DENHAM, Henry ‹ LBT 08578 ›
Badges
Floruit 1560 (A) — 1590 (B); Male
Livery Companies
| Company | Source |
|---|---|
| Stationers' Company |
Occupations (1)
| Occupation | Comment |
|---|---|
| Printer | O.D.N.B.; McKerrow, R. B. &c. (1910) |
Was Apprentice to Master(s): (1)
| Name | Premium | Paid By | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| TOTTELL, Richard ‹ LBT 08571 › |
Had Apprentice(s): (11)
Addresses (3)
| Date | Address | Trade at Addr | Source | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1564 | White Cross Street, Cripplegate | STC. vol.3, (1991) | ||
| 1565 | Paternoster Row | STC. vol.3, (1991) | - at the Star | |
| 1585-07-01 | Aldersgate Street | STC. vol.3, (1991) | at the Star (dw) |
Events (14)
| Date | Event type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Oct 1556 | Bound | to Richard Tottell (LBT/08571) |
| 30 Aug 1560 | Freed - Servitude | |
| 24 Jun 1565 | Appr - Binding | Hugh Jackson (LBT/07350) |
| 29 Sep 1565 | Appr - Binding | John Clerke (LBT/07345) |
| 25 Dec 1565 | Appr - Binding | Isaacke Bynge (LBT/07343) |
| 25 Mar 1568 | Appr - Binding | Amyas Christofer (LBT/07344) |
| 20 Jul 1574 | Cloathed | |
| 29 Sep 1576 | Appr - Binding | Thomas Gascoigne (LBT/07346) |
| 24 Jun 1577 | Appr - Binding | Samuel Hallingdale (LBT/07347) |
| 30 Nov 1578 | Appr - Turn-over/In | Georgius Shawe (LBT/08681) |
| 5 Feb 1582 | Appr - Binding | William Allin (LBT/07341) |
| 29 Sep 1584 | Appr - Binding | William Jagger (LBT/07351) |
| 21 Nov 1586 | Appr - Turn-over/In | John Greves (LBT/08478) |
| 24 Jun 1589 | Appr - Binding | Nathanaell Martin (LBT/07352) |
Sources and References
| Original Sources | Comments |
|---|---|
| St.Co. Archive - Binding and Freedom records - extracted by Prof. J.A. Lavin |
SOURCES & TRANSCRIPTIONS
Transcriptions
ODNB - article by Patricia Brewerton
S.T.C., (1991), vol.3, pp.53-4
McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910), pp.88-9
DENHAM (HENRY), printer in London, 1560-89; (1) White Cross Street, Cripplegate; (2) The Star, Paternoster Row; (3) The Star, Aldersgate Street. Henry Denham was one of Richard Tottell's { TOTTELL, Richard ‹ LBT 08571 › } apprentices and took up his freedom in the Company of Stationers on August 30th, 1560. In 1564 he was in possession of a printing house of his own in White Cross Street, Cripplegate, believed to have been the premises previously occupied by Richard Harrison { HARRYSON, Richard ‹ LBT 07675 › }. He made his first entry in the Registers, a sermon, during the year ending July 22nd, 1564 [Arber, i. 237). In 1565 he moved to the sign of the Star in Paternoster Row and from this time onwards his press was a busy one. He was furnished with a large and varied assortment of letter, his blacks being noticeable for their clearness and beauty, while his nonpareil and other small sizes are remarkable for their regularity. Denham also had a varied stock of initial letters, ornaments and borders, many of which were extremely good. Noticeable amongst his woodcut initials were those known as the A S series and attributed to Anton Sylvius an Antwerp engraver. Many of his smaller initials are noticeable for their grace. Perhaps the finest of his woodcut borders are those used in the Monument of Matrones, a collection of private prayers edited by Thomas Bentley of Gray's Inn aud printed in 1582. About the year 1574 Henry Denham acquired the patent of William Seres { SERES, William ( - 1580) ‹ LBT 08396 › } for printing the Psalter, the Primer for little children and all books of private prayer in Latin and English. As Denham is said to have taken "seven young men free of the Company of Stationers" to help him, it is evident that there must have been a large output under this patent. In addition to the Monument of Matrones before alluded to, he printed Thomas Roger's edition of the Imitatio Christi in 1580, Abraham Fleming's Footpath of Felicitie in 1581, and the same author's Monomachie of Motives or a Battell between vertues andvices. In 1583, Henry Denham with Ralph Newbery { NEWBERRY, Ralph ( - 1603) ‹ LBT 08123 › } was appointed one of Henry Bynneman's { BYNNEMAN, Henry (1542 - 1583) ‹ LBT 07678 › } executors and shortly afterwards started the Eliot's Court Printing House in the Old Bailey which was run by a syndicate of printers, three of whom, Ninian Newton { NEWTON, Nynion ‹ LBT 08408 › }, Arnold Hatfield { HATFIELD, Arnold ( - 1613) ‹ LBT 07348 › } and Edmund Bollifant { BOLLIPHANT, Edmond ( - 1602) ‹ LBT 07342 › } had been in his service as apprentices. There is also reason to believe that Denham was one of the assigns of Christopher Barker { BARKER, Christopher (1529 - 1599) ‹ LBT 06871 › }. The extent of his business is shown by the fact that in 1583 he was returned as having four presses. In 1586-7 and again in 1588-9 he served the office of Junior Warden of the Company but he never reached the Mastership. The last entry under his name occurs in the Registers on December 3rd, 1589, after which nothing more is heard of him. Henry Denham used two devices, the earlier a simple star and the later a star surrounded by a heavy frame in which the arms of the City of London and the Company of Stationers were incorporated. These marks passed to Richard Yardley { YARDLAY, Richard ( - 1597) ‹ LBT 07928 › } and Peter Short { SHORT, Peter ‹ LBT 08436 › } who succeeded to the business. [Library July, 1909, pp. 241-50.]