Microbiblion or The Bibles epitome: in verse. : Digested according to the alphabet, that the Scriptures we reade may more happily be remembred, and things forgotten more easily recalled. By Simon Wastell somtimes of Queenes Colledge in Oxford.

Microbiblion or The Bibles epitome: in verse. : Digested according to the alphabet, that the Scriptures we reade may more happily be remembred, and things forgotten more easily recalled. By Simon Wastell somtimes of Queenes Colledge in Oxford.

London : Printed [by Miles Flesher] for Robert Mylbourne, and are to be sold at his shop at the signe of the Greyhound in Paules Churchyard, 1629.

[12], 506, [10] p. ; (12mo)

In verse.

Printer's name from STC.

The Old Testament section is an original paraphrase from: Shaw, John. Biblii summula. First line of Genesis is "At first Iehovah with his word,". The New Testament text is unchanged.

"A true Christians daily delight" has separate title page; register and pagination are continuous. This is a reprint of Wastell's 1623 translation of "Biblii summula" by John Shaw.

With four final leaves of verse.

The last leaf is blank.

Signatures: A⁶ B-Y¹² Z⁶.

In some copies the date is blurred and can be read as "1620".
Signatures from DFo.

Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 25102
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S119488

Great Britain -- England -- London.

STC 25102

HH214/19. Wanting R12 and final blank. Offset of MS. markings on S1. Green goatskin binding. Provenance: armorial bookplate of Thomas Huntingford; pencilled note on front free endpaper, signed: "H. J. [Howard John] Massingham April 1917"; inscribed on front free endpaper: "Serendipity Oct 1920"; Harmsworth copy