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BELL (HENRY), bookseller and printer (?) in London, 1660-61. There were two booksellers in London of this name during the seventeenth century. The earlier one is believed to have died about 1639 or 1640. The name of the second is found on the title-page of a work on the life and death of Charles I, called the Royal Martyr, published in 1660. [B. M. Gren, 3544.] He was also associated with Peter Lilliecrap, the printer, q.v., in issuing a theological pamphlet called the Female Duel, by T. Toll, in 1661. [B.M., E. 1813 (2).] His address has not been found.

BELL (JANE), bookseller and printer in London; East end of Christchurch, 1650-59. Succeeded Moses Bell. Printer of popular literature such as Amadis de Gaul and Reynard the Fox. Hazlitt notes an edition of Sir P. Sidney's Ourania printed by her in 1655 with a curious list of books. [Hazlitt, i. 30.] Most of her type was old.

BELL (MOSES), bookseller and printer in London; neere Christ-Church [Newgate Street], 1628-48. Took up his freedom July 25th, 1624. [Arber, iii. 685.] Started as a bookseller with Henry Bell, possibly a brother, who died about 1639. He was also associated with Benj. Green, q.v. in 1632. Henry and Moses Bell assigned over all their copies to John Haviland and John Wright, sen., on September 4th, 1638. [Arber, iv. 434.] After this, Moses Bell began printing on his own account He died about 1649, and was succeeded by Jane Bell, q.v., probably his widow.

BELLAMY, or BELLAMIE (JOHN), bookseller in London, (1) South entrance, Royal Exchange; (2) Two Greyhounds, Cornhill; (3) Three Golden Lyons, Cornhill. 1620-54. A noted publisher of Americana. A native of Oundle, in Northamptonshire. [Price, J. The City Remonstrance Remonstrated. 1646. E. 345 (18).] He served his apprenticeship with Nicholas Bourne, stationer, q.v., and took up his freedom in February, 1620. For some time afterwards he continued to work for Bourne, and several books, including Richard Braithwaite's volume of verse entitled Time's Curtaine Drawne, bear Bellamy's name as publisher, but were sold at Bourne's shop. Some time during the year 1622 he set up for himself at the Two Greyhounds in Cornhill, and began to publish books relating to New England. The first was A Sermon preached at Plymouth in New England Dec^r. 9^th 1621. Together with a preface shewing the state of the contree, and condicon of the inhabitants, which he entered on the Register on March 22nd, 1621/2, and published