Walter Clodshale was another native of Birmingham, who, in 1332, purchased the manor of Saltley, now enjoyed by his maternal descendant, Charles Bowyer Adderley, Esq.
"An History of Birmingham (1783)"
William Hutton
"Being invited by that worthy gentleman, Sir William Bowyer, to Denham Court, I translated the First Georgic at his house, and the greatest part of the last Aeneid.
"Early Theories of Translation"
Flora Ross Amos
Next to the King's printing-house, the press of which we have the most accurate knowledge at this time was that of William Bowyer, the elder and the younger.
"A Short History of English Printing, 1476-1898"
Henry R. Plomer