John Bellamy or Iohn Bellamie (ca. 1596–1653) was an English publisher, semi-separatist and bookseller. He is noted for his connections with the Leyden Community and Mayflower passengers.

Pilgrim Publisher of London

In 1611 Bellamy began his apprenticeship under Nicholas Bourne of London. In 1619/20, Bellamy's term of service terminated. John Bellamy certainly knew

Edward Winslow Edward Winslow (18 October 15958 May 1655) was a Separatist and New England political leader who traveled on the ''Mayflower'' in 1620. He was one of several senior leaders on the ship and also later at Plymouth Colony. Both Edward Winslow and ...

, because Edward Winslow was an apprentice under John Beale and at his bookshop Bourne stocked the titles that Beale had printed. In 1622, Bellamy set up his first shop called "Two Greyhounds" in Cornhill, near the Royal Exchange. Two years later, he set up a new bookshop called "Three Golden Lyons", selling and publishing books related to puritans and the New England colonies. Bellamy had published numerous works of the most distinguished puritan leaders, historians, and New England colonists. They are

Henry Ainsworth Henry Ainsworth (1571–1622) was an English Nonconformist clergyman and scholar. He led the Ancient Church, a Brownist or English Separatist congregation in Amsterdam alongside Francis Johnson from 1597, and after their split led his own con ...

, John Robinson, John Cotton, John Wemyss (Weemse),

, William Bradford,

Thomas Hooker Thomas Hooker (July 5, 1586 – July 7, 1647) was a prominent English colonial leader and Congregational minister, who founded the Connecticut Colony after dissenting with Puritan leaders in Massachusetts. He was known as an outstanding spea ...

, Thomas Shepard, William Wood and Philip Vincent. In 1622, he issued

Mourt's Relation The booklet ''Mourt's Relation'' (full title: ''A Relation or Journal of the Beginning and Proceedings of the English Plantation Settled at Plimoth in New England'') was written between November 1620 and November 1621, and describes in detail wh ...

, one of the most important narratives relating to New England. In 1624, he published "Good Newes from New England", another important work by Edward Winslow. In the 1620s/1630s, he published Henry Ainsworth's "Annotations upon the five books of Moses". Bellamy's contact with the New England colonists was not limited to the publication of the work of their spokesmen. He also supplied them books. When William Brewster came to Plymouth on the Mayflower ship in 1620, he brought with him many books. During the remainder of his life at Plymouth his library was augmented, and it included additional books bought from John Bellamy after 1620.

Death

Bellamy died in January, 1653 in Northamptonshire, England.

Publications

*1622, A Relation or Journal of the Proceedings of the English Plantation Settled at Plymouth, by Edward Winslow and others (known for "

"), sold at Iohn Bellamie's shop "Two Grey-hounds", *1624, Good News from New England, by Edward Winslow, sold at Iohn Bellamie's shop "Three Golden Lyons", *1646, Hypocrisy Unmasked, by Edward Winslow, sold at Iohn Bellamie's "Three Golden Lyons", *1647, New England's Salamander Discovered, by Edward Winslow, sold at Iohn Bellamie's "Three Golden Lyons", *1649, Glorious Progress of the Gospel Amongst the Indians, by Edward Winslow, John Eliot and Thomas Mayhew Jr. (son of Gov.

Thomas Mayhew Governor Thomas Mayhew, the Elder (March 31, 1593 – March 25, 1682) established the first European settlement on Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket and adjacent islands in 1642. He is one of the editors of the Bay Psalm Book, the first book published ...

), sold at Iohn Bellamie's "Three Golden Lyons"

References

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