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William Jordan was a writer born in Helston in Cornwall. His most notable work is the Cornish language mystery play Gwreans an bys, or, The Creacion of the World (1611) with Noye's Fludde (Noah's Flood). It is not clear whether he was actually the author of this work or merely the transcriber, although a note written at the end of the earliest manuscript states that it was written by William Jordan on 12 August 1611.

Little is known of William Jordan himself other than he came from Helston in Cornwall.

There are several later manuscripts of the Bodleian text, including John Keigwin's 1693 translation. A version of which was printed by Davies Gilbert in 1827, but this contained many typographical errors. A new edition with corrections and translation by Whitley Stokes was published in 1864. A modern edition by Paula Neuss in 1983 is the most recent translation of the work. The Cornish historian, Henry Jenner suggested that the play may have been published between 1642 and 1662.

Jordon's work is valued as one of the rare examples of drama in the original Cornish language and it is highly valued by scholars of the language and literature of Cornwall.