then reviewed by the Bishops, presented to the Privy Council, lastly ratified by Royal authority." Yet there is actually no documentary evidence that the 1611 Bible ever received final written authorization from the bishops, Privy Council, or the king. While it is possible that such authorization-which would have taken the form of an Order in Council-may have been lost in the Whitehall fire of January 12, 1618 {which destroyed the Privy Council registers for the years 1600–13}, it is more likely that no such order ever existed.
( Alister E. McGrath )
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