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Floruit: 1605–1632
Floruit 1605 (A) — 1632 (B); Male, married
Life Events
| Event |
Date |
Source
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| Death |
before- 1632 STC. |
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Family Relationships
Livery Companies
| Company |
Source
|
| Stationers' Company |
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Occupations (1)
| Occupation |
Comment
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| Bookseller |
McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910)
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Was Apprentice to Master(s): (1)
Had Apprentice(s): (1)
Addresses (1)
| Date |
Address |
Trade at Addr |
Source |
Comment
|
| 1608 |
Temple |
|
McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910); STC. vol.3, (1991) |
- near the Church
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Events (4)
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
S.T.C., (1991), vol.3, pp.16-17
McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910), pp.28-9
BECKET (LEONARD), bookseller in London, 1608-32; In the Temple, near to the Church. Son of William Beckett of Weddesfield, parish of Wolverhampton, co. Stafford, carpenter. Apprentice to John Hodget { HODGETTES, John ( - 1625) ‹ LBT 08170 › }, stationer of London, for eight years from July 25th, 1598 [Arber, ii. 231]. Took up his freedom July 2nd, 1605 [Arber, iii. 683]. His first book entry in the Registers occurs on May 29th, 1609 [Arber, iii. 410], and his last on December 1st, 1623 [Arber, iv. 108]. Mr. Sayle records a copy of W. Crashaw's Querela (Manuale) as published by him in 1632 [Early Printed Books, p. 795]. The date of his death is unknown, but in 1636 his widow { BECKET, (Unknown) (mar. VAVSOUR) ‹ LBT 03160 › } had married Nicholas Vavasour { VAVASOR, Nicholas ‹ LBT 09597 › }, to whom all Leonard Becket's copyrights were transferred on May 18th in that year [Arber, iv. 363].
