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Floruit: 1587–1611
floruit (A) 1587 - 1611 ; Male, married
Introduction
John Standish was an English bookseller and stationer active in London during the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. Apprenticed to William Cooke in 1576, he gained his freedom in 1587 and was admitted to the Livery of the Stationers' Company in 1598. Standish published notable works including Sir John Davies' Nosce Teipsum (1599) and the Hymns of Astrea, and served as Under Warden of the Stationers' Company in 1607 and 1609. He was buried at St Dunstan in the West in February 1613.
Life Events
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Date |
Source
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| Death |
- <Burial> |
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| Burial |
St Dunstan in the West |
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Will
| Will (Ref., Piece, Image) |
Will Dates |
Intestate |
Probate Dates |
Administration Dates |
Comments
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Capell: 1-65, 254/226
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PRO - John Standishe or Standish, Stationer of London. ---
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Family Relationships
| LBTNumber |
Name |
Relationship |
Occupation
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| 30755 |
Placeholder |
spouse |
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Livery Companies
| Company |
Source
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| Stationers' Company |
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Stationers' Company Titles (1)
| Title |
From |
To |
Notes
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| Assistant |
1607-08-03 |
1609-07-24 |
Chosen; First attendance; Last attendance
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Occupations (2)
| Occupation |
Comment
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| Bookseller |
McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910)
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| Stationer |
Will
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Was Apprentice to Master(s): (1)
Had Apprentice(s): (5)
Addresses (1)
| Date |
Address |
Trade at Addr |
Source |
Comment
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| 1613-03-08 |
London |
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Will |
- late of
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Events (16)
Further Notes
Assistantship - Standish seems to have been one of the last four men --- to have become a member of the Court in the old manner, by vitue of being chosen Under Warden at the Court elections of late Jun or early Jul 1607 (see G & B, xxiii). ---
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
at St Dunstan in the West
S.T.C., (1991), vol.3, p.160
McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910), p.256
STANDISH (JOHN), bookseller in London, 1599-1608. Son of Henry Standish of Kingscliffe, Northampton, yeoman. Apprentice to William Cooke { COOKE, William ( - 1598) ‹ LBT 07225 › }, citizen and stationer of London, for ten years from December 25th, 1576: took up his freedom January 16th, 1586/7 [Arber, ii. 75., 699]. On March 26th, 1604, he paid £10 in lieu of serving as Renter of the Company [Arber, ii. 837]. Standish was admitted into the Livery on July 1st, 1598 [Arber, ii. 873]. His first book entry occurs on April 14th, 1599, being Sir John Davies' Nosce Teipsum, and in the same year he published the Hymns of Astrea by the same writer. He served the office of Under Warden in 1607 and 1609. Standish died before January 20th, 1617. when his copyrights were transferred by his widow { STANSBY, Elizabeth ‹ LBT 03299 › } to Richard Hawkins { HAWKINS, Richard ( - 1635) ‹ LBT 08091 › } [Arber, iii. 601]. His address has not been found.
