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 1st, 1617. [Arber, iii. 684.] He died at the end of 1642 or the beginning of 1643, as on February 23rd in the latter year thirty-four of his copyrights were transferred to Thomas Dainty, and by him re-assigned to the widow of Ch. Meredith. [Stationers' Registers, Liber D.]

MILBOURNE (THOMAS), printer in London; Jewin Street [Aldersgate Street], 1659-67. Took up his freedom July 7th, 1634. [Arber, iii. 687.] Was in trouble in 1666 for printing The Catholic Apology. [Domestic State Papers, Charles II, vol. 182 (68, 69).] He made overtures for printing the weekly Gazette, and undertook that a new fount of type should be cast for it. In the survey taken on July 29th, 1668, he was returned as having two presses, no apprentices and two workmen.

MILLER (ABRAHAM), printer in London; Blackfriars, 1646-53. Eldest son of George Miller. He succeeded to the business on the death of his father in 1646. Printed, amongst others, for E. Dod, Nath. Ekins, William Lee and Christopher Meredith.

MILLER (GEORGE), printer in London; Blackfriars, 1601-46. Son of George Miller, of Kettering, co. Northampton, schoolmaster. Apprentice to Richard Field, successor to Thomas Vautrollier, for seven years from Michaelmas, 1604. [Arber, ii. 281.] Field at his death left him a bequest of twenty shillings to purchase a ring. &#91;Plomer, Wills, p. 51.] George Miller and Richard Badger afterwards purchased the business. [Arber, iii. 703.] George Miller died before October 8th, 1646, on which day his will, dated July 20th preceding, was proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury. [P.C.C. 147. Twisse.] In it occurs this passage: "Item I give to my sonne Abraham the lease of my house in the Blackfriars with the letter and presses copies and all other utensils belonginge to the printinge house to enter all these immediately after my decease." Miller had four other sons, William, John, Symon, and George, all of whom except John are found as booksellers. The will also mentions a daughter Martha, a brother William, and sisters Elizabeth Coe, Ellen Brewster, Elizabeth Archer, and Sarah Foster, the residue being left to his wife Anne. Amongst the witnesses was John Clarke, probably the bookseller of that name.