Publications of William Powell

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 William Powell

  • Remember man both night and daye. Thou must nedes die, there is no nay. Imprinted at London: By Willyam Powell for Willyam Pickering dwelling at Sainct Magnus corner, Anno. 1566. 21. August. ESTC No. S121802. Grub Street ID 141372.
  • The A. B. C set forthe by the Kynges maiestie and his clergye, and commaunded to be taught through out all his realme. All other vtterly set a part as the teachers thereof tender his graces fauour. [Imprinted at London: By Wyllyam Powell, [1547?]]. ESTC No. S110721. Grub Street ID 130713.
  • Boorde, Andrew. A compendyous regyment or a dyetary of healthe made in Mountpyllyer, by Andrewe Boorde of physycke doctour, newly corrected and imprynted with dyuers addycyons dedycated to the armypotent Prynce and valyent Lorde Thomas Duke of Northfolke. [Imprynted at London: In Fletestrete at the sygne of the George nexte to saynte Dunstones churche by Wyllyam Powell, In the yere of our Lorde god. M. CCCCC. LXVII. [1567 i.e. 1547]]. ESTC No. S116196. Grub Street ID 135887.
  • De termino Pashe anno xii E. IIII. [London]: Imprinted at London in Fletestrete at the sygne of the George by me Wyllyam Powell, [1548?]. ESTC No. S2040. Grub Street ID 146444.
  • Fitzherbert, John. The boke of hvsbandry profytable and necessarye for all maner of persons newely corrected and amendyd by the auctour Fytzherbarde with dyuers addycyons put there vnto. [Imprinted at London: in Fletestrete by William Powell, dwellyng at the signe of the George, next vnto Saynt Dunstones church, [1549?]]. ESTC No. S92550. Grub Street ID 151276.
  • [Annus primus Richardi .iij.]. [[London]: par me VVilhelmum Powell, commorantem in parochia Sancti Dunstani, ad signnm [sic] diui Georgii, [1550?]]. ESTC No. S92229. Grub Street ID 151012.
  • Natvra brevivm, nevvly and most trewely corrected, with diuerse additio[n]s of statute bokes, cases, plees in abatementes of the saide writtes [and] theyr declarations, and barres to the same added and put in theyr places moste conueniently. [Imprinted at Londo[n]: in Fletestrete nexte to saynte Dunstones church by Wyllyam Powel, anno M. D. L. I. [1551]]. ESTC No. S94272. Grub Street ID 152579.
  • Littleton, Thomas. Lyttilton tenures truely translated in to Englyshe. [London: Printed by W. Powell], An. M.D.LI. [1551]. ESTC No. S123868. Grub Street ID 143318.
  • Askham, Anthony. An almanacke and prognostication, made for the yeare of oure Lorde God .M. D.L.II. declarynge the houre and mynute of the rysynge [and] settynge of the sunne and moone for euery day in the yere ... the whiche is composed by Anthonye Askham phisition. [Imprinted at London: In Fletestrete by Wyllyam Powell [for Rycharde Kele], [1552]. ESTC No. S116042. Grub Street ID 135735.
  • Boemus, Johannes. The discription of the contrey of Aphrique, the fyrst part of the worlde, with the cituation of al the countreys together, with the perticuler maners lawes, and ceremonies, of dyuers people inhabityng in the same part. Translated out of Frenche into Englyshe by Wyllyam Prat of London, the fyrst daye of the newe yere, M.CCCCC.LIIII. Rede it dylygently, marke it perfectly, reuolue it thorowly, beare it equally, beholde the auctours simplicitie, and prayse God almyghty. [Imprinted at Londo[n]: In Fletestrete at the signe of the George next to saynt Dunstones Churche by Wyllyam Powel], [f1554]. ESTC No. S112745. Grub Street ID 132494.
  • T. T. [Some f]yne gloues deuised for Newyeres gyftes to teche yonge peop[le to] knowe good from euyll wherby they maye learne the. x. commaundementes at theyr fyngers endes. x. other good lessons be written within the fyngers, the tree of vertues with her braunches in the right palme and the route of vyces in the lefte, with a declaration of the other pyctures folowinge in meter. Imprinted at London: By Wylliam Powell, [not before 1560]. ESTC No. S121847. Grub Street ID 141415.
  • The booke of caruyng. Imprinted at London: By [W. Powell for] Abraham Veale dwelling in Poules Churchyarde, at the signe of the Lambe, [1560?]]. ESTC No. S116177. Grub Street ID 135868.
  • Certayne Godly exarcises [sic] meditacions and prayers, very necessary and profytable for all persons and for all times, set forthe by certayne godly lerned men, to be vsed dayly as you shalbe godly disposed, and shall feele nede thervnto. And also the letany dayly vsed in churches annexed to the ende hereof. Imprinted at London: In Fletestrete at the sygne of the George neere to saincte Dunstons churche by VVyllyam Powell, [ca. 1565]. ESTC No. S115579. Grub Street ID 135269.
  • Ridley, Nicholas. A pituous lamentation of the miserable estate of the churche of Christ in Englande, in the time of the late reuolt from the gospel, wherin is conteyned a learned comparison betwene the comfortable doctrine of the gospell, [and] the traditions of the popish religion: with an instruction how the true Christian ought to behaue himself in the tyme of tryall. Wrytten by that worthy martyr of god Nicolas Rydley, late Bysshoppe of London. Neuer before this tyme imprynted. Wherevnto are also annexed certayne letters of Iohn Careles, written in the tyme of his imprisonment Perused and allowed according to the Quenes Maiesties iniunctions. [Imprinted at London: By VVillyam Powell, dwelling in Fletestrete, at the signe of the George, nere to Sainct Dunstons Church, [1566]]. ESTC No. S110643. Grub Street ID 130653.

Printed for William Powell

  • Here foloweth the .X. co[m]maundeme[nts] in englysshe, the Crede with the Pater noster, nat tra[n]slated by any [proper] person, but by the hole consent & auctorite of the bysshops of this realme [in] co[n]uocacion, euery true Christian to lerne [it as] he is bounde by goddes co[m]maundeme[n]t & the kynges grace iniunctions. Imprentyd at London: by [W. Powell for] John[n] Waley, [1548?]. ESTC No. S124487. Grub Street ID 143842.