Editing Johann Heinrich Zedler (section)

===Continuation of the Leipzig "Publishers war"===
Despite the decision of the Dresden court, Zedler continued with his project.
On 19 October 1730 he informed the Leipzig journal ''New Learned Works'' that he was still accepting further Praenumeration subscriptions, and rejected all accusations of plagiarism.
He said that the Universal-Lexicon was being written by learned and distinguished men who had no need to plagiarize, but could write the material from their own knowledge.{{sfn|Quedenbaum|1977|p=72}}

Zedler went on to say that he would not be deterred by envious enemies, but would bring out further important works.{{sfn|Juntke|1956|p=23}}
This referred to his latest publishing project, a ''General Chronicle of States, Wars, Religion and Scholarship''.
Zedler could rely on the support of [[Jacob August Franckenstein]], a professor of natural and international law at the [[University of Leipzig]], and was a friend of the publisher of ''New Learned Works'', Johann Burckhardt Mencke. On 24 October 1730, Zedler sent the  Council of the City of Leipzig a preprint of the proposed title page, but this time without the privilege claim.

[[File:Franckesche Stiftungen 1749.jpg|thumb|360px|In response to the Leipzig order, Zedler moved production of the Universal Lexicon to the press of August Hermann Francke, who founded the orphanage in [[Halle, Saxony-Anhalt|Halle]]]]
Again, the local publishers protested, and the Leipzig Book Commission finally ordered Zedler to halt printing of the ''Universal Lexicon'' and the ''Chronicle'' and to stop advertising these works. In addition, the court ordered Zedler to print and distribute its verdict or pay a penalty of 100 thalars.
With the ''Universal Lexicon'' in jeopardy, Zedler shifted production to neighboring [[Prussia]].
In [[Halle, Saxony-Anhalt|Halle]] he was in contact with Johann Peter von Ludewig, a lawyer and the local University Chancellor.
Ludewig was also senior staff member of the Council for the orphanage in Halle.
Apparently he caused the orphanage to be assigned to Zedler for printing the Universal-Lexicon.
Before this started, Zedler requested a royal Prussian printing privilege, and at the same time an Imperial privilege.
He received the imperial privilege on 6 April 1731 from [[Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles VI]], and the Prussian royal privilege only four days later.