Edward Whitchurch (died 1561) was a London printer and publisher of
Protestant
Protestantism is a branch of Christianity that follows the theological tenets of the Protestant Reformation, a movement that began seeking to reform the Catholic Church from within in the 16th century against what its followers perceived to b ...
works.
Whitchurch jointly published the first complete version of the
Bible in English in 1539. Other published works included the 1547 ', by
William Baldwin
William Joseph Baldwin (born February 21, 1963), Note: While birthplace is routinely listed as Massapequa, that town has no hospital, and brother Alec Baldwin was born in nearby Amityville, which does. known also as Billy Baldwin,is an American ...
, and the ''
Paraphrases of Erasmus
The ''Paraphrases'' were Latin Biblical paraphrases, rewritings of the Gospels by Desiderius Erasmus. Composed between 1517 and 1524, Erasmus occasionally revised them until his death in 1536.
In 1547, Edward VI of England ordered an English-la ...
'' in 1548.
After
Thomas Cromwell's fall and execution, Whitchurch and Grafton were sent to prison on 8 April 1543 but they were released on 3 May. On 28 January 1543-4, together Grafton and Whitchurch received an exclusive patent for printing church service books and on 28 May 1546 they were also granted an exclusive right to print
primers in Latin and English.
In 1549 he employed five assistants.
Merton Abbey was closed by
Henry VIII as part of the
Dissolution of the Monasteries and the estate sold. Edward Whitchurch and Lionel Dutchet purchased it, but left for Europe when
Queen Mary came to the throne. The site then came into the ownership of the Garth family.
["A Condensed History of Morden and St Lawrence"](_blank)
Church of St Lawrence official website, accessed 17 April 2017.
After the accession of
Mary
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* Mary (name), a feminine given name (includes a list of people with the name)
Religious contexts
* New Testament people named Mary, overview article linking to many of those below
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, he left England, possibly to Germany, and later married
Margaret, widow of
Archbishop Cranmer in 1556.
See also
*''
Yny lhyvyr hwnn
''Yny lhyvyr hwnn'' (In this book) was the first book to be printed in the Welsh language. It was written by Sir John Price of Brecon, a nobleman and secretary of the Council of Wales and the Marches. He was one of the most important Welsh manus ...
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References
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1561 deaths
Publishers (people) from London
16th-century English businesspeople
Year of birth unknown
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