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HISTORY OF PRINTING.

lowed the business of printing, and was pnnter to this university, as well as a scholar and an author. He printed eight different works while in business, and Thomas Charde, who was after- wards an eminent printer in London, was for some time his assistant.

ThomasThomas is thus noticed in one of Martin Marprelate's pieces, beginning, " Oh, read over D. John Bridges, for it is a worthy worke, p. 6, viz. As of the Helvetian, the Scottish, French, Bohemian, and the churches of the Low Coun- trys, the churches of Polonia, Denmarke, within the dominions of the county Palatine, of the churches in Saxonie, and Swevia, Sec. which you shall see evidently proved, in the harmonie of the confessions of all those churches ; section the eleventh. Which harmonie was translated, and printed, by that puritan Cambridge printer, Thomas Thomas. And although thebooke came out by publicke authoritie, yet by your leave, the bishops have called them in, against their state. And trust me, his grace will owe that puritane printer as good a tume, as hee paide unto Robert Waldegrave for his sawcines, in printing my frend, and deare brother, Diotreplies his dialogue. Well frend Thomas, I wame yoii before hand, look to your selfe,&c."

Thohas Thomas, M.A. printer to the univer- sity of Cambridge, author of the Dictionary, which bears the name of Thomat Thomaaius, died a married man 1588, and was buried in the church of St. Mary Major, August 9, 1588.

1584. Of archtlecture the first and ckiefett grounds, vted in all ancient and fanuna numu- mentt, published by John Shute, printer and architect. Printed by Thomai Manhe, folio. Ames found no books that bore the name of John Shute, as printer.

1584. The temporitour, tltat is to 'say, the ob- scurer of lime, or he that ehangeth with the time. Compyled in Latin by that excellent clarke, Woffangus Musculus, and translated into French by maister Valleran Pulleyn, and out of French into English by H. P. 1555. Imprinted at Edinburgh by Thomas Vautrollier. 1684, ^2mo.

1684. Died, Carolus Sigonius, the author of several esteemed works, was for some time one of the professors of the university of Padua, and obtained a pension from the republic of Venice. He published a spurious work attributed toCicero. He would never marry ; and gave for his reason, that Minerva and Venus could not live together. He was born at Modena, in the year 1524.

1584. ITie Discoverie of Witchcraft, tcherein the leutde dealings of Witches and Witchmongers is notablie detected; the hnaverie of Conjurors, the impietie of Inchanters, the follie of Sooth- sayers, the impudent falsehood of Couseners, the infidelitie of Atheists, the pestilent practices of Pythinists, the curiositie of Figure-casters, the vanitie of Dreamers, the beggarly art of Alcumys- trie, ^c. are deciphered. By lUginaid Scott, esq. London, imprinted by William Brome.

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 * WolfaDg Miuculus died at Bcinc, in Switzerland,

William Brome carried on printing fipom 1576, to the year 1591, in which year a work was printed for Joane Brome, widow. She was in business for about five years.

1584. Alexander and Campaspe. Played bee- fore the Queenes Majestie on New-yeares Day at Night, by her Majesties Children, and the Chil- dren of Paules. By John Lyllie,* Maister of Artes. Imprinted at London, for Thomas Cad- man. 1584.

1584. Sapplto and Phaon. Played beefore the Queenes Majestie on Shrovetewsday, ^ her Ma- jesties Children and the Boyes of Paule*. By William Lillie, Maister of Arts. Imprinted at London, for Tlumuu Cadman. 1584.

1584, July 23. Died John Day, the most eminent typogpupher of his time. He was born at Dunwich jf in the parish of St. Peter's, in which town he bequeathed a charitable gift. It has been conjectured that he learned the art of printing from Thomas Gibson, because he frequently used one of that printer's devices. He first began business about 1546, "in St. Sepulchre's parishe, at the signe of the Resur- rection, a little above Holbom Conduit;" and was for a few.yearf a partner with Wm. Seres. In 1519 he removed to the old city gate called Aldersgate, of which Stow says, " John Daye, stationer, a late famous printer of nrany good bookes, in our time dwelled in this gate, and builded much upon the wall of thecitie, towards the parish church of St. Anne."J In Sept. 1552, he had a license for printing the Catechism, with the brief oian A B C, or primer. On the com- mencement of queen Mary s persecutions, he for some time sufiered imprisonment, in company with John Rogers, one of the first martyrs of that period; but afterwards fled beyond sea.|| However, he returned in 1556, when he was the first person admitted into the livery of the

1600. He wrote a worli entiUed Euphuet, a Uacription of d^erent Characters, and nine dramatic pieces, allof which are scarce. They are entitled Atemndtr and Campatpa, ffuUmJon, Sappho and Phaon, Oalatea, Mjfdas. Mother Bombie, Woman in the Moone. Maid her Metamorphoats, and Love her Metamorphosit. Kig-bt of these are in the Oanlck collection.
 * John LUI7 was born in Kent, aboat IfifiS, and died in

Campaspa sold at Wrigrbt's sale for a poinea. In the Gairick collection. Sappho and Phaon sold at Wright's sale for one guinea; and at Pearson's for j^l lis. 6d. In the Oarrick collection.

-f Misprinted Doiwich in Dibdin's edition of Amca'a Ts/pographicat Antiqwtiet ; where (following Herbert, the former editor) it is also supposed that Day was *' descended from a good family buried at Btadley-Parva;" but for " descended &t>m" we should read merely " married into," as will be perceived by the account of his family given on the present occasion. With regard to Day's descent. It would rather seem that it was of foreign origin, if his son Richard had any better reason than caprice for writing hi* name IVAUe, as he did in the reign of James I.

t Stow's Survey. — ^Though Day erected new buildings, his pressa did not help to keep the old gate in repair; it was rebuilt in 1617.

I Fox's Book of Martyrs, p. 1S5S. Rogers detailed to Day his plan for providing the churches throughout the country with Protestant readers, so as wholly to exclude the Popish priests ; and it was probably related to Fox by Day Minaeir. The facts of Day's imprisonment and exile have been oveiiooked by all his biographers; thooeh copied from Fox by Strype ; Ames and his followers oiuy anylng, "It looks as if he forebore printing during the reign of queen Mary."