British Library, Add. Ms. 11732, [spine title:]

“THE ACADEMY OF VOCAL MUSIC / 1725-1730”

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	Orders agreed to, by the Members of the Academy of Vocal Musick [ruler] Fryday Jan^y. y^e 7^th. 1725/6.
Resolv’d	To meet every other Fryday (solemn dayes excepted) att the Crown Tavern against S^t. Clements Church in y^e Strand
Resolv’d	That the Doors be shut, and none admitted (for the present) but the Members of the academy
Resolv’d	That any Gentleman of his Majesty’s Chappel Royal, or of the Cathedrals, may be admitted of this academy. if they desire itt, and no other person but such as profess Musick, and shall be approv’d of by the Majority
Resolv’d	To begin the Performance att seven of the Clock, and to end itt at nine
Resolv’d	That every Member hereafter admitte<d> shall pay the last subscription, tho<’> near the expiration of itt
Resolv’d	That Composers (by general Consent may be admitted, tho’ not Vocal performers Turn Over

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	Orders [ruler]
Resolv’d	That a Number of Persons not exceeding seven be chosen to direct the performance in their turns.
<Re>solv’d	If ever it be thought necessary to admit any more Members that Ev’ry such Person shall be propos’d the night before he be elected. The Election to be by Ballot. and a Majority of two thirds att least of the Members present is requir’d for such admission. The time of election not to be till after 8, and before 9 o’Clock
Resolv’d	That there be 18 Tickets given for the Gallery every night. Two to each Mem- ber as they stand in the list, to be deliver’d after the performance for the night ensuing. The Tickets to be pro- vided and deliver’d by the Treasurer
April <t>he 9^th. 1730 Resolv’d <t>em: Con:	That the Seven Managers have pow’r to make such Laws for the Government of the Academy as <crosst out> they shall think fitt

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A List of the members that Assembled on Fry-day Jan^y. y^e. 7^th. 1725/6 att the Crown Tavern in the Strand. Who contributed to that first meeting as follows
The Rev^d. M^r. Estwick	0: 2: 6
M^r. Baker	0: 2: 6
M^r. Husband	0: 2: 6
M^r. Carleton	0: 2: 6
M^r. Hughes	0: 2: 6
M^r. Chelsum	0: 2: 6
M^r. Freeman	0: 2: 6
M^r. King	0: 2: 6
M^r. Gates	0: 2: 6
M^r. Weely	0: 2: 6
D^r. Pepusch	0: 2: 6
M^r. Green	0: 2: 6
M^r. Galliard	0: 2: 6
The Children of S^t. Pauls Cathedral	£1:12: <...>
[ruler] Expences of that Ev’ning
A Coach for y^e Children	0: 2: 0
Wine and Bread	0:10: 6
for the use of y^e room fire & candles	0: 5: 0
the Drawer	0: 1: 0
	0:18
Remaines to be carried on	0: 1

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Jan^y. the 21^st 1725/6	A Subscription for the ^Support of the Academy of Vocal Musick
	Brought from over leafe	0:14:0
	The Rev^d. M^r. Estwick	0:10:6
	M^r. Flintofs	0:10:6
	M^r. Carleton	0:10:6
	D^r. Crofts	0:10:6
	D^r. Pepusch	0:10:6
	M^r. Galliard	0:10:6
	M^r. Green	0:10:6
	M^r. King	0:10:6
	M^r. Weely	0:10:6
	M^r. Gates	0:10:6
	M^r. Freeman	0:10:6
	M^r. Chelsum	0:10:6
Feb.^y the 4^th.	M^r. Baker	0:10:6
	M^r. Hughes	0:10:6
the 4^th.	The Children of the Chappel Royal	0: 0:0
March the 1^st.	Sig^r. Giovanni Bononcini,	0:10:6
	Sig^r Nicola Fran^co: Haym	0:10:6
	Sig^r. Fran^co. Geminiani	0:10:6
the 24	M^r. Husband	0:10:6
	£	10: 3:0

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May the 12^th. 1726	A Second Subscription
	The Rev^d. M^r Estwick	0:10:6
	M^r. Flintoft	0:10:6
	M^r. Carleton	0:10:6
	D^r Crofts	0:10:6
	D^r. Pepusch	0:10:6
	M^r. Galliard	0:10:6
	M^r. Green	0:10:6
	M^r. King	0:10:6
	M^r. Weely	0:10:6
	M^r. Gates	0:10:6
	M^r. Freeman	0:10:6
	M^r. Chelsum	0:10:6
	The Rev^d. M^r. Baker	0:10:6
	Sig^r: Giovanni Bononcini	0:10:6
	Sig^r Nicola Fran^co. Haym	0:10:6
	Sig^r Fran^co: Geminiani	0:10:6
	M^r. Lulliet	0:10:6
	M^r. Row	0:10:6
	M^r. Hughes	0:10:6
	M^r. Whichello	0:10:6
	The Rev^d. S^r. John Dolben Bar^t.	0:10<:6>
	M^r. Henry Holcombe	0:10<:6>
	£	11:11<:0>

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	Subscribers
	Brought Over	11:11:0
	Sig^r Gioseppe Riva Residente di S: A il Duca di Modena	0:10:6
	M^r. Aylworth	0:10:6
	Sig^r Francesco Benardi detto il Senesino	0:10:6
Nov^m. the 3^d.	M^r. Tho^s. Edwards	0:10:6
1726	Sig^r. Pier Francesco Tosi	0:10:6
17	D^r. John Friend	0:10:6
	The Rev^d. M^r. Dechair	0:10:6
	Sig^r Fortunato Chelleri	0:10:6
	M^r. John Freke	0:10:6
Nov^m. 25	The Rev^d. D^r. Pelling	0:10:6
	The Rev^d. M^r. Jackson	0:10:6
	John Ecton. Esq^r	0:10:6
Dec^m. y^e 29	M^r. Humphry Wyrley Birch	0:10:6
	£	18: 7:6

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Jan^y. the 26. 1726.	A third Subscription
	D^r. Crofts M: E.	0:10:6
	D^r. Pepusch	0:10:6
	M^r. Galliard	0:10:6
	M^r. Green	0:10:6
	M^r. King	0:10:6
	M^r. Weely	0:10:6
	M^r. Flintoft M: E.	0:10:6
	M^r. Gates	0:10:6
	M^r. Freeman	0:10:6
	M^r. Carlton	0:10:6
	M^r. Chelsum	0:10:6
	Sig^r. Giovanni Bononcini	0:10:6
	M^r. Edwards	0:10:6
	M^r. Jackson M: E.	0:10:6
	Jn^o. Ecton Esq^r	0:10:6
	M^r. Dechair	0:10:6
	M^r. Freke	0:10:6
	M^r. Birch	0:10:6
	M^r. Baker	0:10:6
	M^r. Hughes	0:10:6
	Doc^r. Freind	0:10:6
	M^r. Lulliet	0:10:6
	M^r. Wichello	0:10:6
		12: 1:6

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	Subscribers
	Brought Over	12: 1:6
	M^r. Row	0:10:6
Feb^y. 9^th.	M^r. Estwick	0:10:6
	Sig^r Geminiani	0:10:6
	M^r. Holcombe	0:10:6
March 9^th.	Sig^r. Francesco detto il Senesino	0:10:6
June 1^st.	M^r. Bolton	0:10:6
Oct^r. y^e 26	M^r. Dieu’ Part	0:10:6
	M^r. Young	0:10:6
Nov^m. y^e 23.	Sig^r Haym	0:10:6
	Sig^r Riva	0:10:6
	£ [ruler]	17: 6:6
June the 1^st. 1727 This Day it was agree’d nemine Contradicente, that D. Agostino Steffani, Bishop of Spiga (Com[m]only known by the Name of Abbot Steffani) be President of the Academy of Vocal Musick establish’d in London: N:B His Compositions att present goe under the name of Gregorio Piva

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A Fourth Subscription Dec^m: y^e 7^th. 1727
D. Agostino Steffani, President
Brought from the 3^d: Subscrip^n:	0: 6:0
The Rev^d M^r. Estwick	0:10:6
S^r John Dolben for the 3^d. & 4^th. Subscriptions	1: 1:0
D^r. John Friend	0:10:6
M^r. Gates	0:10:6
M^r. Freeman	0:10:6
M^r. Weely	0:10:6
M^r. Green	0:10:6
M^r. Galliard	0:10:6
M^r. King	0:10:6
M^r. Hughes	0:10:6
M^r. Freke	0:10:6
M^r. Chelsum	0:10:6
Sig^r Riva	0:10:6
Sig^r Bononcini	0:10:6
M^r. Young	0:10:6
M^r. Carleton	0:10:6
M^r. Baker	0:10:6
M^r. Row	0:10:6
M^r. Bolton	0:10:6
D^r. Pepusch	0:10:6
M^r. Ecton	0:10:6
M^r. Whichello	0:10:6
M^r. Gotschal	0:10:6
The Rev^d. D^r. Pelling for the 3^d. & 4^th Subscrip:	1: 1:0
	13:19:0

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Subscribers
M^r. Holcombe	0:10:6
Brought from Over leaf	13:19:0
£	14:9:6

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A Fifth Subscription April y^e. 12^th. 1728
D. Agostino Steffani. President
Brought from y^e. 4^th. Subscrip:	0: 5:0
The Rev^d. M^r. Estwick	0:10:6
The Rev^d. S^r. John Dolben	0:10:6
D^r. John Friend M. E.	0:10:6
M^r. Gates	0:10:6
M^r. Greene	0:10:6
D^r. Pepusch	0:10:6
M^r Holcombe	0:10:6
M^r. Young	0:10:6
The Rev^d. M^r. Carlton	0:10:6
M^r. King	0:10:6
M^r. Galliard	0:10:6
M^r. Weely	0:10:6
M^r. Chelsum	0:10:6
Sig^r Bononcini	0:10:6
M^r. Whichello	0:10:6
M^r. Freke	0:10:6
M^r. Freeman	0:10:6
M^r. Row	0:10:6
M^r. Hussey	0:10:6
Jn^o. Greene Esq^r	0:10:6
M^r. Hughes	0:10:6
The Rev^d. M^r. Bolton	0:10:6
M^r. Ecton	0:10:6
M^r. Godscal	0:10:6
The Rev^d. D^r. Pelling	0:10:6
	13: 7:6

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A Sixth Subscription D<ec ?> 17<29>
D. Agostino Steffani. President
Brought from the 5^th. Subscrip:	tt s d 1: 4:6
+ The Rev^d. M^r. Estwick	0:10:6
+ D^r. Pepusch	0:10:6
+ M^r. Greene	0:10:6
+ M^r. Gates	0:10:6
+ M^r. Weely	0:10:6
+ M^r. Galliard	0:10:6
+ M^r. Carlton	0:10:6
+ M^r. King	0:10:6
+ M^r. Row	0:10:6
+ M^r. Freke	0:10:6
M^r. John Ecton	0:10:6
+ M^r. John Greene	0:10:6
M^r. Godscall	0:10:6
+ M^r. Young	0:10:6
+ M^r. Hughes	0:10:6
M^r. Hussey	0:10:6
+ The Rev^d. D^r. Pelling	0:10:6
Sig^r Haym	0:10:6
+ M^r. Whichello	0:10:6
+ Lord Peasley	0:10:6
M^r. Beake	0:10:6
M^r. Popple	0:10:6
D^r. Taylor	0:10:6
+ M^r. Dobson	0:10:6
+ M^r. Needler	0:10:6
+ M^r. Merle	0:10:6

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Subscri<bers>
+ M^r. Georges	0:10:6
M^r. Bulstrode	0:10:6
+ M^r. Malso	0:10:6
+ Cap^t. Cornwal	0:10:6
+ M^r. Fauquier	0:10:6
M^r. Myars	0:10:6
+ M^r. Carbonell	0:10:6
M^r. Immins	0:10:6
M^r. Cottle	0:10:6
+ M^r. Percival	0:10:6
+ D^r. Rutty	0:10:6
+ M^r. Bishop	0:10:6
M^r. Huggins	0:10:6
+ M^r. Millan	0:10:6
+ M^r. Theed	0:10:6
M^r. Wheeler	0:10:6
M^r. Payne	0:10:6
+ M^r. Porter	0:10:6
+ Sig^r Bononcini	0:10:6
Sig^r Riva for y^e 5^th & 6^th. Sub.	1: 1:0
The Rev^d. M^r. Bolton	0:10:6
+ M^r. Freeman	0:10:6
M^r. Chelsum	0:10:6
+ M^r. Bird	0:10:6

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Subscribers
M^r. Peacock	0:10:6
M^r. Goddard	0:10:6
M^r. Hankey	0:10:6
+ M^r. Holcombe	0:10:6
+ Lord Percival	0:10:6
M^r. Robinson	0:10:6
+ Col: Blathwait	0:10:6
+ M^r Humphry Wyrley Birch for the 4^th. 5^th. & 6^th. Subscrip:	1:11:6
+ The Rev^d. M^r. Pordage	0:10:6
+ M^r. Bagnall	0:10:6
+ M^r. Lock	0:10:6
+ M^r. Halsted	0:10:6
+ D^r. Coningham	0:10:6
+ Lord Plimouth	0:10:6
+ M^r. Barnard	0:10:6
+ Col: Cornwall	0:10:6

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	A Seventh Subscription. May 8^th. 1729
	D: Agostino Steffani. President
	1	The Rev^d M^r. Estwick	0:10:6
	2	The Rev^d. D^r. Pelling	0:10:6
	3	M^r. Greene	0:10:6
	4	M^r. Galliard	0:10:6
	5	D^r. Pepusch	0:10:6
	6	M^r. Holcome	0:10:6
	7	The Lord Peasley	0:10:6
	8	M^r. Freke	0:10:6
1^st. night.	_____9	M^r. Needler	0:10:6
	10	M^r. Freeman	0:10:6
	11	The Rev^d. M^r. Carleton	0:10:6
	12	M^r. Gates	0:10:6
	13	M^r. Theed	0:10:6
	14	M^r. Halsted	0:10:6
	15	M^r. Percival	0:10:6
	16	Cap^t. Cornwall	0:10:6
	17	M^r. George	0:10:6
2^d. night.	____18	M^r. Milan	0:10:6
	19	M^r. Mulso	0:10:6
	20	M^r. Porter	0:10:6
	21	The Lord Plimouth	0:10:6
	22	M^r. Birch Wyrley	0:10:6
	23	M^r. Bishop	0:10:6
	24	M^r. Lock	0:10:6
	25	M^r: King	0:10:6

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Subscribers
	26	M^r. John Green	0:10:6
3^d. night	____27	M^r. Weely	0:10:6
	28	The Rev^d. M^r. Lloyd	0:10:6
	29	The Rev^d. M^r. Pordage	0:10:6
	30	M^r. Carbonell	0:10:6
	31	The Lord Percival	0:10:6
	32	M^r. Whichello	0:10:6
	33	M^r. Bird	0:10:6
	34	M^r Dobson	0:10:6
	35	D^r Coningham	0:10:6
4^th. night	____36	Col. Blathwait	0:10:6
	37	Col: Cornwall	0:10:6
	38	M^r. Bagnal	0:10:6
	39	Sig^r Bononcini	0:10:6
	40	M^r. Barnard	0:10:6
	41	M^r. Young	0:10:6
	42	M^r. Fauquier	0:10:6
	43	Doct^r. Rutty	0:10:6
	44	M^r. Row	0:10:6
5^th night	____45	M^r. Hughes	0:10:6
	46	M^r. Merle	0:10:6
	47	M^r. Robinson	0:10:6
	48	M^r. Randall	0:10:6

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Subscribers
	49	M^r. Hussey	0:10:6
	50	The Rev^d. M^r. Bolton	0:10:6
	51	M^r. Cottle	0:10:6
	52	M^r. Chelsum	0:10:6
	53	M^r. Wheeler	0:10:6
6^th. night	____54	M^r. Myer	0:10:6
	55	M^r Godscall	0:10:6
	56	M^r. Peacock	0:10:6
	57	M^r. Immins	0:10:6
	58	M^r. Payne	0:10:6
	59	M^r Pettiward	0:10:6
	60	M^r. Beckingham	0:10:6
	61	S^r. Gilbert Pickering	0:10:6
	62	M^r. Festing	0:10:6
	____63	M^r Newburg	0:10:6
	64	M^r. Hankey	0:10:6
	65	M^r. Monke	0:10:6
	66	M^r. Birch	0:10:6
	67	M^r. Popple	0:10:6
	68	M^r. Wachter	0:10:6
	69	M^r. Hogarth	0:10:6

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The Eighth Subscription April y^e. 9^th. 1730 [ruler]
The Rev^d. M^r Estwick	0:10:6
The Rev^d. D^r. Pelling	0:10:6
M^r. Mau: Greene	0:10:6
M^r Galliard	0:10:6
D^r. Pepusch	0:10:6
M^r. Holcome
The Lord Peaisley	0:10:6
M^r. Freke	0:10:6
M^r. Needler	0:10:6
M^r. Freeman	0:10:6
The Rev^d. M^r. Carleton	0:10:6
M^r. Gates	0:10:6
M^r. Theed	0:10:6
M^r. Halsted	0:10:6
M^r Percival	0:10:6
Cap^t. Cornwall
M^r. George	0:10:6
M^r. Milan	0:10:6
M^r Porter	0:10:6
The Lord Plimouth	0:10:6
M^r. Birch Wyrley	0:10:6
M^r. Bishop	0:10:6
M^r. Lock	0:10:6
	11 6

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Subscribers
	M^r. King	0:10:6
	M^r John Greene	0:10:6
	M^r. Weely	0:10:6
	M^r Carbonell	0:10:6
	The Lord Percivall	0:10:6
	M^r Whichello	0:10:6
	M^r. Bird	0:10:6
	M^r. Dobson	0:10:6
	D^r. Coningham	0:10:6
	Col: Blathwait
	Col: Cornwall	0:10:6
	Cap^t. Bagnall	0:10:6
	Sig^r Bononcini	0:10:6
__	M^r. Barnard	0:10:6
	M^r. Young	0:10:6
	M^r. Fauquier	0:10:6
	D^r. Rutty M: E:
	M^r. Row	0:10:6
	M^r. Hughes	0:10:6
	M^r. Merle	0:10:6
	M^r. Robinson	0:10:6
	M^r. Randall	0:10:6
		10s10

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Subscribers
	M^r. Hussey	0:10:6
___	The Rev^d. M^r. Bolton	0:10:6
	M^r. Cottle	0:10:6
	M^r. Chelsum	0:10:6
	M^r. Wheeler	0:10:6
	M^r. Myer
	M^r. Godscall	0:10:6
	M^r. Peacock	0:10:6
	M^r. Immins	0:10:6
	M^r. Payne	0:10:6
	M^r. Pettiward	0:10:6
___	M^r. Beckingham	0:10:6
	S^r. Gilbert Pickering	0:10:6
	M^r. Festin	0:10:6
	M^r. Newburg	0:10:6
	M^r. Hankey	0:10:6
	M^r. Monk	0:10:6
	M^r. Birch	0:10:6
	M^r. Popple
	M^r. Wachster	0:10:6
___	M^r. Hogarth	0:10:6
	The Rev^d. M^r. Pordage	0:10:6
	M^r. Muso	0:10:6
	The Rev^d. M^r. Morrison	0:10:6
		11s11

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Subscribers
The Rev^d M^r. Abbot	0:10:6
M^r. Weideman	0:10:6
M^r. Huggins for 7^th. & 8^th. Sub:^s	1:<1>:0
M^r. Pratt	0:10:6
M^r Cope	0:10:6
M^r. Stanley	0:10:6
M^r. Pepy’s	0:10:6
M^r. Kallaway	0:10:6
M^r. Beake for y^e 7 & 8^th.	1: 1:0
M^r Tillott	0:10:6
M^r. Newnham	0:10:6
M^r. Marshall	0:10:6
D^r. Taylor for y^e 7^th. & 8^th.	1: 1:0
	8 s8
	11s11
	10s10
	11 s 6
	41 s9 d6

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cruda Amarills one T<...>
constitues	one Tenor & one <...>
santoAtabe	single Parts only
Domine ad adjurandum:	Trebles wanting
veritas mea mil<i>i & antem	} one treble wanting
Tribulationis	one treble wanting
Stracciomi<i>	no Score
Dixit	no Score
Sacrum Convivium	no Score
Emendemus	no Score

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the Parts of Justor<...> Anima 2 sheets		1:6
the Parts of Coll: Magnificat 21 ½ sheets		16:0
		10:6 5:3 4 ½ 16:1 ½
	86 21 ½ sheets
10:9 5:4 ½ 16:1 ½

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26^th May 1731 N B By y^e Compositions of the Ancients is meant of such as lived before y^e end of the fifteenth ^Sixteenth Century
N^o 6. That y^e Managers Ballot upon all Elections
1	That D^r Pepusch M^r Gates M^r Galliard M^r: Needler do Examine the Copiests bills & Sign them in order for the Treasr to pay them.
	N: B the Balance remaining y^e 27 May1731 was 12^l: ^s<6>: --
2	That M^r: Galliard and M^r Needler do make a Catalogue of all y^e Musick & put the Library in order.
3	That Books be order’d one for the Treas one for Minutes & two for y^e Library keeper.
4	That D^r. Pepusch M^r Gates M^r Galliard Capt^n Bagnal & M^r Needler do make a list of Musick to be perform’d y^e next Season.
5	That the Managers do each of them a Score deliver a Score of a piece of Musick to D^r Pepusch by y^e latter end of August next for his Examination
6	That M^r Bishop be desired to write a Historical Account of the Academy & that D^r Pepusch & M^r: Galliard do Supply him with Materials
7	That D^r Pepusch do consider of a Method for inserting the Names of such Boys y^t distinguish themselves in their Performances
8	That M^r Galliard & M^r Needler make a Compleat list [deleted] of all the Members from the begining with marks of distinction against them. as also a list of the Managers w^th a Mark against thoses who have left the Academy & those chosen in their Room. also a list of the present Auditors
9	That D^r Pepusch be desired to demand of D^r Green the Six Mottetts y^e Bishop of Spiga sent the Academy
10	That a partition in y^e Library be lock’d up by y^e Secretary to keep all Original papers & letters relating to the Academy. And that some method be thought on to Increase our correspondance abroad.

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11	That all resolutions past present & to come, as also the Expences of the Common night & the Grand night be enter’d in a book or books, as rules to go by.

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1	To give notice to y^e Academy that the Publick night will be y^e 13^th May
&	That every Member may Introduce two Friends that night. but no Ticketts being to be deliver’d he must introduce them in Person.
2	That every Member be in y^e Room at 6 a Clock.
3	The Performance to begin at half an hour after Six a Clock.
4	That y^e Gallery be open’d that night for any of the auditory Members that shall like ^chuse to be there.
	That There will be no Ticketts deliver’d but every Member must Introduce his two friends in Person
6	That a Door be put up ^at the head of y^e Stairs and no body to be admitted but the Members of y^e Academy & those they are to Introduce.
	That M^r: Marshall & M^r Beckingham be desired to attend at y^e Door w^th lists of y^e Members Names & to mark them & their friends as they come into y^e Room

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Original documents

relative to the first establishment of the

Academy of Vocal Musick, which afterwards

became the celebrated “King’s Concerts of Ancient Music.”

Presented to the British Museum

by Vincent Novello

4 Craven Hill,

Bayswater.

May 12^th 1840.[1]

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[1] Dr. Andrew Pink has kindly made available his own transcription of Add. Ms. 11732 for this file. I used it as a basis for the text in ff. 16-18.