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HISTORY OF PRINTING.
1584. Richard JuooE was an eminent printer, who kept a sliop at the sifpi of the Bible, at the north aoor of St. Paul's church, though his residence was in Newgate market, next to Christ church. The class of life in which this printer was situate, was of great respectabilitv ; smce in 1531, he was elected from Eton, to fang's col- lege, Cambridge, whence he proceeded as a scholar. About the period of the Reformation, as he was zealous for the success of that great work, as well as for the promotion of learning in general, he studied tlie art of printing, and prac- tised it with great success for many years. " He had a license from government to print the New Tatament in English, dated Jan. 1550; and no printer ever equalled him in the richness of the initial letters, and general disposition of the text, which are displayed therein: being rightly called by Ames " very curious, in his editions of the Old and New Testament, bestowing not only a good letter, but many elegant initial letters, and fine wooden cuts, which may be seen in the hands of several gentlemen." He was one of the original members of the stationers' company, of which he was chosen warden in the vears 1560, 1563, 1566; and master in 1568, I'dan, 1573, and 1574. On the accession of queen Elizabeth to the throne, he printed the proclamation, 17 Nor. 1557, and some others afterwards; but the 7th Feb. following, JohnCawood, who had been a printer to the late queen, was conjoined with him in printing a proclamation for eating flesh ; and they appear to have continued printing jointly the state papers from that time, toough I do not find they had a patent for so doing until 24th March, 1560 ; by wnich they were appointed printers to the queen's majesty, with a salary of £6 13*. 4d. the same as had been allowed to Cawood, by his patent from queen Mary, for his life; and that seems to have been the reason for his being joined with Jugge, in queen Elizabeth's patent. He had licence from his company to print the following books, viz. From July, 1 557, to July 1758. ' The boke of Palnuttrye. The boke of Jotephiu. The Kynge of Hyghtvoumeu. Tht mall psalter, in xvi. Engletthe. The tkorte dixionary. In 1561. The oration of Beze. Orders taken by my Lorde of Canterburye with the rest of the Cummistioners. 1566-67. A defence of preestes maryges. 1669-70. Directions for churchwardens and swommen. Wether yt be mortaU syttne to transgresse dull lawes. Dr. Storyes confession at his death.* He survived
• Dr. John Story was ezecated atTjrbuni, June 1, 1S71. Daring the rei^ oi Maxy, he waa very severe against Uie Protestants, and on the accession of Elizabeth, fled to Flanders, where Ms exertions were nscd to injure the trade with England ; he was at length inveighled away, and brought to London, and confined in the Tower. He was tried on a charge of high treason, in conspiring the death of the queen. On his way to execution, a person (Tom the crowd sang out, —
Master doctor Story,
For you they are right sorry.
The couit of Louvain and Rome ; Your holy father the pope Cannot save you from the rope.
The hangman must hare your gown.
Cawood a few years, in which he enjoyed the privileges of the patent alone. The last procla- mation he printed is dated 16th Feb. 19 Eliz. 1576-7. Herbert observes from some letter of T. Baker, that Jugge had a patent 6 Mav, 2nd and 3d of Philip and Mary (1666,) to priiat "all books of common law for seven years." The same authority also states that he was succeeded by his wife Joan. Considering the number of years in which be was engaged in his profession, and the reputation of his name, one is surprised that the list of books which have issued from his press is so limited. Seventy works bear his im- print. He printed many editions both of the Old and New Testament ; and in 1676, the fol- lowing curious book.*
The kalender of scripture ; wherein the Hehru, Catldian, Arabian, Pnenieian, Syrian, Persian, Greek, and Latin names of nations, etmtreys, men, weemen, idols, cities, hills, rivers, and of other places in the holly bible mentioned, by order of letters ar set and turned into oour English long. Also lists of persons, and books, from whom he had the subject. 4to. By William Patten.
Beneath the title of this curious book is a rebus : an angel holding the letter R in one cor- ner, and in the other comer, a nightingale on a bush, and a label with ivgoe, to express the printer's name; with an epistle of his to the reader at the beginning.
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Jugge's device, which is both elegantly de- signed, and freely cut, consisted of a massive architectural panel, adorned with wreaths of fruit, &c. and bearing in the centre an oval, within which is a pelican feeding heryoung, sur- rounded by the mottoes love kepyth the
IJIWE, OBEYETH THE KYNGE, AND IS GOOD, TO THE COMMEN WELTHE, and PRO REGE,
LEGE, ET GREGE. On the left of the oval stands a female figure, having a serpent twined round her right arm, who is called on the tablet beneath her prvdencia, and upon the left is another female figure with a balance and a sword, called jvsticia. In the bottom centre is a small cartouche panel bearing the annexed monogram.
John Jugge. Of this person Herbert re- marks, that he succeeded Richard in his busi-
- In IS73, Richard Jugge, besides the usual l»wl and
spoons, gave eight gryne cushions for the connsail ctaam- ben for the company of stationers.
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