Rev. Anselm Bayly (1719 – 14 October 1794) was an English churchman and author of various works, chiefly of a theological and critical nature. He was also a singer and musical theorist, associated with the performance of works by

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Biography

Bayly was educated at

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, where he took the degree of

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on 12 June 1749, at age 21. He entered the church and rose to some distinction in that profession, becoming minor canon of

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and also of Westminster, and sub-dean of the

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. On 15 January 1750–51 he was presented by the chapter of St Paul's to the vicarage of

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, Middlesex. On 10 July 1764, he took the degree of D.C.L. In 1787 he patented an elastic girdle, designed to prevent and relieve ruptures, fractures, and swellings. He died in 1794.

Works

*''The Antiquity, Evidence, and Certainty of Christianity'', London, 1751. *''An Introduction to Languages Literary and Philosophical, especially to the English, Latin, Greek, and Hebrew, exhibiting at one view their Grammar, Rationale, Analogy, and Idiom'', London, 1758. *''A Collection of Anthems used in His Majesty's Chapel Royal'', London, 1769. *''A Practical Treatise on Singing and Playing, being an Essay on Grammar, Pronunciation, and Singing''. London, 1771. *''A plain and complete Grammar of the English Language'', London, 1772. *''A Grammar of the Hebrew Language'', London, 1773. *An edition of the Bible with notes, 1773. *An edition of the Old Testament with notes, 1774. *''The Commandments of God in Nature, Institution, and Revelation'', London, 1778. *''Remarks on Mr. David Levi's Answer to Dr. Priestley's Letters to the Jews'', (under the pseudonym of Antisocinus). Against

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. *''The Alliance of Music, Poetry, and Oratory'', with a dedication to

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, London, 1789. This work comprises: (1) a theory of music, (2) a dissertation on prosody, (3) a brief treatise on rhetoric.

References

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