When was 1st English language dictionary compiled, and who brought it together?

Answer 1

"The first true English dictionary was Robert Cawdrey's Table Alphabeticall of 1604, although it only included 3,000 words and the definitions it contained were little more than synonyms.
The first one to be at all comprehensive was Thomas Blount's dictionary Glossographia of 1656.
This was followed by Samuel Johnson's famous and more complete dictionary of 1755.
In 1806, Noah Webster's dictionary was published by the G&C Merriam Company of Springfield, Massachusetts ...
The most complete dictionary of the English language is the Oxford English Dictionary. The first edition was properly begun in 1860 and was completed in 1928 ..."

Answer 2

Robert Cawdry's Table Alphabeticall in 1604