Richard Grafton (died 1572) was King's Printer under Henry VIII and Edward VI. He printed various editions of the Bible and Prayer-book as well as the Proclamation of the Accession of Lady Jane Grey, for which he was cast into prison when Mary I took the throne unopposed. In prison Grafton compiled an Abridgement of the Chronicles of England (1563). To this he added in 1568 A Chronicle at Large . Neither holds a high place as authorities, as they lack original material. John Stow and Grafton had a running battle over their rival chronicles after Stow justifiably accused Grafton of copying his own work. Grafton was instrumental in the establishment and maintenance of the London hospitals.

See also

Robert Crowley Edmund Whitchurch Miles Coverdale William Tyndale