Publications of John Awdeley

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 John Awdeley

  • The forme and shape of a monstrous child, borne at Maydstone in Kent, the .xxiiij. of October. 1568. Imprinted at London: by John Awdeley, dwellyng in little Britain streete withough Aldersgate, The .xxiij. of December. [1568]. ESTC No. S113123. Grub Street ID 132865.
  • Heywood, John. The playe of the weather. A newe and a very merye enterlude of all maner wethers made by Ihon Heywoode. The players names Iupiter a god. Mery report the vyce. The gentleman. The marchants. The ranger. The water miller. The winde miller. The gentlewoman. The launder. A boye the leste that can play. [Imprinted at London: By Ihon Awdeley dwelling in litle Britayne streete, beyonde Aldersgate, [ca. 1573]. ESTC No. S118773. Grub Street ID 138422.
  • Bradford, John. Two notable sermons, made by that worthy martyr of Christ Maister Iohn Bradford, the one of repentance, and the other of the Lordes supper neuer before imprinted. Perused and allowed according to the Queenes Maiesties iniunction. [London]: 1574 Imprinted at London by Iohn Awdeley [and Iohn Wyght], [1574]. ESTC No. S125197. Grub Street ID 144451.
  • Bullinger, Heinrich. The christian state of matrimony. Wherein husbandes [and] wyues may learne to keepe house together wyth loue. The contentes. The originall of holy wedlocke, when, where, how, and of whom it was instituted and ordayned ... And how maryed folkes should bring vp their chyldren in the feare of God. By Myles Couerdale. Imprinted at London: By Iohn Awdeley, 1575. ESTC No. S113052. Grub Street ID 132796.