In the Sixscore changes, four of the notes do make the Twenty four changes, and the fifth note hunts continually through them: so that the course and method of the Sixscore is in effect the same with that of the Four and twenty. For as the Four and twenty comprehended the Six changes on three; so in like manner the Sixscore comprehend the Four and twenty changes on four, and the Six changes on three. Therefore in the Sixscore there must be two hunts and three extream bells; one of the hunts is term’d the whole-hunt, and the other the half-hunt, The three extream bells do make the Six changes in the same manner as they were made before in the Four and twenty changes upon four bells, and are here also call’d Extream changes: the half-hunt and three extream bells do make the Four and twenty changes in the same manner as the Four and twenty changes on four bells were likewise made: and the whole hunt continually hunts through those four bells, and every time it either leads or lies behind them, one change must then be made in the twenty four. 1 shall here be the whole-hunt, 2 the half-hunt, and 345 extream bells: so that 2345 must make the four and twenty changes. Every extream change shall be made betwixt the two farthest extream bells from the half-hunt. First, the treble hunts up (a). One of the twenty four changes must now be made; and therefore 2 which is the hunt in the twenty four, must begin its motion through the extream bells (b). The treble hunts down (c); the half-hunt must proceed in its course (d); the whole-hunt hunts up (e); The half-hunt proceeds forward (f); the whole-hunt moves down (g). The half-hunt should now proceed, but having finished its course through the extream bells, therefore an extream change must now be made betwixt the two farthest extream bells from it, which are 3.4 (h). The treble must hunt up (i); the half-hunt must now begin its course again through the extream bells (k); treble hunts down (l); the half-hunt proceeds in its course down (m); treble hunts up (n); the half-hunt proceeds in its course down (o); treble hunts down (p); the half-hunt having finished its course, therefore an extream change must be made betwixt the two farthest extream bells from it, which are 3.5 (q). The treble hunts up (r). The half-hunt begins its motion again through the extream bells, and first it moves up over 4th (s). The whole hunt moves down (t); the half-hunt must proceed in its course, and therefore must move over another note (v). And this method being observed, will produce sixscore changes, and then the bells will in course come round. Now ’tis observable, that the changes at (b d f h k m o q s v x and z), being set down by themselves, that is, the 1 to be excluded, and the changes on 2345 to be set directly under one another in the same successive order as they were made, it will thereby appear, that those four figures have made twelve changes of the twenty four, according to the method of the first twenty four changes on four bells before set down. And whereas here are just half the sixscore changes prickt down, so likewise here are just half the four and twenty changes made therein: and the remaining part of this sixscore being likewise prickt, the remaining part of this four and twenty would also appear therein, which part being added to the former twelve, would make up the twenty four changes compleat; and the method of them the same in all respects with the first twenty four changes on four bells, page.

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a 21345
23145
23415
23451
b 32451
c 32415
32145
31245
13245
d 13425
e 31425
34125
34215
34251
f 34521
g 34512
34152
31452
13452
h 14352
i 41352
43152
43512
43521
k 43251
l 43215
43125
41325
14325
m 14235
n 41235
42135
42315
42351
o 24351
p 24315
24135
21435
12435
q 12453
r 21453
24153
24513
24531
s 42531
t 42513
42153
41253
14253
v 14523
w 41523
45123
45213
45231
x 45321
y 45312
45132
41532
14532
z 15432

Any note may be made a whole hunt at pleasure, and its first motion at the beginning of the peal may either be up or down. Any note may also be made a half-hunt, and its first motion likewise up or down at pleasure; yet still observing that the half-hunt and three extream bells must make the twenty four changes, as in this last example. So that in the sixscore changes the Learner may observe, that the three extream bells are always assigned for the half-hunt to hunt through; and the half-hunt and three extream bells are also assigned for the whole-hunt to hunt through: so that the whole-hunt always hunts through four notes, and the half-hunt through three. The extream changes may be made two ways; first, betwixt the two farthest extream bells from the half-hunt, as in this last example; secondly, betwixt the two next extream bells to the half-hunt, which may be called mediums, for distinction from the former. But the most usual and easiest way, is to make them betwixt the two farthest notes from the half-hunt.

Whereas the treble or fifth being made whole-hunts, the first of them can neither be moved down, nor the last up, at the beginning of a peal; therefore one of the twenty four changes must first be made, which is as effectual, as if the treble had moved down, or the 5th up.

The Learner may observe, that two of the four and twenty changes are never made together in any sixscore, but as soon as one is made, the whole-hunt moves through the four notes before another can be made.

The sixscore changes may be rung one hundred and sixty ways, which are thus demonstrable. There are five times four figures to be produced out of five, and not twice four the same figures: as 1234. 1235. 1245. 1345. 2345. with each four the twenty four changes may be prickt sixteen ways, as before I have shewed on four bells; so that here will be five times sixteen four and twenties, which amount to eighty, and not two alike. Now to each four add the fifth figure which is wanting, as to 1234 add 5, to 1235 add 4, to 1245 add 3, to 1345 add 2, to 2345 add 1, and every fifth figure being hunted through the sixteen four and twenties, which the other four make, as the 5 through the sixteen four and twenties which the 1234 make, and the like of the rest, will produce as many sixscores as there were four and twenties, that is, 80. Then the whole hunt may hunt two ways through each four and twenty, that is, up and down at the beginning, which doubles the former number, and makes 160 in the whole.

Treble up, fifth down.

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21534512432415314253Extre.13254
213452513452143245131452313425
2314525314524132453113245
234152534152431243511542313452Extre.
23451523412543124315Extre.1354212345
2354152314254132413515432
2351452134251432143515342
2315451234215431243514532Extre.
213541523412543Extre.1435215324
12354Extre.1245314235

Treble up, fourth down.

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142351425312543512341534213425
213454123512453125341523415324
231454213521453215341524313245
234154231524153251341352413254
234514235124513253141542313542
24351Extre.24531253411452312354
243154253125431Extre.1345212345
241354251325413523411453214352
2143542153251435231415432