COTTON (GILES), (?) bookseller in London, 1648. His name is found in the imprint to a pamphlet entitled His Majesties Declaration, 1648. [E. 475 (4).]
COTTON (RICHARD), (?) bookseller in London, 1641. Only known from the imprint to the following pamphlet, L. F. Lord Keeper His Speech Before the King's Majesty … which reads, "Printed and are to be sold by Richard Cotton, 1641." An R. Cotton was living near the King's Arms in Little Britain in 1660 and published The Traytors Tragedy [B.M., E. 1035. (6).] See also Cotton (Robert).
COTTON (ROBERT), bookseller (?) in London, 1641. Only known from the imprint to an official document, Expresse commands from both Houses of Parliament, which reads: London, Printed for Robert Cotton, 1641. This may be a misprint for Richard, q.v., or vice versa.
COTTON (SAMUEL), (?) bookseller in London, 1652. Only known from the imprint to two political pamphlets: (1) A declaration of the L. Admiral Vantrump … [June 25th], 1652 (E. 668, 14), and A Letter sent from the Court of … the King of France … [June 29th], 1652. [E. 668 (21).] His address is not given.
COTTRELL (JAMES), printer in London; Black & White Court, Old Bailey, 1649–70. Set up as a printer about 1649. During the Commonwealth he printed a good many pamphlets that offended the authorities. In 1664 he was arrested with others for illegally printing law books, see Fletcher (M.). At the time of the survey of the press made in July, 1668, he employed two presses, two compositors and no apprentices, so that we may infer that his business was not a large one. [Thurloe, State Papers, vol. 3, pp. 738-9; Domestic State Papers, Chas. II, vol. 243, p. 181.]
COULES (FRANCIS), see Coles (Fr.).
COURTNEY (JOHN), bookseller in Salisbury, 1650–64. His name occurs on the following: W. Creede, Judahs purging … n.d., 4o [B.M. 694 k. 5. (6)]; George Ditton, Symbolum Apostolicum [a broadside], n.d. [B.M. 669 f. 14 (84)]; J. Priaulx, Confirmation Confirmed, 1662, 4o [B.M. 226 g. 18 (5).]
COWLES (F.), see Coles (F.).
