RASTELL, William ( - 1565) ‹ LBT 28540 ›
floruit 1565 (D)—1565 (B); Male, married
Life Events
| Event | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Death | - on 17 Aug 1565 In Louvain. (Duff) |
Family Relationships
| Relationship | Name | Occupation | Comments | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| spouse: | CLEMENTES, Winifred (mar. RASTELL) ‹ LBT 05135 › | 95 | ||
| grandparent: | MORE, Thomas (sir) ‹ LBT 32959 › | 73 | ||
| parent: | RASTELL, John ( - 1536) ‹ LBT 28539 › | Printer | 100 | |
| parent: | MORE, Elizabeth (mar. RASTELL) ‹ LBT 05134 › | 85 | ||
| sibling: | RASTELL, John ‹ LBT 36233 › | 76 | ||
| sibling: | RASTELL, Jone ‹ LBT 36234 › | 76 |
Occupations (1)
| Occupation | Comment |
|---|---|
| Printer | Duff, E.G. (1905) |
Addresses (1)
| Date | Address | Trade at Addr | Source | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Bride's Churchyard | Duff | - house in |
Events (1)
| Date | Event type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Aug 1565 | Died |
SOURCES & TRANSCRIPTIONS
Transcriptions
ODNB - article by J.H.Baker
Bib.Soc., Hand-lists (1913), contrib. R.Proctor.
DUFF, E.G. (1905), p.130
RASTELL (WILLIAM), printer in London, eldest son of John Rastell { RASTELL, John ( - 1536) ‹ LBT 28539 › }, was born about 1508 and went to Oxford in 1525 where he studied but took no degree. He began to print about 1530 while his father was still alive, issuing a Latin and English edition of Caesar's Commentaries. While still a printer he worked at the law, having been admitted a student in 1532 and called to the bar in 1539 where he practised with considerable success. He printed only between 1530 and 1534 at a house in St. Bride's Churchyard, Fleet Street, but issued more than thirty books including several plays and interludes as well as controversial works by his uncle Sir Thomas More. Unlike his father he remained a Catholic and on the accession of Edward retired abroad with his wife Winifred { CLEMENTES, Winifred (mar. RASTELL) ‹ LBT 05135 › }. In February, 1550, his house was seized as we learn from Wriothesley Chronicle [part ii, p. 34] "Feb 7. house seized of Rastall which maryed Doctor Clementes daughter." He lived in Louvain until Mary succeeded, when he returned to London and resumed practice, and was a judge in the Queen's Bench from 1558 to 1563. During this period he compiled and edited several important law books and prepared a complete edition of More's Works which was published in 1557. Towards the close of his life he returned to Louvain, where he died August 27th, 1565. [D.N.B.] A curious and rather confusing account of his flight will be found in the Inquisitiones Post Martem for London, Index Library [pp.l08-110].