London City

Chapter 150: THE MUSICIANS

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A detailed topographical and historical survey of the City of London, arranged as a street-by-street perambulation grouped into logical sections. It interweaves architectural descriptions, church and company histories, and antiquarian notes with a contemporary (end of the nineteenth century) account of urban appearance. The text includes appendices cataloguing livery companies and civic officers, large maps and numerous illustrations, and discusses vanished as well as extant buildings while explaining editorial conventions used for identifying surviving churches and company halls.

THE MUSICIANS

Instituted by charter granted on April 24, 9th Edward IV. (1473), and reconstituted by James I., 1604, for a Master, 2 Wardens, 20 Assistants, and 31 members. The present number of members is 50; the Corporate Income is £400; there is no Trust Income; there is no Hall.

There were always musicians or minstrels presumably, therefore the Fraternity was ancient. And, as it was absolutely necessary for musicians to act together, the Fraternity began as soon as different instruments were used at the same time. This is one of the very small Companies.