Festival personnel

d.1664
Role: Publisher
Festivals: Visit by the Prince of Wales to Madrid to be betrothed to the Spanish Infanta, Madrid 1623
Festival Books: The Ioyfull Returne of the Most Illustrious Prince, Charles, Prince of great Brittaine, from the Court of Spaine. (published London, 1623)
Publisher of the first edition of King Lear 1608 Q1.
One of the first newspaper publishers in English.
In 1619, William Jaggard reprinted Lear without Butter's permission falsely dated 1608 and printed for Butter. The genuine 1608 edition has the 'pide bull' after title page inscription.
Published works by Samuel Rowley, Thomas Dekker, Fulke Greville and Thomas Heywood.
License to publish news bulletins issued to N.B. Corante earliest English newspaper to bear initials N.B. 1621
The Weekly News 1624-1660s.
Ben Jonson critical of new enterprise and ridiculed Butter in 1625 The Staple of News.
1630 received patent from Charles I for publication of news and history in return for £10 annual donation for the upkeep of St. Paul's Cathedral.
After 1642 declined into obscurity, 1664 obituary, 'Nath. Butter an old stationer, died very poore.'

Role: Printer
Festivals: Meeting of Charles V and Henry VIII in Calais, Charles V's entry into Bruges, Calais, Bruges, July 1520
Festival Books: Le triu[m]phe festifz bien venue [et] honorable recoeul faict par le roy da[n]gleterre en la ville de Calais a la tressacree Cesaree catholiq[ue] maieste …(published Arras, 1520)

d.1583
Role: Printer
Festivals: Entry into Norwich of Elizabeth I, Norwich 1578
Festival Books: The ioyfull receyuing of the Queenes most excellent maiestie into hir highnesse Citie of Norwich: the things done in the time of hir abode there: and the dolor of the Citie at hir departure. (published London, [1578?])
Career as printer 1566-1583.
Offices of Leicester and Sir. Christopher Hatton, Bynneman obtained privilege to print all dictionaries in all tongues, all chronicles and histories whatsoever.
1577 Holinshed's Chronicles
1567 first Welsh New Testament first Welsh edition of Book of Common Prayer.

Role: Printer
Festivals: Celebrations for the election of Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor, Rome 1637
Festival Books: Descripcion de las fiestas que el S[eño]r Marques de Castel Rodrigo Embaxador de España celebró en esta corte ala nueva del election de Ferdinando III de Austria Rey de Romanos. (published Rome, 1637)

1545-1618
Role: Singer, Composer
Festivals: Wedding in Florence of Francesco I de'Medici, Grand-Duke of Tuscany and Bianca Cappello, Florence, October 1579
Wedding in Florence of Ferdinando de'Medici and Christine of Lorraine, Florence 1589
Festival Books: Feste nelle nozze del serenissimo don Francesco Medici Gran Duca di Toscna; et della sereniss[ima] ... Bianca Cappello ... .(published Florence, 1579)
Descrizione dell'apparato, e degl'intermedi. Fatti per la commedia rappresentata in Firenze nelle nozze de'serenissimi don Ferdinanco Medici, e madama Cristina di Loreno ... .(published Florence, 1589)
One of the founders of the genre of opera and influential creators of new Baroque style.
Father of composer Francesca Caccini.
1560s Francesco de'Medici impressed by his talent so that he took the young Caccini from Rome to Florence for further study.
1579 a tenor singing at the Medici court, accompanying himself on viol or archlute.
Took part in the movement of the Florentine Camerata.
Developed concept of monody, an emotionally affective solo vocal line accompanied by relatively simple choral harmony.
Wrote 3 operas: Euridice, Il rapiemento di Cefalo (both 1600) Euridice (1602)

Role: Bookseller
Festivals: Entertainment for Elizabeth I at Woodstock, 1585
Festival Books: The Queenes Maiesties Entertainement at Woodstock (published London, 1585)

aka. Merten de Keyser
d. 1536
Role: Printer
Festivals: Coronation of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor at Aachen (Aix-la-Chapelle), Aachen 1519
Festival Books: Caroli Quinti cum Hispaniarum tum duplicis Germaniae et Romanoru[m] Archiregis, utriusq[ue] [et] in Longobardorum regem, [et] in Romanorum Impertorem coronationis historia: per Henricu[m] Cornelium Agrippam, eiusde[m] sacratissimae Maiestatis ab Archiuis [et] consiliis inditiarium. (published Antwerp, 1530)
Adapted his name for the language of the publication; Caesar for Latin, de Keyser for Dutch, and Martyne Emperowr for English.
French printer, produced first complete French and complete English Bible translations.

1592-1635
Role: Illustrator, Engraver
Festivals: Funeral of Francesco de'Medici, brother of Cosimo de'Medici, Florence 1614
Tournament for the Carnival in Florence, 1616
Festival Books: Esequie dell'ill[ustrissi]mp [et] ecc[ellentissi]mo principe don Francesco Medici ... . (published Florence, 1614)
Lettera al sig[nore] Alberico Cibo principe di Massa sopra il giuoco fatto dal gran duca intitolato Guerra d'amore il di 12. di febraio 1615. in Firenze. (published Florence, 1615)
ET I (pgs. 87, 91, 93) French engraver and print maker.
Gone from Lorraine to Rome to learn print making, then taken to Florence by Antonio Tempesta where collaborated on etchings illustrating obsequies of Queen Margaret of Spain, introduction to Florentine festivals.
1616 joust etchings.
His etching of the Medici theatre in the Uffizi is this only visual record.

Role: Architect
Festivals: Entry of Henri III into Treviso, 16th July 1574
Festival Books: I gran trionfi fatti nella nobil citta de Treuiso, nella venuta del christianissimo re di Francia, [e] di Polonia. Henrico Terzo. (published Venice, 1574)

1567-1620
Role: Author
Festivals: Visit of Anna of Denmark to Cawsome House and the wedding of Friedrich, Elector Palatine to Elizabeth, Princess of England, London 1613
Festival Books: A Relation of the Late Royall Entertainment Given by the Right Honourable the Lord Knowles, at Cawsome House neere Redding: to our most Gracious Queene, Queene Anne, in her progresse toward the Bathe (published London, 1613)
ET I (p.66) English poet and musician.