It was obviously a typo, but guess what, it is up for sale to the highest bidder
The almost 400-year-old tome known as the Sinners' Bible or Wicked Bible has an embarrassing typo which given the Seventh Commandment a legal and moral standing...
The historic text, produced by royal printers Robert Barker and Martin Lucas in 1631, is expected to fetch £15,000 If sold. The gaffe was only discovered a year after this version was produced and 1,000 copies distributed throughout Britain.
Simon Roberts, from Bonhams' books and manuscript department, told The Mail: "There are a few theories about how the error made it into print. It may have been a simple slip up but others think it was a plot to sabotage Barker's reputation. Cheating is not encouraged in the real Bible. I ordered the copies to be withdrawn and burnt - but a handful survived."
He also summoned the pair to Star Chamber in Westminster and stripped them of their licence and imposed a stiff fine of £300 - equivalent to about £44,600 today. Barker ran up debts and was imprisoned in 1635, and died behind bars ten years later.
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