FIELD, Richard (bap. 1561 - 1624) ‹ LBT 06931 ›
Badges
Floruit 1587 (A) — 1624 (A); Male, married
Life Events
| Event | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Baptism | 16 Nov 1561 - at Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire | O.D.N.B. |
| Death | - after 24 Nov 1624 <Will> - before 14 Dec 1624 <Probate> |
Will
| Will (Ref., Piece, Image) | Will Dates | Intestate | Probate Dates | Administration Dates | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
PROB 11/144, Byrde: 66-118, 537/436 |
1624-11-24 | 1624-12-14 | PRO - Richard Field or Field, Stationer of Saint Michael Wood Street, City of London. --- McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910) - P.C.C. 107 Byrde. |
Executors
| Executor | Relation | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| FIELD, Jane ‹ LBT 03072 › | Wife |
Family Relationships
| LBTNumber | Name | Relationship | Occupation | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3274 | VAUTROLLIER, Jacqueline (mar. FIELD) ‹ LBT 03274 › | spouse | Printer | |
| 3072 | FIELD, Jane ‹ LBT 03072 › | spouse | Printer | |
| 33044 | FIELD, Henry ‹ LBT 33044 › | parent | Tanner | |
| 12506 | FEILD, Henry ‹ LBT 12506 › | child | ||
| 34947 | FIELD, Richard ‹ LBT 34947 › | child | O.D.N.B. (2004) - bapt. 1 Dec 1590 - St Anne Blackfriars |
Livery Companies
| Company | Source |
|---|---|
| Stationers' Company |
Stationers' Company Titles (6)
| Title | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assistant | 1604-06-11 | 1624-09-06 | Chosen |
| Under Warden | 1605-06-29 | 1606-06-29 | Served 1605/1606 |
| Upper Warden | 1611-07-09 | 1612-07-09 | Served 1611/1612 |
| Upper Warden | 1613-07-01 | 1614-07-01 | Served 1613/1614 |
| Master | 1619-07-01 | 1620-07-01 | Served 1619/1620 |
| Master | 1622-07-01 | 1623-07-01 | Served 1622/1623 |
Occupations (1)
| Occupation | Comment |
|---|---|
| Printer | McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910); O.D.N.B. (2004) |
Was Apprentice to Master(s): (1)
| Name | Premium | Paid By | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| BISHOP, George ( - 1610) ‹ LBT 08608 › |
Had Apprentice(s): (14)
Addresses (4)
| Date | Address | Trade at Addr | Source | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1589, (1589-1602) | Blackfriars nr Ludgate (dw) | STC. vol.3, (1991) | ||
| 1600, (1600-c) | Great Wood Street | P1 | - Splayed Eagle | |
| 1613, (1613-24) | Wood Street | STC. vol.3, (1991) | ||
| 1624-12-14 | St Michael Wood Street | Will | - late of the Parish of |
Events (36)
| Date | Event type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 16 Nov 1561 | Baptized | - Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire |
| 10 Aug 1579 | Bound | to George Bishop (LBT/08608) - to serve first 6 years with Thomas Vautrollier (LBT/08628) to learn printing |
| 6 Feb 1587 | Freed - Servitude | |
| 12 Jan 1589 | Married | - to Jacqueline Vautrollier (LBT/03274) at St Anne, Blackfriars |
| 3 Nov 1589 | Appr - Binding | Lancelot Leafe (LBT/07430) |
| 7 Feb 1592 | Appr - Binding | Jasper Feild (LBT/07428) |
| 25 Dec 1594 | Appr - Binding | Christopher Waters (LBT/07433) |
| 1 Jul 1598 | Cloathed | |
| 29 Sep 1598 | Appr - Binding | John Hanson (LBT/07429) |
| 25 Mar 1601 | Appr - Binding | Rohn Ryxon (LBT/07432) |
| 5 Dec 1603 | Appr - Freedom | Nicholas Oakes (LBT/08532) originally bound to William King (LBT/08532) no record of any turn-over |
| 26 Mar 1604 | Renter Warden | fined - |
| 11 Jun 1604 | Court | Chosen as an Assistant |
| 29 Sep 1604 | Appr - Binding | George Myller (LBT/07431) |
| 29 Jun 1605 | Under Warden | Served 1605/1606 |
| 3 Jul 1605 | Court | Attended - first |
| 29 Sep 1605 | Appr - Binding | Richard Higges (LBT/08979) 'This apprentize is to serue his terme wth Beniamin Simpson (LBT/30149) founder and caster of letters and not to be Reckoned for any of Mr ffeild owne number of Apprentices'. |
| 25 Mar 1606 | Appr - Binding | William Malkyn (LBT/08980) |
| 12 Oct 1607 | Under Warden | fined - |
| 2 Jun 1609 | Appr - Binding | William Harrington (LBT/08978) |
| 26 Jun 1609 | Appr - Freedom | John Rixon (LBT/07432) |
| 10 Aug 1610 | Appr - Binding | Andrew Neale (LBT/08981) |
| 9 Jul 1611 | Upper Warden | Served 1611/1612 |
| 8 Oct 1611 | Appr - Freedom | John Hanson (LBT/07429) |
| 14 Oct 1611 | Appr - Freedom | George Miller (LBT/07431) |
| 29 Mar 1612 | Appr - Binding | Titus Drake (LBT/08977) |
| Jul 1613 | Upper Warden | Served 1613/1614 |
| 1 May 1619 | Appr - Binding | Francis Neile (LBT/08982) |
| Jul 1619 | Master | Served 1619/1620 |
| 27 Mar 1620 | Appr - Binding | Robert Smith (LBT/08983) |
| 13 Mar 1621 | Appr - Binding | George Bishop (LBT/08976) |
| Jul 1622 | Master | Served 1622/1623 |
| 6 Sep 1624 | Court | Attended - last |
| 1 Dec 1624 | Buried | |
| 14 Dec 1624 | Court | Died before this date |
| 6 May 1646 | son - Patrimony | Henry Field (LBT/12506) |
Attendance prior to 5 Aug 1695 remains to be listed.
Sources and References
| Original Sources | Comments |
|---|---|
| St.Co. Archive - Binding and Freedom records - extracted by Prof. J.A. Lavin |
SOURCES & TRANSCRIPTIONS
Transcriptions
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ODNB - article by David Kathman
S.T.C., (1991), vol.3, pp.63-4
McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910), pp. 102-3
FIELD (RICHARD), printer in London, 1579-1624; (1) Blackfriars; (2) The Splayed Eagle, Great Wood Street, c. 1600. Son of Henry Field, tanner, of Stratford upon Avon, whose goods and chattels John Shakespeare, the poet's father, with two others was employed to value on August 25th, 1592. In 1579 Richard Field left Stratford and, coming to London, apprenticed himself to George Bishop { BISHOP, George ( - 1610) ‹ LBT 08608 › } for seven years. He was at once transferred for the first six years to Thomas Vautrollier { VAUTROLLIER, Thomas ( - 1587) ‹ LBT 08628 ›, the Huguenot printer in Blackfriars [Arber, ii. 93]. Thomas Vautrollier died before March 4th, 1586/7, and Richard Field who had taken up his freedom on February 6th, married his master's widow {- Jacqueline VAUTROLLIER, Jacqueline (mar. FIELD) ‹ LBT 03274 › } within a twelvemonth and thus succeeded to one of the best businesses in London.
His first book entry is found in the Registers under December 24th, 1588. On April 18th, 1593 Field entered in the Registers "a booke intituled Venus & Adonis," the first of William Shakespeare's books that passed through the press. On May 9th, 1594, Field also printed for John Harrison the elder { HARRISON, John ( - 1616) ‹ LBT 07614 › }, Shakespeare's Lucrece and a second edition of Venus and Adonis. This was followed in 1596 by a third edition of the same work, in octavo. About 1600 Field removed from Blackfriars to the parish of St. Michael in Wood Street, at the sign of the Splayed Eagle. In 1615 he was returned as having two presses.
He became a prominent member of the Stationers' Company, of which he was elected Master in 1619 and 1622. Field died in the autumn of the year 1624. By his will which was proved on December 14th in that year, he desired that he might be buried in the church of St. Michael, Wood Street. His property he divided into three parts, onc of which he left to his wife, who is called Jane { FIELD, Jane ‹ LBT 03072 › } in the will. This was probably a second or third wife, and not the Jacqueline, or Jaklin, the widow of Thomas Vautrollier. He bequeathed The Splayed Eagle to his son Richard, and other property in Wood Street to another son Samuel. Small bequests were also left to Manasses { VAUTROLLIER, Manasses ‹ LBT 30773 › } and James Vautrollier, two of the sons of Thomas Vautrollier. The only other member of his family mentioned in the will was a sister Margaret, and there is no mention of Stratford upon Avon.
Field's business eventually passed into the hands of George Miller { MILLER, George ( - 1646) ‹ LBT 07431 › }, one of his apprentices. [P.C.C., 107, Byrde.] Field's principal device was the "Anchora Spei" that had previously been used by Thomas Vautrollier. There were several sizes of it. He also used most of the borders and tail pieces as well as the types that had belonged to Vautrollier. On the whole his work as a printer was creditable, though it did not approach in excellence that of Vautrollier. It is in his brief connection with Shakespeare that its chief interest lies.