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Floruit: 1603–1642
Floruit 1603 (A) — 1642 (A); Male, married
Family Relationships
Livery Companies
| Company |
Source
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| Drapers' Company |
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| Stationers' Company |
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Occupations (2)
| Occupation |
Comment
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| Printer |
McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1907)
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| Stationer |
Chester, L.M. (1887), vol.1
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Was Apprentice to Master(s): (1)
Had Apprentice(s): (11)
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Premium |
Paid By |
Comments
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| CARPENTER, John ‹ LBT 09143 › |
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| FITZWATERS, Abraham ‹ LBT 09144 › |
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| GRENDON, Beniamin ‹ LBT 09145 › |
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| HOWARDEN, John ‹ LBT 09146 › |
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| KIRBYE, William ‹ LBT 09147 › |
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| LLOYD, William ‹ LBT 09148 › |
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| NEWTON, John ‹ LBT 09149 › |
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| REYNOLDES, John ‹ LBT 09151 › |
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| SKIDMORE, John ‹ LBT 09152 › |
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| WATSON, Samuel ‹ LBT 09153 › |
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| CORNEFORTH, Thomas ‹ LBT 09188 › |
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Addresses (4)
| Date |
Address |
Trade at Addr |
Source |
Comment
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| 1603-12-08 |
St Nicholas Cole Abbey |
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Chester, L.M. (1887), vol.1 |
- Parish of
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| 1606, (1606-1639) |
Fost Lane |
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McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1907) |
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| 1613, (1613) |
Holborn Bridge |
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McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1907) |
- near
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| 16230200, (Feb 1624) |
London |
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Events (19)
Further Notes
McKenzie, D.F. (1974) - under #409 - Thomas Corneforth [LBT/9188] bound to George Snowdon [LBT/] on 9 Sep 1605 and freed by him on 9 Nov 1612 - was apparently working of Okes between 13 Apr 1607 and 7 May 1610. ---
Sources and References
| Original Sources |
Comments
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| St.Co. Archive - Binding and Freedom records - extracted by Prof. J.A. Lavin |
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SOURCES & TRANSCRIPTIONS
Transcriptions
S.T.C., (1991), vol.3, pp.129-30
McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910), p.206
OKES (NICHOLAS), printer in London, 1606-39; (1) Near Holborn Bridge, 1613; (2) In Foster Lane. Son of John Oakes, citizen and horner of London. Apprenticed to William King { KYNGE, Wylliam ‹ LBT 08532 › } for eight years from March 25th, 1596 [Arber, ii. 209]. Admitted a freeman of the Company on December 5th, 1603 [Arber, ii. 735], and became a master printer on April 19th, 1606 [Arber, iii. 700]. According to Sir John Lambe's statement, Nicholas Okes succeeded to the business founded by Thomas Judson { JUDSON, Thomas ‹ LBT 07893 › } in 1586. In 1615 he had one press, but some years later he took into partnership John Norton, junior { NORTON, John ‹ LBT 06839 › } [see Plomer, Dictionary], and they then had two presses. In 1621 Nicholas Okes printed George Wither's Motto, for which he got into trouble. Witnesses stated that he printed two impressions of 3,000 copies and that some of the most important booksellers in London were selling them [S. Papers Dom., James I, vol. cxxii, Nos. 12 et seq.]. About 1627 Nicholas Okes took his son John { OAKES, John ‹ LBT 09150 › } into partnership and they were both called before the Court of High Commission for printing Sir Robert Cotton's Short View of the long life and reign of Henry the third. In 1630 Nicholas Okes was assessed to pay a sum of £15 towards the repair of St. Paul's. Owing probably to his previous record, neither he nor his partners were included in the list of master printers under the Star Chamber decree of 1637. The last entry under his name in the Registers was made on May 16th, 1636 [Arber, iv. 632]. The date of his death is unknown. He used the device or an oak tree.
