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

People / Organizations

• John Wilson (Author)

Imprint

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

Publication year

1657-1657

ESTC No.

R208646

Grub Street ID

84871

Description

5 v. ([280] p.) : music ; 2⁰

Note

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

Signatures: A-N?; pi? a1 A-O?; pi? a1 L-2A?; pi? a1 X-2L?; pi? a1 B-K?.

Leaf "a" in vols. 2-5 contains a dedication to John Wilson, signed: Henry Lawes.

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