> Where is Rizzio's "lute"? Is it in Scotland? Did James Oswald know
> about this instrument when he attributed pieces he 'wrote' for the
> wire-strung guittar to Rizzio? Because - it's possible that if Rizzio
> did play a chitarra he might actually have written them.
You then have the problem of locating his time machine as well, because
none of the things Oswald (following Thomson) attributed to Rizzio are
in a style that was conceivable in the mid-16th century.
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