Add MS 11583

Madrigals and chansons for 2 or more voices, in score. Nos. 1-5 are for 2 voices, and nos. 6-10 for 3 voices; they are scored from Add MS 5465. Nos. 11-17 are for 5 voices. 1. 'Ha, my herte.' Anonymous. f. 1b. 2. 'What causyth me wofull thoughtis.' 'William Newark.' f. 2b. 3. 'So far I trow.' By the same. f. 3b. 4. 'My wofull hart.' 'Sheryngam.' (Published by Dr. Burney in vol. ii of his , 1782). f. 4b. 5. 'That was my woo.' 'R. Fayrfax.' The words are supposed to refer to the accession of Henry VII. f. 5b. 6. 'Benedicite! what dremyd I.' Anonymous. f. 6b. 7. 'Alas, it is I.' '[Edmund] Turges.' f. 7b. 8. 'Yowre counturfetyng.' 'William Newark.' f. 9. 9. 'Madam Defrayne.' Anonymous. f. 10b. 10. 'O rote of trouth.' 'Tutor.' f. 12b. 11. 'Ogni loco mi porge'; with second part, 'Poscia che per mio mal.' 'Gianetto da Palestrina, 1559.' f. 27b. 12. 'Sound out my voyce' ('Vestiva i colli'). 1588. By the same. f. 29b. 13. 'Invidioso amor.' 'Alessandro Striggio, 1559.' f. 33b. 14. 'Sans lever le pied.' 'Clemens non Papa.' Prom , book xiii. f. 35b. 15. 'Adieu, celle que jay servy.' 'Gerardus.' From the same work. f. 36b. 16. 'La belle Margarite.' 'Jacobus Clemens non Papa.' From the same work, book xii, 1550. f. 37b. 17. 'Susanne un jour.' 'Orlando di Lasso, 1592.' f. 38b.

ff. 11b, 20b. Two motets for 7 voices, containing canons, ‘Dalla Musica nova di Adriano‘ [Willaert, 1559], scored by Dr. Charles Burney, and forming part of vol. iii of his ‘Musical Extracts,’ many of which are published in his History of Music. 1. ‘Præter rerum seriem.’ f. 14b. 2. ‘Inviolata integra et casta.’ f. 20b.

f. 31. 'Formoso vermi,' with second part, 'Adsit amor': 'epithalamium' for 5 voices, in score, by Jachet, sc. Jacob van Berghem. From the 1st book of Motets by Cipriano di Rore and others, published by Antonio Gardane at Venice, 1544.