| Uniform title | Institution of a Christen man. |
| Variant title |
King's book. |
| Variant title |
Bishops' book. |
| Series |
Early English books online. ^A888680
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| General note | A revised and enlarged edition of "The institution of a Christen man" ("The Bishops' book"), commonly called The King's book. |
| General note | The introduction is ostensibly by Henry VIII. |
| General note | Imprint from colophon. |
| General note | The following distinctions are based largely on copies at Cambridge University Library, University of Cambridge-Colleges, Boston Public Library, Harvard University Library compared with selected but not always coordinated points in copies from the British Library and Folger Shakespeare Library: A1 verso line 2 has: booke; A2 recto line 2 of heading has: kyng; N4 verso catchword: wealthe and line 1 ends: wisedome; Z2 recto line 2 ends: theru and line 3 ends: wyll is. |
| General note | On e6 verso: This boke bounde in paper bourdes or claspes, not to be solde aboue. xvi. d. |
| General note | Signatures: A-Z⁴ a-d⁴ e⁶. |
| General note | Identified as STC 5170a (former STC number) on UMI microfilm, reels 31 and 121. |
| General note | Reproductions of the originals in the British Library (reel 31, 121) and Harvard University. Library (reel 1726). |
| References |
STC (2nd ed.) 5168.7. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 31:6, 121:1, 1726:23) |
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