Exetor. Imprinted at London by J.C. for Tho. Sturruppe, in
Paules Church yarde, at the George, 1576. Dedicated to Sir
William Cordell knight, Maister of the Rolles.--At Whymple 20
Nouember 1676. N 7, in eights."--Copy formerly in the possession
of Herbert. (Herbert, _Typographical Antiquities_, vol. ii. p.
1094.)

There is an imperfect copy, I understand, in the Bodleian. Access to
another copy has been needed for an important public object, in order to
transcribe the leaf or leaves wanting in the Bodleian copy; and the
book, so far as I am aware, does not occur in any other public
libraries.

Woolton was nephew to Nowell, author of the _Catechisms_. He wrote
several other pieces, and was Bishop of Exeter 1579-1593. (Wood,
_Athen. Oxon._ ed. Bliss, vol. i. pp. 600, 601.)

T.
Bath, April 9. 1850.

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LUTHER'S TRANSLATION OF THE NEW TESTAMENT:--1 JOHN, v. 7.

In an article of the _Quarterly Review_ (vol. xxxiii. p. 78.) on this
controverted passage of St. John's Epistles, generally attributed to the
present learned Bishop of Ely, the following statement is made
respecting Luther:--

"Let it also be recollected, to the honour of Luther,