Robert Henlake or Henlocke (died 1610) was an English maker and tuner of musical instruments who worked for

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James VI and I James VI and I (James Charles Stuart; 19 June 1566 – 27 March 1625) was King of Scotland as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the Scottish and English crowns on 24 March 1603 until ...

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Anne of Denmark Anne of Denmark (; 12 December 1574 – 2 March 1619) was the wife of King James VI and I; as such, she was Queen of Scotland The monarchy of the United Kingdom, commonly referred to as the British monarchy, is the constitutional fo ...

. Henlake worked with Gulliam Schets (or Edmund Schetts ''alias'' Treasourer) for 16 years tuning instruments for Queen Elizabeth. Henlake successfully petitioned King James to be his instrument maker following Schets' death, with the support of several courtiers. From 27 June 1603 he held a joint appointment with Andrea Bassano until his death in 1610, as tuners of the king's virginals, organs, and other instruments. In January 1610 Samuel Calvert tried to engage "Robin Henlake" to give or arrange virginal lessons to the diplomat

William Trumbull Sir William Trumbull (8 September 163914 December 1716) was an English statesman who held high office as a member of the First Whig Junto. Early life Trumbull was born at Easthampstead Park in Berkshire and baptised on 11 September 1639. He w ...

or his family. Henlake started making a lesson book for Trumbull. An earlier manuscript anthology of lute music compiled by or for Trumbull survives and includes works by the Bassano family and Francis Cutting. Calvert reported Henlake's death in June 1610, before the virginal book was completed.

Working for Anne of Denmark

Henlake mended

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Daniel Bacheler Daniel Bacheler, also variously spelt Bachiler, Batchiler or Batchelar, (baptized 16 March 1572 – buried 29 January 1619) was an English lutenist and composer. Of all the English lutenist-composers, he is now credited as probably being th ...

, a musician working for Anne of Denmark. In August and September 1607 Henlake worked at

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repairing a wind instrument for Anne of Denmark according to the instructions of

Viscount Lisle The title of Viscount Lisle has been created six times in the Peerage of England. The first creation, on 30 October 1451, was for John Talbot, 1st Baron Lisle. Upon the death of his son Thomas at the Battle of Nibley Green in 1470, the viscount ...

, her Master of Household and her secretary William Fowler. He supplied a pair of virginals to Anne of Denmark in February 1608. Henlake's office was in the king's household but musicians particularly are found working in the other royal households.Jemma Field, ''Anna of Denmark: The material and visual culture of the Stuart courts, 1589–1619'' (Manchester, 2020).

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