Thomas Grover had several daughters, one of whom, Cassandra, was the wife of Mr. Meres[389]; and Mr. Meres’ daughter Elizabeth was the wife of Mr. Richard Nutt.[390] On Thomas Grover’s death[391] his foundry became the joint property of all his daughters, who attempted to dispose of it by private contract in 1728, when it was appraised by Thomas James and William Caslon. Mr. Caslon actually made an offer for its purchase, but at so low a figure that it was not accepted. The foundry therefore remained locked up in the house of Mr. Nutt, who appears to have been a printer, and to have provided himself with type for his own use during his tenure of the matrices. Finally, on the death of all Grover’s daughters, the foundry became Mr. Nutt’s absolutely, and was by him sold on the 14th September 1758 to John James. GODFREY HEAD, 1685,[392] was one of the authorised founders in 1685, when the following record against him was entered on the Court minutes of the Stationers’ Company:― “The next dividend of the Stock of Mr. Godfrey Head to be detained in the treasurer’s hand until further order, for his not giving a due account of the letter he is to cast, as the Act of Parliament prescribes.—1685. “Godfrey Head’s dividend paid on his submission, and giving 20_s._ to the poor’s box.” {206} His foundry, Mores informs us, was in St. Bartholomew’s Close. Whether Head succeeded to it or established it, we are unable to ascertain. Of his productions, two founts only can be traced with any certainty, the Pica Greek and the English Black, both of which subsequently passed into Mr. Caslon’s foundry. He was succeeded by ROBERT MITCHELL, who had formerly been servant to Mr. Grover. Mitchell removed the foundry first to Jewin Street, and afterwards, says Mores, “lived over Cripplegate, and afterwards in Paul’s Alley, between Aldersgate Street and Red Cross Street. His foundry, containing nothing very curious, unless it were the Blacks, was on the 26th July 1739 purchased by William Caslon and John James jointly, and divided between them.” The following is Mores’ summary of the contents of this foundry, at its partition:― “Mr. ROBERT MITCHELL’S FOUNDERY. MR. CASLON’S CHOICE. _Greek._― Pica. _Roman and Italic._― 4-line Pica§ 2-line Great Primer§ 2-line English§ 2-line Pica§ and Great Primer, English, Long Primer, Brevier, and Nonpareil. §full-face capitals. _English_ (Black).― Great Primer, English, Pica, Long Primer, Brevier, Small Pica. The _Music_ matrices. The _Flower_ matrices. MR. JAMES’S SHARE. _Roman and Italic._― Canon, 2-line Great Primer, 2-line English, Double Pica (small faced), Great Primer (3 founts), English (large face), Pica, Brevier (3 founts), Small Pica, Minion, Pearl (2 founts). _Algebra._― English. _Cancelled Figures._― Pica. _Almanac matrices._― Long Primer.