On 6/21/13 7:32 AM, "Brad Walton" <gtung.wal...@utoronto.ca> wrote:
> It was interesting to read of records concerning lutes in ..... > New England. What records are you referring to? Are there records, i.e. documents, that mention a lute in present day New England, or in any of the British colonies? I was once told that lutes were mentioned in a few probate records in colonial Mass.. But that's so vague, and I have never found any detailed information, like a name or date, or probate record book and page number, for such records. Does anyone know a specific reference to documents that mention a lute in the probate (or other) records of colonial Mass. (or any other colony)? I'd really like to read these records for myself. I've been doing my own research into colonial records for a few years now and have been on the lookout for any mention of musical instruments. I've found a few, but nothing for any lute family instruments. I have found records, mostly in estate inventories, of fiddles/violins, flutes, tin trumpets, a dulcimer, citterns, a hautboy - but nothing like a lute. Just for fun, here's an on-line reference to two court cases involving citterns in 1670's Maryland. If you want to read the full text of the court cases, there's a search box in the upper right corner where you can search on the page number or words. http://aomol.net/000001/000060/html/am60p--50.html C.Etter To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
