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Floruit: 1605–1616
floruit (A) 1605 - 1616 ; Male
Introduction
Josias Harrison was a bookseller in London and member of the Stationers' Company. Son of John Harrison the younger, he was admitted to the freedom of the Company by patrimony on 25 June 1605. He operated at the Golden Anchor in Paternoster Row and made his first book entry in April 1615, though he parted with his copyrights in April 1619 and subsequently left the book trade.
Family Relationships
Livery Companies
| Company |
Source
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| Stationers' Company |
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Occupations (1)
| Occupation |
Comment
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| Bookseller |
McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910)
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Had Apprentice(s): (3)
Addresses (1)
| Date |
Address |
Trade at Addr |
Source |
Comment
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| 1615 |
Paternoster Row |
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STC. vol.3, (1991) |
- Golden Anchor - (father's)
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Events (4)
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.78
McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910), p.127
HARRISON (JOSIAS), bookseller in London, 1615-19; The Golden Anchor, Paternoster Row. Son of John Harrison the younger (1579-1617) { HARRISON, John ( - 1617) ‹ LBT 07622 › } and admitted to the freedom of the Company "per patrimonium" on June 25th, 1605 [Arber, ii. 738]. His first book entry, Fletcher's Cupid's Revenge, was made on April 24th, 1615 [Arber, iii. 566], but this and his other copyrights he parted with in April, 1619, after which nothing more is heard of him.