Edward Baldwyn was an English clergyman and pamphleteer

Pamphleteer

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Life

Baldwyn was educated at St. John's College, Oxford (B.A., 1767; M.A., 1784). For some years he was resident in Yorkshire

Yorkshire

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, where, under the pseudonym of 'Trim,' he was engaged in a literary squabble with the Rev. William Atkinson

William Atkinson (poet)

William Atkinson , was an English poet.Atkinson was born at Thorpe Arch, in the ainsty of the city of York, in 1757, and was the son of a clergyman. He was admitted a sizar of Jesus College, Cambridge, 29 Dec. 1775, graduated B.A. in 1780, was elected a fellow of his college, and proceeded to the...

 and other clergymen of the evangelical school. Subsequently he moved to Ludlow

Ludlow

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 in Shropshire

Shropshire

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, and eventually became rector of Abdon

Abdon

Abdon may refer to:*Abdon, Shropshire, a village in the English county of Shropshire*Abdon , the son of Hillel, a Pirathonite, the tenth judge of Israel; also probably Bedan...

 in that county.

He died in Kentish Town

Kentish Town

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, London

London

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, 11 February 1817, and was buried in Old St. Pancras churchyard.

Works

He wrote:

• 'A Critique on the Poetical Essays of the Rev. William Atkinson', 1787.
• 'Further Remarks on two of the most Singular Characters of the Age,' 1789.
• 'A Letter to the Author of Remarks on two of the most Singular Characters of the Age. By the Rev. John Crosse, vicar of Bradford; with a reply by the former,' 1790, with which is printed 'The Olla Podrida; or Trim's Entertainment for his Creditors.'
• 'Remarks on the Oaths, Declarations, and Conduct of Johnson Atkinson Busfield, Esq.,' 1791.
• 'A Congratulatory Address to the Rev. John Crosse, on the Prospect of his Recovery from a Dangerous Disease,' 1791.