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Floruit: 1580–1597
floruit 1580 (A)—1597 (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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Had Apprentice(s): (2)
Addresses (2)
| Date |
Address |
Trade at Addr |
Source |
Comment
|
| 1595 |
St Giles, Cripplegate |
|
McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910) |
- Shop against - w/o Cripplegate
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| 1595 |
|
|
STC. vol.3, (1991) |
- (w/J. Hardy)
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Events (3)
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.75
McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910), p.123
HANCOCK (RALPH), bookseller in London, 1580-95; Over against St. Giles' Church, without Cripplegate. This stationer was apparently one of Thomas Man's { MAN, Thomas ( - 1625) ‹ LBT 07630 › } apprentices, but there seems to be some confusion both as to his apprenticeship {Lavin points out that this is a confusion with John Hancocke { HANCOCKE, John ‹ LBT 08039 › } } and the date upon which he was admitted to the freedom of the Company. On November 25th, 1580, he paid 2s. 6d. "for that he was not orderly presented" [Arber, ii. 852]. And he is found taking apprentices himself on March 6th in the following year. But his first book entry in the Registers does not appear until February 24th, 1592/3 [Arber, ii. 627]. Peele's Old Wives' Tale was printed in 1595 by Danter { DANTER, John ( - 1599) ‹ LBT 07318 › } for sale by him and John Hardy { HARDIE, John ( - 1612) ‹ LBT 07224 › } at the address given above. This seems to be the only book now known upon which his name appears.