Partie f. 9 - (i) Articles of agreement between (A) Hannah Knaplock, Jacob Tonson III, and Richard Tonson, and (B) Samuel Shuckford, 22 Nov. 1739, bearing (ii) an assignment from Han-nah Knaplock to the Tonsons, 18 July 1740, and (iii) a receipt from Shuckford, 2 June 1743

1 single sheet

(i) It is agreed that an impression of the third volume of Shuckford’s ‘Connection of the sacred and prophane History’ be printed forthwith, and that A may also print the first two volumes whenever they think fit. No more than 1000 copies of each volume are to be printed. A are to pay B £30 when they print Vol. III and the rest when they print Vols. I and II. Future editions are reserved to B. If A do not print Vols. I and II till two years have passed B promises not to reprint them within another five years.

(ii) Knaplock assigns her right in the second edition of the third volume of ‘Shuckford’ to Jacob and Richard Tonson, though her name is prefixed to the title page.

Pasted to a guard in Crewe MS 21 (f. 9).