ADD El^ J) V M.—M J STUH-PHINTUIiS.  1586 — 163 6.
 

8 October 1634.   A  List  oe  the  Twenty-two  Master  Prii^ters   oe Londoit,

THEl?^   LITINO;  DISTINOUISHINO  THOSE   LICENSED EROM  THOSE   UNLICENSED,

[The * licensed' were those who had received archiepiscopal sanction, as in the two cases on pa^e 689 ;
and therefore (so far as a Star Chamber decree was law) had a legal right: see also page 704. The inform¬
ation printed in Italic and enclosed in brackets ( ) was added subsequently to the date of this List,
and the ink in which it is written is now of a different colour.]

A note of the Master Printers now liueing as are found registered in the hall Boohe
of the Compa/ny of ^taconers taken this [Eighth] Day of [GctoherS] Anno Domini 1634./

6o Decembris. 1591. Thomas Purfoot admitted a Master Printer
19 Aprilis 1606. Nicholas Oakes admitted a Master Printer.
V Martij 1612. p. e. 1613] John Beal^ admitted a Master Printer.
14^ Martij 1614. [i. e. 1615] George Purslow admitted a Master Printer,   he died
lately and his wife keepeth the Printing house.
2Z^ Januarij 1620.  \i. e. 1621]   John Dawson admitted a Master Printer,  he died
lately [see pp. 701 and 704] and his wife keepeth the printing house (John
Dawson filius)
18 Augusti [? Novemhris, see p. 689] 1624^ Miles fflesher admitted a Master Printer.
V> Martij 1624. \i. e. 1625]  George Miller admitted a Master Printer
12^ Junij 1629. Richard Badger admitted a Master Printer.
[?] 163^   John Haviland admitted a Master Printer
Nicholas Oakes hath taken John Norton to be his Partner     (the time is now out)
John Beale hath taken Thomas Brudenell to be his Partner

(They are now parted. Beale toohe 140^ of Brudenell: and after wrangled
with him and ou[s]ted him and made him take his 140^ againe after he had
spent in Ghauncery as much : Sfc / )

A note of tlie Master Printers now liueing not found registered in the hall Booke,/

Adam Islip bought his printing house Letter {typ^]  and Implements of John wolfe

and succeeded him, being an ancient Erection
~"ffelix kingston succeeded his ffather, being an ancient Erection
"Widdow   Alde^   succeeded   her   husband   who   was  a   Master   Printer  before   the

Decree [of 23rd June 1586]./    (she is Dead    JSTow Robert Olton)
William Stansby succeed Master Windett, an ancient Erection
William Jones  farmeth  his printing house of widdow Blore, an ancient Erection /

(Thomas Paine)
"Widdow Griffin succeeded her husband, an ancient Erection
Roberte Young succeeded Humphrey Lownes, an ancient Erection
Thomas Harper succeeded Thomas Snodham
--John Legatt succeeded his father.
Thomas Coates succeeded Master Jaggard, an ancient Erection
Augustine Matthews farmes his printing house of John Whit^
Barnard Alsop succeeded Thomas Creed, an ancient Erection.
Roberte Raworth, a very late Erection.
Richard Hodgkinson^ a very late Erection

Thomas Coates hath taken Richard Coates to be his Partner
Barnard Aljsop hath taken Thomas fawcett to be his Partner

Endorsed—J^eceptum Gctohris. 8. 1634.

A note of such Master Printers as are lycensed, and such as are not &c./

State Papers, Dom. Charles I., Vol 275. Art. 28.

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