Humphrey Toy

Male, Deceased Person

1537 – 1577

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Who was Humphrey Toy?

Humphrey Toy was a British bookseller and publisher, and the son of bookseller Robert Toy. In 1567, he published the first translation of New Testament in Welsh from the original Greek, translated by his close friend William Salesbury. Along with the Bible, Toy published the first translation of the Book of Common Prayer in Welsh, also translated by Salesbury.

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Born
1537
Education
  • Queens' College, Cambridge
Died
Oct 16, 1577

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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