HENSON, Francis ‹ LBT 08169 ›
Badges
Floruit 1580 (A) — 1595 (A); Male
Livery Companies
| Company | Source |
|---|---|
| Stationers' Company |
Occupations (2)
| Occupation | Comment |
|---|---|
| Bookseller | McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910) |
| Bookbinder | McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910) |
Had Apprentice(s): (6)
| Name | Premium | Paid By | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASHEMORE, Humfrey ‹ LBT 07710 › (fl. 1594-1594) | |||
| BASSE, John ‹ LBT 07711 › (fl. 1591-1612) | |||
| HALL, Richard ‹ LBT 07712 › (fl. 1598-1598) | |||
| JANS, John ‹ LBT 07713 › (fl. 1602-1602) | |||
| SHYLSTON, George ‹ LBT 07714 › (fl. 1609-1609) | |||
| WILSON, Christopher ‹ LBT 07715 › (fl. 1602-1633) |
Events (6)
| Date | Event type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Oct 1580 | Freed - | |
| 26 Mar 1581 | Appr - Binding | John Basse (LBT/07711) |
| 25 Mar 1587 | Appr - Binding | Humfrey Ashemore (LBT/07710) |
| 25 Mar 1591 | Appr - Binding | Richard Hall (LBT/07712) |
| 2 Feb 1595 | Appr - Binding | Christopher Wilson (LBT/07715) |
| 20 Apr 1595 | Appr - Binding | John Jans (LBT/07713) |
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, p.81
McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910), p.135
HENSON (FRANCIS), bookseller and bookbinder in London, 1581-1604; Blackfriars. There is no record in the Registers stating to whom this stationer was apprenticed or when he took up his freedom in tbe Company. The first heard of him is in 1581, when he took an apprentice [Arber, ii. 107]. In 1596 the sum of £4 12s. was paid to him by the Duke of Northumberland for binding books [Hist. MSS. Comm., 6th Report, App. p. 226]. In 1600 Ascanius de Renialme { DENIELL (RENIALME(, Ascamus ( - 1600) ‹ LBT 08321 › } the Venetian bookseller in St. Anne's, Blackfriars, bequeathed to certain of his " welbeloved friends and neighbours," amongst whom he mentions Francis Henson, a ring each [Plomer, Wills, p. 35]. In 1601 Henson published Anthony Munday's translation of J. Teixeira's account of the voyage of Dom Sebastian, King of Portugal, to Africa [B.M. 1195. a. I. (8)]. The last heard of him is on December 4th, 1604, when he was fined a shilling for not appearing at Stationers' Hall on the quarter day [Arber, ii. 840].