Ainsworth Psalter
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Published in Holland in 1612, the Ainsworth Psalter
was written by English Separatist clergyman Henry Ainsworth
and was brought to America by the Pilgrims in 1620.
Psalter
A psalter is a volume containing the Book of Psalms, often with other devotional material bound in as well, such as a liturgical calendar and litany of the Saints. Until the later medieval emergence of the book of hours, psalters were the books most widely owned by wealthy lay persons and were...
was written by English Separatist clergyman Henry Ainsworth
Henry Ainsworth
-Life:He was born of a farming family of Swanton Morley, Norfolk. He was educated at Caius College, Cambridge, and, after associating with the Puritan party in the Church, eventually joined the Separatists....
and was brought to America by the Pilgrims in 1620.