272 Lawrence Mason, 



l'2ntituled Psalms and Hymns to Solome Musick in Four parts upon 

 the common tunes Used in Parish Churches, wherein is a perfect 

 Direction to ^ the Use of this excellent Translation of Bishop King : 

 which Book is to be Sold by John Play ford at his Shop in the Temple." 

 The volume thus advertised Hannah was unable to find ; ^ Professor 

 G. H. Palmer, of Harvard University, also sought it in vain, as will 

 presently api)ear; and as it not only is exceedingly rare, but also 

 really constitutes a third edition of Henry King's psalter (at least, a 

 partial edition or selection), it seems worthy of somewhat detailed 

 description : 



3. "Psalms & Hymns in Solemn Musick 0/ Foure Parts On the dom- 

 mort Qluncs to the PSALMS in Mdvt : Used in J^artsf; QLljixxAjm. 

 Also Six HYMNS for One Voyce to the ORGAN Joe ®ob is King of 

 all i\)t (Eaiilj, ^iiig ijc JBiaisEB luitlj HnbcrBtanbing, Psal. 47.7. By 

 John Playford. (Device : miniature of frontispiece described above, ^ 

 set in a musical border or margin.) London, Printed by IF. Godhid 

 for /. P/(«y/oyi, at his Shop in the Inner-Temple. 1671." The title- 

 page is preceded by "A Hymn on the Divine Use of Musick," un- 

 signed, and followed by Playford's Dedication "To the Reverend, 

 Learned and Pious William Sancroft, Doctor in Divinity, and Dean 

 of St. Pauls London:" On the three following (unnumbered) pages 

 is printed "The Preface," in which traces of King's own "Preface"^ 

 and of Fuller ^ are evident. The last two paragraphs here alone con- 

 cern us : "Many have attempted it [i. e. rendering the Psalms] by their 

 more refin'd translations, hut as yet none of them received into publick 

 use ; amongst which, Two lately published, viz. one by the Right Reverend 

 Pious and Learned Dr. Henry King Late Lord Bishop of Chichester, 

 {whose memory, as obliged, I ever Honour.) The other by that worthy 

 Gentleman, Mr. Miles Smith yet Living : Both these Translations of 

 the Psalms into Metre, for Elegancy of Stile, Smoothness of Language, 

 and sutableness to the Musical Tunes, far excell the former ; and it were 

 to be wished, that one of these Translations, {if Authority thought fit,) 

 might be allowed and used in our Churches : And this may be easily done, 

 It being the custom at this time for the Clerk to read every Line to the 



1 Not "for," as Hannah prints it. 



^ cxxix, footnote; his conjecture there is not borne out by the facts, for 

 this volume does not contain the "Penitential Hymnc" or either version of 

 Psalm CXXX. 



8 p. 271. 



* Containing strictures upon Sternhold and Hopkins, with some discussion 

 of scriptural translation in general. 



^ "Church Hist.," ed. Brewer, 1845, IV, 72—4. 



