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Floruit: 1577
floruit (A) 1577 - 1577 ; Male
Introduction
Henry Cocken was a stationer and bookseller active in London during the 1570s, operating at the Sign of the Elephant on Fleet Street. He was bound as an apprentice to George Buck in February 1565 for eight years and became a member of the Stationers' Company. His known published work includes John Bishop's Beautiful Blossomes (1577), which was reissued as A Garden of Recreation in 1578, and he succeeded Henry Wykes at his Fleet Street address.
Livery Companies
| Company |
Source
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| Stationers' Company |
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Occupations (2)
| Occupation |
Comment
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| Stationer |
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| Bookseller |
McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910)
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Was Apprentice to Master(s): (1)
Addresses (1)
| Date |
Address |
Trade at Addr |
Source |
Comment
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| 1577, (1577) |
Fleet Street |
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McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910); STC. vol.3, (1991) |
- Sign of the Elephant, little above the conduit
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Events (1)
Sources and References
| Original Sources |
Comments
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| St.Co. Archive - Binding and Freedom records - extracted by Prof. J.A. Lavin |
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SOURCES & TRANSCRIPTIONS
Transcriptions
S.T.C., (1991), vol.3, p.42
McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910), p.72
COCKYN (HENRY), bookseller in London, 1576-8; The Elephant, Fleet Street. Son of Henry Cocken of West Ham, Essex, yeoman. Apprentice to George Buck { BUCK, George ‹ LBT 07017 › }, stationer, for eight years from February 2nd, 1564/5. His first book entry appears on December 10th, 1576 [Arber, ii. 306]. The only work known bearing his name in the imprint is John Bishop's Beautiful Blossomes gathered ... from the best trees of all kyndes, 1577, afterwards reissued as A Garden of Recreation, 1578. He appears to have succeeded Henry Wykes { WEKES, Henry ‹ LBT 06917 › } at the above address.