of 'keepers of public order', partly printed in civilité type, by Jan van Hout (1542-1609), town secretary of Leyden and a well-known poet. As town secretary, Jan van Hout rendered great services to the city of Leyden. Apart from administrating all of the municipal governmental departments, including the police, finance and justice, he also archived the town-papers, and took an active part in the founding of the university library, serving as secretary to the Curators of the Leyden university as well. Van Hout was the director of Leyden's municipal press from 1577 on, where this  pamphlet was printed.
Good copy.- (Waterstains on wrappers and title).
Overvoorde  2572; not in Carter and Vervliet. On the author: Carter and Vervliet, Civilité-types, p. 36; NNBW II, pp. 608-612; Overvoorde 36; Pater, J.C.H. de, Jan van Hout (1542 -1609), een levensbeeld uit de 16e eeuw. The Hague, 1946; Rammelman Elsevier, De voormalige Drukkerij op het Raadhuis der Stadt Leyden, 1577-1610, in: Nwe Reeks Werken Mij Ned. Lett. 10, pp. 282-285.

Related Subjects: 17th Century  Leyden  Pamphlets 

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