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Floruit: 1602–1618
Floruit 1602 (A) — 1618 (B); Male, married
Life Events
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Date |
Source
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| Death |
- after 6 Jun 1618 - before 30 Jun 1618 STC, vol.3, (1991) = 1618. |
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 11/131, Meade: 1-65, 789/668
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1618-06-06
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1618-06-30
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PRO - Melchizadech Bradwood of Eaton, Berkshire. --- McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910) - P.C.C. 63 Meade - left to his wife all his stock in the Company of Stationers.
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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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Had Apprentice(s): (8)
Addresses (3)
| Date |
Address |
Trade at Addr |
Source |
Comment
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| 1604, (1604) |
Eliot's Court, Little Old Bailey |
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McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910); STC. vol.3, (1991) |
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| 1606, (1606) |
Little Old Bailey |
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McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910); STC. vol.3, (1991) |
- near the sign of the King's Head
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| 1610, (1610-15) |
Buckinghamshire - Eton |
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McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910); STC. vol.3, (1991) |
- in collegio regali
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Events (12)
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.28
McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910), pp.47-8
BRADWOOD (MELCHISIDEC), printer in London and Eton, 1584-1618; (1) Eliot's Court, Old Bailey; (2) Eton. This printer was one of John Day's { DAY, John (1522 - 1584) ‹ LBT 07316 › – there is no record of a binding} apprentices, and was presented for his freedom by Day's widow {Alice LEHUNTE, Alice (mar. DAY) ‹ LBT 06384 › } on August 15th, 1584 [Arber, ii. 692]. Bradwood succeeded to the place of Edmund Bollifant { BOLLIPHANT, Edmond ( - 1602) ‹ LBT 07342 › } in the printing house in Eliot's Court in 1602, and in that year the booksellers George Bishop { BISHOP, George ( - 1610) ‹ LBT 08608 › }, William Ponsonby { PONSONBY, William ( - 1603) ‹ LBT 08175 › }, Simon Waterson { WATERSON, Simon ( - 1635) ‹ LBT 08687 › }, John Norton { NORTON, John ( - 1612) ‹ LBT 08174 › }, and George Adams { } were joint publishers of an edition of the works of Plutarch [i.e., P. Holland's translation of the Moralia], and they agreed to give the printing of it to Arnold Hatfield { HATFIELD, Arnold ( - 1613) ‹ LBT 07348 › } and M. Bradwood [Arber, iii. 211). Amongst other notable books that came from this press during Bradwood's connection with it were a splendid edition of Ortelius' Theatre of the Whole world, printed for John Norton and John Bill { BILL, John ( - 1630) ‹ LBT 08152 › } in 1606, an edition of Montaigne's Essays in folio, printed in 1613, and the various dictionaries and vocabularies compiled by John Minshew. Bradwood was also the printer of Sir Henry Savile's edition of the works of Chrysostom, usually ascribed to John Norton. The work in eight folio volumes was printed in Greek type obtained from abroad, but an examination of the volumes suggests that Bradwood took down to Eton, presses, workmen and all the supplementary types, initials and ornaments. John Norton was the publisher of the work. Bradwood remained in Eton till his death and was the printer of other Greek works. He died between the 6th and the 30th June, 1618, and by his will left to his wife { BRADWOOD, (Unknown) ‹ LBT 03116 › } all his stock in the Company of Stationers [P.C.C., 63, Meade]. Arnold Hatfield had apparently pre-deceased him and the business in Eliot's Court passed to Edward Griffin { GRIFFIN, Edward ‹ LBT 07206 › }.
MLT Note: - also at Eton
