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He was the writer of the "Cosmographie", an attempt to describe in meticulous detail every aspect of the known world in 1652, the geography, climate, customs, achievements, politics, and belief systems. It appears to have been the first description in print of Australia, and perhaps of California,
214:. Heylyn supported Anthony Huish (Master of the School) in maintaining the services at St Nicholas Church where Huish was rector. This was opposed by the Puritan dominated town council. A house facing Bath Street from the Abingdon School grounds is named 'Heylyns' in commemoration. 44: 240: 109:(29 November 1599 – 8 May 1662) was an English ecclesiastic and author of many polemical, historical, political and theological tracts. He incorporated his political concepts into his geographical books 352:
Historia quinqu-articularis; or a declaration of the judgement of the Western churches, particularly of the church of England, in the five controverted points reproached by the name of Arminianism (1660)
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Microcosmus. A little description of the great world 1621 (−1639); enlarged and entitled Cosmographie in four bookes, containing the chorographie and historie of the whole world 1652 (1674)
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At college, where he was dubbed 'the perpetual dictator', Heylyn had been an outspoken controversialist. He subsequently became an outspoken preacher and one of
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party he played a part in struggles between the Arminians and their opponents that disturbed England in the 1630s. In 1630 he lectured against the
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The stumbling-block of disobedience and rebellion cunningly laid by Calvin in the subjects way, discovered, censured and removed (1658)
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The first table or, a catalogue of all the kings which have reigned in England, since the first entrance of the Romans (1641)
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A full relation of two journeys: the one, into the mainland of France; the other, into some of the adjacent islands (1656)
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Terra del Fuego, and other territories in the New World. He objected to the name "America" as it placed undue glory on
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on 13 April 1633. He became a chaplain to Charles I. In 1639 he became Rector at South Warnborough, Hampshire.
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Examen historicum, or a discovery and examination of the mistakes in some modern histories (1659)
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Antidotum Lincolniense; or an answer to a book entitled, The Holy Table, name and thing (1637)
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Cyprianus Anglicus; or the history of the life and death of William Laud a 1662 (1668, 1671)
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A brief and moderate answer to the seditious and scandalous Challenge of H. Burton (1637)
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Ecclesia restaurata; or, the History of the Reformation of the Church of England (1661)
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Aerius redivivus; or, the history of the presbyterians from 1536 to 1647 a 1662 (1670)
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Extraneus vapulans; or, the observator rescued from the violent but vaine assaults of
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Chorography and History of the Whole World (1682) more on this book in links below
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He was a prolific writer, and a keen and acrimonious controversialist against the
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Digital story about one of her favourite collection items – Cosmographie
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Certamen epistolare; or the letter-combate with Mr. Baxter, etc. (1659)
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He married Letitia Highgate and had a large family. His monument is in
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A register of the scholars admitted into Merchant Taylors' School
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Ecclesia vindicata; or, the Church of England justified (1657)
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The undeceiving of the people in the point of tithes (1648)
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in 1618. He lectured on historical geography at Magdalen.
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He suffered for his loyalty to the king when, under the
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A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature
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Mikrokosmos: A Little Description of the Great World
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Microcosmos: a Little Description of the Great World
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on 1 July 1620. In 1620 he presented his lecture to
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History of the Reformation of the Church of England
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William Turner and Robert Allott. 683:Alumni of Magdalen College, Oxford 428:Geography is twinned with divinity 322:The historie of episcopacie (1642) 25: 723:17th-century Anglican theologians 647:, AU: State Library of Queensland 304:The history of the Sabbath (1636) 698:English male non-fiction writers 491:Dictionary of National Biography 473: 382: 294:Heylyn's publications include: 713:People from Abingdon-on-Thames 565:. The Hauge: Martinus Nijhoff. 1: 434:, Vol 90, No 1, January 2000. 307:A coale from the altar (1636) 561:MacGillivray, Royce (1974). 524:. Thames Valley Countryside. 678:Alumni of Hart Hall, Oxford 260:, and a Life of Archbishop 246:Cosmography in foure Bookes 185:Feoffees for Impropriations 744: 613:, Royal Berkshire History 547:Oxford English Dictionary 535:Oxford English Dictionary 522:Thames Valley Countryside 368:and the very, very rare: 160:. He was incorporated at 41: 708:Historians of Puritanism 256:. 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Index

Cosmographie

Burford
Burford
Merchant Taylors' School
Hart Hall, Oxford
Magdalen College, Oxford
Fellow
MA
Prince Charles
Theobalds
Cambridge University
Charles I
BD
Arminian
Feoffees for Impropriations
Houghton-le-Spring
Alresford
D.D.
Commonwealth
Abingdon
Abingdon School
Restoration
Westminster
Westminster Abbey

Puritans
William Laud
Cyprianus Anglicanus
Amerigo Vespucci

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