Probably a son of Robert Copland, though the relationship is very doubtful. It has been supposed that William was a younger brother of Robert, and worked in the office of the latter up to the time of his death, in the same manner as Robert worked in the office of Wynkyn de Worde. It is evident that both William and Robert used the same battered types, which they set up with an equal amount of carelessness. Notwithstanding the workmanship, however, these books are valuable, and always command high prices. The first book of William Copland's printing found with a date is the _Understandinge of the Lorde's Supper_, 1548, 8vo; and between that year and 1568, the time of his death, he is credited with over 60 different publications. _Story of the most noble and worthy Kynge Arthur_, black letter, woodcuts, the title and several leaves in fac-simile, morocco extra, 1557, sm. folio, L10; another copy, quite perfect, L30. _The right plesaunt and goodly Historie of the foure sonnes of Aimon_, black letter, woodcuts, the title and several leaves in fac-simile, no date or name, but printed by W. Copland in 1554, small folio, L14. _Hystorie of the two Valyaunte Brethren, Valentyne and Orson_, black letter, woodcuts, a defective copy, several leaves having been repaired, no date, small 4to, L21. Among the other old English printers, whose names frequently appear on the title-pages of books, may be mentioned:-- WALTER LYNNE, 1548-50, whose _Cattechismus_, in small 8vo, 1548, brought L59 in June, 1889. RICHARD JUGGE, 1548-77, _The Holie Bible_, Bishops' Version, black letter, 1568, folio, L70. THOMAS MARSHE, 1549-87, _Certaine Tragicall Discourses_, black letter, 1567, 4to, L15; also _Heywoode's Woorkes_, 1576-77, 4to, L9 9s. JOHN CAWOOD, 1550-72, who printed the first collected edition of _Sir Thomas More's Works_, 1557, now worth from L15 to L20, the _Stultifera Navis_ of Brant, black letter, woodcuts, folio, 1570, L12, and many others. RICHARD TOTTEL, 1553-94. HUGH SINGLETON, 1553-88, _The Supplication of Doctour Barnes_, &c., black letter, morocco extra, by Riviere, no date, 8vo, L10. JOHN KYNGSTON, 1553-84, the printer of the best folio edition of _Fabian's Chronicle_, 1559. ROWLAND HALL, 1559-63. JOHN ALLDE, 1561-96. ROBERT REDBORNE (cir. 1576), whose only known work is entitled _The history of the moost noble and valyaunt knyght, Arthur, of lytell brytayne_, folio, no date, but about 1576. Of this work only two perfect copies are known. One sold at the Crawford sale in June, 1889, for L27 10s.