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At Hamburg, George Neumarck played the Viola-da-Gamba 
in the Church of St. Jacobis. It was one that was made by 
Tielke in 1580. (just 22 years older than the one here represented). 
When sadly in want of money, he sold it to a Jew, who afterwards 
sold it to Baron Rosenkrantz, of Bremen. 
It was at his (the Baron’s) house that Janotha Tielke (the 
grand-daughter of the great master) was living as attendant on 
the Baroness, that Master George Neumarck was engaged to 
play at a grand reception, and there it was that Janotha and 
George Neumarck fell in love. The Baron gave the Gamba to 
him, and shortly after he married the old instrument maker’s 
grand-daughter. 
R. Q. 
