A Dictionary of the Booksellers and Printers who Were at Work in England, Scotland and Ireland from 1641 to 1667/Allen (Benjamin)
ALLEN (BENJAMIN), bookseller and printer in London; The Crown, Pope's Head Alley, 1631–46. Took up his freedom on January 12th, 1631. [Arber, iii. 686.] He was the publisher of much of the political and theological literature of the period, including some New England Tracts on Church and Church government Henry Archer's Personall Reign of Christ bears the imprint "Printed and sold by Benjamin Allen." There are many references to him in Hazlitt's Collections. His will, dated May 5th, 1646, was very short and mentioned no names, but legacies were left to his wife and to a son and daughter. This will was proved on May 15th in the same year by his widow, Hannah Allen. [P.C.C. 57 Twisse.]