Publications of John Franck

Note: The following printer, bookseller, or publisher lists are works in progress. They are generated from title page imprints and may reproduce false and misleading attributions or contain errors.

What does "printed by" mean? How to read the roles ascribed to people in the imprints.

In terms of the book trades, the lists below are sorted into up to four groups where: the person is designated in the imprint as having a single role:

  1. "printed by x"; or
  2. "sold by x"; or
  3. "printed for x" or "published by x";

or as having the seller and printer roles in combination, or an absence of the printer's name following "London: printed:" or "London: printed,":

  1. "printed and sold by x"; or "printed for and sold by x"; or "printed by and for x"; or "printed: and sold by x"; or "printed, and sold by x";  and so on.

On this last point, trade publishers may seem to have "printed" or "published" the work, though they did not own the copyright. The lists below reflect only the information on the imprint, except where ESTC provides extra information.

See also "The Meaning of the Imprint."

Printed for John Franck

  • Lenthall, William. Master speakers letter ordered by the Honorable House of Commons, to be sent to the high sheriffe and gentry of Yorkshire. Shewing their dislike of such as have endeavoured to perswade the countrey, that their petition to the parliament was ill relished. Secondly, their dislike of such as have endevoured to perswade godly ministers, that their exercises are not acceptable ... Thirdly, their dislike of such as have endevoured to perswade the trained band from going into Hull, ... Also shewing their great acceptation of the Yorkshire petition, ... Likewise the Parliament wondring at the impudencie of those men, who dare to hinder the advancement of the glory of God & of his worship, and also to scandalize the piety of the house into high a measure. Likewise shewing how ready they are to propagate religion, also desiring and enjoyning the High Sheriffe, to return the names of all those who have vented these untruths, and diswaded the trained band in Holdernesse, from entring into Hull. London: Printed for John Franck, 1641. [i.e. 1642]. ESTC No. R12451. Grub Street ID 60629.