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 works, occurs on sigs. L. 7, 8 of Arminius' Just Man's Defence, 1657. [B.M. 4257, a. 10.] With one exception, Will. Elder's Pearls of Eloquence, all these are theological.

EWSTER, see Euster.

FAIRBEARD (SARAH), bookseller in London; At the North Doore of the Royal Exchange, 1646. Only known from the imprint to the following: The State of a Christian [a broadside]. [669, f. 10, 70.]

FALCONER, FAULKNER, or FALKNER (FRANCIS), bookseller in London, (1) Under St. Margaret's Church, New Fish Street, 1614; (2) Near St. Margarets Hill, Southwark, 1627 (1605-48). Son of Thomas Falconer or Falkener, late of Stanton Harcourt, co. Oxon, yeoman, apprentice to Andrew Wise for eight years from Midsummer, 1598. [Arber, ii. 229.] Took up his freedom July 2nd, 1605. [Ibid, iii. 683.] Entered The Jests of George Peele on December 14th, 1605. Amongst his other publications may be noted T. Brewer's Merry Devil of Edmonton, 1626, 1631; N. Breton's Pasquil's Mad Cappe, 1626; J. Mason's Tragedy of Muleasses, 1632; Robert Greene's Dorastus & Fawnia, 1648. [Sayle, vol. ii, p. 670.]

FALCONER (JOHN), bookseller at Glasgow, 1659-62. Named among the debtors in inventory of, q.v. &#91;H. G. Aldis, List of books printed in Scotland before 1700, p. 112.]

FALKNER, see Falconer.

FARNHAM (EDWARD), bookseller in London, (1) Neere the Exchange, 1657; (2) Pope's Head Alley neere Cornhill, 1657-60. In partnership with, q.v.

FAULKNER, see Falconer.

FAWCETT or FORCET (THOMAS), printer in London, (1) Grub Street; (2) Heydon Court in old Fish Street neere the upper end of Lambert Hill. 1621-43. Took up his freedom May 7th, 1621 [Arber, iii. 685.) Partner with, q.v. In Sir J. Lambe's Notes [Arber, iii. 704], he is described as the abler man, better workman and better governor. The second address given above is from a title-page in the Bagford Collection entitled, True Character of Mercurius Aulicus, a work of which no copy has been traced.