The Book of REVELATION; with a paraphrase by John Bale, under the title of "The image of both churches ;" London, by John Wyer.-Bodleian; P. L. Cambridge; St. Paul's, (fine copy.) 4o. *The same; London, by Richard Jugge; no date.-Christ Church Oxford. 12°. *The same; London, by Thomas Easty; no date. -Bodleian; Christ Church Oxford; Cashel Dioc. Library. * The same; London, by John Daye; no date.-Bodleian. 1551. BIBLE, Matthew's or Taverner's; with some variation, and an addition of the third book of the Maccabees, by Edmond Beck; London, by John Daye.-Museum; Bodleian; P. L. Cambridge; King's Library; St. Paul's; Lambeth; Brasen Nose College; Trinity College Dublin; Bristol; Bible Society; Marsh's Library Dublin; Earl Spencer; Sir J. Hawkins; Dr. Coombe; Mr. Douce; Lea Wilson. BIBLE, Matthew's; London, by John Daye.-Doubtful edition. (From List, No. 1.) It probably designates the edition begun in 1549. BIBLE, Matthew's; London, by Nicolas Hyllz for Rob. Toy, 18 pages. Wisdom, chapt. vi. Ecclus. chapt. ix. Certayne Psalms, viz. Ps. 34. 54. 112. 114. 115 [probably followed by Ps. 130. 137. 111. with other songs and hymns.] A full page contains 24 lines. There is likewise in the Bodleian an edition of the second part only, which differs from all these mentioned: it is in 18o., entirely printed in black letter; contains 140 pages exclusive of the title and of 3 leaves at the end. It has woodcuts, which seem to be the same as those in East's 12o. edition. N. B.-This work of Bale has been recently reprinted, by the Parker Society. z Different copies of this edition bear the name of different publishers, and sometimes different printers, namely: For R. Toye; as the Bodleian; and For Abraham Veale; as Bristol. 12o. 12o. fol. 12o. For Thomas Petyt; as St. Paul's. The explanation of this variety is afforded by the colophon, "Imprinted at the coste and charges of certayne honest men of the occupacyon, whose names be upon their bokes.” Humphrey Wanley was of opinion that Grafton and Whitchurch acted in the same manner respecting the Great Bibles: as the royal privilege was granted to them both in common as partners; "so many of the stated number of copies were to bear Grafton's name: which "done, his name was to be taken out "of the form, and Whitchurch's to be "inserted in its place." [Lewis.] 66 66 See a similar instance below, in a folio edition of the Bishops' Bible, printed in the year 1575. Greswell, in his work, "The Parisian and others.-King's Library; Publ. Libr. Cambridge; St. John's Coll. Cambr.; Trinity Coll. Oxford; All Souls Coll.; Trinity Coll. Dublin; Bible Society; St. Paul's; Bristol; Canterbury Cathedral; Dr. Coombe; Lea Wilson. PENTATEUCH, Tyndale's; London, by John Daye.—British Museum. fol. 12o. NEW TEST., Tyndale's; London, by J. Daye and W. Seresa.— 12o. The PROPHET MICAH; with a commentary by Antony Gilby; The BOOKES of SALOMON, PROVERBIA, &c.; (translated from 1551, 1552. NEW TEST., with the paraphrase of Erasmus; 2 vols.; London, by Edw. Whitchurch.-Bodleian; All Souls College; Sion College. 1552. BIBLE, Cranmer's; London, by Nycholas Hyll.—Publ. Libr. NEW TEST., Tyndale's; London, by Richard Jugge.—British Greek Press," vol. ii. p. 55. has adduced another instance, in the case of a Paris edition of Demosthenes. And I remember that the same thing occurs in the famous falsified French Testament, printed at Bordeaux in 1686. a This copy is imperfect. Dr. Gifford conjectured it to be of this date, and by the same printers. In some points it 16o. 12o. 12o. 16°. 8o fol. 4o. resembles Copland's edition of 1549, but differs from it in others. b I insert this book at a guess; not knowing whether it be a version of the book of Ecclesiastes, or not. Herbert copied the title from Maunsell's Catalogue; but does not appear to have seen the work itself. Museum; Bodleian; St. Paul's; Balliol College; Wadham 1553. 4o. 4o. BIBLE, Cranmer's; London, by Edw. Whitchurch".—Bodleian; The first fourteen chapters of the Acts of the APOSTLES; trans- The PANDECTES of the EVANGELICALL LAWE, (comprising the The EPISTLES and GOSPELS of every Sunday and holiday, c Probably copied from the first edition of 1539: since here, as in that, the Apocryphal books are entitled Hagiographa. A full page has 58, sometimes 59 lines. d "It has been said that Queen Mary destroyed the greater part of this impression." [MS. note, in the copy now in the British Museum.] e Some copies bear the name of "Richard Grafton" only. 4o. 12°. f It is in fact the Zurich edition of 1550, with a new title-page, almanac, &c. Lewis had said that a copy of this year was in the Bodleian; but he was mistaken, or perhaps the references in p. 100 of his book are transposed. 8 Extremely rare; the Lambeth copy was long believed to be unique. after the Church of England; London, by John Waley.- COMMON PLACES of SCRIPTURE; translated from Erasmus REIGN OF QUEEN MARY. 1555. The EPISTLES and GOSPELS of every Sunday and Holyday, &c., DANIEL, chapter ix. ver. 4–19. in metre, by Tho. Cotsforde; 1557. NEW TEST.; translated by Wm. Whittingham; Geneva, by Con- The fourth chapter of ST. JOHN'S REVELATION, expounded in The first part of ST. JOHN'S GOSPEL, expounded by B. Traheron; no place, no name".-Bodleian; Lea Wilson. 1558. The first part of ST. JOHN'S GOSPEL, expounded by B. Traheron; h It contains title; an epistle, 12 pages; the text, fol. i-clxv.; table, 2 pages. This is found in a book entitled "The account rekenyng and confession "of the faith of Huldrik Zwinglius, "bishop of Zurich-sent unto Charles "fyfte nowe Emperoure of Rome, hold ing a counsel at Augsburgh, 1530."translated out of Latyn by Thos. "Cotsforde." See Herbert, p. 1584. This is usually called the first edition of the Genevan version of the New Testament; but it was not the work of the united Genevan translators, but of a single individual, William Whitting 122. 12°. 16o. 12o. 12o. 16o. 16o. ham, who afterwards became dean of Durham. The volume is beautifully printed. It is the first edition of the English Scriptures, in which the verses are distinguished. The translation differs in many passages from that which was printed, together with the Old Testament, at the same place in 1560, 4°. This rare little volume has been lately reprinted in London. 1 For some account of B. Traheron, see Strype's Memorials, vol. iii. c. 41. m Printed abroad, perhaps at Wesel, Frankfort, or Zurich: the type is Roman, with some Gothic letters intermixed, namely h and w. second edition, corrected and augmented; no place, no REIGN OF QUEEN ELIZABETH. 1559. 12o. The EPISTLES and GOSPELS of every Sunday and Holyday, &c.; NEW TESTAMENT, Genevan; with short marginal notes; Geneva, 1561. BIBLE, Genevan; Geneva, no printer's nameq.-Brasen Nose BIBLE, Cranmer's; London, by John Cawood". n Printed in a similar manner to the former edition: probably at the same place. : • The first and rarest edition of this version, which was for many years the most popular one in England, as its numerous impressions may testify. After the appearance of king James's translation, the use of it seems to have declined yet a fondness for its notes still lingered; and we have several instances of their being attached to editions of the royal translation; one of which kind was printed so lately as 1715. See under that year. From the peculiar reading of Genesis iii. 7. the editions of this translation have been commonly known by the name of "Breeches Bibles :" but this rendering (as Mr. Douce once shewed me,) is as old as Wicliffe's time, and occurs in his version. The copy at Balliol College is an exceedingly fine one, 16o. 16o. fol. fol. printed on large paper. And a similar gem is in the Public Library at Cambridge. P N. B.-The first two and last two sheets of this volume are printed in a different letter from the remaining parts. a A rare edition. The Brasen Nose copy is unfortunately imperfect, but the title of the New Testament remains. The title of the Old Testament bears the date 1562. Herbert has observed, that in all probability this edition was issued by John Bodleigh, one of the English refugees at Geneva; to whom, and his assigns, Queen Elizabeth granted a patent for printing the Geneva version, with annotations, during the term of seven years from January 8th 1561. r The notice of this edition is taken from the List No. 1. Dibdin (iv. p. 400.) states that it is cited from Smith's Catalogue of 1682. |