On Tue, Sep 18, 2007, David Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > Historical references to a chest of viols or lutes?
not able to cite as I write this, but pretty sure the inventories of Henry VIII Rex mention chests in several contexts, including crumhorns and vyals. I suspect that the taking of an inventory involved oneperson who was in charge of the items in question, and who would be familiar witht hem, and another who did the scribing of the list. Unfamiliar words would be set down as they were heard, potentially with a different spellyng each time. -- Dana Emery To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
