HUNTER, John ‹ LBT 00125 ›
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14501940
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Floruit: 1571–1576
Floruit 1571 (B) — 1576 (A); Male
Livery Companies
| Company | Source |
|---|---|
| Drapers' Company |
Occupations (1)
| Occupation | Comment |
|---|---|
| Bookseller | McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910) |
Addresses (1)
| Date | Address | Trade at Addr | Source | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1576, (1576-1582) | (? Holborn) | McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910) | - the Bridge ? |
SOURCES & TRANSCRIPTIONS
Transcriptions
S.T.C., (1991), vol.3, p.87
McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910), p.147
HUNTER (JOHN), draper and bookseller in London, 1576-82; The Bridge [? in Holborn]. Born in 1549. Dealt chiefly in ballads [Arber, ii. 301, 348]. Was implicated with Roger Ward { WARDE, Roger ( - 1598) ‹ LBT 08076 › } and others in the publication of John Day's { DAY, John (1522 - 1584) ‹ LBT 07316 › } A B C, etc. In his deposition he described himself as "of the bridge." He confessed to having bought eleven double reams of the book from Ward [Arber, ii. 753, el seq.].