Psalterium Carolinum. The devotions of His sacred Majestie in his solitudes and sufferings, rendred in verse.

People / Organizations

• John Wilson (Author)

Imprint

London: printed for John Martin and James Allestrey, and are to be sold at the Bell in St. Pauls Church-yard, 1657.

Added name

Stanley, Thomas, 1625-1678. Lawes, Henry, 1602-1645. Gauden, John, 1605-1662. Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649, attributed name.

Publication year

1657

ESTC No.

R208646

Grub Street ID

84871

Description

5 v. ([280] p.) : music ; 2⁰

Note

Part 1 contains twenty-seven short odes by Thomas Stanley, based on chapters 1-26 and 28 of the "Eik⁻on basilik⁻e", the authorship of which was originally attributed to Charles I, but according to Madan (pp. 125-33) it was written by John Gauden who probably included some authentic writings of the king.; pts. 2-5 contain Stanley's odes set to music by John Wilson.

The title pages to pts. 2-5 are in the same setting as the title of pt. 1, but for the Scriptural quotation is substituted: Set to musick for 3 voices and an organ, or theorbo, by John Wilson Dr. and musick professor of Oxford.

Leaf "a" in pts. 2-5 contains a dedication to John Wilson, signed: Henry Lawes.
Variant: with an unsigned leaf in pt. 2 containing an address by Wilson signed: I.W.

Signatures: A-N²; pi² a1 A-O²; pi² a1 L-2A²; pi² a1 X-2L²; pi² a1 B-K².

Leaves N2, O2 in pt. 2, 2A2 in pt. 3 and 2L2 are blank.

Copy at UMI microfilm Thomason Tracts, reel 160 (E.1076) is wanting pt. 1; pt. 1 of Wing 5243B bound after pt. 5.