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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
Livery Companies
| Company |
Source
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| Stationers' Company |
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Occupations (1)
| Occupation |
Comment
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| Bookseller |
McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910)
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Was Apprentice to Master(s): (1)
Had Apprentice(s): (3)
Addresses (1)
| Date |
Address |
Trade at Addr |
Source |
Comment
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| 1593, (1593-1603) |
Cornhill |
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McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910) |
- under St Peter's Church
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Events (6)
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.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].
