Add MS 17787

Vocal and instrumental compositions.

Vol. II.

passim. [String quintets, Anthems Carols Madrigals String sextets] Fantasias or Fancies, etc., for 5 instruments, in parts.

1. 'De la courte'; in two parts. Robert Parsons.' f. 1.

2. Fancy. 'Byrd.' f. 2b. {also in 29996 f. 211}

3. 'A toy.' Anonymous. f. 4b.

4. 'Hollis berrie.' f. 5.

5. 'The wyche.' ib.

6. 'Abrabad'; in two parts. 'Robert Parsons.' f. 5b.

7. Clime not to highe.' 'Nathaniell Patricke.' f. 6b.

8. 'Daphne.' This and nos. 9-12 are anonymous. f. 7.

9. 'This merry, pleasant springe.' f. 8b. {MSS. of this piece as a song = Chr. Church MS 439, p. 42 and Turpyn's Book of Lute-Songs, Rowe Library, King's College, Cambridge. See Music & Letters 34, pp. 145 seq.}

10. 'Sweet youth.' f. 10.

11. 'There is a garden.' f. 11.

12. 'Orlatto' (sic). f. 11b.

13. 'Venus' Birds.' 'Jo. Bennet.' f. 12b.

14. 'Lacrimæ.' 'Dowland.' f. 14.

15. 'James his Galliard.' Anonymous. f. 14b.

16. 'Tickle my toe.' Anonymous. ib. 17. 'Strawberry leaves.' Anonymous. f. 15.

18. 'My Robin is to the.' Anonymous. ib.

19. Pavan. 'Tho. Weekes.' f. 15b.

20. 'Life up your eies.' ' [John] Holmes,' of Winchester. f. 16.

21. 'Prepare to dye.' 'Nath. Patricke.' f. 16b.

22, 23. Two Pavans. 'John Okeover,' or 'Oker' of Wells. ff. 18, 18b.

24-30. Six Fancies. 'John Okeover.' i-iv, f. 18b; vi, f. 19. 31-36. Six Fancies. Anonymous. i-iv, vi, ff. 25b, 26b; — by 'John Ward (four).' ff. 27b-31. {by [Richard] Deering (cf. another copy in. 17792-6). The first ascribed to Coperaris in 29366-8.

Passim Anthems for 6 and 7 voices, in parts, viz.: —

1. 'Hosannah to ye sonne of David' (à 6). 'Tho. Weelkes.' ii, f. 38; 2. 'O Lord, arise' (à 7). By the same. ii, f. 45b;

3. 'O singe vnto the Lord' (à 7). 'Thomas Tomkins.' ii, f. 46b; The 7th part is wanting in the last two anthems.

Carols for 5 and 6 voices, in parts.

1. ‘Borne is the babe’ (à 5). Anonymous. Vols, ii, f. 9b;

2. ‘Sweet was the songe‘ (à 5), without words. Anonymous, ii, f. 13.

3. ‘Gloria in excelsis Deo: singe my sowle‘ (à 6). ‘Tho. Weekes.’ ii, f. 32b;

Madrigals, etc., by English composers of the end of the 16th and beginning of the 17th century, in parts, the six volumes containing respectively the 'superius,' 'medius,' contra-tenor, tenor, 'sextus,' and bass parts. Unless the contrary is stated, they are for 5 voices, the part contained in vol. v being a duplicate of one of the parts in a preceding volume, with the words added.

1. 'My little sweet Darlinge.' 'W. Byrd.' ii, f. 6;

2. 'Pandulpho'; beginning 'Powre downe...your eares.' 'Rob. Parsons.' ii, f. 6b; {The Turpyn Book of Lute Songs now in the Rowe Library at King’s College Cambridge, contains a second part to this song beginning ‘No grief is like to mine’. See Music and Letters, 34, pp. 145 seq}

3. 'O Joue, from stately throne.' 'Richard Farrant.' ii, f. 7b;

4. 'Joane, quoth John': dialogue. '[Richard?] Nikcolson.' ii, f. 8;

5. 'Dowland's sorrow'; beginning 'Sorrow,...come.' 'William Wigthorp.' ii, f. 9;

6. 'Eliza her name giues honor.' 'Jo. Bennet.' ii, f. 9b; {Sweete Youthe dialogue. f. 10}.

7. 'Resurrexit a mortuis, this holy St. Frauncis.' Anonymous. ii, f. 10b.

8. 'Come hither...': dialogue (à 6). 'W. Wigthorp.' ii, f. 11;

9. 'Smithes are good fellowes'; in two parts. By the same. ii, f. 11b;

10. 'Were I made Jurer.' By the same. ii, f. 12;

11. 'To plead my faith.' Here attributed to the same, but in R. Dowland's , 1610, to D. Batchelor. ii, f. 12b;

12. 'What meate eates the Spaniard' (à 6). Anonymous. ii, f. 13b;

13. 'I am not I of such beleefe' dialogue. 'W. Wigthorpe.' ii, f. 13b;

14. 'Of all iolly pastimes.' Anonymous. ii, f. 15b;

15. 'Send foorth thy sighes.' 'Nathanaell Patricke.' ii, f. 16b;

16. 'Grace, my lovely one.' 'Thomas Weelkes.' ii, f. 17b.

17. 'Wilt thou, unkind, now leave me' (à 6). 'Robert Ramsey.' ii, f. 34b;

passim. Fantasias, etc., for 6 instruments, in parts.

1-3. Three fantasias, by 'Byrd.' ff. 3b, 1; — by 'Richard Deering' (two). ff. 35b, 18b;

4. Pavan. 'Tho. Leetherland.' ff. 37b;

5. Piece unnamed. 'Tho. Welkes' or 'Weelkes.' ff. 37b;

6-11. Six compositions consisting each of a Fantasia followed by an Allemande. 'Martin Pierson.'ff. 38b-44;

12. Allemande. 'Martin Pierson.' ff. 44b,

'Laudate, pueri,’ for 6 voices (including 2 basses), in parts, by William Byrd. f. 33b;