Henry Lawes

Around 1602 Thomas, a church musician, moved to Salisbury as lay vicar and the family took up residence in the Close.

[4] At an early stage in London he was employed by John Egerton, earl of Bridgewater to teach music to his daughters.

On 6 January 1630/1 he was cited in the Lord Chamberlain's accounts as being appointed 'for the lutes and voice' as one of Charles I's musicians, replacing the recently deceased Robert Marsh.

The English Civil War altered this way of life and affected Henry especially when William was killed in 1645, joining what was believed to be a victorious rout in the fighting at the siege of Chester.

He taught the daughter of Sir Edward Dering, Lady Mary, to whom he later dedicated his 1655 collection of airs.

[7] With the publication of his second book of Ayres and Dialogues from 1655, Lawes reflected on his life's changes wrought by the Civil War: "...although I have lost my fortunes with my Master (of ever blessed memory) [the reference is to Charles I], I am not so low to bow for a subsistence to the follies of this age.

[7] On 23 April 1661 Henry Lawes's anthem Zadok the priest was sung at the coronation of Charles II.