Add MS 4900

The principal items are:-

(1) Fragments of a transcript of a calendar (latest date 1537), for the months of May to October, giving the dates on which fairs are held in those months in various towns of England and Wales (Carmarthen). A few dates are also given in the lives of British sovereigns from William I to Edward VI. ff. 1-6.

(2) List of archbishops, bishops, and occasionally deans, with notes relating to them and their cathedrals, etc., down to 1604, with additions to 1670, in the following dioceses of England and Wales: (a) Llandaff. ff. 7, 7b;- (b) St. David's. ff. 10b-16b passim;- (c) Worcester and Gloucester (including Bristol). ff. 18-19b, 20b, 41, 50;- (d) Hereford. ff. 21, 21b;- (e) Canterbury. ff. 22-29 (see also f. 12);- (f) York.

ff. 29b-30b;- (g) London. ff. 31-32 (see also f. 17);- (h) Winchester. ff. 32b-35 (see also ff. 20, 20b, 21b);- (i) Ely. ff. 35b-37 (see also f. 21b);- (j) Lincoln. f. 38 (see also f. 20b);- (k) Salisbury. ff. 38b-40b;- (l) Peterborough. f. 41b;- (m) Durham. ff. 42b-44b (see also f. 17b);- (n) Carlisle. ff. 45-46;- (o) Chester. f. 46b;-

(p) Coventry and Lichfield. ff. 47-48 (see also f. 16);- (q) Norwich. ff. 49-50;- (r) Chichester. ff. 50b-52;- (s) Bath and Wells. ff. 52-54;-

(t) Oxford. ff. 54b-55;- (u) Exeter (including Cornwall and Devonshire). ff. 55b-57 (see also ff. 111b, 12). The list appears to be based on Francis Godwin's Catalogue of the Bishops of England ..., first printed in 1601, but the contents and arrangement differ widely.

(3) Songs, original or arranged, with lute accompaniment in tablature, in separate parts. Several leaves are missing. Unless the contrary is stated, they are anonymous. There is also a string quintet, a duet, and a collection of canons. 1-3. ' Synce thowe arte false'; 'Thestilis, a seely man'; and 'Ane have I loste' Songs. The vocal part is missing. f. 58. 4. 'Alleluya.' A song. 'Taverner.' f.58b. 5. 'What harte can thincke.' A song. 'Heywood.' ff. 58b, 59. 6. 'Igitur, O Jhesu bone.' A song. 'Sheperde.' f. 59b. 7. 'And shall my faithe have this refuse.' A song. f. 59b. 8. 'Benedicam Domino in omni tempore . . . lorde, with all my harte and mynde.' A song. 'Jhonson.' f. 60b. 9. 'In nomine domini.' A song. The lute part is lost. 'Taverner.' f. 61b. 10. 'Je file.' A song. Lute part. At the end is written 'Je file — Geophile.' f. 62. 11. 'My litell prety one' (in , 1893, i, pp. 71-2). A song. f. 62b (reversed). 12. 'What cause have I for to reioyce.' A song. f. 62b (reversed). 13. 'I lothe that I did love' (in , i, p. 52). A song. f. 62b (reversed). 14. 'Come, holy ghoste, eternall god.' A song. The lute part is lost. Anonymous, f. 63b. 15. 'Com now to mee, my faithfull wife.' A song; with accompaniments for 3 strings. The lute part is lost. f. 63b (reversed). 16. 'For he yt is myghtie.' A song. The vocal part is lost. Anonymous, f. 64. 17. A composition without words, in 5 parts, in quasi-score (the bass occupying the top stave, and the treble the bottom stave). Anonymous. f. 64b. 18. 'What man is he that feareth ye Lorde‘: a composition apparently for 2 treble voices, with lute accompaniment, which is written above one of the vocal parts. Nearly three quarters of the leaf have been torn off. Anonymous. ff. 64b, 65. 19. 'Madonna.' A song. The vocal part is mutilated. ff. 65b, 66. 20. 'Tu nimirum.' A song. The lute part is lost. 'Tal[l]is.' f.66b. 21. A canon, without words. In 3 parts, in quasi-score. ‘A. F[errabosco?].' f. 66b. 22. A canon, without words. Two parts in one. Anonymous. f. 67. 23. ‘O Lux, Beata Trinitas’. A canon (2 parts in one), with the original plainsong melodies on which it is founded, sc. f. 67. 24. ‘Verbum caro factum est.’ A canon (2 parts in one), with the original plainsong melodies on which it is founded, sc. f. 67.

includes:

• ff. 1-6 Calendars: Calendar listing days on which fairs were held in England and Wales,: aft. 1537.: Copy, early 17th cent. Imperf.
• ff.1-6 Markets and Fairs: Calendar listing days on which fairs were held in England and Wales, aft. 1537. Copy: early 17th cent.: Imperf.
• f. 6b Richard Ellatt: Signature: early 17th cent.
• ff. 7-57 England, Ecclesiastical History: List of archbishops, bishops, etc., of England and Wales: aft. 1604 (with additions to 1670).
• ff. 7-57 Francis Godwin, Bishop of Llandaff and (1617) of Hereford: List of archbishops, bishops, etc., of England and Wales, apparently based on his 'Catalogue of the Bishops of England' (1601): aft. 1604.
• ff.7-57 Wales: List of archbishops, bishops, etc., of England and Wales: aft. 1604 (with additions to 1670).
• f. 8 Henry Sutton: Verses translated by: early 17th cent.
• f. 8 Poetry ENGLISH: H. Sutton: translation of Sibylline prophecy: early 17th cent.
• ff. 8, 57b, 58 Richard Bradgate: Name written: early 17th cent.
• f. 10 b Martha Jennings: Signature: 17th cent.
• f. 56b Robert Johnson, composer: Sacred song with lute accompaniment: early 17th cent.
• f. 58b John Heywood, epigrammatist; d. circa 1580: Song, with lute accompaniment: early 17th cent.
• ff. 58-67 Music: Music for voice and lute, etc.: 16th-17th centt.: Copies, 17th cent.
• ff. 58b, 61b John Taverner, composer: In nomine, etc., with lute accompaniment, etc.: early 17th cent.
• f.59b John Sheppard, composer: Sacred song, with lute accompaniment: early 17th cent.
• f. 66 William Jennings: Signature: 17th cent.
• f. 66b Alfonso Ferrabosco, junior; composer: Trio: 17th cent.
• f. 66b Thomas Tallis, composer and organist: Song 'Tunimirum' by: early 17th cent.