Background
Hunnis was probably born in c. 1530 in England. Although his parentage, place, and precise date of birth are uncertain, Hunnis probably grew-up serving as a page of Sir William Herbert, who later became the Earl of Pembroke.
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Seuen sobs of a sorrowfull soule for sinne comprehending those seuen Psalmes of the princelie prophet David, commonlie called Poenitential / framed into a forme of familiar praiers (1583)
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Seuen sobs of a sorrowfull soule for sinne comprehending those seuen Psalmes of the princelie prophet Dauid, commonlie called poenitentiall; framed into a forme of familiar praiers (1600)
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This book represents an authentic reproduction of the text as printed by the original publisher. While we have attempted to accurately maintain the integrity of the original work, there are sometimes problems with the original work or the micro-film from which the books were digitized. This can result in errors in reproduction. Possible imperfections include missing and blurred pages, poor pictures, markings and other reproduction issues beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving and promoting the world's literature. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ Seuen sobs of a sorrowfull soule for sinne comprehending those seuen Psalmes of the princelie prophet Dauid, commonlie called poenitentiall; framed into a forme of familiar praiers Hunnis, William, d. 1597. Another edition of STC 13975, omitting music and adding "An addition to the treatise aforegoing". Printer's name and publication date from sub title page D12r. "A handfull of honisuckles" has separately dated title page and begins new pagination; within this series, "The poore vvidowes mite" and "Comfortable dialogs between Christ and a sinner" and "An addition to the treatise aforegoing" each has separately dated title page; register is continuous. Each treatise except "Comfortable dialogs" has imprint: Newlie printed by Peter Short, 1600. The first and last leaves are blank. Imperfect; leaves G6-7,12 lacking. 8, 85, 1; 2, 70, 2 p. London : Newlie printed by Peter Short, 1600 STC (2nd ed.) / 13979 English Reproduction of the original in the Folger Shakespeare Library ++++ This book represents an authentic reproduction of the text as printed by the original publisher. While we have attempted to accurately maintain the integrity of the original work, there are sometimes problems with the original work or the micro-film from which the books were digitized. This can result in errors in reproduction. Possible imperfections include missing and blurred pages, poor pictures, markings and other reproduction issues beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving and promoting the world's literature.
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A hyue full of hunnye contayning the firste booke of Moses, called Genesis. Turned into English meetre, by VVilliam Hunnis, one of the Gent. of her ... Maister to the Children of the same. (1578)
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William Hunnis
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Career
In 1550 Hunnis published Certayne Psalms . .. in Englishe metre, and shortly afterwards was made a gentleman of the Chapel Royal to Edward VI. At Mary I's accession he retained his appointment, but in 1555 he is said to have been one of a party of twelve conspirators who had determined to take Mary's life. Although nothing came of the first plot, shortly afterwards he was party to the Dudley conspiracy to dethrone Mary in favour of her sister Elizabeth. Hunnis, having some knowledge of alchemy, was to go abroad to coin the necessary gold, but this doubtful mission was exchanged for the task of making false keys to the treasury in London, which he was able to do because of his friendship with Nicholas Brigham, the receiver of the exchequer. The conspirators were, however, betrayed by one of their number, Thomas Whyte. Some of them were executed, but Hunnis escaped with imprisonment. He became a grocer and freeman of the City of London, and supervisor of the Queen's Gardens at Greenwich. In 1566 he was made Master of the Children of the Chapel Royal. No complete piece of his is extant, perhaps because of the rule that the plays acted by the Children should not have been previously printed. In his later years he purchased land at Barking, Essex. If the lines above his signature on a 1557 edition of Sir Thomas More's works are genuine, he remained a poor man, for he refuses to make a will on the ground that "the good that I shall leave, will not pay all I owe".
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Seuen sobs of a sorrowfull soule for sinne comprehending those seuen Psalmes of the princelie prophet Dauid, commonlie called poenitentiall; framed into a forme of familiar praiers (1600)
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A hyue full of hunnye contayning the firste booke of Moses, called Genesis. Turned into English meetre, by VVilliam Hunnis, one of the Gent. of her ... Maister to the Children of the same. (1578)
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Seuen sobs of a sorrowfull soule for sinne comprehending those seuen Psalmes of the princelie prophet David, commonlie called Poenitential / framed into a forme of familiar praiers (1583)
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Seuen sobs of a sorrowfull soule for sinne comprehending those seuen Psalmes of the princelie prophet Dauid, commonlie called poenitentiall; framed into a forme of familiar praiers (1600)
Membership
Master of the Children of the Chapel Royal (1566-1597)
Connections
In 1559 Hunnis married Margaret, Brigham's widow, but she died within the year, and he married in 1560 the widow of a grocer.
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Protestant