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not been corrected; a few of thefe cadences have even 
been dilingenuoufly difguifed, and their places tranf- 
pofed. Upon the whole, though the book is curious, 
and full of information concerning the mufic of the iix- 
teenth century, it mult be owned, that the language in 
which it is written, is at once uncouth and affefted ; and 
that neither the melody nor harmony it recommends and 
teaches, is of this world, at lead of this age; no certain 
Icale is given of major or minor keys ; nor is the modu¬ 
lation he ufes that of the prefent times. Indeed no keys 
are determined except F major, and D and A minor; and, 
though fo much is written concerning the moods, or 
mealure, yet nothing is laid of accent, or the preparation, 
ufe, and refolution, of difcords in general. 
Having fpoken of Morley as a theorift, vve lhall proceed 
to confider his merit as a practical mufician. And, in 
comparing his compofitions with thofe of his predecelfors, 
they do not appear fo original as we at firft imagined 
them. During the time of writing his Introduction, he 
mull of courfe have conl'ulted the productions of many 
authors; and he has not done it unprofifably as a com- 
pofer, any more than as a theorift. The melodies, how¬ 
ever, of Morley, are fomewhat more flowing and polilhed 
than thofe of the old authors on whofe property his 
memory, perhaps imperceptibly, had faftened; but, be- 
lides thefe, it is plain that he fometimes condefcended 
to ufe the fame materials as his contemporaries, and to 
interweave the favourite paflages of his times into his 
■works, of which the following is a chronological lift; 
3. Canzonets, or little fliort fongs, of three voices 1593 
2. Madrigals, to four voices - - *594 
3. Ballets, or Fa las, to five voices - - 159s 
4. Madrigals, to five voices - - 1595 
5. Canzonets, or little Ihort Airs, to five and fix 
voices - 1597 
Of the following publications he was little more than 
the editor r 
6. Madrigals, to five voices, collefted out of the bell: 
Italian authors - 1598 
7. The Triumphs of Oriana, to five and fix voices : 
compofed by divers feveral authors. Newly 
publilhed by Thomas Morley, Batchelor of 
Muficke ; and Gentleman of hir Majefties 
honourable chappel - , - - 1601 
S. Confort Leflons, made by divers exquifite authors, 
for fix different inftruments to play together, 
viz. the treble lute, pandora, citterne, bale violl, 
flute, and treble violl. Dedicated to the Lord 
Mayor, ad edit. - - - r6n 
9. A plaineand eafie Introduction to Practical Mu¬ 
ficke - 1597 and 1608. 
It does not appear that any of Morley’s church-mufic 
was printed during his life. Dr. Tudway, however, has 
inferted feveral valuable choral compofitions, by him, in 
the collection made for lord Harley, 1715; among which 
are his “ Funeral or Dirge Anthems, as performed at 
Weftminffer Abbey at Royal and Noble Funerals,” 
and printed by Dr. Boyce, in the firft volume of his Ca¬ 
thedral Services ; and an Evening Verfe-Service, in five 
parts, in D minor, which has never been printed. In 
queen Elizabeth’s mufic-book there are likewife five dif¬ 
ferent lets of leflons, or*pieces for the virginal, compofed 
by Morley. 
The Burial-fervice, compofed by Morley, which is fup- 
pofed to be the firft that was compofed after the Refor¬ 
mation, ftill continues to be ufed in Weftminfter Abbey 
on great and folemn occafions. This fervice was ad¬ 
mirably performed in 1760, by the three united choirs 
of Weftminfter, St. Paul’s, and the chapel-royal, at the 
funeral of his late majefty George II. in Weftminfter 
Abbey, where it had a moft folemn eft’eCl. Nothing 
feems better fuited to fo awful an occafion than this 
mufic, in a minor key, and chiefly in Ample counterpoint, 
but with a grave, and now uncommon, harmony and mo- 
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dulation, which added to. the grandeur of the efteCh 
The few Ihort points of fugue and imitation introduced' 
in this compofition are fuch as were not common whem 
the fervice was produced, nor have any of them been, 
debafed fince by vulgar ufe. Barney's Hifi. of Mafic. 
MOR'LEY (George), a learned prelate of the church, 
of England, was born at London in the year 1597. His 
parents died while he was very young, and left him almolb, 
deftitute. He met, however, with friends, by whofe in- 
tereft he was elefted one of the king’s fcholars in Weft- 
minfter-fchool, at the age of fourteen, and in 1615 he 
was admitted a ftudent of Chrift-church college, Oxford. 
He took his degree of B. A. and M. A. in 1618 and 1621. 
In 1628, he accepted an invitation to become domeftic 
chaplain to Robert earl of Carnarvon, in which fitua- 
tion he continued till the year 1640. Afterwards he 
was made chaplain to Charles I. who prefented him with 
the canonry of Chrift-church, in 1641. In the follow¬ 
ing year he took his degree of D.D. He was a zealous 
adherent to the caufe of the king, and gave one year’s 
income towards the expenfes of the civil war. He pof- 
fefled great influence among the leaders of both parties j 
and fo highly was his integrity eftimated, that he was 
told he ftiould remain unmolefted in the emoluments of 
his preferment, and not be required to fubfcribe any 
thing againft his confcience, provided he would affure 
the ruling powers that ho would not actually oppofe 
them. He chofe rather to participate in the fortunes of 
his fuftering brethren, and was thrown into prifon. 
Upon his liberation, finding himfelf deprived of all his 
polfeflions, and, what was dearer to him, of liberty of 
confcience, he relolved to retire to the afylum of king 
Charles II. in Holland. He accordingly quitted Eng¬ 
land in 1649, repaired to the Hague, and was gracioully 
received by his prince, w r ho kept him conftantly about 
his perlon. 
While Dr. Morley continued abroad, he formed an ac¬ 
quaintance and intimacy with feveral foreigners, who 
held diftinguilhed Rations in the ranks of literature, par¬ 
ticularly with the famous Bochart, Salmafius, Daniel 
Heinfius, and others. When meafures were fecretly pre¬ 
paring for the reftoration of Charles II. chancellor Hyde 
lent Dr. Morley over about two months before it took 
place, with letters from the king, and himfelf, to the 
leading men in the nation, and as a proper perfon to 
aflift in paving the way for that event. The chief pur- 
pofe of his million was to contradift the opinion, that 
the exiled prince had become a convert to popery. Upon 
the reftoration of Charles, Dr. Morley was inftantly re- 
ftored to his canonry, and in a few weeks after he was 
promoted to the deanery of Chrift-church, which was 
followed by his nomination to the billiopric of Worcefter. 
He was confecrated in Oftober 1660; and in the follow¬ 
ing year he was one of the principal managers at the 
famous Savoy conference. In 1662, he was tranflated to 
the lee of Winchefter, to which he proved a munificent 
benefaftor. He was likewife a benefaftor to the univer- 
fity of Oxford, in which he received his education; for 
he gave a hundred pounds a-year to Chrift-church col¬ 
lege, and he founded in Pembroke-college three fcholar- 
fliips for the ille of Jerfey, and two for Guernfey, of ten 
pounds per annum each. On thefe, and other objefts of 
beneficence and charity, bilhop Morley expended the 
greateft part of his ample income. His conftitution was 
naturally excellent; and by temperance and regular ex- 
ercife he protrafted his life to a very advanced period; 
for he did not die before Oftober 1684, when he was in 
the eighty-feventh year of his age. Bilhop Burnet fays 
of him, that “ he was in many refpefts a very eminent 
man, pious and charitable, of a very exemplary life, con- 
fiderably learned; but extremely paflionate, and very 
obftinate.” He publilhed only fome Angle fermons, and 
controverfial trafts; feveral of which were collefted to¬ 
gether, and reprinted, in 1683, 4to, Biog. Brit. Burnet's 
Mi ft. of his own Time, 
MOR'JLEYa 
