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Floruit: 1583–1620
Floruit 1583 (A) — 1620 (A); Male, married
Life Events
| Event |
Date |
Source
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| Birth |
c.1566 |
O.D.N.B.
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| Death |
- after 2 Mar 1620 - before 4 May 1620 |
McKerrow, R. B. &c. (1910)
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Will
| Will (Ref., Piece, Image) |
Will Dates |
Intestate |
Probate Dates |
Administration Dates |
Comments
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PROB 11/135/37, Soame: 1-64, 412/351
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1620-05-04
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PRO - Stationer of London. --- McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910) - P.C.C. 37 Soame
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Executors
| Executor |
Relation |
Comment
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| William LEAKE |
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| George SWINHOW |
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Family Relationships
Livery Companies
| Company |
Source
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| Stationers' Company |
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Stationers' Company Titles (3)
| Title |
From |
To |
Notes
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| Assistant |
1610-07-23 |
1619-12-20 |
First attendance; Last attendance
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| Under Warden |
1614-07-02 |
1615-07-02 |
Served 1614/1615
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| Upper Warden |
1618-07-08 |
1619-07-08 |
Served 1618/1619
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Occupations (2)
| Occupation |
Comment
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| Bookseller |
McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910)
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| Stationer |
Will
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Was Apprentice to Master(s): (2)
Had Apprentice(s): (8)
Addresses (4)
| Date |
Address |
Trade at Addr |
Source |
Comment
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| 1591, (1591-) |
St Paul's Churchyard |
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McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910); STC. vol.3, (1991) |
- the sign of the White Lion (dw)
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| 1593 |
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STC. vol.3, (1991) |
- against Great North Door (dw)
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| 1593 |
St Paul's Churchyard |
|
STC. vol.3, (1991) |
- the Bell
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| 1609 |
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- the sign of the Blue Bell (dw)
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Events (21)
Attendance prior to 5 Aug 1695 remains to be listed
Further Notes
Bishop calls Adams kinsman in his will (Plomer, Wills, 43). Bishop's copyrights were transferred to Adams 14 Mar 1611. Will mentions 3 daughters, no son, overseers: William Leake, George Swinhow. --- Assistant - Adams seems to have been one of the last four men, the others being Standish (1607), H.Lownes (1608), and Ockould (1613), to have become a member of the Court in the old manner, by virtue of being chosen Under Warden at the Court elections of late June or early July 1610. (see Greg & Boswell, xxiii). ---
Sources and References
| Original Sources |
Comments
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| St.Co. Archive - Binding and Freedom records - extracted by Prof. J.A. Lavin |
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SOURCES & TRANSCRIPTIONS
Transcriptions
ODNB - article by H.R.Tedder, rev. Anita McConnell
S.T.C., (1991), vol.3, p.1
McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910), pp.2-3
ADAMS (THOMAS), bookseller in London, 1591-1620; (?) The White Lion in St. Paul's Churchyard, 1591-1604; (2) The Bell, St. Paul's Churchyard. Son of Thomas Adams of Nyensavage, co. Salop, yeoman. Apprentice first to Oliver Wilkes { WYLKES, Oliver ( - 1588) ‹ LBT 08759 › } and afterwards to George Bishop { BISHOP, George ( - 1610) ‹ LBT 08608 › } [Arber, ii. 115, 119]. Took up his freedom in the Company of Stationers on October 15th, 1590. On October 12th, 1591, Robert Walley { WALLEY, Robert ‹ LBT 08657 › } assigned over to him the copyrights in seventeen books and various ballads, all which were to be printed for him by John Charlewood { CHARLEWOOD, John ( - 1593) ‹ LBT 07132 › } [Arber, ii. 596]. Thomas Adams at the outset of his career was associated with John Oxenbridge { OXENBRIDGE, John ( - 1600) ‹ LBT 06936 › }. Together they published Barnaby Rich's Adventures of Brusanus, Prince of Hungaria, 1592 [Arber, ii. 622], and Greene's Newes both from Heaven and Hell, perhaps by the same author [Arber, ii. 626]. In 1611 Adams became junior warden of the Stationers' Company, and in the same year acquired the copyrights of the late George Bishop, who had died before January 28th. These were fifty-nine in number and included shares in Hakluyt's Voyages, Camden's Britannia, Chaucer's Works, Holinshed's and Stow's Chronicles and many Greek and Latin classics. As Bishop in his will referred to Adams as his "kinsman," he was probably a relative by marriage. Thomas Adams was the publisher of several music books, e.g., some of Dowland's Books of Songs and Thomas Ravenscroft's Deuteromelia. Thomas Adams was Warden of the Company in 1611, 1614 and 1617, but never rose to the position of Master. He died between March 2nd and May 4th, 1620. In his will mention is made of his three daughters, but no son is named. He bequeathed £100 to the Company of Stationers and a bason and ewer to the Bishop of London. William Leake {LEAKE, William ( - 1633) ‹ LBT 07160 › } and George Swinhowe { SWINHOWE, George ( - 1638) ‹ LBT 06880 › } were nominated overseers and William Aspley { ASPLEY, William (1573 - 1640) ‹ LBT 06927 › } and Andrew Hebb { HEBB, Andrew ( - 1648) ‹ LBT 09249 › } were among the witnesses [P.C.C., 37, Soame].
