Publications of Wyllyam Copland

Note: The following printer, bookseller, or publisher lists are works in progress. They are generated from title page imprints and may reproduce false and misleading attributions or contain errors.

What does "printed by" mean? How to read the roles ascribed to people in the imprints.

In terms of the book trades, the lists below are sorted into up to four groups where: the person is designated in the imprint as having a single role:

  1. "printed by x"; or
  2. "sold by x"; or
  3. "printed for x" or "published by x";

or as having the seller and printer roles in combination, or an absence of the printer's name following "London: printed:" or "London: printed,":

  1. "printed and sold by x"; or "printed for and sold by x"; or "printed by and for x"; or "printed: and sold by x"; or "printed, and sold by x";  and so on.

On this last point, trade publishers may seem to have "printed" or "published" the work, though they did not own the copyright. The lists below reflect only the information on the imprint, except where ESTC provides extra information.

See also "The Meaning of the Imprint."

Printed by Wyllyam Copland

  • The obedie[n]ce of a Christen man, and how christen rulers ought to gouerne, where in also (if thou marke dylygently) thou shalt fynde eyes to perceaue the crafty conueyaunce of all iugglers. [Imprinted at London: In Fletstrete by Wyllyam Coplande, [1548?]]. ESTC No. S118862. Grub Street ID 138507.
  • Moone, Peter. A short treatise of certayne thinges abused in the Popysh Church, long vsed: but now abolyshed to our consolation and Gods word auaunced the light of our saluation. [Imprinted at London: By Wyllyam Copland, [1548?]]. ESTC No. S110023. Grub Street ID 130153.
  • The newe Testament of our Sauioure Iesu Christe. Wyth the notes and expositions of the darke places there in. Cum priuilegio ad imprimendum solum. Imprinted at London: in Fletestrete at the signe of ye Rose garland by Wyllyam Copland. For Iohn Wayly, 1550. ESTC No. S90924. Grub Street ID 150169.
  • Heywood, John. [A play of love]. [Printed at London: In Farster Laen by [W. Copland? for] Ioh?n Waley, [ca. 1550]]. ESTC No. S118771. Grub Street ID 138420.
  • The bokes of Salomon namely. Prouerbia Ecclesiastes Cantica canticorum Sapientia Ecclesiasticus or Iesus the sonne of Syrach. [Imprinted at London: In the Fletestrete at the sygne of the Rose Garland, by Wllyam Copland], Anno do. M.D.L. Mensis Ianuarii [1550]. ESTC No. S119620. Grub Street ID 139260.
  • Virgil. The .xii. bukes of Eneados of the famose poete Virgill translatet out of Latyne verses into Scottish metir, bi the Reuerend Father in God, Mayster Gawin Douglas Bishop of Dunkel [and] unkil to the Erle of Angus. Euery buke hauing hys perticular prologe. Imprinted at Londo[n: By William Copland], 1553. ESTC No. S119190. Grub Street ID 138833.
  • Skelton, John. Here after foloweth a litle booke called Colyn Clout compiled by master Skelton Poete Laureate. [Imprinted at London: In Paules Churche yarde at the sygne of the Rose by [William Copland for] Iohn Wyght, [1554?]]. ESTC No. S111006. Grub Street ID 130944.
  • Syr Eglamonre [sic] of Artoys. [Imprinted at London: By William Copland, [ca. 1555?]]. ESTC No. S118459. Grub Street ID 138113.
  • The history of graund Amoure and la bel Pucel, called the Pastime of pleasure, conteynyng the knowledge of the seuen sciences, [and] the course of mans lyfe in this worlde. Inuented by Stephen Hawes, grome of kyng Henry the seuenth, his chamber. [Imprinted at London: In forster lane, by [W. Copland for] Ihon Waley], Anno domini. 1555. ESTC No. S112573. Grub Street ID 132328.
  • Isocrates. The Godly aduertisement or good counsell of the famous orator Isocrates, intitled Parænesis to Demonicus: wherto is annexed Cato in olde Englysh meter. [Imprinted at London: In fletestreate, at the signe of the Rose Garland, by William Coplande], Anno Do. M.D. LVII. Mense Decemb. [1557; i.e. 1558]. ESTC No. S110994. Grub Street ID 130934.
  • Parr, Catharine. Prayers or meditacions, wherin the mynd is styrred paciently to suffre all afflictions here, to set at naught the vaine prosperitie of this world, and alway to longe for the euerlasting felicitie: collected out of certaine holy workes by the most vertuous and gracious princes Catharine, Queene of Englande, Fraunce, and Irelande. [Imprinted at London: By Wylliam Copland, for Iohn Waley, and Wyliiam [sic] Seres], An. Dom. M.D.LIX. [1559]. ESTC No. S121341. Grub Street ID 140935.
  • wyl bucke his testament. Imprinted at London: By Wyllam Copland, [ca. 1560]. ESTC No. S120687. Grub Street ID 140315.
  • Heywood, John. The playe called the foure P. A new and very mery enter lude of a palmer. A pardoner. A poticary. A pedler. Made by Iohn Heewode. [Imprinted at London: By Wyllyan Copland, [1560?]]. ESTC No. S118770. Grub Street ID 138419.
  • [Sir Eglamour]. [London: Printed by William Copland?, ca. 1565?]. ESTC No. S122152. Grub Street ID 141709.

Printed for Wyllyam Copland

  • The dysclosyng of the canon of ye popysh masse, with a sermon annexed vnto it of ye famous clerke of worthy memorye. D Marten Luther. [[London]: Imprynted haue at al papistes, by me Hans hitprycke, [for W. Copland?, 1548?]]. ESTC No. S126566. Grub Street ID 145593.