4o. The PSALTER; according to the Great Bible; London, by W. Seres.-Lea Wilson. Divers PSALMS, HYMNS, &c. by Lady Elizabeth Tyrwhit; London, for Chr. Barker'.-(See Herbert, pp. 1076, and 1801.) 16°. Select PSALMS of DAVID, set to music in four parts; edited by John Keeper, of Hart Hall in Oxfordm. 1575. The Booke of PSALMS, by Sternhold, &c.; London, by John 1 Contained in a tract entitled, Morning and Evening Praiers, with "divers Psalms, Hymns and Medita"tions, made and set forth by the "ladie Elizabeth Tyrwhit." Herbert gives a very interesting account (too long for insertion here) of a copy of this work, which was presented by lady E. Tyrwhit to Queen Elizabeth, and which the Queen caused to be bound, with some other small prayers, in solid gold, and wore it constantly at her side. This curious relic (but mutilated in some leaves) came afterwards into the possession of the Reverend George Ashby, who furnished Mr. Herbert with all the particulars respecting it, given at p. 1801-2. m (Dr. Tattersall asserts this, in his Introduction to Merrick's Psalms.) It has been said, that Keeper took the liberty of publishing Archbishop Parker's version of the Psalter under his own name: but this story wants further confirmation. See Hawkins' History of Music, iii. p. 422. n The Bodleian Library contains a copy of this collection; from which some former owner has taken away the entire text of the Psalter, and that alone. Its Title, which remains, is thus: "The CL Psalmes of David in English metre. With the forme of Prayers, and ministration of the Sa"craments, &c. used in the Churche " of Scotland. Whereunto, besydes "that was in the former bookes, are "added also sundrie other Prayers, "with a newe and exact Kallender for "xvi yeres next to come. The con"tentes of this Booke are specified in "the page following after the declara❝tion of the Almanak. [Bassandine's device.] Printed at Edinburgh by "Thomas Bassandine, dwelling at the "nether Bow. 1575. Cum privilegio." It appears from the contents, that the Psalter had a distinct paging. The "forme of Prayers," &c. ends on p. 159: and Calvin's Catechism, with a separate title, of this same year, contains p. 1-193. Herbert does not 1576. The PSALTER; after the Great Bible; London, by R. Jugge. The PSALTER, or PSALMES of DAVID, after the translation of The PSALMS; with other portions of Scripture; Genevan ver- 16o. fol. The same; by the same printer.-St. John's Coll. Cambridge; 4o. 1577. The same; by the same.-Earl Spencer. 4o. The same; by the same.-Bodleian (Douce). See Hawkins, iii. p. 508. 12°. The PSALMS of DEGREES; with Luther's commentarie, translated by Henry Bull; London, by Tho. Vautrolliero.Bodleian; Sion College. 1578. PSALMS and SACRED POEMS; under the title of "The gude and godly Ballattes;" [by John Wedderburn, Vicar of Dundee]; Edinburgh, by John Ross P. (A copy is mentioned by D. Laing, in his notes to Knox's Reformation in Scotland, i. p. 139.) The Book of PSALMS; Genevan version; London, by H. Den- The PSALMS of DAVID in metre; with the Book of Common 1579. The PSALMES, in English meter; with notes of foure partes, o It contains Title; Epistle to the reader; Luther's preface; the Text, pp. 303. 4o. 16o. 4o. P See a short notice of Wedderburn, with a specimen, in Holland's Psalmists. were bought up, "for at this day the book is not to be found." (See Herbert, p. 666.) long 8. The whole Book of PSALMS; by Sternhold, &c. conferred with 1580. PSALMS XXIII. LXII. LXXIII. LXXVII.; with an exposition by The PSALMS; by Sternhold, &c.; London, by John Daye.- of Sussex. 4o. The same; by the same printers.-Public Library, Cambridge. fol. 1581. The whole Book of PSALMS; by Sternhold, &c.; London, by J. Daye.—Brasen Nose College. The same; by the same printer.-Bodleian. The PSALMS, truly opened by paraphrasis in prose, from the Latin of Beza, by Ant. Gilbie; London, by Henry Denham.-Bodleian; Lambeth; Dr. Bliss; Lea Wilson. 1582. Part of the HARMONY of KING DAVID'S HARP; being the first a The Title has no date; but the Dedication is dated 1582. The Text of the Psalms is in the margin: the Psalms are Ps. 1. 6. 32. 38. 51. 102. 130. 143. by I. S. (John Stubbs); London, in Bacon House, by Chr. The whole Book of PSALMES in metre; by Sternhold, &c.; with The same; London, by John Daye.-St. Paul's. 1583. The PSALTER; according to the Great Bible; London, by *The same; London, by Chr. Barker; no date.-Cork Diocesan The same; London, by the assignes of W. Seres. -St. Paul's. r This is a beautiful little book: perhaps it ought to be called a 24o. On the reverse of the title are the royal arms: Athanasius' treatise, 12 pages; Veni Creator, and other hymns, 31 pages unnumbered; on reverse of the last leaf begins the Text, "The "Psalms," p. 1-367. The next page is filled with a woodcut of David in prayer: on the reverse, An Exhortation, the X Commandments, the Creed, &c. &c. 17 pages; a Forme of Prayer to be used in private houses everie morning and evening, &c. 15 pages: the Confession of the Christian Fayth, 6 pages: on the next, Day's device, a heart in flames, &c.: a Table, 3 pages at the end, the printer's colophon and the date. The letter is a small clear Roman. The signatures run in twelves. A full page of text without notes contains 34. 35. 36. or 37 lines. Lord Charlemont's copy is an exquisite one, in old Grolier binding. Annexed to it is a little book of extraordinary rarity, in equally fine and 66 perfect condition, "David's Sling against great Goliah;" printed by Henry Denham, in 1581. 66 66 s In the "Third Lampe," same date, are " Right godlie Psalmes to be said "of our most vertuous and deere soue"raigne Ladie Queene Elizabeth as at "all times at hir Grace's pleasure, so "especiallie upon the 17 daie of No"uember-paraphrasticallie explaned "and opened by that godlie learned man Theodore Beza." The Psalms are 18, 118, together with "The Kings 'Heart, or God's familiar speech to "the Queene," and "The Queenes "Vow, or selfe-talk with God," both collected out of the Psalmes as expounded by Beza.-In the " Fourth "Lampe," p. 895, are also "The Dole"fyll Doue, or Dauid's Penitentiall "Psalmes." There are few books of rarer occurrence, or that contain more curious and interesting matter, than the "Monument of Matrones." t Title, in a compartment; the Text; Prayers, and a Table; together containing sign. u vi in fours. PSALMS I. II. III. IV. in metre; by Richard Stanyhurst ; London, by H. Bynneman. -Bodleian; Ashmolean Museum, Oxf. 8°. 1584. The PSALMS; by Sternhold, &c.; with the notes; London, by John Daye.-Bodleian; Bp. Daly"; Trin. Coll. Dublin. 4°o. The same; by the same printer, but different impression.Bodleian. 4o. 1585. The Seven PENITENTIAL PSALMS ; in metre, by Wm. Hunnis; 24o. 4o. 1586. The PSALMS, by Sternhold, &c; London, by J. Daye.-British These are printed at the end of Stanihurst's translation of "The First "Foure Bookes of Virgil's Eneis "into English heroicall verse." The Psalms are in the Classic metres, Heroic, Elegiac, Asclepiad, Iambic, and Sapphic. One of them is given below, in the Appendix; by which the failure of this conceited attempt at versification may be seen. u This is a beautiful copy, accompanied by Queen Elizabeth's "Booke "of Christian Praiers;" bound in embroidered velvet by the Nuns of Little Gidding. x The title of this rare book is "Seven Sobs of a sorrowfull Soule "for Sinne; comprehending those "seven Psalmes of the princelie Pro"phet David commonlie called Pœni"tentiall; framed into a forme of fa fol. "miliar praiers, and reduced into meeter, by- &c. Whereunto are also "annexed his Handful of Honi"suckles; the Poore Widowe's Mite; 66 augmented, 1585, with musik notes." Dedication: the Author to his booke: the Booke to his readers: on reverse, a cut of King David: the Text, on 85 pages. The other compositions have separate titles; but the signatures are continued, to H 10 in twelves. [The above is from Herbert. I have never seen a copy.] Quære, if this be the edition quoted in Holland's Psalmists, 1. p. 152, there dated 1583 ? y This work was reprinted at Edinburgh in 1811. X |