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interesting work as illustrating
art, handicraft and religious
conceptions 3 centuries ago.

The various modern reprints of
early versions of the Bible - in
English - do not call for specific
mention, but a "collation of
the principal english translations,
a quato, neatly printed in red
and black, and privately issued
by Charles Roger of Dundee. Scotland.
in 1847, is probably less known.
The inference - derived from a
reading of the preface - is, that Mr
Rogers having accidentally fallen
in with the translation of 1549,
is forcibly struck with its verbal
variations from Kg. James version,
(the only one he knows), and not
being able to read the Bible in the
original tongues he is provoked to

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