Publications of John Okes

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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 Okes

  • Markham, Gervase. Markhams maister-peece. Contayning all knowledge belonging to the smith, farrier, or horse-leech, touching the curing of all diseases in horses: drawne with great paine, and most approved experience, from the publicke practise of all the forraine horse-marshals in Christendome; and from the private practice of all the best farriers of this kingdome. Being divided into two bookes. The first contayning all cures physicall: the second all belonging to chyrurgery; with an addition of 160. principall chapters, and 370. most excellent medicines, never written of, nor mentioned in any author whatsoever. Together with the true nature, vse, and quality of every simple spoken of through the whole worke. Now the fifth time newly imprinted, corrected, and augmented, with above thirty new chapters, and above forty new medicines that are most certaine and approved and heretofore never published, which you shall finde noted thus [pointing hand]. Written by Gervase Markham, Gent. Imprinted at London: by Nicholas and Iohn Okes, dwelling in the well yard in little St. Bartholmews neere the Hospitall Gate, 1636. ESTC No. S112168. Grub Street ID 131932.
  • Smith, Samuel. Davids repentance: or, A plaine and familiar exposition of the 51. Psalme: first preached, and now published for the benefit of Gods Church. Wherein every Christian may set before his eyes the patterne of unfeigned repentance: likewise exhorting every man to labour for repentance before sicknesse and death seize upon them: for after death there is no repentance to be had or expected. The fourteenth edition, newly revised & profitably amplified by the author Samuel Smith, late preacher of the Word at Pritlewell in Essex. London: printed by John Okes, 1640. ESTC No. S125970. Grub Street ID 145152.
  • A certaine relation of the hog-faced gentlewoman called Mistris Tannakin Skinker, who was borne at Wirkham a neuter towne betweene the Emperour and the Hollander, scituate on the river Rhyne. Who was bewitched in her mothers wombe in the yeare 1618. and hath lived ever since unknowne in this kind to any, but her parents and a few other neighbours. And can never recover her true shape, tell she be married, &c. Also relating the cause, as it is since conceived, how her mother came so bewitched. London: Printed by J[ohn] O[kes] and are to be sold by F. Grove, at his shop on Snow-hil neare St. Sepulchers Church, 1640. ESTC No. S117439. Grub Street ID 137109.
  • Smith, Samuel. Davids repentance: or, A plaine and familiar exposition of the 51. Psalme: first preached, and now published for the benefit of Gods Church. Wherein every Christian may set before his eyes the patterne of unfeigned repentance: likewise exhorting every man to labour for repentance before sicknesse and death seize upon them: for after death there is no repentance to be had or expected. London: Printed by [Nicholas and] John Okes, 1640 [i.e. 1642]. ESTC No. R207315. Grub Street ID 83713.