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Floruit: 1588–1600
floruit 1588 (A)—1600 (A); Male
Livery Companies
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| Stationers' Company |
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Was Apprentice to Master(s): (1)
Had Apprentice(s): (3)
Events (5)
Sources and References
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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.149
McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910), p.234
SALISBURY or SALESBURY (THOMAS), bookseller in London, 1593-1604. Son of Pierce Salberye of the parish of Clokanock, Denbigh, husbandman. Apprentice to Oliver Wilkes { WYLKES, Oliver ( - 1588) ‹ LBT 08759 › }, stationer of London, for seven years from October 9th, 1581. Thomas Salisbury took up his freedom on October 17th, 1588, and the first entry under his name in tbe Registers is found on March 17th. [Arher, ii. 107, 293, 703.] He dealt chiefly in Welsh books, and was publishing as late as 1604, although the last entry made hy him in the Registers was on July 7th, 1601 [Arber, iii. 187]. He is presumably the Salisbury, "a bookbinder dwelling in Powles churchyard," who is referred to in the Calendar of MSS. of the Marquis of Salisbury (Hist. MSS. Comm.), vi. 288-9, in connection with a book of [Peter] Wentworth's (1596).