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Floruit: 1560–1578
Floruit 1560 (A) — 1578 (B); Male, married
Life Events
| Event |
Date |
Source
|
| Death |
- before 3 Mar 1578 |
|
Family Relationships
Livery Companies
| Company |
Source
|
| Stationers' Company |
|
Occupations (1)
| Occupation |
Comment
|
| Printer |
McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910)
|
Was Apprentice to Master(s): (1)
Had Apprentice(s): (3)
Addresses (3)
| Date |
Address |
Trade at Addr |
Source |
Comment
|
| 1560 |
Charing Cross |
|
McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910); STC. vol.3, (1991) |
- besides (dw)
|
| 1562, (1562) |
St Bride's Churchyard |
|
McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910); STC. vol.3, (1991) |
- against North door
|
| 1565, (1565) |
Fleet Street |
|
McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910); STC. vol.3, (1991) |
- Sign of St John the Evangelist
|
Events (5)
Sources and References
| Original Sources |
Comments
|
| St.Co. Archive - Binding and Freedom records - extracted by Prof. J.A. Lavin |
|
SOURCES & TRANSCRIPTIONS
Transcriptions
S.T.C., (1991), vol.3, pp.43-4
McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910), p.74
COLWELL (THOMAS), printer in London, 1561-75; (1) St. Bride's Churchyard over against the North Door of the Church, 1562-3; (2) St. John the Evangelist, beside Charing Cross; (3) St. John the Evangelist, Fleet Street, beneath the Conduit. Apprentice with William Powell { POWELL, William ‹ LBT 08269 › } [Arber, i. 40). Took up his freedom August 30th, 1560 [Arber, i. 159]. His first entry in the Registers was a ballad entitled The Woman of Canyne, which was entered before July 24th, 1562 [Arber, i. 177]. He succeeded Robert Wyer { WYER, Robert ‹ LBT 02899 › } at the sign of St. John the Evangelist beside Charing Cross, and used his blocks and ornaments.