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Thread #7920   Message #3026060
Posted By: Steve Gardham
07-Nov-10 - 03:19 PM
Thread Name: Origins: William Taylor
Subject: RE: Origins: William Taylor
Okay, my neg photocopy of the Bates version is rather poor so I may have the odd word missing but I can check it with my Garnet copy in most cases as their texts are pretty close. I'll also add any differences to the Garnet copy as I go along.

I presume the Bates copy came ultimately from the Douce Collection at Bodl but I foolishly neglected to write my source down. However the ref is Douce PP 183. I have written on my copy the dates 1717-20 but it was printed by S Bates which is Sarah Bates and Chappell gives her printing at this address in 1685. He lists the dates and addresses for the Bates family of printers and the dates he gives range from 1641 to 1702. The only members of the family with the 'Sun and Bible' address were Sarah and Charles, presumably the next generation from Thomas. Sarah could be Charles's wife or sister. Ebsworth had a better grasp on dates. I'll have a look at some of the later Roxburghe volumes to see if she crops up with a more accurate date, and report back. Instalment 1 coming up. The Bates copy is in 3 parts so I might as well use these divisions.