John Grollier had on all his books inscribed:

"Portio mea, domine, sit in terra viventium;"

and underneath:

"Io. Grollierii et Amicorum."

Henry de Rantzan wrote a decree for his library, of which here is the fulminatory clause:

"Libros partem ne aliquam abstulerit,

Extraxerit, clepserit, rapserit,

Concerpserit, corruperit,

Dolo malo,

Illico maledictus,