Samuel Simmons (1640–1687) was an English printer, known as the

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John Milton John Milton (9 December 1608 – 8 November 1674) was an English poet, polemicist, and civil servant. His 1667 epic poem ''Paradise Lost'' was written in blank verse and included 12 books, written in a time of immense religious flux and politic ...

Life

Simmons was born on 8 April 1640, but for some reason he was not baptised until 1643. His parents were Matthew and Mary Simmons. His father printed a number of Milton's works until he died in 1654. Mary Simmons ran the printing business and according to the hearth tax she ran the largest printing business in London. Samuel was sent to the Merchant Taylors' School until 1656. He and his mother then ran the business together. His name appeared as the publisher in books from 1662 but it was not until 1667 that he appears in the publishers register for a book. In 1667 he notably added the name of his first book to the Stationers' register and that was ''

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* 1640 births 1687 deaths English printers {{UK-bio-stub