GREAT and manifold were the blessings, most dread Sovereign, which Almighty god the Father of all mercies, bestowed upon us the people of England, when first he sent Your Majesty’s Royal Person to rule and reign over us. The Translators of the Bibles with Grace, Mercy, and Peace,
Dawson, at the Oxford Bible Warehouse,īy the Grace of God, King of GREAT BRITAIN, FRANCE, Hamilton, PRINTERS to the UNIVERSITY Īnd sold by W. The extract below is the preamble to the Bible and shows James’ motivations for printing this translation and some of his ideas about divine Kingship. It is in The National Archives’ collections because it was exhibited in a court case which concerned the inheritance of Ann Dod and she had written her family tree in this bible.
This King James Bible belonged to Ann Dod and was printed in 1787.
Extract from Ann Dod’s 18th century King James Bible (catalogue ref: C103/94).