The first book written and printed in the New World, The Bay Psalm Book holds a unique place in our cultural and religious history. Richard Mather and a group of his fellow New England clergy transcribed biblical psalms into metered verse. In 1640, just 20 years after the Mayflower landed at Plymouth Rock, they printed 1700 copies in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Originals of this edition are extremely rare-only ten are believed to exist-and needless to say are not readily accessible to the general public. With this faithful reproduction of that first edition, one of the most important books ever published in America will finally be available again to a modern audience.
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Richard Mather was born in Lancashire, England in 1596. He was ordained a minister in 1620 and migrated to New England in 1635. In 1636 he took a ministry in Dorchester, Massachusetts and stayed there until his death in 1670. He was the principal translator and editor of the Bay Psalm Book.
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The content of this book was exactly what I was looking for in this reproduction of this Psalm book of 1640. It would be a good addition to a Pastor's book collection, and also gives insight on the thought of 1640. I am pleased to have this in my reference book collection Jim Brown
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