William Weekly
William Weekly (c. 1629–1697) was a bookseller who settled in Ipswich in the seventeenth century after completing an apprenticeship in London.[1]
He was originally from Great Addington, Northamptonshire. He served his apprenticeship from September 1638 to November 1646.[1] In 1651 he gained the freedom of Ipswich.
His son, John Weekly (1663-1716) entered his apprenticeship of ten years in London with William Harris. He returned to Ipswich, residing in St Lawrence ward.[2]
Publications[edit]
Weekly published a number of books and other publications:[3]
- (1650) The good masters plea, against the evill servants cavill by Nicholas Stanton, late preacher at St Margaret's Church, Ipswich
- (1657) The universal character, by which all the nations in the world may understand one anothers conceptions by Cave Beck, printed by Thomas Maxey
- (1660) The Best Wisdome, by Benjamin Brunning, printed by D. Maxwell[4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "William Weekly". BNF Catalogue général. Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ Copsey, Tony (2011). The Ipswich Book Trades : booksellers, bookbinders, engravers, librarians, music sellers, newsagents, papermakers, printers, publishers, stationers at Ipswich until 1900 : a biographical dictionary. Ipswich [England]: Distributed by Claude Cox. ISBN 0952297051.
- ^ Weekly_(William) PDBP 1641-1667
- ^ "ΒΛΑΣΤΗΜΑ ΕΞ ΥΨΟΥΣ". Oxford Text Archive. Bodelian Library. Retrieved 12 September 2023.