LOWNES, Matthew ( - 1625) ‹ LBT 07992 ›
Badges
Floruit 1585 (A) — 1625 (A); Male, married
Life Events
| Event | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Death | - after 29 Sep 1625 <Will> - before 3 Oct 1625 <Probate> |
Will
| Will (Ref., Piece, Image) | Will Dates | Intestate | Probate Dates | Administration Dates | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
PROB 11/147, Clarke: 103-147, 208/165 |
1625-09-29 | 1625-10-03 | PRO - Stationer of London. --- McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910) - P.C.C. 117 Clark |
Family Relationships
| LBTNumber | Name | Relationship | Occupation | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3191 | HALWOOD, Anne (mar. LOWNES) ( - 1626) ‹ LBT 03191 › | spouse | ||
| 33131 | LOWNES, Hughe ‹ LBT 33131 › | parent | Fletcher | |
| 3467 | LOWNES, Susan (mar. LATHAM) ‹ LBT 03467 › | child | ||
| 10377 | LOWNES, Thomas ( - 1630) ‹ LBT 10377 › | child | Bookseller | |
| 36837 | ELLISON, Joseph ‹ LBT 36837 › | child | O.D.N.B. |
Livery Companies
| Company | Source |
|---|---|
| Stationers' Company |
Stationers' Company Titles (2)
| Title | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assistant | 1613-03-18 | 1625-06-27 | Chosen; First attendance; Last attendance |
| Upper Warden | 1620-07-01 | 1621-07-01 | Served 1620/1621 |
Occupations (2)
| Occupation | Comment |
|---|---|
| Stationer | Chester, L.M. (1887), vol.1 |
| Bookseller | McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910) |
Was Apprentice to Master(s): (2)
| Name | Premium | Paid By | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| LYNGE, Nicholas ‹ LBT 07061 › | |||
| BUSBY, John ‹ LBT 08762 › |
Had Apprentice(s): (13)
Addresses (3)
| Date | Address | Trade at Addr | Source | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1591, (1591-1625) | St Dunstan's Churchyard, Fleet Street | McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910) | ||
| 1597-09-19 | St Dunstan in the West | Chester, L.M. (1887), vol.1 | - Parish of | |
| 1625-10-03 | London | Will | - late of |
Events (30)
| Date | Event type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 29 Sep 1582 | Bound | to Nicholas Ling (LBT/07061) |
| 6 Dec 1585 | Turned-over | first - to John Busby (LBT/08762) |
| 11 Oct 1591 | Freed - Servitude | |
| 25 Mar 1596 | Appr - Binding | John Sherman (LBT/08020) |
| 25 Mar 1596 | Appr - Binding | William Fowler (LBT/08018) |
| 25 Dec 1596 | Appr - Binding | Humfrey Smalwood (LBT/08021) |
| 19 Sep 1597 | Marriage Licences | - to Anne Halwood (LBT/03191) |
| 29 Sep 1598 | Appr - Binding | Richard Moore (LBT/08019) |
| 3 Jul 1602 | Cloathed | |
| 1 Oct 1604 | Appr - Turn-over/In | Richard Redman <Redmer> (LBT/08256) - with the consent of Mrs.Ponsonby, Redmer have been originally bound to William Ponsonby [01579] |
| 2 Nov 1607 | Appr - Freedom | Richard Moore (LBT/08019) |
| 24 Jun 1608 | Appr - Rebinding | Thomas Norton (LBT/09651) - previously bound to Martin Clarke (LBT/09650) |
| 5 Dec 1608 | Renter Warden | fined - |
| 30 Jan 1609 | Appr - Turn-over/Out | Myles Partridge (LBT/07767) to John Busby (LBT/09595) - with Lownes assent, having been previously turned-over to him, n.d., from William Holme (LBT/07627), to whom Partridge had originally be bound |
| 24 Jun 1609 | Appr - Binding | John Harte (LBT/10374) |
| 24 Jun 1610 | Appr - Binding | Richard Higgenbotham (LBT/10375) |
| 18 Mar 1613 | Court | Chosen as an Assistant |
| 28 Jun 1613 | Appr - Binding | George Latham (LBT/10376) |
| 2 Oct 1613 | Court | Attended - first |
| 1 Jul 1616 | Appr - Freedom | Thomas Norton (LBT/09651) |
| 2 Feb 1617 | Appr - Binding | Thomas Hall (LBT/10373) |
| 27 Mar 1620 | Appr - Binding | Humphrey Mosely (LBT/10378) |
| 1 Jul 1620 | Under Warden | fined - |
| 1 Jul 1620 | Upper Warden | Served 1620/1621 |
| 22 Jun 1621 | Son - patrimony | Thomas Lownes (LBT/10377) |
| 6 Aug 1621 | Appr - Binding | John Slighe (LBT/10379) - subsequently 'crost out, n.d. |
| 22 Mar 1622 | Appr - Freedom | Nicholas Vavsor (LBT/09597) - originally bound to John Busby (LBT/09595) |
| 19 Jun 1623 | Appr - Binding | Walter Browne (LBT/10372) |
| 27 Jun 1625 | Court | Attended - last |
| 3 Oct 1625 | 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
S.T.C., (1991), vol.3, pp.109-10
McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910), p.180
LOWNES (MATTHEW), bookseller in London, 1591-1625; St. Dunstan's Churchyard in Fleet Street. Son of Hugh Lownes of Rode in the parish of Astbury, co. Chester, and brother of Humphrey Lownes { LOWNES, Humphrey ( - 1630) ‹ LBT 08023 › }. Apprentice to Nlcholas Ling { LYNGE, Nicholas ‹ LBT 07061 › }from Michaelmas, 1582. Took up his freedom on October 1lth, 1591 [Arber, ii. 711]. Admitted to the Livery on July 3rd, 1602 [Arber, ii. 874].
The first book entry under his name occurs on April 15th, 1596 [Arber, iii. 63]. In 1597 he married Anne Halwood { HALWOOD, Anne (mar. LOWNES) ( - 1626) ‹ LBT 03191 › } a native of Chester [London Marriage Licenses, c. 865]. Matthew Lownes died before October 3rd, 1625. He served the office of Senior Warden to the Company in the year 1620-1, when his brother Humphrey was Master, and again from July, 1624, to July, 1625, they filled the same offices. They would appear to have held shares in the same ventures.
Matthew Lownes made his will on September 29th, 1625, and it was proved on October 3rd in the same year. He left three sons, Thomas { LOWNES, Thomas ( - 1630) ‹ LBT 10377 › }, who succeeded to the business and to whom his copyrights were transferred on April l0th, 1627 [Arber, iv. 176], Robert, who was not a stationer, and Henry who was a grocer. One of his three daughters, Susan { LOWNES, Susan (mar. LATHAM) ‹ LBT 03467 › }, married George Latham { LATHAM, George ( - 1658) ‹ LBT 10376 › }, stationer of London. His widow Anne died in the following April. [P.C.C., 117, Clark; 49, Hele.]