III.
The Agreement between Antony Duddyngton and the Churchwardens of All-hallows', Barking, for the Organ.
a.d. 1519.
(From the Original Document preserved in the Church Chest.)
"This endenture made the yere of oure lorde god ml vo xix. and in the moneth of July xxix day. Witnesseth that Antony Duddyngton, Citezen of London, Organ-Maker, hath made a full bargayn, condycionally, with Maister Willm. Petenson, Doctour in Divinite, Vicar of Alhalowe Barkyng, Robt. Whytehed and John Churche, Wardeyns of the same Churche, and Maistere of the P'isshe of Alhalowe Barkyng, next ye Tower of London, to make an instrument, that ys to say a payer of organs for the foresed churche, of dowble Ce-fa-ut that ys to say, xxvij. playne keyes, and the pryncipale to conteyn the length of v foote, so folowing wt Bassys called Diapason to the same, conteyning length of x foot or more: And to be dowble pryncipalls thoroweout the seid instrument, so that the pyppes wt inforth shall be as fyne metall and stuff as tho utter parts, that is to say of pure Tyn, wt as fewe stoppes as may be convenient.
