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Floruit: 1591–1601
floruit 1591 (A)—1601 (A); Male, married
Family Relationships
Livery Companies
| Company |
Source
|
| Stationers' Company |
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Occupations (1)
| Occupation |
Comment
|
| Bookseller |
McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910)
|
Was Apprentice to Master(s): (1)
Had Apprentice(s): (3)
Addresses (1)
| Date |
Address |
Trade at Addr |
Source |
Comment
|
| 1593, (1593-1603) |
Cornhill |
|
McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910) |
- under St Peter's Church
|
Events (6)
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.120
McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910), pp.193-4
MILLINGTON (THOMAS), bookseller in London, 1593-1603; Under St. Peter's Church in Cornhill. Son of William Millington of Hampton Gaie, co. Oxon, husbandman. Apprentice to Henry Carre { CARRE, Henry ‹ LBT 07951 › }, stationer of London, for eight years from August 24th, 1583 [Arber, ii. 123]. Admitted to the freedom of the Company on November 8th, 1591 [Arber, ii. 710]. His first book entry was the first part of the Contention of the two famous houses of York & Lancaster on March 12th, 1593/4 [Arber, ii. 646]. He was also the publisher of Chettle's England's Mourning garment, 1603. Millington is found in partnership at various times with John Busby { BUSBY, John ( - 1613) ‹ LBT 08762 › }, Nicholas Ling { LYNGE, Nicholas ( - 1607) ‹ LBT 07061 › } and Thomas Gosson [ GOSSON, Thomas ( - 1598) ‹ LBT 08293 › }, and issued ballads and other ephemeral literature. The last entry under his name is found on May 9th, 1603 [Arber, iii. 234].
