|
Walter Chepman was a Scottish merchant, notary and civil servant active in the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries. Chepman served at the Scottish court during the reigns of James IV and James V. In partnership with Androw Myllar he established Scotland's first printing press in 1508.〔(The Chepman and Myllar Prints at the National Library of Scotland )〕〔(The Aberdeen Breviary at the National Library of Scotland )〕 Chepman was also a significant patron of Saint Giles' Kirk in Edinburgh. ==Biography== Chepman's first appearance in the historical record is in the accounts of the Lord High Treasurer of Scotland for 1494 in which he is recorded as receiving payment for clerical work at the royal court.〔(Accounts of the Lord High Treasurer of Scotland, vol.3 (1901), see index, p.470 )〕 He would continue to receive such payments for the remainder of his life. The impression that Chepman was well-educated is supported by the fact that he acted as a notary in and around Edinburgh. His service at court also suggests that he was trusted by King James IV. In 1503, to coincide with the King's marriage, James presented Chepman with a suit of clothes of English fabric.〔 Walter Chepman traded in imported textiles and timber and regularly supplied goods to the King.〔 He appears to have been a prosperous man. He owned tenements in Edinburgh's Blackfriars Wynd〔 and, at the southern end of this wynd where it joined the Southgait, he and Androw Myllar would establish their press. Chepman was married twice. His first wife was Margaret Kerkettle and, after being widowed, he married Agnes Cockburn.〔 Chepman died at an unknown point after 1528 and was buried in the chapel he had established at the Kirk of Saint Giles in Edinburgh, now known as the Chepman Aisle.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Walter Chepman」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|