Claim: Nicholas Staggins  (died 13 June 1700) was an English composer who served as Master of the King's Music  in 1674 and Professor of Music at Cambridge and whose most significant work was his music for John Crowne's masque Calisto, or The Chaste Nymph.
Evidence: Nicholas Staggins (died 13 June 1700) was an English composer. He was made Master of the King's Music by Charles II in 1674. In 1682, he was granted a musical doctorate by Cambridge University, and from 1684 until his death was Professor of Music at Cambridge. His most significant work was his music for John Crowne's masque Calisto, or The Chaste Nymph.