LIGHTFOOT, Benjamin ‹ LBT 07249 ›
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Floruit: 1612–1613
floruit 1612 (A)—1613 (A); Male
Livery Companies
| Company | Source |
|---|---|
| Stationers' Company |
Occupations (1)
| Occupation | Comment |
|---|---|
| Bookseller | McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910) |
Was Apprentice to Master(s): (1)
| Name | Premium | Paid By | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| COTTON, William ( - 1609) ‹ LBT 07973 › |
Had Apprentice(s): (1)
| Name | Premium | Paid By | Date | Event | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NORMAN, Michaell ‹ LBT 10360 › (fl. 1620-1620) | Bound |
Addresses (1)
| Date | Address | Trade at Addr | Source | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1612, (1612-1613) | Gray's Inn Lane, Holborn | McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910) | - upper end |
Events (3)
| Date | Event type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Dec 1604 | Bound | to William Cotton (LBT/07973) |
| 20 Jan 1612 | Freed - Servitude | |
| 25 Jul 1613 | Appr - Binding | Michael Norman (LBT/10360) |
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.107
McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910), p.175
LIGHTFOOT (BENJAMIN), bookseller in London, 1612-13; At the upper end of Gray's Inn Lane, in Holborn. Son of Richard Lightfoote of St. Albans, co. Herts. clerk. Apprentice for nine years to William Cotton { COTTON, William ( - 1609) ‹ LBT 07973 › }, stationer of London, from Christmas, 1604. Took up his freedom in the Company on January 20th, 1612 [Arber, ii. 287; iii. 683]. Benjamin Lightfoot entered two books during the year 1613 [Arber, iii. 523, 534], and he was also the publisher of Thomas Heywood's Silver Age, 1613.