Add MS 15166

passim. The treble part of a collection of Psalms, etc., apparently written for 4 voices. The following forty-eight, which are set as Hymns, are by [John] Sheperd; and the words are taken, with slight variations, from the Sternhold and Hopkins version. 1. ‘The man is blest that hath not gone.’ f. 1. 2. ‘Whie did the Gentills frett and fume.’ f. 2b. 3. ‘O Lorde, how many doo increase.’ f. 4. 4. ‘O God, that art my righteousnes.’ f. 5b. 5. ‘Ponder my woordes, O lorde.’ f. 7b. 6. ‘Lord, in thie wrath reproue me not.’ f. 9. 7. ‘O Lord my God, I put my truste.’ f. 12. 8. ‘In earth, O Lord, how wonderfull.’ f. 14. 9. ‘O Lord, with all my harte and mynde.’ f. 15b. 10. ‘What is the cause that thou, O Lorde.’ f. 17. 11. ‘I truste in God; how dare ye then.’ f. 18. 12. ‘Helpe, lorde, for good and godlie men.’ f. 19. 13. ‘How longe wilt thou forgeat me, lord.’ f. 20b. 14. ‘There is no God.’ f. 21b. 15. ‘O Lorde, within thie tabernacle.’ f. 22b. 16. ‘Lorde, kepe me, for I truste in the.’ f. 24. 17. ‘O Lorde, heare oute my right request.’ f. 25. 18. ‘The heuens and the firmamente.’ f. 26b. 19. ‘In trouble and aduersitie.’ f. 27b. 20. ‘O lord, howe ioyfull is the kinge.’ f. 28b. 21. ‘I lifte my harte to the, my god.’ f. 30. 22. ‘O Lorde, I calle to the for helpe.’ f. 32. 23. ‘Geue to the Lorde, ye potentates.’ f. 33b. 24. ‘The man is bleste whose wickednes.’ f. 34. 25. ‘I will geue laude and honour both.’ f. 35b. 26. ‘The man is bleste that carefull is.’ f. 36b. 27. ‘Judge and defend my cause.’ f. 38. 28. ‘Our eares haue hard.’ f. 39. 29. ‘All people harken and geaue eare.’ f. 40b. 30. ‘Howe good is God to such as be.’ f. 41b. 31. ‘O God, my God, I watche.’ f. 42b. 32. ‘Let God arise and then.’ f. 44. 33. ‘Attend, my people, to my lawe.’ i. 45. 34. ‘My soule geaueth laude.’ f. 46b. 35. ‘In trouble and thrall.’ f. 47b. 36. ‘O Lord, that heauen doeste possesse.’ f. 49. 37. ‘Blessed art thou that feareste God.’ f. 50. 38. ‘All laud and praise with harte and voice.’ f. 51. 39. ‘Ye righteous, in the lord reioyce.’ f. 52b. 40. ‘Like as the harte doth breath and bray.’ f. 53b. 41. ‘Whie doeste thou, tirante, boaste abroade.’ f. 55. 42. ‘Whie did the Gentils fret.’ f. 56. 43. ‘O Loorde, how manie doo increase.’ f. 58. 44. ‘O God, that art my righteouses Lord.’ f. 59b. 45. ‘Ponder my wordes, Lord.’ f. 61. 46. ‘I lifte my harte to the.’ f. 62b. 47. ‘O lorde, I call to the.’ f. 64. 48. ‘The man is bleste whose wickednes.’ f. 65. The following nine numbers (49-57) by Tallys are those given at the end of Archbishop Parker's 'Whole Psalter', which, according to a MS. title-page to one of the copies in the library of the British Museum (C. 24. a. 5), was ‘Imprinted by John Daye, 1567 ‘[but never issued]. The date is omitted in all the known printed copies extant. 49. ‘Man['s] blest no doubte.’ f. 67b. 50. ‘Let God arise in maiestie.’ f. 67b. 51. ‘Why fumith in sight ye gentills spight.’ f. 68. 52. ‘O come in one to praise the lorde.’ f. 68b. 53. ‘Even like ye hunted hinde.’ f. 68b. 54. ‘Expende, O Lorde, my plainte.’ f. 69. 55. ‘Why bragst in malice hie, O thow.’ f. 69. 56. ‘God graunte with grace.’ f. 69b. 57. ‘Come, holy Ghost, eternall God.’ f. 69b. 58. ‘In God alone is all my trust.’ 'Mundye.’ f. 72. 59. ‘O God, my strength and fortitude.’ By W. Parsons, f. 73b. 60. ‘Oure eares have harde.’ Anonymous. (Different from no. 28.) f. 74. 61. ‘Now Israell may saie.’ ‘Roberte Hasiltoune.’ f. 74b. 62. ‘Lorde, haue mercie vppon vs sinners.’ By the same. f. 75.

ff. 67, 75b-89b. Treble part of a collection of Psalms, etc., probably written for 4 voices. Most of them are described as Hymns (above), but the following partake rather of the nature of Anthems: — 1. 'My soule trulie waiteth still one god.' 'Bolde.' f. 67 2. Another setting. '[Robert] Hasiltun.' f. 67. 3. 'Praise we the lord at all tymes.' By the same. f. 75b.4. 'Christ our paschall Lambe.' 'Sheperd.' f. 76. 5. 'O God, be mercyfull vnto vs.' 'Doctor Tye.' f. 77. 6. 'Verelye, verelye, I saie vnto you.' 'Tallis.' f. 78b. 7. 'O lorde, geve thy holie sprite.' By the same. f. 79. 8. 'Teache me thy waye, O lorde, and I will walke.' By the same. f. 80. 9. 'A newe commaundement geue I vnto you.' By the same. f. 80b. 10. 'Submit yourselues one to another.' 'Sheparde.' f. 81b. 11. 'Praise the Lorde, ye servants.' 'Mondaye.' f. 82b. 12. 'Behould, it is Christe.' By the same. f. 83. 13. 'Here the voice and preyer.' 'Tallis.' f. 84. 14. 'Blessed are all they that feare the lorde.' 'Poynte.' f. 85. 15. 'O happie man, if thou repent.' 'Jonson.' f. 86b. 16. 'O Lord of hosts, thou God of Israell.' 'Dr. Tye.' f. 87b. 17. 'If ye love me, kepe my commaundements.' 'Talys.' f. 88. 18. 'In trouble and aduersitye.' 'Taverner.' f. 88b.

ff. 70. 89b. Treble part of three vocal compositions, of which the other parts are lost. 1. 'Vaine, vaine...all worldly pleasure is but vaine.' '[J.?] Sheperd.' f. 70. 2. 'In fields abroade where trumpets shrill doe sounde.' In a later hand than the last. By W. Byrd, from his , 1588. f. 89b. 3. {'Care for thy soul'. Byrd. From the same 1588 volume. Imperfect. f. 90.}