Agnellus [Agnello] de Antignano [Neapolitanus] {Paul III-Sixtus V}
Soprano; Noli; admitted, along with Pietro Bartholomuccio di San Germano 26 October 1547, by a vote of 13 out of 21 ; mandati : November 1547 -October 1571 ; in the list of 1573 ; December 1580 -March 1586 ; on 17 October 1584 , Antignano, because of his age and infirmity, was given license to attend the offices and Mass only when he was able to do so; on 27 September1589 , a funeral Mass was held for Antignano in San Marcello, so he probably had died the week before; in 1573, he and Bartholomuccio were said to have hoarse discordant (dissona) voices but were said to be useful because they were senior singers and were priests (Document 1.19) ; punctator in 1554 , 1557 , 1564 , 1570 .
DOCUMENTS
DS 3
35r: entry dated 26 October 1547 [CASIMIRI (1934), p. 305
Eadem die duo cantores suprani propositi sunt a magistro capellae cantoribus 21: et scrutinio scrutati sunt: et ne unus neapolitanus: et alter de Sancto Germano: Neapolitanus habuit vota favoribila 13. Alter vero XI.
35v: entry dated 6 November 1547 [CASIMIRI (1934), p. 306]
Eadem die duo suprascripti suprani b. 26 octobris propositi et scrutati induti sunt cotta a R.do magistro capellae coram cantoribus: et iuraverunt in manibus eiusdem magistri observare iura et mandata capellae: promisseruntque solvere regalia sua: quorum nomina sunt d. Petrus de Sancto Germano et Agnellus de Neapoli.
36r: entry dated 7 November 1547 [CASIMIRI (1934), p. 306]
Eadem die d. Agnellus soluit regalia sua: videlicet ducatos aureos de camera 12.
DS 13
29r: entry dated 17 October 1584
D. Anellus quia propter senectutem et aliquam infirmitatem licentiam obtinuit accedere ad officium vel missa quando potest.
DS 16
36r: entry dated 27 September 1589
Furno fatte le osequie del nostra gran compagno S. Agnello a San Marcello.
BIBLIOGRAPHY: CELANI, p. 102; CASIMIRI ; FREY, Die Diarien, p. 136; SHERR, "Competence and Incompetence."