A dictionary of printers and booksellers in England, Scotland and Ireland, and of foreign printers of English books 1557-1640 / by H.G. Aldis [and others] ; general editor: R.B. McKerrow.

Date:: 1910

Credit: A dictionary of printers and booksellers in England, Scotland and Ireland, and of foreign printers of English books 1557-1640 / by H.G. Aldis [and others] ; general editor: R.B. McKerrow. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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$WHITE (EDWARD), senior, bookseller in London,577-1612 ; The Gun, Little North Door of St. Paul’s. Son of John White of Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, mercer. Apprentice to William Lobley, stationer of London, for seven years from September 29th, 1565 [Arber, i. 291]. Made his first entry in the Registers on January 21st, 157^ [Arber, ii. 307]. Admitted into the Livery of the Company on June 29th, 1588 [Arber, ii. 866]. Edward White dealt largely in ballads and on June 25th, 1600, was fined ten shillings for selling one called The Wife of Bath [Arber, ii. 831]. He died before January 12th, 1615, and his widow Sarah continued the business [Arber, iii. 511, 524]. WHITE (EDWARD), junior, bookseller in London, 1605-24. Son of Edward White, senior. Took up his freedom “ per patrimonium ” on February 22nd, i6oi], and made his first book entry on September 13th, 1605 [Arber, iii. 300], and his last on July loth, 1620 [Arber, iii. 676]. On June 29th, 1624, a Mistress White assigned her property in a number of copies to E. Allde [Arber, iv. 120]. WHITE (JOHN), printer in London, ? 1613-24; Cow Lane, near Holborn Conduit. Son of William White, printer (1597-1615). Took up his freedom on May 17th, 1614 [Arber, iii. 684], and was probably in partnership with his father. John White made his first entry in the Registers on September 8th, 1613 [Arber, iii. 532]. Between that date and 1623 he entered several ballads and devotional books. On September 6th, 1623, he assigned to Augustine Mathewes his rights in Abraham Fleming’s Conduit of Comfort, and Sir John Lambe in his notes upon the printers, made in 1634, stated that Augustine Mathewes farmed his printing house of John White from the year 1624 [Arber, iii. 703]. In 1628 a bookseller of the same name is mentioned as living in Little Britain \Dom. S. Pape7‘s, Charles /, vol. 117. (9)]. WHITE (SARAH), see White (Edward), senior. WHITE (WILLIAM), printer in London, 1597-1615; (i) The White Horse in Fleet Lane, over against Sea Coal Lane, 1588-96; (2) Cow Lane, near Holborn Conduit, over against the White Lion. William White was apparently one of Richard Jugge’s apprentices, as he was presented for his freedom by Mistress Jugge on April loth, 1583 [Arber, ii. 688]. He entered into partnership with Gabriel Simpson and their first book entry is$