{"product_id":"1666-kjv-murray-family-bible","title":"1666 KJV \"Murray\" Family Bible","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"188\" data-end=\"536\"\u003eA remarkable late 17th-century Scottish family Bible preserved in its custom clamshell case and known as \"The Murray Bible.\" While the general title page is no longer present, the surviving sections identify this as a composite Bible assembled in the late seventeenth century from separately printed components, a common practice of the period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"538\" data-end=\"767\"\u003eThe volume retains its original calf-over-board binding with raised bands and remnants of the original clasp hardware. Despite significant wear, the binding appears substantially original and has not undergone a modern rebinding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1123\" data-end=\"1411\"\u003eWhat distinguishes this Bible is not simply its age, but its extraordinary manuscript history. Numerous blank leaves, end leaves, and flyleaves contain decades of handwritten family records, ownership inscriptions, genealogical notes, sermons, biblical references, and devotional writings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"j6wxa4\" data-start=\"1418\" data-end=\"1461\"\u003eManuscript Inscriptions \u0026amp; Family History\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1463\" data-end=\"1542\"\u003eThe manuscript material is one of the most significant features of this volume.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"1shramd\" data-start=\"1544\" data-end=\"1564\"\u003eMurray Ownership\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1566\" data-end=\"1716\"\u003eThe custom clamshell identifies the book as \"The Murray Bible,\" and the manuscript inscriptions support a long association with the Murray family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1718\" data-end=\"1782\"\u003eVisible inscriptions include repeated ownership entries such as:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1784\" data-end=\"1903\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"ff9u8f\" data-start=\"1784\" data-end=\"1801\"\u003eMary Murray\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"lti6cx\" data-start=\"1802\" data-end=\"1843\"\u003e\"Mr Mary Murray is ye right owner…\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"ysqdel\" data-start=\"1844\" data-end=\"1903\"\u003eMultiple elaborate signatures and ownership declarations.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1905\" data-end=\"2043\"\u003eThese inscriptions appear in seventeenth-century hands and strongly suggest that the Bible served as a Murray family Bible for many years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"l3qtan\" data-start=\"2045\" data-end=\"2072\"\u003eCumming Family Register\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2074\" data-end=\"2223\"\u003eThe later manuscript entries transition into what appears to be an extensive Cumming (or Cuming) family register, recording multiple generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2225\" data-end=\"2257\"\u003eThe records include entries for:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"2259\" data-end=\"2346\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"11vw2tg\" data-start=\"2259\" data-end=\"2270\"\u003eAlexander\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"efz911\" data-start=\"2271\" data-end=\"2281\"\u003eIsabella\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"tjfmy0\" data-start=\"2282\" data-end=\"2293\"\u003eElizabeth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"16ws1yu\" data-start=\"2294\" data-end=\"2301\"\u003eDavid\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"32h8dv\" data-start=\"2302\" data-end=\"2311\"\u003eWilliam\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1xgass5\" data-start=\"2312\" data-end=\"2320\"\u003eGeorge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"6sq7v8\" data-start=\"2321\" data-end=\"2329\"\u003eRobert\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"cen0y7\" data-start=\"2330\" data-end=\"2339\"\u003eRichard\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1j3w28b\" data-start=\"2340\" data-end=\"2346\"\u003eJohn\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2348\" data-end=\"2378\"\u003eAmong the events recorded are:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"2380\" data-end=\"2474\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1c0vcn2\" data-start=\"2380\" data-end=\"2388\"\u003ebirths\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1g72ka3\" data-start=\"2389\" data-end=\"2399\"\u003ebaptisms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1avnrd3\" data-start=\"2400\" data-end=\"2408\"\u003edeaths\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1rjjdgp\" data-start=\"2409\" data-end=\"2431\"\u003efamily relationships\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"a8y01h\" data-start=\"2432\" data-end=\"2455\"\u003escriptural references\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1u41l42\" data-start=\"2456\" data-end=\"2474\"\u003edevotional notes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2476\" data-end=\"2530\"\u003eDates visible in the manuscript include approximately:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"2532\" data-end=\"2612\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1j29wjk\" data-start=\"2532\" data-end=\"2538\"\u003e1687\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1j29wkn\" data-start=\"2539\" data-end=\"2545\"\u003e1691\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1j29wki\" data-start=\"2546\" data-end=\"2552\"\u003e1694\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1j29wkj\" data-start=\"2553\" data-end=\"2559\"\u003e1695\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1j29wku\" data-start=\"2560\" data-end=\"2566\"\u003e1698\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1j29xjg\" data-start=\"2567\" data-end=\"2573\"\u003e1702\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"15babsv\" data-start=\"2574\" data-end=\"2581\"\u003e1720s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"cbb6xp\" data-start=\"2582\" data-end=\"2612\"\u003ea death recorded in 1763\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2614\" data-end=\"2760\"\u003eSeveral entries mention places identifiable as Watten, Lybster, and Achingale, suggesting the family lived in Caithness, Scotland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2762\" data-end=\"2895\"\u003eThe manuscript material spans many decades and represents an unusually rich surviving family archive preserved inside a single Bible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"1rcjcys\" data-start=\"2902\" data-end=\"2912\"\u003eBinding\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"2914\" data-end=\"3168\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"23vncx\" data-start=\"2914\" data-end=\"2950\"\u003eOriginal blind-tooled calf binding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"2k3s8q\" data-start=\"2951\" data-end=\"2965\"\u003eRaised bands\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1vzslz4\" data-start=\"2966\" data-end=\"2990\"\u003eOriginal wooden boards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"446ie9\" data-start=\"2991\" data-end=\"3032\"\u003eOriginal metal clasp hardware (partial)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1l8yvok\" data-start=\"3033\" data-end=\"3064\"\u003eOriginal hand-sewn text block\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"zbf2uu\" data-start=\"3065\" data-end=\"3103\"\u003eEvidence of original sewing supports\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"oihh3w\" data-start=\"3104\" data-end=\"3168\"\u003eLater custom cloth clamshell box titled \"The Murray Bible\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"hrykuu\" data-start=\"3175\" data-end=\"3187\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3189\" data-end=\"3277\"\u003eCondition is consistent with a heavily used family Bible over more than three centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"3279\" data-end=\"3616\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1w81s7g\" data-start=\"3279\" data-end=\"3307\"\u003eGeneral title page absent.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1g8bw7m\" data-start=\"3308\" data-end=\"3343\"\u003eOld Testament title page lacking.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"ky84rk\" data-start=\"3344\" data-end=\"3381\"\u003eSpine leather heavily deteriorated.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"lr3cpw\" data-start=\"3382\" data-end=\"3406\"\u003eBoards detached\/loose.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"sm7n6o\" data-start=\"3407\" data-end=\"3448\"\u003eLosses to leather at spine and corners.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"12ozi6m\" data-start=\"3449\" data-end=\"3485\"\u003eOne clasp surviving with hardware.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"o532ok\" data-start=\"3486\" data-end=\"3524\"\u003eText block remains remarkably solid.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"2ibt3g\" data-start=\"3525\" data-end=\"3616\"\u003eManuscript leaves well preserved with excellent legibility throughout much of the volume.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp 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