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The Manuscripts of Shrewsbury and Coventry Corporations [etc]
Old and New London
… chimes with four bells, playing six, and latterly seven tunes. The sound and tunable bells were bought for 6 5 s. per … let us cherish," "God save the Queen," and one of the last tunes heard, appropriately enough, was "There's nae Luck … pierced upon the barrel for the lifts, so as to allow the tunes to be varied. The present airs are "God save the …
The History and Proceedings of the House of Commons
… and therefore for mere Want they are forc'd to chant such Tunes as may please the rich Men in their Parishes: For …