HOOPER, Humphrey ‹ LBT 08584 ›
Badges
Floruit 1577 (A) — 1614 (A); Male, married
Life Events
| Event | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Burial | St Dunstan in the West |
Will
| Will (Ref., Piece, Image) | Will Dates | Intestate | Probate Dates | Administration Dates | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PROB 11/124; Lawe Quire Numbers: 67-127; Img.Ref. 176/153; 9 Jul 1614 - Humphrey Hooper of Saint Dunstan in the West, City of London - CHECK |
Family Relationships
| LBTNumber | Name | Relationship | Occupation | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3103 | COOKE, Anne (mar. HOOPER) ‹ LBT 03103 › | spouse |
Livery Companies
| Company | Source |
|---|---|
| Stationers' Company |
Stationers' Company Titles (1)
| Title | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assistant | 1602-01-13 | 1613-10-02 | Chosen; First attendance; Last attendance |
Was Apprentice to Master(s): (1)
| Name | Premium | Paid By | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| TOTTELL, Richard ‹ LBT 08571 › |
Had Apprentice(s): (9)
Events (21)
| Date | Event type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Nov 1561 | Bound | to Richard Tottell (LBT/08571) |
| 8 Mar 1577 | Appr - Freedom | James Hooke (LBT/08556) with John Tisdale (LBT/08553) - no record of binding or turn-over |
| 25 Mar 1590 | Appr - Binding | Clement Watson (LBT/07780) |
| 1 Jul 1592 | Cloathed | No record of Freedom |
| 29 Oct 1597 | Appr - Freedom | John Harbert (LBT/07189) - originally bound to Paul Connington (LBT/08401) |
| 29 Sep 1598 | Appr - Binding | John James (LBT/07779) |
| 6 Oct 1600 | Appr - Binding | Thomas Wombell (LBT/07782) |
| 19 Jan 1601 | Appr - Turn-over/In | James Haydon (LBT/07716) from John Harbert (LBT/07189) |
| 13 Jan 1602 | Court | probaby Chosen as an Assistant |
| 6 Sep 1602 | Court | Attended - first |
| 23 Apr 1604 | Under Warden | fined - |
| 25 Jul 1604 | Appr - Binding | Richard Bladon <Bladey> (LBT/07778) - to serve with John Symons (LBT/30232) bookbinder - not to count among Hooper's apprentices |
| 26 Mar 1605 | Appr - Binding | John Wenlock (LBT/07781) |
| 24 Jun 1605 | Appr - Binding | Pate Alkyn (LBT/07777) |
| 24 Jun 1607 | Appr - Binding | Samuel Baker (LBT/10192) |
| 3 Aug 1607 | Appr - Turn-over/Out | Richard Blady <Bladon> (LBT/07778) to John Browne (LBT/08125) |
| 28 Nov 1608 | Appr - Freedom | James Haydon (LBT/07716) - originally bound to John Harbert (LBT/07189) |
| 30 Jan 1609 | Appr - Binding | Frauncis Longe (LBT/10193) - cancelled '26 Janr 1609 by consent of his mr and his father' |
| 2 Oct 1613 | Court | Attended - last |
| 16 Jun 1614 | Buried | St Dunstan in the West |
| 16 Jun 1614 | Court | Died before this date |
Attendance prior to 5 Apr 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
- at St Dunstan in the West
Anne form. COOKE
S.T.C., (1991), vol.3, p.85
McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910), p.143
HOOPER (HUMPHREY), bookseller in London, 1596-1613; The Black Bear in Chancery Lane. Apprentice to Richard Tottell { TOTTELL, Richard ‹ LBT 08571 › } for ten years from November 1st, 1561 [Arber, i. 172]. Admitted into the Livery of the Company in 1591-2 [Arber, i. 553]. He took his first apprentice on April 27th, 1590. He became Warden of the Company in 1604 [Arber, ii. 875]. His first book entry was on March 1st, 1596 [Arber, iii. 60], and his last on May 20th, 1613 [Arber, iii. 523]. Believed to have married Anne { COOKE, Anne (mar. HOOPER) ‹ LBT 03103 › } the widow of William Cooke { COOKE, William ( - 1598) ‹ LBT 07225 › }, stationer, whose will was proved in 1621 [P.CC, 101, Dale]. Humphrey Hooper was the publisher of the first edition of Francis Bacon's Essays in 1597.