William Eames

Eames succeeded Thomas Weelkes as Organist of Winchester College in 1604, and was then Organist of Wimborne Minster from 1610–21.[http://www.organ-biography.info/index.php?id=Emes_William_d1637 Biographical Dictionary of the Organ | William Eames] In 1624 he was admitted as Organist of Chichester Cathedral. An unknown offence occasioned his expulsion from office in 1635.[https://books.google.com/books?id=PiQ8AAAACAAJ&dq=Organs+And+Organists+of+Chichester+Cathedral&ei=TkFuSfuzFY6syAT5ovnnAw Organs and Organists of Chichester Cathedral]

Eames is buried at Winchester College.

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