The British Musical Biography

[E] Mell, Davis, violinist, and clock-maker,
born at Wilton, near Salisbury, Nov. 15, 1604.
He was esteemed the fin est violin player in Eng-
laud prior to the arrival of Baltzar. Some of
his compositions are to be found in Christopher
Simpson's " Division Violin," 1684. The date
of his death is unknown, but he was a musi-
cian in the service of Charles II.

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