Michael Praetorius includes such an instrument in his Syntagma Musicum, describing its 'strong and magnificent sound like a harpsichord.' In the Sciagraphia is an illustration (plate 7) of a Dominici Zwölff Chörichte Cither (Dominici twelve course cittern), with re-entrant bass string tunings of eb, Bb, f, c, g, d, a, e, and treble strings tuned to b, g, d' and e'.
Michael Praetorius's Syntagma Musicum describes an instrument that resembles a harpsichord in sound. The Sciagraphia illustrates a Dominici Zwölff Chörichte Cither with re-entrant bass string tunings.