prevented further advancement. He married Letitia Highgate and had a large family. His monument is in Westminster Abbey. Works He was a prolific writer, and a keen and acrimonious controversialist against the Puritans. Among his works are a History of the Reformation of the Church of England, and a Life of Archbishop William Laud (Cyprianus Anglicanus) (1668). He affixed Greek titles to two of his books, Κειμήλια Ἐκκλησιαστικά: Historical and miscellaneous tracts (1662) and Ἡρωολογία Anglorum; or, a help to English history (1641). 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, Terra del Fuego, and other territories in the New World. He objected to the name "America" as it placed undue glory on Amerigo Vespucci, and recommended "Columbana" or "Cabotia" as more indicative of the true discoverers, Columbus and Cabot. Publications Heylyn's publications include: 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) The history of St. George of Cappadocia (1631) The history of the Sabbath (1636) A coale from the altar (1636) Antidotum Lincolniense; or an answer to a book entitled, The Holy Table, name and thing (1637) A brief and moderate answer to the seditious and scandalous Challenge of H. Burton (1637) Ἡρωολογια Anglorum; or, a help to English history (1641) The first table or, a catalogue of all the kings which have reigned in England, since the first entrance of the Romans (1641) The historie of episcopacie (1642) The undeceiving of the people in the point of tithes (1648) Extraneus vapulans; or, the observator rescued from the violent but vaine assaults of Hamon L'Estrange, (1656) A full relation of two journeys: the one, into the mainland of France; the other, into some of the adjacent islands (1656) Ecclesia vindicata; or, the Church of England justified (1657) The stumbling-block of disobedience and rebellion cunningly laid by Calvin in the subjects way, discovered, censured and removed (1658) Examen historicum, or a discovery and examination of the mistakes in some modern histories (1659) Certamen epistolare; or the letter-combate with Mr. Baxter, etc. (1659) Historia quinqu-articularis; or a declaration of the judgement of