ships, 1605-66.] Nathan Brooks was tried and convicted with Thomas Brewster, and Simon Dover, in 1664, for publishing seditious books. In the indictment he is described as a "bookbinder" of Moorfields, but was found guilty of publishing the books. He was condemned to stand in the pillory at the Exchange and in Smithfield on two successive days, and to be confined during his Majesty's pleasure. [An Exact Narrative of the Trial of J. Twyn … 1664.] His address appears in the Domestic State Papers, Charles II, vol. 113 (7).
BROUN (Samuel), see Browne (Samuel).
BROWN (JAMES), printer in Aberdeen, 1650-61; "Market Place at the Townes Armes." Son of William Brown, Minister of Innernochtie. Succeeded Raban, in 1650, occupying the same house, and was appointed printer to the Town and University. Died July, 1661. Succeeded by John Forbes. [H. G. Aldis, List of books printed in Scotland before 1700, p. 109.]
BROWN (P.), (?) bookseller in London, 1656. Is only known from the imprint to the first edition of the Rev. Henry Beesley's collection of sermons entitled, Ψυχομαχία, or the Souls Conflict … 1656, of which the title-page is preserved in the Ames Collection, No. 2553. His place of business is not given.
BROWN, or BROUN (ROBERT), stationer in Edinburgh; The Sun, on the north side of the street, over against the Cross, 1649-85 (?). Probably the Robert Brown, "my prenteiss," to whom Robert Crombie, q.v., in 1645 left his "best stand of cloaths." One of the six booksellers who in 1671 successfully appealed to the Privy Council against Anderson's attempted enforcement of his monopoly. His will was registered May 7th, 1685. [H. G. Aldis, List of Books printed in Scotland before 1700, Edin. Bibl. Soc. Publ., 1905, p. 109.] See also Swintoun (G.) and R. Brown.
BROWNE (JOHN), bookseller in London; Guilded Acorn in Paul's Churchyard, 1652-61 (?). According to Hazlitt (iii. 43) he was the publisher of the Rev. Samuel Clarke's Martyrologie … of England, 1652, folio; Hazlitt had apparently seen a copy of this work, as he gives the collation, but no copy of it appears to be in any of our national libraries. Browne was afterwards in partnership with William Miller.
