Spying, lying and fine finger work

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While listening to Virgins and Virginals on Between the Ears — well worth checking out, even if you're not into history, for the combination of Will Gregory and Sophie Yates — I encountered the following quote about Dr John Bull who was:

"As famous for the marring of virginity as he was for the fingering of organs and virginals."

Or at least that's the way the Archbishop of Canterbury saw it. Somehow it's hard to imagine the current Primate of All England directing quite such dodgy double entendre at anyone, let alone a musician. I guess it just goes to show how much the church has changed.