Cartwright, and evidently in business with him. Took up his freedom October 16th, 1622. [Arber, iii. 685.] Amongst his publications was an English edition of Mercator's Atlas, of which he held a half share with Michael Sparke. He died August 17th, 1650. [Smyth's Obituary, p. 29.]
CAVE (JOHN), ? bookseller in London, 1642. Only known from the imprint to the two following pamphlets, Parliaments censure on Sir Richard Gurney, 1642, and True news from Portsmouth, 1642.
CHANTLER (JAMES), bookseller in Newcastle, 1653–8. On November 10th, 1653, a daughter of James Chantler, "bookseller," was baptised at the Cathedral Church. On November 23rd (a fortnight later), Elizabeth, his wife, was buried there, and on June 6th, 1658, James Chantler, bookseller, himself was buried. There is no other record of him. (Information kindly supplied by Mr. Richard Welford).
CHAPMAN (LAURENCE), bookseller in London, (1) Upper end of Chancery Lane, next Holborn; (2) Against Staple Inn; (3) Next doore to ye Fountain Tavern in ye Strand neare the Savoy. 1620–55. Took up his freedom February 9th, 1618. [Arber, iii. 684.] During the Civil War he was associated with Lawrence Blaiklock and Francis Coles in the publication of the Perfect Diurnal, and also issued The Scottish Dove. Amongst his other publications may be noticed Inigo Jones's work on Stone Henge, 1655, folio.
CHAPMAN (LIVEWELL), bookseller in London, (1) Crown in Pope's Head Alley, 1651-61; (2) In Exchange Alley in Cornhill, 1665. Son of Edward Chapman, of London, scrivener. Apprenticed to Benjamin Allen November 6th, 1643, for seven years. Married, between 1650 and 1653, the widow of Benjamen Allen. [Stat. Reg., Liber E, f. 249.] In 1655 Chapman was apprehended for printing seditious pamphlets, and amongst the Thurloe State Papers [vol. 4, p. 379] is an interesting letter from Col. Barkstead, in which he says that Chapman "is the owner or at least a sharer in the private press, that hath and doth soe much mischiefe …" He is said to have been the compiler of a notorious tract entitled The Phoenix of the Solemn League & Covenant in 1661, for the publication of which Thomas Brewster, Giles Calvert and others were punished. Amongst his other publications may be noticed an edition of Sir John Harrington's Oceana, published in 1655.
