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Purefoy and Martha his Wife, for and in
Consideration of four hundred and Sixty Pounds sterling to the said ffrances Barry in hand paid by the said Mathew Dubourg at or before the Sealing & Delivery of the said Deed... Have Demised, Granted, Bargained, Sold, Assigned & Sett over unto the said Mathew Dubourg All that the herein before mentioned Plott of Ground in Caple Street aforesaid Together with the Three houses built thereon in the respective Tenures of John Clonliffe, Mary Williamson and John Clancey, And likewise the said Plott of Ground on Arbor Hill aforesaid Together with the Dwelling house thereon wherein the said ffrances Barry now resides, and Together with the three houses and three small Tenements or Cabbins built thereon, now in the respective occupations of Barlett Seagrave, Patrick Pasmore, Peter Dugan, Edmond Welsh, John Nicholson and William Grady..."
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Attorney from the said Richard Barry and her late Trustee Henry Whitfield of the said City, Esquire, and Francis Salesbury alias Barry, Junior, widow and only Daughter and issue of the said Frances Barry Senior by the said Richard Barry of the one part, and Mathew Dubourgh of the said City, Gentleman, of the other part Whereas the said Frances Barry Senior and Frances Salesbury alias Barry Junior in Consideration of the sum of One hundred and Ten pounds sterling therein menconed (sic) to be paid to them did bargain, sell, assigne, transferr & make over unto the said Mathew Dubourgh All their Estate, Right, Title, Interest, Term of Years claim challenge and demand of, in & unto the then Dwelling House of George Quay of Caple Street in the suburbs of the said City, Taylor, together with the Rents, Issues and profits thereof..."
364:"Here lyeth the body of Matthew Dubourg, chief composer and master of music in the kingdom of Ireland, servant to four generations of the illustrious House of Hanover, George I. and II., his Royal Highness the late Prince of Wales, and His present Majesty; as also instructor in Music to their Royal Highnesses the Duke of Cumberland and the late Prince Frederick. He died July 5, 1767, aged 64."
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Registry of Deeds, Dublin. Memorial: 77-318-53829. "A Memoriall of a Deed of
Mortgage or Conveyance bearing Date the thirteenth day of July One Thousand Seven hundred and Thirty four... Which said above mentioned Deed of Mortgage Witnesseth That the said ffrances Barry and ffrances Salisbury, Robert
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In 1752, Dubourg became Master of the Royal Chapel in London, a post he occupied until his death in 1767. Upon Handel's death in 1759, money was left to
Dubourg in his will. On 3 July 1767 Dubourg made a brief will leaving most of his estate to his wife Frances, and he died shortly thereafter. There
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Dubourg's son-in-law, the oboist Redmond Simpson, Handel was "attacked by another Paraletic stroke" while dining with Dubourg one evening in Dublin. "It was violent and universal" but luckily "Doctors Barry and Quin, & Mr Nichols, Surgeon General, were present... By violent bleeding
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In April 1730, Dubourg (styled as "Mathew
Dubourgh, Gentleman") was involved in a property dealing with 'Francis Barry, Senior, wife of Richard Barry late of the City of Dublin, Gentleman', whereby in consideration of the sum of £110, Barry assigned unto Dubourg the dwelling house of a tailor named
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an event at which Handel saw a chance to gain Royal
Patronage: "...As to the Operas, they must tumble, for the King's presence could hardly hold them up, and even that prop is denied them, for his Majesty will not admit his royal ears to be tickled this season. As to music, it flourishes in this
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Registry of Deeds, Dublin. Memorial: 63-162-43053. "A Memoriall of a Deed... between
Francis Barry, Senior, wife of Richard Barry late of the City of Dublin, Gentleman, and only Sister of the Revrd. Hugh Winne late of Teenloyden in the County of Anglesey in Wales, Clerke, deceased, by virtue of
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Frances, the daughter of musician Bernard Gates at Stanmore, Middlesex. They had one child, a daughter named Elizabeth, who married oboist Redmond Simpson on 22 September 1753, who had one child.
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Dubourg was born in London, the illegitimate son of a court dancing master, his mother's identity is unknown. In 1712, at age 9, he performed a
Corelli sonata standing on a stool at the home of
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Dubourg was close friends with Handel, and followed the rise of his career in London, as well as the general music scene there from across the Irish Sea. Around 15 May 1736,
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in which he wandered far from the theme creating complex modulations of it. When he finally returned to the original theme, Handel said: "Welcome home, Monsieur Dubourg".
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