A Dictionary of the Booksellers and Printers who Were at Work in England, Scotland and Ireland from 1641 to 1667/Cartwright (Richard)
CARTWRIGHT (RICHARD), bookseller in London, (1) Bible in Duck Lane neere Smithfield; (2) Hand and Bible, Duck Lane. 1627–47. Took up his freedom June 15th, 1615, his first publication being a sermon preached by Matthew Brookes at Paul's Cross at Christmas, 1626, entitled the House of God. [B.M. 3932 f. 27.] He died on November 17th, 1647. [Smyth's Obituary, p. 25.] By his will he desired to be buried in the Church of Little St. Bartholomew. He mentions his brother Samuel Cartwright, and left the half of his stock to his wife and the other half to his son-in-law, Thomas Smith. One of his executors was Thomas Slater, q.v. The will was proved on April 11th, 1648. [P.C.C. 59, Essex.]