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The article presents a preliminary description, as well as the contents, of the copy of Thomas Salusbury's written biography of Galileo Galilei, whose copies, except for the one being described, were destroyed in the Great Fire of London in 1666. The biography was written and launched in the face of social and political data barricades and in direct competition with other similar stakes. In addition, rumors of Vincenzo Viviani's future publication of an official biography of Galileo, and the ongoing dialogues regarding the reputation and memory of Galileo in Italy, were added as hindrance in the successful completion of the project. An explanation of Galileo's trial was also offered in the biography.