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Elizabeth Allde

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Biographical Information

There is little information on Elizabeth Allde’s personal life. She was married to Edward Allde, who inherited printing rights from his father, John Allde. A variety of sources indicate that Elizabeth had two children, including a son or son in law named Richard Oulton, who inherited her printing rights after her death.1 She also had another son named Ralph Joyner, likely from a previous marriage (BBTI 582), and multiple stepchildren from Edward’s previous marriage (Gadd). Her apprentices included William Taylor, Gregory Dexter, and one of her stepsons, Jonathan Allde (BBTI 582; Gadd).

Printing Locations

The work of Elizabeth’s husband, Edward, indicates that he lived at several residences over a number of years:

Print Output

A search of the English Short Title Catalogue shows that Elizabeth printed mostly quartos and octavos, but also a few folios and broadsides. She mostly printed books for entertainment purposes, though they often had ornate woodcut designs, which indicates they may have been more expensive. Due to a patent belonging to her husband, Elizabeth had control over the production of all printed songs other than ballads, and of ruled music paper until 1633 (Gadd). Though Elizabeth avoided scandal in her short printing career, her husband faced criminal charges for some of his work including imprisonment, suspension, and defacement of his press (Gadd).
Elizabeth’s notable prints include Friar Bacon and Friar Bungay (STC 12268), work for the Company of Stationers (STC 490.5; STC 490.6; STC 411; STC 514), Honest Whore, Part 2 (STC 6506), and visitation articles for the Church of England (STC 10264; STC 10276.3).

Networks

The work below was printed by Elizabeth Allde (and others) for publishers she associated with:
Publisher Title Associates Year STC Number
Robert Allot Aristippus n/a 1631 20688
Robert Allot Sermons of the Right Reuerend Father in God Miles Smith, late Lord Bishop of Glocester n/a 1632 22808
Robert Alsop Works John Beale, Thomas Brudenell, Thomas Harper, Miles Flesher, John Leggat, Bernard Alsop, Thomas Fawcett 1629 5911
James Boler Works John Beale, Bernard Alsop, Thomas Fawcett 1630 23725
Nicholas Bourne The articles of peace agreed vpon, betwixt the two crownes of Great Brittaine and of France. And the publication of the peace n/a 1629 9250
Nathaniel Butter Honest Whore. Part 2. n/a 1630 STC 6506
Nathaniel Butter Sermons by Humph William Stansby, Felix Kingston 1630 23572
Nathaniel Butter Just mans memorial n/a 1630 4931
Nathaniel Butter Waters of Marah, and Meribah: or, the source of bitterness, and strife, sweetened, and allayed n/a 1630 23574
Nathaniel Butter, Nicholas Bourne German history Thomas Harper, Miles Flesher, John Dawson 1634 23525.7
William Cotton, John Tapp Ephemeris John Windet 1609 22142
Francis Coles Speedie Poste, with certaine new letters n/a 1629 24909.5
Benjamin Fisher Historie of Elizabeth, Queene of England Nicholas Okes, Bernard Alsop, Thomas Fawcett, Thomas Purfoot, John Beale 1630 4500
Henry Gosson Part of the admirable teeth and stomacks exploits of Nicholas Wood, of Harrisom in the county of Kent n/a 1630 23761
Henry Gosson Great eater, of Kent n/a 1630 23761
Henry Gosson Mery New jigge n/a 1630 12725
F. Grove Wits private wealth n/a 1629 3711
Thomas Knight Wily beguilde n/a 1630 25821
Ralph Mab A royall edict for military exercises n/a 1629 6313
Roger Michell Quodlibets lately come over from New Britaniola, old Newfound-land Felix Kingston 1628 12974
Stephen Pennell Essay of drapery n/a 1635 22109
Michael Sparke Church of Englands old antithesis to new Arminianisme Augustine Matthews 1629 20457
Michael Sparke Church of Englands old antithesis to new Arminianisme n/a 1630 20458
Michael Sparke Crumbs of Comfort n/a 1635 23017.5
Stationers’ Company A new almanacke and prognostication, with the forraigne computation, serving for the yeere of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ n/a 1629 490.5
Stationers’ Company A new almanacke and prognostication with the forraigne computation, serving for the yeere of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ n/a 1630 490.6
Stationers’ Company New almanacke and prognostication for the yeere of our Lord God and finall redemption n/a 1631 411
Stationers’ Company New almanacke and prognostication for the yeere of our redemption n/a 1631 514
John Wright Marryed mans lesson: or, A disswasion from jealousie n/a 1634 19254
John Wright The story of David and Berseba n/a 1635 6317

Scholarship

There is virtually no scholarship on Elizabeth Allde specifically. Most information about her has been extracted from articles about other printers and publishers who associated with her, or from articles about her husband Edward.

Notes

  1. The majority of sources state that Elizabeth died in 1636, including the STC, however, the English Short Title Catalogue lists that she assisted on two prints, one in 1637 (STC 22808) and one in 1640 (STC 21380). The British Book Trade Index states she was active until 1640. (AG)↑
  2. Since there is no information on when Elizabeth and Edward married, it is unclear whether Elizabeth resided with Edward in homes other than the one stated in her work. (AG)↑

References

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MLA citation

Griffin, Adrianna. Elizabeth Allde. The Map of Early Modern London, Edition 7.0, edited by Janelle Jenstad, U of Victoria, 05 May 2022, mapoflondon.uvic.ca/edition/7.0/ALLD4.htm.

Chicago citation

Griffin, Adrianna. Elizabeth Allde. The Map of Early Modern London, Edition 7.0. Ed. Janelle Jenstad. Victoria: University of Victoria. Accessed May 05, 2022. mapoflondon.uvic.ca/edition/7.0/ALLD4.htm.

APA citation

Griffin, A. 2022. Elizabeth Allde. In J. Jenstad (Ed), The Map of Early Modern London (Edition 7.0). Victoria: University of Victoria. Retrieved from https://mapoflondon.uvic.ca/editions/7.0/ALLD4.htm.

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TEI citation

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