Education
Born in 1612 or 1613, he played the lute from c. 1621, but his teacher if any is unknown.
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Born in 1612 or 1613, he played the lute from c. 1621, but his teacher if any is unknown.
His book Musick"s Monument (1676) provides a valuable description of 17th century musical practice. He also played the viol. He was a singer, termed a lay clerk, in the choir of Trinity College, Cambridge from 1635 until his death.
During the 1644 Siege of York, in the English Civil War, he was present in that city, where he had family.
He died c. 1706.