The British Musical Biography

[E] Barton, William, musician, was born
about 1598. He was vicar of Mayfield, Staf-
fordshire, and afterwards vicar of St. Martin's,
Leicester. He died at Leicester, May, 1678,
aged 80. He published the "Book of Psalms
in metre, close and proper to the Hebrew,
smoth and pleasant for the metre ; plain and
easie for the tune, with musicall notes, argu-
ments, annotations, and index. Pitted for
the ready use and understanding of all good
Christians ..." London, 1644, 2nd edition,
1645 ; also 1646, 1651, 1654, 1682, 1692, Dub-
lin, 1706. etc.

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