Original: Later career and death In 1679 , Blow , who had been appointed organist of Westminster Abbey in 1669 , resigned his office in favour of his pupil , who was still only twenty-two .
Simplified: Later career and death In 1680 , Blow , who had been made organist of Westminster Abbey in 1669 , resigned so that the 22-year-old Purcell could have his job .