Note 28 — Library of Lambeth Palace.
Reading edition
“This edition has been commonly reported to be by Sir John Cheke, but upon what authority I know not: certain it is that he did translate the Gospel of St. Matthew into English, a few verses of which were printed by Strype in his Life of Sir John: but that translation varies considerably from the present. Strype, after mentioning this proceeds to say, ‘Cheke also translated the New Testament into English, with Annotations; which was printed both in octavo and decimosexto, but this last without the Notes; which copy Christopher Barker, Queen Elizabeth’s printer, gave to the Company of Stationers, anno 1583, with some others, for the relief of the poor of the said Company, &c. &c.’ p. 172, of the Oxford edition, 1821.
“N.B. This account is not contained in the former edition of 1705.”—Cotton List. p. 10.