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. He served as Chamberlain for Ipswich Corporation with Richard Clopton, 1656-7.[2]
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.[3]
Publications
[edit]Weekly published a number of books and other publications:[4]
- (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, Ipswich Town Preacher, printed by Thomas Maxey
- (1657) Use and Practice of Faith by Matthew Lawrence printed by Anne Maxey, (widow of Thomas Maxey)
- (1657) Mishʻam A stay in trouble or The saints rest in the evil day by Alexander Pringle of Harwich, printed by Anne Maxey[5]
- (1660) The Best Wisdome by Benjamin Brunning, Ipswich Town Preacher, printed by D. Maxwell[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "William Weekly". BNF Catalogue général. Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ Allen, David; Grace, Frank; Martin, Geoffrey (2000). Ipswich Borough Archives 1255-1835: A Catalogue (PDF). Woodbridge: Suffolk Records Society.
- ^ 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
- ^ "Mishʻam A stay in trouble or The saints rest in the evil day. Exactly discovered from their cordial dependance upon God, and comfortable assistance by him. Shortly digested as the saints manual in the worst of times. The first part". onesearch.library.wwu.edu. Western University Library. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ "ΒΛΑΣΤΗΜΑ ΕΞ ΥΨΟΥΣ". Oxford Text Archive. Bodelian Library. Retrieved 12 September 2023.