The Library of His Excellency Sir George Grey

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1867. Excerpt: ... 107e. The Whole Booh of Psalmes: Collected into English Meeter by Thomas Stemhold, Iohn Hophins, and others, conferred with the Hebrew, with apt notes to sing them withall.--Set forth and allowed to be sung in all Churches, of all the people together, before and after Morning and Evening Prayer, and also before and after Sermons: Sf moreover in private houses for their godly solace and comfort, laying apart all ungodly songs and ballades: which tend onely to the nourishing of vice, and corrupting of youth.--James V. I f If any be afflicted, let him pray, and if any be merry let him sing Psalmes. Colos. III. If Let the word of God dwel plenteously in you, in all wisdome, teaching and exhorting one another in Psalmes, Hymnes, and spirituall songs, singing unto the Lord with grace in your hearts.--London, Printed by G. M.for the Companie of Stationers.--Cum Privilegio Regis Regali. 1640. Octavo. Pages X (not paginated) and 94 (the last three pages not paginated) with double columns. Pp. m--X give several hymns with tunes. Pp. 1--87 contain the Psalms, partly with tunes; pp. 87--92 some other hymns; p. 92 two prayers, and pp. 93 and 94 (in borders) A Table for the whole number of the Psalmes, and also in what leafe you may find euery of them. The margins of these books (Nos. 107a.--e.) are ruled in red, the title pages, prefaces, headings &c. are all rubricated. They are bound together in a richly gilt stamped old binding (with elaborate tooling and gilt edges) of particular value. This collection, distinguished by its excellent Roman type, is very rare. Two pages only in the Prayer book (No. 106a.), sign A 3 reverso and A 4 recto (a proclamation), are printed in Gothic characters. A printed advertisement of the volume is labelled to a fly leaf in front. IV. ...