Publications of M.S., 1641.

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 M.S., 1641.

  • Prynne, William. A new discovery of the prelates tyranny, in their late prosecutions of Mr. William Pryn, an eminent lawyer; Dr. Iohn Bastwick, a learned physitian; and Mr. Henry Burton, a reverent divine. Wherein the separate, and joynt proceedings against them in the high-commission, and Star Chamber; their petitions, speeches, ... and execution of their last sentence, and the orders, ... and close imprisonments in the castles of Lanceston, Lancaster, Carnarvan, and isles of Sylly, Garnsey and Jersy; the proceeddings [sic] against the Chestermen, and others ... for visiting Mr Prynne; the Bishop of Chesters order, for ministers to preach against M. Prynne, ... The House of Commons order for, and manner of their returnes from exile; their petitions to the Parliament; the votes of the Commons house upon the report of their cases, declaring ... them illegall, ... with M. Prynnes argument, ... truly related; for the benefit of the present age, and of posterity. Printed at London: for M.S., 1641. ESTC No. R13582. Grub Street ID 61673.