PREFACE.

THE Compilers of the" Bristol Tune Book" have much gratification in thus publicly acknowledging the very large amount of assistance they have received in this undertaking. Especially are they indebted to the Rev. W. H. Havergal, Canon of Worcester, the Rev. P. Maurice, D.D., the Rev. P. Latrobe, E. B. Fripp, Esq., H. Bemrose, Esq., and the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, for unrestricted use of their respective compilations; to the Rev. J. B. Dykes, Mus. Doc., Precentor of Durham Cathedral, A. H. Brown, Esq., Brentwood, J. Summers, Esq., Weston- super- Mare, and A. R. Reinagle, Esq., Oxford, for contributions of original tunes and much valuable assistance; to the Lord Bishop of Argyll and the Isles, for permission to print tune No. 159; to the Lord Bishop of Ely for No. 93; to the Rev. Sir H. W. Baker, Bart., and the Compilers of" Hymns Ancient and Modern," the Rev. R. R. Chope, Rev. W. J. Blew, Rev. H. Allon, Rev. J. Curwen, Mr. E. Stock, and Messrs. T. Nelson and Sons, for permission to use several tunes from their excellent works; to the Cheadle Association for the Promotion of Church Music, for Mr. W. H. Monk's tune to the Easter- Hymn; to Dr. Steggall, Sir M. Costa, and their Publishers, Messrs. Addison and Lucas, for tunes Nos. 92 and 104, from Dr. Steggall's Psalmody, for Sir M. Costa's arrangement of the Chorale No. 144 from the" Eli," and for liberty to adapt tune No. 105 from the same Oratorio; to the Proprietors of" Congregational Church Music" for No. 152, and for arrangements of Nos. 8, 31, 44, 71, 193, and 256; and to those of the" Psalmist" for Nos. 85 and 89; to Messrs. Novello and Co., for kindly allowing the use of Nos. 54, 76, 87, 102, 145, 191, 202, 209, 214, 238, 243, and 255( No. 2); to the Hon. and Rev. F. R. Grey, Rev. W. Jacobs, J. Goss, Esq., A. King, Esq., Dr. Henry Leslie, W. Woodward, Esq., G. A. Löhr, Esq., W. Mason, Esq., J. Daniell, Esq., J. Foster, Esq., and others, for tunes which bear their names; to W. R. Braine, Esq., Dr. Gauntlett, Messrs. Masters and Co., Messrs. Burns and Lambert, Messrs. Richardson and Sons, and others, for tunes for which consideration has been paid; to Mr. R. M. Mills for Dr. Crotch's Chants; to Messrs. R. Cox and Co., for Chant No. 331; to Mr. Masters, for the words of" Dies Iræ;" and for the kind permission, so courteously granted, to print the Chants bearing the name of A. H. D. Troyte.

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Their acknowledgments are also tendered to Messrs. Novello, Ewer and Co., for some of the finest tunes in the work, from the" Hymnary" and other sources; the Rev. Sir Henry W. Baker, Bart., for tunes from" Hymns Ancient and Modern;" Rev. Dr. Hayne, for tunes from the" Merton Tune­Book;" Mr. E. Moss, for tunes from the" London Tune- Book;" Rev. N. S.