HARRISON, Martha ‹ LBT 06694 ›
Bookseller
Female, married
Family Relationships
| Relationship | Name | Occupation | Comments | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| spouse: | HARRISON, John ( - 1652) ‹ LBT 07643 › | Bookseller, Stationer | 95 | |
| child: | HARRISON, John ‹ LBT 10113 › | Bookseller | 100 |
Livery Companies
| Company | Source |
|---|---|
| Stationers' Company |
Occupations (1)
| Occupation | Comment |
|---|---|
| Bookseller | Plomer, H.R. (1907) |
Sources and References
| Original Sources | Comments |
|---|---|
| The wife of John Harrison (LBT/07643) - Evidence of children |
SOURCES & TRANSCRIPTIONS
Transcriptions
Plomer, H.R. (1907) p.92
HARRISON ( ), Mrs., bookseller in London; Lamb, St. Paul's Churchyard, 1654. Widow of John Harrison, { HARRISON, John ( - 1652) ‹ LBT 07643 › }, 1641-53. Her name is mentioned in an advertisement of a lost horse in the Perfect Account of September 27th, 1654. [E. 812 15).]
also –
Plomer, H.R. (1907) p.92
HARRISON (MARTHA), bookseller in London; Lamb. East end of Paul's, 1649-57. Probably widow of John Harrison, { HARRISON, John ( - 1652) ‹ LBT 07643 › }and mother of John Harrison, junr., { HARISON, John ‹ LBT 12945 › }. On July 13th, 1649, a warrant was issued by the Council of State for the apprehension of Martha Harrison and Francis Heldersham, { HELDERSHAM, Francis ‹ LBT 30502 › }, for printing and publishing a seditious libel called Pragmaticus. [Calendar of State Papers, 1649-50, p. 541. See also Ellis, W. { ELLIS, William ‹ LBT 11136 › }]. A list of ten books published by her, including Mascal's Government of Cattle: Wentworth's Miscellanea; an edition of the fourth book of Cornelius Agrippa in English, as well as medical and astrological works, is given at the end of R. Turner's translation of L. Cambachius, Sal, Lumen & Spiritus Mundi, 1657. [B.M. 8630. a. 21.]