14501940
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Floruit: 1597–1640
floruit 1597 (A)—1640 (A); Male, married
Life Events
| Event |
Date |
Source
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| Birth |
c.1573 |
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| Death |
- after 7 Dec 1640 - before 18 Dec 1640 In spite of Smyth and McKerrow, the Court Book records him attending (as Master) down to 7 Dec 1640 and only saying "dead" on 18 Dec 1640. |
McKerrow, R. B. &c. (1910)
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| Burial |
Probably St Faith - asked to be buried alongside his wife and child. |
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Will
| Will (Ref., Piece, Image) |
Will Dates |
Intestate |
Probate Dates |
Administration Dates |
Comments
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PROB 11/190, Cambell : 86-131, 42/16553
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1642-07-01
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PRO - Sentence of William Aspley of Saint Faith the Virgin, City of London. --- O.D.N.B. - Probate inventory PROB 10/610 ---
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Executors
| Executor |
Relation |
Comment
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| Luke FAWNE |
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Family Relationships
Livery Companies
| Company |
Source
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| Stationers' Company |
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Stationers' Company Titles (5)
| Title |
From |
To |
Notes
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| Renter Warden |
1624-03-25 |
1625-03-25 |
Served 1624/1625
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| Renter Warden |
1625-03-26 |
1626-03-26 |
Served
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| Assistant |
1630-07-05 |
1640-12-07 |
Chosen; First attendance; Last attendance
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| Upper Warden |
1637-07-03 |
1638-07-03 |
Served
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| Master |
1640-07-14 |
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Served 1640/Death
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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): (5)
Addresses (2)
| Date |
Address |
Trade at Addr |
Source |
Comment
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| 1559, (1599-1600) |
St Paul's Churchyard |
|
McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910); STC. vol.3, (1991) |
- the sign of the Tiger's Head (dw)
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| 1559, (1599-1640) |
St Paul's Churchyard |
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McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910); STC. vol.3, (1991) |
- at the Parrot
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Events (19)
Attendance prior to 5 Aug 1695 remains to be listed.
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
d at the time of the child'
ODNB - article by J.Travers
S.T.C., (1991), vol.3, pp.6-7
McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910), p.11
ASPLEY (WILLIAM), bookseller in London, 1598-1640; (1) The Tiger's Head in St. Paul's Churchyard; (2) The Parrot in St. Paul's Churchyard. Son of William Aspley, of Raiston in the County of Cumberland, clerk. Apprenticed to George Bishop { BISHOP, George ( - 1610) ‹ LBT 08608 › }, stationer of London, for nine years from February 5th, 1588: admitted a freeman of the Company on April 11th, 1597; first book entry October 5th, 1598.
Joint publisher with Andrew Wise { WYTHES, Andrew ‹ LBT 08479 › } of the first editions of Shakespeare's Much Ado about nothing and 2 Henry IV, and, with William Jaggard { JAGGARD, William ( - 1623) ‹ LBT 07351 › } and others, of the First Folio. He was also the publisher of George Chapman's Eastward Hoe, Dekker's Westward Hoe, and other plays. William Aspley was Master of the Company of Stationers in 1640, but died during his year of office, August 18th, 1640. [Arber, v. lxiv, lxxxii; D.N.B.]
