1. KJV Timeline
   1. 1601
      1. proposal to have a new translation of the Bible was first discussed.
   2. 1603
      1. James VI of Scotland became James I, King of England
   3. 1604
      1. decision to commission a new translation of the Bible
   4. 1608
      1. the various sections of new translation completed
   5. 1610
      1. Meeting to discuss the translation at the Stationers Hall, City of London.
   6. 1611
      1. The King James Bible was published
   7. 1620
      1. Pilgrim Fathers set sail to America, taking the English Bible with them
2. Patron & Background
   1. PATRON- King James 1
   2. GOD'S GRACED
   3. GOD'S WORD TO CHURCH
      1. Authorized Bible
      2. The Best Version
   4. TRANSLATORS ADMONITION
   5. INSTRUCTIONS
      1. 1. Follow Bishops' Bible
      2. 2. Don't translate proper names, if possible
      3. 3. Keep old ecclesiastical words
      4. 4. If divers meanings, keep most commonly used
      5. 5. Keep chapter divisions
      6. 6. No marginal notes
      7. 7. marginal quotations
      8. 8. Every chapter to be independently translated by each company member
      9. 9. Every company's work to be reviewed by all other companies
      10. 10. Discrepancies between company's to be settled at general meeting
      11. 11. Unresolvable translation difficulties to be sent to learned outsiders
      12. 12. All bishops to have supportive roles in translation work
      13. 13. Translation company directors must be Deans
      14. 14. Other worthy English translations to be used when prudent
      15. 15. Three or four most ancient divines to be overseers
   6. THEIR ORGANISATION
   7. RULES & METHODOLOGY
      1. The Rules
      2. PROCEDURE
      3. Other contributors
      4. Careful & Attention
      5. Accurate Translation
      6. Majestic Translation
      7. The Greek Text
   8. PREVIOUS TRANSLATIONS
      1. Sources Used In Translating
      2. A Bible Of The Reformation
      3. Stephanus And Beza
      4. The Received Text
      5. Tyndale And Rogers
      6. Coverdale And Cranmer
      7. Geneva And King James Versions
      8. John Wycliffe
      9. William Tyndale
      10. Rogers, Cranmer, And Coverdale
      11. Geneva And King James Versions
   9. BIBLE FOR WHICH MEN DIED
3. Translators Companies
   1. 1. First Westminister Company-1
      1. Dr. Lancelot Andrewes
      2. Dr. John Overall
      3. Dr. Hadrian Saravia
      4. Dr. Richard Clarke
      5. Dr. John Laifield
      6. Dr. Robert Tighe
      7. Francis Burleigh
      8. Geoffry King
      9. Richard Thompson
      10. Dr. William Bedwell
   2. 2. Second Westminister Company-2
      1. Dr. William Barlow
      2. Dr. John Spenser
      3. Dr. Roger Fenton
      4. Dr. Ralph Hutchinson
      5. William Dakins
      6. Michael Rabbet
      7. Thomas Sanderson
   3. 3. First Cambridge Company-1
      1. Edward Lively
      2. Dr. John Richardson
      3. Dr. Lawrence Chaderton
      4. Francis Dillingham
      5. Dr. Roger Andrews
      6. Thomas Harrison
      7. Dr. Robert Spaulding
      8. Dr. Andrew Bing
   4. 4. Second Cambridge Company-2
      1. Dr. John Duport
      2. Dr. William Brainthwaite
      3. Dr. Jeremiah Radcliffe
      4. Dr. Samuel Ward
      5. Dr. Andrew Downes
      6. John Bois
      7. Dr. Robert Ward
      8. Dr. Thomas Bilson
      9. Dr. Richard Bancroft
   5. 3. First Oxford Company-1
      1. Dr. John Harding
      2. Dr. John Reynolds
      3. Dr. Thomas Holland
      4. Dr. Richard Kilby
      5. Dr. Miles Smith
      6. Dr. Richard Brett
      7. Daniel Fairclough
      8. William Thorne
   6. 4. Second Oxford Company-2
      1. Dr. Thomas Ravis
      2. Dr. George Abbot
      3. Dr. Richard Eedes
      4. Dr. Giles Tomson
      5. Sir Henry Savile
      6. Dr. John Peryn
      7. Dr. Ralph Ravens
      8. Dr. John Harmar
      9. John Aglionby
      10. Leonard Hutten
   7. 7. Seventh Company, London
      1. Richard Bancroft (overseer)
         1. George Ryves (overseer of the New Testament)
         2. William Thorne (member of First Oxford Company)
         3. Daniel Featley (member of First Oxford Company)
         4. William Eyre — Cambridge University (member of Second Cambridge Company)
4. Translators Character
   1. Their Learning
   2. spiritual charactors
   3. Godly Men
   4. Protestant Men
   5. Believing Men