GIBBES, George ‹ LBT 07698 ›
floruit (A) 1605 - 1636 ; Male
Introduction
George Gibbes was a bookseller in London and member of the Stationers' Company who operated at the Flower de Luce in St Paul's Churchyard from 1613 to 1633. He was apprenticed to Thomas Hayes from 1600 and turned over to William Cotton in 1605, gaining his freedom in the Company of Stationers in 1608. Gibbes dealt in miscellaneous literature and was associated with Henry Holland in several publications, with his first book entry in the Stationers' Registers recorded in 1613.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAYES, Thomas ( - 1604) ‹ LBT 08430 › | |||
| COTTON, William ( - 1609) ‹ LBT 07973 › |
Had Apprentice(s): (1)
| Name | Premium | Paid By | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| NICHOLES, Thomas ( - 1641) ‹ LBT 09987 › |
Addresses (1)
| Date | Address | Trade at Addr | Source | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1613, (1613-33) | St Paul's Churchyard | McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910) | - the Flower de Luce |
Events (6)
| Date | Event type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Dec 1600 | Bound | to Thomas Hayes (LBT/08430) |
| 7 Apr 1605 | Turned-over | first - to William Cotton (LBT/07973) |
| 18 Jan 1608 | Freed - | |
| 4 Oct 1624 | Loan | - £50 from the John Norton bequest, jointly with Henry Holland (LBT/08153) |
| 2 Mar 1629 | Appr - Binding | Thomas Nicholles (LBT/09987) |
| 7 Mar 1636 | Appr - Freedom | Thomas Nicholles (LBT/09987) with Nicholas Alsop (LBT/10596) - Gibbs fined about this time for not turning his apprentice over at the Hall |
Sources and References
| Original Sources | Comments |
|---|---|
| St.Co. Archive - Binding and Freedom records - extracted by Prof. J.A. Lavin |
SOURCES & TRANSCRIPTIONS
Transcriptions
- said to be dead at the time of the child's bindi
S.T.C., (1991), vol.3, p.68
Cf. Plomer, H.R. (1907) p.81
GIBS, GIBBES, or GIBBS (GEORGE), bookseller in London; Flower de Luce in Popes-Head-Alley, 1646. Only known from the imprint to L. Owen's Unmasking if all Popish Monks, 1646. [B.M. E. 339 (15).] Possibly a son of George Gibbs the elder, who was publishing at this address from 1613 to 1633. [Arber, v. 237; Sayle,839.]
McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910), pp.111-12
GIBBS (GEORGE), bookseller in London, 1613-33; The Flower de Luce, St. Paul's Churchyard. Son of George Gibbes of Southwark, Surrey, saddler. Apprentice to Thomas Hayes { HAYES, Thomas ( - 1604) ‹ LBT 08430 › }, stationer of London, for eight years from Christmas, 1600 [Arber, ii. 252]. On April 7th, 1605, he was put over to William Cotton { COTTON, William ( - 1609) ‹ LBT 07973 › } [Arber, ii. 290]. Gibbs took up his freedom in the Company of Stationers on January 18th, 1607/8, and his first book entry in the Registers was made on December 20th, 1613 [Arber, iii. 683, 538]. He dealt in literature of a miscellaneous character and was associated with Henry Holland { HOLLAND, Henry (1583 - ) ‹ LBT 08153 › } in several publications. The last entry under his name is found on May l0th, 1633 [Arber, iv. 294].
MLT Note: Cf. Plomer, H.R. (1907), p.81