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2 unusual facts about Henry Playford


Henry Playford

He lived in Arundel Street in London and had a shop near Temple Church 1685–1695 then in Temple Change 1695–1704 and finally in Middle Temple Gate in 1706.

Wit and Mirth, or Pills to Purge Melancholy

The collection started as a single book compiled and published by Henry Playford who had succeeded his father John Playford as the leading music publisher of the period.



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