William Bavand

William Bavand (fl. 1559), was an English writer.

Bavand, having been educated at Oxford, became a student in the Middle Temple, and published in 1559 ‘A work touching the good ordering of a Common Weale in 9 Books,’ a translation from Ferrarius Montanus. The book is dedicated to Queen Elizabeth. Scattered up and down the work are several verse-translations of passages from classical poets. Jasper Heywood, in his translation of Seneca's ‘Thyestes’ (1560), mentions Bavand in these words:—

There Bavande bides that turned his toil A common wealth to frame, And greater grace in English gives To worthy authors name

References

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Bavand, William". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.