left hand, naked boys at the top, and the assassination of Porsena at bottom, (the same as used in R. Banckes' edition of the Epistles and Gospels, in 1540.) "The Newe Testament in Englishe and in Latin. Novum Testamentum Anglice et Latine. Anno Dñi. 1548. On reverse," The bokes contayned in the newe Testament." The Text, fol. ii-cclxxxxii; "Epistles of the Old Testamente" &c. in English only, 16 pages unnumbered: The Table, &c. 8 pages: On the last, "Thus endeth the newe Testament &c.-Imprynted "by Wyllyam Powell &c. the yere of our Lorde M.cccccxlvii. and "the first yere of the Kynges moste gracious reygne. God save "the kynge."

The Latin text is in the outer column; in a smaller letter than the English: The volume contains no notes, prologues, references, nor heads of chapters. There is a woodcut before each version of each Gospel. All Tyndale's prologues are omitted. The adverb not is uniformly spelled "nat." The signatures run in eights. A full page of the English version contains 40 lines, and of the Latin

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30.-N. T. Tyndale's, by W. Tylle, 1548. 4o.

Title in red and black, within an architectural compartment, "The newe Testament of the last translacion. By Wylliam Tyndall "with the prologes and annotacions in the mergēt, &c. Imprinted "in the yere of our Lorde God MD.xlix." &c. On the reverse, "an Almanac for xxii. yere :" "A Kalender" in black and red, (having four verses at the foot of each month,) 6 pages. Tyndale's prologue, 6 pages. "The sum or contents of the four Gospels and "the Acts," 6 pages. The Text, в i. &c. The pages are not numbered. St. Mark begins on sign. F ii. Acts on Q v. b. Romans on x viii. b. Ephesians on D d ii. St. James on к k ii. b. Revelation on K k vii. ending on м m vi. b. "The Epistles taken

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31.-N. T. Cranmer's Version. J. Herford, 1548. 24°.

Title, in black and red, within a narrow border, "The newe "Testamente in Englysh according to the translation of the great Byble. Londini. ex officina Johann. Herfordiæ. Anno Domini "M.D.xlviii." On reverse, an Almanac for xv years. “The Kalen"der," in black and red, 12 pages: "A Table for the iiij Evangelistes &c." 25 pages: on reverse of the last the Text begins. A new set of signatures commences at Acts. On the recto of в b 3. is "The ende of the newe Testament. Here followeth a table to fynde the Epistles &c." 11 pages. No colophon. S. Luke begins on м i. Romans on G ii. b. Collossyans on qi. Jude on z iii. The initial letters of books are cut in wood. The running titles, marginal references, and chapters, are all in black letter. The volume is badly printed. A full page contains 37 lines.

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32.-N. T. by Coverdale and Tyndale. R. Wolfe, 1549. 12o.

Title, in black and red, within a woodcut border coarsely ornamented with red, "THE NEWE TESTAMENT. Diligently "translated by Myles Coverdale, and conferred with the translacion

of Willyam Tyndale, with the necessary concordances truly alleged. "AN. M.D XLIX." Beneath is Wolfe's device. On reverse, in black and red, "An almanacke for ix yeares." The Calendar: "For to "knowe in what signe the sonne is:" together 16 pages. A second Title, in black only, "THE NEWE TESTAMENT. Translated "by Myles Coverdale, and conferred with W. Tyndale's translation. "AN. M.D.XLIX. Jesus Christus, &c." On reverse, an address to the reader; A prologue, 5 pages: a map and "description of the "lande of Promes &c." "A true and perfect rekeninge of the yeares &c." 5 pages: "A godly prayer, &c." 1 page, reverse blank 32 pages in all. The text, Matthew to John, sign. A 1.— z 7. The map of St. Paul's journey. Acts, a a. 1.-G g. 6. "The "order of tymes," 2 leaves: Romans to Revelation, a i.-Y iii. Table of Epistles &c., 7 pages.

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The running titles are in Roman capitals. There are very small woodcuts before the Gospels and Acts; and five larger ones in other parts of the volume.

A full page contains 31 lines.

33.-New Testament, Tyndale's. 1549 [qu. 1539?] 12o.

Title, in black and red, within a woodcut border. "The newe "Testament of our Saveour Jesus Christ translated by M. Wil.

"Tindall, yet once agayno (sic) corrected with newe annotacyons "very necessary to better onderstondynge. Where unto is added "an exhortacion to the same of Erasmus Rotero. with an Engelshe “Calender. And a table, necessary to fynde easly, and lyghtly "any story contayned in the fowre Evangelistes, & in the Actes "of the Apostles. MCCCCCXLIX." On the reverse begins the Calender, in black and red, 12 pages. "The office of all estates," 2 pages. "The bokes cōteyned," &c. in red, 1 page. "An Exhor"tacion to the diligent studye of Scripture," &c. 20 pages. "Wil"liam Tindale unto the Christian reader," 16 pages. "A prologe "(of seven lines only) upon the gospell of S. Matthew." The Text, St. Matthew &c. "The gospell of S. Marke of whose auctorite ye "shall fynde after his last Chaptre." Accordingly we find the prologue at the end of St. Mark's Gospel. St. Luke and St. John have each a prologue. That to the Romans is printed in the same letter as the text: it occupies 36 pages. After the Revelation, "The ende of the Newe Testament. Here folowe the Epistles," &c. 30 pages. "This is the Ta- Table (sic) wherein ye shall fynd "the Epystles & the Gospels after the use of Salsburye," 18 pages. The first three words and a half are in Roman letter, the only instance throughout the volume. There is no colophon. The pages are not numbered. The signatures (in eights) beginning with Tyndale's address, a—z. a—z. A a—c c. St. Mark begins on & iiii. Acts, on v vi. Romans on e iiij. St. James on u. Revelation on u vi. The Epistles of the Old Testament end on в b v. There are woodcuts in the Apocalypse only. The contents are prefixed to each chapter in the Gospels and Acts; but no further. Some years ago I perceived in a copy of this Testament the curious fact, that one leaf (the last of sheet h) had been reprinted, in a type entirely different from the rest of the volume, and closely resembling that used by John Daye in his folio Bible of 1549. I observe that Mr. Lea Wilson has since taken notice of the same circumstance. Doubtless the leaf is a cancel. And it is likely that Daye reprinted it, and likewise the date in the Title (which I have not seen); for I cannot think this edition to be so late as 1549. It bears many marks of being printed abroad. The type resembles that of Martin Emperor's Antwerp edition of 1534, but is rather larger; and the book is more negligently composed, and the spelling is more faulty. The marginal notes often differ from those of Emperor's edition; and there are also some variations in the prologues to the Evangelists. Many new notes are likewise added.

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ryshes, the Greke hath lottes; that is, they to whome any lot "chaunce or election is to preache Gode's worde." But in this edition it runs, "Parisshes the Greke had lottes that is to saye, "pareshes or dioseses unto which the prestes & bishops are ap"poynted, by lot or elecció to preach goddes worde to them." The clause in 1 Peter chapt. ii., "unto the king as unto the chefe head,” is omitted. A full page contains 35 lines. The Bristol copy is a fine one, but unluckily not quite perfect. Mr. Wilson's had the title, which was not in any copy which I had examined.

34.-New Test. Tyndale's. W. Copland. 1549. 12o. Title, in red and black, surrounded by woodcut ornaments, "The Newe Testamente of our savyoure christ set forth by Willyam Tyndale, with the annatacion of Thomas Mathew. Anno "M.D XL.IX. ye xxiii. daye of May." An almanac, beginning 1549. A Calendar, 6 leaves. "W. Tindale to the reader," "the bokes "conteyned," &c. and "a prologue to S. Matthew;" together occupying 8 leaves. After the Revelation follow the Epistles taken out of the Old Testament, 12 leaves. On the reverse of the last is, "Newly imprinted at London by me William Copland, dwellynge," &c. The leaves are not numbered. The volume contains signatures B-Y. A a-Y у. A A-E E. There are no woodcuts. The prologues, marginal notes, &c., are in the same letter as the text. A full page contains 38 lines.

35.-New Test. Tyndale's. Lat. and English. T. Gaultier. 1550. 12o.

Title, in black and red, within an architectural compartment, "The new Testament in Englishe after the greeke translation "annexed wyth the translation of Erasmus in Latin. Whereunto " is added a Kalendar, and an exhortation to the readyng of the "holy scriptures made by the same Erasmus wyth the Epistles "taken out of the olde testamēt both in Latin and Englysh. "Wherunto is added a table necessary to finde the Epistles and

"Gospels for every sonday and holy day throughout the yere after "the use of the churche of England nowe.

"Excusum Londini in officina Thomæ Gaultier, pro I. C.

"Pridie Kalendas Decembris anno Domini M. D. L."

On the reverse is "an Almanacke for xxii years." "J. C. unto the "Christen reders," 1 page, (reverse blank). Calendar, in black and red, 12 pages. "An Exhortation" by Erasmus, 9 pages. "The "summe and content," &c., 2 pages; followed by one blank. The text, sign. A-Z. Aа-нh 5. Epistles from the Old Testament, 3 leaves. Table, 2 leaves. No colophon. The volume contains no woodcuts. The Latin text alone is printed in Roman letter. There are heads of chapters throughout the Gospels and Acts alone. Marginal references, but no notes. A full page contains, of the English text, 54 lines.

36.-N. T. Coverdale's, (really Tyndale's). Zurich. 1550. 16o.

Title, in black and red, "The newe Testament faythfully trans"lated by Myles Coverdal. Anno 1550." Beneath is a woodengraving of our Saviour, within a circle: below it, a text of Scripture: reverse blank. A calendar, in black and red, 6 leaves: one blank leaf: a second Title, in black only: within a woodcut, "The "Newe Testament &c. Newly and faythfully oversene & corrected:" reverse blank. "A Table to fynde the Epistles and Gospels newly "set forthe by the Kynge's commaundement, after the copy called the Service boke or Communion," &c. 5 leaves. "What St. Mat"thew conteyneth," 3 leaves. The Text, fol. ii-ccccxlvi. There are no woodcuts, except initial letters. The margin has references, and a very few notes; no prologues, no heads of chapters. The translation agrees rather with Tyndale's than either of Coverdale's.

The type of the text is a secretary Gothic, differing from that of the preliminary pieces; the running title is in the same. The folios are numbered with Roman capitals. The signatures run in eights. A full page contains 26 lines.

N. B. It has been proved, that this volume was printed at Zurich, by the fact of a copy being found in the public library of