Harley MS 7337

A Collection of the most celebrated Services and Anthems used in the Church of England from the Reformation to the Restauration of K. Charles II.

The Anthems included are: —1. 'I call and cry to thee, O Lord' (5 parts); originally written (as well as the three following) to Latin words. 'Tho. Tallis.' f. 25b. 2. 'Wipe away my sins' (5 parts). By the same. f. 28b. 3. 'With all our hearts and mouths' (full anthem, in 5 parts). By the same. f. 34. 4. 'O Lord, give thy holy spirit.' By the same. f. 36b. 5. 'Sing joyfully unto God' (6 parts). 'Bird.' f. 54. 6. 'O Lord, turn thy wrath away from us' (5 voices), divided into two parts, the second beg. 'Bow thine ear, Lord' (printed in Boyce's Cathedral Music as a separate anthem). Originally written to Latin words. By the same. ff. 57, 60. 7. 'O Lord, make thy servant, our sou'raign Lord ye King' (full anthem, in 5 parts). By the same. f. 63. 8. 'Save me, God, for thy name sake' (full anthem, in 5 parts). By the same. f. 65. 9. 'Prevent us, Lord, in all our doings' (full anthem). By the same. f. 67b. 10. 'Discomfit them, Lord' (5 parts). Performed 'On ye occasion of ye Spanish invasion in 1588.' 'Tallis.' f. 68b. 11. 'Almighty God, who by ye leading of a starr' (verse anthem, in 5 parts, with organ part). Published by Boyce with different words. 'Dr. Bull, 1592.' f. 76b. 12. 'O come hither and harken' (5 parts). 'John Amner.' f. 113b. 13. 'Christ, rising again from ye dead.' By the same. '1636.' f. 117. 14. 'O Lord, I bow ye knees of my heart' (5 parts). 'William Mundy.' f. 119. 15. 'O Lord, encrease my faith' (full anthem). 'Orlando Gibbons.' f. 135. 16. 'Why art thou so heavy' (full anthem). By the same. f. 136. 17. 'Behold, thou hast made my days' (verse anthem). By the same. f. 137. 18-20. 'I am ye resurrection and the life,' 'Man that is born of a woman,' and 'I heard a voice from Heav'n': 'the Funerall or Dirge Anthems usually perform'd at Westminster Abby.' 'Tho. Morley.' ff. 174b, 176, 176b. 21. 'O give thanks unto ye Lord' (5 parts). 'Dr. Giles.' f. 177b. 22. 'Allmighty God, y Fountain' (5 parts). 'Tho. Tomkins.' f. 180. 23. 'Behold, it is Christ' (5 parts). '[Edmund] Hooper.' f. 183b. 24. 'Hear my prayer, God.' 'Adrian Batten.' (Published with an additional part by Boyce.) Not identical with Add MS 30478, f. 14, though it ends like that anthem, f. 185b. 25. 'Put me not to rebuke.' 'Henry Loosmoor.' f. 187. 26. 'The Lord is my light' (verse anthem). 'Henry [should be William] Laws.' f. 188b.

The Services included are:-1. Whole Service in D (Dorian), followed by Responses to the Litany. 'Anciently sung to ye Organ.' 'Tho. Tallis.' ff. 5b-25. 2. Whole Service in D minor, followed by the Responses to the Suffrages after the Lord's Prayer and Apostles' Creed. 'Sung to ye organ on ye great festivals of the year.' 'Willm Bird.' (Printed by Boyce for 4, 5, and 6 voices.) f. 37b. 3. Evening Service in G minor. 'Dr. Tye, 1545.' f. 72b. 4. Evening Service in the same key (5 voices). 'Tho. Morley.' f. 81. 5. Morning Service in G. '[T.] Barcroft, 1532' (probably adapted from the Latin), f . 89b. 6. 'Evening Service in C (5 voices). 'Compos'd by Mr. Stonard in . . . 1558.' (If the date given is right, he can hardly be the William Stonard who took his Mus. Doc. degree in 1608 and died in 1630.) f. 96b. 7. 'Caesar's in D,' i.e. Whole Service in D minor. 'John Amner, 1630.' f. 101. 8. Whole Service in F, preceded by the Venite. 'Orlando Gibbons,' from a copy dated '1635.' f. 122. 9. Evening Service in D. 'Mr. [Henry] Molle, 1630. [Afterwards] Publick Orator to ye University of Cambridge.' f. 139b. 10. Whole Seivice in G, preceded by the Venite. 'Mr. Portman, Serv[an]t to . . . Charles ye 1st and Organist of Westminster.' f. 142b. 11. Evening Service in F. 'Henry Molle . . . . 1639. Commonly call'd Molles 2d Service.' f. 154. 12. Whole Service in G minor. 'Pattrick.' f. 157. 13. Whole Service in A minor. 'Farrant.' 'Commonly call'd Farrants High.' (Printed by Boyce in G.) f. 166 (for the Kyrie and Creed, see vol. ii, f. 73b).

f. 192b. 'I am so weary': Canon in 3 parts, attributed in Hilton's to Thomas Ford, but here to Thomas Morley.

ff. 192b-193b. Canons by various composers. 1. ‘Non nobis, Domine’ (in 3 parts), ‘compos'd by Mr. Tho. Morley.’ Generally attributed to Byrd. f. 192b. 2. ‘O that men would therfore praise ye Lord‘ (3 parts in one). By the same, f. 193. 3. ‘Hast thee, O Lord’ (3 parts in one). ‘By Mr. Robt Ramsey,’ but ascribed by Hilton to Thomas Ford. f. 193. 4. ‘Music devine, ye mirror of the Arts’ (3 parts in one). Originally ascribed to Ramsey, f. 193. 5. ‘She weepeth sore in ye night’ (4 parts in one). ‘Compos'd by Mr. Ramsey,’ but attributed by Hilton to William Lawes. f. 193b.