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Bible, New Testament, English, Douai. The New Testament of Jesus Christ Faithfully Translated into English.
Antwerp: Daniel Vervliet, 1600.
Second edition, quarto, title page printed within type ornament border (torn with loss at the head, not affecting the text, repaired on verso), bound in older boards, rebacked, boards quite worn, some staining to first and last few leaves, 8 x 6 in.
This Roman Catholic translation of the New Testament was done by Gregory Martin (c. 1542-1582), with assistance from other priests at the English College set up in Douai, France by Catholics fleeing the religious persecution of the British crown.
