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
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Licence: In copyright

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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    ARONDELL, see Arundell. ARUNDELL, or ARONDELL (WILLIAM), bookseller in London, 1614-17 ; The Angel in St. Paul’s Churchyard. Published a number of pamphlets on PTench affairs in 1617 ; also a Survey of the East Indies from the travels of Monsieur de Monsart and Sir Thomas Roe. ASH, (FRANCIS), see Plomer, Die/ionary. ASH (henry), see P^sch. ASKELL (LEONARD), printer in London, 1560-3. One of three apprentices presented by Thomas Marshe on October 14th, 1556 [Arber, i. 41]. On October 4th, 1557, he paid 3s. 4d. for the breakfast on the occasion of his admission to the freedom of the Company [Arber, i. 69]. In 1562 he was printing broadsides. One of these entitled A description of a mo7tstrous child^ is in the Hulh collection. In the following year he issued a work on the plague for Thomas Purfoot. His address is unknown. ASPLEY (william), bookseller in London, 1598-1640; (i) The Tiger’s Head in St. Paul’s Churchyard ; (2) The Parrot in St. Paul’s Churchyard. Son of William Aspley, of Raiston in the County of Cumberland, clerk. Apprenticed to George Bishop, stationer of London, for nine years from February 5th, 1588: admitted a freeman of the Company on April nth, 1597 j first book entry October 5th, 1598. Joint publisher with Andrew Wise of the first editions of Shakespeare’s Much Ado about 7iothing and 2 Henry IV, and, with William Jaggard and others, of the First P'olio. He was also the publisher of George Chapman’s Eastivard Hoe, Dekker’s Westivard Hoe, and other plays. William Aspley was Master of the Company of Stationers in 1640, but died during his year of office, August 18th, 1640. [Arber, v. Ixiv, Ixxxii; ASPLIN (THOMAS), stationer, 1567-72. Son of William Asplyn of London, cooper. Apprenticed on March 25th, 1567, for eight years, to John Day, stationer of London. During his apprenticeship he appears to have left his master, and was caught in 1572 printing Thomas Cartwright’s Second Ad7no7iitio7i to the Parlianmit. He was taken back to service by John Day, but attempted to murder him and his wife. Asplin was then imprisoned and no more is heard of him. [Arber, i. 327, 466.]