Benson published a volume of Jonson's, containing
_The Masque of the
Gypsies_
and other poems, in 1640 (_Brit.
Ben Jonson - The Devil's Association
Chron_. 1.
354). Benson did not 'take up freedom' until June 30, 1631 (_Sta.
Reg._ 3. 686). Later he became a publisher (1635-40; _Sta. Reg._ 5.
lxxxiv). I. B. was also the printer of _Bartholomew Fair_ and _Staple
of News_. J.
Benson published a volume of Jonson's, containing
_The Masque of the
Gypsies_
and other poems, in 1640 (_Brit.
Museum
Cat._ and Yale Library). In the same year he printed the _Art of
Poetry_, 12mo, and the _Execration against Vulcan_, 4to (cf. _Pub. of
Grolier Club_, N. Y. 1893, pp. 130, 132). The evidence that I. B. was
Benson is strong, but not absolutely conclusive.
=ROBERT ALLOT.= We find by Arber's reprint of the
_Stationer's Register_ that Robert Allot 'took up freedom' Nov. 7,
1625. He must have begun publishing shortly after, for under the
date of Jan.
