You are absolutely right, Dana, and I totally concur. I was simply quoting the exact passage of Claude Simpson's book which Arthur Ness did not remember precisely. I never intended to say it was THE definitive solution !
Thank you for your very appropriate precisions. All the best, Jean-Marie Poirier ======= 15-10-2008 04:13:29 ======= > >> "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 >recall, the registers may begin as late as 1554 and are not useful for >negative evidence of what Henry roi may or may not have penned, plus >which, to quote his own Pastime 'Who shall me let?", do you really think >his work would have been submitted for registry? (Arber, Edward, ed. A >Transcript of the Registers of the Company of Stationers of London >15541640 A.D. 5 Volumes, London, privately printed, 187594.) > >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. >-- >Dana Emery > > > > >To get on or off this list see list information at >http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >Orange vous informe que cet e-mail a ete controle par l'anti-virus mail. >Aucun virus connu a ce jour par nos services n'a ete detecte. > > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://poirierjm.free.fr 15-10-2008
