GRAFTON, Richard ‹ LBT 02592 ›
Badges
Floruit 1534 (A) — 1573 (B); Male, married
Life Events
| Event | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Death | 1573 | Duff, E.G. (1905) |
| Burial | Christ Church Greyfriars, Londeon | O.D.N.B. |
Family Relationships
| LBTNumber | Name | Relationship | Occupation | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6374 | CROME, Anne (mar. GRAFTON) ‹ LBT 06374 › | spouse | ||
| 6375 | GRAFTON, (Unknown) (mar. GRAFTON) ‹ LBT 06375 › | spouse | ||
| 32841 | GRAFTON, Nicholas ‹ LBT 32841 › | parent | poss. Skinner | |
| 3259 | TOTTELL, Joan ‹ LBT 03259 › | child | ||
| 36837 | ELLISON, Joseph ‹ LBT 36837 › | child | O.D.N.B. |
Livery Companies
| Company | Source |
|---|---|
| Grocers' Company |
Occupations (2)
| Occupation | Comment |
|---|---|
| Printer | Duff, E.G. (1905); O.D.N.B. |
| Historian | O.D.N.B. |
Addresses (1)
| Date | Address | Trade at Addr | Source | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0000 | Greyfriars | Duff, E.G. (1905) |
Events (2)
| Date | Event type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1526 | Bound | to John Blage [Grocers' Company] |
| 1534 | Freed - Servitude | - servitude [Grocers' Company] |
SOURCES & TRANSCRIPTIONS
Transcriptions
- at Christ Church Greyfriars, London
ODNB - article by Meraud Grant Ferguson
Bib.Soc., Hand-lists (1913), contrib. R.B.McKerrow.
S.T.C., (1991), vol.3, pp.70-1
DUFF, E.G. (1905), p.59
GRAFTON (RICHARD), printer in London, was the son of Nicholas Grafton of Shrewsbury. In 1526 he was apprenticed to John Blage of London and became a freeman of the Grocers' Company in 1534. He early turned his attention to the printing of Bibles and in partnership with Edward Whitchurch { WHITCHURCH, Edward ( - 1562) ‹ LBT 02612 › } and assisted by Anthony Marler { MARLER, Anthony ‹ LBT 02651 › } produced several editions. In 1541 he was imprisoned for printing some ballads relating to the death of Cromwell. [Acts of the P.C., Series I, vol. vii, p. 107.] He was again imprisoned along with a number of other printers in 1543 for printing unlawful books. [Acts of the P.C., New Series, vol. i, pp. 107, etc.] About this time Grafton's productions consisted mainly of service books, and in 1544 he obtained together with Whitchurch an exclusive patent for printing such books.
In 1547 on the accession of Edward VI Grafton was appointed printer to the King and during the reign issued a very large number of books, including the various issues of the Prayer-book. On the death of Edward VI Grafton printed the proclamation of Queen Jane which brought down on him the vengeance of Mary who deprived him of the office, appointing John Cawood { CAWOOD, John (1514 - 1572) ‹ LBT 07101 › } in his place. After this Grafton printed but little. He died in 1573 having been twice married, leaving four sons and one daughter Joan { TOTTELL, Joan ‹ LBT 03259 › } who married Richard Tottel { TOTTELL, Richard ‹ LBT 08571 › }, the printer. Grafton's place of business was in the Greyfriars, and he used as a device a branch or graft issuing from a tun. [D.N.B.]