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A special loan exhibition of musical instruments, manuscripts, books, portraits, and other mementoes of music and musicians, formed to commemorate the tercentenary of the granting by King James I of a charter of incorporation to the Worshipful company of musicians in 1604 .., 1904
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1To the Company is also committed "the survey, search, correction, and government of all and singular Musicians and Minstrels within the City of London and within three miles thereof."
3How the Company was governed.
5In accordance with the authority thus conferred upon them, the Company adopted by-laws, which were confirmed by the proper legal authority, the Lord Chancellor and the Judges. Some of these regulations are curious and interesting.
7After providing for the election of the Master and Wardens and the proper discharge of their duties, rules are laid down for the conduct of the ordinary members. They are not permitted to exercise their art within the jurisdiction of the Company without having first obtained written permission under the common seal.
9No person of the Fellowship "shall unseemly revile, rebuke, smite, or abuse any brother of the same Fellowship, either by facing, bracing, evil reproaching or affraying."
11It is forbidden to "supplant, defeat or put out, or wittingly practice to supplant, defeat or put out any musician free of the said Fellowship, being first hired and spoken to to serve at any triumphs, marriages, revels, feasts," &c., &c.
13A most important rule which, many would like to see generally followed at the present day, provided that
15"the Master and Wardens, or such other discreet and skilful persons as shall be appointed,
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