For a laugh (or to be appalled, as is your nature) take a look at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_in_Elizabethan_Era
This is the single worst Wikipedia article that I've ever seen. There is hardly
a single word that is correct in the Instruments section. The author's main
source of
Bob was flabbergasted by the Wikipedia page on Elizabethan Music.
I had to look.
I don't know if this has always been there or is a recent addition but
it does have a banner stating that the article may need to be entirely
rewritten for Quality reasons.
Bob, it may be there is