. History of the Bassandyne Bible, the first printed in Scotland with notices of the early printers of Edinburgh. gess of Edinburgh, he could not be the same person as Prin-cipal Arbuthnot. The point was settled beyond dispute bythe discovery of the printer Arbuthnots will, printed in thesecond volume of the Bannatyne Miscellany. PrincipalArbuthnot died at Aberdeen in 1583. CHAPTER V. The Bassandyne Bible. 7^ HE following is the full titleof the first Bible printedin Scotland : The Bibleand Holy Scriptvres con-teined in the Olde & NeweTestament, Translated ac-cording to the Ebrue &Greeke, «& c
. History of the Bassandyne Bible, the first printed in Scotland with notices of the early printers of Edinburgh. gess of Edinburgh, he could not be the same person as Prin-cipal Arbuthnot. The point was settled beyond dispute bythe discovery of the printer Arbuthnots will, printed in thesecond volume of the Bannatyne Miscellany. PrincipalArbuthnot died at Aberdeen in 1583. CHAPTER V. The Bassandyne Bible. 7^ HE following is the full titleof the first Bible printedin Scotland : The Bibleand Holy Scriptvres con-teined in the Olde & NeweTestament, Translated ac-cording to the Ebrue &Greeke, «& conferred withthe beste translations indiuers languages. Withmost profitable annotations vpon all the hard placesof the Holy Scriptvres & other things of greteimportance, mete for the godly Reader. God savethe King. Printed in Edinbrvgh, Be AlexanderArbuthnot, Printer to the Kingis Maiestie, dwell-ing at ye Kirke of feild. 1579. Cum gratia etprivilegio regiae niajestatis The Bible was ofdouble foolscap folio size, or about thirteen inchesin height by nine in breadth, and the type used is what. KcpentbcUxnc. The fong of fhc foulc imm onal. thou knowfftnat the troib of Cod that fti3lrifevpatthrvoyceoftbcbirdc:&aUfc He ftjinat wortcthall. ihcdaughicrsoffingingflialbcabafcd. ,Thit^/.bi 6 InthcmomingfowcthjrledCjandinthe s Alfo ihe)r(hjlbeafralcdofthchiething wn* pij>«s <r»n eueningHeinot thine handrc(l:for thou andfearcttalbejipthc-waye, andihe3l-S,,[„d,jf5Jj •rncUGii>g. inondeueflvil~florill»,&thegra(hoppcr «,uMc»i>c» (halbeaburdcn,andconcupifceoctflialbeIV-oSi^kit »Lir°.,SS 7 Suidy the light is a plealant thing : and ^m to the houfeb<uio<ia»iit,r •oCod. it is a good thing,to the eyes to fe f fiinac. ofhisige^ndtheiDonrncisgoabootioflh^ Ooupa 8 Thogha manlitrcmaDieyercSjCandOin ftrete. H^htb-iwo. tiieinaUhereioyce, yetheflialretnembct 6 Whilesf
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