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THE EPISTLE DEDICATORY.

AN EPISTLE TO ALL DIVINE READERS; ESPECIALLY, Those of the Discenting Ministry, or Clergy, who want not only Skill, but Good-Will to This Most Excelling-Part of Divine-Service, viz. Singing of Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs, to the Praise of the Almighty, in the Publick Assemblies of His Saints; And yet more Particularly, to All Great, and High Persons, Supervisors, Masters, or Governors of the Church, (if any such should be) wanting Skill, or Good-Will Thereunto.

THE PREFACE.

A Short EPISTLE OF THANKFULNESS, To all my NOBLE SUBSCRIBERS;

The Names of Divers Honourable, Reverend, Worshipful, and very Wor∣thy Persons, who did Encourage towards the Printing of This Book, by Subscribing Their Names, Each One to take a Copy of the Same, at the Price of 12 s. But It cannot be Expected, in the setting down of These Names, that I should know How to Place every One according to the Right of Precedency; nor (It may be) give every One His Due Title▪ because many (unknown to me) sent in Their Names without any Titles Express'd; Therefore I hope None will take Offence, that I Thus set Them down Pro∣miscuously, as They hapned to come to my Hands, from Their own Hand Writings; yet I have, (as near as I could) Set Such and Such of a County, &c. to stand together; and Begin with the City of York First; because There, I First Tendred This Business to the Right Honourable

Having This Little Room to Spare, I thought It convenient to insert Thus much, by way of Answer to some, who seem to dislike my way of Rhiming.

A Short Epistle to the READER, con∣cerning the Authors several Reasons for Writing This Book.

AN ADVERTISEMENT, Concerning the Value and Price of the BOOK.

Concerning the Church-Psalms, In reference to the POETRY: Composing and Singing of them. By way of Preparation.

The Third Part: CONCERNING The VIOL, AND MUSICK in General. Giving some Particular Directions towards a Righter Vse of That Instrument, than is Commonly Known and Practiced.