diff --git a/src/address.js b/src/address.js
index a4e6a63..a4d5168 100644
--- a/src/address.js
+++ b/src/address.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ var Address = function (bytes, version) {
         this.hash =
               bytes.length <= 35     ? base58.checkDecode(bytes)
             : bytes.length <= 40     ? conv.hexToBytes(bytes)
-            :                          util.error('Bad input');
+            :                          util.error('invalid or unrecognized input');
 
         this.version = version || this.hash.version || mainnet;
     }
@@ -33,10 +33,6 @@ Address.prototype.toString = function () {
     return base58.checkEncode(this.hash.slice(0), this.version);
 };
 
-Address.prototype.getHash = function () {
-    return conv.bytesToHex(this.hash);
-};
-
 Address.getVersion = function(string) {
     return base58.decode(string)[0];
 }
@@ -50,11 +46,4 @@ Address.validate = function(string) {
     }
 };
 
-/**
- * Parse a Bitcoin address contained in a string.
- */
-Address.decodeString = function (string) {
-    return base58.checkDecode(string);
-};
-
 module.exports = Address;
diff --git a/test/address.js b/test/address.js
index 6ea05b0..9dc50bc 100644
--- a/test/address.js
+++ b/test/address.js
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 /* global describe, it */
-var assert = require('assert');
-var Address = require('../src/address.js');
-var network = require('../src/network.js');
+var assert = require('assert')
+var Address = require('../src/address.js')
+var network = require('../src/network.js')
+var base58 = require('../src/base58.js')
 var mainnet = network.mainnet.addressVersion
 var testnet = network.testnet.addressVersion
 
 describe('Address', function() {
     var testnetAddress, mainnetAddress;
-    var testnetP2shAddress, mainnetP2shAddress;
+    var testnetP2shAddress, mainnetP2shAddress
 
     beforeEach(function(){
         testnetAddress = 'mzBc4XEFSdzCDcTxAgf6EZXgsZWpztRhef'
@@ -16,6 +17,49 @@ describe('Address', function() {
         mainnetP2shAddress = '3NJZLcZEEYBpxYEUGewU4knsQRn1WM5Fkt'
     })
 
+    describe('parsing', function() {
+      it('works with Address object', function() {
+        var addr = new Address(new Address('mwrB4fgT1KSBCqELaWv7o7tsExuQzW3NY3', network.testnet.addressVersion))
+
+        assert.equal(addr.toString(), 'mwrB4fgT1KSBCqELaWv7o7tsExuQzW3NY3')
+        assert.equal(addr.version, network.testnet.addressVersion)
+      })
+
+      it('works with hex', function() {
+        var addr = new Address('13483382d3c3d43fc9d7b52e652b6bbb70e8b667')
+        assert.equal(addr.toString(), '12kxLGqrnnchwN9bHHNV2fWDtJGwxKTcJS')
+      })
+
+      it('throws error for invalid or unrecognized input', function() {
+        var addr =
+        assert.throws(
+          function() {
+            new Address('beepboopbeepboopbeepboopbeepboopbeepboopbeep')
+          },
+          Error
+        )
+      })
+
+      it('works for byte input', function() {
+        var hash = base58.checkDecode('1A1zP1eP5QGefi2DMPTfTL5SLmv7DivfNa')
+        var addr = new Address(hash)
+        assert.equal(addr.hash, hash)
+        assert.equal(network.mainnet.addressVersion, hash.version)
+
+        var hash = base58.checkDecode('mzBc4XEFSdzCDcTxAgf6EZXgsZWpztRhef')
+        var addr = new Address(hash)
+        assert.equal(addr.hash, hash)
+        assert.equal(network.testnet.addressVersion, hash.version)
+      })
+    })
+
+    describe('getVersion', function() {
+      it('returns the proper address version', function() {
+        assert.equal(Address.getVersion('1A1zP1eP5QGefi2DMPTfTL5SLmv7DivfNa'), network.mainnet.addressVersion)
+        assert.equal(Address.getVersion('mzBc4XEFSdzCDcTxAgf6EZXgsZWpztRhef'), network.testnet.addressVersion)
+      })
+    })
+
     describe('toString', function() {
         it('defaults to base58', function() {
             var addr = '18fN1QTGWmHWCA9r2dyDH6FbMEyc7XHmQQ';