A Short History of English Printing, 1476-1898Plomer, Henry R. (Henry Robert)
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A Short History of English Printing, 1476-1898
Plomer, Henry R. (Henry Robert)
England -- Imprints; Printing -- England -- History
The Kings printing office in English.
The Kings printing office in Hebrew, Greek, and Latine. Roger Norton.
The Kings printer in ye Oriental tongues. Thomas Roycroft.
Collonell John Streater by an especial provisoe in ye Act. [The same
who in 1653 had been committed to the Gatehouse for printing seditious
pamphlets.]
The other Masters are
Mr. Evan Tyler.
" Robert White.
" James Flesher.
" Richard Hodgkinson.
" Thomas Ratliffe.
" John Maycocke.
" John Field.
" Thomas Newcomb.
" William Godbid.
" John Redman.
" Thomas Johnson.
" Nath Crouch.
" Thomas Purslowe.
" Peter Lillicrapp.
" Thomas Leach.
" Henry Lloyd.
" Thomas Milbourne.
" James Cottrell.
" Andrew Coe.
" Henry Bridges.
Widdowes of printers:--
Mrs. Sarah Gryffyth.
" Cotes.
" Simmons.
" Anne Maxwell.
Custome house printer.
Printers yt were Masters at ye passeing of ye Act wch are
disabled by ye fire:--
Mr. John Brudenall.
" Hayes.
" Child.
" Warren.
" Leybourne.
" Wood.
" Vaughan.
" Ouseley.
Printers set up since ye Act and contrary to it:--
Mr. William Rawlins.
" John Winter
" John Darby.
" Edward Oakes.
(_Dom. S. P. Chas. II_., vol. 243, No. 126.)
APPENDIX No. III
NUMBER OF PRESSES AND WORKMEN EMPLOYED IN THE PRINTING-HOUSES OF LONDON
IN 1668
At the King's House, 6 Presses.
8 Compositors.
10 Pressmen.
At Mr. Tyler's, 3 Presses and a Proofe Press.
1 Apprentice.
6 Workmen.
At Mr. White's, 3 Presses.
3 Apprentices.
7 Workmen.
At Mr. Flesher's, 5 Presses.
2 Apprentices.
13 Workmen.
At Mr. Norton's, 3 Presses.
1 Apprentice.
7 Workmen.
At Mr. Rycroft's [Roycroft's] 4 Presses.
2 Apprentices.
10 Workmen [three of whom were not free
of the Company.]
At Mr. Ratcliffe's, 2 Presses.
2 Apprentices.
7 Workmen.
At Mr. Maycock's, 3 Presses.
3 Apprentices.
10 Workmen.
At Mr. Newcombe's, 3 Presses and a Proof Press.
1 Apprentice.
7 Compositors.
5 Pressmen.
At Mr. Godbidd's, 3 Presses.
2 Apprentices.
5 Workmen.
At Mr. Streater's, 5 Presses.
6 Compositors.
2 Pressmen.
At Mr. Milbourne's, 2 Presses,
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