The Chapels attached to the Palaces of Sovereigns form a remarkable feature of Christian Europe, and, from the earliest time on record, they seem to have been served on the same grand scale as the Cathedrals.

In England the Chapel Royal is the most ancient choir concerning which we have any authentic account. In olden times it was the fullest, best appointed, and the most remarkable for its excellence in the performance of the choral service.

As regards the constitution of this establishment, Dr. Jebb, in his valuable work orr “The Choral Service of the United Church of England and Ireland ” (1843, 8vo. p. 147), gives us the following

The earliest facts on record relating to the “King's Chapel ” are contained in the Liber Niger Domus Regis, a MS. of the time of Edward IV. in which an account is given of this establishment in the reign of that monarch.

The Subdeanes and Gentlemen succeedinge since the third yeare of the raigne of Queene Elizabeth, Mr. Angell then Subdeane:—

1561. Mr. Paternoster was sworne gen˜ the 24th of Marche, and Jones, Gospeller, and Thos. Kawlins, Yeoman, A° 3°.

1563. Thomas Wiles sworne gen˜ the 8th of Marche, from Poules, A° 5to.

1563. Merton died the 22d of September, and Eoberte Parsons sworne in his place the 17th of October, A° 5to.

1563. Mr. Walker was slaine the 27th of November, and Win. Munday was sworne in his place the 21st of February, from Poules, A˜ 6to.

1564. Tho. Sampson was sworne gen˜ in Ric. Farrants roome the 24th of Aprill, from Lincolne, A˜ 6to.

1561. Tho. Bird died in Februarie, Clarke of the Checke, and Morcocke made Clarke [of the] Checke, A˜ 3˜.

1563. Rich. Bower died, Mr of the children, A˜ 5to.

1566. Rich. Edwards died, Mr the children, the last [day of] October and Wm. Hunnis was made Mr of the children the 15th of November, A° 8°.

Page 10. The third date in margin, “1621,” (so in MS.) should probably be “1622.”

Page 19. The first date in margin should be “1689,” not “1688.”

Page 20. The fourth date in margin should be “1694,” not “1695.”

Page 21. Josiah Boucher is here said to have died Dec. 16, 1695; and the following entry records his successor as being appointed Dec. 10 in the same year. The first date is wrong, as the Registers of Westminster Abbey fix the date of his burial in the east cloister, Dec. 11.

Page 49. For “Tho. Raynes ” read “Tho. Haynes.”

Page 68. Insert the name of “Thomas Sampson” before that of “Richarde Granwall.”

Page 87. For “S. Dolben ” read “J. Dolben.”

Page] 28. For “William Tinker,” in the list of Ministers at the Coronation of Charles II. read “William Tucker.”

Page 132. Eighth line from bottom of page, for “Wliitell” (so in MS.) read “Whitcher.”