A Dedication to Robert Earl of Essex, 2 pages. "To the gentle"men-readers," 2 pages: The text, 187 unnumbered pages, ending on the recto of sign. в b 2, with the words, "A Jove surgit opus: "de Jove finit opus." The signatures run in fours: each page contains four six-lined stanzas; and bears, at the bottom only, the light Arabesque border common to poetical pieces of this period. I do not know of any other copy besides this in the Malone collection. 18.-Ecclesiastes, by H. Lok. 1597. 4o. Title, "Ecclesiastes, Otherwise called the Preacher. Containing "Salomons Sermons or Commentaries (as it may probably be collected) upon the 49. Psalme of David his father. Compendiously abridged, and also paraphrastically dilated in English "poesie, according to the analogie of Scripture, and consent of the "most approved writer thereof. Composed by H. L. Gentleman. "Whereunto are annexed sundrie Sonets of CHRISTIAN PASSIONS "heretofore printed, and now corrected and augmented, with other "affectionate Sonets of a feeling conscience of the same authors. "Psal. 144. &c. London, Printed by Richard Field, dwelling in the "Blacke-friers neare Ludgate. 1597." Dedication to Queen Elizabeth, by Henrie Lok, 6 pages: To the Christian reader, and several copies of verses, 5 pages. The Text, p. 1-117. "Adue to "worlds vaine delight" (in verse) 1 page. Sundry Psalmes of "David translated into verse" (see above, p. 157), 6 pages. A New Title, "SUNDRY CHRISTIAN PASSIONS contained in two hundred "Sonnets, &c. &c., printed by R. Field. 1597." Dedication and prefatory matter, 6 pages. Sonnets, p. 1-106. feeling conscience, p. 107–170. A Table, 4 pages. Affections of a "Sonnets of "the author to divers, collected by the printer," 30 unnumbered pages, ending on signature Y. v. 19.-The Story of Stories, by John Hiud. 1632. 12o. Title, "The Storie of Stories, or the Life of Christ, according to "the foure holy Evangelists: With A Harmonie of them, and A "Table of their chapters and verses. Collected by Johan Hiud. "London, Printed by Miles Flesher. M.DC.XXXII." On reverse, the Imprimatur. Dedication, 3 pages. To the reader, 5 pages; reverse blank. The Text, p. 1-347; reverse blank. A Table, 15 pages, not numbered; reverse blank. Errata, 1 page; reverse blank. An abridgment, or the contents of the Storie of Stories, 24 pages; reverse blank. Mr. Lea Wilson was of opinion, that the volume really was printed at Amsterdam. 20.-The Garden of Zion &c.: by Z. Boyd, Glasgow. 1644-5. 12o. Title, "THE GARDEN OF ZION: Wherein the life and death of "godly and wicked men in Scriptures are to be seene, from "Adam unto the last of the kings of Judah and Israel, with "the good uses of their life and death, (2 couplets of verses). "Printed at Glasgow, by George Anderson, 1644." A Dedication to King Charles I. 6 pages, the last blank. To Charles, Prince of Wales, 2 pages. A Watchword to the General Assemblie, 2 pages. Prayers to God for his Assistance in this work, (in verse) 2 pages. The Text, p. 1-441, ending with the catchword THE. Reverse blank. Title of volume II. "The Second Volume of the Garden of "Zion: containing the Bookes of Job, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and "Song of Songs, all in English Verse, by M. Zachary Boyd. "Glasgow, Printed by George Anderson, 1644." On the reverse, a rude cut, of an Apple-tree full of fruit. Dedication to the princess Elizabeth, 2 pages. The Text, p. 1-359, ending on the recto with the catchword THE. Reverse blank. A separate Title, "The Holy Songs of the Old and New Testament: (dedicated to "the princess Mary, &c.) By M. Zacharie Boyd. Printed at "Glasgow by George Anderson, 1645." On reverse, To the Reader. Dedication, 3 pages. The Text, p. 366-440. Finis. "Some few "Christian Precepts" (in verse), 3 pages, unnumbered; on reverse, a text of Scripture, and the Errata. A Synoptical Table of the principal earlier editions of the New Testament ; shewing the number of lines in a page, and the presence or absence of wood 1538 Coverdale's; 2 editions; by J. Nicolson 1539 Taverner's Recognition; by T. Petit, for Berthelet.. 1538 Latin and English; by R. Redman... Cuts. Lines. Yes. 37Yes. 38. 40. No. 41. Yes. 34. 1540 Translated from Erasmus; by Grafton and Whitchurch. 1547 Latin and English; by W. Powell No. 39. 1548 Do.; by Do. 1548 Tyndale's; by Wm. Tylle 1548 Worcester, by J. Oswen 1549 From Erasmus, Latin and English; by W. Powell 1550 Cranmer's; Worcester, by J. Oswen 1538 Latin and English; Paris. 16o. no place. Yes. 36. Yes. 48. One. 49. Yes. 37. 1538 Coverdale's; Antwerp, by M. Crom 1539 Taverner's Recognition; by T. Petit, for Berthelet. 1539 Coverdale's; Antwerp, by M. Crom. 1544 Tyndale's, [qu. Antwerp?] 32o. 1546 According to the Great Bible; by R. Grafton.. 1548 Tyndale's; by E. Whitchurch 1548 According to the Great Bible; by John Herford, 24o. 1549 Tyndale's; by John Daye Coverdale's, conferred with Tyndale's; R. Wolfe 1550 Lat. and English; by Thos. Gualtier, for I. C. 1550 Coverdale's, conferred with Tyndale's; R. Wolfe 1550 16o.; no place nor name. (Zurich.) 1550 Tyndale's; by Daye and Seres.. No. 36. Yes. 35. One. 49. Yes. 36. DESCRIPTIONS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT. 317 APPENDIX D. DESCRIPTIONS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT, 1.-New Test. Tyndale's. Cologne and Worms. 1525. 4o. It is known, that only one small fragment of this precious edition is remaining. The Title is wanting. "The Prologge," 7 leaves, on signatures a ii-в iiii. The Table of all the Books of the New Testament, 1 page: on reverse is a large woodcut of St. Matthew. The Text, Matthew ch. i, ending at ch. xxii; altogether 24 leaves remain. The type is a German Gothic. The signatures run in fours. The Glosses are printed in the outer margin of the page, in type similar to the Text; but the capital letters differ. A full page contains 37 lines. N. B. Fac-similes of the woodcut, of the first page of the Prologue, and of the first page of the Text, were struck off by Mr. Rodd, the discoverer of this treasure: and they have been given again in Anderson's Annals of the Bible. 2.-New Test. Tyndale's. 1525. 12o. The Title is wanting in both the known copies. The Text, fol. 1 -343 (wrongly numbered 353), ending with the words "The ende "of the newe Testiment." On the reverse begins an address "To "the reder," 3 pages. "The errours comitted in the prentynge. F. "with the nombre folowyng it, signyfie the leafe off the boke. sy "with the nombre before it, declareth the fyrst or the seconde 'syde of the leafe. ly with the nomber before it noteth in what "lyne the errour is, as here after apereth." 3 pages. The leaves are numbered. The signatures run in eights, A-Z, A A, B B. A fresh set begins, at the Epistle to the Romans, A a-T t iiii. The reverse of the last page of Errata is blank. A blank leaf, unnumbered, is between foll. 198 and 199, after the Book of Acts. There are no marginal notes. St. Mark begins on fol. xliii b The following words are thus spelt: Corrinthyans, Romayns, Galathyans, Phillippyans, Collossyans, Tessalonyans, Hebrues. A full page contains 33 lines. 3.-[N. B.-The imperfect copy of an edition, in Emmanuel College Cambridge, supposed by Dr. Waterland and Lewis to be of the year 1528 or 1529, has been examined by me, and appears to be Coverdale's Test., printed in 1538, 16o.—I am not aware that any copy of 1527, 1528, or 1529, has yet been identified.] 4.-N. T. Tyndale's, by George Joye. 1534. 16o. Title, in red and black, within an architectural compartment, "The New Testament as it was written, and caused to be written by them which herde yt. Whom also oure saveoure Christ Jesus "commaunded that they shulde preach it unto al creatures. "The Gospell of S. Mathew. "The Gospell of S. Marke. "The Gospell of S. Luke. "The Gospell of S. Jhon. "I will poure oute of my spryte upon all flesshe, and youre sonnes "and youre doughters shal prophesy, youre yonge men shall se visions, ad youre olde men shal dreame dreames." On the reverse is an Almanac for 18 years, beginning with 1526. A Calendar, in black and red, 12 pages. The Text, beginning on the leaf preceding signature a i. and ending on sign. в b b i. on the reverse of which last leaf is the following colophon in large letters: 66 A Here endeth the new Testament diligently oversene and "corrected, and prynted now agayn at Antwerpe, by me wydowe "of Christoffel of Endhove In the yere of oure Lorde. M.ccccc. " and xxxiiii. in August.." Immediately afterwards is the Table of Epistles and Gospels, beginning thus: "This is the Table, where "in you shall fynde, the Pistelys & the Gospellys, after the use, "of Sarysbuery." It occupies 26 pages; and concludes on the |