William Fitzer, the Publisher of Harvey's De Motu Cordis, 1628
William Fitzer, the Publisher of Harvey's De Motu Cordis, 1628
William Fitzer, the Publisher of Harvey's De Motu Cordis, 1628
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<strong>the</strong> BGbp ef IYortcster mentions documents <strong>of</strong> eight <strong>Fitzer</strong>s' <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> late<br />
sixteenth and arly scvcntccnth century ; all wcrc hcsbrndmcn or ycomcn<br />
at Rroadms. So was nomas fitzcr <strong>of</strong> Droadw3s, <strong>the</strong> fa<strong>the</strong>r <strong>of</strong> Vi'iYiarn<br />
<strong>Fitzer</strong>. Thomas <strong>Fitzer</strong>'s name is just rnentioncd in thc ~~Torccstcr;hirc<br />
County Records, but no defillitc drtcs ahut him or <strong>the</strong> datc <strong>of</strong> his birth<br />
arc to be found, since <strong>the</strong> parish rqistcrs <strong>of</strong> Brordw2s do not start until<br />
1676 and <strong>the</strong> ' Bishops transcripts ' in thc asc <strong>of</strong> Rroadwvss arc irot cwtznt<br />
bcforc 161 2.<br />
The first date for <strong>William</strong> Fitzcr I could sccurc is 22 August 161~. On<br />
that date '~Villiam Fizer alias Visor ' was admittcd a King's Scliolu to<br />
King's Sdzool, 1570rcester, ' bv Mr. Dr. Langworth cx relacione Mr. Bright<br />
I.odirna$stri '. Mr. Nec ldcdondd, Master <strong>of</strong> King's School, \Vorce,ter,<br />
who puhllshcd r history.<strong>of</strong> Jiing's School a fm years ago, and to whom I<br />
am greatly obliged for ms help, wrote to me :<br />
Dr. Langwarth ms <strong>the</strong> pnbmdary who exexcised his pnb_tanjgc in his bmnr-in ths;e deyr<br />
<strong>the</strong> King's khalrn were nmirutcd by tk Dun and PrcSendarjn in rotation-and I tah ' cx<br />
&xione ', a pkae which in dltercnt forms accoanpmicc nan <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> entriw in thi~ rg'nter, to<br />
mean that <strong>the</strong> lindmsnrr (in thk caw) ranched fnr :he h:ir king a proam pcrh~~ to btx!it<br />
by rhc charity : crndilata umc wpcd to be ' ~oor and destitute <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> hclp <strong>of</strong> frie.7Q ', but<br />
I thhl this ~Iaaw was geoaro~dy i:~t~~?rttcd, and to k ab!t to rcsd and .aritt: <strong>of</strong>tm hvevcr<br />
tky are rdmittd ' cx relacioae ma '. Henry Urighr war t3c most d%tingui!!lcd <strong>of</strong> 311 t)re early<br />
bcadmurcn <strong>of</strong> rk Wml an2 he was also R ~tor <strong>of</strong> Broadwas Cram r jgI to rtd.<br />
On 27 March 1614 <strong>William</strong> <strong>Fitzer</strong> rvas succcedcd u K.S. by one Edmund<br />
Bamd. The usual 'a e for admission in those days was ten: we car!<br />
assume tkrcforc that 18<br />
llliarn Fitzcr was born about 1600.<br />
Two yean after leaving schoo! \lril'liam Fitzcr was apprenticed to Thomas<br />
Fyzmr, \Firm, hutbnndmur, Bdms. Will and Adddwarfan (No. 117 <strong>of</strong> 159:).<br />
mere wiilr, kc, ore stored in hroh Mder lun, a d nunbed.)<br />
Firter, Richard, yeomsn, ~mui-wn. Will, q Jm t:q~<br />
Rie5ud Buna, hmbauiman, ~ *cti iacl, tlerefardrn:re,nnd Jom (?) Fiaer (0, Brodmr.<br />
hiuriape Bond (No. 129 g <strong>of</strong> r~g$.<br />
Hauy Fnn, husbaadrnm, Bradmeas, andaMuy Vmghon, &ern Stoke. &Idage Bond<br />
(No. ?? g <strong>of</strong> 1599.<br />
Fyurd, Hauy, Broadwas. Invtntq (No. 29s o <strong>of</strong> 1613).<br />
Viur, Tk0op.q Hrazdm. Adminimrh (No. fir d ol161b).<br />
Fp,er, Thdm~, Emxiws. lnrentory (Xo. 161 x <strong>of</strong> 1617).<br />
Fau, Johr, ycaman, Droadwa Will and Adminkfation (Na G3 <strong>of</strong> r6te).<br />
An tile was arc now kcp at <strong>the</strong> Rgifiry Oliicc rt lirminghsm, X4r. NCC Maeclanrld<br />
idcant me.
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