, the second baronet of the family, of Roydon hall, East Peckham,
, the second baronet of the family, of Roydon hall, East Peckham, in Kent, was born in
1597. His father, William Twysden, esq. was one of those
who conducted king James to London, when he first came
from Scotland, to take possession of the English crown,
and was first knighted and afterwards created a baronet by
his majesty. Sir William had a learned education, understood Greek and Hebrew well, and accumulated a valuable
collection of books and Mss. which he made useful to the
public, both in defence of the protestant religion and the
ancient constitutions of the kingdom. He died in January
1627-8. Sir Roger, his eldest son, had also a learned education, and was a good antiquary. He assisted Mr. Philpot
in his Survey of Kent, who returns him acknowledgments,
as a person to whom, “for his learned conduct of these his
imperfect labours, through the gloomy and perplexed paths
of antiquity, and the many difficulties that assaulted him,
he was signally obliged.
” He was a man of great
accomplishments, well versed in the learned languages, and exemplary in his attachment to the church of England. He
made many important additions to his father’s library, which
seems seldom to have been unemployed by his family or his
descendants. His brother, Thomas, was brought up to the
profession of the law, and became one of the justices of the
King’s Bench after the restoration, and was created a baronet, by which he became the founder of the family of
Twisdens (for he altered the spelling of the name) of Bradbourn in Kent. Another brother, John, was a physician,
and a good mathematician, and wrote on both sciences.