Lots of interesting information coming up, but now I ask myself who
could afford 5-10 shillings. Mr Starkey obviously had money (perhaps
not as much as Ringo), and a barber made enough to hang one in his
shop. Who were his customers, and how many people had a family member
cut their hair (if they cut it).
On Feb 9, 2008, at 10:10 AM, Peter Forrester wrote:
Nice one Kevin!
Not a cittern but to show the high value of bandoras ( and transport).
From David Price, 'Patrons and Musicians of the English
Renaissance', CUP
1981.
Hardwick ms 10a July 1602. "To Mr Starkey at hys going away, for a
bandora
iils, treble lute xxs, bass vyoll xls, treble vyoll xxs, for the
case to lay
them in xvis, and that he paid for the carriage of these from London
to
Hardwick xiis".
In modern numbers the above read as: 48, 20, 40, 20, 16 and 12
shillings.
Peter.
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