Life and Death of Mr. Badman | Page 4

nature and evils of various
forms of immorality.
Bunyan's book came out in 1680, and was published by Nathaniel
Ponder, who was also the publisher of The Pilgrim's Progress. A third
edition appeared in 1696, but as no copy of the second edition is known
to exist, no date can be assigned to it. In 1684 Johannes Boekholt, a
publisher in Amsterdam, obtained leave of the State to issue a Dutch
translation, with the title Het Leven en Sterben van Mr Quaat. This
edition was illustrated by five copper- plate engravings, executed by
Jan Luiken, the eminent Dutch engraver, who also illustrated The
Pilgrim's Progress the following year. In 1782 a Welsh version,
translated by T. Lewys, was published at Liverpool with the title:
Bywyd a Marwolaeth yr annuwiol dan enw Mr Drygddyn. A Gaelic
version also was published at Inverness in 1824, entitled Beath agus
Bas Mhr Droch-duine.
The present edition {1a} has been reprinted from a copy of the first
issue, lent by the Trustees of the Bunyan Church at Bedford, and the
proofs read with a second copy of the same issue, in the library of the
British Museum. For convenience of reading, as in other issues of this

series of CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH CLASSICS, the old type forms of j,
s, u, etc. have been made uniform with those in general modern use; but
neither the spelling (including the use of capitals and italics) nor the
punctuation has been altered, save as specified. Effect has been given to
the errata noted by Bunyan himself, and printed on page 15 of this
issue.
The text of this edition of Bunyan's Holy War {1b} is a careful
reproduction of the First Edition of 1682. It is not certain that there was
any further authentic reprint in Bunyan's life-time. For though both in
the Bodleian and the British Museum there is a copy purporting to be a
second edition, and bearing date 1684, it is difficult to resist the
impression that they are pirated copies, similar to those of which
Nathaniel Ponder complained so bitterly in the case of The Pilgrim's
Progress. For both paper and typography are greatly inferior to those of
the first edition; some of Bunyan's most characteristic marginalia are
carelessly omitted; Bunyan's own title--'The Holy War made by
Shaddai upon Diabolus for the regaining of the Metropolis of the
World'--is altered to the feebler and more commonplace form--'The
Holy War made by Christ upon the Devil for the Regaining of Man';
and, further, when a new edition was issued in 1696, the alterations and
omissions of 168 4 were ignored, and a simple reprint made of the first
edition of 1682.
J. B. {1c} 9 October, 1905.

THE AUTHOR TO THE READER

Courteous Reader,
I was considering with my self, what I had written concerning the
Progress of the Pilgrim from this World to Glory; and how it had been
acceptable to many in this Nation: It came again into my mind to write,
as then, of him that was going to Heaven, so now, of the Life and Death
of the Ungodly, and of their travel from this world to Hell. The which

in this I have done, and have put it, as thou seest, under the Name and
Title of Mr. Badman, a Name very proper for such a Subject: I have
also put it into the form of a Dialogue, that I might with more ease to
my self, and pleasure to the Reader, perform the work.
And although, as I said, I have put it forth in this method, yet have I as
little as may be, gone out of the road of mine own observation of things.
Yea, I think I may truly say, that to the best of my remembrance, all the
things that here I discourse of, I mean as to matter of fact, have been
acted upon the stage of this World, even many times before mine eyes.
Here therefore, courteous Reader, I present thee with the Life and
Death of Mr. Badman indeed: Yea, I do trace him in his Life, from his
Childhood to his Death; that thou mayest, as in a Glass, behold with
thine own eyes, the steps that take hold of Hell; and also discern, while
thou art reading of Mr. Badmans Death, whether thou thy self art
treading in his path thereto.
And let me entreat thee to forbear Quirking and Mocking, for that I say
Mr. Badman is dead; but rather gravely enquire concerning thy self by
the Word, whether thou art one of his Linage or no: For Mr. Badman
has left many of his Relations behind him; yea, the very World is
overspread with his Kindred. True, some of his Relations, as he, are
gone to their place, and