prightly and
influencing his subordinates to preserve such harmony as is becoming
in them, remembering how displeasing the consequences of any discord or
dispute would be to his Serene Highness.

"4th. The said Vice-Capellmeister shall be under an obligation to
compose such music as his Serene Highness may command, and neither to
communicate such compositions to any other person, nor to allow them to
be copied, but to retain them for the absolute use of his Highness, and
not to compose anything for any other person without the knowledge and
permission of his Highness.

"5th. The said Joseph Heyden shall appear in the ante-chamber daily,
before and after mid-day, and inquire whether his Highness is pleased
to order a performance of the orchestra. After receipt of his orders be
shall communicate them to the other musicians and shall take care to
be punctual at the appointed time, and to ensure punctuality in
his subordinates, making a note of those who arrive late or absent
themselves altogether.

"6th. Should any quarrel or cause of complaint arise, the
Vice-Capellmeister shall endeavour to arrange it, in order that his
Serene Highness may not be incommoded with trifling disputes; but should
any more serious difficulty occur, which the said Joseph Heyden is
unable to set right, his Serene Highness must then be respectfully
called upon to decide the matter.

"7th. The said Vice-Capellmeister shall take careful charge of all music
and musical instruments, and shall be responsible for any injury that
may occur to them from carelessness or neglect.

"8th. The said Joseph Heyden shall be obliged to instruct the female
vocalists, in order that they may not forget in the country what they
had been taught with much trouble and expense in Vienna, and, as the
said Vice-Capellmeister is proficient on various instruments, he shall
take care to practice himself on all that he is acquainted with.

"9th. A copy of this agreement and instructions shall be given to the
said Vice-Capellmeister and to his subordinates, in order that he may be
able to hold them to their obligations therein laid down.

"10th. It is considered unnecessary to detail the services required of
the said Joseph Heyden more particularly, since his Serene Highness is
pleased to hope that he will of his own free will strictly observe not
only these regulations, but all others that may from time to time be
made by his Highness, and that he will place the orches