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Floruit: 1590–1591
floruit (A) 1590 - 1591 ; Male
Introduction
Richard Christian was a bookseller in London and member of the Stationers' Company. He was apprenticed to Richard Jones for eight years from June 1583 and gained his freedom on 25 June 1590. Christian took on at least one apprentice and entered a ballad in 1591, though little else is known of his business activities or London address.
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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Was Apprentice to Master(s): (1)
Had Apprentice(s): (1)
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
McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910), p.68
CHRISTIAN (RICHARD), (?) bookseller in London, 1591. Son of John Christian of Ely, Cambridgeshire. Apprentice to Richard Jones { JONES, Richard ‹ LBT 07865 › } for eight years from June 24th, 1583 [Arber, ii. 117). Took up his freedom in the Company of Stationers on June 25th, 1590. On April 2nd, 1591, he entered a ballad, but beyond that nothing is known of him and his address has not been found.