The New Testament, by Taverner. London, by Thomas Petyt for
Thomas Berthelet, 1539, 4to.
The New Testament, in Latin and English from Erasmus. London,
by William Powell, 1547, 4to.
New Testament. London, by Richard Jugge, 1552, 4to. Imperfect.
New Testament, by Jugge, in 12mo. Imperfect.
The New Testament, Beza’s, translated by L. Tomson. London, by
the deputies of Christopher Barker, 1596, 4to.
The New Testament, with notes. London, by the assigns of R.
Barker, 1605, 12mo.
Of detached portions of the sacred writings in English, this Library
contains the following pieces, which may be interesting to the curious:
The fruytful sayinges of Davide, in the seven penitential
Psalms, by Bishop Fysher. London, by Wynkyn de Worde, 1508, 4to.
The five books of Solomon. Southwark, by J. Nicolson, 1537,
12mo., and an imperfect copy of the same in 12mo. London,
printed by R. Redman, 1540.
St. Jude, with an exposition. London, John Gowghe, 1538, 8vo.
The Epistles of St. John, with an exposition. Printed at
Southwark by J. Nicolson, 1538, 16mo.
The Psalter in Latin and English, the English translated from
the Vulgate. London, by Richard Grafton, 1540, 8vo.
The Epistle to the Ephesians, with a Commentary by Lancelot
Ridley. London, by R. Redman, 1540, 16to.
Psalms li. and xxx. with an exposition, &c. London, by W.
Bonham, 1542, 4to.
St. Matthew, chap. v. vi. vii. with Tyndale’s exposition.
London, by W. Hyll, without date, but ascribed by Dr. Cotton to
the year 1546, 12mo.
The Psalter, translated from the Latin Version of Feline, that
is Martin Bucer. Printed by Edward Whitchurch, without place
or date, but placed by the same authority under the year 1549,
12mo.
St. Jude, with an exposition. London, by William Copland for R.
Kele, without date, but referred to the same year by the same
author, 1549, 12mo.
The Epistles and Gospels. London, by Thomas Raynalde, 1550,
12mo.
Jonas, with an exposition by Bishop Hooper. London, by John
Tisdale, no date (1550), 12mo.
The Seven Penitential Psalms by Bishop Fisher. London, by
Thomas Marshe, 1555, 16to.
Psalmes or Prayers taken out of holy Scripture. London, without
name of printer, 1556, 16to. The present copy is prefixed to
Cuthbert Tonstall’s Prayers in Latin and English.
Psalmes, in Metre, with Notes. Geneva, by Zacharie Durand,
1561, 16to.
The whole book of Psalms, by Sterneholde, &c. conferred with
the Hebrew, with Notes. London, by John Daye, 1579, 4to.
The same. London, by John Daye, 1580, 4to.
The same. London, by John Daye, 1582, 4to.
The Psalter, according to the Great Bible. London, the
assignees of W. Seres (1583), 4to.
The third Part of the Bible. London, by Christopher Barker,
1583.
The Song of Solomon, in Metre, with a Comment by Dudley Fenner.
Middleburg, by R. Schilders, 1587, 8vo.
The Epistle of St. James, with an exposition by R. Turnbull.
London, by John Windet, 1591, 8vo.
The Psalms by Sterneholde, &c. London, for the Company of
Stationers, 1605, 12mo.
The same, for the same. London, 1608, 12mo.
The same, for the same. London, 1614, 4to.
The same, for the same. London, 1622, 12mo.
The same, for the same. London, 1629, 4to.
The same. London, by E. G. for the Company, 1639, 4to.
Psalms in Prose and Metre, with Notes. London, by R. C. for the
Company, 1643, 16to.
Psalms and Hymns, by William Barton. London, by T. Parkhurst,
1668, 12mo. and the
Psalms in Metre, by Brady and Tate, the second edition. London,
by T. Hodgkin.
In conclusion of this department, I may notice the Common Places of
Scripture, printed by Johan Byddell, 1538, 12mo., and Sparrow’s Rationale
of Common Prayer, 1657, 12mo.
There also deserves to be recorded an interleaved copy, with copious
annotations throughout of the Novum Testamentum Græcum, cum Notis
Manuscriptis, et Lectionibus Variantibus collectis à A. T. Mangey, in 3
volumes, folio, inscribed with the following MS. note:
“These valuable Collections of the Reverend and learned Dr.
Mangey, in three volumes, folio, were presented to the Library
of St. Paul’s by his worthy son, the Rev. Mr. Mangey, one of
the Prebendaries of the Church. Nov. 10, 1780.
“THOS. BRISTOL, D.”
The mention of this valuable monument of clerical labour leads us
naturally to the consideration of the other impressions of the sacred
writings contained in these cases.