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The ^Preface,
Nothing o-
mitttd con-
cerning the
viry Myftery
of the Lute,
citlier Prafti-
ca', or Mecha-
nical.
Eminent con-
firm'd-Telti-
nionics, con-
cerning the
Eafinets of the
Lute,
Why thft Me-
chanjciil Part
is Publifh'd.
No Injury to
an Honeft
Work-man.
A Grc.it Lofs
for want of
the Know,
ledge of It.
the very Rndtmental Beginnings to the Figheji kni'wn TerfeBions
ofltj and in fuch a Tlain, and FxaB Manner , that ]S.one can
doubt of my Meaning, or of a J^ight Information concerning It 5
Co that C Norv ) the Lovers of It can find no Greater Enemy to
h^ and Themfelves, than faithkfnefs--) nor Greater Iriend, than
Belief and Refolution to Attempt the Tryal of It,
I have Prov'd This out, by leveral Totmg Ladies ^ and others,
in London, during the Time of my Attending th& Trefs, fince I
began to Trint , and Ttvo &f Thofe Tonng Ladies, before They had
Learn d out their ly?. Month, ( which was bu t Tirefee Times to
Their Month j were Co FuUy Satisfy d, ( by Their own Experi-
mental Tryal) that Both of Them agi;eed in the very (ame Sayin^^
viz. ThiipThey did wonder, why any. Body Jl)OHld fay, the Lute was
Hard. And Thefe Two Terfons were not at all Acquainted with
each other, nor had either Seen, or Heard one another Play 3
But both Play'd fo very well for fu^ch a Time, as much Rejoyced
both Themfelves, and all Jhc'ir 'Barents, aad friends, beyond SU
ExpeHation.
This is a RealTrutk^.oi which l- pail y^j(?<^e divers Jfitnefes^
if need were. < ; - >' : -• \ ■
And as to the Mechanical Tart Thereof, ( about which I have
taken up the Room of 2 Chapters, viz. the ^th. and 5?^. } I ap-
prehend, that fome will think It Js!per/?«tf^ , and others, nThing
too far below Them to undertake 5 which I grant maybe for
very many; yet Belaw None to be able to kfww bow It fJjoHld bt
done^ or wh&n Well, or 111 done ; fo that Thereby They may not be
GuU'd, ovTheirln^rttment Injur dby Comelgnorant, Carelefs, or
KniiviJhWork:f»ant, who too often Abufe both 7if,and the Owners^
which He dttrft not venture to do^ but that he prefumes They are
v/holly Ignorant of Ejs Art.
Befides, I have known many, Living in the Countrey, ( Re-
mote from Good Work: men ) upon fome very Slight Mifchance
happening to their Inflrument, ( for want of That Knowledge,
which Here they may find ) quite Lay It by ^ and the Injirument,.
for want of Timely Jjfjfiance, has grown Worfe andWorJe, (Ibme-
times) to Its Vtter Ruine.
Thefe are no Small Inconveniences.
Befides, ( to fome fort of Ingenious , and AUive Terfons,
(although oi Quality ) there is a Satisfa&ory Recreation, atten-
ding luch Agitations.
And whereas in my Fxprejftonsl am very Tlain, and T)own-
right, and in my Teaching-Tart, feem to TautoUogize ; It would
beConfider'd, (and whoever has been a 7eaf/6er, will Remem-
ber ") that the Learners muft be Tlainly dealt with, and muft
have Several Times Renewed unto Them the fame Thing ; which
according to my Long, and Wonted Way of Teaching, I have found
very Efe&ual-:, Therefore I have chofen fo to do infeveral Tla-
ces '•) hec&uCe I had rather ( in fuch Cafes ) fpsak.^Words too Ma-
ny, than one SiUabU too Tew.
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