SKOT, John ‹ LBT 30095 ›
floruit 1521 (A)—1537 (A); Male
Occupations (1)
| Occupation | Comment |
|---|---|
| Printer | Duff, E.G. (1905) |
Addresses (4)
| Date | Address | Trade at Addr | Source | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1521, (1521) | St Sepulchre | Duff, E.G. (1905) | - Parish of | |
| 1528, (1528) | St Paul's Churchyard | Duff, E.G. (1905) | ||
| 1528 | George Alley Gate, St Botolph | Duff, E.G. (1905) | ||
| 1537, (1537) | Fauster Lane, St Leonard | Duff, E.G. (1905) |
SOURCES & TRANSCRIPTIONS
Transcriptions
Bib.Soc., Hand-lists (1913), contrib. E.G.Duff.
Duff, E.G. (1905), p.149
SKOT (JOHN), printer in London, issued his first dated book, The Body of Policy, in May, 1521. His first address was in the Parish of St. Sepulchre outside Newgate, and there he printed altogether six books with his name, though it is clear that he also printed some for W. de Worde { WORDE, Wynkyn de ( - 1534) ‹ LBT 02699 › }. In these early books occurs his first device, having his mark and initials on a shield surmounted by a helmet and supported by two dragons. In 1528 he was settled in St. Paul's Churchyard where he printed eight books, two only bearing dates 1528 and 1529. One book is known, an edition of Stanbridge's Accidence, printed "Without Bishopsgate in St. Botolph's Parish at George Alley gate," but whether before or after this date cannot be determined. While at St. Paul's Churchyard he began to use another device, an exact copy, down to the mistake in the motto, of that used at Paris by Denis Rosse, but so carelessly has it been engraved that both his name and monogram are printed backwards. He also used his first device with a slight alteration, the mark has been cut out of the shield and a monogram inserted. In 1531 an edition of the Gradus comparationum was issued, said in the colophon to have been printed by John Toye { TOYE, John ( - 1535) ‹ LBT 29163 › }, but it has Skot's device at end and he was probably the real printer. Skot was implicated in the troubles connected with the impostures of Elizabeth Barton, the maid of Kent, and printed a book about her which has now absolutely disappeared. Among the documents connected with the case in 1533 was the confession of the printer and Cranmer entered among his notes "to remember that Dr. Bokking did put unto Skotte all the Nun's book to print and had five hundred of them when they were printed and the printer two hundred." [Letters and Papers of Henry VIII, vol. vi, p. 648.] Skot's last move was to Fauster Lane in St. Leonard's Parish where he printed one dated book of 1537 and five undated books. [D.N.B.]