THROP, Thomas ‹ LBT 08709 ›
floruit 1594 (A)—1594 (C); Male
Livery Companies
| Company | Source |
|---|---|
| Stationers' Company |
Occupations (1)
| Occupation | Comment |
|---|---|
| Bookseller | McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910) |
Was Apprentice to Master(s): (1)
| Name | Premium | Paid By | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| WATKYNS, Richard ( - 1599) ‹ LBT 08278 › |
Events (2)
| Date | Event type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Jun 1584 | Bound | to Richard Watkins (LBT/08278) |
| 4 Feb 1594 | Freed - Servitude |
Sources and References
| Original Sources | Comments |
|---|---|
| St.Co. Archive - Binding and Freedom records - extracted by Prof. J.A. Lavin |
SOURCES & TRANSCRIPTIONS
Transcriptions
ODNB - article by David Kathman
S.T.C., (1991), vol.3, p,168
McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910), pp.265-6
THORPE (THOMAS), bookseller in London, 1603-25. Son of Thomas Thorpe, or Throp, of Barnet, co. Middlesex, innholder. Apprentice to Richard Watkins { WATKYNS, Richard ( - 1599) ‹ LBT 08278 › }, stationer of London, for nine years from Midsummer, 1584; and was made a freeman of the Company on February 4th, 1593/4 [Arber, ii. 124,713]. Thorpe's first book entry, made in partnership with William Aspley { ASPLEY, William (1573 - 1640) ‹ LBT 06927 › }, was Marston's Malcontent, entered on July 5th, 1604 [Arber, iii. 268]. It was printed by Simmes { SYMMES, Valentine ‹ LBT 08531 › } for Aspley in tbe same year. He continued to publish plays for some time, and was also the publisher of Shakespeare's Sonnets, which he entered on May 20th, 1609 [Arber, iii. 410]. The last entry under his name is that of November 3rd, 1624, when he and Thomas {i.e. Edward} Blount { BLOUNT, Edward (1564 - 1632) ‹ LBT 08253 › } assigned over to Samuel Vicars { VICKARS, Samuel ( - 1625) ‹ LBT 09563 › } their rights in Christopher Marlowe's Hero and Leander [Arber, iv. 126]. His address has not been found.