Значение слова STOW в Литературной энциклопедии

JOHN (1525-1605).-Historian and antiquary, _b._ in London, _s._ of a tailor, and brought up to the same trade. He had, however, an irresistible taste for transcribing and collecting ancient documents, and pursuing antiquarian and historical researches, to which he ultimately entirely devoted himself. This he was enabled to do partly through the munificence of Archbishop Parker. He made large collections of old books and manuscripts, and wrote and ed. several works of importance and authority, including _The Woorkes of Geoffrey Chaucer_, _Summarie of Englyshe Chronicles_ (1561), afterwards called _Annales of England_, ed. of the chronicles of Matthew Paris and others, of Holinshed's _Chronicle_, and _A Survey of London_ (1598). It is sad to think that the only reward of his sacrifices and labours in the public interest was a patent from James I. to collect "among our loving subjects their voluntary contributions and kind gratuities."