Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900/Marsh, Alphonso (1648?-1692)

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1442925Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900, Volume 36 — Marsh, Alphonso (1648?-1692)1893Louisa M. Middleton ‎

MARSH, ALPHONSO, the younger (1648?–1692), musician, the only son of Alphonso Marsh the elder [q. v.] by his first wife, was admitted gentleman 01 the Chapel Royal on 25 April 1676. He was present at the coronations of James II, 1685, and of William and Mary, 1689. He died on 5 April 1692, and was buried in the west cloister of Westminster Abbey. His principal creditor, Edward Bradock, of the Chapel Royal, obtained a grant of administration in July. By his wife Cecilia (d. January 1691) he left a daughter, Mary.

Four of Marsh's songs are in J. Playford's 'Choice Ayres,' bk. i. 1673 pp. 23, 29, 57, 1676 p. 45 one is in H. Playford's ' Theater of Mustek,' bk. iv. 1687, p. 53; and two are in H. Playford's ' Banquet of Mustek,' bk. i. 1688, p. 1, bk. ii. p. 11.

[Authorities under Alphonso Marsh the elder; Chester's Westminster Abbey, pp. 482-3.]

L. M. M.