WHITCHURCH, Edward ( - 1562) ‹ LBT 02612 ›
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Floruit 1540 (A) — 1562 (B); Male, married
Life Events
| Event | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Death | - after 25 Nov 1562 <Will> - before 3 Dec 1562 <Probate> |
Will
| Will (Ref., Piece, Image) | Will Dates | Intestate | Probate Dates | Administration Dates | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1562-11-25 | 1562-12-03 |
Executors
| Executor | Relation | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Margaret WHITCHURCH | Wife | |
| Basil JOHNSON | Son-in-law | |
| Thomas NORTON | Son-in-law | |
| Luke HARRYSON | Son-in-law |
Family Relationships
| LBTNumber | Name | Relationship | Occupation | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2986 | WHITCHURCH, (Unknown) ‹ LBT 02986 › | spouse | ||
| 2987 | WHITCHURCH, Margaret (mar. WHITCHURCH) ‹ LBT 02987 › | spouse | ||
| 3152 | WHITCHURCH, Helen ‹ LBT 03152 › | child | Duff, E.G. (1905) - by first wife - married Luke Harrison [LBT/7657] | |
| 35087 | WHITCHURCH, Elizabeth ‹ LBT 35087 › | child |
Livery Companies
| Company | Source |
|---|---|
| Haberdashers' Company |
Occupations (2)
| Occupation | Comment |
|---|---|
| Publisher | |
| Printer | Duff, E.G. (1905) |
Addresses (2)
| Date | Address | Trade at Addr | Source | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0000 | Fleet Street | Plomer W | - The Sun, over against the Conduit | |
| 1540, (1540) | St Paul's Churchyard | STC. vol.3, (1991) | - at Bible (prob. not his shop) |
SOURCES & TRANSCRIPTIONS
Transcriptions
- Name unknown { WHITCHURCH, (Unknown) ‹ LBT 02986 ›}; secondly, of Margaret [prev. CRANMER]
ODNB - article by Alec Ryrie
Bib.Soc., Hand-lists (1913), contrib. E.G.Duff.
S.T.C., (1991), vol.3, p.181
Duff, E.G. (1905), p.169
WHITCHURCH (EDWARD), printer in London, was a member of the Haberdashers' Company. He was much interested in the printing of the English Bible in which he was associated with Richard Grafton { GRAFTON, Richard ‹ LBT 02592 › } and Anthony Marler { MARLER, Anthony ‹ LBT 02651 › }, and superintended on the Continent the preparation and printing of the Bibles of 1537 and 1539.
On coming to England Whitchurch printed for a time with Grafton in the Grayfriars, and together in January, 1544, they obtained an exclusive patent for printing service books. About 1541 Whitchurch parted from Grafton and in the following few years is found at various addresses "Jn the olde Jewery," "on the south side of Aldermary Church" and, according to Herbert at the Well and two Buckets in St. Martin's. About 1545 after the death of Byddell { - John BYDDELL, John ‹ LBT 28368 › } Whitchurch succeeded him at the Sun in Fleet Street, W. de Worde's { WORDE, Wynkyn de ( - 1534) ‹ LBT 02699 › } old printing office. From this time up to 1553 Whitchurch was very busy issuing such important books as the Prayer-book and the Paraphrases of Erasmus.
In 1549 he had five foreign assistants who are quoted in the Returns of Aliens. [R. of A., I, 180.] Under Queen Mary Whitchurch was in trouble and was excluded from pardon in the proclamation at her coronation, and during her reign he ceased to print. Some time after 1556 Whitchurch married Margaret { WHITCHURCH, Margaret (mar. WHITCHURCH) ‹ LBT 02987 › }, niece of Osiander, pastor of Nuremberg and widow of Archbishop Cranmer. One book dated 1560 printed by Whitchurch is mentioned by Herbert, but this appears to be the only book he issued after 1553.
He died in 1562 and his will dated November 25th was proved December 3rd. [Plomer, Wills, pp. 14, 15.] He leaves legacies to his children and stepchildren and to his wife who after his death took as her third husband Bartholomew Scott of Camberwell. Whitchurch used as a device his monogram in an oval frame. [D.N.B.]