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| [[Calendar:1500s:1583:24-Aug|24 Aug 1583]] || Bound || to Henry Carre [[CARRE, Henry ‹ LBT 07951 ›|(LBT/07951)]]
| [[Calendar:1500s:1583:24-Aug|24 Aug 1583]] || Bound || to Henry Carre [[CARRE, Henry ‹ LBT 07951 ›|(LBT/07951)]]
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| [[Calendar:1500s:1591:8-Nov|08 Nov 1591]] || Freed - Servitude ||  
| [[Calendar:1500s:1591:8-Nov|8 Nov 1591]] || Freed - Servitude ||  
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| [[Calendar:1500s:1594:6-May|06 May 1594]] || Appr - Binding || Adam Watson [[WATSON, Adam ‹ LBT 08112 ›|(LBT/08112)]]
| [[Calendar:1500s:1594:6-May|6 May 1594]] || Appr - Binding || Adam Watson [[WATSON, Adam ‹ LBT 08112 ›|(LBT/08112)]]
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| [[Calendar:1500s:1595:28-Apr|28 Apr 1595]] || Appr - Binding || Thomas Morris [[MORRIS, Thomas ‹ LBT 08110 ›|(LBT/08110)]]
| [[Calendar:1500s:1595:28-Apr|28 Apr 1595]] || Appr - Binding || Thomas Morris [[MORRIS, Thomas ‹ LBT 08110 ›|(LBT/08110)]]

Revision as of 22:49, 20 March 2026

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Floruit: 1591–1601

floruit (A) 1591 - 1601 ;  Male, married

Introduction

Thomas Millington was a bookseller and member of the Stationers' Company active in London from the 1580s to early 1600s. Bound as an apprentice to Henry Carre in 1583, he was admitted to freedom in 1591 and established himself under St. Peter's Church in Cornhill by 1593. He published notable works including the first part of the Contention of the two famous houses of York & Lancaster and Chettle's England's Mourning garment, and worked in various partnerships with other members of the book trade including John Busby and Nicholas Ling.

Family Relationships

LBTNumber Name Relationship Occupation
30715 MILLINGTON, Joan ‹ LBT 30715 › spouse Bookseller
33059 MILLINGTON, William ‹ LBT 33059 › parent Husbandman
3098 CAWOOD, Isabel (mar. WOODCOCK) ‹ LBT 03098 › child
3272 CAWOOD, Mary (mar. BISHOP) ‹ LBT 03272 › child

Livery Companies

Company Source
Stationers' Company

Occupations (1)

Occupation Comment
Bookseller McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910)

Was Apprentice to Master(s): (1)

Name Premium Paid By Comments
CARRE, Henry ‹ LBT 07951 ›

Had Apprentice(s): (3)

Name Premium Paid By Comments
MORRIS, Thomas ‹ LBT 08110 ›
ROCKE, William ‹ LBT 08111 ›
WATSON, Adam ‹ LBT 08112 ›

Addresses (1)

Date Address Trade at Addr Source Comment
1593, (1593-1603) Cornhill McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910) - under St Peter's Church

Events (6)

Date Event type Description
24 Aug 1583 Bound to Henry Carre (LBT/07951)
8 Nov 1591 Freed - Servitude
6 May 1594 Appr - Binding Adam Watson (LBT/08112)
28 Apr 1595 Appr - Binding Thomas Morris (LBT/08110)
12 Jun 1598 Appr - Binding William Rocke (LBT/08111)
26 May 1601 Loan - £6 from the William Norton bequest

Sources and References

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

SOURCES & TRANSCRIPTIONS

Transcriptions

S.T.C., (1991), vol.3, p.120

McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910), pp.193-4

MILLINGTON (THOMAS), bookseller in London, 1593-1603; Under St. Peter's Church in Cornhill. Son of William Millington of Hampton Gaie, co. Oxon, husbandman. Apprentice to Henry Carre { CARRE, Henry ‹ LBT 07951 › }, stationer of London, for eight years from August 24th, 1583 [Arber, ii. 123]. Admitted to the freedom of the Company on November 8th, 1591 [Arber, ii. 710]. His first book entry was the first part of the Contention of the two famous houses of York & Lancaster on March 12th, 1593/4 [Arber, ii. 646]. He was also the publisher of Chettle's England's Mourning garment, 1603. Millington is found in partnership at various times with John Busby { BUSBY, John ‹ LBT 08762 › }, Nicholas Ling { LYNGE, Nicholas ‹ LBT 07061 › } and Thomas Gosson [ GOSSON, Thomas ( - 1598) ‹ LBT 08293 › }, and issued ballads and other ephemeral literature. The last entry under his name is found on May 9th, 1603 [Arber, iii. 234].