died on September 17th, 1643, and on March 16th, 16489, his copies were transferred to Humphrey Robinson. [Stationers' Registers, Liber F.] He printed some important works, including Speed's Theatre, 1611; Bacon's Essays, 1612 and 1639; Record's Ground of Arts, 1618; an edition of Cicero, 1628; and B. Jonson's Bartholomew Fayre, 1631.
BEAUMONT (ROBERT), bookseller in London; Little Britain, 1650. Was in partnership with Lawrence Sadler, q.v., and their names are found in the imprint to a medical book entitled De Rachitide sive morbo puerili, by Francis Glisson, 1650. 8°. He was probably dead before 1660, when another edition of the book appeared with Sadler's name only.
BECKE (H.), bookseller in London; In the Old Bayley, 1643-48. His name occurs in the imprint to the following pamphlets: Protestation of the Two and Twenty Divines for the setting of the Church, 1643 [i.e., March 10th, 16423, E. 92 (24)]; A bad and Bloody Fight at Westminster, 1648. [E. 443 (17)]; and Sad newes out of Kent, 1648. [E. 443 (41).]
BECKETT (JAMES), bookseller in London; Inner Temple Gate, Fleet Street, 1636–41. Took up his freedom August 1st, 1636 [Arber, iii. 688], and in the same year published T. Heywood's Challenge for beautie. His first registered publication was the same author's play of the Royall King and the loyall subject, 1637. [Arber, iv. 376.] He was also the publisher of J. Kirke's Seven Champions of Christendome, 1638; F. Lenton's Great Britain's Beauties, 1638; T. Middleton's Mad World my masters, 1640; L. Sharpe's Noble Stranger, 1640; J. Shirley's Humorous Courtier, as well as a romance called Marianus in 1641, after which no more is heard of him. Amongst his other publications were T. Decker's English Villanies seven several times Prest, 1638; H. Peacham's Truth of our Times and Valley of Varietie, both in 1638; R. Braithwaite's Epitome of all the lives of the Kings of France, 1639 [Hazlitt, i., p. 48], and John Taylor's Woman's Sharpe Revenge, 1640. Only three of his publications were entered in the Registers before 1640.
BEDELL (GABRIELL), bookseller in London; Middle Temple Gate, Fleet Street, 1646-68. Is first met with on November 7th, 1646, when, in partnership with Mercy Meighen, q.v. the widow of Richard Meighen, he
