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1538, 16mo.-I am not aware that any copy of 1527, 1528 or 1529 has yet been identified."-Cotton's List, Second edition, P. 318. According to Mr. Hartshorne. there is also a copy (1528 or 1529), imperfect, in the Library of St. John's College. See his Book Rarities, p. 376.

The Newe Testament translated by William Tyndale. 1529, 12mo. The only authority for this edition is Lowndes, who no doubt is mistaken.

The Newe Testamet of our Sauiour Jesu Christ, newly and faythfully ouerseen and corrected. (1527.) A copy is in Bishop Cosin's library at Durham; which may turn out to be the 1527 of Tyndale, or some early and unknown edition. The title is in a small compartment of four parts - top and bottom scriptural subjects-on the top the creation and the birth of our Saviour, at the bottom Adam and Eve beguiled, and the crucifixion. The volume consists of 446 leaves, on the last of which is the reve- The Newe Testamente translated by lation of St. Judas. There are 26 lines Wm. Tyndale [Marlborow? or Hamin a full page. The Gospel of St. Mat-burgh ?], 1530, 12mo. According to thew begins on fol. 11, and the volume extends to Rr in eights. The chapters are marked into portions by large letters in the margin, and there are a few marginal notes. It has likewise ornamented capitals, the first T, two boys carrying on a stick a dead stag, with the head upwards. For the above account the editor is indebted to Dr. Bandinel of the Bodleian Library, Oxford. Quære if the volume were not printed at Cologne. Thus far Lowndes; but Mr. Stevens says it is Tyndale's version with Coverdale's name on the first title, and is printed at Zurich by Froschover, 1550, in sm. 16mo. The copy described above is imperfect, beginning with the second title.

Bishop Tomline, a more correct translation than the former, but there is no other authority for the existence of the book, and Dr. Cotton says no copy is at present known. Mr. Stevens disbelieves its existence.

The New Testament as it was written and caused to be written by them which herde yt. Whom also our Saueoure Christ Jesus commaunded that they shulde preach it unto al Creatures. Antwerpe by me Wydowe of Christoffel of Endhouě, 1534, in August. 16mo. This beautiful little volume consists of 446 leaves, and measures 38 by 2 in. Collation.-Title, in red and black, with a border, at the back of which is an almaThe New Testament translated by nacke for xviij yeres,' commencing 1526; Wm. Tyndale (1528 or 1529?), 12mo. A then follows the calendar, rubricated, copy, imperfect, supposed to be of one of six leaves, after which the Gospel of these dates, is in the library of Emma- St. Matthew commences, on the second nuel College, Cambridge. It is printed leaf of which is signature a. The in black letter within border lines of red sign. run a to z, A to H. Then the Epis ink, and the head line throughout; the tles commence with a separate title-page, head of each book and chapter, the nota- with a border, The Epistles of the tion marks and most of the initial letters, Apostle, S. Paul,' &c. on sign. A ai and are also in red. The volume has margi-extend to C c c. The signatures are all nal references, a small wood-cut at the beginning of most of the books, and larger ones in the Revelations, also glosses at the end of the chapters. It commences on iij in the middle of A prologe unto the newe Testament.' The Gospell of S. Matthew. What S. Matthew conteyneth.' 2 leaves. The first leaf of the text is wanting. The Testament ends on the reverse of K.k.v., then on the same page Here folowe the Epistles. The copy terminates on m.m. 6, in eights, has no folios, and a full page contains 37 lines exclusive of the head line. Respecting this volume, Dr. Cotton, in his List of Bibles, makes the following observation: "N.B. The imperfect copy of an edition in Emmanuel, 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 Text printed in

in eights, except Ccc, which has six leaves. After the text on Bbbi the reverse is the colophon. Here endeth the New Testament, diligently ouersene and corrected, and prynted now agayn at Antwerpe by me wydowe of Christoffel of Endovën. In the yere of our Lorde MCCCCC and XXXIII, in August. After which follows a Table of the Pistelys, &c. 13 leaves. It has wood-cut initials, and small portraits of the evangelists; a portrait of St. Paul, and the portrait of St. John, repeated in the Revelations. A full page contains 33 lines, including the head line. It has no prologues or notes, and but a few marginal references in black letter. A fine perfect copy is in the Grenville Collection, British Museum, in which is the following note by the Right Hon. Thomas Grenville:The Bibliographers have all agreed in stating that only three copies

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of this rare edition are known- viz. in Lord Pembroke's Library at Wilton, and at Bristol from Dr. Giff›rd. Cotton, very curious in his researches on this subject, assures me that, after the most diligent examination of the above three libraries, he has ascertained beyond all question that the present edition is not in either of them, neither does he believe that any other copy than mine is to be found. It appears that when the Flemish booksellers began in August, 1534, to print Tyndale's English New Testament, they employed Joye to correct the Press, in doing which he made several changes in it. Tyndale, dissatisfied with this, had another edition printed at Antwerp by Emperour, in November 1534, in the preface to which he complains of the changes made by Joy in the present edition, and particularly charges him with having studiously omitted or changed the word 'Resurrection' in many passages which Tyndale quotes. Joye, in reply, wrote An Apology' in the same year, 1534, which is now a rare tract." [A copy of this tract is in the University Library, Cambridge.]

The newe Testament dyly gently corrected and compared with the Greke by Willyam Tindale, and fynesshed in the yere of oure Lorde God A.M. D. & xxxiiij. in the moneth of Nouember. sm. 8vo. Commonly, but erroneously, called TYNDALE'S SECOND EDITION, Black letter, with wood cuts, and with a preface against George Joye. In this edition first appeared, as far as is known, the celebrated Prologue to the Romans (occupying 34 pages), respecting which some controversy ensued. In the marginal notes to this edition the following contradiction occurs: 'Loue is the fyrst precept and cause of all other;' on the opposite page 'Fayth is the fyrst cōmaudement; and loue the seconde,' &c. Bishop Randolph's copy, table at the end imperfect, 5l. 108. Dent, pt. ii. 682, title and some leaves wanting, morocco, 5l. 2s. 6d. Williams, 1753, wanting the first title and reverse leaf, GI in the Epistles to the Romans, C C in the Epistles to the Old Testament, and last leaf at the end, 5l. 5s. Pickering, pt. iii. (imperfect, Lea Wilson's copy), 167. 58 Gardner, July, 1854 (several leaves in beginning and end facsimile by Harris), 471. Mr. Geo. Offor and Mr. Fry have each a copy. Mr. Lenox, of New York, has a fine and perfect copy, and a similar oue was purchased from Mr. Rusher of Reading, at a large price, by Mr. James Dix, of Bristol. There are also copies in St. Paul's Lib., the Bodleian,

Exeter Coll. Lib. Oxford, Public Lib. and Trinity Coll. Cambridge, Baptist Museum, Bristol. The copy in Exeter Coll. Lib. is on yellow paper (stained, as all are, subsequent to printing). The British Museum has three copies, one on white paper, one on yellow paper, and a third printed on VELLUM, with the second title in gold and colours illuminated, and the small wood-cuts as miniatures, formerly belonging to Queen Anna Boleyn, from the Cracherode collection, but wanting the first title and prefatory matter. Coll. Title within a wood-cut border on the reverse, begins W. T. unto the Reader,' 17 pages; 'A prologe into the iiii Evangelystes,' 4 pages; Willyam Tindale yet once more to the christen reader,' 9 pages; a second title-page, 'The newe Testament. Imprinted at Anwerp by Marten Emperowr. Anno M.D.xxxiiij.' With the same wood-cut border as the first title, except that the shield is charged with arms and has the initials M. K., (i. e. Martin Kaiser, the The Revelation ends on fol. ccclxxxiv. German name of Martin Lempereur.) wrongly marked cccclxxxiv. The Epis

tles taken out of the Olde Testament follow and run to cccc, after which are two tables, one containing 16 pages, the other 5 pages. The signatures run in eights, and a full page has 33 lines. The volume has marginal references and notes, some of the latter are in the Roman letter-it has wood-cuts in the Revelations, also some small ones at the beginning of the Gospel and some of the Epistles. St. Matthew begins on fol. ii. wrongly marked i. St. Mark, on xlv. b. Acts, on clvi. b. Romans, on ccxx. b. Ephesians, on cclxxviii. b. James, on cccxlviii. b. Revelations, on ccclv. See Cotton's List of Editions of the Bible, pp. 3, 89, 96-7, and 129-30; or 2nd edit. (no. 5). p. 320; and Lea Wilson's Catalogue, (No. 4,) p. 140-1. A good copy should measure 6 in. by 3 in. Mr. Stevens priced a copy in 1855, at 1057.

The Newe Testament, Anno M.D.XXXIIII. 12mo. A different edition from the preceding, but whether printed before or after is uncertain. Copies are in the Bodleian, the Earl of Pembroke's Libraries, and the British Museum (the last imperfect). The Pembroke copy has erroneously been represented by Lewis and Lowndes to be the edition of August, 1531, corrected by Joye. Collation.

Title, Tyndale's address, pp. 18, a table, pp. 21, a second title within 4 woodcuts, underneath is a monogram with G H., on the reverse, The bokes conteyned in the Newe Testament, the Text, fol. i-ccclx (wrongly marked ccclxii), Table

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of Epistles and Gospels, 8 leaves, not numbered. The numbering of the folios is often incorrect. In 1 Corinth. ch. xi. there is an accidental omission of the words This cup is the new testament in my blood.' With small wood-cuts, similar to those of the genuine edition, but the cut of St. Paul before the epistles to Romans is larger, and occurs before 5 other epistles. Doubtless printed at Antwerp. See Cotton's List of various Editions of the Bible, p. 131-2; or 2nd edit. p. 321. Mr. Lenox has an imperfect copy, and a perfect one is in possession of Mr. W. F. Howe of Aspley, Woburn. Stevens, imperfect, 157. 15s.

lieve the date 1534 to be the true one; especially when it is considered that Tyndale's own, from which it was principally copied, did not appear till November in that year." See Cotton's List, second edition (no. 6), p. 321-22.

The New Testament by William Tyndale. (1534), 4to. A copy, imperfect, supposed of this year, is in the Baptist Museum at Bristol.

Dr. Gifford writes in it that he thinks it an edition pirated by the Dutch. It has the Prologue to the Romans. Mr. Stevens thinks it probably one of the editions of 1536.

p. 8.

The New Testament by William Tindale (1535), fol. Dr. Cotton notices an The Newe Testament, by William tion retains the contradictory note in the imperfect copy, and observes, 'This ediTyndale. 1534, 12mo. An imperfect copy 1st epistle of St. John, and is therefore of an edition of this date was in Mr. Lea probably to be ascribed to this or the folWilson's collection, of which the follow-lowing year.' Cotton's List, 2nd edit. ing is a Collation. Tyndale's Address to the Christen reader, pp. 15; a prologue to the Evangelists, pp. 3; a Table, pp. 22 (ought to be 24) (second title wanting); Prologue to the Romans in very small type, pp. 26, beginning on sig. Y 5. The Pistles of the Old Testament are on 14 leaves, ending on sig. v 4; reverse, Tables of Epistles and Gospels, 8 leaves. St. Luke begins on H vii reverse; 1 Corinth. on c iii; 1 Peter on 1 iii; Revel. on p. 5. The leaves are not numbered. The words in 1 Cor. xi.This cup is the New Testament in my blood are omitted. There are small cuts of the Evangelists before the Gospels: a cut of S. Paul as used in Coverdale's Bible of 1535 before six of the Epistles; a cut of S. Peter, and a larger one of St. John, before the Revelations. A full page contains 39 lines. See Lea Wilson's Catalogue (no. 5), p. 142, and Dr. Cotton's List, 2nd edition (no. 7), p. 322. Mr. Lenox has a copy.

The New Testament by William Tyndale. (1534), 12mo. A copy is in the British Museum, of which the following is a Collation: Title (wanting); a calendar, in red and black, 5 leaves. A prayer for the reader, 2 leaves. A table to fynde the Epistles and Gospels usually red in the chyrche, after Salysbury use, &c. It has no prologues, heads of chapters, nor notes; the marginal references are in small Roman characters; the text in BLACK LETTER. A-Z, a-q, in eights. St. Mark begins F; Acts, S iiii; Romans, z vi; Ephesians, f vii; Revel. o iiii. It has floriated initials, but no wood-cuts. A full page contains 37 lines. Dr. Cotton says, "This book was doubtless printed at Antwerp; but from the great variations observable in it I cannot be

The New Testament, dylygently corrected and compared with the Greke by Wyllyam Tindale and fynesshed in M.D. and xxxv. 12mo. Copies are in the Public Library, Camb., and in Exeter College Library. Collation.-Title, and preface by Tyndale, - leaves (wanting in the copy collated by Dr. Cotton); A prologe to the Epistle to the Romans,' 16 leaves; A table for the foure Evangelistes,' &c. A table for the Actes of the Apostles,' together 12 leaves; a second title-page, on the reverse of which is given a list of the bokes conteyned' and a A prologe of S. Matthew.' The text of St. Matthew begins on fol. ii. marked i. St. Mark, on fol. xl. The Acts, on fol. cxxxiiii. Romans, on fol. clxxiii. Hebrews, on fol. cclv. Revelation, on fol. cclxxi. and the volume concludes on fol. cccxii. reverse with the words 'Here ende the Epistles of the Olde Testament.' The signatures run in eights, and there are marginal references, and heads of chapters, but no notes; likewise wood-cuts at the beginning of each Gospel, and in the Revelation larger ones, occupying about two-thirds of the page. A full page contains 38 lines. See Cotton's List of Editions of the Bible, pp. 3 and 168, or 2nd edition (no. 9), pp. 323-4. Mr. Offor, who has a large collection of early editions of Bibles and New Testaments, is of opinion that this is a pirated edition, probably printed ir Holland.

The New Testament, Coverdale's. (1535), 12mo. Pickering, pt. ii. 3192, Mr. Lea Wilson's copy, and the only one known, but wanting all before Fiii, 5 other sheets, and all after zz i, 5l. 158.

Testament-English Versions. Collation.-Title, and all before fol. 43, on which is "The summe of the Gospel of S. Marke' (wanting). On fol. 69 begins 'The Gospel of S. Luke,' on fol. 114 'The Summe of S. Jhon.' Tyndale's Prologue to Romans, fol. 191-208. Apocalypse ends on 350 rev. Epistles of the Olde Testamet, Epistles of the Sayntes, fol. 362. Table, fol. 364. Table for Sayntes dayes, fol. 369. The volume is paged in figures. Some chapters are followed by a Gloss in a smaller type. A wood-cut of S. Paul is the same as that used in Coverdale's Bible, 1535. Mr. Lea Wilson believed this to be the earliest edition of Coverdale's Testament, separate from the Bible. See his Catalogue, pp. 143-4. This copy was purchased by Mr. Stevens for Mr. Lenox, of New York.

The newe Testament yet ones agayne corrected by W. Tyndale: and in many Places ameded, where it scaped before by Neglygence of the Printer. Also a Kalendar and a necessary Table, wherin easely & lyghtly may be founde any Story cōteyned in the foure Euangelystes, and in the Actes of the Apostels. Also before euery Pystel of S. Paul is a Prologue very frutefull to the Reder. And after the newe Testament foloweth the Epystels of the olde Testament, &c. Newly printed (by Tho. Berthelet) in the Yere of our Lorde 1536, small narrow folio, or rather, a long 8vo.' as it measures only 8 inches by 45 inches. "The first portion of the English Scriptures printed on English ground." Anderson. Collation.-Title, within a wood-cut border of boys in groups, and a small medallion on the reverse. An almanac for xxiit yeares, beginning with 1535. Prefixes, viz. Almanake, Kalender, W. T. to the Christen Reder, a Prologue into the foure Euangelystes with a table, the Offyce of all Estates, & the Bokes conteyned in the newe Testament, 14 leaves. The folios run to ccv, then the table of the epistles and the gospels, after which These Thinges are added to fyll vp the Leffe withall,' &c. 4 leaves. The whole Rr 5, in sixes. A full page contains 44 lines. It has no wood-cuts. A fine perfect copy is in the Bodleian Library, and others, more or less imperfect, are in the Public Lib. Cambridge, St. Paul's, the Baptist Coll. Bristol, and the library of Mr. Lenox. Mr. Stevens, in 1856, priced an imperfect copy at 801.

The newe Testament yet once agayne corrected by Willyam Tyndale: where vnto is added a necessarye Table: wherin easely and lightelye may be foude any storye contaynd in the foure Euange

listes, and in the Actes of the Apostles. Prynted in the yere of oure Lorde God. M. D. and XXXVI. 4to. BLACK LETTER, With several wood-cuts, probably printed at Antwerp by Symon Cowke.' This edition has all Tyndale's prologues; and, notwithstanding the table mentioned in the title page, has the syllabus of each chapter prefixed thereto, throughout the Evangelists and the Acts, but none to the Epistles. Gardner, July, 1854 (some leaves mended), 371. Sotheby's, March 19, 1862 (wanting 2 leaves and a few defective), 121. Copies are in Balliol College, the Bodleian, the Public Lib. Cambridge, and in the collections of Mr. Francis Fry, and Mr. Lenox, of New York. Collation. A, four leaves; a to r, in eights, and s, six leaves; then a title page 'The epistles of the Apostle Saynet Paul' and 'a prologe vpon the Epistle of Saynct Paul to the Romayns,' together seven leaves; then sign. t to z, and A to H, in eights; I has ten leaves, and †, containing the table, 8 leaves. Mr. Offor is of opinion, (having in his own possession the three editions printed in 1536,) that this was the first and favourite edition. It is the most correct and handsomely printed of the three, and is easily to be distinguished, by having the wood-cutter's mark A. B. K. on the stone under the foot of St. Paul, preceding the first chapter of Romans, and some other of his epistles. A minute description of the three impressions, with facsimiles of the distinguishing wood. cuts, is contained in Mr. Lea Wilson's Catal. pp. 151-5. See Herbert's Ames, p. 1545, where a similar wood-cut is described. The small wood-cuts are copied from a Missale ad Usum Diocesis Leodiensis, printed at Paris by Francis Byrckman, in 1513. In this edition a line in the first epistle to the Corinthians, ch. xi, let. D, this cup is the newe testament in my bloude, is omitted, an omission which occurs in many subsequent editions which Mr. Offor supposes to have been copied from it. See Lea Wilson's Catalogue, p. 155 (No. 3). Stevens (perfect), 457.

1536, 4to.

The newe Testament, &c. This edition is like the preceding, both in type and wood-cuts, size of page, number of lines, folios, catchwords, &c. In this the wood-cut of St. Paul prefixed to his epistles, instead of the woodcutter's mark on the stone, has the figure of a mole. The line in Corinthians is also omitted. Some copies have the word Saynct spelt Sanyct on the title to the Epistles. A copy comprising only the Gospels, Acts, with title and Prologe of Tyndale to Epistle to the Romans, sold at Sotheby's (Corrie), April 23, 1863,

A full Mr. Ames was

Testament-English Versions. k iv, Revelations on t vii reverse. Epis111. Copies are in the British Museum, in tles out of the Old Testament, 24 leaves. the Bodleian, Public Library, Cambridge, The Prologue to the Romans is in the Baptist Coll. Bristol, and in the collectious same type as the text, and is included in of Mr. Francis Fry, and Mr. Lenox, of the regular course of signatures. The New York. Mr. Stevens values it at 452. initials are plain except those at the beSee Lea Wilson's Catalogue, p. 155 (No. 2). ginning of each book. The first line of St. Matthew's text is printed in a differThe newe Testament, &c. 1536, 4to. ent letter from all the rest of the book. A similar reprint, distinguishable by the There are wood-cuts in the Apocalypse, stone under the foot of St. Paul being and some smaller ones before each Gosblank, that is without either the wood-pel and some of the Epistles. cutter's mark or the mole. The error in page contains 85 lines. Corinthians is supplied in Mr. Offor's copy; of opinion that this edition was printed but in a copy of this edition in the pos- in London by Thos. Berthelet or John session of the Rev. Mr. Fletcher, of Gough. In Mr. Lea Wilson's Catalogue Southwell, in Nottinghamshire, the line (pp. 145-51) three editions of this date are is omitted. Copies are in the British described, alike in all main points, but Among Museum, St. Paul's, the Public Lib. Cam- different in minute particulars. bridge, in the Baptist College, Bristol, these may be mentioned that in the ediand in the collection of Mr. Francis Fry. tion marked No. 1, the date on the second Mr. Lenox has a perfect copy, with the title is printed in black letter, in No. 2 it cancel sheet containing the error in Co- is printed in early Gothic, and 2 Cor. x. rinthians, and also a reprint of the whole reads Let him that is soche think on his sheet without the error. See Lea Wilson's wife,' instead of on this wise; and in No. 3 there is no date at all, and in error Catalogue, p. 152 (No. 1). the running title over John, ch. 9, reads For other parThe newe Testament (1536). sm. 8vo. 'The Gosp. of S. Luke.' BLACK LETTER, with wood-cuts in the ticulars see the Catal. pp. 145-151. (These Revelation. A copy of this edition of three editions were purchased for Mr. Tyndale's New Testament is in the pos- Lenox, of New York.) Mr. Wilson resession of Mr. Offor, wanting the title-garded the Bristol copy as a fourth im page. The leaf in Corinthians, which contains the line referred to, omitted in the former editions of 1536, in 4to., is here reprinted in a different type, and the line inserted. Imperfect copies, also containing this reprinted leaf, are in the British Museum and St. Paul's Library. In this edition, the words are omitted in the first epistle of Peter, chap. 11. 'vnto the kynge as vnto the chefe heed.'

pression, and reckoned a fifth, and perhaps a sixth, at St. Paul's. See also Dr. Cotton's List, 2nd. edit. pp. 13, 14. There is a copy of this date in the Lambeth Library.

The Newe Testament by W. Tyndale. (1536) 16mo. A fragment of this elegant and thick pocket volume of an edition smaller in size to all the preceding, printed in a foreign type, with handsome capital The Newe Testament yet once agayne letters, unknown to all bibliographers, is corrected by Wylliam Tyndall, 1536, in the possession of Mr. Offor. The con. 12mo. Pickering, pt. ii. 3197, Mr. Lea tradictory marginal note in Ep. 1 John, Wilson's copy, marked No. 8 in his cata- c. 4, is omitted, with many others, and all logue, wanting title, Kalendar, Z 1 and 8, the prologues. The line in Corinthians and all after 661, 57. 58. Also Mr. Lea before alluded to, was omitted, but has Wilson's copy, marked No. 9, wanting been supplied in the margin from a difKalendar,office of all estates, and 7 leaves, ferent, and probably English, fount of 61. 28. 6d. Both these copies were bought type. The folios are in Roman capitals by Mr. Stevens for Mr. Lenox. TheJohn's Gospel commences on the refollowing is the Collation of a copy in verse of CLV, Romans on CCLX, and Hethe Baptist Museum, Bristol, compared brews on the reverse of cccxcii. A perwith a copy in Earl Spencer's collection. fect copy would contain at least 450 Title in black and red within a wood-cut leaves. border of 4 pieces, on the reverse an Almanac for xxi yeares, a Calendar, pp. 12, Office of all estates, pp. 2, Exhortacion to the diligent studye of the Scripture, pp. 24, Wm. Tyndale unto the Christen reader, pp. 16: second Title in black, within a border, with the date 1536 on the reverse. The bokes conteyned, &c. St. Mark begins on F vi, Acts on U v reverse, Romans on c v, Ephesians on

The Newe Testament yet once agayne corrected. Wheare unto is added an exhortacio to the same of Erasmus Rot, with an Englysshe Kalendar, and a Table, necessary to fynde easly and lyghtely any story contayned in the fowre Evangelistes, and in the Actes of the Apostles. (1536 or 1537), 16mo. The first six words of the title are in red. On the