Rowland Heylyn
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Rowland Heylyn (1562 – 1631) was a successful London merchant, sheriff of London in 1624-5 and publisher of a Welsh bible in 1630.
family of Pentreheylin in Powys
, Wales. He entered the free school of Shrewsbury
in 1570 and was a pupil of Thomas Lawrence. In 1576 he was apprenticed to Thomas Wade of London, and was admitted to freedom of the Ironmongers' Company in 1584. He was assistant of the Ironmongers in 1612 and served as master in 1614 and 1625. He lived in the Parish of St Alban Wood Street and was elected alderman of Cripplegate
ward in 1624 and was Sheriff of London that year.
Heylyn supported with Thomas Myddelton
publication of the Welsh quarto
Bible of 1630, which was bound with the Welsh Prayer Book and the Edmund Prys
translation of the Psalter
. Other works he saw into print were the Welsh-Latin dictionary of John Davies
, and the Practice of Piety of Lewis Bayly
in the translation by Rowland Vaughan
.
A portrait of Heylyn by Henry Cocke in the Ironmonger's Hall is described as "Mr Rowland Heylyn a good benefactor. This gentleman's features are represented as emaciated, but pleasing; with white beard and whiskers; habited in a black gown and cap; his right hand on a book. He was described by Blakeway in the Sheriffs of Montgomery as "The pious and munificent Rowland Heylyn Alderman of London, promoter of the Welsh translation of the bible and of every other laudable undertaking in his day". He left £300 for the poor of Shrewsbury and 83 books to Shrewsbury School.
Heylyn married Alice Aldworth, but had no surviving children. He owned property in Laleham and Staines in Middlesex, and manors in Staffordshire and other counties which he left to the children of his two sisters. He was the uncle of Henry Heylyn whose son Peter Heylyn was a notable ecclesiastic and author.
Life
Heylyn was the son of David Heylyn of the historical HeylynHeylyn
Heylyn or Heilyn is a name of Brythonic origin meaning cup-bearer. Characters bearing the name occur in stories found in the Red Book of Hergest and other collections of Welsh history and legend....
family of Pentreheylin in Powys
Powys
Powys is a local-government county and preserved county in Wales.-Geography:Powys covers the historic counties of Montgomeryshire and Radnorshire, most of Brecknockshire , and a small part of Denbighshire — an area of 5,179 km², making it the largest county in Wales by land area.It is...
, Wales. He entered the free school of Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury School
Shrewsbury School is a co-educational independent school for pupils aged 13 to 18, founded by Royal Charter in 1552. The present campus to which the school moved in 1882 is located on the banks of the River Severn in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England...
in 1570 and was a pupil of Thomas Lawrence. In 1576 he was apprenticed to Thomas Wade of London, and was admitted to freedom of the Ironmongers' Company in 1584. He was assistant of the Ironmongers in 1612 and served as master in 1614 and 1625. He lived in the Parish of St Alban Wood Street and was elected alderman of Cripplegate
Cripplegate
Cripplegate was a city gate in the London Wall and a name for the region of the City of London outside the gate. The area was almost entirely destroyed by bombing in World War II and today is the site of the Barbican Estate and Barbican Centre...
ward in 1624 and was Sheriff of London that year.
Heylyn supported with Thomas Myddelton
Thomas Myddelton
Sir Thomas Myddelton was the fourth son of Richard Myddelton, Governor of Denbigh, and Jane Dryhurst.As a youth, he was apprenticed to a grocer in London, and made his fortune in trade...
publication of the Welsh quarto
Quarto
Quarto could refer to:* Quarto, a size or format of a book in which four leaves of a book are created from a standard size sheet of paper* For specific information about quarto texts of William Shakespeare's works, see:...
Bible of 1630, which was bound with the Welsh Prayer Book and the Edmund Prys
Edmund Prys
Edmund Prys was a Welsh poet, best known for Welsh metrical translations of the Psalms in his Salmau Can.-Life:...
translation of the Psalter
Psalter
A psalter is a volume containing the Book of Psalms, often with other devotional material bound in as well, such as a liturgical calendar and litany of the Saints. Until the later medieval emergence of the book of hours, psalters were the books most widely owned by wealthy lay persons and were...
. Other works he saw into print were the Welsh-Latin dictionary of John Davies
John Davies (Mallwyd)
Dr John Davies, Mallwyd was one of Wales's leading scholars of the late Renaissance. He wrote a Welsh grammar and dictionary. He was also a translator and editor and an ordained minister of the Church of England....
, and the Practice of Piety of Lewis Bayly
Lewis Bayly
Lewis Bayly was an Anglican bishop.-Life:He was educated at Oxford, became vicar of Evesham, Worcestershire, and probably in 1604 became rector of St. Matthew's Church, Friday street, London...
in the translation by Rowland Vaughan
Rowland Vaughan
Rowland Vaughan was an English Manoral Lord who is credited with the introduction of a new irrigation system that greatly improved the grass and hay production of meadows through a system of periodic "drownings". This method so improved grass production that lands formerly needed to provide...
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A portrait of Heylyn by Henry Cocke in the Ironmonger's Hall is described as "Mr Rowland Heylyn a good benefactor. This gentleman's features are represented as emaciated, but pleasing; with white beard and whiskers; habited in a black gown and cap; his right hand on a book. He was described by Blakeway in the Sheriffs of Montgomery as "The pious and munificent Rowland Heylyn Alderman of London, promoter of the Welsh translation of the bible and of every other laudable undertaking in his day". He left £300 for the poor of Shrewsbury and 83 books to Shrewsbury School.
Heylyn married Alice Aldworth, but had no surviving children. He owned property in Laleham and Staines in Middlesex, and manors in Staffordshire and other counties which he left to the children of his two sisters. He was the uncle of Henry Heylyn whose son Peter Heylyn was a notable ecclesiastic and author.