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A brief and compendious table, in a manner of a concordance opening the way…A brief and compendiouse table, in a maner of a concordaunce openyng the waye…
A brief and compendious table, in a manner of a concordance opening the way to the principal histories of the whole Bible, and the most co[m]mon articles grounded and comprehended in the new Testament and old, in manner as amply as doeth the great concordau[n]ce of the Bible. Gathered and set forth by Henry Bollynger, Leo Jude, Conrad Pelican, and by the other ministers of the church of Tygurie. And now first imprinted in English. D.M.L. [sic] The third book of the Maccabees a book of the Bible also printed unto this book which was never before translated or printed in any English Bible. The contents of this book are contained in the next leaf.A brief and compendiouse table, in a maner of a concordaunce openyng the waye to the principall histories of the whole Bible, and the moste co[m]mon articles grounded and comprehended in the newe Testament and olde, in maner as amply as doeth the great concordau[n]ce of the Bible. Gathered and set furth by Henry Bollynger, Leo Iude, Conrade Pellicane, and by the other ministers of the church of Tygurie. And nowe first imprinted in Englyshe. D.M.L. [sic] The third boke of the Machabees a booke of the Bible also prynted vnto this boke which was neuer before translated or prynted in any Englyshe Bible. The contents of this booke are conteyned in the next leafe.
London: printed by S. Mierdman for Gwalter Lynne, 1550
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To the right noble and virtuous Lady. Lady Anne, duchess of Somerset &c, her most bounden and daily Orator Gwalter Lynne wished abundance of all grace and Godliness with a long and prosperous estate, to God's honour and your graces health and salvation.
To the right noble and vertuouse Lady. Lady Anne, douchesse of Somerset &c, her moste bounden and dayly Oratour Gwalter Lynne wyshed aboundaunce of all grace and Godlynes wyth a longe and prosperous estate, to Goddis honour and your graces health and saluacyon.
Being credibly informed (most gracious Lady) by such as be nigh about your grace, that your graces chief and daily study is in the holy Bible: I thought I could not present your grace with any Jewel more acceptable and pleasant to your grace then such a brief concordance. Whereby your grace might with more readiness find all such things, as you should be desirous ⟨image 3⟩to see. 1Then as for gold or silver I am not able to present unto your grace but my rude labours and that I do with all my heart. When this little book therefore came to my hand (being written in the high Almain tongue) and I perceived it to be most diligently gathered out of the holy Bible and set in such order that with in it lightly as much may be found by it, as by a great concordance: I ceased not till I had it translated and set in like order in the English tongue, that your grace might not be destitute of so necessary an instrument in your godly study. And that all other which be studious of godly knowledge might be the more desirous to have this little book and embrace it with better will (knowing your graces fervent zeal in the furthering of God's trueth.) I have (bin as my duty bindeth me so bold as to) dedicated unto your grace for to further your grace in your godly study, trusting that your grace according to your a customable gentleness will accept my good will there in, and then shall I think my labours ⟨image 3⟩