and inclosed within woodcut tablets: the titles of the chapters, of the glosses, together with the running titles throughout the volume, and all the initial letters, are likewise in red ink; and a double set of red lines is printed round every page, separating the title from the text, and this from the marginal references; also dividing the text from the gloss, and one chapter from another. Some of the initials are flowered, others are not. There are woodcuts at the beginning of the Gospels, Acts, and most of the Epistles; of which that before the Epistle to the Romans is larger than the rest. The Revelation contains the usual plates. The volume is entirely in the Gothic letter; it is not paged: the signatures run in eights; and are these: +.. a-y. A-x. [signature I being repeated, but the first extending to half a sheet only,] a a -N n, the last of which is not a complete sheet.

The Apocalypse is followed by the Epistles from the Old Testament, and these by the customary Tables. The last leaf is unluckily wanting in the Dublin and Cambridge copies, so that I can say nothing of the colophon. Herbert describes the volume at p.1549, but neither was his copy perfect. A full page contains 37 lines.

I should observe, that the translation agrees with that of the 8°. not the 4o. edition by Coverdale, published in this same year; and that Tyndale's prologue to the Epistle to the Romans is inserted, but with some alterations and omissions.

20.-New Test. Lat. and English, Coverdale's. Paris. 1538. 8°.

Title, in black and red, within an elegant architectural compartment, "The new testament both in Latin and English after "the vulgare texte : which is red in the churche. Translated and "corrected by Myles Coverdale: and prynted in Paris, by Fraun

ces Regnault. M.CCCCC.XXXVIII. in Novembre. Prynted for "Richard Grafton and Edward Whitchurch, cytezens of London. "Cum gratia & privilegio regis." Dedication, to Lord Cromwell, 2 pages: Almanac and Kalendar, in black and red, 8 pages; the Text, fol. i-cclxxiiii. Table of Epistles and Gospels, 2 leaves,

unnumbered; the Latin Text is in Roman letter. The signatures are A-м M in eights.

In other particulars this edition quite agrees with that which is next described, bearing the date of 1539. A full page contains 49 lines.

21.-New Test. Coverdale's, Lat. and English. R. Grafton.

1539. 8°.

Within four wood-engravings is the following title, printed in black and red: "The new testamēt both in Latin and English "after the vulgare text: which is red in the churche. Traslated " and corrected by Myles Coverdale. 1539. Prynted by Richard "Grafton and Edward Whitchurch. Cum privilegio ad imprimen"dum solum. I am the way, ye trueth and ye lyfe. Jo. xiiii. a." A dedication "To the ryghte honorable lorde Cromwell," 2 pages. To the reader, 2 pages. An Almanac for seventeen years, beginning 1539. A calendar. "The holy Gospell of Jesus Christ after "St. Matthew," above a woodcut occupying the breadth of the page. The Text, fol i. to cclxxiiii. Tables of the Epistles and Gospels, 2 leaves more, unnumbered. "The ende of the Table." The Latin text (in the inner side) occupies about a third of the page: it is printed in the Roman character, as are the marginal references; these last are in Latin. The running title also is in Latin, (excepting the names of the four Evangelists,) but in the Gothic character. The signatures run in eights. There are no cuts, except those above mentioned. The running title of the Epistle of St. James is printed by mistake ad Jacobum; over which a slip of paper is pasted, having Jacobi; and on the reverse of fol. ccxlv "ad Hebræos" occurs, instead of "1 Petri." A full page contains, of the English text, 49 lines.

22.-New Test. Coverdale's. Antwerp. 1539. 8°.

Title wanting; a Calendar, in black and red, and Prologue upon the New Testament, together 13 pages. A large woodcut, and the short "6 Prologue of St. Matthew," fill the 14th page. The Text, (with a woodcut of the persons named in the genealogy of Jesus Christ,) beginning on sign. A 1. and continued to the end of the Acts. The Prologue to the Romans in a smaller type, and with separate signatures +, ++, 27 pages; at the end of it is a woodcut, representing Faith, Hope, and Charity. "Hereunto is "added the summe and content of all the hole Scrypture, &c."

4 pages, in the same type, and having a woodcut of a scroll containing a text of Scripture: 1 blank page. "The Epistle of the Apostle saynt Paul to the Romayns," with a large woodcut, filling the whole page; signature a, &c. The Epistles of the Old Testament, 30 pages; the last bearing two woodcuts, one of them the scroll above mentioned: "Fautes escaped in the pryntyng," 1 page: Table of the Epistles, 9 pages; ending with this colophon, "At "Antwerpe, by Matthew Crom. M.D.XXXIX.”

This edition contains marginal references, glosses, and heads of chapters; it also has a very great number of woodcuts; of which those prefixed to the Gospels, Acts, Romans, 1 Peter, and James, also the cuts of the Apocalypse, fill the entire page; it has woodcut initials, of several sizes; of which there is a very remarkable one prefixed to St. John's Gospel, containing the name Jehovah, surrounded by a Hebrew inscription within a Glory.

The leaves are not numbered. The signatures (in eights) are A—z. A a—в b. +.++. a—v, the last leaf being v viii.

The whole of the column is in a large Gothic letter. The translation agrees with that of Matthew Crom's edition of the preceding year. A full page contains 35 lines.

N. B. Mr. Douce's copy of this book, which formerly belonged to Herbert, unfortunately wants the title and first leaf of the Calendar; but is otherwise in very fine condition. The St. Paul's copy is more defective.

23.-New Test. by R. Taverner. 4o. 1539. (St. Paul's.)

Title, within a wooden compartment of playing boys, "THE "NEW Testament in Englysshe: after the Greke exemplar: Dily"gently translated, and corrected by Rycharde Taverner. M.D.XXXIX. "Cum Privilegio a. i. s." On the reverse is an Almanac for 28 years, beginning 1539. A Calendar, in black and red, 6 pages. A Table for the four Evangelists, 16 pages:-the same for the Acts, 6 pages. The text, (with a very rude woodcut by the side of the initial letter) St. Matthew to Acts:-one blank leaf. Romans to Revelation, with a fresh alphabet of signatures. The Epistles of the Old Testament. Tables. On reverse of the last

leaf, "Imprynted at London in Paule's Church yearde, at the "sygne of the Mayden's heed, by Thomas Petyt, for Thomas Ber"thelet, Prynter to the Kynges Grace. Cum p. a. i. s." The leaves are not numbered. The signatures run in eights. No woodcuts, except of the Evangelists and St. Paul. Marginal notes. The running title in Roman type; all the rest in Gothic. The translation agrees with that in Taverner's folio Bible of the same year. A full page contains 34 lines.

24.-New Test. Taverner's. 1539. 12o.

Title, and preliminary pieces, wanting. The Text, fol. i-cccv. The Epistles of the Old Testament, fol. cccvi-cccxix. Tables of Epistles &c. 9 leaves unnumbered: on the last, "Imprynted at "London in Paule's Churche yearde, at the synge of the Mayden's "heed, by Thomas Petyt for Thomas Berthelet, Prynter to the Kynges Grace. Cum privilegio &c." The volume has marginal references; but no notes, nor prologues; nor any woodcuts. The running titles are in Roman character: the numerals are Arabic. A full page contains 36 lines.

25.-N. T. from Erasmus. 1540. 4o.

Title, in red and black, "The newe testament in Englyshe, "translated after the texte of Master Erasmus of Roterodame: in 66 anno M.D.XL.: 'Let the worde of Christ dwell in you plenteously "in all wysdome.' Collos. iii. c. Prynted by Rychard Grafton, "and Edward Whytchurche. Cum privilegio ad imprimendum "solum." On the reverse is an Almanac for xix years, beginning with 1540. A Calendar, in red and black, 3 leaves. The Text, fol. i-ccxlii; on the reverse of this last begins the table of Epistles and Gospels, which occupies 11 pages. There is no colophon.

The volume is entirely printed in the Gothic letter: it has no prologues, heads of chapters, nor marginal notes; neither is there a single plate throughout the whole of it. The Epistles taken out of the Old Testament, which accompany almost every ancient edition of the N. T. are wanting in this. It has marginal references, and initials cut in wood. A full page contains 39 lines. Mr. Denyer's copy, from which this description is taken, is printed upon yellow paper.

26.-New Test. "Ames' unknown N. T. of 1540.❞ k

[This has been examined, since the publication of my former list, and is found to be Taverner's edition, printed by Petyt in 1539.]

27.-New Test. according to the Great Bible. 1546. 12°. Title, in black and red, within a compartment bearing the King's Arms at the top, and Grafton's cipher at the bottom, "The newe "testamēt in Englishe, accordyng to the translacion of the greate "Byble. Londini In officina Ricardi Graftoni. 1546." On the reverse, an Almanac for xxv years. The Calendar, in black and red, in double columns, 6 pages: a Table for the 4 Evangelists and Acts, 22 pages:-"A compendious and briefe rehersall &c." 2 pages. The Text, beginning on sign. a 1, ending on R iii. A Table to find the Epistles &c. 7 pages:-1 blank page. On the last leaf, "Imprinted at London within the precinct of the late "dissolved house of the Gray friers by Richard Grafton, printer "to the Princes grace, the ix. day of October. M.D.XLVI. Cum privilegio ad imprimendum solum.”

The pages of this edition are not numbered. The text is in black letter; but the running title, and the marginal references, in Roman; as are also the words Jesus, Lord, Christ. There are no annotations, nor prologues; and no woodcuts throughout the volume. Dr. Gifford's copy at Bristol is in the best possible condition. It is a very rare edition.

28.-N. T. Tyndale's, (circa 1544?) 32o.

Title, Calendar, wanting: Exhortation to the studye of Scripture, 23 pages: "Willyam Tyndale unto the Christen reader," (printed in Roman letter,) 18 pages. The Text: St. Mark begins on K. iii. Acts on c c. iii. rev. Prologue to the Romans, 39 pages: Philemon begins on a A. Revelation ends on к K. rev. "Here folowe the Epystles, &c." 25 pages: "Epistles of the Saynctes, &c." 9 pages: Table, 15 pages: "Epistles and Gospels of the Saynctes," 4 pages. There are many woodcuts in the Gospels; a few in the Acts; 20 in the Apocalypse; all wretchedly executed. The prologues, marginal notes, running titles, and contents of chapters, are in the same type as the text. A full page contains 36 lines: the size of its letter-press is 2 inches by 3,

N. B.-Mr. Lea Wilson, having found all the woodcuts and initial letters in a folio Flemish Bible, printed by Van loe at Antwerp, in 1542, attributes this little volume to that press and year. I have not heard of a second copy.

29.-N. T. Erasmus' and Tyndale's, Lat. Engl. W.Powell. 1548. 4o. Title, in black, within a border, having Holbein's initials on the