SWINHOWE, George ( - 1638) ‹ LBT 06880 ›
Badges
Floruit 1602 (A) — 1638 (A); Male
Life Events
| Event | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Death | - after 20 Oct 1638 - before 29 Nov 1638 <Probate> |
Will
| Will (Ref., Piece, Image) | Will Dates | Intestate | Probate Dates | Administration Dates | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
PROB 11/178, Lee:115-183, 505/1098 |
1638-11-29 | PRO - Stationer of Saint Mary Staining, City of London. --- |
Livery Companies
| Company | Source |
|---|---|
| Stationers' Company |
Stationers' Company Titles (8)
| Title | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assistant | 1613-03-18 | 1637-12-11 | Chosen; First attendance; Last attendance |
| Under Warden | 1615-07-07 | 1616-07-07 | Served 1615/1616 |
| Under Warden | 1617-07-08 | 1618-07-08 | Served 1617/1618 |
| Upper Warden | 1619-08-01 | 1620-08-01 | Served 1619/1620 |
| Upper Warden | 1621-07-01 | 1622-07-01 | Served 1621/1622 |
| Master | 1623-07-01 | 1624-07-01 | Served 1623/1624 |
| Master | 1625-07-01 | 1626-07-01 | Served 1625/1626 |
| Master | 1630-07-01 | 1631-07-01 | Served 1630/1631 |
Occupations (1)
| Occupation | Comment |
|---|---|
| Stationer | Will |
Was Apprentice to Master(s): (1)
| Name | Premium | Paid By | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARKER, Christopher (1529 - 1599) ‹ LBT 06871 › |
Had Apprentice(s): (2)
| Name | Premium | Paid By | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHAMBERS, Robert ‹ LBT 10914 › | |||
| NUBELL, John ‹ LBT 10915 › |
Addresses (1)
| Date | Address | Trade at Addr | Source | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1638-11-29 | St Mary Staining | Will | - late of the Parish of |
Events (17)
| Date | Event type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Jun 1582 | Bound | to Christopher Barker (LBT/06871) |
| 26 Jun 1589 | Freed - Servitude | |
| 3 Jul 1602 | Cloathed | |
| 26 Mar 1608 | Renter Warden | fined - |
| 18 Mar 1613 | Court | Chosen as an Assistant |
| 2 Oct 1613 | Court | Attended - first |
| 7 Jul 1615 | Under Warden | Served 1615/1616 |
| 8 Jul 1617 | Under Warden | Served 1617/1618 |
| Aug 1619 | Upper Warden | Served 1619/1620 |
| Jul 1621 | Upper Warden | Served 1621/1622 |
| Jul 1623 | Master | Served 1623/1624 |
| Jul 1625 | Master | Served 1625/1626 |
| 28 Apr 1628 | Appr - Binding | Robert Chambers (LBT/10914) |
| Jul 1630 | Master | Served 1630/1631 |
| 23 Oct 1632 | Appr - Binding | John Nubell (LBT/10915) |
| 11 Dec 1637 | Court | Attended - last |
| 29 Nov 1638 | 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
/ SWINNOWEE / SYNNOWE
d at the time of the boy'
S.T.C., (1991), vol.3, p.166
McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910), pp.260-1
SWINHOWE (GEORGE), stationer of London, 1589-1637. Son of William Swynnowe, late of Wadworthe, co. York, gentleman. Apprentice to Christopher Barker { BARKER, Christopher (1529 - 1599) ‹ LBT 06871 › }, the Queen's printer, for seven years from June 3rd, 1582. This entry was not made until May 2nd, 1586, for which Barker was fined xxs. [Arber, ii. 139, 858]. Swinhowe was admitted a freeman of the Company on June 26th, 1589, and quickly rose to a high position, being admitted to the Livery on July 3rd, 1602, and serving as Under Warden in the years 1615-16 and again in 1617-18. He was Senior Warden in the years 1619-20 and again in 1621-2. He was three times Master of the Company, in the years 1623-4, 1625-6 and 1630-1. Although no books are found with his imprint or entered in the Registers under his name, he is known to have been associated in 1609 with John Norton { NORTON, John ( - 1612) ‹ LBT 08174 › }, George Bishop { BISHOP, George ( - 1610) ‹ LBT 08608 › } and others, in the purchase of a large stock of Bibles and service books from Robert Barker { BARKER, Robert ( - 1646) ‹ LBT 06872 › }, the King's printer [Exchequer, Bills and Answers, James I, London and Middlesex, No. 1005].
Swinhowe also held shares in the English and Latin stocks of the Company and in 1637, after the failure of the latter venture, he brought an action in the Court of Chancery against his fellow shareholders in respect to money borrowed to finance the business. Some of the defendants in their answers declared that George Swinhowe and others converted the money so raised to their own uses. [Library, July, 1907.] His place of business is unknown.