The first tome or volume of the Paraphrase of Erasmus vpon the newe testamente.

Paraphrases in Novum Testamentum. English. Vol. 1
Bible. New Testament. English. Great Bible.

Enpriented at London : In Fletestrete at the signe of the sunne by Edwarde Whitchurche, the last daie of Ianuarie. Anno. Domini. 1548.

cxxvii, [1]; xcviij, cci, [1], cxxiii, [1], xc leaves ; 29 cm (fol.)

Mark is translated by Thomas Caius, Luke by Nicholas Udall, John by Princess Mary Tudor with the help of Francis Malet; the others anonymous. The whole edited by Udall.
At foot of title: Cum priuilegio regali ad imprimendum solum.
With the Bible text in the Great Bible version.
Signatures: A-Q⁸; a-l⁸ m¹⁰ Aa-Aaa⁸ Bbb¹⁰ AAa-OOo⁸ PPp¹² AAA-KKK⁸ LLL¹⁰.
"To the most excellent and vertuous princesse quene Catherine .." (caption title; paraphrase on Mark) has separate foliation and register. "To the most vertuous ladie, and most gracious Quene Katerine .." (caption title; paraphrase on Luke) begins new foliation on A[i.e. Aa]1. "To the most vertuous ladie and moste gracious Quene Katherine .." (caption title; paraphrase on John) begins new foliation on AAa1. "To the moste uertuous ladie Quene Kateryne .." (caption title; paraphrase on Acts) begins new foliation on AAA1.
In this edition, Matthew B1r catchword is: a manne.

Match on the basis of Matthew catchword, regardless of composition of other sections.

Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 2854.5
Devereux, E. Renaissance Engl. translations of Erasmus, 26.4.7
Darlow & Moule (Rev. 1968), 73
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S714

Great Britain -- England -- London.

STC 2854.5 (folio)

Bound in morocco, signed by Riviere & son. Lacking 3P12 (blank?). Provenance: armorial bookplate of John William Pease; Harmsworth copy

HH81/27

STC 2854.3 vol. 1