HIGGINS (CHRISTOPHER), printer at Leith, 1652-54 (?), and Edinburgh; in Harts-Qose over against the Trone-Church, 1655-60. Succeeded Evan Tyler, and printed for the Government According to Watson, "Tyler made over his part of the forfeited gift [of King's printer] to some stationers at London, who sent down upon us Christopher Higgins and some English servants with him." This was about 1652, and the tracts printed at Leith in 1652-4 were probably printed by Higgins, but his name does not appear till 1655, when he was printing at Edinburgh. Though Higgins printed in his own name, Watson's statement is probably correct, and he was succeeded by a Society of Stationers in 1660, in which year he seems to have either died or retired. [H. G. Aldis, List of Books, p. 114.]
HILL (FRANCIS), bookseller in London; Little Britain, 1644. Only known from Smyth's entry as to his death on September 9th, 1644. [Obituary, p. 21.]
HILL (JOHN), bookseller at Edinburgh, 1652. Little is known of this bookseller beyond the date of his death, 1652. Amongst the items in his inventory was a debt to "Androw Crook, Inglischman." [H. G. Aldis, List of Books p. 114.]
HILLS (HENRY), printer in Oxford and London. Oxford: Pennyfarthing Street, 1647. London: (1) sign of Sir John Oldcastle in Fleet yard next door to the Rose & Crown; (2) At the sign of Sir John Old-Castle in Py-Corner; (3) Over against St. Thomas's Hospitall in Southwark. 1641-88. Son of a rope-maker in Maidstone. Sent to London when very young and acted first as postillion to Harrison the regicide, who transferred him to John Lilburne, by whom he was apprenticed to Simmons & Payne, printers. In 1642 he ran away and joined the army, and was present at the battle of Edge Hill. In 1648 he was a Leveller and subsequently an Independent, and offered to print Cromwell's Remonstrance. He was subsequently made printer to the Rebel Army, see Harris (J.). In 1649, in company with Thomas Brewster and Giles Calvert, he was appointed "printer" to the Council of State. After 1653 he held the position alone. He was also appointed one of the "printers" to the Parliament in
