Arber, _Transcript_, Vol. V., p. lv. Footnote 323: Monthly Meeting Minutes. Horsleydown, 13 iᵐᵒ 167⅞. Footnote 324: Pepys, _Diary_, Vol. I., p. 26. Footnote 325: Smyth’s _Obituary_, P. 77. The trade of a bookseller was followed by women in the provinces as well as in London, the Howards paying “For books bought of Eliz. Sturton iijs.”[326] and Sir John Foulis enters in his account book “To Ard. Hissops relict and hir husband for 3 paper bookes at 10 gr. p. peice and binding other 4 bookes, 18. 14. 0 [Scots money], to them for a gramer and a salust to the bairns, 1.2.0. She owes me 6/8. of change.”[327] Footnote 326: Howard, _Household Books_, p.161, 1622. Footnote 327: Foulis, Sir John, _Acct. Book_, p. 22, 1680. Presumably all the women who were engaged in either of these allied trades in London were free of the Stationers’ Company, and in most cases they were widows. Many apprentices were made free on the testimony of a woman,[328] and though these in some cases may have almost completed their servitude before the death of their master, “Mistris Woolff” gives testimony for one apprentice in 1601, and for another in 1603, showing that she at least continued the management of her husband’s business for some years, and as she received a new apprentice during this time,[329] it is evident that she had no intention of relinquishing it. Footnote 328: “Mistres Gosson. Stephan Coxe, Sworne and Admytted a Freeman of this Companie iijs, iiijid. Note that master Warden White Dothe Reporte, for mistres Gosson’s Consent to the makinge of this prentice free. (Arbers, _Transcript_, Vol. II., p. 727, 1600.) Alice Gosson Late wyfe of Thomas Gosson. Henry Gosson sworne and admitted A ffreeman of this company per patrimonium iijs. iiijid. (_Ibid._ p. 730, 1601.) Mistres Woolff. John Barnes sworne and admitted A freeman (_Ibid._ p. 730, 1601.) Jane proctor, Wydowe of William proctor. Humfrey Lympenny sworne and admitted A ffreeman of this Companye iijs. iiijd, (_Ibid._ p. 730, 1601.) Mystris Conneway Nicholas Davyes sworn and admitted A freeman of this company per patrimonium iijs. iiijid. (_Ibid._ p. 732, 1602.)” Footnote 329: Johne Adams of London (stationer’s son) apprenticed to Alice Woolff of citie of London widowe for 8 years 2s. 6d. (Arber, _Transcript_, Vol. II., p. 253, 1601.) Other instances of apprentices being bound to women occur as for example “Wm. Walle apprenticed to Elizabeth Hawes Widow for 8 years,” (_Ibid._, Vol. II., p. 287, 1604.) “Thomas Richardson of York apprenticed to Alice Gosson, of citie of London wydowe for 7 years, 2s. 6d.” (_Ibid._, Vol. II., p. 249, 1600).