Add MS 5665

A quarto volume containing a collection of Church Services, Hymns, Carols and Songs, with the music; composed apparently in the reign of King Henry the Seventh.

An Index of contents is prefixed in the handwriting of Joseph Ritson, which (with some corrections) is here copied, viz.

1. ‘Miserere michi Domini.’ (folio 1)

2. ‘Stella celi extirpavit.’ (folio 1b)

3. ‘De Sancta Maria. Synge on to this mery companey.’ (folio 2b)

4. De Sancto Johanne. Johannes Assecretis, etc.’ (folio 3b)

5. ‘De Innocentibus. Sonet laus per secula.’ (Latin and English) (folio 4b)

6. ‘In die Nativitatis. Nowelle, Nowelle, etc. tydinges gode y thyngke.’ Smert (The words printed by Ritson, in ‘Ancient Songs’ folio 127) (folio 5b)

7. ‘In die Nativitatis. Nowelle, Nowelle etc. who ys ther that syngith so.’ Smert (The words printed folio 127 and 128) (folio 6b)

8. ‘In die Nativitatis. Mervele not Joseph.’ (folio 8)

9. ‘In die Nativitatis. Man be joyfulle.’ (folio 9)

10. ‘In die Circumcisionis. Make us meri.’ (folio 10b)

11. ‘Salve sancta Parens.’ (folio 11)

12. ‘In every state in every degre.’ (folio 12b)

13. ‘De Sancta Maria’ Ave decus seculi.’ Smert Richard (folio 13b)

14. ‘In die Nativitatis. Soli deo sit laudum gloria.’ Smert, Trouloffe (folio 14b)

15. ‘In die Nativitatis. Have mercy of me Kynge of blisse.’ Richard Smert de Plymptre (folio 15b)

16. ‘In die Nativitatis. Regi canamus glorie.’ (folio 16b)

17. ‘In die Nativitatis. O radix Jesse, etc. O of Jesse thou holy rote.’ (folio 17b)

18. ‘In die Nativitatis. O clavis David. O David thow nobelle Key.’ Troulouffe John; Smert Richard (folio 18b)

19. ‘Sancti Stephani. Pray for us that we saved be.’ (folio 20b)

20. ‘De Innocentibus. Psallite gaudentes. When God was born of Mary fre.’ (folio 21b)

21. ‘De Innocentibus. Worchepe we this holyday.’ (folio 22b)

22. ‘De Nativitate Domini. Laudamus te. O blesse God in trinite.’ (folio 23b)

23. ‘De Sancto Thoma. Letare Cantuaria.’ (folio 24)

24. ‘De Nativitate. Now make we joye in this feste.’ (folio 25b)

25. ‘De Nativitate. Jhesu fili virginis. Jhesu of a mayde thou worldest be borne.’ Smert (folio 26b)

26. ‘Spes mea in deo est. When lordechype ys loste and luste’ le Kynge with alle.’ (folio 27b)

27. ‘Y pray zeu alle with a thozt.’ (folio 28b)

28. ‘De Nativitate. Jhesu fili dei. Glorious God in trinte.’ Trouluffe. Smert. (folio 29b)

29. ‘De Nativitate. Tydynges trew ther buthe come newe.’ (folio 30b)

30. ‘De Nativitate. Nascitur ex virgine. A childe ys borne of a mayde.’ Smert (folio 31b)

31. ‘Do welle and drede no man.’ (folio 32b)

32. ‘De Nativitate. Alleluya Now many we myrthis make.’ (folio 33b)

33. ‘De Johanne. Pray for us thou prince of pes.’ (folio 34b)

34. ‘How shalle y plees a creature uncerteyne’ (folio 35b)

35. ‘De Nationale. Proface, welcom, wellcome.’ (folio 36b)

36. ‘Epiphanie. Jhesu autem hodie. When Jhesus Christ baptyzed was.’ Smert. Johne Trouluffe (folio 37)

37. ‘Sancte Thome. Clangat tuba martir Thome. Out of the chaffe was pured this corne.’ (folio 38b)

38. ‘Man asay and axe mercy.’ (folio 39b)

39. ‘De Nativitate. Jhesu fili virginis. Jhesu of a mayde thou worldest be borne.’ (cf no.25) (folio 40b)

40. ‘Jhesu for thy mercy endelesse.’ (folio 41b)

41. ‘The beste songe as hit semeth me.’ (folio 42b)

42. ‘To many a wille have y go.’ (folio 43b)

43. ‘Salve regina misericordie’ (folio 44b)

44. ‘De Sancto Johanne. Pray for us thow prince of pes.’ (cf No. 33) (folio 45b)

45. ‘O blessed lord fulle of pece.’ (folio 46b)

46. ‘The beste rede that I can.’ (cf No. 31) (folio 47b)

47. ‘In fine Nativitatis. For alle cristen saulys pray we.’ (folio 48b)

48. ‘De Nativitate. Blessed mote thou be swete Jhesu.’ Smert (folio 49b)

49. ‘Y have ben a foster long.’ (folio 50b)

50. Some musical notes without words. (folio 51)

51. ‘Presciens mater virgo.’ Trouluffe (folio 51b)

52. ‘Alleluya.’ (folio 51b)

53. ‘Beata dei Genetrix.’ Richard Mower (folio 52b)

54. ‘Nesciens mater virgo.’ Trouluffe, Smert (cf No. 51) (folio 53b)

55. ‘Ave regina celorum’ (folio 55b)

56. ‘Regina celi leta’ Richard Mower (folio 56b)

57. ‘O Lux beata trinitas.’ (folio 57b)

58. Acknowledgement in Latin from John Wylle, clerk, to Halnathe Arystot, rector of Langetre [Langtree?], for the receipt of £26 as an annual pension to that church. Dated 16 October 2 Hen. VIII (in a later hand) (folio 58)

59. ‘Te mane laudum carmine.’ (folio 58b)

60. ‘Lumen ad revelationem’ (folio 59b)

61. ‘Secundum verbum tuum.’ Sir T. Packe (folio 60b)

62. ‘Stella celi extirpavit.’ Sir William Hawte, miles (cf No. 2) (folio 61b)

63. ‘My wofull hert of alle gladnesse baryeyne.’ (folio 62b)

64. ‘Be pes, ze make me spille my ale.’ (The words printed by Ritson in ‘Ancient Songs’ page 103) (folio 63b)

65. ‘Absens of zeu causeth me to syghe.’ (folio 64b)

66. ‘The hye desire that y have.’ (folio 65b)

67. ‘O blessed lord how many this be.’ (folio 66b)

68. Certificate in Latin of the publication of bans of Marriage between John Ford and Radegund in the Church of All Saints at Byckleghe [Bickleigh?], by John Sepman, curate; addressed to the Vicar of the parish church of Stoke Mylton. Dated at Bycklegh, 8 January 1500(?) (in a later hand) (folio 66b)

69. Power of attorney in Latin, from John Whyte, master of the Chapel of St. Margaret, in the mansion called the Court Place, in yest-Tylbury [West Tilbury], Essex, to James Godynge and others, to receive rents etc. Dated Pyworthy, Devon, 8 April 3 Henr. VIII (in a later hand) (folio 67)

70. ‘Thou man enured with temptacion.’ (folio 67b)

71. ‘Now helpe fortune of the goodnesse.’ (folio 68b)

72. ‘Fayre and discrete fresche wommanly figure.’ (folio 69b)

73. Missa de ‘Rex Summe’. Thomas Packe or Pakk (folio 70b)

74. Missa de ‘Gaudete in Domino pro hominibus XII notis cumpas’ T. Packe (folio 81b)

75. ‘Te deum laudamus. We prayse the almyzty God’ Sir Thomas Packe (folio 92b)

76. ‘Festa dies’ (folio 103b)

77. ‘Gaude virgo mater’ (XII notis cumpas) (folio 104b)

78. The first part of a mass by Edmund Sturges (folio 106b)

79. ‘Gaude Sancta Magdalena’ Sir Thomas Packe (folio 109b)

80. A mass by Henricus Petyr (wanting the Eleyson) (folio 110b)

81. ‘Dicant nune Judée’ Johés Cornyche (folio 117b)

82. ‘Benedicamus domino.’ (folio 118b)

83. ‘Salve festa dies.’ (cf No. 76) (folio 119)

84. ‘Maria virgo.’ (folio 119b)

85. ‘Ad festum Natatis Domini. Nesciens mater peperit.’ (cf No. 51) (folio 120b)

86. ‘Salve regina’ W. P. (folio 121b)

87. ‘Anima mea liquefacta est.’ W. P. (folio 126b)

88. ‘Nunc, Jhesu, te petimus.’ (folio 128b)

89. ‘Alone, alone, mornyng alone.’ (folio 130b)

90. ‘My herte ys yu grete mournynge.’ (folio 132b)

91. ‘Passetyme with good cumpany.’ (folio 133b)

92. ‘So put yu fere I dare not speke.’ (folio 134b)

93. ‘Alone, alone here y am my self.’ (folio 137b)

94. ‘In wyldernes ther found y Besse.’ (The words printed by Ritson’s Ancient Songs page 123) (folio 138)

95. ‘Passe tyme with good cumpanye.’ The Kynges balade (cf No. 91) (folio 138b)

96. ‘Dicant nunc Judei.’ (cf No. 79) (folio 139b)

97. ‘Come over the burne Besse.’ (folio 140b)

98. ‘Votre trey dowce regaurt plesaunt.’ (folio 141b)

99. ‘Miserere domine.’ (folio 142)

100. ‘Up y arose in verno tempore.’ (folio 142b)

101. ‘Hay how the maurys.’ (folio 143b)

102. Memoranda of husbandry, 1563 (folio 145b)