On Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 4:13 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> "The earliest reference to 'Greensleeves' in the Sationers' Register is >> dated September 3, 1580, when Richard Jones was licensed to print "A newe >> northern Dittye of ye Ladye Greene Sleeves". > > but, the stationers company was chartered by her majesty in 1557 as I .. > what is proclaimed as 'New' may simply have been newly (re)introduced. > > Lack of earlier surviving copies or mention of performance is the greater > clue, tho it is dangerous to argue from negative evidence.
Granted. But I thought the point about the quote from Simpson was that it is the earliest mention of Greensleeves. Do we know of any earlier? David -- ******************************* David van Ooijen [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.davidvanooijen.nl ******************************* To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
