Andrew Downes and the King James bible

Andrew Downes and the King James bible

My daughter Kirsten has drawn my attention to the book Power and Glory by Adam Nicolson about the making of the King James Bible.  Andrew Downes was one of the Translators.  He was Professor of Greek at St John’s College, Cambridge. He is mentioned many times in the book, which also gives a delightful description of Jacobean England, where the new king played a major part in trying to heal the rift between the Puritans and the traditional church.

Leonard Downes, in his Downes Pedigrees book, claims that this Andrew Downes was a member of our branch of the family.  He says on page 33, ‘A Bible has been handed down in our family as an heir-loom, which is now in my possession, that is supposed to have belonged to Andrew Downes, the translator.’  He traces its ownership by our ancestor Arthur Downes a cousin of Andrew (who died in 1628) to 1640.

Who has it now?