>Puritan? 1670s? With that Unreconstructed Good Time Boy Charles II back on the throne since 1660? I don't think so! Besides 'Puritanism' is a much misunderstood concept, thanks to >the 19th century.
Sure - The Merry Monarch was indeed back on the throne, but I strongly suspect that plenty of people, particularly older ones, still chose to follow their puritan lifestyle. Thomas Mace is another who's writings show evidence of puritanism. I suppose it's a bit like flower power in the late 60s/early70s - That's how the era is portrayed to kids today, but in reality there were a lot of people (a majority?) who didn't subscribe to the free-love and drugs philosphy of the movement. Mary Burwell copied out these instructions from her teacher's notes, which could well have been written over a decade before - It is suggested that he himself was a pupil of Ennemond Gautier and it might even have its roots back in the first half of the 17th century. Just a few thoughts. Bill -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
