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. |
| Supplemental Content | https://search.proquest.com/docview/2240922363 |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Cotton, John, 1584-1652. |
| Other author/creator | Eliot, John, 1604-1690. |
| Other author/creator | Mather, Richard, 1596-1669. |
| Other author/creator | Weld, Thomas, 1590?-1662. |
| Uniform title | Bible O.T. Psalms. English. Bay Psalm book. |
| Series | Early English books online. ^A888680 |
| General note | The 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 note | Printed 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 note | Place of publication and publisher's name from Wing CD-ROM, 1996. |
| General note | Reproduction of original in the John Carter Brown Library. |
| References | Evans 20 |
| References | Wing (CD-ROM, 1996) B2427 |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 2506:5) |
| Other title | Whole Booke of Psalmes ... |
| Other title | Bay Psalm book. |
| Stock number | CL0037000105 ProQuest Information and Learning. 300 N. Zeeb Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48106 |