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Floruit: 1605–1636
floruit 1605 (A)—1636 (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): (2)
Had Apprentice(s): (1)
Addresses (1)
| Date |
Address |
Trade at Addr |
Source |
Comment
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| 1613, (1613-33) |
St Paul's Churchyard |
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McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910) |
- the Flower de Luce
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Events (6)
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.68
Cf. Plomer, H.R. (1907) p.81
GIBS, GIBBES, or GIBBS (GEORGE), bookseller in London; Flower de Luce in Popes-Head-Alley, 1646. Only known from the imprint to
L. Owen's Unmasking if all Popish Monks, 1646. [B.M. E. 339 (15).] Possibly a son of George Gibbs the elder, who was publishing at this address from 1613 to 1633. [Arber, v. 237; Sayle,839.]
McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910), pp.111-12
GIBBS (GEORGE), bookseller in London, 1613-33; The Flower de Luce, St. Paul's Churchyard. Son of George Gibbes of Southwark, Surrey, saddler. Apprentice to Thomas Hayes { HAYES, Thomas ( - 1604) ‹ LBT 08430 › }, stationer of London, for eight years from Christmas, 1600 [Arber, ii. 252]. On April 7th, 1605, he was put over to William Cotton { COTTON, William ( - 1609) ‹ LBT 07973 › } [Arber, ii. 290]. Gibbs took up his freedom in the Company of Stationers on January 18th, 1607/8, and his first book entry in the Registers was made on December 20th, 1613 [Arber, iii. 683, 538]. He dealt in literature of a miscellaneous character and was associated with Henry Holland { HOLLAND, Henry (1583 - 1649) ‹ LBT 08153 › } in several publications. The last entry under his name is found on May l0th, 1633 [Arber, iv. 294].
MLT Note: Cf. Plomer, H.R. (1907), p.81