Publications of Matthew Lownes

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 by Matthew Lownes

  • Pilkington, Francis. The first set of madrigals and pastorals of 3. 4 and 5. parts. Newly composed by Francis Pilkington, Batchelor of Musicke and lutenist, and one of the Cathedrall Church of Christ and blessed Mary the Virgin in Chester. London: Printed by M. L[ownes] I. B[rowne] and T. S[nodham] the assignes of W. Barley, 1614. ESTC No. S110423. Grub Street ID 130477.

Printed for Matthew Lownes

  • Downame, George. A treatise vpon John 8. 36. concerning Christian libertie. The chiefe points whereof were deliuered in a sermon preached at Pauls Crosse, Nouemb. 6. 1608. By George Dovvname Doctor of Diuinitie. At London: Imprinted by Felix Kyngston, for Matthew Lownes, and William Welby, 1609. ESTC No. S110210. Grub Street ID 130312.
  • Edmondes, Clement. Obseruations vpon Cæsars Comentaries. By Clement Edmundes, Remembrancer of the cittie of London. 1609. London: print: [sic] for Math: Lownes, [1609]. ESTC No. S121465. Grub Street ID 141051.
  • Stafford, Anthony. Staffords Niobe: or His age of teares. The first part. A treatise no lesse profitable and comfortable, then the times damnable. VVherein deaths visard is pulled off, and her face discouered not to be so fearefull as the vulgar makes it: and withall it is shewed, that death is onely bad to the bad, good to the good. Printed at London: By Humfrey Lownes [for Mathew Lownes], 1611. ESTC No. S117764. Grub Street ID 137430.
  • The vvorthye and famous history, of the trauailes, discouery, & conquest, of that great continent of Terra Florida, being liuely paraleld, with that of our now inhabited Virginia. As also the comodities of the said country, with diuers excellent and rich mynes, of golde, siluer, and other mettals, &c. which cannot but giue us a great and exceeding hope of our Virginia, being so neere of one continent. Accomplished and effected, by that worthy Generall and captaine, Don Ferdinaudo [sic] de Soto, and six hundred of Spaniards his followers. London: Printed [by F. Kingston] for Mathew Lownes, dwelling in Paules church-yard, at the signe of the Bishops head, 1611. ESTC No. S110831. Grub Street ID 130800.
  • Drayton, Michael. Poly-Olbion by Michaell. Drayton Esqr:. London: printed [by Humphrey Lownes] for M Lownes. I Browne. I Helme. I Busbie, [1612]. ESTC No. S121629. Grub Street ID 141205.
  • Drayton, Michael. Poly-Olbion. or A chorographicall description of tracts, riuers, mountaines, forests, and other parts of this renowned isle of Great Britaine, with intermixture of the most remarquable stories, antiquities, wonders, rarityes, pleasures, and commodities of the same: digested in a poem by Michael Drayton, Esq. With a table added, for direction to those occurrences of story and antiquitie, whereunto the course of the volume easily leades not. London: printed by H[umphrey] L[ownes] for Mathew Lownes: I. Browne: I. Helme, and I. Busbie, 1613. ESTC No. S121632. Grub Street ID 141208.
  • Harris, Richard. The English concord, in ansvver to Becane's English iarre: together with a reply to Becan's Examen of the English Concord. By Richard Harris, Dr. in Diuinitie. At London: Printed by H. L[ownes] for Mat. Lownes; and are to be sold in Paules Church-yard, at the signe of the Bishops head, 1614. ESTC No. S119023. Grub Street ID 138669.
  • Ravenscroft, Thomas. Pammelia. Musickes miscellanie: or Mixed varietie of pleasant roundelayes, and delightfull catches, of 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. parts in one. None so ordinary as musicall, none so musicall, as not to all very pleasing and acceptable. London: printed by Thomas Snodham, for Mathew Lownes and Iohn Browne, 1618. ESTC No. S125960. Grub Street ID 145142.
  • Pilkington, Francis. The second set of madrigals, and pastorals, of 3. 4. 5. and 6. parts; apt for violls and voyces: newly composed by Francis Pilkington, Batchelar of Musicke, and lutenist, and chaunter of the Cathedrall Church of Christ, and blessed Mary the Virgin, in Chester. London: Printed by Thomas Snodham, for M[atthew] L[ownes] and A. B[rowne], 1624. ESTC No. S110427. Grub Street ID 130479.
  • East, Michael. The sixt set of bookes, vvherein are anthemes for versus and chorus, of 5. and 6. parts; apt for violls and voyces: newly composed by Michaell Est, Batchelar of Musicke, and master of the choristers of the cathedrall church in Litchfield. London: printed by Thomas Snodham, for M[atthew]. L[ownes]. and A. B[rowne]., 1624. ESTC No. S122480. Grub Street ID 142016.
  • Cantrell, Nicholas. A sermon preached in Oxford-shire; by Nicholas Cantrel, Master in Arts. Published at the request of Sir Richard Blunt. London: Printed by H. L[ownes] for Matthevv Lownes, 1624. ESTC No. S118531. Grub Street ID 138186.
  • Montagu, Richard. A gagg for the new Gospell? No: a nevv gagg for an old goose. VVho would needes vndertake to stop all Protestants mouths for euer, with 276. places out of their owne English Bibles. Or an ansvvere to a late abridger of controuersies, and belyar of the Protestants doctrine. By Richard Mountagu. Published by authoritie. London: Printed by Thomas Snodham for Matthew Lownes and William Barret, 1624. ESTC No. S112831. Grub Street ID 132577.