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Title: Tintinnalogiaor, The art of ringing : Wherein is laid down plain and easie rules for ringing all sorts of plain changesAuthor: Richard DuckworthFabian StedmanRelease date: June 12, 2006 [eBook #18567]Most recently updated: June 27, 2006Language: EnglishCredits: Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Daniel Emerson Griffith andthe Online Distributed Proofreading Team athttp://www.pgdp.net
Title: Tintinnalogia
or, The art of ringing : Wherein is laid down plain and easie rules for ringing all sorts of plain changes
Author: Richard DuckworthFabian Stedman
Author: Richard Duckworth
Fabian Stedman
Release date: June 12, 2006 [eBook #18567]Most recently updated: June 27, 2006
Language: English
Credits: Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Daniel Emerson Griffith andthe Online Distributed Proofreading Team athttp://www.pgdp.net
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TINTINNALOGIA:OR,THE ARTOFRINGING.WhereinIs laid down plain and easie Rules for Ringing all sorts ofPlain Changes.Together withDirections for Pricking and Ringing allCross Peals; with a full Discovery of the Mystery and Grounds of each Peal.As AlsoInstructions forHanging of Bells, with all things belonging thereunto.by a Lover of that ART.A. Persii Sat. V.Disce: sed ira cadat naso, rugosaque sanna,LONDON,Printed forF.S.and are to be Sold byTho. Archer, at his Shop under theDyalof St.Dunstan's ChurchinFleet-street, 1671.
WhereinIs laid down plain and easie Rules for Ringing all sorts ofPlain Changes.
Together withDirections for Pricking and Ringing allCross Peals; with a full Discovery of the Mystery and Grounds of each Peal.
As AlsoInstructions forHanging of Bells, with all things belonging thereunto.
by a Lover of that ART.
A. Persii Sat. V.Disce: sed ira cadat naso, rugosaque sanna,
LONDON,Printed forF.S.and are to be Sold byTho. Archer, at his Shop under theDyalof St.Dunstan's ChurchinFleet-street, 1671.
To the Noble Society of Colledge-Youths.On the Ingenious Art of Ringing.Upon the Presentation of Grandsire Bob to the Colledge-Youths, by the Author of that Peal.Of the Beginning of Changes.Of the Changes.The Changes on three Bells.The Plain Changes on four Bells.The Twenty all over.An Eight and Forty.Cambridge Eight and Forty.The Plain Changes on five Bells.The Changes on six Bells.The Twelve score Long Hunts: Or the Esquire's Twelve-score.The Variety of Changes on any Number of Bells.Doubles And Singles on four Bells.Doubles and Singles on five Bells.Tendring's Six-score on five Bells.Paradox on five Bells.Phoenix. On five Bells.London Pleasure on five Bells.What you please. Doubles and Singles on 5 Bells.Reading Doubles. On five Bells.Old Doubles. On five Bells.New Doubles. On five Bells.Grandsire on five Bells.The Seven-score and four on six Bells.Trebles and Doubles on six Bells.Grandsire Bob. On six Bells.Changes on eight Bells.Of Hanging Bells.
Gentlemen,
I have seen a Treatise intituled,de Tintinnabulis—that is, of little Bells, the Language Latin, but pen'd by aDutchman, being a Discourse of striking tunes on little Bells with traps under the feet, with several Books on several Instruments of Music, and Tunes prick't for the same; Then considering that the Well-wishers to either of them, took great pains to make plain the use of them, I thought it worth a Dayes labour, to write something on this Art or Science, that the Rules thereofmight not be lost and obscured to some, as theChroniclesbeforeWilliamthe Conqueror, being given only by Tradition from Father to Son. Wherefore I humbly intreat you favourably to accept this small Treatise, as a foundation whereon may be raised a famous Structure; and if any one objects a fault, excuse it with the Ringing term—He was Over-bell'd—So you will much oblige him that is a Well-wisher to your Recreation,
Campanista.
What Musick is there that compar'd may beTo well-tun'd Bells enchanting melody!Breaking with their sweet sound the willing Air,And in the listning ear the Soul ensnare;The ravisht Air such pleasure loth to lose,With thousand Echoes still prolongs each close;And gliding streams which in the Vallies trills,Assists its speed unto the neighbouring Hills;Where in the rocks & caves, with hollow gounds,The warbling lightsome Element rebounds.This for the Musick: In the Action's Health,And every Bell is aWit'sCommon-wealthFor here by them we plainly may discern,How that Civility we are to learn.The Treble to the Tenor doth give place,And goes before him for the better grace:But when they chance to change, 'tis as a dance,They footA Galliard, à la mode de France.An Eighteenscore's a figure dance, butGrandsireHath the Jig-steps! & Tendrings Peal doth answerThe manner ofCorants: A plain Six-score,Is like aSaraband, the motion slower.When Bells Ring round, and in their Order be,They do denote how Neighbours should agree;But if they Clam, the harsh sound spoils the sport,And 'tis like Women keepingDoverCourtFor when all talk, there's none can lend an earThe others story, and her own to hear;But pull and hall, straining for to sputterWhat they can hardly afford time to utter.Like as a valiant Captain in the Field,By his Conduct, doth make the Foe to yield;Ev'n so, the leading Bell keeping true time,The rest do follow, none commits a Crime:But if one Souldier runs, perhaps a TroopSeeing him gone, their hearts begin to droop;Ev'n so the fault of one Bell spoils a Ring,(And now myPegasushas taken Wing.)
Gentlemen of the Noble CrewOfColledge-Youths, there lately blewA wind, which to my Noddle flew(upon a day when as it Snew;)Which to my Brains the Vapors drewAnd there began to work and brew,'Till in myPericraniumgrewConundrums, how some Peal that's NewMight be compos'd? and to pursueThese thoughts (which did so whet and hewMy flat Invention) and to shewWhat might be done, I strait withdrewMyself to ponder—whence did accrueThisGrandsire Bob, which unto youI Dedicate, as being dueMost properly; for there's but fewBesides, so ready at theirQ——(Especially at the first View)To apprehend a thing that's New;Though they'l pretend, and make a shew,As if the intricat'st they knew;WhatBobdoth mean, andGrandsire True,And read the course without a ClueOf this new Peal: Yet though they screwTheir shallow Brains, they'l ne're unglueThe Method on't (and I'm a Jew)If I don't think this to be true,They see no more on't than blindHugh.Well, let their tongues runTitere tu,Drink muddy Ale, or elseFrench Lieve,Whil'st we our Sport and Art renew,And drink good Sack till Sky looks blew,SoGrandsirebids you All adieu.
R.R.
THE ART OF RINGING.
It is an ancientProverbwith us inEngland(ThatRomewas not built in a day) by which expression is declared, That difficult things are not immediately done, or in a short time accomplished: But for theArt of Ringing, it is admirable to conceive in howshort a time it hath increased, that the very depth of its intricacy is found out; for within these Fifty or Sixty years last past,Changeswere not known, or thought possible to beRang: Then were invented theSixes, being the very ground of aSix score: Then theTwenty, andTwenty-four, with several otherChanges. ButCambridge Forty-eight, for many years, was the greatestPealthat wasRangor invented; but now, neitherForty-eight, nor aHundred, norSeven-hundred and twenty, nor any Number can confine us; for we canRing Changes,Ad infinitum. AlthoughPhilosopherssay,No Number is infinite, because it can be numbred; forinfiniteis a quantity that cannot be taken or assigned, but there is (infinitum quoad hos) as they term it, that isinfinitein respect of our apprehension: Therefore aRingersknowledge may seeminfiniteto dive soinfinitelyinto such aninfiniteSubject; but least my Discourse should beinfinite, I will conclude it, and proceed to thePealsfollowing.
Before I Treat of the method and diversity ofPeals, I think it not impertinent to speak something of thePropertieswherewith aYoung Ringerought to be qualified, and then proceed to thePeals.Firstthen, before he is entred into aCompany, it is presupposed, that he is able toSet a Bell Fore-stroke and Back-stroke, as the terms are: Next, that he know how toRing Round, orUnder-sally: Then, that he may be complete, it is convenient, that he understand theTuning of Bells; for what is aMusician, unless he canTunehisInstrument, although he plays never so well? To do which, let him learn on someInstrument, orWyer-Bells, to know aThird,Fifth, andEighth, which are the principalConcords: Or otherwise, let him get aPipecalled aPitch-pipe, which may be made by anyOrgan-maker, to containeight Notes, or more, (according to his pleasure) with theirFlattsandSharps, which will be very useful in theTuning of Bells. And then this is a general Rule, begin at theTenor, orbiggest Bell, and count 3whole Notes, then ahalf Note, orSharp, 3whole Notes, then ahalf Note, orSharp; and so on, until you come to theleast BellorTreble. For example onfour Bells, 1:234, here the 432 arewholeNotes, and thehalf NoteorSharpis between 1 and 2. OnFive Bells, 12:345 the 543 arewhole Notes; and thehalf NoteorSharpis between 2 and 3. OnSix, 123:456 thehalf NoteorSharpis between 3 and 4. OnEight Bells, 1:2345:678, onehalf NoteorSharpis between 5 and 6, and the other between 1 and 2. OnTen, 123:4567:8910; here onehalf Noteis between 7 and 8, and the next between 3 and 4. OnTwelve Bells, 12:345:6789:10 11 12. Here onehalf NoteorSharpis between 9 and 10, the next between 5 and 6, and the other between 2 and 3, which last is made contrary to the former Rule, it being buttwo whole Notesfrom the nexthalf Noteto it; the reason is this, theNinthis onewhole Notebelow theEighth, therefore the 2 must be awhole Notebelow theTreble, otherwise they would not be a trueEighth, therefore thehalf Noteis put between 2 and 3. Now he that hath these Rules, and a good ear to judge of theConcords, may at any time cast his Verdict (as to Bells, whether they are well inTuneor not) amongst the chief of theCompany.
AChangeis made betweentwo Bellsthat strikes next to each other, by removing into each others places, as in thesetwo Figures1, 2. make aChangebetween them, and they will stand 2, 1. which is called aChange; make anotherChangebetween them, and they will stand in their right places, as at first, 1, 2. Thesetwo Changesare all that can be made ontwo Bells.
Onthree Bellsthere aresix several Changesto be made; inRingingof which, there isone Bellto be observed, which is called theHunt, and the other two areExtream Bells(but they cannot properly be so called, because everyBellhuntsin thesix Changes; yet because 'tis commonlyRangby observing aHuntandtwo Extream Bells, I will therefore proceed in that course.) The name ofHuntis properly given to it, because of its continual motion up anddown amongst the otherBells, which motion is calledHunting, and the othertwoare calledExtream Bells, because when theHuntis either before or behind them, that is at theExtream, or utmost place, there is aChangethen to be made between them, called anExtream Change. There are two several wayes toRingthesix Changes. One whereof is to make theTrebletheHunt, and the other way is to make theTenortheHunt. I will give an Example inhuntingtheTreble, theBellsare supposed to stand thus.—
123Now theTreblemust behuntedup over theSecondandThird, which is to be done, by making aChangebetween theTreble, and each of those two Bells in order; therefore first I remove theTrebleup over theSecond, into thesecondsplace, by making aChangebetween theTrebleandSecond, thus.—213TheTreblebeing removed up over theSecond, it must next be removed up over theThird, as in thisChange.—231Alwayes observe, that when theHuntmoves from the foremostBelltoward the hindmost, then ithuntsup, as in theChangesnext before; but when it moves orhuntsfrom the hindmost Bell, toward the Bell that leads, then ithuntsdown, as appears by theChangesfollowing. TheTreblebeinghuntedup behind theExtreamBells, anExtream Changeis next to be made between them.—321Here you may observe, that if theHunthad beenhunteddown without anExtream Changefirst made, thoseChangesinhuntingit down, would have been the same with those that were made inhuntingit up.TheExtream Changebeing made, theTreblemust behunteddown again before the Bells thus.—312132TheTreblebeing nowhunteddown, the next is to be anExtream Change.—123which is the lastChangeof thesix.
Now theTreblemust behuntedup over theSecondandThird, which is to be done, by making aChangebetween theTreble, and each of those two Bells in order; therefore first I remove theTrebleup over theSecond, into thesecondsplace, by making aChangebetween theTrebleandSecond, thus.—
TheTreblebeing removed up over theSecond, it must next be removed up over theThird, as in thisChange.—
Alwayes observe, that when theHuntmoves from the foremostBelltoward the hindmost, then ithuntsup, as in theChangesnext before; but when it moves orhuntsfrom the hindmost Bell, toward the Bell that leads, then ithuntsdown, as appears by theChangesfollowing. TheTreblebeinghuntedup behind theExtreamBells, anExtream Changeis next to be made between them.—
Here you may observe, that if theHunthad beenhunteddown without anExtream Changefirst made, thoseChangesinhuntingit down, would have been the same with those that were made inhuntingit up.
TheExtream Changebeing made, theTreblemust behunteddown again before the Bells thus.—
TheTreblebeing nowhunteddown, the next is to be anExtream Change.—
which is the lastChangeof thesix.
The other way toRingthesix Changes, is, to make theTenortheHunt, which being behind already, itmust first behunteddown, as in theseChanges.—
123132312TheThird, which is theHunt, beinghunteddown before the Bells, theExtream Changemust next be made between the 2, and 1. Which are theExtream Bells, thus.—321TheExtream Changebeing made, theThirdmust behuntedup again.—231213TheThirdbeinghuntedup, anotherExtreammust be made, which brings the Bells round in their right places.—123
TheThird, which is theHunt, beinghunteddown before the Bells, theExtream Changemust next be made between the 2, and 1. Which are theExtream Bells, thus.—
TheExtream Changebeing made, theThirdmust behuntedup again.—
TheThirdbeinghuntedup, anotherExtreammust be made, which brings the Bells round in their right places.—
On four Bells, there areTwenty four several Changes, inRingingof which, there is one Bell called theHunt, and the other three areExtreamBells; theHuntmoves, andhuntsup and down continually, and lies but once in one place, except only when it comes before or behind the Bells, at which time it lies there twice together; it has the same course here, as in thesix Changesbeforeset down; two of theExtreamBells makes aChangeevery time theHuntcomes before or behind them. An Example I will here give, making theTrebletheHunt, and theExtream ChangesI make between the two farthestExtreamBells from theHunt. I set down thefour Figures, representing thefour Bells, thus.—
1234TheTreblemust now behuntedup behind the Bells, where it is to lie twice together, and then tohuntdown before them, where it must lie twice, and thenhuntup again as before. TheHuntis alwayes one of the two Bells which makes everyChange, except only when it comes before or behind the Bells, and it moves only over one Bell at a time; 'tis to behuntedup after this manner.—213423142341TheTreblebeinghuntedup behind the Bells, as appears by the lastChanges, the next is to be anExtream Changebetween the two farthestExtreamBells from theHunt,which are theSecondandThird, thus.—3241TheExtreambeing made, theTreblemust behunteddown again, as in theseChanges.—321431241324The Treble being hunted down, there is another Extream Change to be made between the two farthest Bells from it, which are the Second and Fourth.—1342The Extream being made, the Treble must be hunted as before, and so to the end of the Peal, making an Extream Change every time the Hunt comes before and behind the Bells.—3142341234214321431241321432142341234213423124312413214312431234
TheTreblemust now behuntedup behind the Bells, where it is to lie twice together, and then tohuntdown before them, where it must lie twice, and thenhuntup again as before. TheHuntis alwayes one of the two Bells which makes everyChange, except only when it comes before or behind the Bells, and it moves only over one Bell at a time; 'tis to behuntedup after this manner.—
TheTreblebeinghuntedup behind the Bells, as appears by the lastChanges, the next is to be anExtream Changebetween the two farthestExtreamBells from theHunt,which are theSecondandThird, thus.—
TheExtreambeing made, theTreblemust behunteddown again, as in theseChanges.—
The Treble being hunted down, there is another Extream Change to be made between the two farthest Bells from it, which are the Second and Fourth.—
The Extream being made, the Treble must be hunted as before, and so to the end of the Peal, making an Extream Change every time the Hunt comes before and behind the Bells.—
The Twenty-four Changes are to be Rang another way, in hunting up the Treble, which is, by making every Extream Change between the two nearest Bells to the Hunt, as in these Changes, first I hunt the Treble up.—
1234213423142341The Treble being hunted up, the Extream Change is to be made between the 3 and 4, which are the two nearest Bells to it, as in this Change,2431and so to the end of the Peal, making every Extream between the two nearest Bells to the Hunt all the way.
The Treble being hunted up, the Extream Change is to be made between the 3 and 4, which are the two nearest Bells to it, as in this Change,
and so to the end of the Peal, making every Extream between the two nearest Bells to the Hunt all the way.
These two wayes inRingingtheTwenty-four, differs only in making theExtream Changes, one whereof is to make them between the two farthestExtreamBells from theHunt, and the other to make them between the two nearest Bells to it.
TheTwenty-four Changesare to beRangtwo wayes more inhuntingdown theTreble; one way, is to make theExtreamsbetween the two farthest Bells from theHunt; and the other, is to make them between the two nearest, as before. A short Example I will set down, the Bells stand thus.—
1234TheTrebleshould now behunteddown, but it being already before the Bells, insomuch that it can be removed no lower; therefore the first must be anExtream Change, either between the two nearest, or two farthest Bells from theHuntat pleasure; theExtreambeing made, theTrebleis tohuntup, and so to the end of thePeal, in the same course as before.124321432413243142314213412314231432413243124321342134123142
TheTrebleshould now behunteddown, but it being already before the Bells, insomuch that it can be removed no lower; therefore the first must be anExtream Change, either between the two nearest, or two farthest Bells from theHuntat pleasure; theExtreambeing made, theTrebleis tohuntup, and so to the end of thePeal, in the same course as before.
InhuntingtheSecond,Third,orFourth, there is to be observed the same course, as inhuntingtheTreble: A short Example I will set down, inhuntingtheThirdup, and making theExtream Changesbetween the two farthestBellsfrom it.—
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First, Ihuntup thethirdover thefourth; theHuntbeing up, I make anextreambetween thetrebleandsecond, and thenhuntdown thethirdagain, as in thesechanges, which course is to be observed to the end of thePeal.
I have insisted the longer upon the directions to theTwenty-four changes, because it is the ground and method inRingingallplain changes; and by understanding this aright, the Learner will more easily apprehend the course of allplainandsingle changeswhatsoever.
TheTwenty-four plain changesare to beRangsixteen several wayes; inhuntingone Bell, it is to beRangfour ways; that is, two wayes inhuntingit up, and the other two wayes inhuntingit down, (as appears in my directions before inhuntingthetreble:) so that inhuntingthe 4 Bells, 'tis to beRang4 times 4 wayes, which makes 16, some of which I have here set down.
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Some persons do observe toRingtheTwenty-four changeswith awhole Hunt, andhalf Hunt; but that is an imperfect course; for there cannot be onehalf huntonly, but there will unavoidably be threehalf Huntsin one and the sameTwenty-four; therefore I have set down the other way toringit, by observing ahunt, andthree extreamBells, which course is much more easie and true.
In theTwenty-four Changesare contained thesix Changes; thethree Extream Bellsin theTwenty-fourmakes thesix Changesin course, everyextream changebeing one of thesix, and theHunthunting through each of thesix Changes, makesTwenty-four: For Example, take thethree ExtreamBells in the firstTwenty-fourset down before, which are 234, and set down thesix Changeson them, thus.—
234324342432423243234Now take the firstChange, which is 234, set theTreblebefore it, andhuntit through, thus.—1234213423142341TheTreblebeinghuntedup behinde, take the nextChangeof thesix, which is 324, set it directly under theFirst, andhunttheTrebledown through it, thus.—3241321431241324
Now take the firstChange, which is 234, set theTreblebefore it, andhuntit through, thus.—
TheTreblebeinghuntedup behinde, take the nextChangeof thesix, which is 324, set it directly under theFirst, andhunttheTrebledown through it, thus.—
And so take each of the othersix Changes, andhunttheTreblethrough them, it will makeTwenty-four.
I will here insert two or three oldPealson five Bells, which (though rejected in these dayes, yet) in former times were much in use, which forAntiquity sake, I here set down. And first,
The course is this—every Bellhuntsin order once through the Bells, until it comes behind them; and first theTreblehuntsup, next theSecond, and then the3,4 and 5, which brings the Bells round in their right places again, at the end of theTwenty Changes, as in this followingPeal.—
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This Peal is to be Rang, by hunting the Bells down, beginning with the Tenor, next the fourth, and so the third, second, and treble, which will bring the Bells round in course as before.
In thisPeal, theFifthandFourthare bothwhole Hunts, each of which doeshuntdown before the Bells by turns, and lies there twice together and thenhuntsup again: The 1, 2 and 3 goes thesix changes, one of which is made every time, either of thewhole Huntslies before the Bells, as in the followingChanges, where thefifthhunts down thefirst; and lying before the Bells, there is achangemade between the 1 & 2, which is one of thesix changes; and then thefifthhuntsup again into its place, and thefourthhuntsdown, which lying before the Bells, there is another of thesix changesmade between the 1 and 3, and then thefourthhuntsup again, and thefifthhuntsdown next; in which course it continues to the end of thePeal, each of thewhole Huntslying but twice at one time before the Bells, as in these followingchanges.