Henry Machyn in St Stephen in Coleman Street, London - 23 November, 1560
from A London Provisioner's Chronicle, 1550-1563:
The twenty-third day of November was buried in St. Stephen in Coleman Street Sir John Jermy, knight of Suffolk beyond Ipswich four miles, the which was a good man of the age of eighty and odd […] And there was many mourners. And going to the church, a mourner bearing the standard in black, and another, a pennon of arms. And then certain mourners. Then came Mr. Somerset, the herald, bore the helmet and crest. And after, came Mr. Clarenceux bearing his coat of arms. And the clerk singing. And came the corpse … more >>
Henry Machyn, and Colette Moore, Marilyn Miller and Richard W. Bailey (ed.), A London Provisioner's Chronicle, 1550-1563. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1507388370746 accessed: 24 November, 2024
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hide composersMusic for a burial | performed by A clerk |
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Date/Time | 23 November, 1560 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, in public |