The Old Cheque Book Or Book Of Remembrance Of The Chapel Royal From 1561 To 1744

Author : Edward F. Rimbault
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ISBN 13 : 9781332292868
Total Pages : 286 pages
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Download or read book The Old Cheque-Book, Or Book of Remembrance, of the Chapel Royal, From 1561 to 1744 written by Edward F. Rimbault and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-05 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Old Cheque-Book, or Book of Remembrance, of the Chapel Royal, From 1561 to 1744: Edited, From the Original Ms. Preserved Among the Muniments of the Chapel Royal, St. James's Palace The Chapels attached to the Palaces of Sovereigns form a remarkable feature of Christian Europe, and, from the earliest time on record, they seem to have been served on the same grand scale as the Cathedrals. In England the Chapel Royal is the most ancient choir concerning which we have any authentic account. In olden times it was the fullest, best appointed, and the most remarkable for its excellence in the performance of the choral service. As regards the constitution of this establishment, Dr. Jebb, in his valuable work on "The Choral Service of the United Church of England and Ireland" (1843, 8vo. p. 147), gives us the following particulars: - "The Chapel Establishment of the English Sovereign is not a corporate body. It has subsisted, however, according to its present constitution for a long time antecedent to the Reformation. Over the Chapel presides a Dean; next to him a SubDean; then forty-eight Chaplains, with ten Priests in ordinary, and a numerous lay Choir, styled Gentlemen of the Chapel. The Chaplains' duty is confined to preaching on Sundays; they take no part in the performance of Divine Service. The liturgical offices are performed by the Dean, Sub-Dean, and Priests in ordinary. They have been often, but not uniformly, appointed from the Minor Canons of Westminster and St. Paul's, and it would appear as if they were originally considered as forming part of the Choir. From ancient lists, it appears that formerly the officiating members of the Chapel Royal were more numerous than now. In Queen Elizabeth's time, thirty were in attendance at a time, at least occasionally. "In strictness, this establishment belongs to no fixed place, but is bound to attend the Sovereign wherever he may be resident. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.