Doubles and Singles on Four Bells
On four bells there are 24 changes to be made Doubles and Singles, wherein are twelve double changes, and 12 single; next to every double change, there is a single; so that 2 double changes do not come together in any place throughout the Peal, neither does two single changes at any time come together; but one change is double, and the next is single, to the end of the Peal. Every double change is made between the four bells; that is—there are two changes made at one time, between the bells in treble and seconds places, and the bells in third and fourths places. Every single change is made between the two bells in the middle (i.e.) in seconds and thirds places; excepting the extream changes, which are single, and made between the two farthest extream bells from the Hunt. An Example I here set down, making the treble the Hunt, and I hunt it up at the beginning of the Peal (for it may be hunted either up or down at pleasure) and I make an extream change every time the whole Hunt comes before the bells. In ringing it, ’tis observed, that every bell hunts in course, and lies twice before, and twice behind, except only when the extream is to be made, and then the two farthest extream bells from the Hunt, does make a dodge, and then moves in their former course, as in these changes.—
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
Now the hunt is before the bells, there is an extream change made between the two farthest bells from it, which are the 2 and 4, thus.—
1 3 4 2
The extream change being made, the bells are to move, as before, observing to make an extream change every time the whole hunt comes before the bells.
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
In this last Twenty-four, the treble is hunted up at the beginning; it may be rang by hunting it down, which is to be down, by making the first a single change, and then hunt it up as before.
With one hunt this Peal may be rang six wayes (viz.) three wayes in hunting it up at the beginning of each Peal, and the other three wayes by hunting it down; the three wayes in hunting it up, differs only in making the extream changes; in one of the three wayes you must make an extream change every time the hunt comes before the bells to lead, as in the Twenty-four changes before set down. Another way is to make an extream every time the hunt comes behind. And the third way, is to make an extream every time the hunt comes before and behind the bells. The three wayes in hunting it down, are to be rang by making the extream changes, as in the three wayes before; in hunting one bell, there are six wayes to ring this Peal; therefore with the four bells (in making each of them to hunt) there are four times six wayes to ring it, which makes Twenty-four several wayes. And for the benefit of the Learner, I have set down certain Rules, shewing how to begin any of the aforesaid Peals (viz.)
In hunting either the treble or third up, the first change is double; but in hunting either of them down, the first is single.
In hunting the second or the fourth up, the first change is single; but in hunting either of them down, the first change in each Peal must be double.