A06660:14
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.
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⟩•casyon of many dowbts.
And as touching all other things necessary to be known about this book. I desire your grace to take the pain to read over the preface following: which the great learned men that were the first authors of the book did set before it unto the understanding of the Redar.
And as tochyng all other thinges necessary to be knowen abowt thys boke. I desyre your grace to take the payn to rede ouer the preface followyng: which the great lernyd men that were the first authors of the boke dyd sett before yt vnto the vnderstandynge of the Redar.