MANTELL, Walter ‹ LBT 07515 ›
floruit (B) 1583 - 1583 ; Male
Introduction
Walter Mantell was a bookseller in London and member of the Stationers' Company. He was made free of the Company on January 21, 1585, by Francis Godliff. Mantell was involved in the book trade during the 1580s and appears in Wardens' accounts in 1588, where he received payment for books that had been seized. He was cited before the Star Chamber in 1585 in connection with copies of the ABC and Little Catechism.
Livery Companies
| Company | Source |
|---|---|
| Stationers' Company |
Occupations (1)
| Occupation | Comment |
|---|---|
| Bookseller | McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910) |
Events (1)
| Date | Event type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Jan 1583 | Freed - | QUERY |
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, p.114
Cf. McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910), p.185
MANTELL (WALTER), bookseller in London, 1583-7. There is some confusion in the records of this stationer. On July 25th, 1569, a John Mantell { MANTELL, John ‹ LBT 07323 › } son of Walter Mantell of Horton, in the county of Kent, was apprenticed to John Day { DAY, John (1522 - 1584) ‹ LBT 07316 › } for seven years. There is no entry of this John's admission to the freedom of the Company; but on January 21st, 1585, we find a Walter Mantell { MANTELL, Walter ‹ LBT 07515 › }, of whose apprenticeship there is no record, made free by Francis Godliff { GODLYFE, Fraunces ‹ LBT 07511 › }. This was perhaps another case of two brothers apprenticed to the same trade. In the Wardens' accounts for the year ending July 10th, 1588, there occurs the entry, "Paid to Walter Mantell for bookes that had been seised the yeare before this ... xs." These were possibly copies of the A B C and Little Catechism for which he and others were cited before the Star Chamber in Michaelmas Term, 1585 [Arber, ii. 790 et seq.], but see Arber, i. 524.
MLT Note: Cf. LBT/7323