SMITH, Ralph ( - 1689) ‹ LBT 09540 ›
floruit 1639 (A)—1689 (A); Male, married
Life Events
| Event | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Death | - before 11 Dec 1689 <Probate> |
Will
| Will (Ref., Piece, Image) | Will Dates | Intestate | Probate Dates | Administration Dates | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
PROB 11/397, Ent: 139-189, 481/453 |
1689-12-11 | PRO - Stationer of London. --- |
Family Relationships
| Relationship | Name | Occupation | Comments | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| spouse: | SMITH, (Unknown) ‹ LBT 03397 › | 95 | ||
| parent: | SMITH, Raffe ‹ LBT 33285 › | Yeoman | 60 | |
| child: | SMITH, Ralph ( - 1690) ‹ LBT 14922 › | 100 |
Livery Companies
| Company | Source |
|---|---|
| Stationers' Company | McKenzie, D.F. (1961), #0883 |
Stationers' Company Titles (7)
| Title | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renter Warden | 1657-03-26 | 1658-03-26 | Served 1657/31 Aug 1657 |
| Renter Warden | 1657-08-31 | 1658-08-31 | Served 31 Aug 1657/1658 |
| Assistant | 1662-06-02 | 1688-11-27 | Chosen; First attendance; Last attendance |
| Under Warden | 1665-07-01 | 1666-07-01 | Served 1665/1666 |
| Upper Warden | 1668-07-04 | 1669-07-04 | Served 1668/1669 |
| Upper Warden | 1669-07-03 | 1670-07-03 | Served 1669/1670 |
| Master | 1672-07-06 | 1673-07-06 | Served 1672/1673 |
Occupations (2)
| Occupation | Comment |
|---|---|
| Bookseller | Plomer, H.R. (1907) |
| Stationer | Will |
Was Apprentice to Master(s): (1)
| Name | Premium | Paid By | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| BREWSTER, Edward ( - 1647) ‹ LBT 08939 › |
Had Apprentice(s): (6)
| Name | Premium | Paid By | Date | Event | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BYFIELD, Adoniram ‹ LBT 14917 › (fl. 1656-1660) | None mentioned | N/A | Bound | ||
| BILLINGSLEY, Benjamin (bap. 1641 - ) ‹ LBT 14918 › (fl. 1664-1696) | None mentioned | N/A | Bound | ||
| HARTLEY, Ralph ‹ LBT 14919 › (fl. 1662-1662) | None mentioned | N/A | Bound | ||
| MERCER, Thomas ‹ LBT 14920 › (fl. 1679-1684) | None mentioned | N/A | Bound | ||
| TUTCHIN, Robert ‹ LBT 14923 › (fl. 1650-1650) | None mentioned | N/A | Bound | ||
| WARMAN, William ‹ LBT 14924 › (fl. 1651-1651) | None mentioned | N/A | Bound |
Addresses (1)
| Date | Address | Trade at Addr | Source | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1689-12-11 | London | Will | - late of |
Events (27)
| Date | Event type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 May 1630 | Bound | to Edward Brewster (LBT/08939) |
| 6 May 1639 | Freed - Servitude | |
| 22 Mar 1642 | Appr - Binding | Robert Tutchin (LBT/14923) - subsequently rebound by Luke Fawne (LBT/10453) |
| 1 Mar 1644 | Appr - Binding | William Warman (LBT/14924) |
| 1 Sep 1645 | Cloathed | |
| 4 Sep 1645 | Loan | - £100 from the John Norton bequest |
| 7 May 1649 | Appr - Binding | Adoniram Bifeild (LBT/14917) |
| 1 Jan 1655 | Appr - Binding | Ralph Hartley (LBT/14919) |
| 25 Dec 1656 | Appr - Binding | Benjamin Billingsley (LBT/14918) |
| 26 Mar 1657 | Renter Warden | Served 1657/31 Aug 1657 |
| 31 Aug 1657 | Renter Warden | Served 31 Aug 1657/1658 |
| 2 Jun 1662 | Court | Chosen as an Assistant |
| 20 Jun 1662 | Court | Attended - first |
| 1 Jul 1665 | Under Warden | Served 1665/1666 |
| 30 Jun 1666 | Under Warden | fined - |
| 4 Jul 1668 | Upper Warden | Served 1668/1669 |
| 3 Jul 1669 | Upper Warden | Served 1669/1670 |
| 5 Dec 1670 | Son - patrimony | Ralph Smith (LBT/14922) |
| 3 Apr 1671 | Appr - Binding | Thomas Mercer (LBT/14920) |
| 6 Jul 1672 | Master | Served 1672/1673 |
| 6 May 1678 | Court | Attended - last |
| 26 Mar 1684 | Court | Resigned - twenty-three of twenty-four Assistants resigned their places to the Master and Wardens, Smith, the one exception, presumably being over-looked because he had attended the Court only once in the preceeding eight years and not at all since May 1678. |
| 11 Oct 1687 | Court | Restored - Smith was named on 11 Oct 1687 as one of the Assistants "at the time of the surrender of the Charter" who is to be restored, but could not be summoned "for many years having lived far out of town". All surviving members of the Court as of 26 Mar 1684 were called to meet on this day, but Smith is not named among those who appeared. |
| 1 Mar 1688 | Court | Removed - see Further Notes |
| 27 Nov 1688 | Court | Removed |
| 2 Dec 1689 | Court | Died before this date |
| 19 Nov 1695 | Appr - Freedom | Richard Parker (LBT/14921) apparently never formally bound. QUERY |
Attendance prior to 5 Apr 1685 remains to be listed.
Further Notes
Resignation - On 26 Mar 1684 Smith was the only one of twenty-four Assistants not named as having resigned his place to the Master and Wardens. Presumably he was overlooked simply because he had attended the Court only once in the preceding eight years and not at all since May 1678. --- Restoration - Moreover, though he never did attend after 1678, he was named on 11 Oct 1687 as one of the Assistants "at the time of the late surrend[er] of the Charter" who was to be restored. However, he could not then be summoned "for may yeares having lived far out of towne"". --- Removed - Smith was also one of the seven named Assistants removed from the Court "by his Maties Ord[er]" on 1 Mar 1688 and was thus implicitly restored to his place in the 27 Nov 1688 restoration of the Court to its 26 Mar 1684 form, though he was almost certainly not summoned. ---
Sources and References
| Original Sources | Comments |
|---|---|
| Stationers' Company - Binding and Freedom Records - McKenzie, D.F. (1961), # 0883 |