RHODES (MATTHEW), (?) printer in London; (?) Over against St. Andrews Church in Holborn, 1642. His name is found on the imprint to a pamphlet entitled Declaration or Remonstrance of the Office of a Prince. London, Printed by John Hammond and Math. Rhodes, 1642. [E. 108 (38).] A bookseller of this name was publishing between 1622 and 1633 [Arber, v. ciii.], but whether he is to be identified with the above is not known.
RICE (AUSTIN), bookseller in London, (1) At the Three Hearts, neer the West end of Pauls; (2) The Crown in St. Paul's Churchyard. 1657-61. Dealer in political pamphlets and broadsides. The addresses given above occur in the two following issues: (1) N. Billingsley's Brachy-Martyrologie, 1657. [Ames Coll. 2653]; (2) Edw. Dun, Presbyter, The Execution of the Covenant, Burnt by the Common Hangman. [A broadside.] 1661. [Lutt. Coll., 2, 78.]
RICHARDS (GODFRAY), bookseller (?) and author in London; Peacock in Cornhill near the Royal Exchange, 1663. His name is found on the imprint to The first book of Architecture, By Andrea Palladio. Translated … by Pr Le Muet … London, Printed by J. M. and sold by G. Richards … and by Simon Miller, 1663. [Hazlitt, iii. 184.]
RICHARDSON (HUMPHREY), bookseller (?) in London, 1643. His name is found on the imprint to a pamphlet entitled Most excellent and remarkable speech delivered by … Queen Elizabeth … London, Printed for Humphrey Richardson. Jan. 28. An Dom. 1643. [E. 86 (29).]
RIDER (THOMAS), bookseller (?) in London, 1642. Publisher of political tracts and broadsides. [Hazlitt, ii. 449, 489, 558; iii. 36.] His address has not been found.
RIDLEY (BENJAMIN), bookseller (?) in Cambridge, 1647. His name appears on the imprint to a pamphlet entitled Manifesto from … Sir T. Fairfax, and the army … June 27, 1647. Cambridge, Printed for Benjamin Kidley for the use of the Army, under his Excellencie Sir Thomas Fairfax, Anno Dom. 1647. [E. 394 (15).]
