William Salusbury (Custos Rotulorum)
William Salusbury or Salesbury may refer to: *William Salesbury (c. 1520–c. 1584), Welsh scholar *William Salesbury (of Rhug) (1580–1660), Welsh privateer *William Salusbury (MP) (1519–1559), MP for Barnstaple *Sir William Salusbury-Trelawny, 8th Baronet Sir William Lewis Salusbury-Trelawny, 8th Baronet (4 July 1781 – 15 November 1856), was a British politician. Born William Trelawny, he assumed in 1802 the additional surname of Salusbury. He served as High Sheriff of Cornwall in 1811Cornwal ...

William Salesbury
William Salesbury also Salusbury (c. 1520 – c. 1584) was the leading Welsh scholar of the Renaissance and the principal translator of the 1567 Welsh New Testament. Early life Salesbury was born some time before 1520 (possibly as early as 1507) in the parish of Llansannan, Conwy (county borough), Conwy. He was the second son of Ffwg Salesbury (''d''. 1520) and Annes, daughter of Wiliam ap Gruffydd ap Robin o Gochwillan. By 1540 he had moved to Plas Isa, Llanrwst; this had been the residence of both his father and his brother. He was probably educated locally, and was certainly influenced by the literary traditions of the Vale of Clwyd. He then studied at Oxford University, probably living in Broadgates Hall. Here he studied the Hebrew language, Hebrew, Greek language, Greek and Latin languages, and became familiar with the (banned) writings of Martin Luther and William Tyndale as well as the technology of printing. Here too he was caught up in the renaissance of learning. Mat ...
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William Salesbury (of Rhug)
William Salusbury (1580–1660) was a Welsh privateer in the East Indies, poet and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1621 to 1622. He was governor of Denbigh Castle, fought on the Royalist side in the English Civil War and held out for over six months until the final days of the war and only surrendered on the written instruction of Charles I. Life William Salusbury was born in 1580 in a house near Denbigh, North Wales, son of John Salusbury and Eisabeth Salusbury (his namesake and the daughter of Sir John Salusbury of Lleweni) brother of Sir Robert Salesbury MP for Denbighshire and John. The family motto was ''A vynno Dew dervid'' (What God wills will come to pass)Denbigh Castle by L.A.S. Butler MA, PhD, FSA, page 21 and their surname was variously spelt Salusbury, Salsberie or Salesbury. Early in the 1600s, Salusbury served on board the sailing vessel, the ''Barque Wylloby'' in the East Indies. On 19 October 1599, Salusbury was registered for matriculation at Or ...
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William Salusbury (MP)
William Salusbury (1519–1559) was an English politician. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Barnstaple in November 1554 and 1558. He was Mayor of Barnstaple The Mayor of Barnstaple together with the Corporation long governed the historic Borough of Barnstaple, in North Devon, England. The seat of government was the Barnstaple Guildhall. The mayor served a term of one year and was elected annually on t ... in 1557–58. References 1519 births 1559 deaths Mayors of Barnstaple Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for Barnstaple English MPs 1554–1555 English MPs 1558 {{16thC-England-MP-stub ...
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