Probably the most famous picture of a tabourer:
Thomas Slye, playing for Will Kemp, on Kemp's Nine Dayes' Wonder.
Will Kemp fell out with Shakespeare, and so, just to show who's
boss, danced from London to Norwich in 9 days. Nowadays, Kemp's
dancing has been translated into 75 different languages, whereas
Shakespeare remains an obscure English playwright. Incidently,
Kemp's nine days were well spaced, over a period of about one
and a half years.
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