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Tathill, Tothill, Tottel, Tottle, Tottyll, Toutell
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Apprenticed first to William Middleton (d. 1547), and subsequently to William Powell, Tottell was made free of the Stationers' Company on 19 January 1552. In 1553, he acquired a printing privilege (exclusive right to print) for common law books, which was subsequently extended for his lifetime. Tottell's name appeared on the charter of incorporation granted to the Stationers' Company in 1557. In that year, he printed a collection of early Tudor court poetry entitled 'Songes and Sonettes'. Now better known as 'Tottell's Miscellany', it was reprinted at least eight times before 1600, and was one of the titles whose publication rights were yielded by Tottell to the company in 1584 to contribute to the Company's charitable obligation to its poorer members. He translated his business success into extensive land acquisition, buying land in Middlesex, Buckinghamshire and Pembrokeshire.
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Mandates/sources of authority
Printer (1552-1593)
Internal structures/genealogy
William Tottell (father), fishmonger and mayor of Exeter; Elizabeth Tottell (mother); Geoffrey Tottell (brother), MP for Exeter; Jane Grafton (wife)
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International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3
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Language(s)
English
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Latin
Sources
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography