of the modern tremulant, and occurs in a specification for an organ given by John Loosemore, of Exeter, in 1665. It is not found in later specifications, and went out of use owing to the noise in action, occasioned by its faulty construction.
The total cost of the organ and case, according to the writer from whom I glean my knowledge of the King's College organ, was about £370; the outlay upon the organ, so far as the items may now be divided, amounting to £214, and that upon the case to £156.
The name of Dallam still occurs in the College accounts after the completion of the organ. In 1607 he is paid xxxvs. for tuning the organ, besides xxxvs. received by the sale of the surplus tin, of which "a thousand six hundred" had been purchased for the pipes; in 1617, £10, and in 1638, £22, are paid to him for repairs. His name occurs for the last time in 1641. In no case is a Christian name given.[1]
- ↑ In the books of Magdalen College, Oxford, between the dates 1615 and 1637, several entries
