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1593. Thomas Woodcock, printer, stationer, and bookseller, dwelt at the sig^ of the Black Bear, in St. Paul's Church-yard, married Isabel, second daughter of John Cawood, esq. com- menced business about 1575; for among the books of the Bodleian Catalogue, vol. ii. page 645. Virgils eclogues, trantlated into English verse (rythmical) by Ahrakam Fleming. Printed for Thomas Woodcock. He seems to have printed little himself; for most of his books, (eleven in number) appear to have been printed for him.
1593. Richard Boyle dwelt at the Rose, in Paul's church-yard, a bookseller and a Puritan, as says bishop Tanner, in manuscript. He printed, A dialogue concerning the unlaurfullness of playing at cards. Octavo.
1593. Thomas Salisburv published the fol- lowing work :
Grammatica Britannica in usum ejus linguae studiosorum succincta methodo, et perspiculate facili jonscripta; et nunc primum in lucent edita; Henrico Salesburio, Denbighiensi, autore. Sheets K, but not paged. 12mo.
This family seems to have been great pro- moters of the British tongue among us.
1593. William Hoskins dwelt at the Temple Gate, in Heet-street. He printed only two books himself, in 1575 and 1593, but some with John Danter.
1593. Richard ToTTEL was a very consider- able printer of law, and au^rignal member of the stationers' company. He nlledall their offices. His dwelling was at the Hand and Star, in Fleet-street, within Temple Bar. Herbert states that he spelt his name in various ways. A special licence to Richard Tothille, (supposed to be Tottle,) citizen, staUoner, and printer 'of Lon- don, for him and his assigns, to imprint, for the space of seven years next ensuing the date here- of, all manner of books of the temporal law, called the common law; so as the copies be allowed, and adjudged meet to be printed by one of the justices of the law, or two Serjeants, or three apprentices of the law; whereof the one to be a reader in court. And that none other shall imprint any book, which the said Richard Totell shall first take and imprint, during the said term, upon pain of forfeiture of all such books. T. R. apud Westm. 12 April, 7 Edward VI. p. 3. A licence to Richard Tottle, stationer of London, to imprint, or cause to be imprinted, for the space of seven years next ensuing, all manner of books, which touch or concern the common law, whether already imprinted or not. T. R. apud Westm. 1 Maii. Pat. 2, and 3 Phil, and Mary, p. 1. Licence to Richard Tot- tell, citizen, printer, and stationer of London, to print all manner of books, touching the common laws of England, for his life. T. R. 12 Jan. Pat. 1 Eliz. p. 4.
There was a patent ready drawn for queen Elizabeth's signing for seven years, privileging Richard Tothill, stationer, to imprint all man- ner of books, or tables, whatsoever, which touched, or concerned cosmography, or any
part thereof; as geography, or topography, writ in the English tongue, or translatea out of any other language into English, of whatsoever countries they treated, and whosoever was the author. But whether this was ever actually signed or not, is uncertain. At the decease of archbishop Parker, Strype says, there was due to him for books, £\ 1 Is. 6d.
Richard Tottyl was master of the stationers' company in the year 1 678, John Harrison, and George Bishop, being then wardens; William Seres, and John Day, assistants; and the 8th Jan. 15U3, he yielded up to the stationers' com- pany seven copies of books, for the relief of the poor of their company.
His health declining, he retired into the country, whcti his son carried on the business for him.
The }>rincipal feature of Tottel's device is shown in the above engraving; but in the original it is placed under an arch supported by columns ornamented in the Etruscan style. On each side of the circle is a scroll, containing between them the words " Cum Priui. legio :" and beneath are a shield bearing a very intricate monogram, with hills and flowers in the back ground. On a tablet which occupies the whole breadth of the cut, along the bottom is engmved Richard Tottell, in large Roman capitals. The out was doubtless a perfect representation of his sign of the Hand and Star, and it is rather rudely engraven.
Richard Tottle was in business for the long space of forty years, and during that time printed seventy-eight works, chiefly on law. In 1562, he printed Grafton's abridgement of the chronicles of England. Three or four of these abridge- ments were printed before Stow published any thing of that kind. Printed a^n in 1563, 1564, 1570, and 1572. 12mo.
The summarie of the chronicles of England, diligently abridged, and continued unto this present year of Christ 1579, by John StouK. Printed by R. Tottle and Henry Binnemau. 16mo.
1693. The Phanix Nest, built up with the most rare and refined Workes of Noblemen, uxtor- thy Knights, gallant Gentlemen, Masters of Arts, and brave Scholars. Full of varietie, excellent Invention, singular delight. Never before this time published. Set foorth by R. S., of the Inner Temple, Gent. Imprinted at London, by John Jackson. 4to.
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