took place on April 21st, 1658 [Smyth's Obituary, p. 46], and his will was proved on May 10th following. From this it appears that he had a son George, who was at one time in partnership with him, but who had set up for himself; his daughter Ann married Edward Curle, and another daughter, Mary, was the wife of Timothy Garthwaite, q.v. [P.C.C. 244, Wotton.]
LATHAM (J), bookseller (?) in London; Mitre, St. Paul's Churchyard, 1661. Only known from the imprint to the Marquis of Argyle's Instructions to a son, 1661.
LAURENSON (G.), (?) bookseller in London, 1649. His name occurs in the imprint to a pamphlet entitled The King of Scots his message and Remonstrance, 1649. [E. 562 (8).]
LAWSON (THOMAS), bookseller in Edinburgh, 1645. Died May 11th, 1645. Inventory states: "His haill librarie and books withine his booth, being sold and roupeit, are estimat to the sowme of jm ixc and ffowrtie marks." [H. G. Aldis, List of Books, p. 116.]
LEACH (FRANCIS), printer in London; Faulcon in Shoe-Lane, Fleet Street, 1641-57. Took up his freedom June 30th, 1631. [Arber, iii. 686.] Printer of the news-sheet called A Continuation of certain special and remarkable passages from both Houses of Parliament. Administration of his effects was granted to his widow Joane, on July 8th, 1658. [Admon. Act Book, 1658.]
LEACH (JOHN), bookseller in Dublin; Castle Street, 1666. Only known from the imprint to: Bladen (Thos.), Praxis Francisci Clarke … 1666. [B.M. 5063. aa. 1.]
LEACH (THOMAS), printer in London; Falcon in Shoe-Lane, Fleet Street, 1658-69. Possibly a son of Francis Leach, q.v. Some time in 1662 he was arrested at the instance of Sir John Birkenhead for printing seditious literature "with a base stollen edition of poor Hudibras." [Domestic State Papers, Charles II, vol. 49 (19); vol. 67 (30) and (161); vol. 89 (87).] In the Survey taken on July 29th, 1668, he is returned as having "one press and no more, provided by Mr. Graydon, and 1 workman." [Plomer, Short History, p. 227.]
