1610, Dec. Henry Blewet or Bluett occurs as a bookseller in St Mary’s parish (Clark, i. 321): still such in 1616
7 (ibid.): died before 3 Jan. 1633/4 (“bookbinder”: Oxf. Univ. Archives—Wills).
1611. Sampson Stronge alias Starkey, limner, died before 30 Mar. 1611 (Oxf. Univ. Archives—Wills).
1615/6, Jan. 2. Robert Nixon alias Waie occurs as a bookseller (Clark, i. 343): and in 1616
7 (i. 321).
1616/7, Feb. 12. William Wrench becomes a University printer, until 19 Jan. 1617
8: see p. [311].
—— John Lichfield, do.: see p. [311]: created Inferior Bedel 20 Mar. 1616/7: resigned his offices Jan. 1634
5.
1616/7, Mar. 21. Richard Wylcocks is bookseller (Clark, i. 321, bis).
—— —— William Turner, do. (ibid.): is University printer from 1624 to 1644
5: see p. [312]. In 1639 he was found to have abstracted in 1634 the Savile Greek type “under the pretence of printing a Greek Chronologer (one Malala)”: and by Feb. 13, 1639
40 had brought them back (Wharton’s Remains of Laud, ii. 174).
1616/7, Mar. 21. Edward Forrest is bookseller (Clark, i. 321).
—— —— William Toldervey, do. (ibid.).
—— —— John Westall, do. (ibid.): he occurs as binding for the Bodleian in 1636–7 (Macray’s Annals, 2nd ed., p. 77).