A Dictionary of the Booksellers and Printers who Were at Work in England, Scotland and Ireland from 1641 to 1667/Marsh (Henry)

MARSH (HENRY), bookseller in London, (1) Princes Armes at the lower end of Chancery Lane, neer the Inner Temple Gate in Fleet Street; (2) Over against the golden Lyon tavern in Princes Street; (3) Swan Alley, Ludgate Hill. 1641-65. Took up his freedom October 5th, 1635. [Arber, iii. 687.] Associated with Francis Kirkman in publishing plays. He died before the end of the year 1665, and by his will dated September 10th left everything to his mother, Susan Tyton, widow, of St. Andrew's, Holborn. His brother, Michael Marsh, administered the will, but Kirkman took over the business. A list of books on sale by Marsh in 1661 occupies the last three pages of Montelion's Don Juan Lamberto, 1661, 4o. Amongst the folios was Ed. Grimstone's edition of Polybius; amongst the quartos, Walker's History of Independency; and amongst the octavos, Quarles' last poems. [B.M. E. 1048 (6); P.C.C. 100. Hyde.]