TOMBES, Richard ( - 1631) ‹ LBT 08514 ›

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Floruit: 1593–1631

Floruit 1593 (A) — 1631 (A);  Male, married

Life Events

Event Date Source
Death - after 4 Jul 1631 - before 11 Nov 1631 <Probate> C.B. McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910)

Will

Will (Ref., Piece, Image) Will Dates Intestate Probate Dates Administration Dates Comments
1631-11-11 McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910) - Court of the Dean and Chapter of St Paul's, Book D, fol.406 - left his house in St Faith and a house and garden in Moorfields to his wife Ann. A house at Stretton or stratton upon Fosse, Warwickshire to his son John; and to John and daughter Anne one third of his goods and estate - value £127 17s.2d.

Family Relationships

LBTNumber Name Relationship Occupation Comments
3254 TOMBES, Anne ‹ LBT 03254 › spouse
33173 TOMBES, John ‹ LBT 33173 › parent Mason
36837 ELLISON, Joseph ‹ LBT 36837 › child named in Richard's will.

Livery Companies

Company Source
Stationers' Company

Stationers' Company Titles (2)

Title From To Notes
Renter Warden 1621-03-26 1622-03-26 Served 1621/1622
Assistant 1629-08-03 1631-07-04 Chosen; First attendance; Last attendance

Occupations (2)

Occupation Comment
Bookseller McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910)
Bookbinder McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910)

Was Apprentice to Master(s): (1)

Name Premium Paid By Comments
STURROPE, Thomas ( - 1599) ‹ LBT 08507 ›

Had Apprentice(s): (9)

Name Premium Paid By Comments
MORDON, Thomas ‹ LBT 07704 ›
PENYSTON, Anthony ‹ LBT 08567 ›
TAYLOR, Richard ‹ LBT 08568 ›
BALL, William ‹ LBT 10979 ›
BERRIDGE, William ‹ LBT 10980 ›
GRAY, Timothy ( - 1659) ‹ LBT 10981 ›
TUCKEY, Anthony ‹ LBT 10982 ›
UNDERHILL, John ‹ LBT 10983 ›
WALKER, John ‹ LBT 10984 ›

Addresses (1)

Date Address Trade at Addr Source Comment
1593, (1593-1631) St Faith's Parish McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910)

Events (20)

Date Event type Description
8 Nov 1585 Bound to Thomas Stirropp (LBT/08507)
9 Jan 1593 Freed - Servitude
29 Sep 1594 Appr - Binding Richard Taylor (LBT/08568)
4 May 1597 Loan - £5 from the Stuckye bequest
11 Oct 1601 Appr - Binding Anthony Penyston (LBT/08567)
4 Jun 1604 Appr - Turn-over/In Thomas Morden (LBT/07704) from Christopher Heckford (LBT/07494) dec.
1 Nov 1605 Appr - Binding William Berridge (LBT/10980)
3 Oct 1609 Appr - Freedom Thomas Morden (LBT/07704) - originally bound to Christopher Heckford (LBT/07494)
1 Mar 1610 Appr - Binding John Walker (LBT/10984)
6 Jul 1611 Cloathing
4 Apr 1613 Appr - Binding William Ball (LBT/10979)
16 May 1619 Appr - Binding Anthony Tucke (LBT/10982)
26 Mar 1621 Renter Warden Served 1621/1622
26 Mar 1622 Renter Warden Seved 1622/1623
30 Jun 1623 Appr - Binding Timothy Gray (LBT/10981)
21 Jun 1627 Appr - Binding John Vnderhill (LBT/10983)
3 Aug 1629 Court Chosen as an Assistant
7 Sep 1629 Court Attended - first
4 Jul 1631 Court Attended - last
11 Nov 1631 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

McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910), p.267

TOMMES, TOMES or TOMBES (RICHARD), bookseller and bookbinder in London, 1593-1631; Parish of St. Faith. Son of John Tomes of Stretton upon Fosse, co. Warwick, mason. Apprentice for seven years from November 8th, 1585, to Thomas Stirroppe { STURROPE, Thomas ( - 1599) ‹ LBT 08507 › } and took up his freedom on January 9th, 1592/3 [Arber, ii. 136, 711]. Presented his first apprentice on June 3rd, 1594 [Arber, ii. 192]. The only other notices concerning him in the Registers are a note of a fine paid by him in 1601 for not presenting an apprentice, and another for quarrelling with a brother stationer, Thomas Ensor { ENSOR, Thomas ‹ LBT 06772 › }, in August, 1604 [Arber, ii. 833, 839]. In 1616 he is mentioned as binding books for John Norton { NORTON, John ( - 1612) ‹ LBT 08174 › }, Bonham Norton { NORTON, Bonham ( - 1635) ‹ LBT 08173 › } and John Bill { BILL, John ( - 1630) ‹ LBT 08152 › } [Chan. Proc., Jas. I, B 35. 10]. By his will proved in the Court of the Dean and Chapter of St. Paul's on November 11th, 1631, he left to his widow Anne { TOMBES, Anne ‹ LBT 03254 › } his house in the parish of St.Faith and a house and garden in Moorflelds. To his son John a house at Stretton or Stratton lIpon Fosse in the county of Warwick and to his children John and Anne one-third of his goods aud personal estate, which were valued at £127 17s. 2d. [Dean and Chapkter of St. Paul's, Book D, fol. 406]. He was prooably a relative of Henry Tommes, or Tomes { THOMAS, Henry ‹ LBT 07754 › }.