WASTELL, Simon (d.1632). Microbiblion or the Bibles Epitome: in Verse. [A true Christians daily delight: being the summe of euery chapter of the new Testament, set downe alphabetically in English Verse, that the Scriptures we reade may be remembred]. London: [M. Flesher for] Robert Mylbourne, 1629.

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WASTELL, Simon (d.1632). Microbiblion or the Bibles Epitome: in Verse. [A true Christians daily delight: being the summe of euery chapter of the new Testament, set downe alphabetically in English Verse, that the Scriptures we reade may be remembred]. London: [M. Flesher for] Robert Mylbourne, 1629.

2 parts in one volume, 12° (137 x 77mm). Collation: A6 B-Y12 Z6, (lacking final blank), first title within typographic ornament. 19th-century red morocco, edges gilt. Provenance: Cardiff Castle bookplate.

ONLY EDITION of the Old Testament; the New Testament is a reprint of the 1623 edition. A metrical version of the Bible based on John Shaw's summary of the Bible. With a commendatory poem by George Wither. STC 25102

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