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Floruit: 1581–1593
Floruit 1581 (A) — 1593 (B); Male, married
Family Relationships
Livery Companies
| Company |
Source
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| Stationers' Company |
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Occupations (1)
| Occupation |
Comment
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| Printer |
McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910)
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Was Apprentice to Master(s): (1)
Had Apprentice(s): (1)
Events (3)
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, p.27
McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910), p.44
BOURNE (ROBERT), printer in London, 1586-93. In the year 1586, Robert Bourne shared the ownership of a printing press with Henry Jefferson { JEFFERSON, Henry ‹ LBT 08679 › } and Laurence Tuck { TUCK, Laurence ‹ LBT 30771 › }. This press was seized by the Company and defaced for printing Grammars contrary to the Decree of the Star Chamber, and the parties were disabled from ever keeping a printing press of their own, or from printing otherwise than as journeymen [Records of the Company of Stationers]. In relation to this seizure there is an entry in the Warden's accounts for the year ending July l0th, 1587, showing that Bourne was paid 20s. "for his printinge stuffe defaced, which was missing" [Arber, i. 520]. In spite of his suspension, Bourne was printing in 1592, when in company with John Porter { cf. PORTER, John ‹ LBT 07280 › } he printed W. Perkins' Exposition of the Lord's Prayer, and in Peterborough Minster library there was formerly a pamphlet entitled Tell-Trothes New-yeares Gift which had the imprint "London, Imprinted by Robert Bourne, 1593." His address has not been found. It may have been that of John Porter.
