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it was not omitted anie where, till the midle age, when Latin 

 seruice came in. J dare stake an hundred of the gentry to 

 one, & most learned Clerkes against yours in this case. J 

 partly guess who hath complained to you, by excepting at 

 rithme. Why? are there not twentie anthemns in our Church 

 m rithm? Js that antique hymn of Gregory the great the 

 worse for the rithm, Hora mortis meus flatus intret Jesu tuu 

 latus? O M'- Brown knock at your own conscience, & feed 

 lambs as wel as sheep: let babes haue milke, as wel as men 

 strong meat, gain souls to X' by all meanes that are lawfull. 

 Too much rigidness brought our late confusions upon us. 

 Both psalm & anthem may do wel in seueral kinds : & let mee 

 mform you, a psalm in meter is more anchient then an antheme 

 m y-^ Church of England. The meter-psalms were allowed 

 under K. Ed : the 6 his priuie seale (proued in Parlament) ; no 

 antheme was set till y= lo of 2 Eliz : by D' Tye, & then by 

 Tallis. Custom took them up, but no antheme was spoken of 

 in Comon praier booke or Canon, till within these three 

 yeares, & now it giues no comand, but permission. Jn your 

 conclusion you say the Deane should haue helpt the departing 

 of the people before the Blessing by discipline. He can not. 

 For if the people of the cittie will neither come to praiers or 

 sermon to the Cathedral, they can not be prevented. Thus I 

 have giuen you large satisfaction. And if J an old Veteranus 

 do not know how to gouern a Church better then one or two 

 malecontents, who are dissatisfied, & quarel at euery thing, God 

 help mee. So J impart my blessing unto you & rest 

 Your louing brother. & assured Frend 



JOH: LICH: & COUEN : 

 Lichfield 

 April 14 

 1666 



