1526—London, England

Sackbuts are added to the shawm band comprising the London Waits. Viols are added in 1561, recorders and cornetts in 1568 (Monson Elizabethan 327). The purchase record for the sackbut is made by a seemingly confused secretary, who has considerable difficulty writing down the name (possibly because it is a new and unfamiliar instrument): first, Hakbush or hakbussh, crossed out, then Sakbutte above the line, and finally an Instrument called a Sakbutte (Woodfill 35).