Saint John the Evangelist. Line engraving by W. Faithorne, 1653.

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1653
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5907i
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He writes in a codex the opening verses of his gospel in English

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1653

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St. John. Looke how the quick-sight eagle mounts on high, / Beholds the sunne with her all-peircing eie; / So unto Christe's divinitie I soare, / Beyond the straine of these that are before. Place this in p. 387. 1653. W. Fathorne scul.

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Wellcome Collection 5907i

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