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Floruit: 1614–1617
floruit (A) 1614 - 1617 ; Male, married
Introduction
Danyell Spede was a stationer and bookseller active in London during the early seventeenth century, primarily based at The Blazing Star in St. Paul's Churchyard from 1616 to 1620. He was bound as an apprentice to Matthew Law in 1603 and achieved his freedom from the Stationers' Company in 1614. Spede was the son of John Speed, the celebrated historian, and he took on at least two apprentices during his career in the book trade.
Family Relationships
| LBTNumber |
Name |
Relationship |
Occupation
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| 6672 |
Placeholder |
spouse |
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Livery Companies
| Company |
Source
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| Stationers' Company |
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Occupations (2)
| Occupation |
Comment
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| Stationer |
Chester, L.M. (1887), vol.2
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| Bookseller |
McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910)
|
Was Apprentice to Master(s): (2)
Had Apprentice(s): (2)
Addresses (2)
| Date |
Address |
Trade at Addr |
Source |
Comment
|
| 1616, (1616-20) |
St Paul's Churchyard, The Blazing Star |
|
McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910) |
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| 1618-02-14 |
St Faith under St Paul |
|
Chester, L.M. (1887), vol.2 |
- Parish of
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Events (6)
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
- said to be dead at the time the child's bindi
S.T.C., (1991), vol.3, p.159
McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910), p.252
SPEED (DANIEL), bookseller in London, 1616-20; The Blazing Star, St. Paul's Churchyard. Son of John Speed, the historian. Apprentice to Matthew Law { LAW, Mathew ( - 1629) ‹ LBT 07969 › }, stationer, for nine years from June 24th, 1603, and became a freeman of the Company of Stationers on December 5th, 1614 [Arber, ii. 272; iii. 684]. Daniel Speed's first entry in the Register related to his father's book The Clowd of Witnesses, and was made on May 6th, 1616 [Arber, iii. 587], and the last entry under his name was made on November 8th, 1619 [Arber, iii. 659].
