Tarlton's News out of purgatory (1590) : a modern-spelling edition ...

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traced by a different route. In 1597 Richard Bradock married
the widow of Robert Robinson, and presumably by doing so took
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over his business. He may have had some association with
Robinson before this in that he served his apprenticeship
with Middleton, whose printing materials Robinson bought.
George Purslowe was apprenticed to Richard Bradock in January
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1600/01, becoming a freeman on 30 January 1609. There is no
record of any transfer of copyright or business from Bradock
to Purslowe, but Bradock is last heard of in 1615 when Purslowe
was becoming active as a master printer. Bradock may also
have been more than casually associated with Allde, they
sometimes printed different editions of the same work, which
in itself means nothing, but at least one work, G-reene's
Philomela (1592), published by White, is stated in the imprint
to be printed by Bradock, and in the colophon by Allde, second
and third editions were produced by Purslowe in 1615 and 1631.
The first and third editions of Tarltons Newes Out of
Purgatorie both have the date of publication printed on the
title page. The second edition is undated, but has always
been assumed to be of 1590. There is no evidence to support
this date, it originated with Malone f s having written it on
his copy. Malone knew of the entry in the Stationers' Register,
but did not know of the survival of the first edition, and
applied the entry to the copy in his possession, the second
edition. The revised edition of the Short Title Catalogue
published in 1976 challenges this date for the first time,
supplying the date [c.1600]. This is based on a statement
made by McKerrow that the ornament that appears on the title
page was not used by Allde before 1593. McKerrow, however,