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Of M U S I G K in General, and of
Herbert,wfco writ his X/fe.Edward the Sixth was a Lo-
ver and Encourager thereof, If we may believe Dr.Tye,
one of His Chanel , who put the Ads of the Apoftles
into Metre , and Compofed the fame to be fung in Four
Farts, which he Printed and Dedicated to the King ; his
Epiftle began thus :
Confidering well , moft Godly King ,
The Zeal and perfeS Love
Your Grace. doth bear to each good Thing,
That given is from above ,
That fuch good Things your Grace might move, > l
Your Lute when you affay ,
Iniread of Songs of wanton love,
Thefe Stories then to Play.
Queen Elizabeth was not only a Lover of this Divine 1
Science, but a good Proficient herein; and I have been
informed by an ancient Mufician and her Servant 7 that
Jhe did often recreate her felf on an Excellent Inftrument
called the Poliphant^ not much unlikg a Lute, but ft rung
with Wire : And thrt it was her care to promote the fame
in the Worfinp of God, may appear by her 4.9th. Injure
clion. And King James granted his Letters Patents to
the Muficians in London for a Corporation.
Nor was his late Sacred Afajefiy,and Bleffed Martyr,
King Charles, the Fir ft, behind any -ef his Predecejfors
in the Love and Promotion of this Science, efpecially in the
Service of Almighty God, which with much Zeal he would
hear reverently per formed,and often appointed the Service
and Anthems him felf, efpecially that jharp Service Com-
pofed by Dr. William Child , being by his Knowledge in
Mufic\a. competent Judge therein \ and could play his
part exs.clly well on the Bafs-Viol , efpecially of thofe
Jnco>-:pAYabk Fancies pf Mr. Coperario to the Organ.
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