The whole booke of psalmes: with the hymnes evangelicall, and songs spirituall. Composed into 4. parts by sundry authors, with such seuerall tunes as haue beene, and are vsually sung in England, Scotland, Wales, Germany, Italy, France, and the Nether-lands: neuer as yet before in one volumne published. Also: 1 A briefe abstract of the prayse, efficacie, and vertue of the psalmes. 2 That all clarkes of churches may know what tune each proper psalme may be sung to. Newly corrected and enlarged by Tho: Rauenscroft Bachelar of Musicke.

The paraphrases of Thomas Sternhold, John Hopkins and others, with the music of Thomas Tallis, John Dowland, Edward Blankes and others.
Dedication signed: Tho: Ravenscroft.
Printer's name from STC.
Includes some tunes by John Milton, father of the poet.
The first five words of the title are xylographic.
Signatures: A⁴ ²A⁸ B-S⁸ (-S8).
A1, both counts, is blank except for signature-mark "A."
In two columns, roman.
First printed in STC 2484.
Title page line 12 ends 'Efficacie, and Vertue, '. A reissue of the edition with title page line 12 ending 'Efficacie, and'. This issue has title page and preliminaries reset. It also has an additional half-sheet at the beginning with yet another title page and a preface. This additional title page has line 12 ending "Efficacie, '. Glasgow University has both title pages in their proper order--STC.
"The original title page was probably intended to be cancelled"--Folger catalogue. See, however, STC 2648, which has similar preliminaries and duplicate title page all in one gathering.