Ilive*, Aldersgate-street. Mr. Bowyer had a small silver cup, inscribed, "The Gift of Mrs. Elianor James to W. Bowyer, after his loss by fire, Jan. 30, 1712;" under which has since been written: " Bequeathed, in 1777, by William Bowyer, to the Company of Stationers, as a Memorial of their Munificence to his father after his loss by fire, Jan. 30, 1712-13." This cup is now deposited amongst the Company's plate, and is occasionally used on days of public festivity. *This was the father of Jacob, whom Mr. Rowe Mores thus describes: "Jacob Ilive was a printer, and the son of of a printer; and had two brothers, Abraham and Isaac, who were both likewise printers. Abraham died at Oxford in 1777. Jacob applied himself to letter-cutting [1730], and carried on a foundery and a printinghouse together: in the year 1734 he lived in Aldersgate-street, over against Aldersgate coffee-house. Afterwards, when Calasio was to be reprinted under the inspection of Mr. Romaine, or of Mr. Lutzena a Portuguese Jew, who corrected the Hebrew, as we ourselves did sometimes another part of the work, he removed to London House (the habitation of the late Dr. Rawlinson), where he was employed by the publishers of that work. In 1751 Mr. Ilive published a pretended translation of The Book of Jasher, said to have been made by one of Alcuin of Britain. The Account given of the translation is full of glaring absurdities; but of the pub lication this we can say from the information of the only one who is capable of informing us, because the business was a secret between the two. Mr. Ilive in the night-time had constantly an Hebrew Bible before him (sed qu. de hoc) and cases in his closet, He produced the copy for Jasher, and it was composed in private, and the same worked off in the night-time in a private pressroom. Mr. Ilive was an expeditious compositor; he knew the letters by the touch." Rowe Mores, Dissertation on Founders, p. 64. Ilive, who was somewhat disordered in his mind, was author of several treatises on religious and other subjects. He published in 1733 an Oration proving the plurality of worlds, that this earth is hell, that the souls of men are apostate angels, and that the fire to punish those confined to this world at the day of judg ment will be immaterial, written in 1729, spoken at Joiners Hall pursuant to the will of his mother, Elizabeth daughter of Thomas James, a benefactor to Sion-college library, and descendant of Dr. Thomas James librarian of the Bodleian. She was born 1689, and died Aug. 29, 1733, and held the same singular opinions in divinity as her son. See his Oration, p. 63. A second pamphlet, called "A Dialogue between a Doctor of the Church of England and Mr. Jacob Ilive, upon the subject of the Oration, 1733." This strange Oration is highly praised in Holwell's third part of interesting Events relating to Bengal. For publishing" Modest Remarks on the late Bishop Sherlock's Sermons," he was confined in Clerkenwell Bride well from June 15, 1756, till June 10, 1758, during which period he published," Reasons offered for the Reformation of the House of Correction in Clerkenwell; shewing, 1. The present state of this Lee, St. John's-lane. Lightboy, Old-Bailey. this gaol, the debauchery of the prisoners, and the miserable condition they are in from the want of a sufficiency of food, &c. 2. Proposals in what manner these evils may be prevented for the future, humbly submitted to the consideration of the magistrates and inhabitants of the County of Middlesex. To which is prefixed, a plan of the said prison engraved on copper, with references describing the manner in which this gaol should be altered for the purposes proposed, with a calculation of the expence thereof. 1757;" 8vo; and "A Scheme for the Employment of all Persons sent as disorderly to the House of Correction in Clerkenwell: shewing, 1. that the profits of their labour will find them in a sufficiency of food; 2. pay the keeper an annual salary; and 3. defray the other expences and necessary repairs of the said gaol. The whole proving, that the county by the execution of this scheme will soon save several hundred pounds a year. 1759," Svo. He projected also twelve other reforming treatises; 1. of the city tythings, &c. 2. of the justices of the peace, &c. 3. of thief-takers, &c. 4. of sheriffs, &c. 5. of the office of chamberlain, &c. 6. a relation of his own examination at Hicks'shall, July 13, 1757, on the subject of his plan for reforming the house of correction; 7. of the Saxon courts of justice, &c. 8. of the building the gaol of Newgate upon the proposed plan, &c. 9. of the orphans debt, &c. 10. of debts under five pounds, &c. 11. a scheme for the erection of county workhouses, &c. 12. of ecclesiastical affairs. The several titles are literally exhibited at length at the end of the above pamphlet. Neither of them has yet been published, and probably neither of them was ever finished."—" July 3, 1762, being Saturday, Mr. Jacob IliveTM and others, having given notice to the several freemen of the Company of Stationers, to meet that day to choose master and wardens of the said company; the said Jacob Ilive was first chosen chairman, to conduct the business of the day. After standing on the upper table in the Hall, he thanked the freemen for the honour they had done him; laid before them several branches of the two charters; and proposed Mr. Christopher Norris, and some one else, to their choice for master; the former of whom was chosen. Then, in like manner, he proposed John Lenthall, esq. and John Wilcox, gent. with two others, for wardens. The choice fell on the said John Lenthal and John Wilcox. A committee was then appointed by the votes of the common-hall, to meet the first Tuesday in each month at the Horn Tavern in Doctors Commons, to enquire into the state of the Company, consisting of 21 persons; five of which, the master and wardens being of that number, were empowered to act as if the whole were present. July 6, being the first Tuesday in the month, the new-elected master came into the Hall about twelve, and was seated at the upper end of it. The Clerk of the Hall being sent for, he was desired to swear Mr. Norris into his office; but, upon his declining it, Mr. Ilive swore him in. A boy then offered himself Meere, Old-Baily, and Printer of the Daily Post and British Journal. Midwinter, Pye-corner. Mist, Great Carter-street, and Printer of a scandalous Weekly Journal bearing his own name. Motte, Aldersgate-street. Moor, Southwark. Norris, Little Britain. Nutt, in the Savoy. Powell, Aldersgate-street. Richardson, Salisbury-court. Says, Aldersgate-street. Says, Bishopsgate-street. Sharp, Ivy-lane, Printer of the Freeholder's Journal. Took, Old-Baily. Todd, Fleet-street. Wilde, Aldersgate-street. himself to be bound; but, no warden being present, he was desired to stay till next month; when several others were bound, some freemen made, and others admitted on the livery; of whom, one at least has frequently polled on contested elections at Guildhall." Gough's British Topography, vol. I. pp. 597. 637; from a communication by Mr. Bowyer. We * "He was originally a printer, and lived with Mr. Jones in the Savoy for many years, and has always had the character of being very discreet and obliging; and now gives as great content to those that employ him, as any publisher whatsoever. went joint partners in the Parliament Lottery; and a prize of ten pounds per annum falling upon my ticket, it renewed our friendship. Upon a long experience of Mr. Nut, I find him to be a just paymaster, and a good publisher." Dunton, p. 298. †This was the justly famous printer, and no less celebrated author, who will be more fully noticed in a subsequent page. Another printer of the same name, and of some eminence in his profession, resided in Fenchurch-street; and in 1705 was said to be "pretty much up in years; however, his young inclinations are not altogether dead in him; for I am informed his son and he have married two sisters; but let nature run as long as it pleases, so as it keep within bounds. The man is grave, and very just in trade. He has done a great deal of excellent work, and printed much for me." Dunton, p.331. "He has a very noble printing-house in Aldersgate-street. Whilst I employed him, he was always very civil and obliging. I brought him to be concerned in printing The present State of Europe,' in which he is yet employed." Dunton, p. 334. ROMAN ROMAN CATHOLICKS. Berrington, Silver-street, in Bloomsbury, Printer of the Evening Post. Clifton, Old-Baily. Gardiner, Lincoln's-Inn-fields. A List of the several News-papers published in London, with the Printers' names, and where they may be found. DAILY PAPERS. Daily Courant, printed by the worthy Mr. Buckley, Amen-corner. Daily Post, Meere, Old-Baily. Daily Journal, Appleby, near Fleet-ditch. WEEKLY JOURNALS. Mist's Journal, Great Carter-lane. Read's Journal, White Fryers in Fleet-street. PAPERS PUBLISHED THREE TIMES EVERY WEEK. Post Man, Leach, Old-Baily. Post Boy, James, Little Britain. Berrington's Evening Post, Silver-street, Bloomsbury. Whitehall Evening Post, Wilkins, in Little Britain. St. James's Post, Grantham, in Paternoster-row. The Englishman, Wilkins, in Little Britain. HALF-PENNY POSTS, THREE TIMES EVERY WEEK. Heathcot's, Baldwin's-gardens. Parker's, Salisbury-court. Read's, White Fryers, Fleet-street, In January 1724-5, Mr. James Bonwicke, the younger son of Mr. Bowyer's worthy schoolmaster*, knowing his integrity and friendship, appointed him executor to his will, and bequeathed to him a small cabinet of medals The same cabinet, somewhat augmented, Mr. Bowyer afterwards left to his worthy friend and physician the late Dr. Heberden, for whom he had a sincere regard ‡. As the circumstances attending this executorship are remarkable, I shall annex, from Mr. Bowyer's hand-writing, a copy of the Will §: "In the 2 * The Greek " Spicilegium in usum scholæ Felstediensis sub S. Lydiat gymnasiarcho," was printed 1698, 12mo. for H. Bonwicke (brother to the schoolmaster) at the Red Lion, St. Paul's Church Yard; and the edition of 1738, for J. and J. Bonwicke, at the same place and sign. "I leave my cabinet of medals to my dear friend Mr. William Bowyer, Junior." Mr. James Bonwicke's Will. I give to Dr. William Heberden my little cabinet of coins." Mr. Bowyer's Will. § On this will were grounded the following Cases, drawn up by Mr. Bowyer, and answered by two Counsellors of considerable eminence. CASE I. "J. B. dying, bequeaths above 600l. in legacies, and among the rest 2001. for charitable uses, by a Will of his own handwriting before his sickness, though neither dated, signed, nor sealed; but which he delivered before his death to one of the Legatees mentioned in the said will, declaring it to be his last Will and Testament. Upon a view of the Effects of the said Testator, it appears that there are not assets near sufficient to pay the said legacies, unless an estate be sold for that purpose, which the Testator received the profits of when living, but which was bought in the name of another person, and by that person held in trust for the said Testator, of which estate no mention is made in the said Will. : Query Shall the said estate go to the Heir at law, in prejudice to the said legacies and charities, or to the Executor, to enable him to perform the said Will of the Testator?" Answer, "I conceive very clearly, that, in this case, the trust of the real estate will descend to the Testator's heir at law, and that the Will is perfectly void as to lands, it not being executed according to the solemnities directed by the statute. But as to the personal estate, the Will, being all of the Testator's own hand-writing, is good for that, and may, and ought to be proved by the executor, who is entitled to retain the legacy specifically devised. EDMUND SAWYER, March 8, 1724.' CASE |