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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Now lest your grace should be deceived in any thing contained in this little book: It may please your grace to understand that the Psalms from the ninth Psalm forward, are ever one fewer in number then the same Psalms be in the Bibles which be translated and printed into English. As for ensample, that Psalm which in this book is noted .x. is in the Bibles .xi. and so forth to the end of the Psalms, according to the count of the Greeks.
Nowe leste your grace shoulde be disceyued in any thynge conteyned in this lytle boke: Yt may pleace your grace to vnderstande that the Psalmes from the nynth Psalme forwarde, are euer one fewer in nomber then the same Psalmes be in the Bybels which be translated and prynted into Englyshe. As for ensample, that Psalm which in this boke is noted .x. is in the Bibles .xi. and so forth to the ende of the Psalmes, accordynge to the counte of the Grekes.
It behoveth also, that your grace be admonished of this one other thing, which other wise might haply be a great trouble to your grace in the seeking of matters which ye shall desire to find. The letters A. B. C. D. E. F. G. Which be commonly set in the margin of every chapter of the Bible, to divide the chapter into so many partis: Are not set in all Bibles a like. So that the thing that in one book stā death upon ,B, or ,C. doeth in an other book, stand upon .D. or .E. And this diversity is grown by the negligence […] ⟨image 4⟩occasion of many doubts.
It behoueth also, that your grace be admonyshed of thys one other thynge, whych other wyse myght hapely be a great trouble to your grace in the sekeynge of matthers whych ye shall desyre to fynde. The letters A. B. C. D. E. F. G. Whych be commonly set in the margyne of euerye chappter of the Byble, to deuide the chapter into so many partis: Are not set in all Bybles a lyke. So that the thynge that in one boke stā deth vpon ,B, or ,C. doeth in an other boke, stande vpon .D. or .E. And thys dyuersytye is growen by the negligence 〈…〉 ⟨image 4⟩