Wright finished his apprenticeship in 1602 and published many notable books, setting up his business at the Kings Head in the Old Bailey.
In 1609 he and bookseller William Aspley were the vendors of Shakespeare's sonnets, and seven of the 13 extant copies bear Wright's imprint.
[1] His publication of a book against the Parliament in 1643 caused him to be committed to the Compter, but by the next month he had become one of the official printers for the body.
Wright married Katherine, the daughter of Christopher Hatfield, citizen and cutler of London, and is mentioned in his will.
He included his address, "dwelling at the upper end of the Old Bayley" on his early imprints, and later "at the Globe in Little Britain".