Colledge Bob the First.
Colledge Bob the Third.
Colledge Bob the fourth.When the Treble leaves the two hind bells, they dodg until it comes there again; and then the two first bells dodg until the Treble gives way for the two hind bells to dodg again, and then the two first bells cease dodging.
Colledge Bob the fifth.When the Treble leaves the two hind bells, they dodg until it comes there again. And when it leaves the two first bells they lie still one change, dodg the next, and so by turns until it comes down there again; during which time the bells in the third and fourth places dodg except when the Treble hindereth them.
By these methods each of them will go 120 changes, and by making ofbobsthey will go 240, 360, or 720. In the first of them the bell in the second place lieth still at thebob-changes, and inthe other four the bell in the fourth place always lieth still.
To ring 240. Every time thehalf-huntdodgeth behind abobmust then be made, as in these peals here prickt; where, in the first peal the 4 is thehalf-hunt, and in the other four peals the 2 is thehalf-hunt.
To ring 360. Every time thehalfandquarter-huntsdodg together behind, abobmust then be made.
To ring 720. Every time thehalf-huntdodgeth behind abobmust then be made, except when thequarter-huntdodgeth there with it, and then not.
In the 360 or 720 of each peal the 2 may be thehalf-hunt, and 4 thequarter-huntor others at pleasure.
Triples and Doubles.The Treble is thewhole-hunt, but never hunteth up farther than the fourth place, for the four first bells goDoubles and Singles; and every time the Treble leads anextreamis made in the third and fourth places, according to the common course ofdoublesandsinglesupon, four bells; which course ofdoublesandsinglesmust be continued, the two hind bells in the mean time dodging, until the making of the firstPartingchange, which will separate the two hind bells; and then the four first bells go the same course ofdoublesandsinglesagain, the two hind bells dodging as before, until the making of the secondPartingchange, and so successively. ThePartingchange is adoublechange on the four middle bells, and made at the leading of the Treble. The firstPartingchange may be made either at the first second or third leading of theTreble, observing, that whatsoever bell in the firstPartingchange moves down to the Treble, when the Treble leads and that bell lieth next it again, the secondPartingchange must then be made. And whatsoever bell in the secondPartingchange moves down to the Treble when the Treble leads, and that bell lieth next it again, the thirdPartingchange must then be made, and so successively. There being fivePartingchanges in the Peal, and as manyhalf-hunts, each of the bells (the Treble excepted) taking that place one after another; and consequently, the five persons that ring them must call thePartingchanges one after another as their turn comes, according to the aforesaid rule.
Changes upon Seven Bells.
The methods uponfivemay be prickt uponseven, observing but the true difference of proportion in the changes; that is,doublesuponfivebells must betriplesuponseven;doublesandsinglesuponfivemust betriplesanddoublesuponseven,&c.
All the bells have a direct hunting course. All peals uponsixbells wherein half the changes aretriples, will go uponsevenaccording to this method here prickt; two of the changes uponsixbeing always made at the leadings of the Treble, the six hindmost bells making them: the first is atriplechange brought in by the course of the bells, and the next must either bedoubleorsingleaccording to the method of the changes uponsix.
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Dodging Triples.
TriplesandDoublesuponsixmay also go uponseven, according to this method here prickt, but in the same manner as the former.
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Every time the Treble leaves leading, the bell in the third place lieth still, whilst the four hind bells dodg; but otherwise all the bells have a direct hunting course as PlainTriples. By this method it will goseventychanges, and by making ofbobsit will go 350. The rule for thebobsis this; when the Treble goeth to lead, if thehalf-huntlying before gives itplace, then abobmust be made at that change, wherein the bell in the third place lieth still, and the four hind bells dodg; so that at everybobthe four hind bells make two dodges before they part. By making of twoextreamsit will go 700, and with fourextreamsit will go 1400. But by making of interveningbobsit will go 700 compleattripleswithout anyextream; 1400 with twoextreams, and 2800 with fourextreams. Any bell may be made ahalf-hunt.
When the Treble leaves leading, the two hind bells dodg until Treble parts them; but in all other respects ’tis the same with the former, and thebobsmade in the same manner, and by the same rule as in that peal, and it will go as many changes also as that.
Colledge Triples, dodging behind.
Each of these two peals by the method here prickt will goEighty fourchanges; and then when the Treble leads, and thehalf-huntlieth next it, aPartingchange being then made, they will go 420. And by making ofbobsthey will go 5040. 2 may be thehalf-hunt, or any other at pleasure. ThePartingchange is adoubleon the four middlemost of the six hind bells.
’Tis plainly demonstrable, that thePrincipleuponfivemay go 420triplesuponseven, which is a twelfth part; 840, which is a sixth part; or 1260, which is a fourth part of the whole, and the utmost period oftriplechanges. And then by making of fourextreamsit may go 5040, the compleat peal.
Great variety of peals may be prickt upon seven: asTriples,Triples and Doubles,Triples Doubles and Singles;Doubles,Doubles and Singles,&c.But changes uponsevenbeing seldom practised, I will therefore forbear to wast more paper in pricking down examples, and proceed to the changes oneight.
Sixscoresuponfivebells are commonly rung uponeight, three bells lying behind. The most musical to lie behind are 218, 418, 148, 248, 348, 468, 648, 548, 864, 241, 321, and 135 to be laid behind, and then 1 and 3 to dodg throughout the peal. And also 184 to be laid behind, and to go the six changes thus, 814. 841.481. 418. 148. 184. 814. &c. and so on to the end of thesixscore. They may go thesixeseither at whole or half-pulls. Peals uponsix, asTriplesandDoubles,&c.make exceeding good musick uponEight, 48. 68. 41. or 18. lying behind. Or elseTriplesanddoublesupon the six middle bells, the Treble leading, and the Tenor lying behind. And alsoTriplesuponseven, the Tenor lying behind. But for such as have not yet attain’d the skill to ring these compleat peals,Sett-changesare very proper for them, being easie and rung with little difficulty.
Thegroundsof thesesett-changesare of two kinds. First, placing of the bellsFifths, or secondlyThirds. To place themfifths; the 4 must hunt up behind the 7, the 3 behind the 6, and the 2 behind the 5. Or else the 5 may hunt down under the 2, the 6 under 3, and the 7 under 4. Or otherwise, first asingle, then adouble, and then atriplechange to be made on the middlemost bells, all which are to one effect; for then the bells will liefifthsthus, 15. 26. 37. 48. Here are fourConcordsto be chiefly regarded in thepeal. The first is 15. the second 26. the third 37. and the fourth is 48. These fourConcordsmay go the methods of any changes upon four bells; 1.5 being taken for the Treble, 2.6 for the Second, 3.7 for the Third, and 4.8 for the Fourth; and theConcordsto change places with each other at pleasure. Wherein ’tis observable, that the two notes of everyConcordmust constantly attend each other in their motion; that is, whensoever one of the two notes moves, the other must follow it. For example: admit they were to go thetwenty fourchanges, and that 1.5 were to hunt up over 2.6, 3.7, and 4.8. first therefore it must move up over 2.6, wherein it makes four changes: for first, the 5 moves up over the 2 thus, 12563748, the 1 must follow it thus, 2156.37.48. Then the 5 moves up over 6. 2165.37.48. the 1 follows it again 26.15.37.48; here the twoConcordshave made a change. In which manner also 1.5 must move up over 3.7. and 4.8. And in this manner are theConcordsto move and change places with each other throughout the peal. Or secondly, to place the bellsthirds, the 64 and 2 must hunt up, or else the 357 down; or otherwise atriple, adouble, and asinglechange to be made on the middlemost bells; all which are to one and thesame effect, for then the bells will liethirdsthus, 13.57.24.68. Here are also fourConcordsprincipally to be regarded in the peal: the first is 1.3, the second 5.7, the third 2.4, and the fourth 6.8. These fourConcordsmay also go the methods of any changes upon four bells, 1.3 being taken for thetreble, 5.7 forsecond, 2.4 for thethird, and 6.8 for thefourth, and they must move in the same manner as before I have shewed. By theseGroundsgreat variety of excellent and Musical changes are to be rung. If they go thetwenty four, then the peal will consist of four times that number, that is,ninety sixchanges. But they may go only the first eight changes of thetwenty four, and then the peal will consist ofthirty two. Or else the first eight changes of atwenty fourdoubles and Singles, which will consist offorty eightif the double changes of thetwenty fourare singled, otherwise butthirty twoas before. AnyConcordmay be made ahuntand to move either up or down at the beginning: so that theseGroundsafford great diversity. In the ringing of theseSett-changesthe notes will lie sometimesfifths, sometimesthirds, and sometimesthirdsandfifths, and then ’tis pleasant Musick toClamthem, that is, the two notes of eachConcordto strike together; andif they areclam’dtrue, the eight bells will strike as if they were but four, but with far greater harmony. They mayClamtwo or three bouts, and then strike open as many, and so alternately; or else they mayClamone pull, open the next, and so on. To reduce the notes of thefifthsto their right places again at the conclusion of the peal, either 234 must hunt down, or else 765 up; or otherwise aTriple doubleandsinglechange to be made on the middlemost bells, all which are to one effect, and will bring the bells round. To reduce thethirdseither move down 246 into their places, or else move up 753 into theirs; or otherwise makesingle,double, andtriplechange on the middlemost bells; all which are to one effect, and will bring the bells again round.
The methods of all peals uponsixbells may be prickt uponeight, observing but proportion in the changes, according to the difference in the number of bells,viz.Triplesanddoublesuponsixmust bequadruplesandtriplesuponeight.Doublesuponsixmust beTriplesuponeight,&c.
Bob-Major.
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Plain QuadruplesandTriples. All the bells have a direct hunting course until the Treble leads, and then the six hindmost bells dodg. By this method it will go 112. And by making ofbobsit will go 224, 336, or 672. Thebobis atriplechange at the leading of the Treble, wherein the bell in the4thplace lieth still.
To ring 224. Every time thehalf-huntdodgeth behind, abobmust then be made.
To ring 336. Every time thehalfandquarter-huntsdodg together behind, abobmust then be made.
To ring 672. Every time thehalf-huntdodgeth behind, abobmust then be made, except when thequarter-huntdodgeth there with it, and then not. The 2 may be thehalf-hunt, and 4 thequarter-hunt, or others at pleasure.
By making of twoextreamsit will go 1344, and with fourextreamsit will go 2688.
All peals uponsixbells wherein half the changes aretriples, will go uponeightaccording to the method before prickt, but after this manner. If it is a peal uponsix, which consists of 360 or 720 changes, then in the ringing of it uponeightthere must be fivehunts. The Treble may be the firsthunt; 2 the second&c.Now the method of the peal must go on according to that before prickt until the Treble leads, and the 2 lie next it, and then two of the changes uponsixare always made, the six hind bells making them: the first is always atriplechange brought in by the course of the bells thus, 12436587, and the second eitherdoubleorsingleaccording to the method uponsix; and thethirdfourthandfifthHunts in eight, are thewholehalfandquarter-huntsin the changes uponsix. By this method it will go 40320 compleat, but then every112thchange will be adouble, and sometimessinglein some peals. The bells may be brought round at 672 in some peals, but in others not till 1344.
Colledge Bob-Major.
Quadruples and Triples.Thefirsthath single dodging behind; thesecondsingle dodging before and behind; thethirddouble dodging behind; and thefourthdouble dodging before and behind. It may also be prickt afifthway,viz.with single dodging before, and double dodging behind. And likewise asixthway,viz.with doubled dodging before, and single dodging behind. The dodging is without intermission except when Treble hindreth, and also betwixt two bells until Treble parts them. By this method each of them will go 112, and by making ofbobsthey will go 224, 336, or 672. Thebobsaretriplechanges at the leadings of the Treble; in thefirstsecondandsixththe bell in the4thplace lieth still at thebobs, and in thethirdfourthandfifththe bell in the2dplace lieth still. The warning for thebobsis the same with that inBob-majornext before. And theextreamsmade as in that peal, 2 may be thehalfand 4 thequarter-huntin the four first, or others at pleasure.
Colledge Triples, dodging before and behind.
By this method it will go 112, and by making ofbobsit will go 224, 336, or 672. Thebobis atriple-changeat the leadings of the Treble, wherein the bell in the4thplace lieth still. The warning for thebobsis the samewith that inBob-major, and theextreamsalso the same as in that peal. The 2 may be thehalf-hunt, and 4 thequarter-hunt, or others at pleasure.
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Triples.Thefourthbell must first hunt up into the7thplace and then the 4 and 8 continually dodg behind throughout the peal, except when the Treble hindreth them. The bell that moves up into the6thplace when the Treble moves down from thence, lieth still there until the Treble displaceth it; during which time the two hind bells dodg, and the five first go a perfect hunting course. And also when the Treble moves up out of the5thplace, the five first bells go a hunting course until it comes down there again. By this method it will goeightychanges, and by making ofbobsit will go 160, 240, or 480. Thebobis atriplechange at the leading of the Treble, wherein the bell in the4thplace lieth still.
To ring 160. Every time thehalf-huntmaketh a change in the2dand3dplaces, abobmust at the same time be made.
To ring 240. Every time thehalfandquarter-huntsmake a change together in the second and third places, abobmust then be made.
To ring 480. Every time thehalf-huntmaketh a change in the second and third places, abobmust then be made, except when thequarter-huntmakes a change there with it, and then not. The 2 may be thehalf-hunt, and 6 thequarter-hunt, or others at pleasure.
The method of ringing this peal is the same in all respects with that next before, with this only difference. Every time thewhole-huntleads, thetriplechange is here made on the six middle bells, which parts the two hind-bells, and so introduceth them by degrees into the body of the peal. By this method it will go 112, and by making ofbobsit will go 224, 336, or 672. Thebobis atriplechange at the leading of the Treble, wherein the bell in the6thplace lieth still. The warning for thebobsin the 224 is the same with that in the 160 next before. In the 336 ’tis the same with that in the 240 next before. And in the 672 ’tis the same with that in the 480 next before. 2 may be thehalf-huntand 5 thequarter-hunt, or others at pleasure.
Quadruples and Triples.The Treble is thewhole-hunt, but never hunteth up farther than the sixth place; for the six first bells gotriplesanddoubles, it matters not of what sort, provided that thedoublechanges at the leadings of the Treble are always made on the four hindmost of the six bells; which course oftriplesanddoublesmust be continued, the two hindmost of the eight bells in the mean time dodging until the firstPartingchange is made, which will separate the two hindmost bells; and then the six first bells gothe same course oftriplesanddoublesagain, the two hindmost bells in the mean time dodging as before, until the secondPartingchange is made, and so successively. ThePartingchange is atriplechange on the six middle bells, and made at the leadings of thewhole-hunt. The firstPartingchange may be made either at the first second third fourth or fifth leading of the Treble; observing, that whatsoever bell in the firstPartingchange moves down to the Treble, when the Treble leads and that bell lieth next it again, the secondPartingchange must then be made. And again, whatsoever bell in the secondPartingchange moves down to the Treble, when the Treble leads and that bell lieth next it again, the thirdPartingchange must then be made, and so successively; there being sevenPartingchanges in the peal, and as manyhalf-hunts, each of thesevenbells taking that place one after another. So that the seven persons that ring the2d,3d,4th,5th,6th, and7thbells, must call thePartingchanges one after another, according as the aforesaid rule directs them: or else he that rings the Treble may do it, but not so well as the rest. To ring it with such peals upon six bells which consist of single courses, it will go 420; with double courses 840. This peal may also be rungtriples,that is, the six first bells to godoubles, the two hind bells in the mean time dodging, and thePartingchanges to be made as before. But in ringing it with such Peals ofTriplesandDoubles, or elseDoublesupon six bells, where thedoublechange at every leading of the Treble is made in the2d3d5thand6thplaces, there, whatsoever two bells lie next the Treble at the firstPartingchange, the same two bells will lie next it at everyPartingchange, which will be a rule for calling them, there being only fivePartingchanges in it, which aretriplesas before. The firstPartingchange may also here be made either the first second third fourth or fifth time the Treble leads. If it is rung with peals uponsixbells, consisting of single Courses, it will then go 300, with double Courses 600. This peal may also be rung byConcatenatingof divers kinds of methods. For as the peal consists of several parts,viz.from onePartingchange to the next, being accounted a compleat part; so each part may be rung by a different method from the rest. For any peals upon six bells, whetherdoubles, ortriples and doubles, consisting either of single or double Courses, may indifferently be rung together in this peal, succeedingeach other in the several parts of it, and at everyPartingchange a newmethod to begin. Or else any two of them to succeed each other alternately throughout the parts of the peal, or more or less at pleasure. But still observing, that all that are rung together in one peal must be such, where thedoublesat the leadings of the Treble are made on the four hindmost of the six bells; or else all of them such, where thedoublesat the leadings of the Treble are made in the second and third, and the fifth and sixth places. If they are of the first kind, then there will be sevenPartingchanges in the peal, and as manyhalf-hunts; and thehalf-huntsmust successively call thePartingchanges as before I have shewed: if of the later kind, then but fivePartingchanges, which must be call’d by the same rule as before I have shewed in ringing it with one peal of this kind. And also observing, if the firstPartingchange is made at the first second third or fourth leading of the Treble, then whatsoever method it goes at first, it must also go the same again after the lastPartingchange is made. But in ringing it with peals of the first kind, the second being made the firsthalf-hunt, and to call the firstPartingchange; and with peals of the later,the3dlikewise: then the lastPartingchange in either of them will conclude the peal.
This peal may go the method of theExperimentuponsixbells,page162, that is, the four first bells to go theTwenty fourDoubles and Singles as in that peal; and the four hindmost bells in the mean time to dodg double. ThePartingchanges aretripleson the middle bells, and the same rules observed in making and calling them, as in that peal: but here are seven of them in this, and 168 changes.
TheExperimentuponsixmay also be rungComprehensivelyherein. The six first bells to go that compleat peal, the two hindmost of the eight bells in the mean time dodging; and every time the3dbell comes to call thePartingchange on six, then instead of it aGrandchange must be made, that is, atripleon the six middle bells: and then the six first bells to go the compleat peal again, the two hindmost bells in the mean time dodging as before, untill the third bell calls anotherGrandchange, and so successively; there being three of them in the peal, and 360 changes. If the bells are placed 23567148 at the beginning, the 4.8 will dodg behind the firstsixscoreof it, 4.1 the second, and 1.8 the third, and then the5thmay call theGrandchanges in the place of the3d; or any other three bells may be laid behind at first, for thesake of Musical dodging. The firstGrandchange may be made either at the first second third fourth or fifthPartingchange, observing, that whatsoever bell at the firstGrandchange should then in course have call’d aPartingchange, every time that bell comes to call aPartingchange, it must call aGrandchange in the place of it: or else any one of the six first bells (thewhole-huntexcepted) may be appointed beforehand to attend the calling of theGrandchanges, observing, that every time that bell comes to call aPartingchange, aGrandchange must be call’d in the place of it.
Quadruples and Triples.The Treble hath a dodging course. The two first and two last bells always dodg until the Treble hindreth them, and in the mean time the two next bells to those dodging bells do lie still one change, dodg the next, and so by turns until the Treble also hindreth them. And the two bells in the fifth and sixth places whilst the Treble is behind, and those in the3dand4thplaces when ’tis before dodg, until Treble likewise hindreth them. By thismethod it will go 224, and by making ofbobsit will go 448, 672, or 1344. Thebobis atriplechange at the leading of the Treble, wherein the bell in the fourth place lieth still.
To ring 448. Every time thehalf-huntdodgeth behind abobmust then be made, as in this here prickt, where 2 is thehalf-hunt.
To ring 672. Every time thehalfandquarter-huntsdodg together behind, abobmust then be made.
To ring 1344. Every time thehalf-huntdodgeth behind abobmust then be made, except when thequarter-huntdodgeth there with it, and then not. The 2 and 4 may be thehalfandquarter-hunts, others at pleasure.