Peter Heylyn

Peter Heylyn
Peter Heylyn
Born(1599-11-29)29 November 1599
Burford, Oxfordshire
Died8 May 1662(1662-05-08) (aged 62)
Other namesPeter Heylin
Occupationsecclesiastic and author

Peter Heylyn or Heylin (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 Microcosmus in 1621 and Cosmographie (1657).

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