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  1.  Autobiography of Sir George Biddell Airy / Airy, George Biddell, 1801-1892
    as if he had seen it for the first time. Many of his letters were written from Playford, a village in a beautiful ... weeks at Playford in the winter. These trips were always conducted in the most active manner, either  details...
  2.  Purcell / Runciman, John F., 1866-1916
    to Playford's "Brief Introduction to the Skill of Musick," remarks on the fact that musicians now composed "to ... Purcell's apprenticeship was at end. Early compositions by him had been published in Playford's "Choice  details...
  3.  A History of Morris Dancing, With a Description of Eleven Dances as Performed by the Morris-Men of England / Sharp, Cecil J.
    called "The Country Garden" in Playford's "Dancing Master," and in Chappell's "National English Airs ... of the "Constant Billy" printed in Playford's "Dancing Master" (1726), p. 170, and also in one of Walsh's dancing  details...
  4.  The Parish Clerk (1907) / Ditchfield, P. H. (Peter Hampson), 1854-1930
    Playford, clerk of the Temple Church in 1652. Benjamin Payne, clerk of St. Anne's, Blackfriars, in 1685, the author of _The Parish Clerk's Guide_, wrote of Playford as "one to whose memory all parish clerks owe ...  details...
  5.  Notes and Queries, Number 08, December 22, 1849 / Various
    Coverley_ is to be met with earlier than 1695, when it was printed by H. Playford in his _Dancing Master ... .P. and are sold by John Playford, near the Temple-Church, 1685, small oblong." I have every reason to believe  details...
  6.  Shakespeare and Music With Illustrations from the Music of the 16th and 17th centuries / Naylor, Edward W. (Edward Woodall), 1867-1934
    that Prince Charles learnt the Viol da Gamba from Coperario (_i.e._, John Cooper). Also Playford (temp ... .] John Playford, in 1683, published his 'Introduction to the Skill of Music,' which gives an account  details...
  7.  We of the Never-Never / Gunn, Jeannie, 1870-1961
    of the Playford, assured us there was nothing to fear from that quarter. "You see, you represent business to him ...  details...
  8.  Notes and Queries, Number 50, October 12, 1850 / Various
    . The commentators were at fault when they pointed out the more modern tune of the same name in Playford's _Musical ...  details...
  9.  Poetical Quotations / Various
    ) Italy, 1304-1374 PHILLIPS, CATHARINE England, 1631-1664 PLAYFORD, JOHN ...  details...
  10.  Notes and Queries, Number 27, May 4, 1850 / Various
    on the fly-leaf,--"Ben Rogers, his book, Aug. 18. 1673, and presented me by Mr. John Playford, Stationer ...  details...

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