ZZ Ly = eS NaS . . .\ .Muficks Monument; OR,A REMEMBRANCER Of the Beft Pratical Mufick, Both DIVINE, and CIVIL, that has ever been known, to have been in the World. Divided into Three Parts. ‘The Firt PART, Shews a Neceffity of Singing Pfalms Well, in Parochial Churches, or not to Sing at all; Dircéting, how They may be Well Sung, Certainly, by | Two feveral Ways, or Means 3 with an Affirrance of aPerpetual National- Quires and allo thewing, How Cathedral Mufick, may be suuch Inpro, and Refined. ‘The Second PART, Treats of the Noble Lute, ( the BeSt of Inftruments ) now made Eofies and all Its Occult-Lock'd-up-Secrets Plainly laid Open, never before Difeoveredswhereby It isnow become (0 Familiar Eafeas Any InSrument of Worth, known in the World; Giving the True Reafons of Its Former Difficulties 5 and Proving Its Prefent Facility, by Undeniable Arguments 5 Direéting the molt Ample Way, for the ule of the Theorboe, from off the Note, in Confort, &c. Shewing a General Way of Procuring Ivention, and Playing Voluntarily, wpon the Lute, Viol, or any other Infirument 5 with Two Pritty Devices 5 the One, thewing how to Tranflate Lefvons, from one Tuning, ot Infirnment, 10 Another 5 The other, an Indubitable Way, to kuow she Beit Tuning, upon any Inftrument : Both done by Example. In the Third PART, The Generous Viol , in Its Righteff Vie, is Treated upon 5 with fome Curious Obfervations, never before Handled , concerning Je, and Mufick, in General. By Tho. Mace, one of the Clerks of Trinity Colledge, in the Univerfity of Cambridge. LONDON, Printed by T. Ratcliffe,and N. Thompfon for the Author,and are to be Sold by Himfelf,at His Houfe in Cambridge,and by Fobn Carr, at His Shop at the Middle. Temple Gate in Fleetftreet, 1676.saaagentgsssnssaasasag Ree Sega IE SeSUeTERTEE THE EPISTLE DEDICATORY. year) Thee, One-Only-Onenefs, I Dire My Weak Defires, and Works, pleafé to Protect PR Both Them, and Mes For Thon alone art Able, LBS (And none but Thee ) 10 make ns Acceptable acBNe Unto the World. —— Lam not of That Catholick Belief, ( I mean the Roman's Faith) who feck Relief (At th Second Hand) from Saints 5 but Thus take My Freedom, and ({ansComplement ) Thus make My Seeming.Pold-Addrefi: Not cgi Te A Crime with Thee 3 but rather count vp 3 Part of my Duty call d for, which I owe Unto Thy Goodnels; Therefore Thus Tt foow. I've wonder'd wach, to fee what Great Ado Men make, to Dedicate their Works, unto High Mortals; sho Themfelves can no way Save, From th Slan'drous Tongues, of every Envious Knave. Thou (only) art The Able-True-Protettor 5 Ob be my Shield, Defender, and Direttor, Then fure we foall be Safe. — Thou keow't, ( O Searcher of All Hearts) bow I, With Right-Downright-Sincere-Sincerity, Have Longed Long, to do fome Little Good, According to the sf Landed “th Thy Rich Tallent, though by me made Poor 5 For which I Grieve, and will do Jo no more, By Thy Good Grace Afffing, which I do Moft Humbly beg for : Oh Adjoyn Tt, to My Longing-Ardent-Soul; And have Refpett ToThis my weak Endeavour and Accept (Jn ThicGreat Mercy ) both of It, and Me, Ev'n as We Dedicate Our Selves to Thee. AN$SSEELASESASEBELIASB SDSS SESS BASES Sogou een edeapaeeceageged ges ed case EPISTLE TO ALL DIVINE READERS; ESPECIALLY, Thofe of the Difcenting Minifiry, or Clergy, who want not only Skill, but Good-WVillto This Moft Excelling-Part of Divine-Service , viz. Singing of Pfalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs, to the Praife of the Almighty, in the Publick Affemblies of His Saints ; And yet more Particularly, to All Great, and High Perfens. Supervifors, Maffers, or Governors of the Church, (if any fuch fhould be) wanting Skill, or Good-Will Thereunto. 9 Ext unto God, I turn my Self to Ton, High Men of Honour, ‘Judging It yourDue 5 Tou are the Chiefelt Objetts of Rejpedt s And Therefore you ( if Any) might Protett Such Works as ut not by your Great Names, Renowned Titles; Worthipneffess Fames: keine ar Thofe will not dot; Example ir The Thing s Cathedral Ther s but OneWay,which is, Your Selves to Sing: Church That fare will dots, for when the Vulgar fe, " ‘Such Worthy Prefidents, Their Leaders be, Who Exercife Therein, and Lead the Van, They will be brought to't, do they what they cans How Churchy Bayt otbermiféy for want of fich Example, MRE Tis meanlyVallv'd, and on It they Trample: to And by That Great Defett, fo long unfought. Our Belt Church-Mufick’s mell-nigh brought to Nonght. Befides, Anexcsene No Robes Adom High Perfons, like tot, rer snipe No Ornaments for Pure Divines more Fit. vine Perle, That Councel giv'n by the Apoftle Paul, Does certainly Extend toChriftians Ally EfpeciallyAn Epiltle to the Divine Readers. Efjecialy to You, who Leaders ares And therefore Fude’d to bave the Greater Care. Golloffians the 3d. the 16th. Verte, ( Turn to the Place 5.) That Text will Thus Reherfy (Vie) Let th’ Word of Chrift dwell in you Plentioufly, ( Whai Follows 2 Muick i Its Excellency ) ‘Admonithing your (elves, ( ix Sweet Acchord ) In Singing Pfalms, with Grace unto the LORD. Sed fine Arte, That cannot be done, Et fine Arte, Better let alone. Tle Hint you to an Eminent Example, Who was a Singer, Singularly Ample 5 Though not aPrielt, yet He a Prophet sas, “Todlid Al Priel, and Prophets far forpafi, Toe This fame Art 5 and in Tt Sang fo Well, That Be, The Singer Sweet of Iirael, Was call'd. — He was both Prophet, and Great King of Fame, Of High-Tranfeendent-AGs_D AV ID by Name, ‘Man ( Recorded ) after Gods own Heart 5 And ( Scripture faye ) could Sing, and Play His Parts Or effe, what mean ThofeInftruments, which Thofe *Four Thoufand us'd, (in Chronicles) He chofe To Praife the Lord mith 2 Nay, Much more than That Fe did, towards That Great Work: But wat ye what ? He made Thofe Inftruments; which fbews, That He Did more than Slightly Prize This Mytterie + And had much more than Ordinary Skill : Nor was He Laxie in His Mind, or Wills He was Mechanick, Muficus, and Poet 5 Bis Various Works in Scripture, Plainly fhow It. ‘He wos not well Content to be One Thing C The Greatelt Thing that was, tobe a King 3) Much lefs to beenclos'd withiz a Cell “Monafi Piles of Books, which AU Things would Hite, And He tell Them again, 5 as if that He Hlad Skill and Knowledge, in each Myiterie. Lip-Knowledge was to Hine no Satisfatfion, But Vigorous He always was for AGtion 5 He would be ever Doing famething s and What e're opposd Him, could not Hire withftand. Who can Example better for you be, Than fuch aMan ? Yea fucb a Man as Re? WHO was Belov'd of Gods His Chofn Ones WHO fat upon an Everlafting Thrones WHOSE Pon'r was fuch, as He commanded All, Both Princes, Prietts, and Levites at Fis Call 5 He Sunmon'd Thofe together, and They carte Immediately, t0 Perform That fume, chiifts Com. ‘mand for che ule of Jt, A Molt Emi- ene Example in Mofick, a worthy fini chr 33., ‘The Greateft Quirein the World, _ Xing David's Patron Silane ey ae fick ‘The Beft Ex: ample for GreatPerions, and Divines,in the World, 36 to This Thing. 1 Chre.83.3. WhichAn Epistle to the Divine Readers. chap.35 7 Verfe 8 a8 Which He fhould Ther Command 5 and Streightseay They ‘As you nay read ) fell clofe to Sing, and Play, i they were Cuntings that ie, Skis and Not onlyChatter'd, byt did Underftand The Myftery, (without all doubt ) fowell, That None each Other Therein did Excel s For by That Text, you'lread, They Lots did Caft, Who fhould be ff and who fhould be the Laft: ‘So Equal were They, Learned in Their Skill, That Any might, Anothers Place well fill, Without Detett, or Blemith 5 which (( in fucb A Number as we Read So There) was much And foows, a Wondrous Dilligential Care Was had, to make That Service Choicely-Rare: Nor can This Service, which we now doje, C Initead of It ) be done without Abu, Except fuch Hints as Ihave given, may Prevail with You not only for to Says And Sit, and Hear and Pays and give Command, In Thut fame Thing yon do not underftand 5 But that you enter your own Selves into It, That, That's the only way will furely clo It. Fow can a Mafter be a Right Commander, When as He flands under fo great a Slander, As Ignorance ? ow can He be a Judge of Good, or Il, When (in That Thing ) Defettive He's of Skill? Or how can Fe tell, who Sings Right, or Wrong, Who in the Chorus, cannot Toyn among? What fall I fay ? or fhall fay no more 2 Int go on, Pm Brim-full, Running o're + Eut yeh Pile hold, becanfe I judge ye wife 5 And fox words unto fuchy ray well faffce Eut Much-much more than This, T could Declares Tet for fome Certain Reafons I'le forbear Ext lefi than This, Icould not fay 5 becauft, Jf faying lefs, I foould negleit Gods Canfe 5 Tor'tis His Caufe Alone, 1 plead fi rong for’ And’ tis Fis Canfe-Compleated, that’ I long for + And’tis True Deltrine certainly, Preach + And ‘tis That Dottrine every Prieft foould Teach + Therefore I hope your Pardon Tfpall bave, Tor being Thus Bolds the which I Fumbly Crave. THEHOSSASSGASOOHHTSHHISSSHS deeuaeyccerogeusseoso009 THE PREFACE. though I have Fronted my Book, with the Divine Part 5 in which have Preached my Little Short Sermon, upon That Text of St. Paul, (as you will find ) Relating to the Mot MW) Excelent Part, ot Piece of All True Chriftians © Publick Service, to God Almighty ; the which I ih I have done, to the Satisfaition of All Rationally-Pious Chriftians, who do, and cannot but Account Ie Moft Neceffary, to Serve Hin, according to His Own Exborta- tions, Order, ot Appointment, Yet My 1p and Chief Defign, In Writing This Book, was only to Difeover the Occult Myiteries of the Noble Lute, and to thow the Great Worthinefi of That too much Negleéted, and Abuféd Inftrument ; and my Good Will to “All the Fine Lovers of Tes in making Tt Plain and Eaffes (as now It will certainly be found) Giving the True Reafons, why Tt has been Formerly, a Very Hard Instrument to Play Well upon s And alfo why Now, It is become fo Fafe,and Familiarly Pleafents And I believe, that Whoféever will but Trouble Himfelf to Read Thofe Reafons, which he thall find, in the Firft Chapter of the 2d. Part of This Books and Joyn his own Reafon, with the Reafona- blenefs of Thofe Reafons, will not be able to find the Leaf Reafon 10 Contradidé Thofé Reafons, But muftneeds Conclude with Mes That the Lute is a very Fafie Inftrument. “That is, AnyPerfon ( Toung or Old) fall be Able to Performs © fo Much, and fo Well upon Jt, in fo Much, or fo Little Times “Ctowards a Full, and Satisfattory Delight, and Pleafures Yea, © if it were but only to Play Common Tays, Giggs, or Tunes ) as up- «on Any Infirument whatever’ yet, with This moft Notable, and « Adurirable Excception, (for the wnfpeakable Commendations of the © Tunte ) that they may ( befides “fich Ordinary, and Common Con- “tentrients ) Study, and Prattice It, all the Days of Their Lives 5 « and yet find New Improvements; yea doubtleft, if They foould * live unto the Age of Methutlem, Ten times overs for there is no «Limitation Te Paft Bounds, and Bravery. © Yet for Common Pleafure, ( fuch as moft Ayrey, and Ingenious © Perfons Learn upon Inftruments for ) Ido Really Affirm, There «is no Eaffer Inflrument'n ufo, than is the Lute. Thave {poken in That 2d. Part to every Particular Thing, (0 far as I could Remember) concerning Its whole Progrefi, from the NoLiniai on rorte Sound and Braver ofthe Lute, yNothing o- micted con. Eminent con firm’d-Teni- monic cone ceraing the Eafinelsof the Lute. Why the Me ‘chanics! Part sPubliird. No Injury o. an Honett Work-man, A Grext Lof for want of the Kaow. ledge of Te, y began to Print 3 and Tio of Thofe The Preface. the very Radimental Beginning, to the Mighef? kywown Perfitfions of Tes and in {uch a Plain, and Fscaif Marner , that None can doubt of my Meaning, or of a Right Information concerning It; fo that (Now ) the Zovers of Je can find no Greater Enemy to Jt, and Themfélves, than Faithlefuelss nor Greater Friend, than Belief, and Refolution to Attempt the Tryal of It. T have Prov'd This out, by feveral Tonng Ladies, and others, in London, during the Time of my Astending the Prefs, fince I ong Ladies, before They had Learn'd out theit 1ff. Month, (which was but Tivelve Times to Their Month ) were {0 Fully Sutisfy'd, ( by Their own Experi~ "mental Tryal J that Both of Them agreed in the very fame Saying, viz. That They did wonder, shy any Body fbould fay, the Lute was Hard. And Thefe Tivo Perfons were not at all Acquainted with each other, nor had either Seen, or Heard one another Play 3 But both Play'd {0 very well for fuch a Time, as much Rejoyced both Themfelves, and all Their Parents, and Friends, beyond all Expeflation. ‘This is a Real Truth, of which I can Produce divers Witnefes, if need were. And as to the Mechanical Part There, ( about which Thave taken up the Room of 2 Chipters, viz. the 4th, and sth. ) Lap- prehend, that fome will think It Superfluows, and others, ‘aThing too far below Them to undertake s which T grant may be for very many; yet Below None to be able 10 know bow It fbould be done, or when Well, or M done , fo that Thereby They may notbe Gull'd, ot Their Infkrument Injur'd by Come Ignorant, Cartlefi, o Knavifh Workemar, who too often Abuie both Jtaand the Onnerss which Fe dirfé not venture to do, but that he prefiimes They are wholly Ignorant of Fis Art. Befides, I have known many, Living in the Conntrey, (Res mote from Good Work-men ) upon fome very Slight Mifchance happening to their Infirwixent, (for want of That Knowledge, which Hete they may find ) quite Lay It by 3 and the Infirament, for want of Tineely iene has grown Worfe and i orfé, (fome- times) to Tis Utter Ruine, Theft are no Sweall Inconveniences. Belides, (to fome fort of Ingenious, and Adtive Perfins, (although of Quality ) there is a Satisfatfory Recreation, atten, ding fach Agitations. And whereas in my Expreffions {am very Plain, and Down- right, and in my Teaching-Part, (eem to Tantollogize 5 It would be Confider'd, (and whoever hasbeen a Teacher, will Remem= ber ) that the Learners mult be Plainly dealt with, and muft have Several Times Rewewed unto'Them the fame Thing which according tomy Zorg, and Wonted ay of Teaching, Thave found very Ffettuals Therefore Ihave chofen fo to do in feveral Pla- ces 5 becaule Ihadrather ( in fuchCafes ) fpeak3 Words too Mar ny, than one Sillable too Fer. ButThe Preface. But if I had been only to have {poke to Thoft of Experience and to thow the Flegancy of my Tongue, Tfhould have con- triv'd my Difcomfe into another Shape, But in that I intend Te chiefly for Learners,1 conceive I have not {poke Much too Much : ‘And whereas] may {eem too Saart,or Satyricalin fomeP articular Places concerning the Great Alyy and. bye of Mufeks Ido not at all Repent we, asthinking whats faid to fich IZ de~ forving Perfons, Much too Little °Tis like I may be condemn’d by fome, for {peaking ( Conf- dently, againft the General Swing of the Times, fo very much in Force, and Eftination. ‘The Truth is, Ihave confider'd : that if I thould fay Any Thing to the Purpofe, T cannot tell how to fay otherwile, except I fhould be a Time-Server 3 t0 Connive, Diffemble, Flatter, and Speak againft my own Knowledge, and Confeiences in Joyning with what is Sleight, and Trivial, and forfaking that which is Solid, and Subfantial; which, ( I thank God ) T have been too Long,and Well Grounded in,to Renouncesand to Turn me (now) to Embrace Jingles, Toys, ot Kick oawes which at This Day, too Generally bear Sway, to the Great Prejudice, both of the Art, and the True Lovers of It. If This Apology will not ferve, to Excuft the Errat’s in my Book, of Thole Natures, ; 1 mult reft fatistied, to undergo the Brunt of It. ‘he Belt on' is, Teed not Fear any Jadivow Maftrn ot other Ingenious Knowing Solid Perfons, (forae fuch, God be than- ked, we have fill Living) and as for others, I am as Carelefi,as, They can be Envious. ‘And although Thele /uftruitions,are chiefly intended for Lear- ners yet Cupon due Examination, it will be found) they may be of Good, and Neceftary uft, to fome Tong, Raw, and Unex- perienced Teachers, who are often too Confident of their Om ‘Suppofed-Skill, and Ways. «But the Chief Sum of the whole Work ie : That Tt fall fland as + 4 Morument, or Remewbrancer of the Very Beft Perfarviances in ‘The Sum, ana Great Benefic of the whole « Mufick, (both Divine, and Civil) which have been known in the Sooke “World and Cas to the Civil Part ) Prattin'd by the Beit < Maflers of Thee laft 30 Years; Bester than Which, no Memory < of Man, Record, or Author can be produced, which can fay, That < Ever there was Any that could Equal Its nor certainly Any Ever “likely to Execed It. ir Jo. Reresby Baronet. ir Tho. Yarbrough Knight. Walter Laycock Gent. sam, Savile Gent. Hen. Eyre MD. [Jo. Ixem Cler. [Geo. Weltby Gent. IFra. Stanhope. Gent. Will. Sympfon MD. Robert Pierrepont Eqs |Gco. Gregory 2p ITho. Charleton i \Char. Hutchinfon Zi sim. Every Es IWill. Graves AM. {Chri. Hall Gent. lJer. Cudworth Gent. Ben. Richards Gent. ljof Clay Gent. Rich. Rippon Gent. Sam. Brunféll DD. HJob. Brunfell Gent. |Will. Sucheverill Eis foh, Dand Gent. Madam Mary Saunderfon Will. Cartwright Gent. lJoh. Burton Cher. lsam.Leeke Chr. IRich. Slater Eis Hen. Watfon MD. Will. Deancleer Gent. Will. Levett Cher. ‘Ste. Mafters Cher. NJoh. Richardfon Cher. [Jo. Holmes Gent. Hen, Smith ler, Will:The Subfcribers Names. Will. Coodall Cher, Arthur Warren Gent Edw. Carver Cler| Phin. Mace Cher Fra. Walfall Cler’ Will Norwich Cher Tho: Cotchet Ef tho: Morton Phi Ellis Farnworth Cher| vr Pet. Guaning Bifiop of Ely. Dr Ja Fleetwood B.of Worcelter Dr la, Barrow Vice-Chancellor and Mr, of Trin, Colledge. Mountague, fp Stouncaguesg Ne Mew sir Tho: Slater, Baronet) sir Tho. Page Provaft of Ks. Coll sir Jo: Rous Knight, Sir Hen: Hobert night fdr. Tho Holbeck Mr of Eman: Hp. Ja: Dupore ir. of Mag: Coll \7>».’Theop. Dillingham Mr.of LH [nrR-Cudworth Vnof Chr- Coll \7y>. Jor Spencer Mr. of Ben: Coll} $. op lira. Turner Mr of St.Johns C| 1D; Rob: King My. of Trin: Hall! Hen: James Mr. of Qu. Coll. B-D| DD DD! \Geo. Chamberlaine |Ant: Marthall Hen: More Ra: Widdrington Tho Watton ¥ IGlem: Nevill Sewiar of Trin. Col. The Univerfity of Can Hum: Babington DD: Wall Linnet DD: DD! DD.\ fs Jackfon MD Jo. Boord LL.D, Will: Fairbrother LL.D. MD| Jo: Gottlin UD Peitce Brakenbury M.D) lEdm: Matthewes \ja: Chamberlaine Noh: Bougton " D. IHum. Gower IF: Roper ot. Johniton BD, HJo: Hawkins B.D| Mich. Belk BD: (Tho: Peel Geo: Griffith 'Tho:Fairmeadow\e Mr's of Art. Cha: Smithfon Qand Fellows, Will: Buckley Tho: Bainbrigg \Tho: Gipps [Tho: Boteler Jot Gatcoigne cattergood : Newton ; lJo. Batteley Wickins jo: Goodwin Ric. Staunton Rob: Pafton. Will: Humble IMaurice Kay \Jo: Milner urn: Skipwith |Will Bowes Will. Sampfon ae Coga lin ‘Mr's of Art, and Fellows. 6 a 's.A.G-Fel, 3 Fellow-Com- ‘moners. Me's of Art = nd Fellows. 's of Art, g on ti har Ra: Earle Joh: Wodeboute 'Ni: Bacon Fellow Com: Joh: Alport ‘0. Doyley rth Fleetwood 2 Eze: Foxcroft Ms AGFel. (Tho: Palmer et AGFel. Joh: Scaraler Joh. Love Ja: Hollis Me's AG Fel. Sam: Herne Rich: Leach Will:The Subf{cribers Names. Will Buckley che: Ales IGeo: Whichcot a Goodwin {fof Maryon Luke Bagwith [ho Houghton Hoh: Spene Edm: VValthew He: Eachard fo: Spurling fo: Pern Hor Glover Bartow Wickham Robert Eade ljo: Hughes ‘Geo: Oxinden |Tho:Fairmeadow (Char: Smithfon Tho: Burks J Robert Drake Robert Willon Mrs of Art. and Fellows. LLB! Gent} Mr. in Magick Mr. in Migich| i Mr. in Mujick) Te fl of os oS Z joh: Czar Batehelors in Al Yo: Gare i:Umfrevile ITho: Felftead | VV: Athton J A Robion Cent. ita: VVatlington Gent] | Tho: Flack Gent] Mars, Eliz. Heath, G)Mrs. Sarah Lilly Joh: Robfon Geni E lRich: VVinde Gent S char: Studeville 2p =lCaptain Roger Thomton 2 ¥foh: Badcock nt € [Tho: Archer Cler| 2 Rich:Lee D. & [fo: Browne Ef $3 Hen: Beacher Ef & |Tho: Salmon Cher! ‘At London. Peterbor. Linc.Sh.Manch.C, Kings-Lynn. Norwich and. Norfolk = Herbertatley Dean afNorD.D. \VVill: Herbert ljoh: Hobere \VVill: Crabe |Ow: Hughes ‘Tho: Tenifon ICha: Robotham |V Vill: Adamfon Cler, 2 AM. |Gawen Nath Cer. |VV: Rawley Gent. \Joh: Hayward School-mafer. [Tho: Pleafants Organij2. [Sam: Cook Gent. AB. Cler: Gent. per Gent. Will: Ferrer Gent. a tarees g} Maflers in Micke ler. : Bell} jent Hen: Hoogan MD, ‘Jo: Puluertoft Gent, Joh: Cary Gent, |Nich: Stratford Warden ‘D.D. [Fra:Mofely 2Fel- AM. Miche Adams $a AM. [Sit Robert Bolles Baronet. [Math: Barraford AM. Spencer AM. [Fra: Standivh ler. \Joh: VVorkman Cler. Cer. Jo: WWyldbore (Dr. Hen: Bridgeman, Bijbop of the Ife of Man. Vill: Langham = Kvight. ir Sam: Morland = Barone. lsim: Patrick DD. Jo: Gardiner DD. [Luke Ridgeley Mt Peter Barwick MD. lEdw: Duke MD. Dr. Chamberlaine Jus’ MD. RobertThe Sub{cribers Names. \Lawr: Fogge, of Chelter B.D. Iho: Clark of Chefter _Cler. fo: Nicollon, of Durham M.D. Hum: Dove Gent} \for Orleber Lis Fen: Dove A 3 tho Serjeant Gia ja: Chate ent |Tho: Brandon ent. Ja: Hart of the Royal Chap. (¥ |Char; Blount Gent. Fee see _ Ce : 7 22 |Madam Ann Monteth & ie t Drake off fer: Forcer Mr. im Mufick, 5 Irie Gent. ofias cass . AMY «sit Riche Stote K* & Serf. at Law pier ent lwill: Lodge Gent. {faz White Onganmakers-= oom, Sam: Bithop,of Finchingteild Cler fo: Bourn, of Wilkthire ler. Hum: Salt, the Printer-Compofer of This Book, LS Wi Thefe are All the Names which have been Hitherto fent me In, from Sundry Friends, (My Self having Vifted very Few, of the whole Nu- bers.) Therefore Thope I fhall not be Blam’d, for not Publithing the ‘Names of Divers,(who [doubt not but have already Subjeribedsbut(as yet) hot come to my Flards )the Work not admitting any Longer Delay. Yet T have left This Next Page Blank, on Purpofe, for the Names of All Such Perfons, as may happly be fent Jn, before the whole Impreffion be Quite put of : And if ©, Idointend ( God willing ) to have Them fet down in Tat Page, in Thofe Books which hall Then Remain wn-put off ee Having This itele Room to Spare,{ thought Tt convenient to infert Thus much, by way of Anfwer to fome, who eem to diflike my way of Rhiming. [ee Are, who do pretend to Spie Faultzin my Rhimes, but give no Reafon why. The Rhimes are Perfil, All True-Numb ev'd-Feets Run Glib, and Smooth sand in True Accent meets What fionld They more? Ple ell Theme : There's Good Store OfSence, and Realon 100 which They, Ales! gard not much, But let That Sleighth pafrs That's not the Thing They Look fors yet foould be = “And is The Chief, Wife Folks delve io fee. Tf That be wanting Heres, Then let Them Shame Me : If theres Then let Them Cafe Blame Me. Tet for Their Further Anfiver, let Them kyow, “Ti; for my Recreation, Thus I dos And for my Pleafure, why I Thus fometimes LinkSence, and Reaton In, with Mufick-Rhimes 5 Tea, Solid Mattertoo, ) Let This Suffice ro Anfvwer Thofe, who are fo very Wifi. dAShort Fpiftle to the R E AD ER,con- cerning the Authors feveral Rea/ons for Writing This Book, B99 Ook for 10 Splendid-Painted-Outfide Here s But for a Work, Devotedly Sincere 5 AThing Low-Prizs djnThefe tooHigh-flownDayss Such Solid, Sober Works get Little Praifes Ge SK Tet fome there be, he Love True Solidity. ca And unto Sach Brave Noble Souls 1 Write, To Fopes to do both Them, and Mufick Right. I Write It not topleafe she Itching Vain Of Idle-Headed Fafbionifts, or Gain Their Fond Applanfe I Care for no Such Noife. T Write Te Only for the Sober Sort, 3 Who love Right Mulick, ard will Labour for't « ‘And who will Value Worth in Art, though Old, >The Rex ‘And not Afrighted with the Good, though told a Tis out of Fafhion, what Ferd he —— of the Nation: ieee 5 I Write It alfo, forto Vindicate Pa The * Glory'f tnltruments, now ont of Date, * The Lute. And ont of Fathion Grown, ( as Many Tell ) °Tis doubtful (fare) that AIL Things are not Well, When Beft Things are Moft Steighted, thong moft Rare. I Write It likewife, for That Fervent Love sibs I Bear unto the Lute, which far Above ‘Moft Inftruments [Prize 5 This cannot be A Fault 5 For All Men have Liberty, To Like, and Love, What They do Moft Approve. ‘Write It alfo, out of Great Good Will ot, Unto my Countrey-mens and Leave my Skill Behind me, for the Sakes of Thofe, that may Not yetbe Borns But in fome After-day “May make Good Ufe Of It, without Abufe. But Chiefly, do Write It, for to foow ab ADuty to my Maker, which I Owes And Ino Better Way know bow to do, Than Thus, to firive to make One Tallent Two: Thus too Blame, "le Humbly Bear my Sbaree.AN ADVERTISEMENT, aicentooR. Concerning the Value and Nyse Price of the BOOK. OU may fic, by This Worthy Perfon, ( the Li- cenfer.) who #s an Eminent, and Skilful Critick in This Noble Att) and by Thofe Honourable, Learned, end’ Worthy Pexlons (‘ay SubteribersS SEfz before mentioned , what Fair Encouragement T TPR have had to Publifh This Piece ( the which bas veely Expofed to the View, and Examination of mang Them ) However, I muft not expeél It can Pleafe AU's But if It Pleafe the Judicious, Wik, and Sober Sort, foal! have what I Took for. And as to the Price: Take Notice, That although It bas been Hitherto Subferi- bed but at 12 8. in Sheets, by AU Thofe Honoured Perfons, Tet in regard of My Unexpetted Great Charge , befides My Unconceivable Care and Pains, to have It Compleatly dones Te cannot well be Afforded at That Price,to return Me any Tollerable, or Reafonable Requital. However, out of a High Refpeit to Allthe True Lovers of the Arts and more efpecially to Divers, (anal believe very many ) who would willingly have been Subleribers, ( tagether with Thole above Said) had they kyown of ty or could have bad_ opportunity of So Doing s I do (I fay for Their fakes 2 Declare, That whofoe- ver foal! Purchafe This Book within the vit. 3 Months, viz. before the ‘roth. day of Augutt, in This Prefent Tear 1676. fall be looked upon as a Subleriber, and fhall only pay for It, the Subfeription Price, viz. (in Sheets) 12. But after That day is paft, the Price is inten ded to be Raifeds There being not Many of Them Printed. 1 foall only Add Thus much, ( as Sing bold 10 fay) That there are feveral Pages 5 yea feveral Leffons in This Book, Caccording to the Ordinary Value, Ejfeem, or Way of Procuring uch Things ) which are every one of Then: of more Value than the Price of the whole Book, by Far. “And for the peculiar Credit of my Printer, Cupow the Compara tive Examination of the Well-doing of This Work, in reference to his Undertaking, ) It will be found that He has Out-done all Mufick- swork in this kind, Ever before Printed in this Nation, And is the only fit Perfon to do the like : He only having thofe New Materials, the like to whieh we never had made before in England. Concerning° KSAHGDSSHSHSSSAGS deuggesueeeveesosvesuges Concerning the Church-Pfalms, In reference to the POETRY: Compofing and Singing of them, By way of Preparation. Cuap, I, LL things in the Church, and inits Service,would be fo contriv’d and order'd, that the Common- Poor-Ignorant-People might be { much capable as tis poflible of Apprehending, Difcerning or Underftanding ; fo, as they might unite their z 5 Voices, Hearts and Affettions together with the Congregation, and the Service. The which can- not more hopefully be effected, or brought to pal, than by ma- king all things in the Service plain and cafe to their Capacities. Now as to Aujck, ‘tis known and obferved by Experience, the vt of tort a ‘niform Ayr. that Short-{quare-even and uniform-Ayres are both Pleafant, and readily Apprehended and Learned by moft. And as there are likewife a great number, who are but indiffe- rently inclined by Nature to Singing, who notwith{tanding, if they were confidered after this manner, together with what I thall further make mention of, would make a very good Affiftance in the Chorys, which otherwie are utterly debatr'd, and made uncapable. There are two things very confiderable as to this Preparation of good Singing in Churches: Firft, the Poetry. Secondly, the Compolition of Mufick. For Phas The Poetry would be, 1. Even and wiiform, as to the number “Ps mane of Feet in each staff “_ aly. Every staff of the fame P/aln would correfpond withthe B irftThere would ret be 100 ‘reat avaries ty ‘The Poet and the Compofer tobe of the fame under fianding. Many of cur la Pil ‘Tues excel> Sent, ‘The benef of revaining them. the compe fer ana bi inCompoting Parochial Mufick, firft staff, in the fame order of Feets otherwie the fame 7 which fits the firft staf will not ferve the whole Pfalm. ‘Again, (as to the whole number of Palms ) thetic would not be too great a variety of Poctical forms ot fhapes in the Staves : Be caufé that then a fewer number of Taves might ferve for the whole; fo that if the Book of Pfalzs were compofed by an Ex- collent Poet, and as Excellent a Mufician, into a matter of 8, 10, or 12 Varieties, and thole Varieties evem, finooth, hort, and waifirne to therafélves, it might be enough, and doubtle&, conduce very much tothe drawing in of a Congregational-good- Quire. But if the Poetry be too various and intricate, as I will inftance in that Excellent Piece of Mr. or Dr. Woodfird’s, (which I have lately fGen) in which there is fearcely two of the whole number of his Pfaliss which are of the fame order or quantity of Feet quite through his whole Book, and feveral of them wm. sara to them- felves, viz. not one Staff like another of the felffame Pfalm. T fay, that although it be an Excellent Piece, for a Poet tolook up- on, Yet it is not a fit Piece to be compofed for the ule of a Con- gregational Quire, for thofe Reatons aforefaid. There being work more than enough, fora moft excellent Aufician dusng his whole life, to compofe proper and fit Ayres to thofe Palms, but never to have them Sung by any Country or City Congregation. For thofe Ayres which are intricate and s-uniforn (the which I call wenatural, as thofe muft needs be) are difficult to be Sung, efpecially by thofe who have no ski. The Poet therefore and the Compofér ought both to be fo much of the fame Underftanding in each Art, that thefe, or rch like Obférvations might guide them both. And doubtlefS he is to be Jook’d upon as the moft exguifite Poet, who is thus able to com- mand his Fancy. ‘The Common Rhimes and Phrafés in our Pfalms are many of them very abfurdand ridicnloys, and it is tobe withed that they might be zmended. But many of our old Pfalw Tunes are {o ex cellently good, that I will be bold to fay, Arf cannot reend them or make better. I conceive it might be very well worth a Confiderative Poet's undertaking, to fuit fome of thofé Palms which need amend- ment, to fome of thole our old good Tuness becaute thofé Tues are already apprehended and learned by moft of the Connon Peo- ple. Therefore they will the more readily embrace a new Altera~ tion, when as they find they are not too much puzzled with No- ‘velty, but can bring them with eafe into their old Tunes. As for the Compofition, making, or inventing Tunes for the church-Pfalms, it would, Fisft, be done by a Chief atufician, accor- ding to the Example of the Prophet King David. Secondly, the Mufician fhould obferve to caft all fuch Pfalas as are concerning Humiliation, Confelfion, Supplication, Lantenta-~ tion or Sorrow, Ge. into a flat, folenm, mournful Key; and on the contrary, all ich as are concerning Rejoycing, Praifing of God. giving Thanks, or extolling his wondrous works or goodnefi, Gre. intoParochial Mufick, into a sharp, fprightly, brisk, Key contriving for both as much Moa and fey as can be found out in the rt, which abotinds with plenty 3 obferving the ature of the words, ( as to fait them with the fame likencfsof conceit or humour from his Art. ‘There being a very great affinity, nearnefz, maturalnefi Ot famenefi betwixt Language and Mufick, although not known to many. And it is a bemoanable pity to confider how few there are who know, but fewer who confider, what wonderful-powerfil-efficacions Virtues and Operations Mujick has upon the Souls and Spirits of ‘Men Divinely-bent. And to publifh here what I am able to fay in this particular, according to a daily experience which (I thank God) [have of it, will be look’d upon as a piece of Vanity, there- fore Casto that) I hall be filent, and fo proceed to my intended purpole of giving Direstions for the belt way of Singing Pfalms in Parochial Churches 5 concerning which there are two ways which Thave prompted unto, {0 that either may be followed to very good purpof, but both together put into Prattice will be moft snagnificent, and isas followeth. Cuap, IL. Concerning Parochial Mufick, viz, Singing of Pfalns in Churches, J Shall not need to blazon it abroad in Print, how miferably the Trophet David's Pfalms are (as I may fay) tortur'd or tormented, and the Service of God difbenoued, made courfé, ot ridiculows thereby 3 feeing the generall ontories Of moft Parochial Churches in the Nation are more than fafficient to declare and make mani- felt the fame, fo often as they make any attempt to fing at thofé Pfaleas. Ft afore I will fay no more to that particular, nor rxbb that fore place. Only thus much I will prefume to fay, viz. That (fare) itwere far better never to fing at all in Churches, or in Gods Ser- vice, than to fing ot of Tune + that is, not in Harmonical Conchord or Agreentent. For asI often ule to fay, that as Conchording unity in Mufick is a lively and very fignificant fimile of God, and Heavenly joyes and. The greta fin betine Ujecenad Notktco Inuc ge eked ya Kono vee rier. The fignificae chords and {folicities, (0 on the contrary, Farring Difeordsare as apt 3 fimile of Ditehords to the Devil, or Hellifh tortures. This obférvation is clear enough to all who underftand thofé Adnsirable-Divine- Myfferies, which lie couch’tin Afufick, and This (foo much neglected) part thereof ( singing.) Certainly the firlt Inftitution of Singing Of Divine Hymns and Pfalms in Churches was, both to illuftrate and adorn the Service, ind likewife to be as a means or ani occafion of help towards the raifing of our Afédtions and Devotions, to praife and extoll God's Holy Name. Ba Tis Mick,4 Parochial Mufick, How chrit’s Tis very well worth noting how St. Pax/inftructed the Epbe- Church was fans, chap. 5. vert. 18, & 19. ‘Thys. Be fulfilled with the spirit, Sig witha {peaking to your (elves in Pfalms and Hyvans, and fpiritual Songs Grae, 1nd 10 fnging and making melody $0 she Lord in your hearts, 8c. makemelody. “" "So jikewife doth he exhort the Coloffians, chap. 3. vert 16. in thefe words: Let the word of Chrift dwell in you plenteoully inall wiledom, teaching and admonifhing your own Jelves in Pfalms and Hymns, and fpiritual Songs, finging with a Grace in your hearts to the Lord. “ This was (we may fee) the undoubted pratfice and endeavour of Chriff’s Church in His, and the Apoitles time, not only to Sing, but to Sing with a Grace and making melody. ‘The which two things are not poflibly to be done, without fome skill, and finging in Tune. And that (oz, Singing in Tune) Ido confidently affirm can never be done, except there be fome other way found out than that which at the prefentis generally in practice in our Chutchess the which I fhall by and by demonftrate and make very plain, by undeniable Arguments. But firtt I defire that Thofe foregoing Admonitions of St. Paul might be a little better taken notice of than generally they are. And becaufe Iam as much a Divine (I mean a Prieff, and Som of the church) asa DMafter in Mufick : 1 will take the liberty to give my Explanation of thofe words of st. Paul, yet humbly fub- mitting to better Judgments. St. Paul {peaks to the Colofians thus: Let the word of Chrift dwell in you plenteoufly in all wifedom, teaching and admonith- ‘The Expl ing your own félves in Pfalms and Hymns, and {piritual Songs,¢e. fouetst |. which to me {ems as much as if he fhould have faid, Let thee word which Chrift formerly fBake unto you about fuch things dwell in you, or be remembred by yon, &c. Whence I do inferr thus much, oz. that it was Chrifts omm i= “firuifion, direttion, advice, ot command formerly given ito them, to teach and admaonifh one another in that very exercile of Singing of Pfalms, Kc. otherwife what can be meant by that faying of St. Paul's, Let the words of Chrift dwell in you, but that Chrift had taught and admonithed them before concerning it, and fo that by their diligence and carefil pratfice therein (which was a piece of mifédore in them fo to do, in regard they kad been for- merly (0 admonithed by Chrift ) they might thereby be enabled foto Sing, asit might be both gracefid, and melodious. Thenerfon For svithout all queftion cfr (who was the swifedom of his hy Chritt Father’) was not ignorant of the leatt feeret or nvyiferie in any awekvce art whatfoever, nor of any thing that might conduce to the Be- ef Tafa nefit or Compleating of any Performance in reference to any un- om dertaking. Chrift knew the difficulty of that lervice of Singing fo very well, that (Iam (ubjett to believe :) therefore it was that be had formerly by hisown word admonithed them to that Daty of prottifing and teaching one another: And therefore likewile ‘was it, that St. Paul thus was to re-ind them of i, their Duty i welParochial Mufic well knowing how very needful! fuch a piece of prattice was to the right performing of fo folemmn and Saint-like a Duty,in that it was as a Sacrifice done unio Ged. And how fubjeét men are to do it lansely oF ill-favow'dly without skill, care, ot praifice,is too manifeltby the general ignorance in that quality of Singing, which may be perceived in moft, who chiefly thould, or ought to have fo much si in it, as both to perform in it-themfélves, and al to teach and admonif thote who are weak ot ignorant, according to that Exbortation of the Apostle in thote laft quoted places. By which Exbortation it plainly appears, that Singing of Pfalms is not a Duty of fo flight or negligent regard, as all thofe who do not en- able themfélves to have that skil, feem to believe it is, otherwife fare) they would not be {0 idle, carelefi or negligent, to make fo fight of it, as not to endeavour for fo much skill (at leat) as to beable to fét or lead a Pfalv-Tune by the Rule of rt, which a Child may be taught to do in a months time or lel And thofe who have not that faeulty, nor do cndeavour { far as in them lies to obtain it, thall never make me believe that they have the word of Chrift dwelling in them plenteonfiy, &c. let them talk never fo fairly and well, Yet I will not deny but fome there are who by Nature are ab- folutely wzcapable of Singing any Tune Harmonically Such, I fay, after they have endeavom'd all they can, and find that impofibility of attaining it, are jultly exewfable. Provided they ftill encourage and promote it in others. But cer= tainly all chris who are in Nature capable of it, and do neg Ledf it, are culpable before God. Now by what have here faid it cannot but appear, that Sing= ing offal both 4 Chin mans Duy, and ought 10 be his great care to do it well, and no ways flightly or negligently. But becaufe this Duty is generally neglected in molt Parochial Congregations in the Nation, and that they are alfo at a lofs how to have it well performed, (and I do confidently affirm that ‘tis ab- folurely impoffible ever to have the Pfalms rightly and well per- formed according to the common way uled throughout the Na- tion) I will Chere following ) firft give my Reafons why I thus conclude, as alfo propofe an abjolute-certain and infallible way, how tohave them well and rightly performedk Cuap, I AN4 2s concerning this matter, I will not deliver my opinion but my praifical Experience, Knowledge and Fudgnent, both according to the rules of Reafon, and above 50 years experience and praificein this Art of Singing. Andthus | proceed. Firft, It is to be noted what a general defetf, or mnfifficiency there is in Nature, obfervablein all Voices whatever that lot the 5 Singing of Palms no igh or neg- Tigent bute refs, a8 t00 often is fens Who are to be excus'd from it. Who are cule ables Impoffble to have the Palms con flantly well ‘Sing, but by ome’ other means than. formerly. Note how hard itisto ‘Sing in Tune.6 Parochial Mufick, the molt curios, sratfablef?, and bef? accomplifiid Voice, adjoyned tothe mott exaé# Ear, both which uniting in one perfon, together with the mott perfe? and profound skillin the Art of aujick that Proved bythe can be imagined 5 this perfon (I fay) thall not aflure him{elf to uGGIREHED be able vo Sing any one Song although never (o well pratfis'd in gree inte it.) of the length of one of our ordinary Church-bialms, but ‘are that he thall be prov’d to have Sung out of Tune, before he hath finithed shat Song. This isa real Truth, which I doubt not but all experienced Ma~ fiers in the Art will affiree with me; Experience having all along confirmed this thing, (Viz..) That no Voice has ever been fownd able certainly) to fing leadily and perfttly in Tune, and to continus it long, without the alfiitance of fome Infirument, but that it would ei- ther Rife or Fall fore finall nnatter from the firft pitch it began at be-~ {fare it bad madé an end. Yet I will not fay that it isfo impoffible but that by chance it may be done, but not certainly. ‘Nor need any one fear to lay a good wager again{t the moft con- fident Attempter of fuch an undertaking; efpecially when the Key co __thall be given him from another perfon, as always the Pfalm-Tunes are (in Churches) given by the Clarks. ‘the confe. Now what I would inferr from hence,is this, oz. That if fach cpetes Po an abate Voice 2s Lhave made mention of, thal be thus smcer- Rng he ne tain of Singing in Tune, &c. what thal] the wzckilfull-inbarmoni- altace, oya-coufe-grain' d-barfb-Voice be able to do without (ome certain elp or jupport? moft apparent it is, that it muft needs Sing aife- rably out of Tune, and all others who venture at it thus confuledly, without regard, skill, or any other help befides their own iguo- rance, &c. And this is the neral condition of moft of our Paro- chial Suires. And certainly God Almighty can take no delight or pleafire in ach halt,lame and blind Sacrifices. ‘Therefore I fay, and advife, that if you will Sing Pfalms in Churches, Sing in Tune. But now you will fay, That's impoffible by your own Argu- ments. Lay fo ftill. Why, what will you have us todo? youl Nove ut here (ay. Still I fay, Bither Sing in Tune, or Sing wot at all. Why then whe yoRae Yow fay, Sure we muftnot Sing atall. Ifay not fo, but yet IT fay Sing, for Chrift has bid you Sing, and Sing in Tune too, Ot witb a Grace, which can never be without it, viz. Singing in Tune. How can that be? why now I'le tell you how, viz. Thecerain If you will Sing well and in Tune, the firt thing you are to do wiyon© is to take the advice of St, Paul, which is to teach ard admonifb Sef one another, as before he has direéted you unto, in Pfalms and Tone acer Hymns, and fpritual Songs, &c. This is his advice and connfels ding rove and if it be worth any thing take notice of it: but if you think it be not worth noting, continue ftill in your igzorance, but yet {peak cc __Plainly and oxt-right what you think, viz. That st. Paul's counfel js vot worth a Rifh, and that you care not a pin for it : Plain dealing’s a Jewel you know 5 and this would be far better fo to fay, and make an end of the bine and trobl, than to guccle anParochial Mufick. and gull, or footh up your felves in a falle thew, Hypocritically {eeming to approve of his counfil, in doing of fome flight things Senrvily, which pleafe your own lazie humours, and ate things of Tittle labour and fall oft : But where you can fivallow fich gob- fets, (L mean, as to fave both your pains, and your fice) et St. Paul go whiéle with his Pfalms, and give his coun(el to thofe who have nothing elf to do. 4 Thefe, or fach like clo(é-lurking-fayings, Argurents or Thinkings mutt needs befuppoted to be the refult of fich ftrange and graf negligence, which is generally found, and too apparent in moft Pa rifh Congregations. But now methinks I hear (ome of the moft ingenuous and pious of you fay, Alas, how is it poflible that we thould teach ‘ind ade monifs one another according to St. Paul's diredfions and aduice ? fince none of us have any (the leatt) skill in the .4rt of singing, nor Wasit ever put tous; and fo are utterly deftitute of all bopes of ever attaining to that ability. Truly this is'a very fad complaint, and much to be lamented. And the firft thing I (hall fay unto it is this, viz. The more fhame be upon your Parents and your felves for it. But here fecondly I would ‘ask this ove Que(fion, viz. Whether you think thar St. Pewl was fuch an impertinent Fellow (as by your negledt he feems to be made) to counfél and advife the Colofians to a thing with fuch Emphajis, as here in this place he doth, where he faith, Let the word of Chrift divell in a plenteoufly in all wife- dom, teaching and admonifbing one another in Pfalms and Hymns, and fpirisual Songs 5 Singing with a Grace in your Hearts unto the Lord : if it were not a matter of more then ordinary concern 2 Sure, fre, fure, Singing of Pfalms and fpiritual Hymns by Art and shill (though it be much out of fujbicn, and flightly regarded, or ill-fevourdly performed by moft; or very many) is a thing of fo much wifédom, whereby gaod Chriftians might thew the plenteou efi of Chrifts tord dwelling in them, that ic would undoubtedly mott gloriowfly become the gravity, fplendour, or fundfion of the molt ilujtrions, even Princes themfelvess and if fo, then queftion- lefS AU others. Cuap, IV. Avid the King, and the beloved Prophet of Ged, was called the Jfiveet Singer of Yraeb, 2 Sam. 23. 1. which denotes to us, that he did not only fatisfic himfelf with that molt eminent Suire that ever mention was made of in the mhole World, viz, 4000 perfons, of Princes, Priegts and Levites, and the very beif of the People, who praifed the Lord with Inftraments, which be ( David the King) bimjilf bad made, 1 Chron. 23. 5. But without all que- ftion he himfelf was a performer amonglt then, yea and a very ‘okilfull Avery pert ent Qeetion, The mot magnificent Quire thae ever was in the world,Note care- fally. a ‘The wonder fall effes of ‘Mofick and that Quire, How Mufick has come to be underva- ned, Parochiall Mufick. skilfull one too z otherwile he would never have made, or given direttions for thofé Infruments, much le(s have aflumed that Name of the fivect Singer of Ifrael. Now upon afolemn confideration of theft things, how really true they were, how wonderfully Glorious they muftneeds be, con- fidering that choice and curious care which was taken in the pre~ paration for that Service, and how exceedingly acceptable they ‘were unto God Almighty for tis doxbly worth my writing and yout reading to take notice of that place of Scripture which here Iwill fet down, viz. 2 Chron. 5. 12, 13, 14. the words are thefe : “And when the Priefis were come out of the Sanuary, (for they ‘were all fanttified’) and the Levites the fingers of all forts being “clad in fine linen, flood with Cymbals, and with Viols, and Harps, ‘at the Eajf-end of the Altar, and with them an hundred and “twenty Prieits, blowing with Trumpets; And they were all as “one, blowing Trumpets and finging, and made ore {ound to be heard in praifing and thanking the Lords And when they lifted up their “voice, With Trumpets, and Cymbals, and with Infiruments of Mu- “fick, and when they praifed the Lord, finging, For he is good, be-