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Floruit: 1609–1632
floruit 1609 (A)—1632 (B); Male, married
Life Events
| Event |
Date |
Source
|
| Death |
1632 |
|
Family Relationships
Livery Companies
| Company |
Source
|
| Stationers' Company |
|
Occupations (2)
| Occupation |
Comment
|
| Printer |
Master; McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910)
|
| Bookseller |
McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910)
|
Was Apprentice to Master(s): (1)
Had Apprentice(s): (4)
Addresses (1)
| Date |
Address |
Trade at Addr |
Source |
Comment
|
| 1614, (1614-32) |
Christ Church |
|
McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910) |
- near the east end
|
Events (10)
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, pp.139-40
McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910), p.222
PURSLOWE (GEORGE), printer and bookseller in London, 1614-32; Near the East end of Christ Church. [? Newgate Street.] Son of John Purslowe of the Forest of Oxtowe, Salop, yeoman. Apprentice to Richard Braddock { BRADDOCK, Richard ( - 1616) ‹ LBT 07469 › }, stationer of London, for seven years from January 18th, 1601/2, and became a freeman of the Company on January 30th, 1609 [Arber, ii. 259; iii.683]. He made his first entry in the Register on October 29th, 1616 [Arber, iii. 597]. In 1629 or 1630 he bought the business of Simon Stafford { STAFFORD, Simon ‹ LBT 08492 › } [Arber, iii. 701]. The last entry under his name occurs on February 13th, 1632 [Arber, iv. 272]. George Purslowe was succeeded by his widow {Elizabeth PURSLOW, Elizabeth ‹ LBT 03082 › }, who made over the business to John Haviland { HAVILAND, John ( - 1642) ‹ LBT 09027 › }, Robert Young { YONGE, Robert ( - 1643) ‹ LBT 06861 › } and Miles Flesher { FLESHER, Miles ( - 1664) ‹ LBT 07401 › } [Arber, iii. 700-4].
