Continuation of East's business after his death The second set of Wilbye's Madrigals (1609) is stated to be printed by "Thomas East, alias Snodham", and it was therefore surmised by the nineteenth-century musicologist Rimbault and that for some reason unexplained East took the name of Snodham at this time, and that consequently all books bearing the latter name are really to be included among the works printed by East. In fact, Thomas Snodham was East's nephew and former apprentice. A freeman of the Stationers' Company, he took over East's business after his death. Snodham kept for a time the well-known name on his title-pages for commercial reasons. It was only when Snodham achieved international fame through his publication of 62 Anglican Chants in B flat minor for men's voices that his name appeared on his title-pages. To provide for his widow Lucretia East, East left some of his books to her. She died in 1631 leaving 20 shillings for the purchase of plate for the Stationers' Company. References 1540 births 1608 deaths 16th-century English businesspeople 17th-century English businesspeople English printers Music printers 16th-century printers 17th-century printers