The Souldiers Pocket Bible of the 1643 edition of "The Souldiers Pocket Bible". The London copy was presented by George III to the British Museum. The only other 1643 copy known is found in the United States and was once owned by the prominent 19th-century book collector George Livermore. The work was reissued in 1693 under the title "The Christian Soldier's Penny Bible." The British Museum has the only 1693 copy known to exist. This version is similar to "The Souldiers Pocket Bible" except for changes to some of the "Headers" and minor alterations in the text. The latter reflect the King James Version
History of the Puritans under King James I which Abbot was distinctly non-Puritan was the issue of episcopacy - Abbot was one of the most vocal proponents of the doctrine of apostolic succession in the Church of England.) In 1611 the King James or Authorized version of the English Bible, begun in 1604, was published. It was essentially an official Anglican work, but there were many Puritans who contributed to the translation. It was first printed by Robert Barker, the King's Printer, and was the third translation into English approved by the English Church authorities: The first had been the Great Bible, commissioned in the reign of King