The Byble, that is to say, al the holy Scripture conteined in the Olde & new Testament, faythfully set furth according to ye Coppy of Thomas Mathewes traūslaciō, whereunto are added certaine learned Prologes, & Annotaciōs for the better vnderstanding of many hard places thorowout the whole Byble. Esay. i. Hearken to ye heauens & thou earth geue eare
Subtitle: for the Lorde speaketh
Contributors: Tyndale, William, -1536; Rogers, John, 1500?-1555; Day, John, 1522-1584; Becke, Edmund, active 1549-1551
Publisher: By Jhon Day dwellyng ouer Aldersgate ...
Published: 1551
Place of publication: Imprinted at London
Language: eng
Work titles: Bible. English
Notes: First t.-p. wanting, title from the Hist. cat. of printed editions of Holy Scripture in the library of the British and foreign Bible soc., 1903, v.1, p.52, art. 66. Cf. for full description.

In addition to the t.-p. of the Old Testament, 17 prelim. leaves and 16 leaves at end of the New Testament are wanting. Also pasted slip on RR.b.

Known as Becke's or Day's Bible.

Each part has title within border and Day's device.

Woodcut precedes each Gospel. Initials.

T.-p. for New Testament reads: The Newe Testament of oure Savioure Jesu Christe diligently translated, accordyng to ye Greke, with certayne notes folowynge the chapters ... Anno M.D.LI.

Ms. notes on the genealogy of the Chadwick and Liversedge families. The book belonged in 1665 to Wm. Liversedge.

Presented to Columbia University by Aaron Remsen Thompson.