Rules for the Rests.
FIrst, There be as many kinds of Rests, as of Notes.
2 The Rest, which toucheth all the spaces, is generall, where all the voyces cease together, and is onely to be placed in the end.
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FIrst, There be as many kinds of Rests, as of Notes.
2 The Rest, which toucheth all the spaces, is generall, where all the voyces cease together, and is onely to be placed in the end.
3 The rest which takes vp three spaces, is called of the Moode, which it betokens, and is to be placed onely in a perfect Moode.
4 A Rest, which doth conclude two spaces, is called an imperfect Long.
5 A Rest, which takes vp but one space, is a Breefe betokening one Time▪ whether perfect or imperfect.
6 A Rest, descending from the line to the middle of the space, is called a Semibreefe.
7 A Rest, ascending from the line to the middle of the space, betokens a Minime, or a sigh.
8 A Rest, like a sigh, being forked to the right hand-ward, betokens a Crochet.
9 The Rests of the two last figures, because of their too much swiftnesse, are not in vse among Musitians. 〈♫〉〈♫〉 Rests generall. Larg. Long. Breefe. Semi∣breefe. Minim. Crochet.