The hymnes and songs of the Church ; diuided into two parts. The first part comprehends the canonicall hymnes, and such parcels of Holy Scripture, as may properly be sung, with some other ancient songs and creeds. The second part consists of spirituall songs, appropriated to the seuerall times and occasions obserueable in the Church of England. Translated and composed, by G.W.

Songs of the Old Testament.
Cantica sacra.

London : Printed by the assignes of George Wither [i.e. John Bill] Cum priuilegio Regis regali, [1623]

[6], 216, [4], 4, [2] p. : music ; (8vo)

Dedication signed: George Wither.

A revision and expansion of "The songs of the Old Testament" and "Cantica sacra".

With 17 tunes by Orlando Gibbons.

Printer's name and publication date from STC.

This is the only undated edition, and presumably the first (STC).

"The authors hymne" begins new pagination on P2r.

The last leaf bears "To the reader" on recto and errata on verso.

Formerly STC 25909.

Signatures: A-O⁸ P⁴.

Signatures from DFo.

Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 25910a
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S120233

Great Britain -- England -- London.

STC 25910a

HH221/20. Stiff vellum binding with gilt lines and angled cornerpieces forming a panel, by DeCoverly. Provenance: Sotheby's Littleton sale, May 1918, lot 62; bookseller's description, numbered 62, tipped to front end-paper; Harmsworth copy