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Floruit: 1610–1637
Floruit 1610 (A) — 1637 (B); Male, married
Life Events
| Event |
Date |
Source
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| Death |
- before 12 Jan 1637 <Probate> |
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Will
| Will (Ref., Piece, Image) |
Will Dates |
Intestate |
Probate Dates |
Administration Dates |
Comments
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PROB 11/173, Goare: 1-58, 127/107
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PRO - Stationer of London. ---
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Family Relationships
Occupations (2)
| Occupation |
Comment
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| Stationer |
McKerrow, R. B. &c. (1910); Will
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| Bookbinder |
McKerrow, R. B. &c. (1910); Lavin, J.A. - Notes - 'allegedly'
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Had Apprentice(s): (4)
Addresses (1)
| Date |
Address |
Trade at Addr |
Source |
Comment
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| 1637-01-12 |
London |
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Will |
- late of
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Events (7)
SOURCES & TRANSCRIPTIONS
Transcriptions
McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910), p.94
DOWNES (BARTHOLOMEW), stationer of London, 1618-36. The career of this stationer is somewhat puzzling. On March 23rd, 1617/8, under a Privy Seal, Bartholomew Downes in company with two other London printers, Felix Kingston { KINGSTON, Felix ( - 1653) ‹ LBT 07948 › } and Matthew Lownes { LOWNES, Matthew ( - 1625) ‹ LBT 07992 › }, was appointed King's Printer in Ireland. About the same time he also took a share in what was known as the Latin Stock, for which he paid £25, but in the proceedings that followed upon the winding up of that venture, his brother Thomas Downes { DOWNES, Thomas ( - 1658) ‹ LBT 11199 › } declared that Bartholomew was "only a workeman employed in binding of bookes and not using any other trade." He appears however to have had a share in the publication of several news-sheets between 1621 and 1623, being associated with Wm. Ley { SHEFFORD, William ( - 1628) ‹ LBT 10515 › } and Nath. Butter { BUTTER, Nathaniel (bap. 1583 - 1664) ‹ LBT 08120 › }. [Arber, iv. 61, 78-80, 89; Library, July, 1 907.]
