BOWES, Ralph ‹ LBT 06979 ›

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Floruit: 1578–1589

Floruit 1578 (B) — 1589 (A);  Male

Livery Companies

Company	Source
Stationers' Company

Occupations (1)

Occupation	Comment
Patentee/Playing Cards	McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910)

Had Apprentice(s): (1)

Name	Premium	Paid By	Comments
PARKER, Jasper ‹ LBT 06980 ›

Events (3)

Date	Event type	Description
4 Jun 1578	Patent	granted to RB & Thomas Bedingfield, 12 yrs. "to import all sorts of playing cards".
11 Sep 1588	Freed - Redemption
11 Sep 1589	Appr - Binding	Jasper Parker (LBT/06980)

Sources and References

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

SOURCES & TRANSCRIPTIONS

Transcriptions

McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910), p.45

BOWES (RALPH), patentee of Playing Cards, 1578-? 1600. On June 4th, 1578 [20 Eliz.], a patent was granted to Ralph Bowes and Thomas Bedingfield { }, for twelve years, in consideration of an annual payment of one hundred marks, to import all sorts of playing cards [Pat. Roll, 20 Eliz., 7th Part). This patent was surrendered in 1588, and a new patent granted to Ralph Bowes and his assigns for a further period of twelve years on the same terms, not only to import but also to print playing cards [Pat. Roll, 30 Eliz., 12th Part]. On September 23rd in the same year he was admitted a freeman of the Stationers' Company by "redemption" [Arber, ii. 703], and on October 18th he was allowed by the Company the "mouldes belonginge to the olde fourme of plaieinge cardes commonlie called the Frenche carde, etc." [Arber, ii. 503, 512, 572].

MLT Note: - Patentee of Playing cards, 1578-? 1600