A compendious book of godly and spiritual songs
Subtitle: commonly known as 'The gude and godlie ballatis'
By: reprinted from the edition of 1567; ed., with introduction and notes by A. F. Mitchell.
Contributors: Wedderburn, John, ca. 1500-1556.; Wedderburn, James, ca. 1495-1553.; Wedderburn, Robert, ca. 1510-ca. 1557.; Mitchell, Alexander Ferrier, 1822-1899.
Series: The Scottish text society. [Publications. 39]; Scot. Text S -- 39.
Publisher: Printed for the Society by William Blackwood and Sons
Published: 1897
Place of publication: Edinburgh; London
Language: eng; gla; ger
Number of pages: 338
Subjects: Hymns, Scottish.; Hymns, Scottish -- History and criticism.; Hymns, German -- Translations into Scottish.
Other titles: The gude and godlie ballatis.
Notes: Scottish hymms and versions of Psalms, ascribed to John Wedderburn, and his brothers James and Robert; many based on German or Swiss originals.

With facsimiles of title-pages of the editions of 1578, 1600, and 1621, and 2 pages of the edition of 1507.

Appendix III contains tunes from German Gesangbuch 1524, 1570, and Coverdale's "Goostly Psalms".
Table of contents: title: Introduction.; title: A kallender with an almanack for 12 yeres.; title: Prologve.; title: Text of the catechisme.; title: Catechisme put in meter.; title: Certane gracis to be sung or said befoir meit or efter.; title: Spirituall sangis.; title: Certaine ballatis of the Scripture.; title: Psalmes of Dauid, with vther new pleassand ballatis.  Appendix: I. Pieces found in later editions.  II. Notes.  Books specially consulted.  III. Tunes.; title: Glossary.