The Old Cheque-book: Or Book of Remembrance, of the Chapel Royal, from 1561-1744, Volume 23

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Camden society, 1872 - 250 páginas
 

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Página 233 - Cooper, his man, did get up into a great scaffold across the North end of the Abbey, where with a great deal of patience I sat from past four till eleven before the King came in.
Página ix - Commission, shall be used or imployed as Comedians, or Stage Players, or to exercise or acte any Stage plaies, Interludes, Comedies, or Tragedies ; for that it is not fitt or desent that such as should sing the praises of God Almighty should be trained or imployed in such lascivious and prophane exercises.
Página 229 - ... sing, soone be able to compose three, four, and five parts, and also to compose all sorts of canons that are usuall, by these directions of two or three parts in one upon the plain song.
Página 193 - With loyal spowse, whos name yclept was JONE Who here entomb'd, him company now bears. As he dyd lyve, so also dyd he dy, In myld and quyet sort, O happy man, To God f ul oft for mercy did he cry, Wherefore he lyves, let Deth do what he can.
Página 157 - Israel, to give thanks unto the Name of the LORD. For there is the seat of judgment : even the seat of the house of David. 0 pray for the peace of Jerusalem : they shall prosper that love thee. Peace be within thy walls : and plenteousness within thy palaces. For my brethren and companions' sakes : I will wish thee prosperity.
Página 213 - Grebus, the Frenchman, the King's master of the musick, how he understands nothing, nor can play on any instrument, and so cannot compose : and that he will give him a lift out of his place ; and that he and the King are mighty great...
Página 219 - After supper, came in the famous treble, Mr. Abel, newly returned from Italy ; I never heard a more excellent voice ; one would have sworn it had been a woman's, it was so high, and so well and skilfully managed, being accompanied by Signor Francesco on the harpsichord.
Página 213 - Humphreys, lately returned from France, and is an absolute Monsieur, as full of form, and confidence, and vanity, and disparages everything, and everybody's skill but his own.
Página 211 - JACK WILSON,' THE SINGER OF SHAKESPEARE'S STAGE ? " An Attempt to prove the identity of this person with John Wilson, Doctor of Music in the University of Oxford, AD 1644, by EF RIMBAUI.T, LL.D.