LAW, Mathew ( - 1629) ‹ LBT 07969 ›
floruit 1600 (A)—1629 (B); Male, married
Life Events
| Event | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Death | - before 26 Nov 1629 <Probate> |
Will
| Will (Ref., Piece, Image) | Will Dates | Intestate | Probate Dates | Administration Dates | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Dean & Chapter of St Paul's, Book D, fol.371 |
1629-11-26 | McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910) |
Family Relationships
| Relationship | Name | Occupation | Comments | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| spouse: | LAW, Joyce ‹ LBT 03188 › | 95 | ||
| child: | LAW, Thomas ‹ LBT 10321 › | 85 |
Livery Companies
| Company | Source |
|---|---|
| Drapers' Company | |
| Stationers' Company |
Occupations (1)
| Occupation | Comment |
|---|---|
| Bookseller | McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910) |
Had Apprentice(s): (6)
| Name | Premium | Paid By | Date | Event | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPEDE, Danyell ‹ LBT 07971 › (fl. 1614-1618) | Bound | ||||
| BLACKMORE, Edward ( - 1658) ‹ LBT 10319 › (fl. 1615-1658) | Bound | ||||
| FEILD, Thomas ‹ LBT 10320 › (fl. 1620-1620) | Bound | ||||
| LAWE, William ‹ LBT 10322 › (fl. 1616-1616) | Bound | ||||
| UPTON, James ‹ LBT 10323 › (fl. 1629-1629) | Bound | ||||
| WALKER, John ‹ LBT 10324 › (fl. 1612-1612) | Bound |
Addresses (2)
| Date | Address | Trade at Addr | Source | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1601, (1601) | St Paul's Churchyard | McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910) | - near Watling Street | |
| 1601 | St Paul's Churchyard | McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910) | - the Fox, near St Augustine's Gate |
Events (10)
| Date | Event type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Jun 1600 | Translation | - from the Drapers' Company to the Stationers' Company |
| 1 Jul 1602 | Appr - Freedom | John Hippon (LBT/07970) |
| 24 Jun 1603 | Appr - Binding | Danyell Spede (LBT/07971) - subsequently rebound to Thomas Adams (LBT/08760) |
| 29 Sep 1605 | Appr - Binding | John Walker (LBT/10324) |
| 25 Mar 1608 | Appr - Binding | Edward Blakmore (LBT/10319) |
| 3 Apr 1609 | Appr - Binding | William Lawe (LBT/10322) |
| 25 Jul 1613 | Appr - Binding | Thomas Field (LBT/10320) |
| 5 Jul 1619 | Son - patrimony | Thomas Law (LBT/10321) |
| 5 Mar 1621 | Appr - Freedom | William Garratt (LBT/10691) - originally bound to Richard Redmer (LBT/08256) |
| 4 Nov 1622 | Appr - Binding | James Upton (LBT/10323) |
Sources and References
| Original Sources | Comments |
|---|---|
| St.Co. Archive - Binding and Freedom records - extracted by Prof. J.A. Lavin |
SOURCES & TRANSCRIPTIONS
Transcriptions
S.T.C., (1991), vol.3, p.103
McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910), pp.169-70
LAW or LAWE (MATTHEW), draper and bookseller in London, 1595-1629; (1) St. Paul's Churchyard, near Watling Street, 1601; (2) The Fox, near St. Augustine's Gate, St. Paul's Churchyard. Originally a member of the Drapers' Company, Matthew Lawe published in 1595 a volume of sonnets [Arber, v. 180]. On June 3rd, 1600, he was transferred from the Drapers' to the Stationers' Company [Arber, ii. 725].
He appears to have been an unruly member, as he was several times fined for disobedience, for keeping his shop open on Sundays and for selling pirated editions of books [Arber, ii. 835, 836, 840]. On June 23rd, 1603, he took over from Andrew Wise { WYTHES, Andrew ‹ LBT 08479 › } the following Shakesperian plays, 'Richard the Second, Richard the third, and the First Part of Henry the Fourth [Arber, iii. 239].
He was also the publisher of Henry Petowe's poems on the death of Elizabeth and the coronation of James I, and he held shares in the Latin Stock of the Company. The last entry under Matthew Lawe's name occurs in the Registers on July 2nd, 1624 [Arber, iv. 120].
His will was proved on November 26th, 1629. He left everything to his wife Joyce { LAW, Joyce ‹ LBT 03188 › }, who was a widow, at the time he married her, with instructions that she was to deliver "unto myne and her owne children Mathewe Lawe and Alice Norton" such portions of his small estate as she thought good.
Joyce was the name of the widow of John Norton, the bookseller, who died in 1612, but there is no mention of any daughter Alice in his will. [Plomer, Wills, p.45-7; Dean and Chapter of St. Paul's, Book D, fol.371.]
Cf. McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910), p.169
LAW or LAWE (MARTIN), (?) bookseller in London, 1601. This name occurs in a list of those who were fined on March 4th, 1600/1. for selling Humours lettinge blood in the vayne (i.e., the Letting of Humours Blood in the Head Vein, by S. Rowlands) [Arber, ii. 832]. As nothing more seems to be known about him the entry may have been a clerical error for Matthew Lawe.
MLT Note: Cf. also McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910), p.169 - under Martin Law