VERNON, Richard ‹ LBT 07881 ›

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Floruit: 1580–1581

floruit (A) 1580 - 1581 ;  Male

Introduction

Richard Vernon was a bookseller in London and member of the Stationers' Company. He was apprenticed to William Jones but completed his apprenticeship training with Richard Day, and was admitted a freeman of the Stationers' Company on 27 June 1580. In 1581, Vernon was documented operating at the sign of the Brazen Serpent in St Paul's Churchyard, where he was in partnership with Thomas Dawson to publish works including 'The Jesuites Banner'.

Livery Companies

Company	Source
Stationers' Company

Occupations (1)

Occupation	Comment
Bookseller	McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910)

Was Apprentice to Master(s): (2)

Name	Premium	Paid By	Comments
JONES, William ( - 1574) ‹ LBT 08605 ›
DAY, Richard (1552 - ) ‹ LBT 07331 ›

Addresses (1)

Date	Address	Trade at Addr	Source	Comment
1581, (1581)	St Paul's Churchyard, The Brazen Serpent		McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910)

Events (2)

Date	Event type	Description
	Bound	to William Jones (LBT/08605)
27 Jun 1580	Freed -

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.174

McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910), p.275

VERNON (RICHARD), (?) bookseller in London, 1581 ; The Brazen Serpent in St. Paul's Churchyard. Apprentice to William Jones { JONES, William ( - 1574) ‹ LBT 08605 › }, but served out his time with Richard Day { DAY, Richard (1552 - ) ‹ LBT 07331 › }. Admitted a freeman of the Company on June 27th, 1580 [Arber, ii. 682]. In 1581 in partnership with T. Dawson { DAWSON, Thomas ( - 1620) ‹ LBT 07918 › } he published a work called The Jesuites Banner.