RAFF, RICHARD [SSNE 7813]

Surname

RAFF

First name

RICHARD

Title/rank

TRUMPETER

Nationality

ENGLISH

Text source

Richard Raff appears in a few sources, noted as a trumpeter at Duke Karl (later Karl IX's) court in Stockholm by 1592. He was also listed as a witness on 16 July 1600 in a case brought by fellow Englishman John Cut/Coots [SSNE 7782] against another Englishman Leonard Tuckers.

Kathleen Lea, 'English players at the Swedish Court', The Modern Language Review, vol. 26, no.1, January 1931, pp.78-80. Stockholmsstads Tankebocker, del III, pp.93-4.

Service record

SWEDEN, STOCKHOLM, VASA COURT

Arrived 1592-01-01

Departed 1600-12-31

Capacity TRUMPETER, purpose ROYAL SERVICE