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Licensing of the Press Act 1662

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XX.Proviso for Persons who have sold Books or Papers in Westminster Hall, Palace of Westminster, &c.

Provided alsoe and be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid That neither this Act nor any thing therein contained shall be construed to prohibit any person or persons to sell Books or Papers who have sold Books or Papers within Westminster Hall the Palace of Westminster or in any Shopp or Shopps within twenty yards of the great Gate of Westminster Hall aforesaid before the Twentieth day of November One thousand six hundred sixty and one but they and every of them may sell Books and Papers as they have or did before the said Twentieth Day of November One thousand six hundred sixty one within the said Hall Pallace and twenty yards aforesaid but not else where Any thing in this Act to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding

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