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��very defective, containing about two thirds of the New Testament ; in the National Library at Paris. First col- lated by Wetstein (1716) ; edited by Tischendorf, Leipsic, 1843-45,2 vols. It is a codex rescriptus, the works of the Syrian father Ephraem (d. 378) be- ing written over the Bible text, which is scarcely legible. It was probably written in Alexandria, and is very val- uable as far as it goes. Its text " seems to stand nearly midway between A and B, somewhat inclining to the latter " (Scrivener). Two correctors (desig- nated by Tischendorf as C**, C***, or C 2, C 3 ) have been at work on the MS. to the perplexity of the critical collator.

D, for the Gospels .and Acts. Co- dex BEZ^E, or CANTABRIGIENSIS, in the Library of the University at Cam- bridge (to which Beza presented it in 1581). It dates from the sixth century, and contains only the Gos- pels and Acts, with a Latin version ; edited by Thomas Kipling, Cam- bridge, 1793, 2 vols. fol., and more accurately by Dr. Scrivener, in com- mon type, with a copious introduc- tion and critical notes, Cambridge, 1864.

The text is very peculiar and puz- zling. It has many bold and cxtcn-

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