Add MS 29396

passim. Songs, with a bass (unless the contrary is stated), for harpsichord, in score. Those marked with an asterisk appear for the first time in Playford's , 1652. Almost the whole of the MS is in the hand of Edward Lowe, organist of the Chapel Royal (1661-1682), who added the bass to some of the songs, and was probably the composer of some of those marked below anonymous. 1. *'Beauty and Loue '; without accompaniment. By H. Lawes. f. 8b. 2. *'Aurelian Townsend to his daughter Mris. [Mary] Kirke' [b. after 1622; m. in 1646 George Kirke, Groom of the Bed-chamber to Charles I]. It begins 'Let not thy beautye make thee proude.' By the same. f. 10. 3. 'Yonge Thirsis.' By J. Wilson [published with the addition of 2 parts in his , 1659]. f. 16. 4. 'As oft I doe record.' Anonymous, f. 16b. 5. *'Come, louely Phillis'; with a Latin version, ' Philli Melita,' by Henry Jacob. 'Hen. Lawes.' f. 19b. 6. 'He that will court a wench.' Anonymous, f. 22b. 7. 'I can loue for an hower.' Anonymous, f. 24. 8. 'Noe, noe! I tell thee noe.' By N. Laniere. [Published with the addition of two other parts in Wilson's , 1659.] f . 25b. 9. 'Amarillis by a springe.' By J. Wilson, f. 27b. 10. 'The patterne often drawne in minde.' Anonymous, f. 28b. 11. 'Here is a Bowle.' Anonymous. f. 30. 12. 'Fayne would I Cloris.' By H. Lawes. [In , 1659.] f. 30b. 13. *'Like Hermitt poore.' 'Nicholas Lanier.' f. 31b. 14. 'Sorrowe in vaine.' Anonymous. f. 33. 15. *'I loue, alas, but cannot shew it.' 'John Willson.' f. 36. 16. 'How ill doth hee deserue.' 'Hen. Lawes.' f. 36b. 17. *'Why should I sweare'; without accompaniment. [Published in , 1652, as 'French air '; in the following year as by 'Mr. Charles'; and in 1659 (in ) attributed to 'H. Lawes.'] Followed by a reply, 'I sweare, hadst thou not bin forsworne '; without music. Words by Henry Ventrice. ff. 37b, 38. 18. *'Since loue hath in thine and mine eye.' 'John Wilson.' f. 39. 19. *'Clora's (sc. Cloris') falce loue.' By the same. f. 40b. 20. 'All ye materialls are ye same.' By the same. f. 42. 21. 'Who shall now grace our plaines,' Anonymous, f. 45. 22. 'Tell mee not I my time misspend.' 'John Wilson.' f. 45b. A song, ''Twas not his Person,' appears to have followed here, the answer to which, 'I will noe more enamoured bee,' by Richard Watkins, still remains, but without the music, f. 48b. 23. 'Tell mee, ye starres.' 'John Wilson.' f. 49b. 24. *'Lay that sullen Garland by thee.' By J. Taylor, f. 50b. 25. 'That beauteous creature.' '[Thomas] Stafford.' [In , 1678.] f. 52. Words of a song, ' See, these two little Brookes,' by [William?] Cartwright, follow here, and the end of another song, the music to both being lost. f. 54b. 26. 'Fayrest Theina '; with a second part, 'Laugh not, fond foole.' 'Dr. [John] Wilson.' ff. 57, 58b. 27. 'I felt my hart.' Anonymous. f. 57b. 28. 'Amintor, oh thou faithless swane '; without accompaniment. Anonymous, f. 60. 29. 'Ah, cruell eyes '; without accompaniment. Anonymous, ib. 30. 'A Chine of Beefe.' By E. Coleman. [Published, with two Add MS parts, in the , 1673.] f. 61b. 31. 'Though yo determine not to loue.' At the end of the words Lowe has written ' 'I had this from my Cos. Humph. Hyde, 13th Octo., 1660 ' (see also f. 65 and , vol. xxxiv, p. 187). f. 63. 32. ' How bonney and brisk.' 'Rob. Smith.' [In , 1673.] f. 63b. 33. 'Deare Venus.' At the end Lowe has written 'This and ye other page 77 (sc. f. 63) I had of my Cos. H. Hyde at the same time. I put ye Base for him to ye' 3 songes.' f. 64b. 34. 'When Aurelia first I Courted'; without accompaniment. By P. Humfrey. [In , 1673.] f. 66. 35. 'Like a Dogg with a Bottle.' Anonymous, f. 66b. 36. 'What sighs and groans '; without accompaniment. By R. Smith. [In , 1676.] f. 68. 37. 'I passe all my Howers '; without accompaniment. By P. Humfrey. [In , 1673.] f. 68. 38. 'Is she not wondrous fayre.' ' [E.] Chilmeade.' f. 70b. 39. 'How happy's that Pris'ner '; with 2-part chorus. Anonymous, f. 74b. {From the anonymous play , 1660. cf. J. Cubs [?] in , December 1957, pp. 534-538 who prints the song.} 40. 'No, no, 'tis in vain'; without accompaniment. 'Rob. Smith.' f. 76b. 41. 'I lost my hart.' This and nos. 42-45 are by 'John Wilson.' f. 79b. 42. 'Vaile thou thine eyes.' f. 80b. 43. 'Ther is none, O none, but I.' f. 81b. 44. ' Let other beautyes haue ye power.' f. 82. 45. 'Dry thos fayre, thos Christall eyes.' f. 82b. 46. 'A vs[e]less pipe-stop I haue been.' Anonymous, f. 83b. 47. 'O doe not melt thy selfe in vaine.' 'John Wilson.' f. 84b. 48. 'See, see, my Cloris.' 'Hen. Lawes.' f. 89b. 49. 'The nimph that vndoes mee'; without accompaniment. By T. Stafford. [In , 1678.] f. 90b. 50. 'What meanes this nicenesse.' Anonymous, f. 91. 51. 'O the sad day.' 'Pell Humfrey.' f. 91b. 52. 'Why should you bee soe full of spight.' Anonymous, f. 92b. 53. 'Loue in thy youth, fayre mayde.' Anonymous, f. 93b. 54. 'When cruell time enforced mee'; with second part, 'Why by such a brittle stone.' By J. Wilson, f. 94b. 55. 'Fug[g]ite, fug[g]ite gl' inganni d' amore.' By P. Reggio. [In , 1669.] f. 96b. 56. 'Amantj, ch' in Pianti '; without accompaniment. Anonymous, f. 97. 57. 'Doue, done cor[r]i, mio core'; without accompaniment. Anonymous. [In , 1669.'] f. 97b. 58. 'No more, Clarinda.' Anonymous, f. 98b. 59. 'Margarita first [possess'd].' 'Cap. Henry Cooke.' f. 99. 60. 'Forgiue me, Joue.' 'Tho. Farmer.' [In , 1676.] f. 100b. 61. 'Chear up, my mates.' 'Pell Humfrey.' [In , 1673.] f. 101b. 62. 'Troppo è ver.' This and numbers 63-66 are anonymous, f. 107. 63. 'Tell me no more of Constancy '; without accompaniment, f. 107b. 64. 'My life is now a burthen growne.' f. 109. 65. 'Shall I then weep '; without accompaniment, f. 109b. 66. 'Adeiue, fond world'; without accompaniment, f. 111b. For a further account of the Songs, etc., and especially of the words, in this MS, see the index at the beginning of it, in the hand of Thomas Oliphant.

passim. Airs, etc., apparently forming part of the incidental music to English plays of the 17th century. Except where the contrary is stated, they are for one voice, with a bass for harpsichord, in score. 1. 'Come from ye Dungeon to the Throane.' From William Cartwright's play 'The Royal Slave,' 1636. 'Hen. Lawes.' f. 15. 2. 'Hayle, thou great Queene.' From Dr. William Strode's play 'The Floating Island,' 1636, By the same(?). f. 15b. 3. 'Drinke to day and drowne all sorrowe': duet. From 'The bloody brother,' attributed to John Fletcher, the music being probably written for the revival of the play in 1636-7. '[E.] Chilmead.' f. 18b. 4. 'My Limbs I will fiinge'; without accompaniment. From the same play as no. 2. By H. Lawes(?). f. 27. 5. ' 'Tis late and Cold.' From 'The Lover's Progress,' a play supposed to have been left unfinished by Fletcher in 1625. By R. Johnson. f. 39b. 6. 'How vnhappy a Louer am I.' The words from Dryden's 'The conquest of Granada,' part ii, 1672. By N. Staggins. In , 1673. f. 67b. 7. 'Why, this is a sport'; sung by the Gipsies, Patrico and Jackman. 'Chilmeade.' f. 71b. 8. 'I keepe my horse.' The words are from 'The Widow,' probably written by Thomas Middleton about 1616. 'Will. Lawes.' f. 77b. 9. 'O, howl abhorr the tumults and smoake of the towne.' From Thomas Shadwell's 'Epsom Wells,' 1673. 'Rob. Smith.' f. 104b. 10. 'Full fathom fiue.' By J. Banister. This and nos. 11-13 are unaccompanied, and are from 'The Ariel's Songs in the Play call'd the Tempest,' 1676, as altered from Shakespeare's play by Dryden and Davenant. f. 110. 11. 'Where the bee sucks.' By Pelham Humfrey. f. 110b. 12. 'Adue to the pleasures and folleis of love.' By James Hart. f. 111. 13. 'Drye those eyes.' By John Banister. f. 112b.

passim. Compositions for 2 voices, in score. Except where the contrary is stated, they are anonymous. Nos. 2-7 have a bass for harpsichord; the others are unaccompanied. 1. 'Leuellers Songe,' begins 'To the Hall.' f. 11b. 2. 'Collen, say why sitts't thou soe': dialogue between Strephon and 'Collen,' with 2-part chorus. Only the bass is given to 'Collens answer.' By N. Laniere. f. 21. 3. 'I look'd vpon my true loues eye.' f. 24b. 4. 'Tell me no more of Giues of Brasse.' f. 33b. 5. 'Hast ye. Nymphs.' By H. Lawes. f. 42b. 6. 'What if I dye for loue of thee.' By W. Lawes. f. 53. 7. 'Coy Cœlia': dialogue. '[E.] Chilmeade.' f. 68b. 8. 'Stay, shutt ye gate.' f. 75b. 9. 'Replicauan las Campaniglias in las eglesias de Leon.' f. 77. 10. 'The thirsty earth sucks vp ye rayne.' Originally written for a bass voice, with chorus, by Roger Hill [, 1669]. It 'was giuen Mr. Houghton [?fl. 1665], by Mr. Caue [?John Cave, gentleman of the Chapel Royal in 1661]...I [Edward Lowe] sett an vpper part to it the 27th of Janu: 1677(?).' Lowe has written his initials at the end of the part added by him. f. 99b. At f. 78b are the words of a dialogue, 'When death shall snatch us' [set by M. Locke, in 1676].f. 18. 'Gather yr (sic) rosebuds, while you may'; for 3 voices, in score, by William Lawes [1652]. For the basso continuo part, see Add MS 30827, f. 10b; see also Add MS 31432, f. 33b, for the original setting.f. 46b. 'Cloris, since thou wert fledd away'; for 3 voices, in score. With a Latin translation, begins 'Chlori, tuum post abitum.' By Henry Jacob.ff. 60v, 103v, 108, 113. The words and melodies of four Anthems, of which the first has a bass for organ, in score, and the others are unaccompanied. The first three are published in Richard Deering's Gantica Sacra, 1674. 1. 'I charge you . . . O Daughters of Jerusalem.' '[M.] Wise.' f. 60b. 2. 'Set vp thy selfe, O God.' 'J. Jackson.' f. 103b. 3. 'Let God arise.' By the same. f. 108. 4. 'In guilty night': a dialogue between Saul, the Witch of Endor, and Samuel. By Robert Ramsey. f. 113.f. 73. 'Sleep, downy sleep, come close mine eyes'; with a bass for harpsichord or organ, in score. By Pelham Humfrey.f. 85b. 'Bee quick, my Boyes': so-called 'chorus' for 2 voices with solo and with a bass for harpsichord, in score. Possibly intended for 2 solo voices. Anonymous.f. 86b. 'The Hower is come': dialogue between a dying man, the devil, and an angel, with a bass for harpsichord or organ, in score, by Dr. [John] Wilson. The date at the end appears to have been altered from 1649 (that of the composition) to 1679 (that of the transcript).