MAUNSELL, Andrew ‹ LBT 00132 ›
floruit 1576 (A)—1604 (B); Male, married
Family Relationships
| Relationship | Name | Occupation | Comments | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| spouse: | MAUNSELL, (Unknown) ‹ LBT 30712 › | 95 | ||
| child: | MANSSELL, Andrew ‹ LBT 08722 › | 85 |
Livery Companies
| Company | Source |
|---|---|
| Drapers' Company | McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910) |
| Stationers' Company | Cf. his son's binding (LBT/08722) |
Occupations (1)
| Occupation | Comment |
|---|---|
| Bookseller | McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910) |
Had Apprentice(s): (1)
| Name | Premium | Paid By | Date | Event | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARTE, Michael ‹ LBT 08781 › (fl. 1585-1590) | QUERY | Turned-over | McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910) - to Andrew Maunsell, bookseller, who was a member of the Drapers' Company. |
Addresses (4)
| Date | Address | Trade at Addr | Source | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1576, (1576-1583) | St Paul's Churchyard | McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910) | - the Parrot | |
| 1584, (1584-1590) | St Paul's Churchyard | McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910) | - the Brazen Serpent | |
| 1596, (1594-1596) | Lothbury | McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910) | ||
| 1596 | Royal Exchange | McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910) |
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Transcriptions
MAUNSELL, Andrew 1574 (active) < > - -
|IndForenames= |Dates= ODNB - article by Elisabeth Leedham-Green
S.T.C., (1991), vol.3, p.117
McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910), pp.189-90
MAUNSELL (ANDREW), bookseller in London, 1576-1604; (1) The Parrot in St. Paul's Churchyard, 1576-83; (2) The Brazen Serpent, St. Paul's Churchyard, 1584-90; (3) In Lothbury, 1595-6; (4) The Royal Exchange. Andrew Maunsell was originally a member of the Drapers' Company, but is found as a stationer, publishing books and taking apprentices as early as 1576 [Arber, ii. 71] {In fact the three apprentices – John Busbye BUSBY, John ( - 1613) ‹ LBT 08762 ›, Michael Harte HARTE, Michael ‹ LBT 08781 › and John Wynnington WYNNINGTON, John ( - 1595) ‹ LBT 08714 › were all technically bound to others, but were to serve their time with Maunsell.}
His first book entries were made on the 11th of the following February [Arber, ii. 308). He is chiefly remembered for his Catalogue of English printed books, published in 1595, which was the first of its kind issued in this country. This catalogue was divided into two parts, the first dealing with works on Divinity and the second with those relating to the mathematical sciences, physic and surgery. On April 19th, 1596, the Company bestowed upon him a benevolence in money and books, for his pains in the compilation of this catalogue.
Although his last book entry is found on April 3rd, 1587, Andrew Maunsell is mentioned as a citizen and stationer in 1604, when he presented his son Andrew as an apprentice [Arber, ii. 285]. {Not so - the son Andrew MANSSELL, Andrew ‹ LBT 08722 › was actually bound to Edmund Weaver WIGHT, Thomas ‹ LBT 00150 ›, a draper. However, the father is not described as “dec.” at this point in time.]