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Floruit: 1594–1611
Floruit 1594 (A) — 1611 (B); Male, married
Life Events
| Event |
Date |
Source
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| Death |
- on 22 Sep 1611 |
McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910), p.232
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Family Relationships
Livery Companies
| Company |
Source
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| Stationers' Company |
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Occupations (1)
| Occupation |
Comment
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| Bookseller |
McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910)
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Was Apprentice to Master(s): (2)
Had Apprentice(s): (2)
Addresses (1)
Events (8)
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, p.147
McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910), pp.231-2
ROCKET (HENRY), bookseller in London, 1602-11; The Long Shop in the Poultry. Son of John Rockett of Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, gentleman. Apprenticed to Andrew Wise { WYTHES, Andrew ‹ LBT 08479 › }, stationer of London, for eight years from Christmas, 1593, but on March 3rd, 159t, entered again for seven years to Cuthbert Burby { BURBY, Cuthbert ( - 1607) ‹ LBT 08823 › }, by whom he was presented for his freedom on January 31st, 1602 [Arber, ii. 190, 201, 731]. In the following March he entered in the Registers, Spirituall essaies conteyninge diverse poeticall and divine passions and poems, and on August 7th, 1611, The renowned history of Fragoso and his three sons [Arber, iii. 202, 462]. Amongst his other publications were Chettle's Patient Grissill, 1603, Heywood's Fayre Maid of the Exchange, 1607, and Middleton's Tricke to catch the old one, 1608. Henry Rockett died on September 22nd, 1611, and his widow Katherine { ROCKET, Katherine ‹ LBT 03301 › } sold the premises and stock valued at £150 to John Smyth { ? SMYTH, John ‹ LBT 07164 › }, stationer, who bought on behalf of the Company. On April 9th, 1616, she transferred her late husband's copyrights to Nicholas Bourne { BOURNE, Nicholas (1584 - 1660) ‹ LBT 07024 › }. [Documents at the Public Record Office; Bibliographica, ii. 79; Arber, iii. 586.]
