| Zusammenfassung: | A few patrons-in-common of Henry Purcell and George Frideric Handel have been noted heretofore, but a thorough canvassing of the field has revealed many more. That shared patrons are numerous should not be surprising as only 15 years separated Purcell's death from Handel's first visit to London, but it seems to be. In emphasizing the gap or absence, writers have chosen to ignore the continuities that made the successful careers of the musicians possible. The largely self-inflicted difficulties have resulted in part from the misidentification of individuai and the connections between them. John Hawkins got things off to a bad start by claiming that the dedicatee of Purcell's Orpheus Britanniens, volume i, was Lady Elizabeth Howard, that is Mrs John Dryden. In fact, the lady was Annabella, the fourth wife of Sir Robert Howard. Annabella was part of the extensive Dyve family network, many of whom held positions in the royal household. Other families whose histories are elucidated include the Stanleys of London and Grange Gorman, the Marlboroughs of Blenheim, the Cartwrights of Aynho, the Dolbens of Finedon, the Crew family of Steane, the Stuart sisters Queens Mary and Anne, and the Pendarves family of Roscrow, Cornwall. In addition, several members of the Kit-Cat Club are also shown to have had connections with both musicians.
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