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Floruit: 1556–1557
floruit (A) 1556 - 1557 ; Male
Introduction
John King was a printer in London and an original member of the Stationers' Company upon its incorporation in 1557. He was settled in St Paul's Churchyard by 1556, where his shop was located next door to that of John Cawood. King printed from 1555 to 1561, producing works including an edition of Skelton's writings printed in collaboration with Thomas Marsh.
Livery Companies
| Company |
Source
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| Stationers' Company |
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Occupations (1)
| Occupation |
Comment
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| Printer |
Duff, E.G. (1905)
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Had Apprentice(s): (2)
Addresses (1)
| Date |
Address |
Trade at Addr |
Source |
Comment
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| 1556, (1556) |
St Paul's Churchyard |
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Duff, E.G. (1905) |
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Events (3)
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.97
Duff, E.G. (1905), p.86
KING (JOHN), printer in London, was an original member of the Company of Stationers on its incorporation. In 1556 he was settled in Paul's Churchyard, and we learn from the will of R. Toy { TOY, Robert ( - 1556) ‹ LBT 08604 › } that his shop was next door to, and under the same roof as J. Cawood's { CAWOOD, John (1514 - 1572) ‹ LBT 07101 › }. He printed from 1555 to 1561 and apparently died in the latter year. One undated book, Certaine bokes compyled by mayster Skelton, was printed by John Kynge and Thomas Marshe { MARSH, Thomas ( - 1589) ‹ LBT 08053 › } in Creede Lane.