Hunnis was as early as 1549 in the service of William Herbert, afterwards Earl of Pembroke. His friend Thomas Newton, in a poem prefixed to The Hive of Hunnye (1578), says: "In prime of youth thy pleasant Penne depaincted Sonets sweete",[1] and mentions his interludes, gallant lays, rondelets and songs, explaining that it was in the winter of his age that he turned to sacred lore and high philosophy.[1]
In 1550 he published Certayne Psalms ... in Englishe metre, and shortly afterwards was made a gentleman of the Chapel Royal to Edward VI. At Mary I's accession he retained his appointment, but in 1555 he is said to have been one of a party of twelve conspirators who had determined to take Mary's life.[1]
Although nothing came of the first plot, shortly afterwards he was party to the Dudley conspiracy to dethrone Mary in favour of her sister Elizabeth. Hunnis, having some knowledge of alchemy, was to go abroad to coin the necessary gold, but this doubtful mission was exchanged for the task of making false keys to the treasury in London, which he was able to do because of his friendship with Nicholas Brigham, the receiver of the exchequer. The conspirators were, however, betrayed by one of their number, Thomas Whyte. Some of them were executed, but Hunnis escaped with imprisonment.[1]
The death of Mary made him a free man, and in 1559 he married Margaret, Brigham's widow, but she died within the year, and Hunnis married in 1560 the widow of a grocer. He himself became a grocer and freeman of the City of London, and supervisor of the Queen's Gardens at Greenwich. In 1566 he was made Master of the Children of the Chapel Royal. No complete piece of his is extant, perhaps because of the rule that the plays acted by the Children should not have been previously printed.[1]
In his later years he purchased land at Barking, Essex. If the lines above his signature on a 1557 edition of Sir Thomas More's works are genuine, he remained a poor man, for he refuses to make a will on the ground that "the good that I shall leave, will not pay all I owe".[1] In British Library Harley MS 6403 is a story that one of his sons, in the capacity of page, drank the remainder of the poisoned cup supposed to have been provided by Leicester for Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex, but escaped with no injury beyond the loss of his hair.[1]
Seven Sobbes of a sorrowful Soule for Sinne (1583),
Hunnies Recreations (1588),
sixteen poems in the Paradise of Dainty Devices(1576),
and two in England's Helicon (1600).
His most famous musical compositions are found in a compilation, Seven Sobs of a Sorrowfull Soule for Sinne,[citation needed] which includes A Handful of Honisuckles. [2] Those parts of the compilation which are musical are in a devotional style, and all his music in that collection consists of single-line tunes. Some of his work is for solo voice and viols, for example a setting of his own poem "In terrors trapp'd".[citation needed]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Hunnis, William". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 13 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 932. Endnotes:
See Mrs C. Carmichael Stopes's tract on William Hunnis, reprinted (1892) from the Jahrbuch der deutschen Shakespeare Gesellschaft.
william, hunnis, died, june, 1597, english, protestant, poet, dramatist, composer, contents, biography, works, notes, references, further, readingbiography, editthis, section, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, ad. William Hunnis died 6 June 1597 was an English Protestant poet dramatist and composer Contents 1 Biography 2 Works 3 Notes 4 References 5 Further readingBiography editThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed May 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message Hunnis was as early as 1549 in the service of William Herbert afterwards Earl of Pembroke His friend Thomas Newton in a poem prefixed to The Hive of Hunnye 1578 says In prime of youth thy pleasant Penne depaincted Sonets sweete 1 and mentions his interludes gallant lays rondelets and songs explaining that it was in the winter of his age that he turned to sacred lore and high philosophy 1 In 1550 he published Certayne Psalms in Englishe metre and shortly afterwards was made a gentleman of the Chapel Royal to Edward VI At Mary I s accession he retained his appointment but in 1555 he is said to have been one of a party of twelve conspirators who had determined to take Mary s life 1 Although nothing came of the first plot shortly afterwards he was party to the Dudley conspiracy to dethrone Mary in favour of her sister Elizabeth Hunnis having some knowledge of alchemy was to go abroad to coin the necessary gold but this doubtful mission was exchanged for the task of making false keys to the treasury in London which he was able to do because of his friendship with Nicholas Brigham the receiver of the exchequer The conspirators were however betrayed by one of their number Thomas Whyte Some of them were executed but Hunnis escaped with imprisonment 1 The death of Mary made him a free man and in 1559 he married Margaret Brigham s widow but she died within the year and Hunnis married in 1560 the widow of a grocer He himself became a grocer and freeman of the City of London and supervisor of the Queen s Gardens at Greenwich In 1566 he was made Master of the Children of the Chapel Royal No complete piece of his is extant perhaps because of the rule that the plays acted by the Children should not have been previously printed 1 In his later years he purchased land at Barking Essex If the lines above his signature on a 1557 edition of Sir Thomas More s works are genuine he remained a poor man for he refuses to make a will on the ground that the good that I shall leave will not pay all I owe 1 In British Library Harley MS 6403 is a story that one of his sons in the capacity of page drank the remainder of the poisoned cup supposed to have been provided by Leicester for Walter Devereux 1st Earl of Essex but escaped with no injury beyond the loss of his hair 1 Works editHunnis s extant works include 1 Certayne Psalms 1549 A Hive full of Hunnye 1578 Seven Sobbes of a sorrowful Soule for Sinne 1583 Hunnies Recreations 1588 sixteen poems in the Paradise of Dainty Devices 1576 and two in England s Helicon 1600 His most famous musical compositions are found in a compilation Seven Sobs of a Sorrowfull Soule for Sinne citation needed which includes A Handful of Honisuckles 2 Those parts of the compilation which are musical are in a devotional style and all his music in that collection consists of single line tunes Some of his work is for solo voice and viols for example a setting of his own poem In terrors trapp d citation needed Notes editThis article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations June 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message a b c d e f g h Chisholm 1911 p 932 Cousin 1910 p 205 References editMichael Smith William Hunnis Grove Music Online ed L Macy Accessed January 6 2006 subscription access nbsp Cousin John William 1910 Hunnis William A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature London J M Dent amp Sons p 205 via WikisourceAttribution nbsp This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Hunnis William Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 13 11th ed Cambridge University Press p 932 Endnotes See Mrs C Carmichael Stopes s tract on William Hunnis reprinted 1892 from the Jahrbuch der deutschen Shakespeare Gesellschaft Further reading edit nbsp Wikisource has the text of the 1885 1900 Dictionary of National Biography s article about Hunnis William Cultural officesPreceded byRichard Edwards Master of the Children of the Chapel Royal1566 1597 Succeeded byNathaniel Giles Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Hunnis amp oldid 1096298388, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
