BUTTER, Thomas ( - 1590) ‹ LBT 08160 ›

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Floruit: 1580–1590

  floruit 1580 (A)—1590 (B);  Male, married

Life Events

Event	Date	Source
Death	- before 9 Jul 1590 STC, vol.3, (1991) = 1590.	McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910)

Family Relationships

Relationship	Name	Occupation	Comments	Conf
spouse:	BUTTER, Joan (mar. NEWBERY) ‹ LBT 03214 ›	Bookseller		95
parent:	BUTTER, Robert ‹ LBT 33153 ›	Yeoman		60
child:	BUTTER, Nathaniel (bap. 1583 - 1664) ‹ LBT 08120 ›	Bookseller		100
child:	BUTTER, Joan ‹ LBT 35001 ›		Comment for child Joan BUTTER: O.D.N.B. - her daughter J.B. married a bookseller named Nathaniel Newbery.	60

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
NORTON, William (1527 - 1593) ‹ LBT 08157 ›

Had Apprentice(s): (3)

Name	Premium	Paid By	Date	Event	Comments
BATHOE, John ( - 1616) ‹ LBT 07050 › (fl. 1581-1616)				Bound
PARKES, Richard ‹ LBT 07051 › (fl. 1592-1592)				Bound
WATTES, Edmond ‹ LBT 07052 › (fl. 1583-1583)				Bound

Addresses (3)

Date	Address	Trade at Addr	Source	Comment
1576	St Paul's Churchyard		McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910); STC. vol.3, (1991)	- near St Austin's Gate
1576	St Paul's Churchyard		STC. vol.3, (1991)	- the sign of the Ship
1580	Watling Street		STC. vol.3, (1991)	- near

Events (4)

Date	Event type	Description
24 Aug 1564	Bound	to William Norton (LBT/08157)
24 Aug 1580	Appr - Binding	John Bathoe (LBT/07050) - cancelled and subsequently rebound to Thomas Dawson (LBT/07918) on 24 Aug 1581
2 Feb 1583	Appr - Binding	Edmond Wattes (LBT/07052) - rebound to Wiliam Norton (LBT/08157) on 5 Aug 1583
11 Apr 1585	Appr - Binding	Richard Parkes (LBT/07051)

Sources and References

Original Sources	Comments
St.Co. Archive - Binding and Freedom records - extracted by Prof. J.A. Lavin

SOURCES & TRANSCRIPTIONS

Transcriptions

ODNB - under Nathaniel Butter, article by S.A.Baron

S.T.C., (1991), vol.3, pp.34-5

McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910), p.59

BUTTER (THOMAS), bookseller in London, 1576-90; Near St. Austin's Gate, St. Paul's Churchyard. Son of Robert Butter late of Ludlow, Shropshire. Apprentice to William Norton { NORTON, William (1527 - 1593) ‹ LBT 08157 › }, stationer of London, for ten years, from August 24th, 1564 [Arber, i. 251]. His first book entry occurs in the Registers on November 13th, 1579 [Arber, ii. 362]. Thomas Butter was one of the band of stationers who in October, 1582, appealed to Lord Burghley against the monopolists. He was also one of the assigns of Richard Day { DAY, Richard (1552 - 1607) ‹ LBT 07331 › }. He died before July 9th, 1590. His widow Joan { BUTTER, Joan (mar. NEWBERY) ‹ LBT 03214 › } afterwards married John Newbery { NEWBERY, John ( - 1604) ‹ LBT 08131 › }. She entered works in the Register in 1590 and 1594, but her name is not known to appear in any imprint. Thomas Butter left a son Nathaniel Butter { BUTTER, Nathaniel (bap. 1583 - 1664) ‹ LBT 08120 › }, who was also a stationer.