---
_id: cni00057527
data:
  actDates:
    - end: 1720
      lang: eng
      start: 1699
      text: 1699-1720
  actNote:
    - intro: acti
      lang: eng
      text: printer
  extResource:
    - display: http://www.nls.uk/
      note:
        - lang: eng
          text: Scottish Book Trade Index online (list)
      url: http://www.nls.uk/catalogues/scottish-book-trade-index
  external:
    - auth: NLS-SBTI
      country: UK
      date: 20080207
  foundIn:
    - Aldis 1904
    - NLS Impr Ind
    - Chapbook Printers
    - Edin Marr
    - Watson
    - Waterston 1
    - Thomson
  generalNote:
    - lang: eng
      text: A little within the Head of Borthwick's Closs over against the Cross-Well on the South Side of the Street July 1712
    - lang: eng
      text: "Possibly a nephew of John Reid fl. 1680-1713. A prolific printer of last dying speeches, ballads and chapbooks. The imprint of “A sermon by Mr James Rows” 1715 adds after the address 'where are to be sold choice of little books and ballads'. Married Agnes Bowie, widow of John Currie, merchant, 6 September 1696. Started a paper-mill on the Water-of-Leith called Jinkabout 1714. His widow, Agnes Bowie, married Mr Samuel Arnot printer 8 August 1721. 'The printer hereof is removed from Liberton's Wynd, to a little within the Head of Borthwick's Closs, over against the Cross-Well on the South-side of the Street' “The Scots Postman 3 July 1712”. Plomer has muddied the waters as far as the two John Reids and Margaret Reid are concerned. Watson says that John Reid junior started business in 1699 (History of Printing p.18) but no book of his bearing that date has been found."
    - lang: eng
      text: The second laigh shop below Mary-King's Closs 1705
  heading:
    - part:
        - entry: Reid
        - firstname: John
        - addition: junior
      usedBy:
        - NLS-SBTI
  place:
    - id: cnl00026636
      part:
        - name: Edinburgh
      typeOfPlace: actv
    - end: 1719
      id: cnl00026636
      note:
        - lang: eng
          text: Printing House
      part:
        - name: Edinburgh
        - address: Libberton's Wynd
      start: 1699
      typeOfPlace: actv
    - end: 1720
      id: cnl00026636
      part:
        - name: Edinburgh
        - address: In Pearson's Closs opposite to the Parliament Closs (a little above the Cross)
      start: 1714
      typeOfPlace: actv
  typeOfEntry: 0
meta:
  history:
    - timestamp: 2014-03-14T12:00:00Z
  remark:
    - 'SBTI original entry: REID, John, junior <printer> Edinburgh'
    - 'Warning: the SBTI information was converted from unstructured format by automation. The assignment of data elements is to be regarded with caution.'
  status: n