The Changes on two Bells.

Two bells are capable to make only two changes, which is to be done by changing the notes twice, as in these figures.—

The Changes on three Bells.

There are six changes on three bells; which are made by this rule: the two first and two last notes must be changed by turns.

The six changes can be rung no more than these two ways here set down.

The Six changes are sometimes rung by ob­serving a hunt therein, which is very impro­per, since every note has a like course. Yet I confess in demonstrating the methods on twelve, I did there admit a Hunt into the six changes; but that was only for demonstra­tion sake.

The compleat peals of plain changes, from three to all greater numbers whatsoever, as the Twenty four changes on four, the Sixscore on five, the Seven hundred and twenty on six, &c. are prickt and rung by one method; all the notes having a hunting-motion, except only three in each peal, which three do make the six changes in the same manner as they are before prickt. So that the Six changes on three may be term'd the basis or foundation of the compleat peals on all greater numbers.

Every Hunting note in each peal has a [Page 50]certain number of notes assigned, through which 'tis always to hunt. The term hunt is given to a note in respect of the manner of its motion, which I will shew in this example. First, the notes of four bells are supposed to strike round in this order, 1234. The Treble shall be the Hunt, and the other three assigned or appointed for it to hunt through. Now whereas the Treble-note leads, it must move through its assigned number to strike behind them: and whereas every change must be made betwixt two notes that strike next each other, as I have shewed before in the 4th Observation; therefore the hunting-note is confin'd to move gradually through the rest by making a change with each note that strikes next to it; and accordingly it must first move into the 2d place, next into the 3d place, and lastly into the 4th. So that 'tis to make a change with every note that lies be­hindit; first with the 2d note, next with the 3d, and lastly with the 4th.

The hunting note has here moved through its assigned number; for whereas at first it did lead, now it strikes behind them. Wherein 'tis observable, that it made up [Page 51]changes all the way; which of necessity it must do, because every note with which it was to make a change, lay behind it: and be­cause it made up changes, therefore tis said to have hunted up. The hunting-note shall now move through its assigned number again, to lead as at first. Therefore first it must move into the 3d place, then into the second place, and lastly into the first place, which is called the Treble's place; in which motion it must make a change with each note that strikes next before it: first with the 4th note, next with the 3d, then with the 2d.

'Tis observable, that here the Treble made down-changes all the way, which of necessity it must do, because every note with which it was to make a change, lay before it: and because it made down-changes, therefore it is said to have hunted down. This is the manner of the motion of the hunting notes in all peals of plain changes; for they hunt up and down through their assigned number, as the 1 here has done. This example is plain and full to instruct the Learner in the hunting of any bell, therefore he ought to peruse it diligently, that he may understand the true [Page 52]scope and meaning of it; and as a help he may apply himself to practice by taking a Treble, and attempt to hunt it up and down as this Example directs; which he may the more readily do, if he understand the 5th Obser­vation before set down, which guides him to make a change in ringing. So that partly by reading and well considering of what I have here wrote, and partly by practice, he may in a short time become perfect in the hunting motion of any note; which when he rightly apprehends, he will then presently be capable of understanding the following methods; and therefore I shall be the more brief in my dire­ctions to them.

The Changes on four Bells.

Twenty four changes may be rung upon four bells: 1234 but the Learner may first practice the twelve changes, and the eighteen changes. In the twelve changes the notes are all to be hunted up after one another, which may be called the Twelve all over. First the treble-note must be hunted up, letter 213423142341; then the second note must likewise hunt up, letter 324134213412; next the [Page 53]third note must hunt up, letter 431241324123; and lastly the 4th note also, letter 142312431234.

The four notes may also hunt down one after another. First, the 4th note must hunt down to lead: then the 3d note likewise, and so the 2d and Treble one after another, which may be term'd the Twelve all under.

Courteous Reader, in my directions to the course of each peal, I do there re­fer by letters to the examples; which I am forced to do, to prevent those con­fused breaks, and unhandsome spaces, which otherwise would have happen'd both in examples and precepts. What­ever letter I mention in my directions, refers to the like at the figures. For in­stance; in my directions to the twelve changes next before, I there directed the treble-note to be first hunted up, letter 213423142341; which letter refers to the the like letter at the first three changes of the twelve, where the Treble hunted up, as 'tis here again re­presented, and the like of the rest.

In the Eighteen changes, the Treble is a [Page 54]hunting note, but never hunts up farther than the 3d place; and when it lies there, 1234 the two first notes must make a change; and every time it leads, the two hindmost notes. First it hunts up into the 3d place, letter 21342314; the two first notes, which are 2. 3, make a change, letter 3214; the Treble hunts down 31211324. The two hindmost notes make a change 1342, the Treble hunts up 31423412. The two first notes, which are 3.4, make a change 4312; the Treble hunts down 41321432; the two last notes, which are 3.2, make a change 1423, 41234213 2413 21431243 1234 which method being continued, will bring the bells round at the end of eighteen changes. The Eighteen changes may also be rung by hunting the 4th note down into the 2d place, and then a change to be made behind: the 4th note to be hunted up again into its own place, and then a change to be made before, which course being continued, will produce Eighteen changes.

The Six changes on three are the ground of the Twenty four changes on four; for one of the four notes hath a constant hunting mo­tion [Page 55]through the other three, in the same manner as in the preceding Example, pag. 50. and the three notes are to make the six chan­ges in the same manner as I have before shewed in the changes on three bells; one of the six changes being always made every time the hunt lies either before or behind the three bells: therefore if the Learner do but rightly apprehend the course of the six changes, and also the manner of the motion of the hunting note, he will presently under­stand the method of the twenty four chan­ges. The six changes in the twenty four, ac­cording to the terms of ringing are called Extream changes, and the three bells which makes them, Extream bells. So that in the twenty four changes, there is a hunt and three extream bells. Every time the hunt lies either before or behind the extream bells, an extream change must then be made. The extream changes may be made two ways, viz. either betwixt the two farthest extream bells from the hunt, or else betwixt the two nearest extream bells to it. 1234 In this Example every extream change shall be made betwixt the two farthest extream bells from the hunt, and the treble shall be the hunting note, which must first [Page 56]hunt up 213423142341; then the two farthest notes from the hunt, which are 2.3, must make an extream change 3241. The Treble must hunt down 321431241324. The two farthest notes from the hunt, which are 2.4, must make an extream change 1342. The treble must hunt up 314234123421; the two farthest notes from the hunt, which are 3.4, must make an extream change 4321. The treble-note must hunt down 431241321432. The two farthest extream bells from the hunt, which are 3.2, must make an extream change 1423. The treble must hunt up 412342134231. The two farthest notes from the hunt, which are 4.2, must make an extream change 2431. The treble must hunt down 241321431243. The two farthest extream bells, which are 4.3, must make an extream change 1234, which con­cludes the peal. Now the Learner for his sa­tisfaction may take out the extream changes in the same order as they were made, as first at 3241, then 1342, and so 4321. 1423. 2431. 1234. and they will stand as they are here set down; 324113424321142324311234 where 'tis evident, that 2.3.4 have made the six changes according to the method of the first six changes on three bells, before set down, [Page 57](pag. 48.) where the first change of that six was 213, and this being 324, is the same in course though the figures differ, and the rest of the changes in this six, are likewise the same in course and method with those.

In the preceding twenty four changes, e­very extream change was made betwixt the two furthest extream bells from the hunt. I will therefore here set down an example, where they shall be made between the two nearest bells to it. First, 1234 the tre­ble hunts up 213423142341. The two next notes to the hunt, which are 3.4, must make an extream change 2431. The Treble must hunt down 241321431243. The two nearest notes to the hunt, which are 2.4, must make an extream change 1423. The Tre­ble hunts up 412342134231. The two nea­rest extream bells to the hunt, which are 2.3, must make an ex­tream change 4321. The Treble hunts down 431241321432. The two next extream bells to the hunt, which are 4.3, must make a change 1342. And the like extream changes being made as at 3241 and 1234, 314234123421 concludes the peal.

The six extream changes, viz. [Page 58]( 2431. 1423. 4321. 1342. 3241. and 1234.) being set down by themselves, 321431241324 will stand in this order, as here you see; where 'tis plain, that 2 3 4 have made the six changes, according to the me­thod of the last six changes on three bells, pag. 49. 243114234321134232411234 where the first change of that six is made between the last two notes thus, 1 3 2. So in like manner is the first here thus, 243, which is the same method with that, though not the same figures.

So that the making of the ex­tream changes two ways in the twenty four, proceeds from the two ways of making the six changes on three bells. This last way of making the extream changes, may, for di­stinction from the other way, be called me­diums; which term is very proper, in regard that the two middlemost of the four notes do always make the extream change. The ex­tream changes in one peal must all be made alike, that is, either betwixt the two farthest notes from the hunt, or else betwixt the two nearest notes to it; but the most usual way is to make them between the two farthest.

Any note may be made a hunt at pleasure, and its first motion at the beginning of the peal may be either up or down. The twenty [Page 59]four changes may be rung sixteen ways accor­ding to the aforesaid method, yet the chan­ges in each are still one and the same; but by making each note a hunt, and moving it ei­ther up or down at the be­ginning, 2d. down.3d. up4. up.123412341234313412432134214321432143124321342413142323144213143232144231413232412431412323412341421324312314241324133214243142133241423142313421432143214321431234214312341234123412342143123142324141323124234141231324231414231342321414321432312413424132314231424123134231241423132413241243123412341234 and also by making the extream changes two ways, the course of the changes will be so altered, that the same changes shall not come all along together in any two of those sixteen ways. With the hunting of one note it may be rung four ways; for the note may move either up or down at the beginning of the peal; then in its motion either way the extream changes may be made two ways, as before: so that to make each note a hunt, and with each hunt to ring it four ways makes sixteen in the whole. Wherein 'tis ob­servable, that the treble­note cannot be moved down at first, nor the 4th up; therefore an extream change must first be [Page 60]made, which is as effectual as if either note had moved at first. I have here prickt the twenty four changes three ways, wherein the extream changes are all made betwixt the two farthest notes from the hunt.

The Changes on five Bells.

There are sixscore changes to be rung on five bells; but the Learner may first practise some shorter peals, as the Ten changes, the twelve, the Fourteen, the Twenty all over, the Twenty with one hunt, and the Forty eight.

In the Ten changes the treble must first hunt up 21345231452341523451; 12345 the 2.3 must make a change 32451. The treble must hunt down again 32415321453124513245; the 3.2 must make another change 12345. The ten changes may also be rung by hunting down the 5 to lead; then 3.4 to make a change; the 5 to be hun­ted up again, and the 4. 3 to make another change.

In the Twelve changes the tre­ble hunts up into the third place, 12345 then the two first notes make a change; the treble hunts down again, then the two hindmost [Page 61]notes make a change. First the treble hunts into the 3d place 2134523145; the two first notes 2.3 make a change 32145. The treble hunts down 3124513245; the two last notes make a change 13254; the treble hunts up 3125432154; the two first notes make a change 23154; the treble hunts down 2135412354; the two last notes make another change 12345.

In the Fourteen changes, the treble first hunts up behind; then the 5 hunts down to lead; the treble then hunts down again into its own place; and the fifth also hunts up into its own place.

The Twenty all over are rung in the same manner as the Twelve all over upon four bells, to which I refer.

In the Twenty changes with one hunt, the hunting note continually hunts up and down through the other notes, and every time it lies either before or behind them, an ex­tream change must be made betwixt the two farthest notes from it. 12345 The tre­ble shall be the hunt, and first hunteth up 21345231452341523451. An extream change is made 32451; the treble hunts down 32415321453124513245; an extream change is made 13254; which [Page 62]course must be continued to the end. The extream changes may also be made betwixt the two next notes to the hunt. Any note may be made a hunt at pleasure, yet still observing to make the extreams as before.

In the forty eight changes, 12345 the 5th and 4th are both hunts, and 1 2 3 do make the six chan­ges; the 5.4 do hunt down by turns, and when either of them leads, then one of the six chan­ges is made. First the 5 hunts down 1235412534; one of the six chan­ges is made 152345123452134; the 5 hunts up into its own place 25134215342135421345; the 4 hunts down 214352413542135; another of the six changes is made 42315; then the 4 must hunt up, and the 5 down again, &c. which course must be continued to the end.

In the Sixscore changes, four of the notes do make the Twenty four changes, and the fifth note hunts continually through them: so that the course and method of the Sixscore is in effect the same with that of the Four and twenty. For as the Four and twenty com­prehended the Six changes on three; so in like [Page 63]manner the Sixscore comprehend the Four and twenty changes on four, and the Six chan­ges on three. Therefore in the Sixscore there must be two hunts and three extream bells; one of the hunts is term'd the whole-hunt, and the other the half-hunt, The three ex­tream bells do make the Six changes in the same manner as they were made before in the Four and twenty changes upon four bells, and are here also call'd Extream changes: the half-hunt and three extream bells do make the Four and twenty changes in the same manner as the Four and twenty changes on four bells were likewise made: and the whole hunt continually hunts through those four bells, and every time it either leads or lies behind them, one change must then be made in the twenty four. 1 shall here be the whole-hunt, 2 the half-hunt, 12345 and 3 4 5 ex­tream bells: so that 2 3 4 5 must make the four and twenty chan­ges. Every extream change shall be made betwixt the two farthest extream bells from the half-hunt. First, the treble hunts up 21345231452341523451. One of the twenty four changes must now be made; and therefore 2 which is the [Page 64]hunt in the twenty four, must begin its motion through the extream bells 32451. The treble hunts down 32415321453124513245; the half-hunt must proceed in its course 13425; the whole-hunt hunts up 31425341253421534251; The half-hunt proceeds forward 34521; the whole-hunt moves down 34512341523145213452. The half-hunt should now proceed, but having finished its course through the extream bells, therefore an extream change must now be made be­twixt the two farthest extream bells from it, which are 3.4. 14352. The treble must hunt up 41352431524351243521; the half-hunt must now begin its course again through the ex­tream bells 43251; treble hunts down 43215431254132514325; the half-hunt pro­ceeds in its course down 14235; treble hunts up 41235421354231542351; the half-hunt proceeds in its course down 24351; treble hunts down 24315241352143512435; the half-hunt having finished its course, threfore an extream change must be made betwixt the two farthest extream bells from it, which are 3.5 12453. The [Page 65]treble hunts up 21453241532451324531. The half-hunt begins its motion again through the extream bells, and first it moves up over 4th 42531. The whole hunt moves down 42513421534125314253; the half-hunt must proceed in its course, 41523451234521345231 and therefore must move over another note 14523 45321. And this me­thod being observed, will pro­duce sixscore changes, 45312451324153214532 and then the bells will in course come round. Now 'tis observable, that the changes at 32451 13425 34521 14352 43251 14235 24351 12453 42531 14523 45321 and 15432, being set down by themselves, that is, the 1 to be excluded, and the changes on 2345 to be set directly under one ano­ther in the same successive order as they were made, it will thereby appear, that those four figures have made twelve changes of the twenty four, according to the method of the first twenty four changes on four bells before set down. And whereas here are just half the sixscore changes prickt down, so like­wise here are just half the four and twenty changes made therein: and the remaining part of this sixcore being likewise prickt, the remaining part of this four and twenty would also appear therein, which part being added to the former twelve, would make up [Page 66]the twenty four changes compleat; and the method of them the same in all respects with the first twenty four changes on four bells, pag.

Any note may be made a whole hunt at pleasure, and its first motion at the beginning of the peal may either be up or down. Any note may also be made a half-hunt, and its first motion likewise up or down at pleasure; yet still observing that the half-hunt and three extream bells must make the twenty four changes, as in this last example. So that in the sixscore changes the Learner may ob­serve, that the three extream bells are al­ways assigned for the half-hunt to hunt through; and the half-hunt and three ex­tream bells are also assigned for the whole-hunt to hunt through: so that the whole-hunt always hunts through four notes, and the half-hunt through three. The extream changes may be made two ways; first, be­twixt the two farthest extream bells from the half-hunt, as in this last example: second­ly, betwixt the two next extream bells to the half-hunt, which may be called mediums, for distinction from the former. But the most usual and easiest way, is to make them be­twixt the two farthest notes from the half-hunt.

Whereas the treble or fifth being made whole-hunts, the first of them can neither be moved down, nor the last up, at the begin­ning of a peal; therefore one of the twenty four changes must first be made, which is as effectual, as if the treble had moved down, or the 5th up.

The Learner may observe, that two of the four and twenty changes are never made to­gether in any sixscore, but as soon as one is made, the whole-hunt moves through the four notes before another can be made.

The sixscore changes may be rung one hundred and sixty ways, which are thus de­monstrable. There are five times four figures to be produced out of five, and not twice four the same figures: as 1234. 1235. 1245. 1345. 2345. with each four the twenty four changes may be prickt sixteen ways, as be­fore I have shewed on four bells; so that here will be five times sixteen four and twenties, which amount to eighty, and not two alike. Now to each four add the fifth figure which is wanting, as to 1234 add 5, to 1235 add 4, to 1245 add 3, to 1345 add 2, to 2345 add 1, and every fifth figure being hunted through the sixteen four and twenties, which the other four make, as the 5 through the sixteen four and twenties which the [Page 68]1234 make, and the like of the rest, will pro­duce as many sixscores as there were four and twenties, that is, 80. Then the whole hunt may hunt two ways through each four and twenty, that is, up and down at the begin­ning, which doubles the former number, and makes 160 in the whole.

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In ringing terms the hunts are named in short, as in the peals here prickt. The first which is named is here understood to be the whole-hunt, and the last the half-hunt. For instance, Treble is the whole-hunt, and fifth the half-hunt; and treble is the whole-hunt, and fourth the half-hunt, &c.

The Changes on six Bells.

THere are seven hundred and twenty changes to be rung on six bells. But the Learner may first practice some shorter peals.

The twenty four changes are thus rung. The treble must continually hunt through the rest of the notes, and every time it leads [Page 70]or lies behind them, 123456 an ex­tream change must then be made between the two farthest notes from it. The treble hunts up 213456231456234156234516234561. A change is made be­twixt the two farthest notes from it, which are 2.3 324561. The treble hunts down 324516324156321456312456132456. An ex­tream change is made betwixt 5.6 132465, which method must be continued to the end. Any note may be made a hunt at pleasure, and the extream changes may as well be made betwixt the two nearest notes to the hunt. The Thirty-all-over are rung according to the method of the Twelve-all-over upon four bells, to which I refer.

The thirty six changes are thus rung. 123459 The treble hunts up into the third place, and then the two first notes make a change. The treble hunts down again to lead, and then the two notes in the 3d and 4th places do make a change, 314256341256 except the 2 lies next the treble, 431256 and then the two hindmost notes. The treble hunts up 213456231456 413256143256. The two first notes make a change 321456. 142356. [Page 71]The treble hunts down 212456132456 412356421356; the 2.4 make a change 134256 241356. In which manner the changes are to be made untill the treble leads, 214356124356 124365&c. and the 2 (which may be term'd the half-hunt) lies next it, and then the extream change is made be­hind, as in the last change of this example, there being but two of these changes in the peal.

In the Twelvescore long-hunts, (other­wise called the Esquire's twelvescore) the 6th and 5th are hunts, and 1234 do make the twenty four changes. The 6th and 5th do hunt down by turns, and when either of them leads, one of the twenty four changes must then be made. The course and method of this is the same with that of the forty eight changes on five bells, to which I refer the Learner.

In the Sevenscore and four, the treble and tenor are both hunts; and 2345 do make the twenty four changes, 123456 2 being the hunt therein. The treble and tenor do both hunt at one and the same time, the one up, and the other down, crossing each others course; and when one of them leads, the other [Page 72]always lies behind; at which time one of the twenty four changes must be made. The extream changes in this peal are made in the same manner as before I have shewed upon four bells. The treble hunts up, and the tenor down 213465231645236145263415623451. One of the twenty four changes is made 632451. The treble hunts down, and the tenor up 362415326145321645312465132456. Another of the twenty four changes is made 134256. The treble hunts up, and the te­nor down 314265341625346125364215634251, &c. which method must be observed to the end. 634521 &c.

In the sixscore changes there is a whole­hunt, a half-hunt, and four extream hells. The half-hunt and four extream bells do make the twenty changes in the same manner as the twenty changes were made upon five bells with one hunt. pag. 61. The whole hunt hath a continual motion through the other five notes, and every time it leads and lies behind them, one of the twenty changes must then be made. In this example, treble is the whole hunt, 2 the half-hunt, and 3456 ex­tream bells; therefore 23456 must make the twenty changes wherein 2 is the hunt, and every time it lies either before the four [Page 73]extream bells, or behind them, an extream change must then be made, which here shall be betwixt the two sarthest extream bells from the half-hunt. 123456 The treble hunts up 213456231456234156234516234561. One of the twen­ty changes must now be made, therefore 2 being the hunt in it, must begin its course through the extream bells 324561. The treble hunts down 324516324156321456312456132456; The half-hunt proceeds for­ward 134256; the treble hunts up 314256341256342156342516342561; the half-hunt proceeds for­ward in its course 345261; the tre­ble hunts down 345216345126341526314526134526; the 2 pro­ceeds forward 134562; the treble hunts up 314562341562345162345612345621; the half-hunt should now proceed forward, but its course through the ex­tream bells being finished, therefore an extream change must be made betwixt 3.4, which are the two farthest ex­tream bells from it, 435621. The treble must hunt down 435612435162431562413562143562; the half-hunt must now go its course again through the ex­tream bells, and firsteit moves down under the 6th, 143526 &c. &c. [Page 74]which method must be conti­nued to the end. Any note may be made a whole hunt at pleasure, or a half-hunt also. And the extream changes may be made betwixt the two nea­rest extream notes to the half-hunt; but with­all observing to make all the extreams in one peal alike. There are four extream chan­ges in each peal, and thirty changes distance from one to another.

The method of the Seven hundred and twenty, hath an absolute dependency upon the method of the Sixfcore changes on five bells; for five of the notes are to make the sixscore changes, and the sixth note hunts continually through them, and every time it leads or lies behind them, one of the Sixscore changes must then be made. The method of the Seven hundred and Twenty is in effect the same with that of the Sixscore: for as the Sixscore comprehended the Twenty four changes on four, and the Six on three; so likewise the Seven hundred and twenty com­prehend the Sixscore changes on five, the Twenty four changes on four, and the Six changes on three. Therefore here must be three Hunts, and three Extream bells: the three Hunts are thus distinguished; one of [Page 75]them is call'd the whole-hunt, another the half-hunt, and the other the quarter-hunt. The Half-hunt, Quarter-hunt, and three Ex­tream bells, are to make the Sixscore chan­ges; the Quarter-hunt and three Extream bells are to make the Twenty four changes, and the three Extream bells are to make the six changes, which are here also called ex­tream changes, and made in the same manner as before I have shewed upon four bells. In this example here prickt, treble is the whole­hunt, 2d the half-hunt, 3d the quarter-hunt, and 4 5 6 extream bells. Now 'tis observa­ble, that 4 5 6 are to make the six extream changes, which will divide the seven hundred and twenty into six equal parts; the 3 4 5 6 are to make the twenty four changes, wherein the 3d is the hunt, (but in the seven hundred and twenty 'tis call'd the quarter-hunt;) and and 2 3 4 5 6 are to make the sixscore changes, wherein the 2d is the whole-hunt (though in the 720 'tis call'd the half-hunt,) by which 'tis evident, that the treble continually hunts through these five 2 3 4 5 6, the 2d through the four 3 4 5 6, and the 3d through these three 4 5 6; which are assigned for the re­spective hunts to hunt through, from the be­ginning to the end of the peal. First the treble hunts up 213456231456234156234516234561 Now one of the sixscore [Page 76]changes must be made, there­fore the 2d being the hunt in the sixscore, must begin its course through the other four notes 324561. The treble hunts down 324516324156321456312456132456; the 2d proceeds in its course 134256. the treble hunts up 314256341256342156342516342561. The 2d proceedeth for­ward in its course 345261; the tre­ble hunts down 345216345126341526314526134526; the 2d proceeds forward 134562; the the treble hunts up 314562341562345162345612345621; the 2d, which is the half-hunt, should now proceed forward, but ha­ving finished its course through the four bells, therefore the 3d, which is the quarter-hunt, must begin its motion through the extream bells 435621. The treble hunts down 435612435162431562413562143562. The half-hunt must now begin its course again through the four bells, and first therefore it moves down under the 6 143526. The treble must hunt up again, and then the 2d must move down under another bell, which me­thod must be observed untill the 2d has moved quite down [Page 77]through the four bells again, and then the 3d must proceed forward by moving over a­nother of the extream bells; which method must be observed in the motion of the three hunts, until the quarter-hunt hath moved up behind the extream bells, and then the whole and half-hunts, having gone their course a­gain through the bells, an extream change must be made: after which the whole, half, and quarter-hunts proceed again in their course as before.

The letter h standing by the figures signifies half-hunt, that is, the motion of the half-hunt in that change; and likewisc q the quarter­hunt. Here are the first sixscore changes of a seven hundred and twenty; wherein 'tis ob­servable, that all the changes at h and q, be­ing set down by themselves in the same suc­cessive order as they were made, that is, the 1 to be excluded, and the changes on the o­ther [Page 79]five figures to be set down directly un­der one another, and the extream change at last, it will thereby appear, that the five fi­gures have made twenty changes of a sixscore, according to the method of the example on five bells, pag. 63. with this only difference, these are made on 23456, and those were made on 12345; but the five figures of each have both alike course, the 2d and 3d going the same course in this, as the treble and 2d did in that. Now whereas the sixscore chan­ges here prickt down are a sixth part of the seven hundred and twenty; so likewise are the twenty changes, here made by 23456, a sixth part of the sixscore: and then consequently, the seven hundred and twenty changes being all prickt, the sixscore changes on 23456 would plainly appear therein, in the same manner as twenty of them appear in this sixscore. There­fore more need not be said of the method of the 720, since the method of the sixscore changes on five bells being well understood, will be a sure and certain guide to the Lear­ner: only this one thing farther; in ringing of this peal with any hunts, the second ex­tream change being made between the two bells which made the first extream, will al­ways bring the bells round at the end of the twelvescore. But after twelvescore are made, [Page 80]they cannot in course be brought round until the end of the 720.

The 720 changes may be rung one thou­sand nine hundred and twenty several ways, which is thus demonstrable. There are six times five figures to be produced out of six, and not twice five the same: as 12345. 12346. 12356. 12456. 13456. 23456. and with each five the sixscore changes may be prickt one hundred and sixty ways, as before I have shewed on five bells. Now to each five add the sixth figure which is wanting, as to 12345 add 6, to 12346 add 5, to 12456 add 3, to 13456 add 2, and to 23456 add 1. And the sixth figure which is added, being hun­ted through all the several sixscores which the other five figures make; for instance, the 6 through the 160 several sixscores which 12345 make, and the 5 also through the 160 several sixscores, which 12346 make, and the like of the rest; will produce as many seven hundred and twenties as there are six­scores, that is, six times one hundred and sixty, which amounts to nine hundred and sixty. Then the note that hunts through the other five, may hunt two ways through each six­score, that is, up and down, which will double the former number, and make nineteen hun­dred and twenty in the whole.

The Twenty four, Doubles and Singles on four Bells.

THis peal consists equally of dou­ble and single changes; 12342143241342314321341231421324 one change is double, the next single, and so throughout. 1 is here the hunt, and 2.3.4 extream bells. Every dou­ble change is made on the two first and two last bells, and every single on the two middle bells, except when and 1 leads, and then behind which is call'd extream. All the bells have a direct Hunting-course up and down until 1 leads, and then the bell in the second place lyeth still, whilst the two hind-bells make a dodg; which being made, all the bells proceed a­gain in their Hunting course. The three changes of ( 13423124321423412431421341231432 14234132431234213241231421341243 1234) are the three extream changes.

There are three ways to make the extream changes. First, every time [Page 97]the hunt leads, as in the peal here prickt; se­condly, every time it lies behind; thirdly, every time it leads and lies behind: in this last way there are six extream changes in the peal, but in the other two ways, only three extreams; the extream changes must always be made betwixt the two farthest bells from the hunt. Any bell may hunt at pleasure, and it may move either up or down at the be­ginning of the peal. If the 1 or 3d do hunt down, or the 2d or 4th up at the beginning, the first change must be single, and made of the back-stroke (if 'tis rung at half-pulls) to prevent cutting compass; but if either of those bels do hunt the contrary way, then the first change must be double.

Old Doubles and Singles. 1 and 2.

ONE change is double, the next single, and so by turns. The treble hath a direct hunting course, as in plain changes. Every double change is on the four first bells, and the treble is one of the two bells that makes every single change, except when it leads, and then the single is in the 3d and 4th [Page 98]places; but when 2 lies next the treble, then the single is behind, which is call'd extream. Every time the treble leaves leading, the two first bells continue slow dodging, untill the treble comes down and displaceth them. And when the treble moves down out of the 5th place, 123452143524135423154235124531245134215341253145231425341523451235421354231453214531254132514321534215432132541352412435Extre.1245315324152341345213542142351432512543Extre.1253413425132451453214352152431542312354Extre.12345 the bell that comes into it lies still there, until the treble comes thither again, ex­cept when the extream change is made behind. Every bell lies twice to­gether in the 3d and 4th places, except when the treble leads, and also when it hinders them in hunting.

This old peal may be rung by a new course, which differs from the former only in the single changes that are made e­very time the whole-hunt leads, viz. every single may be made either in the 2d and 3d, or 4th and 5th places. If they are made in the 2d and 3d, then the extreams must be made when the half-hunt lies behind; but if they are made in the 4th and 5th places, then [Page 99]the extreams must be made when the half-hunt lies next the whole-hunt, the extreams be­ing always made in the 3d and 4th places.

London Paradox. 1 and 2.

ONE change is double, 123452143524135214532415342513452134253145231543215342154312534123514231542351243152413254135241534215432145231425312435Extre.1245314235143251345213542153241523412543Extre.15243154231453214352134251324512354Extre.12345 the next single, and so by turns. The motion of the tre­ble is after this manner; in hunting up, first, it makes a dodg in the 2d and 3d places, then it lies twice in the 4th place, and four times behind; in which manner also it hunts down again, and then leads four times. The rest of the bells have a like course and mo­tion with that of the treble, untill the treble leads. Now 'tis observable, that every sin­gle change is made in the 2d and 3d places until the treble leads, and then in the 3d and 4th places; but when 2 lies next the treble, then an ex­tream behind. The changes [Page 100]at the leadings of the whole-hunt have an ab­solute dependency upon the course of the twenty four changes, doubles and singles upon four bells-; and the extreams to be made as many ways as in that peal, which are here guided by the motion of the half-hunt.

Phoenix 5 and 4.

ONE change is double, 123452135423154325133521453241523412543124531425134521354123514231543214532413524315234125342154312541325 the next single, and so by turns. Every bell leads twice, and lies behind four times. E­very single is made in the 2d and 3d places, until the 5th comes behind, and then in the 3d and 4th places; but when the 4th leads, (the 5th being behind) the single is in the 2d and 3d places.

London pleasure. 1 and 2.

THis peal in the former printing of it was prickt another way, but I have [Page 101]here transposed that Course, which in my opinion renders it more easie and practical.

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Mr. Tendring's Peal, call'd Grand Paradox. 1 and 5.

ONE change is double, the next single, and so by turns. The motion of the whole-hunt is after this manner: first, it moves up into the 2d and 3d places, lying twice in each; then it moves up and makes a dodg be­hind, and then lieth still one change in the [Page 102]5th place; then it makes another dodg be­hind, and so moves down into the 3d and 2d places lying twice in each as before, and then leads four times. Every other bell hath a like course and motion with that of the tre­ble until the leadings of the treble, and then observe, that every time the treble goeth to lead and leaves leading, the double change is made on the two first and two last bells, er­cept when it goeth to lead if the half-hunt lies next it, and then not. Every bell leads four times, and every single is made behind. The change wherein each bell leaves leading, is always made on the four first bells, except as before.

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What you please, Doubles and Singles.

EVery bell leads four times, and lies be­hind twice, except when the extream is made behind; and twice in the second place, except when the extream is made before: and note, when the treble is before the fourth stroke, the single is in the 2d and 3d, the next time the single is behind; but at other times the single is in the 3d and 4th places. When any bell leaves leading the double change is on the two first and two last, and the extreams are made by turns, first behind, then before, and so on to the end, for there are six ex­treams.

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Old Doubles. 1 and 2.

THE changes are all double, except one single exery time the treble leads. The treble hath a perfect hunting course as in plain changes, and every other bell hath a like hunting course with that of the treble until the treble leads, and then a single is made in the 3d and 4th places; but when the 2 lies next the treble, the single is behind which is call'd extream.

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New Doubles. 1 and 2.

THE changes are all double, except one sin­gle at every leading of the treble. The [Page 105]treble hath a perfect hunting course as in plain changes; and when it moves up from leading, the two first bells dodg untill it comes down again and displaceth them. Eve­ry bell that comes into the 3d place lies there twice, and then moves up behind; but the bell which lies there when the treble leaves leading, moves down. Every bell lies twice behind, except at the changes wherein the treble goeth to lead and leaves leading. E­very time the treble leads, a single change is then made in the 3d and 4th places; but when the 2 lies next the treble, an extream behind.

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Reding Doubles. 1 and 2.

THE treble hath a direct hunting courle as in plain changes, and when it moves up from leading the two first bells dodg until it [Page 106]comes down again and displaceth them; and whilst they dodg before, every bell that comes down into the 3d place lies there twice, and then moves up again behind. But after the dodging all the bells go a direct hunting course up and down, until the dodg­ing again hindreth them as before. Every bell lies twice behind, 123452135423145324152345132541235143215431245134251435241532451235421345231543214531254132514231524312534315432513452314253415243125413521435123415324135421423512453145231543213254extre.123541352415342142531243514325134521523412543154231453213245extre.12345 except when the treble leaves leading if the 2d lies next it, and then the double is made on the two first and two last bells; by which means the two hind-bells then make a dodg, which happens in course once in twenty changes, that is, every second time the treble leaves leading. By this method it will go sixty changes, and then an extream must be made. The extreams in this peal may be made according to the preceding general rule set down in the Introduction. Here the first ex­tream is made at the end of sixty changes, the bells lying 1 3 2; and when they come to lie [Page 107]so again, the second extream must be made; the extream is made behind, two of the ex­tream bells lying there, and the single is made in the 2d and 3d place at both the extreams.

Grandsire. 1 and 5.

THE treble hath a direct hunting course as in plain changes, and every other bell hath also a like hunting course with that of the treble except when the bobs hinder. The bobs are double changes, and made on the two first and two last bells according to this rule, viz. every time the treble goes to lead and leaves leading, a bob-change is then made, except the 5th lying next it makes a change there with it, and then not. Now 'tis ob­servable, that once in twenty changes, that is, at every second leading of the treble, the 5th lies next it, and consequently there is but one bob-change then to be made, but at other times two; so that at one leading of the tre­ble there is but one bob-change made, at the next leading there are two, and so successive­ly by turns, which for distinction may be call'd single and double bobs, The two bells that dodg behind at a bob continue there [Page 108]dodging until the treble comes up and dis­placeth them, and at every bob-change the bell in the 3d place lieth still, 123452135423145324153425143521453125413251423152431253421543251345231453241354213451243152413251435213425314523412543215423512453125413521435123415324135423152435142534125432145231425132415321435124531423541253421352431523451325413521453124513421543214523415324512354213524312534123514321543124513254extre.132451534213524142531243515234125431345214325154231453212354extre.12345 and then moves down to lead. By this method it will go sixty changes; and to carry on the course extreams must be made, there being two in the peal. The manner of making an ex­tream I have at large shewed in the Introdu­ction, and the extreams may here be made in any place according to the general rule there set down. The easiest way in practice is to make them at the leadings of the treble; at any single bob it may be made be­hind, two of the extream bells lying there, and to lie still whilst the bells in the 2d and 3d places do make the single change: at any double bob it may be made in the 2d and 3d places, so that the single must there be made behind.

If the first extream is made at the single bob, the second must be made at the third fol­lowing single bob; or if the first is made at a double bob, the second must be made at the third double bob following, as in this peal here prickt, where the first extream is made at a double bob, and the second also made at the third following double bob.

This peal will go with any hunts, and to be­gin it on the four hind bells; but then in ringing it at half-pulls, the first change being made at back-stroke to prevent cutting com­pass, the bells at the end of the peal will come round at a fore-stroke change. Therefore the better way is to begin it on the four first bells, which may also be done with any hunts, excepting 1.3, 1.5. and 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, where­in the first change of each may be a bob. And observe, that in any way of beginning it, the bells must all proceed in such a perfect hunt­ing course as the first change directs them, until the first bob comes to be made.

Old Triples and Doubles.

ONE change is triple, the next double, and so by turns, except one single at the end of every sixty changes. Every triple [Page 110]change is made on the two first, the two mid­dle, and two last bells; and every double is made on the four middle bells, except when the hunt leads and then on the four hind bells. Treble is here the hunt, and hath a direct hunting course up and down as in plain chan­ges: the rest of the bells have also a direct hunting course up and down except when the treble leads, and then each bell that was hunting up (except that in the 2d place) makes a dodge with the next bell below it, and then proceeds forward again in its course up; and each bell which at the same time was hunting down, makes a dodg with the next bell above it, and so proceedeth forward in its course down; which method will carry on the peal five courses of the hunt, that is six­ty changes as they are here prickt.

In the 120 there is also a half-hunt; 123456214365241635426153462513645231654321563412536142351624315264132546135264312546321456234165243615426351462531645213654123561432516342153624 and when the whole-hunt leads and the half-hunt lies next it, a single change must then be made, either in the 3d and 4th, or 5th and 6th places; but ob­serving when the half-hunt comes again to lie next the whole-hunt, another single change must be made in the [Page 111]same place where the first was made. 156342513624531264352146325416234561243651426315462135641253614523165432164523615432651342563124536214352641325461234516243156421365412635146253142635416253461523645132654312563421536241352614325164231546213456124365 These single changes are called extreams, there being two in every sixscore, and the last of them always falls out in course to be made just 60 changes from the first, that is, at the fifth leading of the whole hunt after the first extream.

In the 240 there is also a half-hunt; and when the whole-hunt leads, and the half-hunt lies next it, a single change being then made in the 4th and 5th places, will bring the bells round at twelvescore, there being four singles in the peal, one of which falls in the course at the end of every sixty changes.

In the 720 there is a whole, half, and quar­ter hunt, and every time the whole-hunt leads and the half-hunt lies next it, a single change must then be made in the 4th and 5th places as in the twelvescore; but when the quarter-hunt lies next the half-hunt, that is, when the three hunts come together before, (which al­ways happen at the end of every twelvescore) then the single must be made behind, which is call'd extream, there being three of them in the peal.

The sevenscore and four triples and doubles are the same with the former except at the leadings of the treble, and then a single is al­ways made in the 3d and 4th places; but when the 2 lies next the treble, an extream is made in the 4th and 5th places. This peal is grounded on the twenty four doubles and sin­gles, the four middle bells making them at the leadings of the treble.

Grandsire Bob. 1, 2 and 4.

THE general method of this peal is the same with that next before, but with this difference; whereas in that peal singles were made at the end of every sixty changes to carry on the course, in this there are dou­ble changes made in their stead, which are called Bob-changes, and made when the tre­ble leads in the 2d and 3d and the 5th and 6th places, whereas at other times the double is there made on the four hind bells.

The Practitioner may observe these rules in the ringing of it, viz. whatsoever bells he followeth when he hunteth up, he must fol­low the same bells again, and in the same or­der, the next time he hunts down, as in these [Page 113]changes here prickt, where the treble in hun­ting up first follows 2, then 4, and then 6; and when it comes behind, first it follows 2 again, then in its hunting down it follows 4 and 6 in the same order as when it hunted up; which is also observed in the ringing of any other bell, but with this difference be­twixt the whole-hunt and the rest of the bells, viz. Every time the whole-hunt leaves the tre­ble's place and hunts up, it followeth diffe­rent bells from what it did in its former hun­ting up, as may be seen in this example: where in its first hunting up it first follows 2, then 4, then 6; 123456—214365241635426153462513645231654321563412536142351624315264132546135264312546321456234165243615426351462531645213 whereas in the next hunting up it first follows 3, then 2, then 4. But the first time any other bell leads after a bob, whatsoever bells it then follows in its hunting up, it follows the same bells likewise and in the same order every time it hunts up, and conse­quently every time it hunts down unto the next bob; as in this exam­ple, where 2 in its first hunting up, first follows 4, then 6, then 5, and likewise when it next hunts up it follows 4 6 5 as before, &c. But when the whole-hunt is the second bell which he follows in hunting up, [Page 114]he must follow it again when he next lies behind.

'Tis observable, that at every leading of the treble the two hind bells dodg; and when­soever the half-hunt dodgeth there, a bob must then be made, except the quarter-hunt dodg­eth there with it, and then not; which is an infallible rule, by which he that rings the half­hunt may always give notice of the bobs as well when the peal is inverted, as in the ordi­nary way of ringing it. The bobs fall out in course single and double, the one single, the next double; and so by turns; there being three single bobs and three double bobs in the eighteenscore, and consequently six of each in the 720.

The aforesaid method being observed, will carry on the course of the peal to the end of eighteenscore, which is just half the 720, and then it terminates, as appears in the eighteen­score here prickt: but by making an extream that number may be doubled; for then eighteenscore changes more will go in course according to the former method; and another extream being likewise made at the end of the last eighteenseore will compleat the 720. The manner of making an extream I have shewed at large in the Introduction, pag. 90. where I have also set down a general rule [Page 115]for making them, to which I refer.

The first extream may be made either the first, second, or third time that the half and quarter hunts dodg behind; or else at the first, second, or third single bob; at either of which places the single must be made behind.

Here are eighteenscore changes wanting one, which one if it were made double as the former, would bring the bells round, there­fore an extream must be made as in this change 123465, the two hind bells making the extream, and the bells in the 3d and 4th places making the single. Now in regard that this extream is made the second time the whole-hunt leads after a double bob, therefore the second extream must be made the second time the whole-hunt leads after the third double bob following.

This peal may be rung with any hunts, and to begin the changes triple and double as in this here prickt.

Crambo.

THE changes are all single; it hath a per­fect course, and may be prickt many ways.

The Primrose. 1 and 2.

THE treble hath a per­fect course as in plain changes. 1234551432152342143515342—24135154321254324315—Extre.2345114523125343254114253—35214—1524335124124351542331524Extre.—13254124531453213524—143523125414235—32154143251342532514—132453524113452—53421135421235454312—Extre.541321532412345 And when it hunts up out of the 2d place it makes two sin­gles together, and the like when it hunteth down. When it leads, the single is in the 3d and 4th places, except when 2 lies next it, and then an extream behind. E­very bell (except the treble) leads four times, and lies still behind un­till the treble displaceth it, except at the extream.

Orpheus.

One change is double, the next single, and so by turns.

New Doubles and Singles. 1 and 2.

ONE change is double, the next single, and so by turns. The treble hath a di­rect hunting course up and down as in plain changes, 1234551324152342135415342—23154154321254332514—Extre.3254114523125342345114253—23415—1524332145124351542331245Extre—23254124531453213524—143523154214235—35142143251342553412—132455342113452—35241135421235435214—Extre.531241532412345 and every time it goeth to lead and leaves leading, the change is double on the two first and two last bells, the rest of the dou­ble changes are on the four first. The treble is one of the two bells that makes every single change except when it leads, and then the single is made in the 3d and 4th places; but when the 2 lies next the 1, then an extream is made behind. When the treble leaves the two first bells, they con­tinue slow dogding until treble comes down and displaceth them. Every bell (except the treble) lieth twice in the 3d place.

The Morning Star. 1 and 2.

THE treble hath a direct hunting course as in plain changes; and every time it hunts up, it makes two singles together, and the like when it hunts down: when it leads the single is behind, but when 2 lies next it an extream is made in the 3d and 4th places. Every time the treble goeth to lead and leaves leading, the double is on the two first and two last bells, and every bell except the treble leads four times together.

The Quirister. 1 and 2.

THis peal consists most of double changes; the treble hath a direct hunting course as in plain changes, and every time it hunts up and down it makes a single in the 3d and 4th places; 1234532514152342135435241152432314553421—2341554312143522435154132143254253151423—4521315432125434512315423extre.4153251432124531452354123—1453254213153244152352431153424513225341—4531223514142534352123154142353425121345—32415123541354232145extre.135243125412534—13245—124351325413425extre.31245134521234532154—  and when it leads, the single is be­hind, but when 2 lies next it an extream is made in the 3d and 4th places.

When the treble leaves the two hind bells, they continue dodging untill it comes up again and displaceth them, and then they hunt directly down; the first to lead, and the other into the 2d place: that which moves to lead, having lead four times, gives place to the treble; but [Page 123]when the Treble hath done leading it takes the treble's place again, and leads four times more and then hunts directly up; the other bell which moved down into the 2d place lies there twice, and then the Treble in hunting down moves it into the 3d place where it lies still, untill the Treble in hunting up moves it back into the 2d place, where having lain twice it hunteth up. This Peal is as musical, easie, and practical as any of this kind that ever was prickt.

The Faulcon. 1 and 2.

THis Peal consists most of double changes. The treble hath a direct hunting course as in plain changes, and every time it hunts up and down it makes a single in the 3d and and 4th places, and when it leads a single is also made there, but when 2 lies next it the extream is made behind. When the treble leaves the two first bells they continue there until it comes down again and displaceth them, but obferve, when the treble moves in­to the 5th place, and again from thence, the double is on the two first and two last bells, by means of which the two first bells then [Page 124]dodg, but before and after they lie still. Eve­ry bell lies twice in the 3d place and then hunts up, except that which lies there when the treble leaves leading.

Merry Andrew. 1 and 2.

ONE change is double, the next single, and so by turns. The treble leads four times, lies behind four times, and twice in every other place. Every other bell leads [Page 125]four times. When the treble leaves the two hind-bells they continue dodging untill it comes up again and displaceth them. Every single is made behind until the treble hinders, and then in the 2d and 3d places. When the treble leads and the 2d lies next it, then an extream is made in the 3d and 4th places.

When the treble goes to lead and leaves leading, the double is on the two first and two last bells, and when every other bell goes to lead and leaves leading, the double is on the four first.

May-day. 1 and 5.

ONE change is double, the next single, and so by turns. When the treble goes to lead and leaves leading, the double is on the two first and two last bells; and when every other bell goes to lead and leaves lead­ing, the double is on the four first.

The treble hath a con­stant dodging course, 1234545132125432135441523152342315445123125342134554213—2314554231143523241552413134523245152431143253421525341Extre.3425125314142354352123541—4351223514153244532132154135244531231254153425413232145135425143231245—54123132541245351423123541425315432132451243514532Extre.Extre.15423134251234514523— 4153215243  for in its hunting up it first makes a dodg in the se­cond and third places, and then another behind, and then it lies still one change in the 5th place; then in its hunting down it makes another dodg behind, and also another in the 2d and 3d places, and then leads four times. So that the treble is one of the two bells that makes every single until it leads, and then 'tis made in the 2d and 3d [Page 127]places, except when the 5th lies behind, and then an extream is made in the 3d and 4th places. When the treble leaves the two hind-bells they continue slow dodging, until it comes up agaiu and displaceth them. Every bell leads four times.

St. Dunstan's Doubles. 1 and 2.

THE changes are all double except one single every 2d time the treble leads, 12345132451245321354——23145154231354232415145321532434251——43521123541423545312extre.single.54132125341425351423——15432143521352414523134251534241532——45123152431243554213single.Extre.52431152341234525341— 2351414325 3215413452 31245— 1325412543 single.extre.  there being six in the peal. The tre­ble is a perfect hunt; and every time it go­eth to lead and leaves leading, the double is made on the two first and two last bells, at which changes the bells in the 3d place lie still and then move down, and the two hind-bells at the same time dodg: but at other times all the bells have a direct hunt­ing [Page 128]course. When the treble leads, and the 2d lieth either in the 2d or 3d places, then a single must always be made betwixt the two next extream bells to the 2d.

Church Doubles. 1 and 2.

THE changes are all double except six sin­gles as the former. 12345132541432521435single.—24153132451254342513—Extre.2453114532124534235115423—24315—1532442135123541354241253Extre—14523125341423515432—single.5134213425142535312414352—35214—1534253241152431352435421single.—53412152341243535142—Extre.315241345212345 The treble is a perfect hunt; and every time it moves up into the 5th place, and also out of it, the double is then made on the two first and two last bells, at which time the bells in the 3d place do lie still and then move up; and the two first bells at the same time dodg. When the treble leads, and the 2d lieth either in the 2d or 3d places, then a single must always be made betwixt the two next extream bells to the 2d.

In this and the former peal the singles may [Page 129]be made in another manner, viz. when the whole-hunt leads, and the half-hunt lieth ei­ther in the 4th or 5th places, a single must then be made betwixt the two next bells to the half-hunt; but at other times a double change to be made when the whole-hunt leads, as in the former way.

Stedman's Principle.

THE changes are all double, two singles excepted. One double is made on the two first and two last bells, the next on the four last, and so by turns successively; excep­ting every sixth change, which is double on the four first bells, and for distinction is called a Parting change. All the bells have a like course. The general method is this; the three first bells go the six changes, and the two hind-bells in the mean time dodg; then a Parting change is made which parts the two hind-bells, moving that in the fourth place down into the 3d, and that in the 3d place up into the 4th, and then the three first bells go the six again, the two hind-bells in the mean time dodging as before; and then another Parting change is made, and so suc­cessively on. Every bell that comes behind [Page 130]continues there dodging six changes with one bell and six with another, and then in course the Parting change brings it down. One six cuts compass, the next doth not, and so by turns successively. In the six which cut com­pass the two first bells of the three makes the first change of it, but in the other the two last of the three. By this method the peal will go sixty changes, and to carry it on far­ther extreams must be made. An extream is made by the lying still of two bells when in course they should make a change, as before I have shewed more fully in the Introduction, pag. 90. but withall observing, that whereas in this peal the bells have all a like course, therefore they may all be termed extream bells, and consequently the extreams to be made according to this general rule, viz. the first extream may be made by any two bells that are in course to make a change within the compass of the first sixty changes of the peal; and the second extream must be made according to this rule, Whatsoever two bells are dodging behind at the first extream, when the same two bells come to dodg there again, is a certain warning for the second extream to be then made. And observe, how many changes the first extream is made from a part­ing change; so many likewise must the last [Page 131] extream be made after a Parting change also. And the single and extream comes in course

each of them to he made in the same place [Page 132]and by the same bells at the last extream, as they were at the first. Here the singles are made behind, and the extreams in the 2d and 3d places; and as the 4th and 5th bells do dodg behind at the first extream, so likewise when they come to dodg there again, the se­cond extream is then made, the treble lead­ing at both of them, as appeareth in the peal [...] here prickt.

The first Parting change is here made the third change at the heginning, and that [...] cuts compass.

In all the several ways of ringing this peal [...] if the Parting changes are made at the fore­stroke, as in course they are in this he [...] prickt, then cutting compass is always on th [...] same sixes, as in this peal: but when the Part­ing changes are made at back-stroke, then the contrary six always cuts compass to wha [...] doth here.

The single Method.

THE changes are all single, 123456213456213465231465231456321456324156234156234516324516324561234561235461325461325416235416235146325146321546312546312564132564132546135246135264—153642153624135624135642—153426153462135462135426—153264153246152346152364—125643125634126534126543—162435162453164253164235—146352146325164325164352—146523146532164532164523—146235146253142653142635—124356124365123465123456 and treble is the hunt. When the treble moves up out of the 2d place, the two first bells continue slow dodging untill the tre­ble comes there again. And when the treble moves down out of the fourth place, the two hind-bells likewise con­tinue slow dodging un­til the treble comes there again. When the treble leads, (if 'tis rung at half-pulls) the fore­stroke change (that is, at the third stroke of the treble's leading) is made in the 3d and 4th places, the rest of the changes there are made he­hind. [Page 134]By this method it will go sixscore changes.

To ring 240. When the whole-hunt leads, and the half-hunt dodgeth behind; the fore­stroke change must then be made in the 2d and 3d places, as in this here prickt, where the 2d is the half-hunt, and there are little marks set at the fore-stroke changes.

To ring 360. When the whole-hunt leads, and the half and quarter-hunts dodg behind, the fore-stroke change must then be made in the 2d and 3d places as hefore.

To ring 720. When the whole-hunt leads, and the half-hunt dodgeth behind, the fore­stroke change must then he made in the 2d and 3d places as hefore, except the quarter­hunt dodgeth there with the half-hunt, and then in the 3d and 4th places as at other times. The 2d and 4th, or the 2d and 6th may he the half and quarter-hunts, or others at pleasure.

A Cure for Melancholly.

DOubles and Singles. The Treble is the whole-hunt, which leads four times, lieth behind as many, and twice in every other place. When it moves up out of the fourth place, the two bells in the third and fourth places continue dodging until it comes down there again, and then the two hind­bells dodg until the Treble displaceth them. The Treble is one of the bells which maketh every double change, except when it lieth still behind, and then the double is on the four first, and also when it leads the double is [Page 136]on the four last. 123456134625213465—213456162345231465162354231456163245234165163254234156—243516125634245316125643243561126534245361126543423561—425361154263423516154236425316152463452136152436452163—451236143526451263143562415236bob415263134526145236134562145263—142536156423142563156432—bob156423165423156432165432bob—165423132654165432132645—136254143652136245143625—bob124365134652124356 Every sin­gle is made in the fifth and sixth places, except when the Treble lieth there, and then in the third and fourth places. Every bell except the Treble lieth four times in the second place. By this method it will go six­score changes, but by making of bobs it will go 240, 360, or 720. The bob is a double change at the leading of the Treble, wherein the bell in the fourth place lieth still.

To ring 240. Every time the half hunt dodgeth behind, a bob must then be made as in this here prickt, where 2 is the half-hunt.

To ring 360. Every time the half and quarter-hunts dodg together behind, a bob must then be made.

To ring 720. Every time the half-hunt dodgeth be­hind a bob must then be made, except the quarter­hunt dodgeth there with it, and then not.

2 may be the half hunt, 123465123456 and 4 the quarter hunt, or others at pleasure.

The Morning Exercise.

DOubles and singles. 123456—142365213465164352142356213456164325—231465bob146532231456163452146523234165163425bob234156—145632243516165243145623243561165234—245316156243143265245361156234143256254631—134265254613154326134256256431154362—256413bob136524265143153426136542265134153462bob261543—135624261534152643135642216543152634—216534125643132465126543125634132456126534—123465162543124365123456162534124356  treble is the whole hunt, and hunteth up into the 2d, 3d, and 4th places, lying twice in each; then having made a dodg behind, it lyeth still in the sixth place, and then makes ano­ther dodg behind, and so hunts down in the same manner as it hun­ted up, and then leads four times. When the Treble moves down out of the fifth place, the two hind-bells dodg un­till it comes up there again; during which time the bell in the 4th place lieth still. And when the Treble moves [Page 138]up out of the second place, each bell that comes there lieth four times, until the Treble comes down there again. Every single is made behind. By this method it will go 120 changes; and by making of bobs it will go 240, 360, or 270. At the bobs the bell in the 2d place always lieth still.

To ring 240. Every time the half-hunt dodgeth behind, a bob must then be made, as in this here prickt, where 2 is the half­hunt.

The warning for the bobs in the 360 and 720, is the same with that in the peal next before: 2 may be the half-hunt, and 4 the quarter-hunt, or others at pleasure.

The City Delight.

DOubles and Singles. Treble is the whole­hunt, and lieth four times before, four times behind, and twice in every other place. When it moves up out of the third place, the singles are made in the second and third pla­ces until it comes there again, and then be­hind until it moves up again out of the third place. When it moves down out of the fourth place, the two hind-bells dodg until it comes up there again, during which time the [Page 139]bell in the fourth place lieth still. By this method it will go 120, and by making of bobs it will go 240, 360, or 720. At the bobs the bell in the second place always lieth still; and the warning for them is the same with that in the two last peals. In the 240 here prickt, 2 is the half-hunt; and in the 360 or 720, the 2 and 4 may be the half and quarter­hunts, or others at pleasure.

London Nightingale.

DOubles and Singles. Treble is the whole­hunt, and lieth four times before, four [Page 140]times behind and twice in every other place. 123456—163245213465126543163254213456126534—231465162543125634231456162534125643234165—152634234156153624152643243516153642—423516bob164523243561156324164532423561156342bob245361—165423425361134562165432245316134526—425316—143652452136135462143625452163135426bob451236—146352451263142356146325415236142365—415263124356132465145236124365132456145263—123465154236136245123456154263136254  When it moves down out of the 5th place, the two hind-bells con­tinue dodging until it comes there again, du­ring which time the bell in the fourth place li­eth still. And when the two hind-bells leave dodging then the two first bells dodg until the hind-bells dodg a­gain, and then they cease. By this method it will go 120; and by making of bobs it will 240, 360, or 720. At the bobs the bell in the second place always ly­eth still; and the warning for them is the same with that in the preceding peals- In the 240 here prickt, 2 is the half-hunt; and in the 360 or 720, the 2 and 4 may be the half and quarter-hunts or others at pleasure.

The Evening Delight.

DOubles and Singles. Treble is the whole­hunt and leads four times, lies behind four times, and twice in eve­ry other place, 123456—213465146253231465164253213645bob231645146235236154164235263154—236514162453263514126453265341bob256341162435265431126435256431—254613124653245613142653254163124563245163142563241536—214536145236241356154236214356145326124365154326142365—124635153462142635135462 except in the 2d and 3d places where it makes a dodg every time it hunts up and down. Every other bell hath the same course with the whole-hunt; but observing, when they come down and have made a dodg in the second and third places, they lie still one change in the second place, and then make another dodg there, and so hunt up as the Treble did. But note, when the Treble goeth to lead and leaves leading, the bells in the third and fourth places he still. Every single is made in the second and third pla­ces, and every bell lieth four times behind. By this me­thod [Page 142]thod it will go 120. 153642165342135642156342——136524153624163524135624bob153264136542135264163542——132546165324123546156324132456bob123456 and by making of bobs it will go 240, 360, or 720. At the bob-change, the bell in the 4th place always lieth still.

To ring 240. Every time the half-hunt dodgeth in the second and third places a bob must then be made, as in this here prickt, where 6 is the half-hunt.

To ring 360. Every time the half and quarter-hunts dodg together in the second and third places, a bob must then be made.

To ring 720. Every time the half-hunt dodgeth in the 2d and 3d places a bob must then be made, except when the quarter-hunt dodgeth there with it, and then not.

In the 360 or 720, the 6 and 5 may be the half and quarter-hunts, or else 2 and 4, or o­thers at pleasure.

Colledge Doubles.

TReble is the whole-hunt, and hath a di­rect hunting course. When it moves down out of the 5th place, the two hind-bells dodg until it comes there again; during which [Page 143]time the bell in the fourth place lieth still: 123456156234213465165243231456—234165164352243615bob246351163425264531—265413162534256143126543251634—215643124365125634142356152643—512634145623521643bob526134146532562314—563241143265536421134256534612—543162135642541326bob514362136524154326—bob132465153462123456—  but o­therwise the five hind-bells have a direct hunt­ing course. By this me­thod it will go sixty chan­ges; and by making of bobs it will go 120, 180, 360. At the bob-chan­ges the bell in the second place always lieth still.

To ring 120. Every time the half-hunt dodg­eth behind, a bob must then be made; as in this here prickt, where 2 is the half-hunt.

To ring 180. Every time the half and quarter-hunt dodg together behind, a bob must then be made.

To ring 360. Every time the half-hunt dodg­eth behind a bob must then be made, except when the quarter-hunt dodgeth there with it, and then not.

In the 180 or 360, 2 and 4 may be the [Page 144] half and quarter-hunts, or others at pleasure.

By making of two extreams the 360 may be doubled. They are to be made accord­ing to the rules in the Introduction, pag. 90.

Non-such Bob.

DOubles. Treble is the whole-hunt, and hath a direct hunting course. When it moves up out of the third place, 123456532641213465352614231456532164234165531246324615513264234651153624324561156342234516516324324156561342321465563124312456653214132546563241135264653421315246563412351264653142352146651324532416615342352461bob165324543162163542453612613524543621631542453261635124543216365214453126635241451362365421415326635412145236365142142563361524412536316542421563bob425136136524245316135642425361315624245631351642425613356124245163536214241536356241214563536421124653356412126435536142216453531624261435513642264153153462624513154326264531514362624351541326264315 the bell that comes there lieth still until the Treble comes down there again; during which time the two first bells dodg. When the Treble leaves the two hind-bells, they dodg until the change wherein the Treble go­eth to lead, and then one of them moves down; but as soon as that change is made, the two hind­bells dodg again until the Treble moves up and parts them. Every time the Treble leads, the dou­ble is made on the four [Page 145]hind-bells throughout the peal. By this me­thod it will go sixty chan­ges; and by making of bobs it will go 120, 180, or 360. The bob is al­ways made at the change wherein the Treble go­eth to lead, the two first and two last bells making it.

To ring 120. Every time the half-hunt dodg­eth before, is a warning for a bob to be made the next time the whole-hont goeth to lead; as in this here prickt, where 6 is the half-hunt.

To ring 180. Every time the half and quarter-hunts dodg together be­fore, is a warning for a bob to be made when next the Treble goeth to lead.

To ring 360. Every time the half-hunt dodg­eth before, is a warning for a bob to be made the [Page 146]next time the Treble goeth to lead, 624135621453612435bob162453164235614253641235642153462513&c. except the quarter-hunt dodgeth there with it, and then not.

In the 180 and 360, the 6 may be the half-hunt and 5 the quarter-hunt, or others at pleasure.

By making of two extreams the 360 may be doubled; they must be made according to the rule in the Introduction, pag. 90.

The bobs in this peal may also be made at the leadings of the whole-hunt as in other peals, and the bell in the fourth place to lie still at every bob-change. The warn­ing for them in the 120, 180, and 360 being the same with that in the Colledge Doubles, pag. 143.

London Doubles.

THE Treble is the whole-hunt; and hath a direct hunting course. When it moves down out of the fifth place the two hind bells dodg until it comes there again, during which time the bell in the fourth place lieth still. When the Treble is behind, the two first bells make a change; but at other times [Page 147]the leading bell lieth still. By this method it will go sixty changes, and by making of bobs it will go 120, 180, or 360. At the bob-changes the bell in the second place al­ways lieth still. The warning for the bobs in the 120, 180, and 360, is the same with that in Colledge Doubles, p. 143. By making of two extreams it will go 720. The extreams must be made according to the rule in the Intro­duction, pag. 90.

In the 120 here prickt, 2 is the half-hunt; and in the 180 and 360, 2 and 4 may be the half and quarter-hunts, or others at pleasure.

These six peals will each of them go sixty changes without any bob, and by making of bobs each of them will go 120, 180, and 360. In three of them, viz. Triples Doubles and Singles, Single-bob, and City-bob, at the bob-changes the bell in the fourth place always ly­eth still; whereas at the rest of the changes which are made at the leadings of the whole-hunt, the bell in the second place lieth still. And in the other three peals, viz. Triples doubles and singles dodging behind, Doubles and Triples, and London Bob, at the bob-changes the bell in the second place always lieth still, whereas at the rest of the changes that are made at the leadings of the whole-hunt, the bell in the fourth place lieth still. The war­ning for the bobs in the 120, 180, and 360, in each of these six peals is the same with that in the 120, 180, and 360 in Colledge Doubles, p. 143. Each of these peals will go 720 with two extreams, which must be made according to the rule in the Introduction, page 90.

In the 120 of each there prickt, viz. in City Bob, London Bob, and Triples doubles and sin­gles, the 2 is the half-hunt, and in the other three peals the 3 is the half-hunt.

In the 180 and 360 of each peal, the 2 and 4 may be the half and quarter-hunts, or others at pleasure.

New Bob.

TRiples and Doubles. The general method of this Peal is the same with Grandsire Bob, and the bobs also made as in that peal. It will go 120, 180, or 240, and by making of two extreams it will go 360 or 480; and with six singles it will go 720.

To ring 120. Every time the half-hunt dodgeth behind a bob must then be made.

To ring 180. Every time the half and quar­ter-hunt dodg together behind, a bob must then be made; and by making of two extreams it will go 360. The first extream may be made at the first, second, or third bob; observing to make the second extream at the third follow­ing bob from the first extream, where the sin­gles in both must be made behind.

To ring 720. The bobs throughout the peal are made by the same rule as in the 120; but farther observing, when the whole and half-hunts come together before, if the quar­ter-hunt lieth either in the third or fourth places, then a single must be made betwixt the two next extream bells to the quarter-hunt.

The 2 may be the half-hunt and 4 the quar­ter-hunt, or others at pleasure.

Colledge Little Bob, dodging behind.

TRiples and Doubles. [...]3456162345 [...]4365126354241356—423165156423432615bob346251154632364521—635412134256653142143265561324—516342163542153624136524135642—316524126435361542bob635124124653653214—562341154326526431145362254613—245163165243421536bob412563162534145236—bob132465142563123456—  The Treble is the whole-hunt, and hath a direct hunting course. When it moves down out of the fifth place, the two hind-bells dodg until it comes there again. All the bells have a direct hunting course, but observing, that when any bell moves up into the fourth place, if the Tre­ble is then any where below it, it lies there twice, and then moves down again. By this method it will go sixty changes; and by making of bobs it will go 120, 180, or 360. At every bob-change the bell in the second place lieth still. The warning for the bobs is the same with that in Colledge Doubles, pag. 143. And the two extreams in the 720 must be made according to the rule in the Introduction, page 90.

In the 120 here prickt, 3 is the half-hunt; and in the 180 or 360, 2 and 4 may be the half and quarter-hunts, or others at pleasure.

This peal in practice will be found very plain and easie, and also good Musick.

Colledge Little Bob, dodging before and behind.

TRriples and Doubles. 123456bob214365156342241356—423165134562243615bob426351135426246531—425613142356245163124365421536—412563136245145236163254154263—512436125634521463152643254136—524316164523253461bob523641165432256314—526134143652251643bob215634146325126543—162534132465—123456153624  The The Treble hath a di­rect hunting course, and when it moves up out of the second place, the two first bells dodg until it comes there again; and also when it moves down out of the 5th place, the two hind-bells dodg until it comes there a­gain. Every bell that moves up into the fourth place, if the Treble is any where be­low it, lies there twice and then hunts down; and also every bell that moves down into the third place, if the Treble is any where above it, lieth there twice, and then hunts up behind. By this method it will go sixty [Page 155]changes, and by making of bobs it will go 120, 180, or 360. At every bob-change the bell in the second place lieth still. The 2 is the half-hunt in the 120 here prickt, and 2 and 4 may be the half and quarter-hunts in the 120 and 360, or others at pleasure.

The warning for the bobs is the same with that in the Colledge Doubles, p. 143. And the two extreams in the 720 must be made accor­ding to the general rule in the Introduction, page 90.

Court Bob.

TRiples and Doubles. The Treble hath a direct hunting course. Every bell that comes before and behind makes a Dodg, then lieth still, and so moves away, except the bell that lieth still behind when the treble leads, and also that bell which leads when the Tre­ble lieth behind, both which do dodg before and after their lying still, and then move a­way. When the treble leads and lieth behind, the double is made on the four middle bells. By this method it will go sixty changes; and with bobs it will go 120, 180, or 360. At the bob-changes the bell in the fourth place lieth still.

To ring 120. 123456165324214365156234241356—423165143265243615134625426351—462531152643645213bob465123125634641532—614523143652165432134562156342—513634126543531642bob356124162534536214—352641143526325461134256234516—324156165243231465156423213456—124365132495bobbob142356123456—  Every time the half-hunt maketh a change next the whole­hunt, a bob must then be made, as in this here prickt, where 2 is the half-hunt.

To ring 180. Every time the half and quarter­hunts make a change to­gether next the whole­hunt, a bob must then be made.

To ring 360. Every time the half-hunt maketh a change next the whole­hunt a bob must then be made, except when a quar­ter-hunt makes a change there with it, and then not.

In the 180 and 360 2 and 4 may be the half and quarter-hunts, or o­thers at pleasure. The two extreams in the 720 must be made according to the rule in the Intro­duction. The first extream may be made ei­ther [Page 157]the first, second, or third time that the half and quarter-hunts make a change toge­ther in the second and third places at the lea­ding of the whole-hunt; and then the second extream must be made the third time follow­ing that those two bells make a change there again, the extreams being there made in the fourth and fifth places, and the singles in the second and third places.

Every time the Treble leads, the double may as well be made on the four hind-bells, and the bobs to be made as before; but the warning for them the same with Colledge Dou­bles.

Five Colledge Bobs.

IN these five peals the Treble is the whole­hunt, and hath a like dodging course in all of them. The general method of the five peals is as follows: viz.

Colledge Bob the first. When the Treble moves down out of the fifth place, the two hind bells dodg until it comes there again. Every bell leads twice, and then hunts up in­to the fourth place, unless the dodging course of the Treble hinders it, where it lieth twice and then moves down again; except the bell [Page 158]that dodged with the Treble before, and also that which leads when the Treble lieth still behind, both which hunt directly up. When the Treble moves down from dodging in the third and fourth places, the bell that dodged there with it continues in those two places, lying twice together in each by turns until the Treble comes to dodg there with it again.

Colledge Bob the second. Every bell when it comes to lead makes a dodg before, then it ly­eth still one change, then it makes another dodg, and so moves up into the fourth place where it lieth still twice, and then down a­gain; except it dodgeth with the Treble in the fourth place, and then it hunts up behind. But when the Treble moves down out of the third place, the two bells in the third and fourth places continue there until the Treble comes up there again, during which time the two hind-bells dodg.

Colledge Bob the third. When the Treble leaves leading, the two first bells dodg until it comes to lead again; except when the Tre­ble dodgeth behind, for then the two first bells lie still. When the Treble leaves the two hind bells, they lie still one change, dodg the next, and so by turns until the treble comes there again. The two middle bells al­ways dodg until the Treble hindereth them. [Page 159]

Colledge Bob the fourfh. 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 of bobs they will go 240, 360, or 720. In the first of them the bell in the second place lieth still at the bob-changes, and in [Page 162]the other four the bell in the fourth place al­ways lieth still.

To ring 240. Every time the half-hunt dodgeth behind a bob must then be made, as in these peals here prickt; where, in the first peal the 4 is the half-hunt, and in the other four peals the 2 is the half-hunt.

To ring 360. Every time the half and quarter-hunts dodg together behind, a bob must then be made.

To ring 720. Every time the half-hunt dodgeth behind a bob must then be made, ex­cept when the quarter-hunt dodgeth there with it, and then not.

In the 360 or 720 of each peal the 2 may be the half-hunt, and 4 the quarter-hunt, or others at pleasure.

The Experiment.

TRiples and Doubles. The Treble is the whole-hunt, but never hunteth up far­ther than the fourth place, for the four first bells go Doubles and Singles; and every time the Treble leads an extream is made in the third and fourth places, according to the common course of doubles and singles upon four bells; which course of doubles and singles [Page 163]must be continued, the two hind bells in the mean time dodging, until the making of the first Parting change, which will separate the two hind bells; and then the four first bells go the same course of doubles and singles again, the two hind bells dodging as before, until the making of the second Parting change, and so successively. The Parting change is a double change on the four middle bells, and made at the leading of the Treble. The first Parting change may be made either at the first se­cond or third leading of the Treble, observing, that whatsoever bell in the first Parting change moves down to the Treble, when the Treble leads and that bell lieth next it again, the second Parting change must then be made. And whatsoever bell in the second Parting change moves down to the Treble when the Treble leads, and that bell lieth next it again, the third Parting change must then be made, and so successively. There be­ing five Parting changes in the Peal, and as many half-hunts, each of the bells (the Treble excepted) taking that place one after ano­ther; and consequently, the five persons that [...]ing them must call the Parting changes one after another as their turn comes, according to the aforesaid rule.

Plain Triples.

ALL the bells have a direct hunting course. 12345672143657241637542617354627153647251367452317654321756341257361425371624351726 [...]31527461325476 All peals upon six bells wherein half the changes are triples, will go upon se­ven according to this method here prickt; two of the changesupon six being always made at the leadings of the Treble, the six hindmost bells making them: the first is a triple change brought in by the course of the bells, and the next must ei­ther be double or single according to the method of the changes upon six.

Dodging Triples.

TRiples and Doubles upon six may also go upon seven, according to this method here prickt, but in the same manner as the sonner.

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Colledge. Bob Triples.

EVery time the Tre­ble leaves leading, 123456721354762314567324165734261754362715463725164735216745312765413275614235716243517263415273641253746 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 Plain Triples. By this me­thod it will go seventy changes, and by making of bobs it will go 350. The rule for the bobs is this; when the Treble goeth to lead, if the half-hunt lying before gives it [Page 166]place, then a bob must be made at that change, wherein the bell in the third place lieth still, and the four hind bells dodg; so that at eve­ry bob the four hind bells make two dodges before they part. By making of two extreams it will go 700, and with four extreams it will go 1400. But by making of intervening bobs it will go 700 compleat triples without any extream; 1400 with two extreams, and 2800 with four extreams. Any bell may be made a half-hunt.

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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 the bobs made in the same man­ner, and by the same rule as in that peal, and it will go as many changes also as that.

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Each of these two peals by the method here prickt will go Eighty four changes; and then when the Treble leads, and the half-hunt lieth next it, a Parting change being then made, they will go 420. And by making of bobs they will go 5040. 2 may be the half-hunt, or any other at pleasure. The Parting [Page 168]change is a double on the four middlemost of the six hind bells.

'Tis plainly demonstrable, that he Princi­ple upon five may go 420 triples upon seven, 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 of triple chan­ges. And then by making of four extreams it may go 5040, the compleat peal.

Great variety of peals may be prickt upon seven: as Triples, Triples and Doubles, Tri­ples Doubles and Singles; Doubles, Doubles and Singles, &c. But changes upon seven being seldom practised, I will therefore forbear to wast more paper in pricking down examples, and proceed to the changes on eight.

Changes upon Eight Bells.

SIxscores upon five bells are commonly rung upon eight, 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. [Page 169]481. 418. 148. 184. 814. &c. and so on to the end of the sixscore. They may go the sixes either at whole or half-pulls. Peals upon six, as Triples and Doubles, &c. make exceeding good musick upon Eigh [...]. 48. 68. 41. or 18. lying behind. Or else Triples and doubles upon the six middle bells, the Treble leading, and the Tenor lying behind. And al­so Triples upon seven, the Tenor lying be­hind. But for such as have not yet attain'd the skill to ring these compleat peals, Sett-changes are very proper for them, being ea­sie and rung with little difficulty.

Colledge Grounds.

THE grounds of these sett-changes are of two kinds. First, placing of the bells Fifths, or secondly Thirds. To place them fifths; 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 a single, then a double, and then a triple change to be made on the middlemost bells, all which are to one effect; for then the bells will lie fifths thus, 15. 26. 37. 48. Here are four Concords to be chiefly regarded in the [Page 170]peal. The first is 15. the second 26. the third 37. and the fourth is 48. These four Con­cords may 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 the Concords to change places with each other at pleasure. Wherein 'tis observable, that the two notes of every Concord must 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 the twenty four changes, 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 two Con­cords have made a change. In which manner also 1.5 must move up over 3.7. and 4.8. And in this manner are the Concords to move and change places with each other throughout the peal. Or secondly, to place the bells thirds, the 64 and 2 must hunt up, or else the 3 5 7 down; or otherwise a triple, a double, and a single change to be made on on the mid­dlemost bells; all which are to one and the [Page 171]same effect, for then the bells will lie thirds thus, 13.57.24.68. Here are also four Con­cords principally 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 four Concords may also go the methods of any changes up­on four bells, 1.3 being taken for the treble, 5.7 for the second, 2.4 for the third, and 6.8 for the fourth, and they must move in the same manner as before I have shewed. By these Grounds great variety of excellent and Musical changes are to be rung. If they go the twenty four, then the peal will consist of four times that number, that is, ninety six changes. But they may go only the first eight changes of the twenty four, and then the peal will consist of thirty two. Or else the first eight changes of a twenty four doubles and Singles, which will consist of forty eight if the double changes of the twenty four are singled, otherwise but thirty two as before. Any Concord may be made a hunt, and to move either up or down at the beginning: so that these Grounds afford great diversity. In the ringing of these Sett-changes the notes will lie sometimes fifths, sometimes thirds, and sometimes thirds and fifths, and then 'tis plea­sant Musick to Clam them, that is, the two notes of each Concord to strike together; and [Page 172]if they are clam'd true, the eight bells will strike as if they were but four, but with far greater harmony. They may Clam two or three bouts, and then strike open as many, and so alternately; or else they may Clam one pull, open the next, and so on. To re­duce the notes of the fifths to their right pla­ces again at the conclusion of the peal, either 2 3 4 must hunt down, or else 7 6 5 up; or otherwise a Triple double and single change to be made on the middlemost bells, all which are to one effect, and will bring the bells round. To reduce the thirds, either move down 246 into their places, or else move up 7 5 3 into theirs; or otherwise make a single, double, and triple change on the middlemost bells; all which are to one effect, and will bring the bells again round.