"On Wednesday the 3rd of April, at Stationers' Hall, Mr. Daniel Purcell, brother of the memorable Mr. Henry Purcell, will exhibit an entertainment of Vocal and Instrumental Musick entirely new, and all parts to be performed with the greatest excellence." Amongst his compositions, printed and manuscript; not already mentioned, are Anthems, Songs for the plays "The Careless Husband," "The Humor of the Age," and "Magbeth."[64] "Sonatas or Solos for the violin with a thorough bass for the harpsichord, or bass-violin." "Sonatas for flute and bass," and "A Lamentation for the Death of Mr. Henry Purcell." The words of this "Lamentation" were written by Nahum Tate, and conclude with the following lines:-- "A sighing Wind, a murm'ring Rill, Our Ears with doleful Accents fill: They are heard, and only they, For sadly thus they seem to say, The Joy, the Pride of Spring is Dead, The Soul of Harmony is fled. Pleasure's flown from Albion's Shore, Wit and Mirth's bright Reign is o're, Strephon and music are no more! Since Nature thus pays Tribute to his Urn, How should a sad, forsaken Brother mourn!" Daniel Purcell was appointed organist of St. Andrew, Holborn, in 1713, and retained the position until his death in 1717. Sir John Hawkins in his History,[65] says:-- "The occasion of Daniel Purcell's coming to London was as follows:--Dr. Sacheverell, who had been a friend of his brother Henry, having been presented to the living of St. Andrew, Holborn, found an organ in the church of Harris's building, which having never been paid for, had from the time of its erection, in 1699, been shut up. The Doctor upon his coming to the living, by a collection from the parishioners, raised money to pay for it; but the title to the place of organist was litigated, the right of election being in question between the rector, the vestry, and the parish at large. Nevertheless he invited Daniel Purcell to London, and he accepted it; but in February, 1717, the vestry, which in that parish is a select one, thought proper to elect Mr. Maurice Greene, afterwards Dr. Greene, in preference to Purcell, who submitted to stand as a candidate. In the year following Greene was made organist of St. Paul's, and Daniel Purcell being then dead, his nephew Edward was a candidate for the place; but it was conferred on Mr. John Isum, who died in June, 1726." That Hawkins has made a series of mistakes in the above statement, is clear from the following advertisement, which appeared in the _Daily Courant_, December 12, 1717:--