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“[Prince] Henry did have a genuine musical talent. Seeing it, his father fostered his interest by allowing him to have his own minstrel and providing him with a lute. The result was that Henry became an expert musician with a mastery of the lute, organ, and harpsichord. In later life he demonstrated his musical attainments by the composition of hymns, ballads, and two masses. His interest continued, possibly fostered by his affection for dancing and religion, which have deeply felt musical affinities. His joyous embrace of the Christian virtues taught by his tutors can best be seen in the verse in which he declares:

My mind shall be; / Virtue to use / Vice to refuse / Thus shall I use– me.”

Life at Henry VII’s Court – M.J. Tucker | Published in History Today: Volume 19, Issue 5: May 1969