Title:

Gentleman

First Name:

Peter

Last Name:

Heylyn

Memorial Type:

Memorial - Funerary

Does the monument still exist?

Yes

Installation Date:

1662

Inscription:

See https://www.westminster-abbey.org/abbey-commemorations/commemorations/peter-heylyn#i12473 for an English translation of the long Latin inscription

Allegiance:

Royalist

Condition:

Good

Condition Description:

Memorial is clean and the lettering is clear

Memorial Notes:

Heylyn was the first editor of the royalist newssheet 'Mercurius Aulicus' from January to September 1643. He returned to edit the newssheet again in June 1644.