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Floruit: 1560–1585
floruit (A) 1560 - 1585 ; Male
Introduction
Thomas Cadman was a bookseller and member of the Stationers' Company active in London during the late sixteenth century, based at the sign of the Bible at the Great North Door of St Paul's Churchyard. He was freed from his apprenticeship to Nicholas Cleston in 1560 and subsequently took on three apprentices of his own. Cadman was known as one of the more defiant stationers who resisted the Company's authority and Star Chamber decrees, selling unauthorized editions including John Day's ABC and Powell's Nostradamus, for which he faced fines. His publications included notable works such as Lyly's Campaspe (1584) and Greene's Spanish Masquerado (1589).
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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| 1585, (1585-8) |
St Paul's Churchyard |
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McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910); STC. vol.3, (1991) |
- the sign of the Bible at the Great North Door
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Events (5)
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.36
McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910), pp.60-1
CADMAN (THOMAS), bookseller in London,1584-9; The Bible, Great North Door of St. Paul's. Took up his freedom on June 16th, 1560 [Arber, i. 123]. Cadman appears to have been one of the most active of the band of stationers who defied the Masters and Wardens of the Company and resisted the decrees of the Star Chamber. He was one of those who sold John Day's { DAY, John (1522 - 1584) ‹ LBT 07316 › } A B C. He was fined for selling Powell's edition of Nostradamus and was constantly in trouble for disorderly conduct and quarrelling with other stationers. Amongst Cadman's publications were Lyly's Campaspe, 1584, and Greene's Spanish Masquerado, 1589.