The Holy Bible : a facsimile in a reduced size of the Authorized version published in the year 1611

1911·122.4 MB·English

by  Pollard, Alfred W. (Alfred William), 1859-1944

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THE
HOLY
BIBLE
A
Facsimile in a reduced size of the
Authorized Version in the
published year
611
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WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY A. W. POLLARD
AND ILLUSTRATIVE DOCUMENTS
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OXFORD
PRINTED AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS
LONDON HENRY FROWDE
:
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NEW YORK: WEST STREET
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BY HORACE HART
CONTENTS.
BIBLIOGRAPHICAL INTRODUCTION
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PAGE
PREFACE
7
CHAPTER
I. The Earlier English Translations (1380-1582). 9
II. The Bible of 1611
III. The Later History of the Bible of 1611 33
APPENDIX TO INTRODUCTION.
DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THE MAKING, PRINTING, AND PUBLISHING OF THE ENGLISH
TRANSLATIONS OF THE BIBLE, FROM TYNDALE'S NEW TESTAMENT OF 1525 TO THE
APPEARANCE OF THE VERSION OF 1611.
NUMBER
I. Prohibition of English Translations of the Bible from the time of Wyclif unless
authorized by a Bishop or a Provincial Council 41
II. Sir Thomas More on the Prohibition 41
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III. More's Plan for a Limited Circulation . 43
IV. Tyndale's Translations 44
V. Tyndale's Story of his Translation 46
VI. The Printing of the first New Testaments 48
VII. The News sent to the King 52
VIII. The supposed Trial Version of S. Matthew . 53
IX. The Beginning of Tyndale's Prologue to the first New Testament 53
X. Tyndale's Epilogue to the second New Testament 54
XI. Henrv VIII's belief that Tyndale was instigated by Luther . 55
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XII. Tyndale on his fellow 'apostate ' William Roy 56
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XIII. An Expert Criticism of Tyndale's Version 57
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XIV. The Criticisms of Sir Thomas More 59
XV. Episcopal Prohibition 61
XVI. The Searchfor English New Testaments and other Heretical Books at Antwerp
and endeavour to get their Printers punished 62
XVII. The Bishop of Lo.ndon.buy.s Ne.w Te.stam.ents 68
XVIII. The Bishop of Norwich refunds the Archbishop part of his outlay on New
Testaments ......... 69
XIX. The Confession of Robert Necton that bought and sold New Testaments in
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English . 70
XX. Bishop Nix implores the King's help 72
XXI. The King consults his Council and the Bishops, May 25, 1530 73
XXII. The King's Proclamation, June, 1550 . 73
Contents.
NUMBER
XXIII. Tyndale's Terms of Submission.
XXIV. Frith's Defence of Tyndale and his Work .
XXV. George Jove's Letter to the King and Queen
XXVI. The Bishops' Petition for an English Bible
XXVII. George Joye's unauthorized Revision of Tyndale's New Testament :
A. Tyndale's Complaint
B. George Joye's Answer
C. The Reconciliation breaks down
D. Jove's Narrative
XXVIII. Tyndale's Work as a Transit
XXIX. The Projected Bishops' Version
XXX. Financial help given to Coverdale by Jacob van Meteren .
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XXXI. Co\erdale's Bible, i ; ;; : ....
A. End of Dedication
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B. Beginning of the Address to the Reader
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xxxu. Coverdale's Latin-English New Testame.nt f.ollow.ing t.he V.ulgat.e Text
A. Dedication to the First Edition
B. Preface to the same Edition
XXXIII. I lit licensing of Matthew's Bible :
A. Letter from Cranmer to Cromwell, August 4. 1537 .
B. Cranmer to Cromwell, August 13, 1537 .
I'. Cranmer to Cromwell. August 28, 1537 .
D. Richard Grafton to Cromwell August 28, 1537
E. Richard Grafton to Cromwell, after August 28, 1537
xxxiv. Fox's Account of the Printing o.f th.e Gre.at B.ible.of 1.539 .
XXXV. The French King's Licence
XXXVI.
Reports of Progress :
\. Letter of Coverdale and Grafton to Cromwell, June 23, 1538
B. Letter of Edward Whitchurch to Cromwell (undated)
C. Letter of Coverdale, Grafton, and W. Gray to Cromwell. August 9, 15;
D. Coverdale and Grafton to Cromwell, September 12, 1538 .
E. Bishop Bonner to Cromwell, October 7, 1.538.. ..
XXXVII. The King's Proclamation, November 16, 1538
XXXVIII. More Reports from Paris :
A. Grafton to Cromwell, December I, 1538 .
B. Coverdale to Cromwell. December 13, 1538
XXXIX.
llu Bibles Confiscated: Cromwell's Efforts to obtain their release:
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\. Citation of Francois Regnault for Printing the Bible at Paris. Decern
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B. Castillon, the French Ambassador 111 England, to the Constable of
France, December 31, 1538 .
('. Extract from Letter of the Imperial Ambassador in England to the
cror Charles V. January 9, 1 5 jg
l». Postscript ol .1 Lettei from the French Ambassador. Charles Marillac
to the Grand Constable of France. May 1, 1539
E. Extract from a Letter from the Grand Constable oi France to the
French Ambassador in England, May 6, 1539
F. Extract from a 1 1 French Ambassador to the Constable
July 5. 1539