Surreptitious printing in England, 1550-1640

213 Pages·1973·35.711 MB·English

by  Denis B. Woodfield.

Surreptitious
Printing
inE ngland
BLANKP AGE
SurreptPirtiiinnotgu s
inE ngland
1550-1640
DENIBS.W OODFIEDL.DP,h il.(OxoN)
NEW YORK
BIBLIOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA
1973
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LibroafrC yo ngrCeastsa lCoagrN do .75 -185916
Contents
Page
Forew:So orcpdeO,r ganizaantMdie otnh od
vu
Chapte:rF iOrAnspetp earances 1
ChapTtweo:r JWohonle f tIhnen oovr;aP tarr :tC ommercial 5
ChapTtherr:e T eheI mita.t ors 19
ChapFtoeur:r JWoohnlet f hIen novaPtaor2rt:P; o litical 24
ChapFtiev:rRe ichFairedtl hdSe u ccessor 34
ChaptSeir:xT heD evelopomfMe ondte Prant terns 46
BibliogDreaspichpritci(aowlni Nsto ht eosft) h oBsoeo, kP samphalnedt s
Broadwshiidacerhsde i scuisnts hebidos o k 56
AppenAd:iD xo ufubltB ooks 137
AppenBd:iC xol sRee pri. nts 142
AppenCd:iMx i staEknegnlA itsthr ibiuntt hiSeoT nCs 163
AppenDd:iOx r nameanntIdsin tioafJl oshW no lef . 164
AppenEd:Oi xr nameanntIds n itoifJa olhCsnh arlewood 171
AppenFd:Oi rxn ameanntIdsn itoifRa ilcsh Fairedl d 173
AppenGd:iO xr nanmteasn Idi ntioafRl osb eBratr ker 180
AppenHd:iB xo oskesnt ott hFer ankfurt-Baomo-FkMa aibirynJs o hn
Wolfe
. 187
AppenJd:Mi oxr osdiinsip'tasotR cohm e. 189
AppenKd:iL xi osftB ooaknsMd a nuscursiepdt s 192
AppenLd:iI xdn eoxfN amePsl,a acneTdsi tl.e s 196
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BLANKP AGE
Foreword
Thibso odkel asw itthh obsoeko sp,am phleatnsd, abov(eN o29.). T hemraey oftheavneb eeanni n­
broadsciodnetse mipnfoo rreailrgnayng uawgheisc ht enttom isloerda cede itvheae v erraegaed Eenrg,­
were surrperpitniittnEei ndog ulsbalfoenyrd e1 4 60. liosrfoh r eiignnbt,eo l ietvhitanhtwge o rhka bde en
A woriksj dugetdo h aveb eesnu rreptitpiuobulsiilsnyth hecedo nutriynw holsneag uaigtwe a s
prinitfe:d prin;bt uettdh per inwtoeurln don to rmamlalkye
anye ffotrotc oncheiaisld n etifrtoym e ithhiesr
(A) haIastfi ctitpiroieunrstn' asm oer i mprint
flelow-proirhn itGseo rvsem renntA .b ooikn a
anndo l ocaotrai fa olns leo cation;
foreivgenr nawchuilwcaahrps r infotrte hdpe r ivate
(BI)t h anso p rienrtn'asm oer i mprint and no
ordoefar c ustowmiealrll bs oec onsitdoeh raveed
locaotraifa olnsl eo coan;t i
bee"nusr reptiptriieond"uti sifllt yca kasni mpr,i nt
(CI)t haasc ttuphareli n'tse mrenc aompllye te
ast haev erraegaedm eirg ht wmeilsllo erdbd ee ­
transalnandto le odac tiooranfa lsleoa cti.o n
ceivaebdo uittc so unotfro yr igeivnei nft his
Inp rac,t itclheaicssat t egioscr oym posed
werneo t otrhieg inal oifn ttaehunett hoioror n
excluosfti hvoebsloeyo ks pbryRi inctheadr d
printer.
Fieilnwd h ihcehu setdhn ea mRei cadredlo
Thei ntrodtuoct thibioson oi ksa na ttetmop t
Campaon dn ol oacti.To hniism prwianst
presecnhtr oinno lfoorgmti hsceta olor fty h oer igins
useodn liynh ibso oiknsS paniwsrhi,t ten,
andde veloopfsm uernrte ptitiionfou rse ipgrni nting
traantseoldre, d itbeyC di pridaeVn aol era,
vernacEualcoahfr s6t.5hw eo rikdssi scuisnos need
some coofwp hiiecwshe rmee anfotrc lan­
oft hsei cxh ap;ta elrilsdn etifibeodo akrsle i sted
desteixnpeot roSt p ain.
alphiacbaebltyla yu thaottr h hee aodft hceh aeprt
Thew orckosn siidnet rheids boproikn itaner dew hiccho vetrhpsee riaondde ventthsap tr oduced
FrenIctha,l Sipanani,,sa hnDdu tch. theImm.p rianrtrese prodiunqc useaid- facisnim ile
Ih aved istingbueitswtheheetedne r"mussr rept­helsieos nt;lsw y ithtihtnee xtti,ta lrneeos r malized
titsilopyur in"t aendd" escreptrliyn. t"Te hde andda tgeisv ienAn r abeivcei,ntf h eayra ec tually
MarprelTartaecfo trsi ,n stawnecre"e,es cretliynR omaonnt htei tle-page.
prin"t:teh dewye rper initnse tdr sieccytrw eictah Thek eyw or"dST C" refetrost hSeh oTritt-le
hiddperne asnsd,t hper i'ntsie nrtewnats snoo tC atalofo bgouopekr si nitnEen gdl a,Sn cdotalnaIdnrl dea nd
mucthod isgtuhiaesc et iulalle goafhl iist yp rodauncofdt Esn glbioksoshp rinatboera,ddI 4 75-r460,c om­
ast op rottehcet soefhc iorswe nite d ntiOtfay lt.lh e pilbeydA .W .P ollaanrdGd . RRe.d graanvde ,
boodkesa wlitti hnt hbioso okn,lL yeP ri(nNceo29 .) firpsutb liisn19h 2e6dT.h e" new"S TCr eefrtsot he
coubleds aitodh avbee e"nes creptrlieynd t." exapndveedr soifto hnwi osr nko wb ienpgr oduacte d
A boowkh iwcah"s u srreptiptriionutwsealdsy" HarvaUrndi versity.
almonsetvi elrl epgraildnl.Oty net hceo ntrmaorsyt, The footanroet eass saettm hbeeln edod fe ach
oft hewsoerw kesre en teirnte hdSea t tioRneegriss't cehra pbteeucrsa teh eayrt eo bou ltkofiy t tahfoteo t
int hneo rmmaaln nearn,ds omoef t hewme re ofe acpha gMey.s ujbcetha nso bte etnr eated before,
writbtyLe ornd B urgholrfie nya nbcyem de mbeorfs andI havet herepforroev imdoerdbe a ckground
thGeo vemrennItit.s doutbhtEefun lg lGiiofsvhe rnm­atetrhiaamnli gohtth erbweni esceae rsyis,nt he
mendti sapporfto hvpeer di notfai nnoygft hweo rksfo rmo fq uotaitinto hnoesr igliannaglu fraogme
incluidnte hdbi oso wki,tt hho en eex cepntoitoend m anuscorroi tphtresar rw eo rkbsi,o gratphhaIit e s
vii
Vlll SURREPTITIOPURSIN TING INE NGLAND
haveh adt ow rimtyes ,ea lnaflyosfic so ntinenntoiatnl c liundteh tedr anscorfais petcithoiendoa inn g
sourmcatee rainapdlh ,o rtaopg.h s int hcea swehse trheea yrr ee taaibnoetvdhe se e ction
In fotohtetn eotsh,re ee fren"cAreb e"rr e,efrtso heandgoi nt hpea g.Ae lsli gnaatnupdra egsi nation
EdwaArrdb eAr T,r anpstocf tr hiRee giosftt heCero m­ arienA rabuincl seosmsie n diciagsti ivotenotn h e
payno fSt atiofo Lnoenrd1so5 n45,-6 140A .D1.78,-5 9.4 cotnraTrhyer. a ndoocmc urorfei ntcaoelrs i wca sh
Then umbienr Rormeeafrnts ot hveol umaen,td h e lettiensr isg naitsu rnenosot te Odr.n amsea nntd
numbienAr r abriecf teort shp ea gRee.f eretnoc eisn itiaalr nelo letit stutenerddsCe onrt esnitnstc hee y
TheL ibraarryge i vaesn" FourStehr iVe (sfo.r follionwa s ectoifto hneo iwr.n
volu5m)ie,(i fo nru mbtewor,) "th etnhd ea toeft he Them aipnu rpoofms yeb ilbiogradpehsiccrailp ­
isswuiet hpianr entthhee"sln 1 i2"s (,fo pra gl1e 2) . tiointsso p ermtihpteo siitdievnet iofifco atthieorn
Othpeerir odiacratelr se aitnae s di mifalsaohrin . cop;ia ecsrcdoinognllyty,hi en formanteicoaernsy s
Thmea inp aroftt his ibtsoh soeek c toinBo ono ksfo rt hpiusr piousss elu lagyvi enIh .a vea tntoetm pted
IdefinetdiE.a cbho opka,m pholreb tr,o adissi dteop udto wnt hacelh la ptaedri-nhgest hibeno oaklsl
lisatleapdbh eatlilbcyya uthaonrdi, sa ssigan ewdh iIch hav ei ednteid;sfi ucdhe twaouillbd ei rrele­
numbceorer srpontdoii tpnsog s iitnti hosines q uencvea.nt tot hpeu rpoofts hebi oso Tkh.e h edainogfs
Theo rganiaznagdte inoenpr raelsa etniotoftn h e prefatmoatreyr oitfaelvn a rfryo m oendei ttioo n
mateforrie aalcb ho oikdn etifiheabdse epna tternaendo thaenrdt, h ereIfoh raevu es aulltyr ainbsecrd
aftetrhm ee thoofbd isob glariphidceaslc ruispetdi otnh eimnc onsiddeertaaRbielllee. v daatneatsp pre­a
byS iWr. W .G reWgh.e nesvepecri dfiicffi cultiineigsno r tahtee n odf s ucmha tearriaeal lgs ioev n.
preseonbtsetda Ich laveets r,i teofod l ltohwre u lesA sfa ra s ttehixett s iecslo fn cehronwede,v Ihe arv,e
seotu bty P rofesFsroerd Bsoowne irnPs r incoif ploenslt yr arnisbctehdfie r psrti nchiepaadali nntdgh e
BilbiopghraiDceaslpc trii1o49n9,·R eadoeftr hsbi oso k majoorn efosl lowiistno ag st osv aes paacneed l imi­
arteh eretfoocr oen sBuolwtew rhsne eviendr o uobft natdei strdaecttaIiinnclg et. ra icna swehse,tn h ere
thmee anionfg syomrbc oolnsv enutsieiodnnm ys arsee vearlamloi sdte ntreipcraoilfn w toas r mko,r e
desicprtions. informaitsgi iovnte hna wno ulbden ormaclolny­
Thelt ete"rrso" r" va"r gei vwehne rne ferrisnigd enreecde sSspaerceyiv.fi icd oeftn hcmeea nnoerr
toa p articpuagle:ae r. Cg4r.a ndC4 ,va sI u sCe4 methoofpd r inatp iarntgi cbuoloiaaksrl isnod ic;a ted
tom ean4 ra Cnvd . bugte neirnafolr maotnti hotinos p iinsco t.
Int hter ansicornBisap,st kersveimlil-iebat ollidc Alolr neanmtasn di nituisaeildnse very work
capasr ues etdoi ndaittceh sew ash ucsaeipdns exceopnater ree opdrucaendtd,h emiera surements
thoer igtien.xa tl argei viennm illimfiertsvrtee rst,i tchaelhnlo yr,i ­
Runnitnigta lreneso rmailnldyi c.Sa leteecdtezdno tally.
indicaotfei rornoosrri sn cotnesnicasirgeeis vaens, Thesree prtoidouancrsle o caitnte hdde e scrip­
thiisasw ayo fd etecatp ionsgsw iobrlde- for-wtoirodin fs ptarhtei cpurlianrwt aesrr e sponfosri ble
reprinmto.si tn Isnt aInh caevnseo dti stinguoinslohyneo edrt wboo o;ki sf,h owevheepr r,i nsteevde ral
betwreoeunan ndBd al cLke tfutleslrot ps.t heIrfe w or(kosur s eavd e rlya rnguem boefor r namaenndt s
iasn iyn dtiicooafnt hsee queonffoc rem eosrc hasesi,n ist,)ti harele produacrgteai tohniesnra e nad p pen­
or tihrfeu nntiintgl easn sygo iorvftie n dicoaft idointx oa vodiudip cloant.i
thneu mboefpr r esusseeosdro ft hmee chaonfi csT hsee icotonn T ypogrfoalplhoayws sefo tr mu:l a
printtihneagnlt, lh nee cerysi snaformaitgsivi oe.nn firtshtne a moeft htepy eR,o maonrI tlai;tc hetnh e
Inm yp reliym tirnaanrscrIiu psteGidroe ngs',sm easeumrenotf2 0l in;te hseonft hpeag eo ft ype
methoofrd e cortdhicena gt chwboertdwsee veenr yh orizontalblyya ,fu rfotlhfilegoruw irenepd a ren­
signa;ht ouwreevwehre,In l atdeirs covtehraetd t heistfeh se rem aarrgei nalo rng olt;ote shssetenhs e
thdiisnd o ptr ovbiidbel iogirnafoprhmiacotafil o pna goeft ypvee rtiwciatlhlhoyeu atd lainndse i gna­
value maybb oouotkI sd,e citdoee dl imianlalt teu rfoel,l owbeytd h mee asureimnpe anrte,n thesis,
ctachwofrrodmts h e tfirnaanls crIintp htoein olny. i nclutdhien gh eaandsdli igunnera eat,nld a osfat l l
twoi nstawnhceercseac thworadrosef i nteirte stth ied einfitcaotfit ohnpe a gmee asuirne drp,ea n­
seembeetdte trog ivtehd ee itlaisnt hNeo t.e s theess. Theo fnl uimnobeftyes pr pe e prag ei tsh en
Thsee ctoino nnCt oegnotetssh rhoe uagcbho oikn statemde.a sAulrlea mrieennm tisl lism.e tre
as ystefamsahtiiSoceni c.oth nae dianrgrese opdruced TheN otecso ntaiinnfo rmawthiiocnh e rrse f
inq usai-faiclsPeia.mg inaantriduo nnn ing tidtilrelesytc otta hrbeeo oiknq uestoirto oni ,n dividual
FOREWORD IX
copoifie tsT. h eg enebracaklg rooufen adcb ho oiks thlei sctoepdai reesc oinnt inleinbtraatlrh ieients ,i s
discuisnts heiedn troduuncdtieitroas np propripaortbbeal teh atth e wionqr ukei sowtna nso stsy tem­
chapatnetdrh ,ii nsso rte peiantt ehndeo t;ce osnsea­ticsaolloldryd istriobntu htceeo dn tiantte hnet
quelnyit,itn s e caersysl otoioknb otphl atcoe sag lelt t imoefi tpsu bloincA.a g trioupitnhgr eoef or more
thien formaotnai b oonoC kr.o ss-reafergreie vnecnec soi peisn a nyo nceo un(teBrlyg iaunmdH olland
where anreyc.e ss shoublecd o mbianste hdLe o wC ouniteurss)au lly
Copioefas w orwkh iIch hav es eeann cdh eckeidn dictahtathtebe so owka sso olrdd iisbturitnet dh at
mysaerlfoefl lobwyet dh esiehrl fmoarrp krsea srskmsc ounattrt hyte i moefi tpsub licaTthieno onr.m al
inb rac.kC eotpsiwehsi Ich ha ndo ste emny sealrfe chanfonret lh sea olfeJ ohWno lsfeb 'ookfosre, x ­
nofotl lobwyea dp ressTmhaerlsktae.t ienrd icataimopnlse ,t hwraostu hgFehr aunrktf-Maami-bno ok
ofl ocathiavoebn e egna themraiendlfr yo mt he fairsso msei txo n inmeo ntahftse trh ey were
annotSaT tCesod fP reossfoWri llAi.Ja acmk saonnd priendt.
ofM rF.. FSe.r gnuL.so oactiionBnr si taanidn NortFhni alIlw you,l ldi tkoep oionuttt h abtyi tvse ry
Ameriarciean dicbayct oendv entioanbablr eS­nTaCt utrheib so ok bmeui sntc om.p lheIav tene ot
viat;ic oonnstinleontctiaaoalnr sge i viennfu llerd,i scoavletrlhe dedi fferbeonotkp sam,p hleatnsd,
thouagbhb revfoiramt.e d, broadswihdiecwshe rseu rrespltpyir tiinotued in
AlthoIuh gavheg ivaesmn a nyc opaiseIc s o uldfo reilgnang uaignEe nsg land 6b4.e0S foormmeea y
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trawchee,t sheeeornr n oti,nn oi nstdaonI cp er e­nol ongeexri; os tthebrcesa,u osfet heliarco kf
tentdoh avper oviald ieosdfat ls lu rvicvoipniIge si.d eynitniogfr nameanntdis n itmiaayln se,v er be
havsep emnutc thi me cono ntthitenr eytniottn rga ced iscdov;ae nrdteh earrepe r oabblayg oondu mber
copiinet shm eaj oEru ropleiabnr ;ab rumitye a sim whiIcs hi mphlavyen oyte ste en.
habse epnr iamritloty r tyot ratchere e ilvaceto m­ Myt hanakrsde u teo m yS ueprviPsroorfess,s or
monneosfts h ebsoeo oknst hceo ntiannedtn ot , HerbDeavritJs o,h Cnr oMw.,A a.n,td h lea Lt.e W.
disvcetorh aer eianws h itchhe ayrc eo ncentirfa Htaends,Bo L.ni,tt .M,. A,t. ot hRee ctoofr Cmoyl lege,
anyA. c arecfuhlke icnogfb indianngdas n oy therW .F . kOeashMo.tAt,t., o D aviRdo geDr.Psh .i,l
indtiicooanfp rovenfoarne cveec royp wya sa lsoM .A.D,e stmooN nediB lL.li,,tM t.A..a,n tdto h lea te
carroiu;eta dl thotuhgiihns fo rmahtainsoo nnto r­ProfesWsiolrlA i.Jaamc kosfHo anr vaUrnvdie rsity.
malbleye tnr anscirnitmboyefi dn anlo tieths a,s Thehya vaelb le eenx trekmienaldny dh elpafusl ,
made pomsasntiyhb eloear bioetushtp e at teorfsn a leh avbee etnh set sao ffft hdei fferleinbtr airni es
anddi striobftu hteibsooeno. kI sng eneirffawe le,r whicIhh avew ordk.We ithotuhtea iirId c ould
thaonn qeua rtoerfor u,r( whicihtseh vleee rrs ,)so ef nevheavrew rittthebinos o k.
CHAP T E R O N E
FirsAtp pearances
l.C ranmTehro,m Aarsc,h bi:1'Is Chaotphecchifioosrmmboaer, up eea rm aesitafrnacrie[u Milclih.e laFnlgoaer'liso
Iatlitarna nsolfat thoiero iinng Laalit n[.L]o ndSoetnp,h Meine rdmlaan1t,5e5 2 o re ar1l55y3 N.o]2. ; 1
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3.N ooJta,vn a dne :rH ettk ewpaterirent eere nddeoe nrg elduidceek wnee nr geelstisen ndbdeeon o mseenns tcoheecno men.
[LondJoonhD,na y1,65 8]N. o. 9;3S TC1 6801.
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No4.0; N oitn S TC.
Thifisr cshta pdteeawrli sts hu rrepptriitniitoniu nstg h ou(gbfoher 1e8 54)iw ta sse ldtohmea ti tahuetrh or
foreivgenr naciunEl nagrlsab nedfo rteht ei moef orp rinotreirg ihnaadal nlysy u cihn tentiiosn s. It
JohWno lef.I tc overyse atbrhewsete e1n55 0a nd fort herseea stohnatsth weo rkdsi scuisnts heids
l5 80t,hfie r tshti orftd h teo tal pbeecr oinosdi dtecorh ­apatrecero nesrietddoh aevb eesnu rrietpitously
eda,n idcs h aracbtyet rhuienz seyds tematicp roiemndit.s sion
ofi mpriinnwt osr pkrsi nitnfoe rde ivgenr na.c ulaTrhsfier bsoto ikna fo reivgenr nartc ohu avleab een
Thearrene o fi ctitiimopiurnsat tsa lilnt hfiirss tp rinitneE dn glawnidtu htao ni mprwianstt he
phasaen,td h teo toamli ssoifo anin myp riintn hte Cathec(hNi.o2s m1So,T C4 81)3a,t ranslianttioo n
worokfts h is iptseh rreie osoduf tl hteh iarv ibnege n IatlibayMn i chelaFnlgooerflAi oro c hbiCsrhaonp­
prinfotrae p dr ivoartdee r,t hraoanfatc hoenrs ciomuesrL 'atsi Cna tiescmhIutws a.ps r initnLe odn dionn
atteomntp htpe ar otft hper inttoie nrc rheiasssa el esl.a t5e5 2o re raly5 5,3 probya bbylS etphen
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The" usrrietpitou"s onfte hsesse twhoerrkesfo rMei eradnm.
aripsreism afrroimlt yha eu t'hsoo rrp atr'osdn e­ MicahnegleFlloo wriaosaF lorePnrtoitnees tant
cistioos nu ibdsiaz peo ssuinbelcyo neodmiitci ownh,ofl edt oE ngland bsehfoortreht rele yi ogfn
andl,e sdsi rtelcyfr,o mt heg raadluleym erginEgd waVrI.dI n5 5h0e w as prteoaac cnohgerre ga­
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princtuesrt'osom m iotftt hiienm gp rfrionmat b ook tioonfI a tliParno tessi tnLa onntdbonas,eo dn t he
prinfotrae p dr ivcautosemt eArn.i mpriinsn utca h StranCgheurrsac'nh id,it s probabtlrea ntsh­at this
boowko ulondl y pinrvoisitpveepe cu trcrh'aissn e­ latwiaoisnn e tndfoerdt heuis1re .
quirwiheiscc ohu nlodbt e s taiesdfia,n sdo p risn terWed on ot ktnhoenwiu rm beirn1s 5 53b;u t in
gradlulbyae gtaono miitm pirnitnst hciast egofo ry1 658t,e yne aarfst tehrae c scseioofQn u eeEnl iza­
booTkh.is sy stweomr kweedle ln oufogrh worksb eittnhh ,Le o rMday oorfL ondworno atc eet rificate
Enlgi;s hbuti nfow roerikvgse nr nacwuiltaharonsuy t givitnhgne u mbeorfts h foer eiglnievriisnnh g i s
imprwienratel moasutt omaaltalisycs utmoec do me ci:t" yThew holneu mbeorfs tranagsew resl,l
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