Unpaid Debts to London Booksellers: John Harrison the Elder’s Lawsuit against Two Chapmen in 1585

• Published in: Library Vol. 24; no. 3; pp. 332 - 342
• Main Author: McGovern, Jonathan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: UK Oxford University Press 22.09.2023; Oxford Publishing Limited (England)
• Subjects: Book industry; Debt; Early modern period; Litigation; United Kingdom > UK; England; London England

Abstract This article presents a transcript of a recently discovered booklist from a 1585 lawsuit at the Court of Common Pleas. This list describes a large book sale made on 3 May 1584 to two chapmen named John Herne and Thomas Jackson. It throws light on the Elizabethan book trade and the litigatio...