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Floruit: 1571–1573
floruit (A) 1571 - 1573 ; Male
Introduction
William Wylliamson was a printer and bookseller active in London during the 1570s, primarily operating at locations in St Paul's Churchyard and Cornhill. He was apprenticed to Richard Jugge for nine years beginning in February 1562 and gained his freedom from the Stationers' Company on 23 April 1571. Wylliamson carried on both printing and bookselling business between 1571 and 1574, appearing to have succeeded Andrew Hester at the White Horse in St Paul's Churchyard.
Livery Companies
| Company |
Source
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| Stationers' Company |
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Occupations (2)
| Occupation |
Comment
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| Printer |
McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910)
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| Bookseller |
McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910)
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Was Apprentice to Master(s): (1)
Had Apprentice(s): (1)
Addresses (4)
| Date |
Address |
Trade at Addr |
Source |
Comment
|
| 1571, (1571) |
St Paul's Churchyard, The White Horse |
|
McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910) |
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| 1572, (1572) |
Distaff Lane |
|
McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910) |
- dwelling in
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| 1573, (1573-4) |
St Paul's Churchyard |
|
McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910) |
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| - later, 1573 |
Cornhill, adjoining St Peter's Church |
|
McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910) |
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Events (2)
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.184
McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910), p.292
WILLIAMSON (WILLIAM), printer and bookseller in London, 1571-4; (1) The White Horse, St. Paul's Churchyard, 1571; (2) Dwelling in Distaff Lane, 1572; (3) In St. Paul's Churchyard, 1573-4; (4) At his shop adjoining St. Peter's Church in Cornhill. One of Richard Jugge's { JUGGE, Richard ( - 1577) ‹ LBT 07912 › } apprentices for nine years from February 2nd, 1561/2 [Arber, i. 17']. Admitted a freeman of the Company on April 23rd, 1571 [Arber, i. 447]. There are no entries of separate copies under his name in the Registers, but on January 15th, 1581/2, a large number of copies, including several plays, were assigned over to John Charlewood { CHARLEWOOD, John ( - 1593) ‹ LBT 07132 › }; but it is not clear which of them belonged to William Williamson [Arber, ii. 405-6]. He appears to have succeeded Andrew Hester { HESTER, Andrew ‹ LBT 07705 › } at the White Horse in St. Paul's Churchyard and to have carried on both a printing and bookselling business between 1571 and 1574.
