The Christen rule or state of all the worlde from the hyghest to the lowest : and how euery man shulde lyue to please God in hys callynge. Item, the Christian state of matrimony: and how ma[n] and wife shuld kepe house together with loue. Item, the maner oe [sic] saynge grace after the holy scrypture.

The Christen rule or state of all the worlde from the hyghest to the lowest : and how euery man shulde lyue to please God in hys callynge. Item, the Christian state of matrimony: and how ma[n] and wife shuld kepe house together with loue. Item, the maner oe [sic] saynge grace after the holy scrypture.

Christen exhortacion unto customable swearers.
Christlich Eestand. English.
Obedience of a Christen man and how Christen rulers ought to governe.

[London?] : [T. Raynalde and William Hill], [1548?]

44, 72, 71-78, 81-91, [5], 33 leaves ; 14 cm (8vo)

Sometimes attributed, in error, to Miles Coverdale. Part 1 in fact compiled from: Tyndale, William. The obedience of a Christen man and how Christen rulers ought to governe. Part 2 is a translation of: Bullinger, Heinrich. Der Christlich Eestand (cf. STC 4048.5). Part 3 is an edition of: Coverdale, Miles (cf. STC 1280.5). A Christen exhortacion unto customable swearers. This (often attributed to John Bale) is attributed to Coverdale in DNB, NUC, Folger catalogue, Davies, W.T. A bibliography of John Bale. Oxford Bib. Soc. Proc. & Papers 5 (1939): 4; attributed to John Bale in STC 1 and 2).

Imprint from STC.

Running title of part 1 reads: The Christen rule of the whole worlde.

Text is continuous despite pagination.

Formerly STC 5887.

Identified as STC 5887 on UMI microfilm reel 33.

rpm 08/08/96

Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 5189.7
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S109287

Great Britain -- England -- London.

STC 5189.7

180761. Brown morocco binding, gold-tooled and signed by Riviere & Son. Part 1 only. Provenance: Huth bookplate

STC 5887