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<strong>THE</strong> <strong>OLD</strong> CHURCHES OF WIRRAL<br />

an early edition of King James' version<br />

in large folio,<br />

The title is :—<br />

printed in Black Letter.<br />

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^egtament, anb tfje Mtto : ^ctolp ttmilateb<br />

out of tfje original Wtmsatsi: anb<br />

taiitt) ttie former ^ransilattonst btUgentlp<br />

<strong>com</strong>pareb anb rebts(eb, bp W maitsititi<br />

s(pectal Commanbement iUppointeb to be<br />

reab tn Ci)urci)e£(. iimprtnteb at Honbon<br />

hp S^ohtvt ^Barker, printer to tbe Htng'st<br />

JHofiit excellent illaiesittesf iSnno Bom.<br />

1617."<br />

The words are printed within a woodcut<br />

(so frequently seen also in the Genevan<br />

Bible) of the twelve Apostles on the right<br />

hand, with large pictures of Saints Matthew,<br />

Mark, Luke and John engaged in<br />

writing. On the left are the twelve tribes<br />

with their tents and armorial bearings.<br />

The Agnus Dei is below the sacred name,<br />

and the Dove above it. It has 68 pages of<br />

preliminary, the prayer book, etc., <strong>com</strong>ing<br />

after the dedication and preface. There<br />

is an error in the text which is characteristic,<br />

viz., Jeremiah xviii. 3, where there<br />

is *'whelles" for "wheels." Unfortunately<br />

several pages have been stolen from<br />

this copy, and for this reason it is kept in<br />

a glass case where it lies open at the title<br />

144

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