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sed two new forms. One shows his mark upon a shield surmounted by a helmet with a bird above it. Beneath is his name upon a ribbon, and the whole is enclosed in a border of animals, birds, and flowers. The other was a metal block of much the same character, having the shield with his mark, and as supporters two naked figures. The border, which was separate and in one piece, had crowned figures in it and a ribbon. The bottom portion of this border began to give way about 1500, was very much out of shape in 1503, and finally broke entirely in 1513. This border was sometimes placed the wrong way up, as in the British Museum copy of _Mandeville's Ways to Jerusalem_ (G. 6713). It was succeeded by a woodcut block of a much larger form, which may be seen in the _Mirroure of Good Manners_ (s.a., fol.). The block itself measures 5-5/8'' x 3-5/8'' and has no border. The initials print black on a white ground. The figures supporting the shield have a much better pose, and those of the king and queen differ materially. The bird on the shield is much larger, and is more like a stork or heron. Pynson died in the year 1529, while passing through the press _L'Esclarcissement de la Langue Francoyse_, which was finished by his executor John Hawkins, of whom nothing else is definitely known. Whilst these three printers had been at work, many other stationers, booksellers, and printers had settled in London. They seem to have favoured St. Paul's Churchyard and Fleet Street; but they were also scattered over various parts of the city and outlying districts, even as far west as the suburb of Charing. In 1518, Henry Pepwell settled at the sign of the Trinity in St. Paul's Churchyard, and used the device previously belonging to Jacobi and Pelgrim, two stationers who imported books printed by Wolfgang and Hopyl. His books fall into two classes--those printed between 1518-1523, and those between 1531-1539. The first were printed entirely in a black-letter fount that appears to have belonged to Pynson. The second series were printed entirely in Roman letter. A copy of his earliest book, the _Castle of Pleasure_, 4to, 1518, is in the British Museum, as well as the _Dietary of Ghostly Helthe_, 4to, 1521; _Exornatorium Curatorum_, 4to, n.d.; Du Castel's _Citye of Ladyes_, 4to, 1521. His edition of _Christiani hominis Institutum_, 4to, 1520, is only known from a fragment in the Bodleian. Several books have been ascribed wrongly to this printer (
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