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Floruit: 1593–1617
floruit 1593 (A)—1617 (B); Male, married
Life Events
| Event |
Date |
Source
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| Death |
probably- 1617 STC points to the Poor Book which records the "widow thereafter". |
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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)
Addresses (1)
| Date |
Address |
Trade at Addr |
Source |
Comment
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| 1593, (before 1595) |
Paternoster Row |
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McKerrow, R. B. &c. (1910) |
- The Swan
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Events (2)
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
S.T.C., (1991), vol.3, p.55
McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910), pp.94-5
DRAWATER (JOHN), bookseller in London, 1593-7; (1) The Swan, in Paternoster Row (before August 26th, 1595), (2) Canon Lane near St. Paul's, at the sign of the Unicorn (after August 26th, 1595). Son of Anthony Drawater of Fotheringham, co. Northampton, miller. Apprentice to Richard Jones { JONES, Richard ‹ LBT 07865 › }, stationer, for eight years from January 6th, 1580/1: took up his freedom June 25th, 1593 [Arber, ii. 103,712]. On January 2yd, 1594/5, he entered A discourse of the usage of the Englishe fugityves by the Spaniardes, but transferred the copyright to William Ponsonby { PONSONBY, William ( - 1603) ‹ LBT 08175 › } on September 26th, 1597 [Arber, ii. 670; iii.91].