Born in Dublin, Bathe lived at Drumcondra Castle, County Dublin, a member of a leading Anglo-Irish family. He was the eldest surviving son of John Bathe, Chancellor of the Exchequer of Ireland, and his first wife Eleanor Preston, daughter of Jenico Preston, 3rd Viscount Gormanston and Lady Catherine Fitzgerald; his paternal grandfather was James Bathe, Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer, whose second wife, William's grandmother, was Eleanor Burnell of Balgriffin[2] His brother John Bathe was an Irish representative at the Royal Court in Madrid in the early 1600s. When William's father died in 1586 the family were among the biggest landowners in Dublin, although their wealth and influence notably declined in the next generation.[2]: 16 William inherited the family estates on his father's death, but on entering the priesthood he transferred them to John, the next brother in age, in 1601.[3]
Bathe was trained as a musician and linguist at Oxford, where he wrote A Briefe Introductione to the True Art of Musicke (1584), which was revised as A Briefe Introduction to the Skill of Song (c.1596) – the first printed treatise on music in the English language.[4] Following a long-standing family tradition, he also studied law at the Inns of Court in London. For a time he enjoyed the favour of Queen Elizabeth I, to whom he presented a harp of his own design.[3] The Queen made him a number of grants of land, thus adding further to the extensive Bathe holdings: but royal favour ceased after 1598, on the discovery that William had entered the priesthood. The decision of a third Bathe brother, Luke, to become a priest did nothing to restore the family to favour (under the name Fr Edward Bathe, Luke became a prominent member of the Capuchin order). Apart from the religious issue, the close friendship between Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone and Sir William Warren, who married William's widowed stepmother Jenet Finglas, raised serious questions about the family's loyalty to the English Crown during O'Neill's rebellion, popularly known as the Nine Years War.[3] William is not known to have visited Ireland after 1601.
He taught languages in Europe and wrote one of the world's first language teaching texts, Janua Linguarum (The Door of Tongues, 1611), a juxtaposition of phrases in Latin and Spanish. It proved so popular that it was translated into nine languages within twenty years. The Moravian educator Comenius based his work Janua linguarum reserata on this text.
^ abO Mathúna, Seán P.: William Bathe, S.J. 1564–1614. A Pioneer in Linguistics (John Benjamins, 1986).
^ abcBall, F. Elrington: History of Dublin (Alexander Thom and Co., 1920), vol. 6.
^Collins, Paul: "Bathe, William", in: The Encyclopaedia of Music in Ireland, ed. Harry White & Barra Boydell (Dublin: UCD Press, 2013), p. 66.
Bibliographyedit
Pulver, Jeffrey, "The English Theorists 10: William Bathe", in: The Musical Times vol. 75 (1934), pp. 900–902.
Rainbow, Bernarr, Bathe and his Introductions to Musicke", in: The Musical Times vol. 123 (1982), pp. 243–247.
Nixon, Paul J., "William Bathe and His Times", in: The Musical Times vol. 124 (1983), pp. 101–102.
Ó Mathúna, Seán P., William Bathe, S.J., 1564–1614. A Pioneer in Linguistics (Amsterdam & Philadelphia: John Benjamins, 1986).
Karnes, Kevin C. (ed.), A Brief Introduction to the Skill of Song by William Bathe (London and New York: Routledge, 2005).
External linksedit
Bathe, William (1611). Ianua linguarum, siue Modus maxime accommodatus quo patefit aditus ad omnes linguas intelligendas(PDF) (in Latin and Spanish). Salamanca: apud Franciscum de Cea Tesa.
January 01, 1970
william, bathe, irish, judge, judge, april, 1564, june, 1614, anglo, irish, jesuit, priest, musician, writer, born, 1564, april, 1564dublin, irelanddied17, june, 1614, 1614, aged, madrid, spainoccupation, jesuit, priest, musicologist, writer, contents, life, r. For the Irish judge see William Bathe judge William Bathe 2 April 1564 17 June 1614 was an Anglo Irish Jesuit priest musician and writer 1 William BatheBorn 1564 04 02 2 April 1564Dublin IrelandDied17 June 1614 1614 06 17 aged 50 Madrid SpainOccupation s Jesuit priest musicologist writer Contents 1 Life 2 References 3 Bibliography 4 External linksLife editBorn in Dublin Bathe lived at Drumcondra Castle County Dublin a member of a leading Anglo Irish family He was the eldest surviving son of John Bathe Chancellor of the Exchequer of Ireland and his first wife Eleanor Preston daughter of Jenico Preston 3rd Viscount Gormanston and Lady Catherine Fitzgerald his paternal grandfather was James Bathe Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer whose second wife William s grandmother was Eleanor Burnell of Balgriffin 2 His brother John Bathe was an Irish representative at the Royal Court in Madrid in the early 1600s When William s father died in 1586 the family were among the biggest landowners in Dublin although their wealth and influence notably declined in the next generation 2 16 William inherited the family estates on his father s death but on entering the priesthood he transferred them to John the next brother in age in 1601 3 Bathe was trained as a musician and linguist at Oxford where he wrote A Briefe Introductione to the True Art of Musicke 1584 which was revised as A Briefe Introduction to the Skill of Song c 1596 the first printed treatise on music in the English language 4 Following a long standing family tradition he also studied law at the Inns of Court in London For a time he enjoyed the favour of Queen Elizabeth I to whom he presented a harp of his own design 3 The Queen made him a number of grants of land thus adding further to the extensive Bathe holdings but royal favour ceased after 1598 on the discovery that William had entered the priesthood The decision of a third Bathe brother Luke to become a priest did nothing to restore the family to favour under the name Fr Edward Bathe Luke became a prominent member of the Capuchin order Apart from the religious issue the close friendship between Hugh O Neill Earl of Tyrone and Sir William Warren who married William s widowed stepmother Jenet Finglas raised serious questions about the family s loyalty to the English Crown during O Neill s rebellion popularly known as the Nine Years War 3 William is not known to have visited Ireland after 1601 He taught languages in Europe and wrote one of the world s first language teaching texts Janua Linguarum The Door of Tongues 1611 a juxtaposition of phrases in Latin and Spanish It proved so popular that it was translated into nine languages within twenty years The Moravian educator Comenius based his work Janua linguarum reserata on this text For a period of time he was director of the Irish College at Salamanca He should not be confused with his cousin Sir William Bathe of Athcarne Castle died 1597 who was a judge of the Court of Common Pleas Ireland References edit William Bathe Catholic Encyclopedia article a b O Mathuna Sean P William Bathe S J 1564 1614 A Pioneer in Linguistics John Benjamins 1986 a b c Ball F Elrington History of Dublin Alexander Thom and Co 1920 vol 6 Collins Paul Bathe William in The Encyclopaedia of Music in Ireland ed Harry White amp Barra Boydell Dublin UCD Press 2013 p 66 Bibliography editPulver Jeffrey The English Theorists 10 William Bathe in The Musical Times vol 75 1934 pp 900 902 Rainbow Bernarr Bathe and his Introductions to Musicke in The Musical Timesvol 123 1982 pp 243 247 Nixon Paul J William Bathe and His Times in The Musical Times vol 124 1983 pp 101 102 o Mathuna Sean P William Bathe S J 1564 1614 A Pioneer in Linguistics Amsterdam amp Philadelphia John Benjamins 1986 Karnes Kevin C ed A Brief Introduction to the Skill of Song by William Bathe London and New York Routledge 2005 External links editBathe William 1611 Ianua linguarum siue Modus maxime accommodatus quo patefit aditus ad omnes linguas intelligendas PDF in Latin and Spanish Salamanca apud Franciscum de Cea Tesa Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Bathe amp oldid 1226007902, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
