JUDSON, Thomas ‹ LBT 07893 ›
floruit (A) 1581 - 1584 ; Male
Introduction
Thomas Judson was a printer in London who was made free of the Stationers' Company by patrimony in 1581, following his father John Judson who was also a printer. In 1584, he entered into a partnership with John Windet and printed several notable works including Greene's Arbasto and religious texts. He trained at least two apprentices and continued printing into the late 1590s, producing works such as A Brief Description of the Whole World and Thomas Hill's School of Skill.
Livery Companies
| Company | Source |
|---|---|
| Stationers' Company |
Occupations (1)
| Occupation | Comment |
|---|---|
| Printer | McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910) |
Had Apprentice(s): (2)
| Name | Premium | Paid By | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| COBBOLDE, Henry ‹ LBT 07058 › | |||
| PAXE, John ‹ LBT 07902 › |
Events (3)
| Date | Event type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 16 Jan 1581 | Freed - Patrimony | - father = John Judson (LBT/07885) |
| 09 Feb 1584 | Appr - Turn-over/In | Henry Cobbolde (LBT/07058) |
| 01 Jul 1584 | Appr - Binding | John Paxe (LBT/07902) |
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, pp.94-5
McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910), p.161
JUDSON (THOMAS), printer in London, 1584-99. He was a son of John Judson { JUDSON, John ( - 1589) ‹ LBT 07885 › } (see Duff, Century), and was made free of the Stationers' Company by patrimony on January 16th, 1580/1 [Arber, ii. 683]. In 1584, in partnership with John Windet { WINDET, John ( - 1610) ‹ LBT 06795 › }, he printed Greene's Arbasto and R. G's Godly Exhortation to Vertuous Parents [Hazlitt, I. 176]. After this date nothing is heard of him until 1599, when he printed A Brief Description of the Whole World, and Thomas Hill's School of Skill. In the same year he was named among those printers especially forbidden to print epigrams, satires, etc. [Arber, iii. 678].