Richard Baldwin

Richard Baldwin (c. 1653 – 1698) was an English printer accused of seditious work. He worked closely with Abigail Baldwin who was his wife.

Life Richard was possibly born in Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. He worked as a bookbinder and married Abigail Mulford in 1676 at St Botolph, Aldersgate. He became one of the many book sellers but he became one of the first publishers. He published short lived newspapers for members of the Whig party.

The Privy Council summoned him in 1681 to answer a charge of publishing seditious pamphlets. The next year he was accused of publishing libels and his premises near the Old Bailey were searched. The search was by the Stationers Company and they later fined him for not co-operating with them.