Tyler, Evan
Record IDcni00058916
URIhttp://data.cerl.org/thesaurus/cni00058916
Last Edit2014-03-14
General Note
An Englishman, Tyler seems to have been in charge of Robert Young's Edinburgh business in 1637. On 1 July 1639, he took up his freedom of the Stationers' Company of London, and in 1641 returned to Edinburgh in partnership with Young. In the following year Young's name dropped out of the imprints and Tyler continued the style of King's Printer. in 1651 he moved to Leith, but seems to have returned to London in 1652-53, being succeeded in Leith by Christopher Higgins. “Watson (p.10)” says that Tyler 'having printed for the usurper against the king, was justly forfeited at Scoon, and declar'd a rebel by King Charles II. Anno 1650, and so left this kingdom: and Duncan Mond, stationer in Edinburgh, had a gift of King's printer conferr'd on him, which entirely cut off Tyler ... but the usurper still prevailing, Tyler made over his part of the forfeited gift to some Stationers at London, who sent down upon us Christopher Higgins and some English servants with him.' At the Restoration Tyler once more returned to Edinburgh, resumed the style of King's Printer , and printed there from 1660 to 1672, when he finally left Scotland and A. Anderson succeeded him as King's printer. He died on 5 December 1682.
More Information
Dates of Activity1639-1682
Activityprinter
Place of Activity
Place of ActivityLondon
London (1639 - 4040)
London (1652 - 1682)
also in Edinburgh (1660 - 1672)
Related Entries
See alsoR. Young and E. Tyler, Edinburgh (1641 - 1642)
Names
HeadingTyler, Evan
used in: National Library of Scotland, Scottish Book Trade Index
Variant NameEvan Tyler, Edinburgh (1642 - 1651)
Sources
Found inBaillie i,441; ii,475. — Spott.Misc. i,297. — Arber. “Stationers' Registers” iii,688; v,lxv. — Nichols “Literary Anecdotes” iii,598; ix,551. — “Inventory of worke done for the state by his Maiesties printer in Scotland. Dec.1642-Oct.1647”. Edinburgh, 1815.. — Aldis 1904