de bene esse
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Tuesday, October 20, 2015
Thou SHALT commit adultery:
de bene esse: literally, of well-being, morally acceptable but subject to future validation or exception
Incredibly rare 1631 'sinners' Bible' contains unfortunate typo in the Ten Commandments that forced publisher to BURN most of the 1,000 print run
There was uproar among conservative Anglican Britain when the blunder (pictured) was found a year after 1,000 copies were published. The King ordered them to be set alight - but some survived
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