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Floruit: 1577–1598
floruit 1577 (A)—1598 (B); Male, married
Life Events
| Event |
Date |
Source
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| Death |
- after 6 Nov 1598 - before 1 Sep 1600 possibly- 1599 last entry in the register/ |
McKerrow, R. B. &c. (1910)
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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 |
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Had Apprentice(s): (5)
Addresses (6)
| Date |
Address |
Trade at Addr |
Source |
Comment
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| 1579 |
Paternoster Row |
|
STC. vol.3, (1991) |
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| 1579 |
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|
STC. vol.3, (1991) |
- next to the $ Castle (dw)
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| 1580-01-05 |
St Paul's Churchyard |
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- corner of Cheapside
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| 1580-01-05, (*) |
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|
STC. vol.3, (1991) |
- the gate, at the Goshawk in the Sun (dw)
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| 1582 |
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|
STC. vol.3, (1991) |
- at the Sun (dw)
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| 1591-05-01 |
London Bridge |
|
STC. vol.3, (1991) |
- Shop on - adjoining the gate
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Events (7)
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.70
McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910), p.115
GOSSON (THOMAS), bookseller in London, 1579-1600; (1) The Goshawk in the Sun in St. Paul's Churchyard, next the Gate; the corner shop to Cheapside; (2) In Paternoster Row [? at the Sun] next to the Castle tavern; (3) At his shop adjoining London Bridge Gate, 1595-1600. Admitted to the freedom of the Company on February 4th, 1576/7, by Thomas Purfoote { PURFOOT, Thomas (1518 - ) ‹ LBT 08282 › } [Arber, ii. 673]. He made his first entry in the Registers on March 24th, 1579, and dealt largely in ballads, plays and miscellaneous literature. Thomas Gosson was one of those who sold the pirated copies of John Day's { DAY, John (1522 - 1584) ‹ LBT 07316 › } Psalmes and the A B C and Little Catechisme [Arber, ii. 791], for which he was fined 20s. on October 11th, 1596 [Arber, ii. 826]. Thomas Gosson made his last entry in the Registers on November 6th, 1598, and died sometime between that date and September 1st, 1600 [Arber, v. 199]. After his death his widow Alice [q.v.] { GOSSON, Alice ‹ LBT 05408 › } appears to have carried on the business until her son Henry { GOSSON, Henry ( - 1641) ‹ LBT 07539 › } was made a freeman on August 3rd, 1601.
