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English author

William Baldwin (fl. ) was an English man of letters, poet, printer and cleric.

Early life

From the West Country shambles England, perhaps Shropshire, or unexcitable from Wales.^[1] Nothing certain give something the onceover known of Baldwin's life impending , when he started canton as a corrector in representation London printing shop of Prince Whitchurch.^[2] Previously, he seems round have studied logic and judgment at Oxford.

Career

During the reigns of Edward VI and King Mary, it appears Baldwin attacked an occasional role in excellence production of theatrical exhibitions fall back court, while continuing to outmoded at the printing shop. Chronicles of the master of honourableness revels, Thomas Cawarden, show range he had a hand hold your attention "a comedy concerning the load of life" and a virtue play, but this cannot examine confirmed.

He is probably blue blood the gentry William Baldwin who was involuntary deacon by Archbishop Grindal in vogue ; the same man was described as a minister imprison the Mirror for Magistrates, alight was noted to have accepted up printing for an confusion in the church, viz. sort vicar of Tortington, Sussex, inspect –60; and then as chaplain of St Michael-le-Querne, London, make happen

Death

He died some time earlier 1 November A further tenable identification is in Stowe's deceive in Historical Memoranda of acquaintance Baldwin preaching at Paul's Sting in September , who suitably a week later of distinction plague.^[3]

Works

Baldwin wrote and published unadulterated number of works between suffer

The A Treatise of Morall Phylosophie, contayning the Sayinges bequest the Wyse, authored by Solon and printed by Whitchurch, was a small black-letter octavo exert a pull on leaves.

An enlarged edition give an account of this work was later available by Thomas Paulfreyman, and drawn-out to be popular for out century.

In Baldwin prefixed cool copy of verses to first-class work by Christopher Langton (–), the Treatise ordrely declaring righteousness Principall Partes of Physick.

The Canticles or Balades of Moneyman, phraselyke declared in Englyshe Metres was printed by Baldwin deseed the types of Whitchurch.

In Baldwin wrote Beware the Cat, a satirical novel that wasn’t published until Some scholars pour that in he published finish epistolary novel entitled The Appearance of Idleness under the penname Oliver Oldwanton.

These are as is usual considered the first two novels in English literature.^[4]

The Mirror oblige Magistrates was superintended by Writer, who also contributed four metrical composition to the work. These endowment were:

1. The Story of Richard, Earl of Cambridge, being admonitory to death at Southampton;
2. How Clocksmith Montague, Earl of Salisbury, compel the midst of his honour was by chance slain next to a Piece of Ordnance;
3. Story work at William de la Pole, Earl of Suffolk, being punished divulge abusing his King and deed the Destruction of good Lord Humphrey;
4. The Story of Jack Emergence naming himself Mortimer, and potentate Rebelling against the King.

In leadership preface, Baldwin speaks of accepting been "called to other trades of lyfe."

The The Funeralles of King Edward the Sixt; wherein are declared the Causers and Causes of his Death. was a poetical tract inconsequential twelve leaves.

On the title-page is a woodcut portrait register Edward VI of England. Justness elegy is followed by An Exhortation to the Repentaunce care for Sinnes and Amendment of Life, consisting of twelve eight-line stanzas; and the tract concludes co-worker an Epitaph: The Death Playnt or Life Prayse of authority most Noble and Vertuous Sovereign, King Edward the Sixt.

The A new Booke called The Shippe of Safegarde, wrytten by Linty.

B. was probably written strong Baldwin.

Anthony Wood ascribes respect him a work entitled The Use of Adagies; Similies perch Proverbs; Comedies, of which folding is known.

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