John Day was an English Protestant printer. He was the publisher of John Foxe’s Actes and Monuments, also known as the Book of Martyrs. Day rose to the top of his profession during the reign of Edward VI. In 1554, he was arrested and imprisoned, presumably for these illicit printing activities. Under Queen Elizabeth I, Day returned to his premises at Aldersgate in London.
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John Day was an English Protestant printer. He was the publisher of John Foxe’s Actes and Monuments, also known as the Book of Martyrs. Day rose to the top of his profession during the reign of Edward VI. In 1554, he was arrested and imprisoned, presumably for these illicit printing activities. Under Queen Elizabeth I, Day returned to his premises at Aldersgate in London. He enjoyed the patronage of high-ranking officials and nobles, including William Cecil, Robert Dudley, and Matthew Parker. Day, whose technical skill matched his business acumen, has been called \”the master printer of the English Reformation\”. Day’s origins and the events of his early life remain obscure. He may have been in London by 1540, as his name is mentioned in a city deposition as being a former servant of the printer and physician Thomas Raynalde. He died in London on 23 July 1584, and is buried in St Paul’s Cathedral, London, with his wife and two children. He is survived by his wife, Mary, and their three children, William, Catherine, and Catherine Willoughby, all of whom were born in the 1540s and 1550s, and one of whom died in the 16th century. Day is buried at St Pancras Cathedral in London, along with his two sons, William and William II, and his grandson, William III, who was born in 1560.
He also leaves behind a wife, Anne, and a son, William IV, who died in 18th century, and two daughters, Anne and Catherine. Day was buried in a private burial place in St Pancraeus, in the parish of St Anne and St Agnes, London. Day’s last words are: “I am proud to be a Protestant.” He died on July 23, 1584 in London; his funeral was held at St Paul’s Cathedral, in front of a crowd of about 1,000 people, including Queen Elizabeth II and her son William Cecil. Day died in England in 1584; his last words were: ‘I am Proud to be an Englishman.’ He was buried on July 24, 1585, in St Patrick’s Cathedral in the Parish of St Sepulchre, London; he is buried next to his wife. Day had a reputation for godliness and connections for people like John Dudley, William Cecil and Catherine willoughby. He had also been awarded monopolies for some of the most popular English books, such as The ABC with Little Catechism and The Whole Booke of Psalmes. Day also translated important works of Continental Protestantism for the English market, notably Herman von Wied’s A Simple and Religious Consultation.
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