This original version is of composite authorship. Scarlett (1753-1802) was a bookseller in the Strand. His work is based on a manuscript translation of the New Testament by James Creighton, an Anglican clergyman. Once a week Creighton, William Vidler (a Universalist), and John Cue (a Sandemanian), met Scarlett at his house, 349 Strand, to revise this translation. The final arrangement of the text, and the headings and notes are Scarlett’s own work. (from the Herbert 1432 entry)
This was published in two different formats in 1798, a octavo with an engraved title and several illustrations (Herbert 1432), and a smaller 12mo (Herbert 1433) with a printed title and no illustrations.
Octavo Edition
Title: A Translation of the New Testament from the Original Greek: Humbly Attempted by Nathaniel Scarlett, assisted by Men of Piety and Literature, with notes.
Date: 1798
Publisher: London: printed by T. Gillet.
Contents: New Testament
References: Chamberlin 542-4; Herbert 1432, Taliaferro-BVE see CN00172, Taliaferro-EELBV 7245.
Images: Title page.
Comments: A facsimile of this edition was produced by Johnson Graphics (Dacatur, Michigan) in 2003.
Comments: An original copy of Herbert 1432 sold on eBay (item 170264853277) for $397.98 on October 1, 2008.
12mo Edition
Title: A Translation of the New Testament from the Original Greek: Humbly Attempted by Nathaniel Scarlett, assisted by Men of Piety and Literature, with notes.
Date: 1798
Publisher: London: printed by T. Gillet.
Contents: New Testament
Description: 12mo A-Tt12 (p. xii, 1-483,[b],vi,[b])
References: Chamberlin 542-4; Herbert 1433, Taliaferro-BVE see CN00172, Taliaferro-EELBV 7245.
Images: Title page.
Comments: A copy of Herbert 1433 sold on eBay (item 140267524398) for $260.55 on September 25, 2008.
