(Henry), a celebrated musician, and the Purcell of his time. He was a servant to Charles I. in his public and private music, and set some of the works of almost every poet of eminence in that reign. The Comus of Milton, and several of the lyrics of Walter, were set by him; and both these poets have done him honour in their verses. He composed a considerable number of psalm-tunes in the Cantica Sacra, for three voices and an organ; and many more of his compositions are to be seen in a work called Select airs and dialogues; also in the Treasury of music, and the Musical companion. He died in 1662.

(William), was brother to the former, and a most capital musician. He made above 30 several sorts of music for voices and instruments; nor was there any instrument then in use, but he composed to it as aptly as if he had studied that alone. In the music school at Oxford are two large manuscript volumes of of his works in score for various instruments. He was a commissary under general Gerard in the civil war, and, to the great regret of the king, was killed at the siege of Chester in 1645.

LAWLESS court, a court said to be held annually on King's Hill at Rochford in Essex, on the Wednesday morning after Michaelmas day at cock-crowing, where they whisper, and have no candle, nor any pen and ink, but only a coal. Persons who owe suit, or service, and do not appear, forfeit double their rent every hour they are missing.

This servile attendance, Cambden informs us, was imposed on the tenants for conspiring at the like unseasonable hour to raise a commotion. The court belongs to the honour of Raleigh, and to the earl of Warwick; and is called lawless, from its being held at an unlawful hour.