Campanalogia, or, The art of ringing improved

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

peal. The first is 15. the second 26. the third 37. and the fourth is 48. These four Con∣cords may go the methods of any changes up∣on four bells; 1.5 being taken for the Tre∣ble, 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 Con∣cords 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 mid∣dlemost bells; all which are to one and the

same effect, for then the bells will lie thirds thus, 13.57.24.68. Here are also four Con∣cords 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 up∣on 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 plea∣sant Musick to Clam them, that is, the two notes of each Concord to strike together; and

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 re∣duce the notes of the fifths to their right pla∣ces 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.

The methods of all peals upon six bells may be prickt upon eight, observing but pro∣portion in the changes, according to the dif∣ference in the number of bells, viz. Triples and doubles upon six must be quadruples and triples upon eight. Doubles upon six must be Triples upon eight, &c.