A Dictionary of the Booksellers and Printers who Were at Work in England, Scotland and Ireland from 1641 to 1667/Walbancke (Matthew)
WALBANCKE (MATTHEW), bookseller in London; Gray's Inn Gate, 1618-67. Took up his freedom March 22nd, 1617. [Arber, iii. 684.] Mentioned in a list of dealers in "old libraries," who in 1628 were required to send catalogues of their books to the Archbishop of Canterbury. A publisher of and dealer in law books. He was also the publisher of the news-sheet called the Exact Diary. Had a son, Matthew, apprenticed to him on March 1st, 164950.