Belgarum aliorumque Peregrinorum in Anglia Ecclesia,’ Basle, 1560. Laski's London ‘Catechismus’ (distinct from the Emden one) is known in the Flemish version by Utenhove, printed at London in 1551. His translation of the New Testament is important for Dutch literary history as it is the first complete translation of any Bible part into Dutch, and as it borrows significantly from the eastern Low Saxon dialects of Dutch, it is also one of the first literary documents from that part of the Low Countries. His attempt to translate the Greek text as literally as possible and highbrow choice of vocabulary, however, prevented widespread acceptance of the translation. References G.J. van Bork en P.J. Verkruijsse, De Nederlandse en Vlaamse auteurs (1985) Biography at Literair Gent (Dutch) Notes Attribution 1516 births 1566 deaths Dutch male writers Writers from Ghent 16th-century Calvinist and Reformed theologians Dutch Calvinist and Reformed theologians