The first edition of 1611 was printed by the King’s Printer Robert Barker. This is one of the origins of the term ‘royalties.' For this privilege the family would, once a year, pay a sum of money to the king. Indeed, it was illegal to print the Bible, and anyone wanting a copy, be it a church or a family, had to order it from the family commissioned by the king to print it. The King granted the rights to print the Bible, for which he and his successors owned the copyright, to an individual family, who then had the right to print the Bible for the British Empire, spread across the word. The most used edition today is that edited by Benjamin Blayney and Francis Sawyer at Oxford in 1769, which means the Inaugural Bible was not in fact the ‘final‘ version. Officers then presiding: Jonathan Hampton, Master: William Butler, Senior Warden: Isaac Heron, Junior Warden.”Īlthough the Bible had been translated at least twice into English prior to the King James version, notably the Great Bible commissioned in the reign of King Henry VIII and the Bishops’ Bible of 1568, the famous one was commissioned by King James I and undertaken by some 47 scholars, primarily based in London, Oxford and Cambridge, from 1604 to 1611. John's Lodge constituted 5757 Burnt down 8th March, 5770 Rebuilt and opened November 28th, 5770. The front and back covers of the Bible bear the following inscription: “God shall establish St. Jonathan Hampton was then the Master and he provided a new Bible for the Lodge since it had lost all its furniture, regalia and equipment in the fire. Lower Manhattan burned down in March 8, 1770, including the Lodge, and was rebuilt in November 1770. The Bible has been in the possession of St.
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