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<span id="flline">''&nbsp;[[How Floruit is Calculated | floruit]] 1552 <span title="From life events or editors' annotations">(B)</span>&mdash;1568 <span title="From professional records in the database">(A)</span>; &nbsp;Male ''</span>__NOTOC__
<span id="flline">''[[How Floruit is Calculated |<span title="Grade of floruit confidence (A to E)">floruit (A)</span>]]'' '' 1553''  - '' 1568 ''; &nbsp;''Male'' </span>
== Introduction ==
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William Griffith was a printer active in London during the mid-16th century, operating at several addresses including the sign of the Griffin in Fleet Street and later the Falcon against St. Dunstan's Church. He was an original member of the Stationers' Company at its incorporation in 1557 and began printing around 1552, producing various broadside and religious works. Griffith took on multiple apprentices throughout his career and used a distinctive device featuring a griffin holding a shield with a spray of Sweet William in its mouth.
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== Livery Companies ==
== Livery Companies ==
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! Name !! Premium !! Paid By !! Comments
! Name !! Premium !! Paid By !! Date || Event || Comments
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| [[COLYNBYNE, Robert ‹ LBT 07560 ›]] ||  ||  ||   
| [[COLYNBYNE, Robert ‹ LBT 07560 ›]] ''(fl. 1563-1563)'' ||  ||  ||  || Bound ||   
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| [[NAYLOUR, William ‹ LBT 07561 ›]] ||  ||  ||   
| [[NAYLOUR, William ‹ LBT 07561 ›]] ''(fl. 1567-1567)'' ||  ||  ||  || Bound ||   
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|-
| [[OSBURNE, Mychell ‹ LBT 07562 ›]] ||  ||  ||   
| [[OSBURNE, Mychell ‹ LBT 07562 ›]] ''(fl. 1573-1573)'' ||  ||  || May or Jun 1566 || Bound ||   
|-
|-
| [[SYNGLETON, Henry ‹ LBT 07563 ›]] ||  ||  ||   
| [[SYNGLETON, Henry ‹ LBT 07563 ›]] ''(fl. 1572-1572)'' ||  ||  ||  || Bound ||   
|-
|-
| [[WALGRAVE, Robert ( - 1604) ‹ LBT 07564 ›]] ||  ||  ||   
| [[WALGRAVE, Robert ( - 1604) ‹ LBT 07564 ›]] ''(fl. 1578-1604)'' ||  ||  ||  || Bound ||   
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|-
| [[WALL, Raufe ‹ LBT 07565 ›]] ||  ||  ||   
| [[WALL, Raufe ‹ LBT 07565 ›]] ''(fl. 1565-1565)'' ||  ||  || 1558-9 || Bound ||   
|-
|-
| [[WEBBER, Richard ( - 1595) ‹ LBT 07566 ›]] ||  ||  ||   
| [[WEBBER, Richard ( - 1595) ‹ LBT 07566 ›]] ''(fl. 1566-1595)'' ||  ||  || Pentecost || Bound ||   
|}
|}
== Addresses (3) ==
== Addresses (3) ==
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  ! Date !! Address !! Trade at Addr !! Source !! Comment
  ! Date !! Address !! Trade at Addr !! Source !! Comment
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  | 1552 || Fleet Street ||  || Duff, E.G. (1905); STC. vol.3, (1991) || - Sign of the Griffin, little above the conduit
  | 1552 || [[Fleet Street |  Fleet Street]] ||  || Duff, E.G. (1905); STC. vol.3, (1991) || - Sign of the Griffin, little above the conduit
  |-
  |-
  | 1553, (1553) || St Dunstan's Church ||  || Duff, E.G. (1905); STC. vol.3, (1991) || - sign of the Falcon
  | 1553, (1553) || [[St Dunstan's Church |  St Dunstan's Church]] ||  || Duff, E.G. (1905); STC. vol.3, (1991) || - sign of the Falcon
  |-
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  | 1561, (1561) || St Dunstan's Churchyard ||  || Duff, E.G. (1905); STC. vol.3, (1991) ||  
  | 1561, (1561) || [[St Dunstan's Churchyard |  St Dunstan's Churchyard]] ||  || Duff, E.G. (1905); STC. vol.3, (1991) ||  
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! Date !! Event type !! Description
! Date !! Event type !! Description
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| [[Calendar:1500s:1556:7-Mar|07 Mar 1556]] || Appr - Binding || Robert Colynbyne [[COLYNBYNE, Robert ‹ LBT 07560 ›|(LBT/07560)]]
| [[Calendar:1500s:1556:7-Mar|7 Mar 1556]] || Appr - Binding || Robert Colynbyne [[COLYNBYNE, Robert ‹ LBT 07560 ›|(LBT/07560)]]
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| [[Calendar:1500s:1557:4-May|04 May 1557]] || St.Co. Charter || no. - 70
| [[Calendar:1500s:1557:4-May|4 May 1557]] || St.Co. Charter || no. - 70
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| [[Calendar:1500s:1560:24-Jun|24 Jun 1560]] || Appr - Binding || William Naylour [[NAYLOUR, William ‹ LBT 07561 ›|(LBT/07561)]]
| [[Calendar:1500s:1560:24-Jun|24 Jun 1560]] || Appr - Binding || William Naylour [[NAYLOUR, William ‹ LBT 07561 ›|(LBT/07561)]]
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=== Transcriptions ===
=== Transcriptions ===
/ GRIFFITH / GRYFFYTH,
/ GRIFFITH / GRYFFYTH,
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Bib.Soc., ''Hand-lists'' (1913), ''contrib.'' E.G.Duff.
Bib.Soc., ''Hand-lists'' (1913), ''contrib.'' E.G.Duff.
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GRYFFYTH (WILLIAM), printer in London, commenced to print about the year 1552 when he issued a broadside by Churchyard against Camell, and in 1553 issued Beeard's ''Godly psalme of Mary Queen''. At first he printed at the sign of the Griffin in Fleet Street a little above the Conduit but in 1556 his address was "the Falcon against S. Dunstan's church" while his books were to be sold at the Griffin. At a still later date the shop with the sign of the Griffin was apparently given up, and books were to be sold "at the little shop in St. Dunstan's churchyard." Gryffyth was an original member of the Stationers' Company on its incorporation and is very frequertly entered in the Registers. Considering the large number of copies he entered, his books are curiously few and scarce. Herbert mentions only seven and only about double that number are known. As a device he used a griffin seated holding a shield with his mark and with a spray of "Sweet William" in its mouth.
GRYFFYTH (WILLIAM), printer in London, commenced to print about the year 1552 when he issued a broadside by Churchyard against Camell, and in 1553 issued Beeard's ''Godly psalme of Mary Queen''. At first he printed at the sign of the Griffin in Fleet Street a little above the Conduit but in 1556 his address was "the Falcon against S. Dunstan's church" while his books were to be sold at the Griffin. At a still later date the shop with the sign of the Griffin was apparently given up, and books were to be sold "at the little shop in St. Dunstan's churchyard." Gryffyth was an original member of the Stationers' Company on its incorporation and is very frequertly entered in the Registers. Considering the large number of copies he entered, his books are curiously few and scarce. Herbert mentions only seven and only about double that number are known. As a device he used a griffin seated holding a shield with his mark and with a spray of "Sweet William" in its mouth.
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Floruit: 1552–1568

  floruit 1552 (B)—1568 (A);  Male

Livery Companies

Company Source
Stationers' Company

Occupations (1)

Occupation Comment
Printer Duff, E.G. (1905)

Had Apprentice(s): (7)

Name Premium Paid By Date Event Comments
COLYNBYNE, Robert ‹ LBT 07560 › (fl. 1563-1563) Bound
NAYLOUR, William ‹ LBT 07561 › (fl. 1567-1567) Bound
OSBURNE, Mychell ‹ LBT 07562 › (fl. 1573-1573) May or Jun 1566 Bound
SYNGLETON, Henry ‹ LBT 07563 › (fl. 1572-1572) Bound
WALGRAVE, Robert ( - 1604) ‹ LBT 07564 › (fl. 1578-1604) Bound
WALL, Raufe ‹ LBT 07565 › (fl. 1565-1565) 1558-9 Bound
WEBBER, Richard ( - 1595) ‹ LBT 07566 › (fl. 1566-1595) Pentecost Bound

Addresses (3)

Date Address Trade at Addr Source Comment
1552 Fleet Street Duff, E.G. (1905); STC. vol.3, (1991) - Sign of the Griffin, little above the conduit
1553, (1553) St Dunstan's Church Duff, E.G. (1905); STC. vol.3, (1991) - sign of the Falcon
1561, (1561) St Dunstan's Churchyard Duff, E.G. (1905); STC. vol.3, (1991)

Events (5)

Date Event type Description
7 Mar 1556 Appr - Binding Robert Colynbyne (LBT/07560)
4 May 1557 St.Co. Charter no. - 70
24 Jun 1560 Appr - Binding William Naylour (LBT/07561)
24 Jun 1565 Appr - Binding Henry Syngleton (LBT/07563)
24 Jun 1568 Appr - Binding Robert Walgrave (LBT/07564)

Sources and References

Original Sources Comments
St.Co. Archive - Binding and Freedom records - extracted by Prof. J.A. Lavin

SOURCES & TRANSCRIPTIONS

Transcriptions

/ GRIFFITH / GRYFFYTH, Bib.Soc., Hand-lists (1913), contrib. E.G.Duff.

S.T.C., (1991), vol.3, pp.72-3

DUFF, E.G. (1905), p.61

GRYFFYTH (WILLIAM), printer in London, commenced to print about the year 1552 when he issued a broadside by Churchyard against Camell, and in 1553 issued Beeard's Godly psalme of Mary Queen. At first he printed at the sign of the Griffin in Fleet Street a little above the Conduit but in 1556 his address was "the Falcon against S. Dunstan's church" while his books were to be sold at the Griffin. At a still later date the shop with the sign of the Griffin was apparently given up, and books were to be sold "at the little shop in St. Dunstan's churchyard." Gryffyth was an original member of the Stationers' Company on its incorporation and is very frequertly entered in the Registers. Considering the large number of copies he entered, his books are curiously few and scarce. Herbert mentions only seven and only about double that number are known. As a device he used a griffin seated holding a shield with his mark and with a spray of "Sweet William" in its mouth.

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