WATSON, Henry ‹ LBT 30112 ›
Badges
Floruit 1518 (B) — 1518 (B); Male
Occupations (2)
| Occupation | Comment |
|---|---|
| Printer | Duff, E.G. (1905) |
| Translator | Duff, E.G. (1905) |
Was Apprentice to Master(s): (1)
| Name | Premium | Paid By | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| WORDE, Wynkyn de ( - 1534) ‹ LBT 02699 › | Chester, L.M. (1887), vol.1 |
Addresses (1)
| Date | Address | Trade at Addr | Source | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1518 | London | Duff, E.G. (1905) |
SOURCES & TRANSCRIPTIONS
Transcriptions
Duff, E.G. (1905), pp.166-7
WATSON (HENRY), printer in London, was an apprentice of W. de Worde { WORDE, Wynkyn de ( - 1534) ‹ LBT 02699 › } as may be seen from the prologue to Oliver of Castyle, 1518, "J Henry Watson apprentice of London trustynge in the grace of god, hathe enterprysed for to translate this present hystorye out of frensshe into Englysshe, oure moders tonge, at the comaundement of my worshypfull mayster Wynkyn de Worde." He translated a number of books for De Worde, amongst others the Ship of Fools, 1509, The Church of evil men and women, 1511, The Gospel of distaves and Valentine and Orson, both without date. Bagford [Harl MS., 5974] has noted a book Donatus cum remigio, "Impressus Londiniis juxta Charing Crosse per me Hugonem Goes { GOES, Hugh ‹ LBT 28404 › } et Henery Watson," with the printer's device H. G. The only book now known printed by Goes is the Directorium of 1509 printed at York with W. de Worde's type who in the same year printed the York Manual. If the colophon quoted by Bagford is correct it is quite probable that the Henry Watson mentioned in it is the same as W. de Worde's workman.