William de Machlinia was an English printer who was active in the 15th century.

Life

He was born in Malines ( Mechelen) in the Low Countries. He moved to London where, from 1483, he worked as an independent printer.

Career

Between 1483 and 1490 he printed twenty-four books. None of those are dated, though some contain his name and place of printing. He was responsible for the printing of the bull of

Pope Innocent III Pope Innocent III ( la, Innocentius III; 1160 or 1161 – 16 July 1216), born Lotario dei Conti di Segni (anglicized as Lothar of Segni), was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 8 January 1198 to his death in 16 ...

, granting dispensation for the marriage of

Henry VII of England Henry VII (28 January 1457 – 21 April 1509) was King of England and Lord of Ireland from his seizure of the crown on 22 August 1485 until his death in 1509. He was the first monarch of the House of Tudor. Henry's mother, Margaret Beauf ...

and

Elizabeth of York Elizabeth of York (11 February 1466 – 11 February 1503) was Queen of England from her marriage to King Henry VII on 18 January 1486 until her death in 1503. Elizabeth married Henry after his victory at the Battle of Bosworth Field, which mark ...

in March 1486. William de Machlinia published in partnership with John Lettou, and they published mostly law books. William de Machlinia also collaborated several times with

Richard Pynson Richard Pynson (c. 1449 – c. 1529) was one of the first printers of English books. Born in Normandy, he moved to London, where he became one of the leading printers of the generation following William Caxton. His books were printed to a high ...

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