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TAVERNER'S BIBLE.

"THE MOST SACRED BYBLE, which is the Holy Scripture, conteyning the Old and New Testament, translated into English, and newly recognised with great diligence after moost faythful exemplars, by Rycharde Taverner. Prynted at London, in Fleetstrete, at the Syne of the Sonne, by John Byddell, for Thomas Barthlett. M.DXXXIX." Folio.

HENRY THE VIIIth BIBLE.

"THE BYBLE IN ENGLYSHE, that is to saye, the Content of all the Holy Scripture, bothe of ye Olde and Newe Testament, truly translated after the veryte of the Hebrue and Greke Textes, by the dylygent studye of dyverse, excellent learned men, expert in the forsayde. tonges. Prynted by Rychard Grafton and Edward Whitechurch. M.D.XXXIX." Folio.

The above is the first edition of what is commonly designated by the appellation of Henry the Eighth's Bible. It has the arms of Cardinal Wolsey engraved in the title page.

HENRY THE EIGHTH'S BIBLE.

SECOND EDITION.

"THE BYBLE IN ENGLISHE, of the largest and greatest Volvme, auctorised and apoynted by

the

BIBLIA.

DR. COMBE, to whom Literature is considerably indebted in more than one of its branches, had made a Collection of English Bibles, many of which are of unexampled rarity and value.

He condescended to dispose of thein to the British Museum, for the sum of one hundred and fifty pounds; which must be considered as a great instance of generosity, as they are certainly worth very much more.

The following is a description of them, in the order of their respective dates. I give their titles at full length.

COVERDALE'S BIBLE.

"THE BIBLE that is the Holy Scripture of the Olde and New Testament, faithfully and truly tranlated out of Douche and Latyn into Englishe. By Myles Coverdale.

Printed in the yeare of oure Lorde, MDXXXV." Folio.

MATHEW'S BIBLE.

"THE BYBLE, which is all the Holy Scripture in which are contained the Olde and Newe Testament, truly and purely translated into Englysh, by Thomas Matthew. fynesshed in the yere of oure MDXXXVII." Folio.

Prynted and
Lorde God,

TAVERNER'S BIBLE.

"THE MOST SACRED BYBLE, which is the Holy Scripture, conteyning the Old and New Testament, translated into English, and newly recognised with great diligence after moost faythful exemplars, by Rycharde Taverner. Prynted at London, in Fleetstrete, at the Syne of the Sonne, by John Byddell, for Thomas Barthlett. Folio.

M. DXXXIX.'

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HENRY THE VIIIth BIBLE.

"THE BYBLE IN ENGLYSHE, that is to saye, the Content of all the Holy Scripture, bothe of ye Olde and Newe Testament, truly translated after the veryte of the Hebrue and Greke Textes, by the dylygent studye of dyverse, excellent learned men, expert in the forsayde. tonges. Prynted by Rychard Grafton and Edward Whitechurch. M.D.XXXIX." M.D.XXXIX." Folio.

The above is the first edition of what is commonly designated by the appellation of Henry the Eighth's Bible. It has the arms of Cardinal Wolsey engraved in the title page.

HENRY THE EIGHTH'S BIBLE.

SECOND EDITION.

"THE BYBLE IN ENGLISHE, of the largest and greatest Volvme, auctorised and apoynted by

the

BIBLIA.

DR. COMBE, to whom Literature is considerably indebted in more than one of its branches, had made a Collection of English Bibles, many of which are of unexampled rarity and value.

He condescended to dispose of thein to the British Museum, for the sum of one hundred and fifty pounds; which must be considered as a great instance of generosity, as they are certainly worth very much more.

The following is a description of them, in the. order of their respective dates. I give their titles at full length.

COVERDALE'S BIBLE.

"THE BIBLE that is the Holy Scripture of the Olde and New Testament, faithfully and truly tranlated out of Douche and Latyn into Englishe. By Myles Coverdale.

Printed in the yeare of oure Lorde, MDXXXV." Folio.

MATHEW'S BIBLE.

"THE BYBLE, which is all the Holy Scripture in which are contained the Olde and Newe Testament, truly and purely translated into Englysh, by Thomas Matthew. fynesshed in the yere of oure MDXXXVII." Folio.

Prynted and
Lorde God,

TAVERNER'S BIBLE.

"THE MOST SACRED BYBLE, which is the Holy Scripture, conteyning the Old and New Testament, translated into English, and newly recognised with great diligence after moost faythful exemplars, by Rycharde Taverner. Prynted at London, in Fleetstrete, at the Syne of the Sonne, by John Byddell, for Thomas Barthlett. M.DXXXIX." Folio.

HENRY THE VIIIth BIBLE.

"THE BYBLE IN ENGLYSHE, that is to saye, the Content of all the Holy Scripture, bothe of ye Olde and Newe Testament, truly translated after the veryte of the Hebrue and Greke Textes, by the dylygent studye of dyverse, excellent learned men, expert in the forsayde. tonges. Prynted by Rychard Grafton and Edward Whitechurch. M.D.XXXIX." Folio.

The above is the first edition of what is commonly designated by the appellation of Henry the Eighth's Bible. It has the arms of Cardinal Wolsey engraved in the title page.

HENRY THE EIGHTH'S BIBLE.

SECOND EDITION.

"THE BYBLE IN ENGLISHE, of the largest and greatest Volvme, auctorised and apoynted by

the

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