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and millions of rhapsodies, begotten only to distract and abuse the we»JceT judgment of scholars, and to maintain the trade and mystery of typographers." The earl of Dorset recom- mended this book to the perusal of sir Kenelm Digby, who returned his judgment upon it, not in a letter, but in a book, in which, though mingled with some positions fabulous and un- certain, there are acute remarks, just censures, and profound speculations; yet its principal clium to admiration is that it was written in twenty-four hours, of which part was spent in procuring Browne's book, and part in reading it. This induced the author to publish a more correct edition of his work, which had great success.
1642. The popularity of carol-singing occa- sioned the publication of a work entitied PuUnu or Songt of Sion turned into the language and set to the tunes of a strange land. By W(illiam) S(layter,) intended jor Christmas carols, and fitted to divers of the most noted and common but solemne tunes, every where in this land fami- liarly used and known. Upon the copy of this book in the British museum, a former possessor has written the names of some of the tunes to which the author designed them to be simg ; for instance. Psalm 6, to the tune of Jane Shore ; Psalm 19, to Bar. Forster^s Dreame ; Psalm 43, to Crimson Velvet ; Psalm 47, to Garden Greene; Psalm 84, to the Fairest Nymph of the Valleys.*
1642, Ja«. 11, Feb. 3. Ireland's true Diurnal, sent from an alderman in Dublin to his son in London. London : printed for William Bladen.
1642. The ScoU Scout's Discoteries. Printed at London early in this year.
1642, April 22. Occurrences from Ireland.
1642, May 16. A contimiaticn of the Weekly Occurrences in Parliament — as also other Occur- rences upon Saturday May 20.
1642,3fay 24 to June 2. Some specitU passages from London, Westminster, York, Ireland, and other parts, collected for the satisfaction of those that desire true information. Printed for Thomas Baker.
1642, June 13-20. A perfect Diurnal of the Passages in Parliament, No. 4.
1642, July 3. A perfect Diurnal, No. 1, a continuation of Special Passages.
1642, July 26. An exact Coranto.
1642, July 16-26. A Diurnal and Particulars of the last Week's Daily Occurrences, from his Majesty, in several places.
- The adaptation of religions poetry to ucnlar melodf
In Knitend, is noticed by Shakspeare, in the Winler't Tale, (act iv. K. 3.) llie down relates that his sister Iwin^ the mistress at his father's shearing feast, made fonr.and- twenty nosegays for the sheep-shearers, all good catch- singers, mostly trebles and bases, with ** but one poiltan among them, and he singtptaimM to hornpipes."
The moat aingiilar measure adopted for ciicnlatlng the reformed opinions in Scotland, was the composition ot "Oode and godly balUtes, changed out of prophaine sangs, for aToiding of sinne and harlotile." The title suf- fidoitly Indicates their nature and design. The air, the measure, the initial line, or the chorus of the ballads most commonlr sung by the people at that time, were trans- ferred to hymns of devotion. Unnatnral, indelicate, and gross as this association appears to us, these spiritoal songs edlSed mnltitndes at that time.
1642, August 16. Special amd contidtrmUe
Passages, No. 1.
1642, Aug. 22. Mercwrius Rustieut; or, the Country's Complaint of the barbarous outiase begun in the year 1642, by the sectaries of uis once flourishing kingdom. By Bruno RyreSjthe king's chaplain. 4to.*
1642, Oct. 3. England's Memorable Aeeidesiit.
1642, Oct. n. Weekly InUlligenee.
1642, Nov. 28. A grand DiumtU of the Pu- sages tit Parliament, No. I.
1642, Nov. 6-11. True Newts from <mr Name now at Sea.
1642, Dec. 20-37. The KingdomU Wedkfy Intelligencer, No. 1 .
1642. Special Passages.
1642. The Latest remarkable TrtUh,
1642. Nevxsfrom Germany.
1642. A Grand Journal.
1642. Exceeding Welcome Ntwes from Irelaisd, being the copie of a letter sent from Dusidalke to Mr. Dudley Norton, with true information what Victories have been obtained against the rebels ts several parts of that Kingdome, tfc. London, 4U>.
1642. Newes from the narrow Seas, of the fearful fight between the Danes and Van Trump.
1642 Neives Jrom the narrow Seas. Being a relation of a mighty fight upon the coast of Frize- land. London. 4to.
1642. Lamentable and Sad News from the North. London. 4U>.
1642. Newes, true Newes, laudable Newes, Citie Newes, Cotirt Newes, Country Newes: The world is mad, or it is a mad worCd my imc«- ters; especially now when the Antipodes thete things are come to passe. London. 4to.
1642. Newes from Sally ; or a strange delivery of four English captives from the slavery of the Turks. 4to.
1642 Happy Newes to Englastd, seiU from Oxford. 4to. With a wood-cut.
1642. Speedy Post, with more News from Hull.
1642. A Perfect Relation.
1642. 3fay 23— 30. The Heads of all the Pro. cetdings of both Houses of Parliament. London : printed for J. Smith ana A. Coe.
1643. It appears that printing was introduced into the city of Bristol, in this year, from the following works: — A Sermon by Richard Tow- good, 1643. 8vo. Certain Observations on the new League or Covenant, ^c. with a copy of said Covenant. 4to. Bristoll, printed for Richard Harsell, and are to be sold by him in Bristol], 1643. On the reverse is the licence of the bishop, " Imprimatur, Tho. Bristol," dated Feb. 20, 1643.
1643. A printing office at Tomaci destroyed by fire, in which many valuable works were con- sumed.
- Meretnrius Rustiau was originally published in one^
and sometimes two sheets 4to. It has siiace gone throogk four editiona, the last published in 1713, with a cmiDaa frontispiece; representing a kind of Outdi Mercury in the centre, and the other compartments, with fancied views of places where some of the scenes were acted. Bmao Ryvea was a native of Blandford.
