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Bible [English]. The Holy Bible containing the Old Testament and the New: Newly translated out of the originall Tongues, and with ye former translations diligently compared and revised, by his Majesties speciall command. Appointed to be read in Churches, Cambridge: printed by Tho. Buck, and Roger Daniel. Printers to the University, 1638, engraved general title and five other preliminary leaves (without blanks? repaired closed tear to fore-margin of title and following leaf), letterpress New Testament title with imprint dated 1638, Apocrypha present, double-column roman text with few decoratives initials, Old Testament leaf 2Q5 repaired to blank fore-margin and short tear to 3V6 (not affecting text), New Testament leaf E1 with lower outer blank corner torn away, bound with The Whole Book of Psalmes, Collected into English metre, by Th. Sternhold, John Hopkins, and others, conferred with the Hebrew, with apt notes to sing them withall..., Cambridge: printed by Thomas Buck and Roger Daniel, printers to the Universitie, 1638, ornamental border and woodcut device to title, red ruled borders to all titles and text throughout volume, front blank flyleaf inscribed 'Judith Twisleton Book Octor. 30th 1762', later green marbled endpapers, contemporary black morocco, elaborate gilt decorated spine, gilt panelled and richly decorated boards (possibly by Samuel Mearne or Le Gason?), without ties, few scuff marks to binding and slight wear to extremities, folio (417 x 280mm) (Qty: 1) Herbert 520; Darlow & Moule 403; STC 2331. 'The authentique corrected Cambridge Bible, revised Mandato Regio, by the learned Doctor Ward, Doctor Goad of Hadley, Mr. Boyse, Mr. Mead, &c., and printed by the elaborate industry of Thomas Buck Esquire and Mr. Roger Daniel in folio in 1638.' (William Kilburne's tract Dangerous Errors in Several late printed Bibles ..., 1659, reprinted in the Introduction to Loftie's A Century of Bibles, 1872, p.35.) In this edition, thus favourably noticed by Kilburne, the work of correction begun in the folio Cambridge Bible of 1629 was carried further. The revisers took special pains to render uniform the use of italics; and they also introduced a certain number of new readings: e.g. Matt. xii. 23, Is not this the sonne of David? (for Is this ...), and 1 John v. 12 ... hath not the Sonne of God (of God added). Here first occurs the famous reading in Acts vi. 3, ... whom ye may appoint (for ... whom we ... ). This alteration has often been ascribed to the Puritans, and was reputed to have cost Cromwell a bribe of £1000; yet here it is found as early as 1638, in a Bible prepared under the royal sanction. This remained the standard text until the publication of Dr. Paris' Cambridge edition of 1762. (Herbert/ Darlow & Moule)