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Floruit: 1597–1613
floruit 1597 (A)—1613 (A); Male
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 (5)
Events (8)
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
- said to be dead at the time of the child's bindi
S.T.C., (1991), vol.3, p.57
McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910), p.97
EDGAR (ELEAZAR), bookseller in London, 1600-13; (1) The Bull's Head, (?) St. Paul's Churchyard; (2) The Windmill, St. Paul's Churchyard, 1609; (3) The Jonas, (?) St. Paul's Churchyard, 1612 [Sayle, p. 685]. Son of Mark Edgar of Carlisle. Apprentice to Ralph Jackson { JACKSON, Ralph ( - 1601) ‹ LBT 07364 › } for eight years from September 1st, 1589; took up his freedom June 25th, 1597 [Arber, ii. 163, 718]. Made his first book entry on January 3rd, 1599/1600 [Arber, iii. 153]. Edgar dealt chiefly in theological literature. His copyrights were assigned to John Hodgetts { HODGETTES, John ( - 1625) ‹ LBT 08170 › } on April 19th, 1613 [Arber, iii. 520-1]. Amongst his publications was Joseph Hall's Characters of Vertues and Vices, 1608.