[15] I lived in the woods, until I was slain by the relentless axe. Whilst I was alive I was silent, but in death my melody is exquisite. [16] Reproduced in Von Wasielewski “Die Violoncelle.” [17] All trace of this composition is apparently lost. [18] Play the Crwth. [19] “The Nursery Rhymes of England,” edited by James Orchard Halliwell. [20] The “Archives Curieuses,” by Cimber et Danjou records the gift of 300 livres to De Bäif by Charles IX., “en consideration des services qu’il lui a de longtemps faits en sondict état.” [21] By Cimber et Danjou. [22] Mr Betts made a copy of “The King,” which is now in the possession of a lady of title in Scotland. [23] Contralto-viol. [24] Low tenor-viol. [25] High tenor-viol. [26] Tenor-viol, which later became the tenor violin or viola. [27] Tailles were tenor and contralto viols. [28] “The Violin.” Fifth Edition. Bernard Goodwin. Glasgow, 1895. [29] _Vide_ “Gio. Paolo Maggini,” by Lady Huggins, published by Messrs Hill & Sons. [30] These letters have been collected into a neat little volume, entitled “Readiana,” by Chatto & Windus. London, 1882. [31] “Das Neu eröffnete Orchestre.” Hamburg, 1713. [32] Henry C. Lunn, in his “Musings of a Musician” (London, 1846), admirably describes the way “to make a Fashionable Ballad” in his “Proposals for a Musical Cookery Book”: “Having procured some words, pick them to pieces and pare them down to your liking. Then spread them out upon a sheet of paper, and take a handful of sweet passages (which all good cooks keep by them in a drawer) and sprinkle them over the paper. Add as much spice as will lie upon two shillings, and garnish with any little embellishments you can think of.” [33] _Daily Courant_ of 17th February 1722/3. * * * * * * Transcriber’s note: Obvious typographical errors have been corrected. Archaic or alternate spelling that may have been in use at the time of publication has been retained from the original. Inconsistent use of diacritical marks has been retained from the original.