The Holy Bible, containing the Old Testament, and the New: : newly translated out of the originall tongues: and with the former translations diligently compared and reuised, by his Maiesties speciall commandement. Appointed to be read in churches..
Moray, James Stewart,Earl of,-1653,former owner.StEdNL
Moray, Earls of,former owners.StEdNL
St. Fillan's Church (Aberdour, Scotland),former owner.StEdNL
[London] : Imprinted at London by Bonham Norton, and Iohn Bill, printers to the Kings most Excellent Maiestie.,
M. D C. XXVII.. [1627]
The Authorised version.
With the Apocrypha.
At foot of title, xylographic: Cum priuilegio.
Signatures: A⁸ A-3Z⁸ 4A-4F⁸ 4G².
"The New Testament of our Lord and Sauiour Iesus Christ" has separate dated titlpage; register is continuous.
Binding: In a contemporary binding with the order of the garter in the centre and floral corner pieces.
ESTC
STC (2nd ed.)
Darlow & Moule (Rev. 1968),
Provenance: With a dedication: "This Bible belonged to the grandson of the Bonnie Earl of Moray, of Donbristle House. It is a 1626 edition and contains on the [final?] leaves the names of his family and the dates when he began to read and re-read it." Gifted by the Earl of Moray to St Fillan's Parish Church, Aberdour and by the Kirk Session of the Church to the Library.