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- 1681 (Creation)
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Evan Tyler (fl. 1639-1682) served as King’s Printer in Edinburgh and Master of the Stationers’ Company during a long and successful career. Tyler left significant sums of money in his will for various charitable causes, including hospitals and church relief for the poor. At the time of making his will, Tyler had 620 pounds with the Company. His bequest to the Company established a loan scheme for ‘new beginners’ in the trade. It established that ten young freemen of the Company receive fifty pounds each. After four years, the young freemen had to repay the loan, free of interest, so that it then could be recycled into ten new young freemen. The archive holds records of Tyler’s bequest, including early nominees and their sponsors.
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