The Text, A-A a. The book is printed in black letter, with a black line round each page: the marginal references, in Roman, are divided by another line. The initial letters of each Book are cut in wood. The running titles, and heads of chapters are in Roman; the contents of chapters, in Italics. DESCRIPTIONS OF PARTS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT. 47.-St. Matthew, ch. v. vi. vii. with an exposition by W. Tyndale. [1530?] 16o. Title, in Roman letter, within a woodcut composed of figures, "An exposicion uppon the v. vi. vii. chapters of Mathew, which "thre chaptres are the keye and the dore of the scripture, and "the restoring agayne of Christes lawe corrupte by the papistes. "Item before the booke, thou hast a prologe very necessarie, contaynynge the whole somme of the covenaunt made betwene God "and us, uppon which we be baptised to kepe it. And after thou "hast a table that leadeth the by the notes in the mergentes, unto "all that is intreated of in the booke." Reverse of the title, blank. "The Prologe," fol. ii-xii.: on reverse begins the Exposition, fol. xii-cxv. On the reverse, a Table, 10 pages unnumbered. The book is in Roman letter, except w which is Gothic. The initial letters of the 3 chapters are very large and singular. Mr. Lea Wilson judges the type to be very like that of Tyndale's Pentateuch of 1530; and assigns that year as the probable date of the volume. 66 48.-The same. No place, no date. 16". Title, without any woodcut, "An Exposycyon upō the v. vi. & "vii. chapiters of Mathewe, whiche thre chapiters are the keye "&c.-in the boke. CUM PRIVILEGIO." Reverse blank. "Unto the reder," fol. ii (for iii) to fol. xi rev. at the bottom a woodcut. The text, fol. xii-cvii. rev. signed w. T. The table, commencing on o 4 unnumbered, 4 leaves (2 more wanting.) The running title is in Gothic: the Text in Roman, except the letter w: the Exposition in a smaller Roman, with the same exception. But, on the last two leaves, the text is printed in Gothic. The word "not" is constantly spelled "nat." After many of the clauses of exposition 3 or 4 printed hands in a line, mixed with crosses, occur. There are 4 woodcut initial letters, in addition to the woodcut after the preface. 49.-The same. No date. (1538?). 12o. Title, "An Exposy | cyon vpon the v. vi. vii. chap | ters of Ma"thewe, which thre chap | ters are the keye and the dore of the | "scrypture, and the restoring agayne | of Moses lawe corrupt by ye Scry | bes and Pharyses. And the expo | sycyon is the re"storynge agayne of Chrystes lawe corrupte by the Pa | pistes. "☛ Item before the boke, | thou hast a prologe very necessary, | conteynynge the whole sum of the couenaunt made betwene "God and 66 vs, vpon which we "And after thou haste a table that "booke. "CVN PRIVILEGIO." The title is in black letter entirely, except the 'cun privilegio'and not in any woodcut or border; reverse blank. "Unto the "reader," fo. ii (black letter). This prologue extends to fol. xi not xii; and is in Roman letter-the first letter H is a woodcut somewhat ornamented, and is the Roman letter. On fol. xii (which is in Roman letter, all the others throughout the book being black letter) begins the work thus: "The v. chapter "of Mathewe." this is in black letter; as is the text throughout; the exposition however is in Roman letter. The first letter of the text, w, is in a woodcut (and is the Roman letter) ornamented like the first letter of the prologue. The marginal notes are Roman; chap. 5 ends at the foot of the recto of fol. lviii, and chap. 6 begins on the reverse. Like the rest; text black letter, except the initial letter T, which is Roman; an ornamented woodcut. The exposycion is Roman. This part extends to the end of fol. xci. The initial letter J, like the other initial letters, Roman; and a woodcut with two grotesque heads in it. This part extends to the bottom of the recto of fol. cix, with "W. T." "The table whiche shall sende you to "all thynges conteyned in "this boke." The Table, in Roman letter, commences on the next page, and extends to ten pages, unnumbered. At the bottom of the tenth page, which is the recto of leaf cxiiii. "Cum priuilegio The last page is blank. 50.-The Acts of the Apostles in metre, by Christopher Tye. 1553. 16o. Title, "The Actes of the Apostles, translated into English Metre, and dedicated to the Kynges moste excellent Maiestye, by Christofer Tye, Doctor in Musyke, and one of the Gentylmen "of hys Graces moste honourable Chappell, wyth notes to eche Chapter, to synge and also to play upon the Lute, very necessarye for studentes after theyr studye to fyle theyr wyttes, and "also for all Christians that cannot synge to read the good and Godlye storyes of the lyves of Christ hys Appostles. 1553.” On the reverse of the title are three stanzas from "Syrack xxxii." followed by the words " Hynder not Musyke." Dedication, "To the "Vertuous and Godlye learned Prynce Edwarde the vi. by the "Grace of God King of Englande, Fraunce and Irelande, De"fendour of the Fayth, and on earth next and immediatly under "Christe, of the Churches of England and Irelande the Supreme head, your grace's humble lovynge and obedient servaunte Chris"tofer Tye, wysheth the continuance of God hys feare to dwell in your graces heart, longe to raygne in muche honoure, healthe, "wealthe and victorye." Then follows a metrical preface, consisting of 25 stanzas, commencing thus: 352 DESCRIPTIONS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT. Consydrynge well, most godly Kyng "The zeale and perfecte love "Your Grace doth beare to eche good thyng "That geven is from above." &c. The text, with music for four voices, Meane, Tenour, Countertenor, Bassus : 1. "In the former Treatyse to thee "Dere frend The o phi lus "I have written the verite "Of the Lord Christ Jesus. 2. "Whiche he to do and eke to teache "Began until the daye "In whiche the Sprite up hym did feache The concluding stanza (of chapter xivth and last) is thus: "The Gentyls in to call "And there longe tyme they dyd abyde "With the disciples all." Imprynted at London by Nycolas Hyll for Wyllyam Seres. "Cum privilegio ad imprimendum solum." The volume contains only the first fourteen chapters; it is printed in black letter. Signatures A—N. in eights. N. B. In the Public Library at Cambridge there is a copy which differs from the above. It has no date: its colophon is, "Im"printed at London, in Poules Churchyarde at the signe of the Hedgehogge, by Wyllyam Seres. Cum privilegio &c." It is printed in black letter; its pages are unnumbered. Signatures in eights, A-H viii. A full page contains six stanzas, 24 lines. The running titles are in Roman; the contents of each chapter, in small Itatics. TRANSLATIONS OF THE PSALMS. 353 APPENDIX E. TRANSLATIONS OF THE PSALMS. 1.-The Psalter, from M. Bucer. 1530. 24o. Psalm xix. The hevens declare the maieste of God: and ye firmament sheweth what are his workes. On daye succeding a nother whetteth continually owre thoughtis & on nyghte folowing a nother encresethe owre knowledge. Theis creatures have nether speche nor wordes: nether is their voices eny where harde. And yet their poyntyng and shewyng hath taught all the worlde & their dumme speche hath gone forth into all ye costes of ye worlde. He hath fastened in them a tabernacle for the sonne: this sonne cometh forth of his cloudes lyke a brydegrome, ye lyke a fresshe valiaunt knighte to make his course. Frome ye farthest easte parte of ye hevens cometh he forthe: havynge his recourse unto the other extreme: nether is their eny mane that maye hyde hym frome his heate. N. B. In Psalm iii the following explanation of the word Selah occurs in the shape of a note: "This worde Selah signifieth ye "sentence before to be pondred with a depe affecte, longe to be "rested upō and the voyce there to be exalted." 2.-The Psalter, by George Joye. 1534. 24°. The hevens declare the almightye majestye off god, and the firmament sheweth forth the worke of his handis. Every day precheth the same: every night layeth forth the same also unto our knowlege. There is nether speche nor tōgue but amonge them are the voyces of these al herde. |