November,2020 Volume 32,Issue 3,AS LV

Being the Voiceofthe Barony ofLochmere in the KingdomofAtlantia, SCA,Inc.

Insidethis issue Arts and Sciences...... 3 Composerʼs Corner ...... 7 Foodfor Thought ...... 8 History Highlights...... 10 Table of Contents Their Excellencies...... 2 Lochmere Calendar of Events...... 2 Atlantia Calendar of Events ...... 2 Information on the Dredgings...... 2 Attention Lochmere Officers...... 2 This Month in History ...... 3 Help Wanted ...... 3 Arts and Sciences...... 3 New Member Information ...... 4 Baronial Reoccurring Activities ....4 Their Excellencies Populace Meeting Minutes...... 4 Composersʼ Corner...... 7 Food for Thought...... 8 History Highlights...... 10 To the populace of Lochmere your Baron and Baroness send Lochmere Officers Listing...... 11 Lochmere Baronial Champions ..11 our warmest greetings! Information of the Dredgings The Dredgings is a publication of the Barony of Lochmere of the Another month in the plague. It seems hard at times, but yet Society of Creative Anachronism, Inc. The Dredgings is a free there are still ways to connect with one another. We have been publication and is available electronically. You may request a meeting every Tuesday at 7 for our Baronial Happy Hour copy from the Barony of Lochmere Chronicler at and would love to see you there. Also - you should check out [email protected]. org. virtual.atlantia.sca.org to see all of the goings on online. This newsletter is not a corporate publication of the Society of Creative Anachronism, Inc., and does not delineate SCA policies. Also - if you haven't seen it yet - we are going to have a ©2020, Society of Creative Anachronism, Inc. virtual event in December where we are holding Lochmere's For information on reprinting Investiture on the 12th of December! We will be announcing letter and artwork from this publication, please contact the more information as the weeks go on so please look out for Barony of Lochmere Chronicler at them! [email protected]. org, who will assist you in contacting the original creator of the piece. Please respect the legal Take care Lochmere - we miss your faces, rights of the contributors.

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Front Cover Printed Book of Hours (Use of Rome): fol. 12v, November calendar page, 1510 https://www.clevelandart.org/art/ 2009.276.12.b ◆ This Month in History November 1 835 All Saints Day made compulsory by Pope Gregory IV throughout Frankish Kingdom 996 1st recorded use of modern name for Austria in 'Ostarrîchi Document' 1210 King John of begins imprisoning Jews 1248 Earl Willem II of Holland crowned as RC German Emperor 1348 The Black Death reaches London on or about this date 1349 Duke of Brabant orders execution of all Jews in Brussels, accusing them of poisoning wells position of Knight Marshal is 1462 Archduke Albrecht VI van office at moas@lochmere Wanted: Youth Minister - Do whatʼs missing from your life . Habsburg occupies Vienna . atlantia sca org If you would you like children? Do you like For more details please contact . . . 1512 Michelangelo's paintings on like to just go ahead and offer playing games and sharing the the current Knight Marshal, ceiling of Sistine Chapel in Vatican to take the position you can fun that the SCA offers to little Lord Linhart Von Marburg and first exhibited email our Seneschal, Sir Aelfred tikes? Then this is the job for he can fill you in on all of the 1570 All Saints Flood, tidal wave in of Cres at seneschal@lochmere you! If you are interested in juicy details You can email him . the North Sea devastates the coast .. atlantia sca org learning more about the at knightmarshal@lochmere . . . from Holland to Jutland . Wanted: Seneschal and position please contact the atlantia sca org If this sounds November 2 . . . Deputy Seneschal - Are you current Minister of Youth, like something you would like 676 Donus begins his reign as organized? Do you like running Baroness Tatiana Ivanovna of to do, please contact our Catholic Pope replacing Pope meetings? Most of all are you Birchwood Keep at Seneschal, Sir Aelfred of Cres at Adeodatus II good with people? Then the [email protected]. If you seneschal@lochmere atlantia 1327 King Alfonso IV of Aragon . . position of Seneschal, or the want to put your name in the sca org crowned . . Deputy, is what is missing from hat for the position please Wanted: Arts and Sciences 1355 English invasion army under your life If you are interested in contact our Seneschal, Sir Minister - Fabric, scrolls, and . King Edward lands at Calais either position please contact Aelfred of Cres alchemy, oh My! Do you love 1418 conquers Ijsselstein the current Seneschal, Sir [email protected] art? Do you love science? Do November 3 Aelfred of Cres at seneschal@ ca.org. you love both? Well then, the 644 Umar ibn al-Khattab, 2nd lochmere atlantia sca org Wanted: Knight Marshal - If Minister of Arts and Sciences is . . . . Muslim caliph killed by Persian stabbing people with pointy slave in Medina just the position for you. Please sticks or hitting them with contact Lady Anne dʼEvreux for 1394 Jews are expelled from other large objects makes you all the magnificent and France by Charles VI go squeee, then maybe the wonderful details about this 1468 Liège is sacked by Charles I of Burgundy's troops 1493 Christopher Columbus 'discovers' island of Dominica, which was originally inhabited by Kalinago Lady Anne’s 1527 Ferdinand of Austria/ Bohemia chosen as King of Hungary 1529 London - 1st sitting of the Parliament Arts and Sciences 1534 English parliament passes Act of Supremacy: VIII and They say “the devil is in the details” and subsequent monarchs become Head of Church of England this is often the case when creating a November 4 piece of garb, a small detail can make a 922 Richarius becomes of Luik functional piece of clothing turn into a 1333 Flood of the Arno River, functional piece of art In 14th century causing massive damage in . Florence as recorded by the Western Europe however, fashion Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani increasingly focused on lots of details - 1429 Joan of Arc and Charles d' embroidery embellishments, fine Albret liberate heavily fortified town of Saint-Pierre-le-Moûtier fabrics, and conspicuous use (and after siege waste) of fabric. 1501 Philip de Blank & Juana "la Loca" depart to Spain Looking toward cooler temperatures, I 1519 Flood ravages Dutch/Friese decided to use a beautiful white wool in coast 1520 Danish Norwegian King my fabric pile for a few years and make Christian II crowned King of a hood. For ultimate warmth, I lined the Sweden 1529 English cardinal Thomas hood with silk to create a hood that will Wolsey arrested on charges of keep me very warm and add “wow” to treason my ensembles. Because wool frays very little, I was able to cut shapes (called dags) into the hem without fussy seam treatments. By adding simple embroidery and an extra long liripipe - bordering on absurdity, and I am both warm and on the cutting edge of mid-14th century fashion! Reoccurring Activities Populace Meeting Lord Ivanʼs Home First Monday of every month 511 Chad Avenue, Severn, MD 21144 7:15 pm 1576 Eighty Years' War Odenton Public Library Equestrian Practice November 5 1325 Annapolis Road 10:00 am till? 1228 Wu MeKuan, a collection of Odenton, MD 21113 Meeting and potluck follows 48 Zen koans, compiled in China 2361 Rutland Rd , 1414 Council of Constance opens Fighter Practice (Heavy & Rapier) Davidsonville, MD 21035 1492 Christopher Columbus 1st Every Tuesday learns about growing & harvesting 7:00 pm Lochmere Vocal and Music Group maize (corn) from Cuba's Severn Christian Church Please contact Sir Aelfred of Cres indigenous population 8132 New Cut Road , [email protected] 1499 Publication of the Catholicon Severn, MD 21144 in Treguier (Brittany) Arts and Sciences 1464 by Jehan Lagadeuc was first Archery Practice Lady Anne dʼEvreux Breton and French dictionary Every Thursday (til time change) [email protected] 1500 Astronomer Copernicus observes a lunar eclipse in Rome 1530 St Felix Flood ravages Dutch coast & destroys city of Reimerswaal in Netherlands 1556 Akbar (14) succeeds his father Humajun as Sultan of Delhi 1556 Second Battle of Panipat November 6 1153 Treaty of Wallingford signed between King Stephen & Empress New Member Information Maude (aka Matilda) 1528 Shipwrecked Spanish If you are new to the Barony of Lochmere, there websites may be of help: conquistador Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca becomes first known European to set foot in Texas Barony of Lochmere Homepage: Kingdom of Atlantia Online Event Page: 1534 Zealand hit by heavy storm http://www.lochmere.atlantia.sca.org https://virtual.atlantia.sca.org/calender.php 1572 Supernova is observed in constellation known as Cassiopeia November 7 Barony of Lochmere Facebook Group: The Acorn, Atlantia’s Official Newsletter: 680 3rd Council of Constantinople http://www.facebook.com/groups/ http://www.acorn.atlantia.sca.org opens LochmereSCA 921 Treaty of Bonn 1492 Ensisheim Meteorite strikes Official SCA Homepage: wheat field near village of Kingdom of Atlantia Homepage: http://www.sca.org Ensisheim in Alsace, France, http://www.atlantia.sca.org oldest meteorite with known date You can also contact the Barony of Lochmere’s of impact Kingdom of Atlantia Event Page: Chatelain at: 1512 Medici's discharge Niccolo Machiavelli from Florence http://www.atlantia.sca.org/events/atlantia- [email protected] 1519 University of Leuven convicts calender-events teaching of Luther 1558 French King Henri II occupies Calais November 8 392 Roman Emperor Theodosius declares Christian religion state religion 911 Duke Conrad I chosen as King of East Francia 1322 Pope John XXII names John Populace Meeting Minutes van Diest as Bishop of Utrecht 1494 Uprising against Piero de' Medici in Florence Italy Baron and Baroness 1519 1st meeting of Aztec ◆ Always glad to see everyone at happy hour every week – nice gathering that Emperor Moctezuma II and Spanish Conquistador Hernán usually turns into Catlandia Cortés in Tenochtitlan, Mexico ◆ Investiture is coming in December 1520 Stockholm Bloodbath begins: A successful invasion of Sweden by Danish forces results in Exchequer the execution of around 100 ◆ people Period 1-30 September 2020 - Ledger Balance is $11,589.62 1575 French Roman Catholics & ◆ Warrant expires April 2021, willing to stay on if Huguenots signs treaty no one else wants it 1576 Eighty Years' War: Pacification of Ghent 1598 Spanish troops under Arts and Sciences Bernardino de Mendoza conquer Doetinchem ◆ Nothing much – still looking for a replacement – November 9 please step forward and let someone know! Lady 694 Spanish King Egica accuses Jews of aiding Muslims/sentenced Marta expressed an interest in becoming Baronial to slavery A&S - she will retain her position as Baronial Web Minister 1282 Pope Martinus IV excommunicates King Pedro III of Aragon 1313 Louis the Bavarian defeats his cousin Frederick I of Austria at the Battle of Gammelsdorf 1330 Battle of Posada Populace Meeting Minutes 1492 Peace of Etaples 1494 Piero the Unfortunate of de' Continued... Medici family, ruler of Florence, loses his power & flees 1520 Height of the Stockholm Herald Bloodbath - King Christian II of ◆ Not in attendance Denmark, Norway and Sweden executes Swedish nobles 1526 Jews are expelled from Knight Marshal Pressburg Hungary, by Maria of ◆ Hapsburg Talked with Baron Alric who expressed interest in taking over as Knight 1541 Queen Catherine Howard Marshal for now confined in Tower of London ◆ 1569 Catholic uprising under Farthain will eventually take over when he is fully trained up Dukes of Northumberland & ◆ Looking at practice dates but came to conclusion to cancel the rest of the year Westmoreland ◆ 1580 Spanish troops land in Doesn’t look like we have enough interested in practicing outside in Ireland December and January November 10 ◆ 911 Conrad I of Germany elected Alric could bring light stands out if wanted as King of East Francia ◆ Discussion was held regarding postponing reopening fighter practice until 1444 Battle at Varna, Black Sea January 2021 1526 John I Zapolyai of Transylvania chosen as Kng of ◇ We also discussed the possibility of holding a Saturday daytime practice Hungary during the winter until such time as we can practice indoors 1544 Flemish painter Jan Matsys banished from Antwerp for ◇ The Financial Committee approved of the expenditure of $50 to purchase religious beliefs the additional insurance required by the church 1567 Battle at St-Denis 1584 Willem Louis of Nassau ◇ Discussed having A&S at same time appointed viceroy of Friesland November 11 308 The Congress of Carnuntum Archery and Thrown Weapons Marshal 887 Parliament in Tribur: King ◆ Started practices last week – shorten by rain Charles III resigns 1158 Emperor Frederick I ◆ Will continue through the month before the time change Barbarossa declares himself ruler ◆ Highland Havoc challenge – check out their pages for details of North Italy ◇ 1208 Otto van Wittelsbach chosen No proxies for this challenge German King ◇ Indoor thrown weapons no range needed 1215 4th Lateran Council opens in ◇ Rome Have templates to help you create an indoor range in your house 1417 Oddo Colonna elected as ◆ Had a meeting to discuss procedures for opening up fully - still waiting for Pope Martinus V 1493 Explorer Christopher answers Columbus discovers Saba ◇ No sharing of weapons during practice 1500 Treaty of Granada ◇ If you get a loaner it is yours through the rest of the season 1503 Pope Julius II elected 1572 Duke of Alva's son Don ◆ Kyrss is in VA and cannot travel to our Kingdom, so it’s just Deedee right Fredrik begins siege of now November 12 295 Origin of Era of Ascension 764 Tibetan troops occupy Web Minister Chang'an for 15 days, capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty ◆ Nothing to report – no requests 954 Lotharius becomes King of ◆ Katla still have issues with email - ticket has been sent up to France 1439 Plymouth, England, becomes Kingdom for help the first town incorporated by the ◆ Let me know if there is anything needed to update site English Parliament. 1555 The English Parliament re- establishes Catholicism. Youth Minister 1591 Castiliaans army occupies ◆ Zaragoza Warrant expired November 13 ◆ Nothing to report, no children allowed right now 866 Pope Nicholas I answers the ◆ envoys of Boris (Ad consulta No one has shown interested in replacing her, will stay until vestra) replaced 1002 English King Ethelred II ◆ launches 'St Brice's Day' massacre Will renew warrant in the meantime of Danish settlers Seneschal ◆ Been posting updates on the opening policy on e-list and Facebook – still at Phase 0 ◆ No events yet ◆ Would like feedback on having fighter practice on Saturdays at church ◇ We can also have A&S at the site as long as we practice social distancing Populace Meeting Minutes Continued... ◇ Limit of six people and you cannot cross baronies, six feet apart ◇ No minors allowed 1553 English Lady Jane Grey and Archbishop Thomas Cranmer ◇ See kingdom reopening policy for detail accused of high treason ◆ I am still looking for a deputy and a replacement 1565 King Philip II's "Letters out ◇ Segovia" reaches Brussels If you are interested please contact me 1565 Pope Pius IV publishes at [email protected] degree Professi fidei ◆ November 14 Help Wanted section in the latest edition of the Dredgings – MOAS, 1380 King Charles VI of France Seneschal, Youth – lots of opportunities available crowned at age 12 1524 Francisco Pizarro begins his 1st great expedition, near Night on the Town: Night Under the Faie Moon Colombia ◆ 1550 Pope Julius III proclaims new Nothing to report seat on Council of Trente November 15 On Target 655 Battle of the Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of ◆ Katla volunteered to be back up if needed Bernicia. ◆ Baltimore Bowman is 21-23 May this year 1315 Battle of Morgarten: Swiss beat duke Leopold I of Austria ◆ May 8, 2021 we will set for event so it won’t interfere 1348 Rudolph of Oron claims Jews ◇ Raynard will check availability have confessed to poisoning wells 1491 Anne of Brittany becomes ◆ May 1, 2020 is Crown this year devoted to end "la guerre folle" 1492 Christopher Columbus notes 1st recorded reference to tobacco Battle on the Bay 1492 La Guardia, Spain, 6 Jews & 5 ◆ Nothing new Conversos are accused of ritual murder ◆ Decided to stay with same date 1515 Thomas Wolsey is invested ◆ Will get him a check to cover the deposit he put down as an English Cardinal 1527 Treaty of Beautiful garden 1532 Pope Clemens VII tells Henry New Business VIII to end relationship with Anne Boleyn 1533 Francisco Pizarro arrives at ◆ VIRTUAL ROYAL COURT: Navarre Court at the Royal Palace of Olite Cuzco ◇ 1577 Sir Francis Drake aboard December 12, 2020 Pelican travels from Chile to ◇ Baronial Investiture for Their Nexcellencies Washington ◇ Would like to do it at the Carol Baldwin hall, $250 for hall and $50 for 1583 Gelders Earl Willem of the Bergh flees insurance November 16 ◇ Financial committee approved it, needs to go for a vote, the ayes have it! 13 General Tiberius' triumphant procession through Rome after ◇ Their majesties are coming out for the investiture siege of Germany ◇ We will have court as well 534 Second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus published ◇ We need to put in for insurance at church for fighter practice next year 1380 French King Charles VI ◇ Will go before finance committee declares no taxes for ever 1491 An auto de fe, held in ◇ Any concerns to spend $50? Nope – will start process so it is ready to go at Brasero de la Dehesa outside of the beginning of the year Ávila, concludes case of Holy Child of La Guardia with public ◇ We will book Saturdays too just in case the world is still insane with execution of several Jewish & insurance converso suspects. 1519 City of Havana moved to its current location to avoid mosquito ◆ How do folks feel about November meeting with Tuesday Happy Hour? infestations 1532 Spanish conquistador Should we cancel next meeting? Francisco Pizarro captures Inca ◇ We do have some business to discuss Emperor Atahualpa after a ◇ surprise ambush at Cajamarca in We will meet at Happy Hour first Peruvian Andes Tuesday of November 1572 Troops under Don Frederik occupy & plunder Zutphen, Netherlands 1581 Tsar Ivan the Terrible attacks his son & heir, Ivan Ivanovich with scepter after an argument leading to the latter's death three days later November 17 473 The future Zeno I is named associate emperor by Emperor Leo I 1183 Battle of Mizushima

◇ ◇ 1278 680 Jews arrested in England for counterfeiting coins 1292 John Balliol becomes King of Scots 1511 England, Spain and the Holy Roman Empire sign anti-French covenant The Treaty of Composer’s Westminster 1555 William of Orange becomes member of Council of State 1558 Elizabeth I aged 25, ascends By Mistress English throne upon death of her half-sister, Queen "Bloody" Mary Arianna Morgan, OP 1558 The Church of England is re- Corner established November 18 was promoted to deacon and eventually ordained 326 Old St. Peter's Basilica consecrated in Rome later a priest in the year 1428. Unfortunately, replaced by current Basilica Cardinal Aleman was driven out of Bologna by 794 Japanese emperor Kammu the rival Canedoli family in that same year. deallocates residence of Nara to Dufay also left and went to Rome. He joined the Kioto 1105 Maginulf elected anti-Pope Papal choir serving Pope Martin V and Pope Silvester I Eugene IV. He eventually left his post and was 1210 Pope Innocent III appointed Maitre de Chapelle (Master of the excommunicates Roman Catholic Chapel/Choir Director) at Savoy before he left Emperor Otto IV Rome. By the year 1435, he began his service 1307 William Tell reputedly shoots apple off his son's head again with the chapel, but this time, in Florence. 1421 Southern sea floods 72 During this period, he wrote his celebrated villages, killing estimated 10,000 motet “Nuper Rosarum Flores’” (url below). A in Netherlands motet is apolyphonic musical setting initially 1424 Storm flood ravages Dutch coast developed around 1200. By Dufay’s time, the 1477 First English dated printed motet had evolved considerably. In general, book "Dictes & Sayengis of the motets usually had a Latin text, and was sacred Phylosophers" by William Caxton in nature, but not specifically connected to the 1494 French King Charles VIII liturgy of a given day. occupies Florence 1497 Portuguese navigator Vasco During a period of financial crisis in da Gama reaches Cape of Good Florence, the Marquis of Ferrera grew close with Hope Guillaume Dufay Dufay and promised to lend him financial November 19 In my last three articles, I featured support during the crisis. The Marquis also 461 St Hilary begins his reign as th Catholic Pope composers from the 14 century. This month I distributed Dufay’s music so that his works 1274 Mongol army lands at will focus on Guillaume Dufay, one of the most would become well known. Hakata Bay in Japan during their prolific and powerful composers of the 15th 1st invasion attempt defeated; a typhoon destroys most of their century. In addition to being a composer, he was fleet as they withdraw singer, instrumentalist, theorist, and teacher. 1302 Pope Boniface VIII delegates Although the exact date and place of Guillaume degree "Unam sanctam" Dufay’s birth is unknown, it is estimated that he 1367 League of Cologne goes was born around 1398. By evidence of his will, against Danish king Waldemar IV 1493 Christopher Columbus he was probably born in Beersel in the vicinity of discovers Puerto Rico, on his 2nd Brussels. He died on November 27, 1474 and voyage was buried in the Chapel of Cambrai. 1521 Battle at Milan Dufay was the illegitimate son of an 1523 Giulio de' Medici chosen as unknown priest, and his mother Marie Du Fayt. Image: Dufay’s Ave Regina Caelorum MS , Bodleian Library Pope Clemens VII Canonici misc. 213 (ca 1450) 1530 The Recess document As a child, he moved with his mother to resulting from the Diet of Cambrai to live with a relative who was a canon Augsburg signed by Charles V and of the Cathedral of Cambrai. It was through his A period of conflict between the papacy and catholic princes ecumenical council threatened Dufay’s career. 1544 Pope Paul III opens council of family’s connections with the cathedral that his Trente talents and music became well-known. In 1409, He had hopes of assuming office as Canon of Cambrai, but in order to do so, he was required 1581 Tsarevich Ivan Ivanovich dies he became a choirboy at the cathedral until after being attacked by his father 1412, studying under Rogier de Hesdin. He then to study law. He graduated from the University Ivan the Terrible three days earlier went on to study music under a renowned music of Turin with a law degree and went on to November 20 remain in Cambrai living at the previous canon’s 284 Roman soldier Diocletian teacher Nicolas Mali who recognized his proclaimed Emperor by the army considerable talents. In 1414 (at the age of 16), residence after the passing of his mother in the year 1445. It was during the early 1440s that he 762 Bögü, Khan of Uyghurs, he was awarded a position from the church as a conquers Lo-Yang, capital of chaplain to the St. Gery Cathedral. He stayed in composed an extensive collection of liturgical Chinese Empire and polyphonic music in the forms of masses, 1168 Giovanni di Struma elected this position for approximately 4 years before anti-Pope returning to Cambrai in 1418. He was appointed Magnificats, Antiphons, and simple hymns. A Magnificat is a canticle used in Christian liturgy, 1194 Palermo, Sicily, is conquered as a sub deacon in the Cathedral at Cambrai, by Emperor Henry VI after which he left his post in 1420 and traveled especially at vespers and evensong, the text to the city of Pesaro on Italy’s Adriatic coast. It being the hymn of the Virgin Mary. Antiphons was here where Dufay met other prominent used a chant melody and text and was sung musicians and their wealthy patrons. before and after a psalm verse, originally by In 1425, he returned to Cambrai following alternating choirs. He was also given the the death of one of his closest relatives with responsibility of overseeing the work and whom he and his mother had been living. After a general administration of the Cathedral. period of loss and mourning, Dufay decided to travel to Bologna and immediately gained employment with Cardinal Louis Aleman. He Continued on page 9... Food For

1272 Edward I proclaimed King of England after death of father, Henry III, takes two years to return Thought to England from Ninth Crusade. 1342 Pope Clemens VI names John IV of Arkel as bishop of Utrecht then chop it with the backe of a knife, 1347 Cola di Rienzo, later Roman and then put in some egges and grated Tribunal, addresses a meeting of Bread, and season it with suger, on Capitol during people's revolt sinamon, ginger, and pepper, dates in Rome minced fine, and currans, and rowle 1407 Truce between John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy and them like a ball, and dippe them in Butter Louis of Valois, Duke of Orléans is made of Ale and flower. http:// agreed under auspices of John, www.medievalcookery.com/notes/ Duke of Berry. Orléans would be ghj1596.txt assassinated three days later by My interpretation: Burgundy. 1431 First meeting of Order of the Spinach Fritters Golden Fleece 1-pound Fresh Spinach 1461 Astronomer Regiomontanus 2-Eggs, scrambled returns with Cardinal Basilios 1 cup Breadcrumbs Bessarion's to house in Rome, home to one of largest libraries in 1 tablespoon Sugar Europe 1 teaspoon Cinnamon 1520 Friesland hit by heavy hail 1 teaspoon Fresh Ginger, finely chopped storm ½ teaspoon of salt 1521 Arabs attribute shortage of water in Jerusalem to Jews making ¼ teaspoon Pepper wine ¼ cup Dates, chopped 1583 Duke of Parma conquers ¼ cup Currants Aalst On November 30, 1487 the Ale, as needed November 21 235 St Anterus begins his reign as Reinheitsgebot, literally "purity degree," 1 cup Flour Catholic Pope, rules for 40 days was signed in Munich, Germany. The best- Put a pot of water on the stove and 695 Pope Sergius names known version of the law was adopted in bring to a boil. Add the spinach and par- Willibrord as Archbishop Clemens Bavaria in 1516, and you can actually see boil till just wilted. Drain water from of Friezen this version at the Library of Congress in spinach and rough chop. Place spinach in a 1272 Following Henry III of England's death on November 16, Washington, DC. Similar regulations large bowl and add the eggs, bread crumbs, his son Prince Edward becomes predate these orders and go back as far as sugar, cinnamon, ginger, pepper, dates and King of England the Holy Roman Empire. Purity laws are currants, and combine thoroughly. Form 1317 Frederik of Sierck/Zyrick still in effect in Germany today, though in a the mixture into balls about the size of a becomes bishop of Utrecht November 22 much different form. The basic idea of golf ball. Dip the balls in ale and then coat 498 St Symmachus begins his these laws were to maintain a quality with flour. Fry the balls in oil until golden reign as Pope replacing Anastasius throughout the land when it came to food brown. II and beer. Reinheitsgebot originally The following recipes are in their raw 845 First King of all Brittany, Nominoe defeats Frankish King restricted beer making to using only barley, form, as I explained last month, most Charles the Bald at the Battle of hops, and water. It also regulated prices recipes are vague and do not give you exact Ballon, near Redon beer could be sold for. I’m not going to go amounts of ingredients to use. If you are 1220 Frederick II crowned Holy into brewing, but instead give you some feeling brave, I encourage you to try these Roman Emperor in Rome by Pope recipes that use ale and or beer as an out. If you do, please share your results Honorius III 1346 Street fights in Utrecht, ingredient. and I will put your creations in an Hollandsgezinde Gunterlingen This first recipe was part of the feast upcoming newsletter. statements for the Mid-Winters event in 2019. The To stue Sparrowes. Take Ale and set it 1492 Pinta under Martín Alonso orignal recipe: on the fire, and when it seetheth scum it, Pinzón separates from Christopher Columbus's fleet To make Fritters of Spinnedge: and then put in your Sparrowes and small 1497 Portuguese navigator Vasco Raisins, Sugar and Sinamon, Ginger, and da Gama rounds Cape of Good Dates, and let them boyle togither, and Hope on way to first voyage from then take marrows or Butter, and a little Europe to reach India vergious, and keepe it close. And when it 1542 Spain delegates "New Laws" against slavery in America is enough, make Sops in Platters and serve 1573 The Brazilian city of Niterói them forth. https://jducoeur.org/ is founded Cookbook/Cookrye.html November 23 To make Panne puffe. Take the stuffe of 800 Charlemagne arrives in Rome to investigate the alleged crimes Stock frytters and for hys paest take a of Pope Leo III. quantite of ale and a lytle yest and Suger, 1165 Pope Alexander III returns Mace and Saffron, than heate it on a from exile to Rome chafyndysche and put it to youre floure 1227 Polish Prince Leszek I the Take a good deale of Spinnedge, and with the yolcke of a rawe egg'e, and so after White is assassinated at assembly of Polish dukes at Gąsawa washe it cleane, then boyle it in faire this maner make up your paest. 1248 Conquest of Seville by water, and when it is boyled, then take Continued on page 9... Christian troops under King it forth and let the water runne from it, Ferdinand III of Castile after the Composer’s Corner continued from page 7... secular chansons were also used. The cantus city capitulates firmus was usually set in longer notes in the Eventually Dufay decided to leave Cambrai 1334 St Clemens Flood: Dike tenor voice. In his motets, his compositions breaks at Flemish/Zeeuwse/Dutch again and didn’t return until 6 years later. It was exhibited a progression from isoryhthmic motets coast during this time that he composed one of his 1499 Flemish pretender to English reminiscent of the previous century to more throne Perkin Warbeck hanged for four “Lamentationes” composed during the Fall homogenous motets. of Constantinople in 1453. In a musical context, reportedly attempting to escape from Tower of London Lamentationes were musical settings of the Book In the 14th century, both sacred and secular 1556 King Philip II confers with of Lamentations in the bible. Dufay retired in motets often used the technique of isorhythm: Dutch financial experts 1458 after failing to obtain a position for which the repetition of a complex rhythmic pattern 1577 Water Geuzen under Captain he had hoped to be selected. He continued to throughout the composition. This pattern often Slope enters Amsterdam 1584 English parliament expels travel to Savoy frequently as choir master for the overlapped but did not always coincide with the Jesuits Duke of Savoy. It was here that he taught his repetition of a melody. By the second half of the November 24 students to compose music and learn different 15th century, the musical texture was largely 380 Theodosius I makes his instruments. Two of his written works on music contrapuntal (i.e., consisting of interwoven adventus, or first formal entry, theory have been documented, but neither have melodies). His secular music was typically into Constantinople 496 Anastasius II succeeds survived: “Musica” and “Tractatus de musica written for 3 voices, but his liturgical music was Gelasius I as Catholic Pope mensurata et de proportionibus.” typically for 4 voices. His remarkable change of 642 Theodore I begins his reign as style from his early career to his later works in Catholic Pope all genres stands out in the 15th century and 1105 Rabbi Nathan ben Yehiel of Rome completes Talmudic caused him to be recognized as the bridge dictionary between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance 1434 in London period. Dufay inspired many composers of the freezes over Renaissance period including Ockenghem and 1542 Battle of Solway Moss: Loyset Compere, both of whom used Dufay’s English beat Scottish King James V 1587 Battle at Auneau polyphonic styles of composition. Dufay was November 25 universally regarded by his contemporaries as 1034 Malcolm II, King of Scots the greatest composer of his time. This opinion dies; Donnchad, son of his second has continued to the present day. Most of daughter Bethóc and Crínán of Dunkeld, inherits throne Dufay’s music was written before the 1165 Holy Roman Emperor development and/or wide use of the printing Frederick I (Barbarossa) visits press. Nevertheless, his music managed to Utrecht circulate throughout Europe and the rest of the 1177 Battle of Montgisard world! 1185 Pope Lucius III (Ubaldo Allucingoli) reigned 1181-85, dies and is replaced by Umberto Crivelli (Pope Urban III) 1277 Giovanni Gaetano Orsini Image: Guillaume Dufay (G.) et Gilles Binchois (not pictured) (D.). elected as Pope Nicolas III Enluminure extraite deLe Champion des Dames, par Martin le Franc, Image: Dufay’s 1357 Charles IV issues letter of prévost de l'église de Lausanne (1440). Bibliothèque nationale de Chanson: J’ai protection of Jews of Strasbourg France, manuscrit français 12476, fo 98. mis mon cuer MS Alsace 1491 The siege of Granada, last Dufay’s works include 8 masses and some Oxford, Bodleian Moorish stronghold in Spain, Library Canonici begins individual and paired mass movements, motets, 1500 Governor De Bobadilla of and other liturgical pieces such as hymns. He misc. 213 (ca 1450) Santo Domingo captures also wrote approximately 70 chansons (secular Christopher Columbus French songs) and a few Italian songs. Most of Listening Examples: 1598 Jacob Cornelius van Neck's his secular songs follow the formes fixes (fixed merchant fleet reaches Bantam, forms: roundeau, ballade, and virelai) which Nuper Rosarum Flores: https://youtu.be/ West-Java on second Dutch th th expedition to Indonesia dominated the 14 and 15 centuries (the _dV5b8AuLHg November 26 formes fixes were discussed in my previous 579 Pelagius II begins his reign as articles). 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Flemish leader Philip Van Artevelde killed & corpse displayed fought between Basarab I of 1493 Christopher Columbus returns to La Navidad colony, Wallachia and Charles I of Hungary. finding it destroyed by 1st native The battle ended in aWallachian American uprising against Spanish rule; Taíno cacique Caonabo led victory, becoming a turning point in his people to attack settlement the politics of Hungary, which had after brutal treatment they received from garrison who to abandon its hopes of extending disobeyed Columbus's orders the kingdom to the Black Sea. 1495 Scottish King James IV receives Perkin Warbeck, To the left:Elizabeth I pretender to English throne of England in her 1587 Dutch county of Groningen coronation robes, circa flooded by failure of dyke 1600 after a lost November 28 original of c. 1559, 587 Treaty of Andelot miniature 1291 , wife of King , dies in Northamptonshire, crosses are On November erected where her body rests on 17, 1558 way to Loandon Above:Medieval painting from 1353 showing the citizens of Elizabeth I, 1443 Albanian George Kastriotis Tournai (today in Belgium) burying victims of the Black Skanderbeg and his forces liberate Death aged 25, Kruja in Middle Albania from ascends the Ottomans and raise Albanian flag 1520 Portuguese navigator The Black Death was a bubonic English Ferdinand Magellan begins plague pandemic, which reached throne upon crossing the Pacific Ocean 1569 Duke of Alva forces bishop England in June 1348. 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