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<span id="flline">'' [[How Floruit is Calculated | floruit]] 1578 <span title="From life events or editors' annotations">(B)</span>—1589 <span title="From professional records in the database">(A)</span>; Male ''</span>__NOTOC__ | <span id="flline">'' [[How Floruit is Calculated | floruit]] 1578 <span title="From life events or editors' annotations">(B)</span>—1589 <span title="From professional records in the database">(A)</span>; Male ''</span>__NOTOC__ | ||
== Livery Companies == | == Livery Companies == | ||
Revision as of 06:59, 6 April 2026
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 | Date | Event | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PARKER, Jasper ‹ LBT 06980 › (fl. 1596-1596) | Bound |
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