1582 - 1622)[3] was an English MP, secretary and historian,[4][5] who represented the Cornish constituency of Newport Iuxta Launceston in the 1597-1598 Parliament.
[6] Coleman was born around 1556 in Calais, then an English territory, and was educated at Hart Hall, Oxford, being matriculated in 1582, and Gray's Inn.
[4] In 1592, Coleman produced several genealogical manuscripts (written and decorated by others) for presentation to Francis Bacon and probably to Lord Burghley and others, apparently to showcase his skills as an antiquarian writer and gain favour.
[9] The next year, Coleman applied to the position of Norroy King of Arms, but the office was given to William Segar.
[4] Between 1601 and 1604, Coleman was imprisoned in Fleet Prison for defaulting on his debt, though he remained in Egerton's employment.