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Floruit: 1586–1625
floruit 1586 (A)—1625 (B); Male, married
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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Was Apprentice to Master(s): (1)
Had Apprentice(s): (3)
Addresses (1)
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
BLACKWALL / BLAKEWELL,
S.T.C., (1991), vol.3, p.23
McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910), pp.36-7
BLACKWALL (WILLIAM), bookseller in London, 1586-1618; Cateaton Street, over against Guildhall Gate. Son of George Blackwall of Lytton, co. Derby, husbandman. Apprenticed to Thomas Turnor { TURNER, Thomas ‹ LBT 08075 › }, stationer of London, for eight years from June 24th, 1578, and admitted a freeman on September 5th, 1586 [Arber, ii. 89, 698]. William Blackwall dealt largely in ballad literature and was fined on several occasions for selling ballads without license and for keeping apprentices not presented. Amongst his other publications may be noticed one of the old romances, The Pleasant Historie of Blaunchardine, which he entered on May 20th, 1595 [Arber, ii. 298]. Hazlitt states that only one imperfect copy of this is known to exist, and that is in the public library at Hamburg. Blackwall also published a play called The Warres of Cyrus King of Persia, 1594, two copies of which are in the British Museum. He was also associated with George Shaw { SHAWE, George ( - 1610) ‹ LBT 08681 › } and George Vincent { VINCENT, George ( - 1637) ‹ LBT 07968 › } in the publication of popular literature such as, Two Notorious Murders, 1595, 4to, and Strange Fearful and true newes which happened at Carlstadt in ... Croatia, 1605, 4to. The last entry to him in the Registers is Newes from Spain, entered on March 1st, 1617/8 [Arber, iii. 620]. He left a son George { BLACKWALL, George ( - 1645) ‹ LBT 09064 › } who succeeded to the business. In the will of Thomas Bright { BRIGHT, Thomas ( - 1588) ‹ LBT 06942 › }, stationer, proved in the Court of the Dean and Chapter of St. Paul's on October 31st, 1588, occurs this entry: "Due unto William Blakewell one new Bible, paying 4sh. To 1eceive of him 15d. for binding two books."
