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Floruit: 1613–1618
floruit 1613 (A)—1618 (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): (2)
Addresses (1)
Events (4)
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
S.T.C., (1991), vol.3, p,132
McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910), p.211
PARTRIDGE or PARTRICH (MILES), bookseller in London, 1613-18; Near Saint Dunstan's Church in Fleet Street. Son of Thomas Partridge of Beison, co. Norfolk, gent. Apprentice to William Holme { HOLME, William ( - 1609) ‹ LBT 07627 › }, stationer of London, for eight years from Christmas, 1604, and took up his freedom January 21st, 1612/3 [Arber, ii. 289; iii.684]. First book entry February 10th, 1615. Amongst Miles Partridge's publications was Beaumont and Fletcher's Scornful Ladie, 1616, and G. Chapman's translation of Hesiod's Opera et Dies in 1618 [Arber, iii. 626]. He was perhaps the father of John Partridge { PARTRICH, John ( - 1650) ‹ LBT 11084 › - but his father is described as a Merchant Taylor} [see Plomer, Dictionary].