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LIBRARY A T R A N S C R I P T OF THE OF THE 1554—1640 A.D. COMPANY OF bxATioNEKS OF LONDON; VOLUME lY.-TEXT. f ENTRIES OP BOOKS TO 3 NOVEMBER 1640. =\ CALLS ON THE LIVERY AND PROMOTIONS TO THE ASSISTANCE f TO 31 DECEMBER 1640. EDITED BY RDWAKD ARB E fi, Assoc. KIKC'S COIX. LONT^OT. : F.S^ / Editor of The First printed Etiglish New Testament, the English Reprints, and The first Three English Books on America. This Copy is the property of THE LIBEART OF COLUMBIA COLLEG I PRIVATELY T'HTNTED. LONDON: 1 MAT 1877. Koi'5-'l^ ^^ €P'r?^ TRANSCRIPT OF THE REGISTERS OF THE COMPANY OF STATIONERS OF LONDON. 1554 — 1640 A.D. VOLUME IV. T/iis Copy is numbered .^.M^OMJr..j£/MMy..., of «ie Comti^nif nf <^tationtt!S of Honlion. Volume K®* A FACSIMILE OF THE ORIGINAL SEAL OF THE COMPANY, FROM THE TRICKING IN THE COLLEGE OF ARMS, LONDON. TO THE PRESENT M'^%ttt, Wattrmg, wxii toistots OP THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OP THE STATIONERS OP LONDON, THIS TRANSCRIPT IS RESPECTFULLY INSCRIBED. A FMIVATJELY FEINTED EDITION FOE LIBEARIES, COLLECTORS, AND SCHOLARS. A TRANSCRIPT OF THE REGISTERS OP THE* COMPANY OF STATIONEES OF LONDON, BETWEEN 1554—1640 A.D. Only TWO Hundred and Thirty Copies in all are printed. Of these, all surplus copies will be destroyed. SUBSCRIPTIONS TO 1 MAY 187 7. THIRTY LARGE PAPER TRANBQBIPTS, IN ROYAL QUARTO. 1 ... THE COMPA:NY OF STATIONERS OE LONDOI^, London, 2 HEKEY HTJTH, ESQ., Brince's Gate, London, 3 THE BRITISH MUSEUM LIBRARY, London, 4 THE BODLETA:N- LIBRARY, Oxford, 5 ... HORACE HOWARD FURISTESS, ESQ., Bhiladelphia, U, S, A, 6 ...THE ET HON. EARL SPENCER, K.G., Althorp, Northamptonshire, 7 TREDERIOK W. COSENS, ESQ., Queen's Gate West, London. 8 THE LIBRARY OP THE SOCIETY OE ANTIQUARIES, Burlington House, London. 9 EiCHARD JOHNSON, ESQ., Fallowfleld, Manchester, 10 JAMES LENOX, ESQ., N'ew Torh, U. S. A, 11 ... HIS GRACE THE DUKE OE DEVONSHIRE, Devonshire Souse, London. 12 ... HIS GRACE THE DUKE OE CLEVELAND, St James' Square, London, 13 ... MRS JOHN CARTER BROWN, Brovidence, Bhode Island, U. S. A. 14 AsTOR LIBRARY, New Torh, U. S. A. 30 THE EDITOR'S COPY. TWO HUNDRED SMALL PAPER TBANSCRIFTS, IN DEMY QUARTO. 31 ... THE LIBRARY OE TRINITY COLLEGE, Camlridge, 32 ... THE LIBRARY OE SION COLLEGE, London. 33 SAMUEL TIMMINS, ESQ., Blvetham Lodge, Birmingham, 34 ... THE LIBRARY OE ST PAUL'S CATHEDRAL, London. 35 ... J. HENRY B. N. AEBEE, ESQ., Exchequer and Audit Department, Z(?;^^(?;2. 36 PROP. EREDERICK J. CHILD, BLarvard College, Gamhridge, U. S. A. 37 EREDERICK J. EURNIYALL, ESQ., M.A., Director of the Early English Text and Chaucer and New ShaJcspere Societies, St George's Square, London, 38 CHARLES E. EIYINOTON, ESQ., Clerk of the Company of Stationers of London, Fenchurch Buildings, London. 39 THE BIRMINGHAM EREE LIBRARIES—EEEEEENCE DEPARTMENT, Bat cliff Blace, Birmingham. 40 THE LIVERPOOL EREE LIBRARY, William Brown Street, Liverpool. 41 ... THE LIBBAEY OP EXETER COLLEGE, Oxford. IV. 6 LIST OF SUBSCRIBERS. 42 E. NEWELL ARBER, ESQ., Upper George Street, London. 43 ... THE ET HON. LORD COLERIDGE, Chief Justice of Common Pleas, London, 44 JOHN SUTHERLAND, ESQ., M.D., Army Sanitary Commissioner, War Office, London, 45 ... '. PETER EEDPATH, ESQ., Montreal. 46 THE BIRMINGHAM LIBRARY, Union Street, Birmingham. 47 THE BRITISH MUSEUM LIBRARY, London (Second Copy). 48 ... ... EDMUND W. ASHBEE, ESQ., Jfomm^^ow Crescent, London. 49 HENRY MORLEY, ESQ., Professor of English Literature, University College, London. 50 EEY. E.HAYES PLUMPTRE, D.D., Professor of Divinity, King's College, London; and Vicar of BicMey, 51 ... HENRY O. COXE, ESQ., M.A., Bodley's Librarian, O^ore?. 52 THE LIBRARY OE THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE, Camhridge. 53 THE CORPORATION LIBRARY, Guildhall, London, 54 THE OFFICIAL LIBRARY OF THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY, Lamleth Balace, London. 55 ... EEY. E. PAXTON HOOD, Hillmarten Boad, London. 56 THE OFFICIAL LIBRARY OF THE BISHOP OF LONDON, Fulham Balace, London. 57 SIR CHARLES ISHAM, BART., Lamport Hall, Northamptonshire. 58 ... THE LIBRARY OF'HARVARD COLLEGE, Cambridge, U. S. A, 59 THE PUBLIC LIBRARY, Boston, U. S, A. 60 ARTHUR W. EDIS, ESQ., M.D., Wimpole Street, London. 61 W. DALTON HEPWORTH, ESQ., Coventry and London. 62 HENRY PYNE, ESQ., Assistant Tithe Commissioner, St James' Square, London. 63 THE LIBRARY OF THE ATHENJEUM CLUB, London. 64 THE LIBRARY OF THE SOUTH KENSINGTON MUSEUM, London, Q^ ... THE LIBRARY OF BRASENOSE COLLEGE, Oxford. Qi^ DONALD O. L. MCKAY, ESQ., B.A., Admiralty Office, London, 67 ... THE LIBRARY OF KING'S COLLEGE, London. 68 HENRY STEVENS, ESQ., E.S.A., &c., Trafalgar Square, London. 69 THE BOSTON ATHEN^UM LIBRARY, Boston, U. S, A, 70 THE PEABODY INSTITUTE, Baltimore, U. S. A. 71 THE LIBRARY OF THE IMPERIAL COURT OF AUSTRIA, Vienna, 72 JOHN COURROUX, ESQ., ASSOC. King's Coll., London, St James' Balace, London. 73 HENRY LARKINS, ESQ., London and Westminster Bank, London. 74 ... EEY. T. EAULKNER LEE, D.D., Yicar of Thomdon, Bye, Suffolk. 75 THE MERCANTILE LIBRARY, Bhiladelphia, U.S.A. 76 CHETHAM'S LIBRARY, Manchester. 77 ... THE LIBRARY OF COLUMBIA COLLEGE, New York, U. S. A, 78 ... ... ... CHARLES BRIDGER, ESQ., Hon. Mem. Soc. of Ant. of Newcastle, Selwood Terrace, South Kensington, London, 79 CHARLES CHILDS, ESQ., Bungay, Suffolk. gQ JOHN LEIGH, ESQ., Whalley Bange, near Manchester. 81 ... THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, Washington, U.S.A. g2 THE LONDON LIBRARY, St James' Square, London. g3 *.. ... J. ORCHARD PHILLIPPS, ESQ., E.E.S., Tregunter Boad, London. ^^\\\ DR AYILLIAMS' LIBRARY, Grafton Street Bast, London, 85 EEY. HENRY M. DEXTER, D.D., Boston, U, S. A. 86 WALTER C. EENSHAW, ESQ., LL.M., &C., Lincoln's Lnn, London, 87 ... ... EDWARD G. ALLEN, ESQ., Tavistock Bow, London. 88 THE LIBRARY OF THE EOYAL DUBLIN SOCIETY, Buhlin, 89 THE LIBRARY OF THE SOCIETY OF WRITERS TO H. M. SIGNET, JEdinhurgh. 90 THE MOST HON. THE MARQUIS OF SALISBURY, Arlington Street, London, IV. 7 LIST OF SUBSCRIBERS. 91 HIS GRACE THE DUKE OP MANCHESTER, Kimbolton Castle^ St Neots, 92 JAMES JENKINS, M.D., C.B., Deputy Inspector-General of Hospitals and Elects, Blymouth. 93 THE LIBRARY OF THEUNIVERSIT Y OF GLASGOW, Glasgow. 94 THE EOYAL LIBRARY, Berlin, 95 WILLIAM G. MEDLICOTT, ESQ., Longmeadow, Massachusetts, U. 8, A, 96 THE LIBRARY OF THECOLLEG E OP ARMS, Queen Victoria Street, London, 97 THE LIBRARY OP THEHON . SOCIETY OF KING'S INNS, Buhlin, 98 THE LIBRARY OF THEUNIVERSIT Y OP SAINT ANDREWS, Saint Andrews. 99 J. PAYNE COLLIER, ESQ., E.S.A., Maidenhead, 100 EEV. SAMUEL PEARSON, M.A., Liverpool, 101 EEV. ALEXANDER B. GROSART, Blackburn. 102 THE LIBRARY OP YALE COLLEGE, New Haven, Connecticut, U, S, A. 103 ... THE PUBLIC LIBRARY OP VICTORIA, Melbourne, 104 THE LIBRARY OP THEUNIVERSIT Y OP EDINBURGH, Edinburgh, 105 THE LIBRARY OP CORPUS CHRISTI COLLEGE, Oxford, 106 ... E. DE MUSSENDEN LEATHES, ESQ., Tavistock Place, London. 107 HENRY BRADSHAW, ESQ., M.A., Librarian to the University of Csirnhvidge, King's College, Cambridge, 108 JOHN KERSHAW, ESQ., Willesden Lane, London, 109 BRINSLEY NICHOLSON, ESQ., M.D., Bed Hill. 110 THE PUBLIC LIBRARY, Hamburgh, 111 ... H. HucKS GIBBS, ESQ., Begent's Bark, London, 112 ... THE EREE PUBLIC LIBRARY, New Bedford, Massachusetts, U, S. A. 113 EAIRMAN EoGERS, ESQ., Bhiladelphia, U, S, A. 114 THE LIBRARY OF TRINITY COLLEGE, Lublin, 115 JOHN MORRIS, ESQ., Bark Street, London, 116 THE BRISTOL MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SOCIETY, Bristol, 117 WILLIAM H. BLISS, ESQ., B.C.L., Oxford, 118 CHARLES J. STEWART, ESQ., King William Street, London, 119 THE LIBRARY OP THEIMPERIA L UNIVERSITY OF MOSCOW, MOSCOW. 120 THE LONG ISLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY, Brooklyn, U, S, A. 121 J. ORCHARD PHILLIPPS, ESQ., E.E.S., Tregunter Boad, London, (Second Copy.) , 122 THE LIBRARY OP OWENS COLLEGE, Manchester. 123 THE PATENT OFFICE LIBRARY, Chancery Lane, London, 124 ... JOHN THIRLWALL, ESQ., Bath, 125 THOMAS CHORLTON, ESQ., Manchester, 126 JOHN H. CHAMBERLAIN, ESQ., Birmingham, 127 ... CHARLES WALTON, ESQ., East Acton, Middlesex. 128 ElCHARD WOOD, ESQ., Blumpton Hall, Heywood, Manchester, 129 W. HARRY EYLANDS, ESQ., Thelwall, Cheshire, 130 THE LIBRARY OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OP PENNSYLVANIA, Bhiladelphia, U.S.A. 131 THE BLACKBURN EREE PUBLIC LIBRARY AND MUSEUM, Black burn. 132 SefiorDon PASCUAL DE GAYANGOS, Queen Square, London, 133 JAMES W. COOK, ESQ., Eastcheap, London, 134 ... THE STATION LIBRARY, CHUTTER MUNZIL, Lueknow, 135 THE BRITISH MUSEUM LIBRARY, London (Third Copy), 136 „, EEV. W. GARRETT HoRDER, Wood Green, London, 137 THE LIBRARY OP THEIMPERIA L UNIVERSITY OP STRASSBURG, Strassburg, 138 THE DEPARTMENT OF M.ANUSCRIPTS, BRITISH MUSEUM, London, 139 THE LIBRARY OP THEUNIVERSIT Y OP PENNSYLVANIA, Bhiladelphia, V, S, A, 140 THE BODLEIAN LIBRARY, Oxford (Second Copy), IV, 8 THE CONTENTS OF THIS FOURTH VOLUME. -X:>00-^ PAGE Short Title 1 Title 3 Registration Page 4 Inscription . 5 List of Subscribers 6--8 The Contents of this Volume 9—10 INTRODUCTION , . 11—28 Admissions to the Clothing and Assistance of the Company to the 31st December 1640 29 A Final Provisional List of London Printers and Publishers . , 30—31 Some of the more notable Transfers of books recorded in this Transcript 31 Corrigenda et Addenda , , 32 [? 1614] Abstract of the grievances of the Journeymen Printers .... 525—6 i^egidtev S 33 [For some Illustrative pieces for the period of this Volume, see Vol. III., 9—10.] 65th Year . (10 July 1620—9 July 1621) . H.Lownes.jJc'iir"- Book Entries, 39—56. Freemen, III., 685. Livery, 29. 66th Year . (10 July 1621—8 July 1622) s:Waterson.|g;^J^«- Book Entries, 57—74. Freemen, III., 685. 67th Year ..... (9 July 1622—17 July 1623) . ^'-^^^^'If.l^I^' Book Entries, 75—101. Freemen, III., 685. 68th Year (18 July 1623—] 11 July 1624) . G.Swinhowe.{JCole.