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ADVERTISEMENT.

ALL the Tunes marked thus* in the general Index,& c. are Originals, never before published. Those marked thus** are selected from a Publication by Mr. Moreton; the Copy- right having been purchased of the Widow, exclusively for this Work, by David Smith, Esq. of Staffordshire, and also the Copy- right of a set of originals, the Publication of which was prevented by the death of Mr. Moreton, from both these sets a Selection has been made of such Tunes as appeared best adapted for congregational use. The Tunes marked P* are private property, and inserted in this Collection, by leave of the proprietor: CRANBROOK, MARGATE, PARTING,& c. are Uput in this Volume with the consent of Mr. Peck.

Most of the Tunes are figured for the Organ; and small notes occasionally added under the Air( which is next above the Bass) where the Verse parts move in thirds; but the reduced size of the Type rendered it necessary to omit the figures in places, and they are frequently omitted where the Chord of 6, 3,& c. are expressed, or implied in the Air.

As a multiplicity of Indexes causes confusion, the Editor has endeavoured to compress the essential advantages of them all in one by inserting the number of Hymns suitable to each measure( immediately under the Names of the Tunes) which are in various Hymn Books to embrace all the different Collections would be impracticable, the Editor has therefore selected five of those he considered to be most generally used: In this Index the repeating Tunes are put in Italics, that when the leader of singing is suddenly called upon to set the Tune, he may avoid the mischievous effects of improper repetitions.

Univ.- Bibl. Giessen