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HISTORY OF PRINTING.
1711, Jan. 13. Toiler, publidied by Mr. Har- rison,* by the Royal Exchange.
1711. The Postman, published on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Printed by Francis LEACH,t in EUiott's-court, Little Britain.
1711. Tatfer.by Baker.
1711, Feb. 1. ffroifier, or Diogenes robbed of his Tub.
1711, Feh.^. Monthly Weather-paper; being some baroscopical Discoveries from what Part or Parts of the Compass the Wind may be likely to blow ; with what other Sorts and Alterations of the Weather may be expected every Day and Night, in March.
1711, April OB. MUcelUmy, No. 1.
1711, July 19. Chneral Post.
171 1, Attg. I . The Newcastle Courant, printed and published by John White.:^ At its com- mencement this was the only newspaper north of the Trent, and was for several years published three times a week. It was not begun to be numbered until Saturday May 1, 1725, when No. I. appeared in demy 4to. (four pages) price twopence. This paper has continued to be re- gularly published on the Saturday, since 1725.
1711, Aug. 4. Hermit; or, a View of the World by a Person retired from it. No. 1.
1711, Sept. 4. Protestant Post-boy, contain- ing all publick Transactions Foreign and Domes- tic, No. 1.
1711, Nov. 17. Free-thinker, No. 1.
1711, Dee. 1. Weekly Post; or, a just Ac- count of all the principal News, bodi Foreign and Domestic, No. 1.
1712, Jan. 30. The printing-office of Mr. William BowrER,§ situated in White Fryais, London, was destroyed by fire; and, upon a moderate computation, the loss upon the amount of property was not less than £5146 18s. To indemnify the sufferer, a royal brief was granted, of which the clear amount was £1514 I3s. 4id., from which Mr. Bowyer received £1377 9*. 4d. being a dividend of 5s. 4id. in the pound on his
- " His person is of the middle size: his hair iodines to
a brown, bat Ills care and concern for Ua (amily will soon change it into a white, at once the emblem of his inno- cence and virtue. His temper is easy and agreeable j and his piety and devotion as nnalTected, and yet as re- markable as his love to the chorch of England— the true diurch of England, not thoae tamonrs and wens that erew upon it, and pretended to be not part, but all of it. In the late bad times. And less than this coold scarce be expected ttom an apprentice that had served seven yean with Mr. Samnel Crouch."— 7>iai<im.
t His forehead is high and nuOaatic; his eyes full of Ore and briskness, and tempered with an attractive languish- ing I his hair black and lovely ; his person small, and of a curious shape; and it is so neat, so Cree, so disengaged, that there are few like Urn i he has a great deal of wit— his tongue is composed of so much harmony, that, when his health returns, its own sound is only able to declare its perfectton ; he is also bleat with a tender wife, a constant trade, has printed The Pontman, &c. many years j and, I may venture to say, that Francis Leach is the handsomest printer In London ; or, if those good qualities which adorn his soul can admit of degrees, it is because his modesty is transcendant over the rest.— i>iM<an.
t Mr. White died at Newcastle- opon-Tyne, January S6 \Tt^, in the eighty-first year of his age, being at his de- cease, the oldest master printer in England. He was the son of John White, noticed at page 572, ante.
S Of whom see a notice in the year 1737, post.
own proportion of the whole loss. The remain- der, £136 14s. O^d., he thought it his bounden duty to divide amongst the other sufferers.
The following paper was in the mean time circulating among his private friends; among whom Mr. Bowyer always held himself particu- larly under obligations to Mr. Timothy Good- win,* an eminent bookseller in Fleet-street, the first promoter of the subscription ; and to Mr. Richard Sare.f of Holbom, who ranked high in the same profession, and took a very active part in soliciting subscriptions.
"Whereas, by the providence of Almighty God, Mr. William Bowyer, hath lately had his dwelling-house, his goods, his founts of letters, presses, and other utensils, all suddenly destroyed by a sad and lamentable fire, inasmuch that he was not able to save either his own, or his family's wearing clothes, and very little else of any thing, the whole loss amounting to several thousand of pounds, to the ruin of himself and family, not to mention others that have suffered together with him. We whose names are here- unto subscribed, not knowing how soon it may be our own case, do, out of compassion to him, give and contribute the sums following : viz.
ODINCAS.
Timothy Goodwin 10
JohnBaskett 5
JohnWaltboe s
Benjamin Tooke s
Robert Vincent 5
Christopher Bateman . 5
Samuel Manshlp i
Nicholas Bodington .. S
John Nicholson s
Samuel Hoole 10
JacobTonson t
William Freeman t
Charles Harper 5
Daniel Midwinter 5
William Taylor 5
8. Sheafe S
Jacob Tonson, ]un. ... s
EdwardFhireU i
ThomasOuy s
Bernard LUitott s
William Innys s
H.Clements t
Francis Horton t
Henry Rhodes s
Mr. Donall 5
JohnMorphew 1
Robert Whltledge .... 1
Thomas Simpson S
R. and J, Bonwlcke .. S
Richard Wilkin a
Andrew Bell a
Edmund Parker 1
Eben. Tracey 1
Thomas Noirls 1
RalphSmlth 1
George Strahan 3
Mr.Monnt a
Mr.Chiswell a
Richard I^rker I
Richard Mount a
John Sprint s
omifSAs.
Daniel Browne
S.Butler
George Conyers.. .. James Knapton .. .. Emanuel Matthews . .
John Baker
Henry Oveiton
A. Baldwin
Jonah Bowyer.
Matthew Wottoa ....
Edward Castle
John Pemberton
Samuel Keble
J.Osborn
James Round
Thomas Caldecott . . . Thomas Medcalfe . . . Elizabeth Pawlett ... Arthur Bettesworth .
Thomas Brewer
Edmund CnrU
Philip Overton
Nathaniel Dodd
Owen Lloyd
Isaac Cleave ,
Robert Podmore ....
John Taylor
R. Robinson
Thomas Sever. ,
Ihomas Clark
Widow Jones ,
Madam FhlUps
Madam Geary
Mr. Bcton
Mr.Ponlett.
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Mr. Harding
Mr. Bowles
Mr. Browne
Mr. Bright
Madam bted
These names have been particularly specified, from the original subscription papers, as serving to show who were then the pnncipal persons in the profession of bookselling.
- Of whom see a notice In the year ITM, pott.
T Of whom see a notice in the year 1713, ^es*.
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