Edmund Weaver was an English

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and a

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in the 17th century.

Life

Edmund Weaver was an apprentice to

Thomas Wight Thomas Wight (died ca. 1608) was a bookseller, publisher and draper in London. Wight published many important books, including many of the earliest law books in English. Career Together with his father, the draper John Wight, he published seven ...

and was 'clothed' in 1607 and became master of the

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in 1637. He was married to Jane Weaver, who died on 29 August 1636. He was appointed a Commissioner of

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by an act of parliament in 1648.''House of Lords Journal'' Volume 10
17 March 1648. Weaver had many important books printed so he could sell them in his shop near St Paul's Church in

. He published

Robert Cawdrey Robert Cawdrey (ca. 1538 – after 1604) was an English clergyman who produced one of the first dictionaries of the English language, the '' Table Alphabeticall'', in 1604. Career Robert Cawdrey did not attend university, but became a school te ...

's book, '' A Table Alphabeticall'' in 1604. ' was the first monolingual

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in the

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. Weaver went on to publish three subsequent editions of '.

Other books published

*'.

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, Batchelour in Divinitie, and Minister of Gods Word at Broughton in Northampton Shire. The sixth Edition, corrected and amended, with a Table thereunto annexed. At London, Imprinted by Iohn Legatt, for Edmund Weaver, and are to be sold at his Shop at the great North doore of Pauls Church. 1636. * ', Thomas Morton, Printed y R. Fieldfor Edmund Weaver, London, 1609 * *',

Richard Bernard Richard Bernard (1568–1641) was an English Puritan clergyman and writer. Life Bernard was born in Epworth, England, Epworth and received his education at Christ's College, Cambridge, where he matriculated in 1592, obtained his BA in 1595, a ...

, 55pp. London: by Felix Kyngston, and are to be sold by Edmund Weaver, 1624. *'' '',

John Cotta John Cotta (1575–1650) was a physician in England and author of books and other texts on medicine and witchcraft. Life He was a native of Coventry, and his mother is believed to be Susannah Winthrop, aunt of John Winthrop. In 1590 he was admi ...

, Imprinted at London : By William Iones, and are to be sold by Edmund eaverat the great North doore of S. Pauls Church, 1617. *'':'' :::' :::But joy came in the morning.' :::', :::.' :::'These come too late, though they import they love, :::.' :Printed at London by John Windet for Edmund Weaver, and are to be solde at the Great North doore of Paules, 1604. Small 4to.

Notes

External links

A description of Robert Cawdrey from the University of Toronto library
{{DEFAULTSORT:Weaver, Edmund British book publishers (people) 17th-century English merchants 1590s births Year of birth uncertain Year of death missing Bookshops in London English booksellers 17th-century English publishers (people)