The silver swan, who, living had no note, When death approached unlocked her silent throat.

He also produced two major settings of Evensong the Short Service and the Second Service. He was a leading composer in the England of his day. Yet notwithstanding we to give full satisfaction to all did cause the skull to be opened in our presence & we carefully viewed the body which we found also to be very clean without any show or spot of any contagious matter.

He was a leading composer in the England of his day.