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engaged in a new Euf^lisb translation of the Bible, and in this year published the AW Teala- ■mfnt, in a small 12mo., with the following title : The New* Tatament of our Lord Jems Christ, conferred diligently with the Greke, and best ap- proved translations. Printed at Genera, by Con- rad Badius, MDL VII. 8vo. This was the first edition in the English language which contained the distinction of verses by numerical figures, after the general manner of the Greek Testament published by Robert Stephens, in A.D. 1661, with this difference, that Stephens placed his figures in the margin, whereas, the Genevan editors prefixed theirs to the beginning of minute snbdivTsions,withbreaks,afterourpresentmanner.

1557. The following is the expense of the first public dinner held at stationers' hall, and is thus preserved in the records of the company.

The charges of our denner as foUoweth ; that b to saT,

Item, payd for 18 dosyn of breade lis

Item, pardforabaireUofationirebere 9

Item, payd for a baiTcU of doable bere 5 4

Item« payd for a staode of ale 3

Item, payd for 20 galena of wyne 1

Item, pa'yd forll galons of Frenabe wyne*. . II

Item, payd for 371b. of beffc 4 7

Item, payd foi 4 loyoes of vele 4 8

Item, payd for a qaarter of vele S

Item, paydfor 11 neckesof motton 6 S

item, payd for a loynes of motton 3

Item, payd for 9 mary-bonea S 4

Item, payd for Ulb. of suette 4

Item, payd for 38 puode of butter 9 8

Item, payd for 3 freshe aamona I 3 S

Item, payd for 4 dosyn of chekyna I I

Item, payd for 3 basbells 3 peckes of flowre. .0 17 4

Item, payd forio pounde of cherya 8 4

Item, payd for 30 capons of gmyse a 13 4

Item, payd forlo capons to boyle I 1 8

Item, three capona of greae J

Item, payd for 18 grese I 4

Item, payd for 3 gese 4

Item, pavd for 3 dosya of rabbetts 10

Item, payd for 6 rabbetts I 10

Item, payd for 3 galons of creme. 18

Item, payd for bakynpeofaopastyea of Tcnyiono I 8

Item, payd for bakynge of 16 chekyn pyes. ... I 4

Item, payd for saltc 10

Item, payd for Ttnygar 10

Item, payd for vergia I 1

Item, payd formuAterde. 4

Itran, payd for goacbiiryea. 10

Item, payd for a baakett 3

Item, payd for 10 dosyn of trenchers 19

Item, three doayn of stone crosys 3

Item, payd for tappes I

Item, payd for a pottie pycher 3

Item, payd for 2 stone potts 3

Item, payd for pack thryde 1

Item, payd for a bundreth of faggots 4 ••

Item, payd balfe a thousand of bellets 4 4

Item, payd for 13 sacks of coles 7 6

Item, payd for flowres and bowea 13

Item, payd for garlands I

Item, payd for the carrer a

Item, payd to the minstrelles 10

Item, payd to the buttlers 6 8

Item, payd to the coke 1 3 4

Item, payd to the uoder cokes to drink 3

eourne wines were to be sold at cightpence a gallon ; and nowines were Vo exceed the price of one shilling the gal- lon. To restrain luxury, it was at the same time enacted, that no person, except those who could expend one hiwdrcd marks annnally, or was worth one thousand marks, or was the 900 of a duke, marquis, earl, viscount, or baron of the reabn, should keep in his house any vessel of wine, for his hmily use. exceediog ten gallons, under the penalty of ten pounds.
 * In US3, an act was passed that the Guienne and Gaa-

£ s. d.

Item, payd to water bcrer 3 10

Item, for 3 porters that carried over meat. . 6

Item, payd to the smythe 2

Item, paydforthehyreofSRamesheofvesscll a

Item, payd for hundredth and 24 eg^ 4

Item, payd for a strayners 3

The spyce aa folowethe :

Item, paydfor alb. and a qaarter of pepper..

Item, payd for aquarte of poandof doves .. 14

Item, payd for 4 poande of datta 4

Item, payd for 5 pundeof ciirrans 1 3

Item, paydfor 24 poande of pranya* 3 8

Item, payd for aaifieron 9

Item, payd for gynimon and gynger 3 8

Item, payd for a pounde of greate reason* ..001

Item, payd for lolb. of cnrac tagar 8 4

Item, payd for 81b. of whyte soger 8

Item, payd for large mayse 1 8

Item, payd for small mayse 1 8

Item, payd for a pundeof beskets& carywayes 4 6 Item, a rewarde for bryngynge of a ayde of

venyson 9

Item, payd for p*8can*ce 8

Item, payd for wafers 10

Item, payd for epycrys 4 galona 1 3

1657. Thomas Green, a journeyman to John Wayland, printer, who lived at the sign of the Blue Garland, in Fleet-street, was imprisoned and whipt at the Grey Friars, by order of Dr. Story, for being concerned in printing a book, called Antichrist ; he likewise confessed that John Bean, an apprentice to Richard Tottle, had also got a copy of it.

1668. John Wayland was both a citizen and a scrivener of London, and resided at the sign of the Blue Garland, in Fleet-street, in 1541 ; he removed to the sign of the Sun against the Con- duit He stiles himself " Allowed Printer ;" Ames attributes this to his having obtained a patent from queen Maiy for printing PrayerBooks, ice. dated the 24th of October, 1553. Wayland took care to print this patent in several of his books; and Bagford says, he had another for seven years, dated the 2th day of July, 1567 — He printed in the whole twenty-seven works.

1658 Richard Adams was presented by the executors of Richard Kele, to be made free of the stationers' company. He printed an account * in metre of the suffering members of Jesus Christ in the time of queen Mary, by Thomas Brice. Havine printed it without license, he was fined v(. This was before Fox's account ; he also printed two other works.

1568. The parishioners of Mere in Wiltshire, purchased a copy of the English Bible which cost them I6s. M. and, as was then common, ordered to be chained in the chancel of the church.

1658. A spark of friendship, and warm good rrill ; vyith a poem concerning the commodity of sundry sciences ; especially concerning paper, and a mill lately set up neer Dartford by a high German, called Mr. Spilman, jevjeller to the queenes majesty. Dedicated to sir Walter Ra- leigh. London, 1558,again in 1688.

ously observes, " will account for the following entry on the same books in the year 1560 ; " Item, paydc formakyng elene the orepj/e. by Mr. Jugge and Mr. Judson, ** which conteynad 1 a tonne, the asth day of December, £l t$. ed.
 * " This and some other articles," Mr. Steevens faceti-

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