The whole Book of Psalmes, faithfully translated into English metre: Whereunto is prefixed a discourse, declaring not onely the lawfullnesse, but also the necessity of the heavenly ordinance of singing Scripture psalmes in the churches of God

Format Electronic
Publication Info[Cambridge, Mass. : Stephen Daye], Imprinted 1647.
Description[14], 274 p.
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Subjects

Other author/creatorCotton, John, 1584-1652.
Other author/creatorEliot, John, 1604-1690.
Other author/creatorMather, Richard, 1596-1669.
Other author/creatorWeld, Thomas, 1590?-1662.
Uniform titleBible O.T. Psalms. English. Bay Psalm book.
SeriesEarly English books online. ^A888680
General noteThe first book printed in British North America, commonly known as the Bay Psalm book. Translated by Richard Mather, John Eliot, and Thomas Weld, among others. The preface is usually attributed to Mather, but this is disputed by Zoltan Haraszti, who attributes it to John Cotton. Cf. Haraszti's The enigma of the Bay Psalm book, 1956, p. 12-27.
General notePrinted at the press in Cambridge, Mass., supervised by Stephen Day (variously Daye). Day's son Matthew may have been responsible for the actual printing.
General notePlace of publication and publisher's name from Wing CD-ROM, 1996.
General noteReproduction of original in the John Carter Brown Library.
References Evans 20
References Wing (CD-ROM, 1996) B2427
Reproduction noteElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 2506:5)
Other titleWhole Booke of Psalmes ...
Other titleBay Psalm book.
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