(Medieval scribes may have introduced deliberate imperfections into their manuscripts, but the arrival of printing opened the way for a new kind of error. The first Bibles to be printed in English are noted, and indeed classified—as He bibles, She bibles, Breeches bibles, Wicked bibles and so on—for their typographical and editorial idiosyncrasies, some of which are highly regrettable. The Wicked Bible of 1631, for example, left out a critical word, rendering the seventh commandment as, “Thou shalt commit adultery.” The whole edition was recalled; Barker the printer would never print again;
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