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The Bay Psalm Book: Being a Facsimile Reprint of the First Edition, Printed by Stephen Daye at Cambridge, in New England in 1640
Excerpt from The Bay Psalm Book: Being a Facsimile Reprint of the First Edition, Printed by Stephen Daye at Cambridge, in New England in 1640
The desire for a translation which would express more exactly the meaning of the original Hebrew led to the undertaking ofa new version, not long after the year in which the chief Divmes in the Country, took each of them a Portion to be Translated. Just what portions were done by each one of the thirty pious and learned Ministers then in New England, or how many others aided in the work, we have no means to determine. It is related by John Josselyn,1 that when he Visited Boston on July 11th, 1638, he delivered to Mr. Cotton the Teacher of Boston church, from Mr. Francis Qiarles the poet, the Translation of the 16, 25, 51, 88, 113, and 137. Psalms into English Meeter, for his appiobation. It is possible that some of these contributions of Mr. Qiarles were incorporated in the new version.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
The desire for a translation which would express more exactly the meaning of the original Hebrew led to the undertaking ofa new version, not long after the year in which the chief Divmes in the Country, took each of them a Portion to be Translated. Just what portions were done by each one of the thirty pious and learned Ministers then in New England, or how many others aided in the work, we have no means to determine. It is related by John Josselyn,1 that when he Visited Boston on July 11th, 1638, he delivered to Mr. Cotton the Teacher of Boston church, from Mr. Francis Qiarles the poet, the Translation of the 16, 25, 51, 88, 113, and 137. Psalms into English Meeter, for his appiobation. It is possible that some of these contributions of Mr. Qiarles were incorporated in the new version.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
316 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2007
About the author
Wilberforce Eames
93 booksWilberforce Eames was an American bibliographer and librarian, known as the 'Dean of American bibliographers'.
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March 15, 2020
A bit of a slog through poor grammar, oddly translation from a foreign tongue, and old, really old English. But, hey, this is an historic book and a facsimile of the first book printed in the US of A, in 1640.
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