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Rope-Sight.

The rule for pncking changes in this way is to proceed according to the rules given for pricking the himting course, until the treble co mes to the lead, when the beli thai is in second's place at the hand-slroke of the treble’s lead must also remain in second's place at the back-stroke lead, whilst the bells behind are interchanged.*

This system is known as the “ Plain Bob” method, and may be applied to any number of bells. As explained on pages 15-16, the changes on four bells are had by alternately changing single and double pairs, hence they are in reality “ Singles and Doubles ; ” neverthełess, for brevity’s sake, they are termed “ Singlesand in this method are known as “Bob Singles.'¹

How to ring Bob Singles.—Jf the four-and-twenty changes pricked in this way be examined, it will be seen that, as there is no interruptior* in the usual work for the treble, it can be rung by the ordinary rules for hunting up and down. When this is the case, the work of the treble is said to be a "plain hunt” I do not think anything further need be said upon the work of the treble, except to remind such ringer that he will necessarily meet the bells in a different order each time he works from the front to behind and back again. The set of changes after the treble leaves the lead, and until she again strikes the !ast blow there, is called a “ treble lead,” and thus the first eight changes in Bob Singles constitute the “first treble lead;” the second eight, the “second treble lead;” and the last eight, the “third” or “ last treble lead.” Of course there are as many changes in a treble lead as there are in the hunting course on the same number of bells.

’ The beli that thus “ Ites" next to the treble is said to '‘make second's pltwi." When a bel! strikes two consecutive blows in the same place, with the exception of those at the lead or behind, it is said to •• make " that place.