GB-Lbl Royal Appendix 74 (Lumley)

British Library, London, England

partbook: c. 1547-8

Archive British Library, London, England (GB-Lbl)
Shelfmark Royal Appendix 74 (Lumley)
Surface Mixed Paper and Parchment
Numbering System Foliation
Format landscape
Measurements 187 x 279 mm
Other Identifiers
  • CCM: LonBLR A74-6
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Contents 77 pieces from 6 composers
General Description

A partbook designated 'Triplex' from a set originally of four volumes (Bassus book lost after 1609). Two main scribes copied most of the sacred music; six or seven additional scribes copied remainder of sacred pieces. Secular pieces are later additions, many added using blank pages at end of book, with books upside down. (Images of these pages inverted for legibility.) Some textless pieces in score format. Sacred pieces have English texts, but corresponding titles are in Latin.

Probably copied at Arundel, Sussex, for use in chapel of Henry Fitzalan, 12th Earl of Arundel (d. 1580) (BlezCS). Probably not copied for Fitzalan, but acquired by him in 1553 as part of confiscated collection of Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury (BernsCE). Later passed to Fitzalan's son-in-law, John, 6th Baron Lumley (d. 1609). Arundel-Lumley collection later incorporated in Old Royal Library, which passed to newly founded British Museum in 1757.

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Binding

Rebound in 18th century in new covers of maroon cloth, with outer corners and spine of maroon leather (some folios bound upside down; former limp vellum covers of Triplex and Altus books bound in as flyleaves). Front and back covers stamped in gold with English royal arms, initials 'G II R,' motto 'Honi soit qui mal y pense,' and date '1757.' Spine of each book gold-stamped with 'Church Music. Temp. Edw. VI,' voice designation, five-pointed rose, and crown.

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Watermark

pot with one ear, bearing crown surmounted by flower; resembles Briquet #12643

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Notation

one piece (in T only) in Italian lute tablature

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Foliation

Modern (1894) pencil foliation in each book

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Decoration

No initials or decoration.

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Surface

ii paper + i parchment + 51 paper + i parchment + ii paper

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DIAMM Note

Triplex book

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DIAMM Note

Digitized with funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (UK) for the Tudor Partbooks project at the Universities of Oxford and Newcastle.

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Census Catalogue of Music Description

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11 Service sections, 17 anthems, 1 English litany, 1 English secular piece, 1 French secular piece, ca. 40 textless pieces (canons, dances, etc.; some fragmentary) = ca. 71

Pyttyns-1, T.P.-1, Tallis-2, (Tye)-1, anonymous

3 partbooks of an original 4 (Triplex-ii paper + i parchment + 51 paper + i parchment + ii paper folios, A-ii paper + 36 paper + ii paper, T-ii paper + i parchment + 50 paper + i parchment + ii paper), 187 x 279. Bassus book lost after 1609. Modern (1894) pencil foliation in each book. Rebound in 18th century in new covers of maroon cloth, with outer corners and spine of maroon leather (some folios bound upside down; former parchment covers of triplex and altus books bound in as flyleaves). Front and back covers stamped in gold with English royal arms, initials "G II R," motto "Honi soit qui mal y pense," and date "1757." Spine of each book gold-stamped with "Church Music. Temp. Edw. VI," voice designation, five-pointed rose, and crown. No index.

Some textless pieces in score format; one piece (in T only) in Italian lute tablature. Two main scribes copied most of the sacred music; six or seven additional scribes copied remainder of sacred pieces. Secular pieces are later additions, in several hands. No initials or decoration. Watermark (pot with one ear, bearing crown surmounted by flower) resembles Briquet #12643. Sacred pieces have English texts, but corresponding titles are in Latin.

Ca. 1547-8 (sacred pieces); secular pieces are later additions. Of English origin; probably copied at Arundel, Sussex, for use in chapel of Henry Fitzalan, 12th Earl of Arundel (d. 1580) (BlezCS). Probably not copied for Fitzalan, but acquired by him in 1553 as part of confiscated collection of Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury (BernsCE). Later passed to Fitzalan's son-in-law, John, 6th Baron Lumley (d. 1609). Arundel-Lumley collection later incorporated in Old Royal Library, which passed to newly founded British Museum in 1757.

Vol 4

Contents: 11 Service sections, 17 anthems, 1 English litany, 1 English secular piece, 59 textless pieces (mostly instrumental dances, In nomines, etc.; 24 incomplete or fragmentary) = 89 + 2 duplicates = 91

Composers: I. Alberti?-3, (Byrd/R. Parsons I)-1, Poynt? [T.P. or E.P.]-1, Pyttyns-1, Tallis-3, (Tye)-1, anon-79

Date: Ca. 1547-52 (sacred pieces); other works added in second half of 16th century, perhaps ca. 1560-70.

Census-Catalogue of Manuscript Sources of Polyphonic Music 1400-1550

37r

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Folio / Pages Composition / Item title Source attribution Composers (? Uncertain)
2r Litany (O Lord, arise, help and deliver us) - Anonymous
Appears on: 2r
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: c2
Voice Text: LITANIA. / O lord arise helpe vsand delyuer vs
2v–4r Te Deum (I) - Anonymous

Te Deum (I)

Anonymous
Appears on: 2v–4r
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: c2
Voice Text: TE DEVM. / We praise the o god
General Note

Notes: at end: 'ffinis s yd';

4r–4v De profundis: Out of the deep - Anonymous
Appears on: 4r–4v
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: c2
Voice Text: DE PROFUNDIS. / Out of the depe
5r–5v Laudate pueri dominum: Praise the Lord, ye servants (II) - Anonymous
Appears on: 5r–5v
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: c2
Voice Text: LAVDATE PVERI D[OMI]N[U]M. / Praise ye lord ye s[er]vants
5v Ecce quam bonum: Behold, brethren, how good and joyfull a thing - Anonymous
Appears on: 5v
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: g3
Voice Text: ECCE QVAM BONVM / Behold bretherne how good z ioyfull a thing
General Note

Annotations/Corrections: on top of f. 6 'IVDICA ME DEVS.'; writing in margin of f. 6, 'Jogon VoBarte'?; Notes: ending of piece missing;

6r Iudica me Deus: Why art thou so heave, O my soul Robarte Jonson
Appears on: 6r
Source Attribution: Robarte Jonson
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: c2
Voice Text: IVDICA ME DEVS. / Why art [tho]u so henye O my soule
General Note

Annotations/Corrections: note/stave corr. in second line; signum congruentiae under beginning of last line; scribbles in outer margin next to music, incl. 'Jonson' and 'Robarte'; Notes: beginning of piece missing; not sure whether this would be Johnson the Elder or the Younger;

6r–7r Omnes Gentes: O clap your hands together (II) - Anonymous
Appears on: 6r–7r
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: c1
Voice Text: OMNES GENTES. / O clappe yo[u]r hands [...] to gethyr
General Note

Annotations/Corrections: many text corr. throughout, and staves extended into margins;

7r–8v Non nobis Domine: Not unto us, O Lord - Anonymous
Appears on: 7r–8v
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: c1
Voice Text: NON NOBIS D[OMI]NE. / Not vnto vs O lord
General Note

Annotations/Corrections: major corr. in music and text on f. 8;

9r–9v Deus in nomine tuo: Save me, O God, for thy name's sake (II) - Anonymous
Appears on: 9r–9v
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: c1
Voice Text: DEVS IN NOMINE TVO. / Saue me O god [...] for thy' mames sake
General Note

Annotations/Corrections: text corr. on f. 9; stave extended into margin on f. 9; Notes: on f. 9v, between this and the next piece: 'Item for egg[...]' - not readable;

9v–10v Voce mea: I cried unto the Lord - Anonymous
Appears on: 9v–10v
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: c2
Voice Text: UOCE MEA. / I cryde vnto ye lorde
General Note

Annotations/Corrections: on f. 10, end of fourth and of bottom line: 'bis' entered under notes;

10v–11r O God, be merciful unto us -
Appears on: 10v–11r
Genres: Anglican Service Music, Anthem, Deus misereatur [Anglican = 2nd canticle at Evensong]
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: c2
Voice Text: DEVS MISEREATVR. / O god be mercifull vnto vs
General Note

Annotations/Corrections: on f. 10v, extra line of music entered in bottom margin, its place in original bottom line made cear by a cross.;

11v–12v Evening Service: Magnificat - Anonymous
Appears on: 11v–12v
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: c2
Voice Text: MAGNIFICAT. / My soule magnigye the lord
General Note

Annotations/Corrections: end of 'magnifye' corr.?; text corr. twice on f. 12 and near end on f. 12v;

13r Remember not, O Lord God (= Ne reminiscaris) -
Appears on: 13r
Genres: Anthem
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: c2
Voice Text: NE REMINICARIS. / Remembre not o lord God
13v Jubilate: All men rejoice - Anonymous
Appears on: 13v
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: c1
Voice Text: IVBILATE DEO. / All men reioyse
General Note

Annotations/Corrections: 1.'and '3.' in left-hand margin, distinguishing two different sections of music; Notes: second section begins 'Entar entar, his mercy gate';

14r–15r Morning Service: Benedictus (Canticle) (I) - Anonymous
Appears on: 14r–15r
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: c1
Voice Text: BENEDICTVS. / A saving helth victorious
General Note

Annotations/Corrections: 2'., '4.'. '6.', '7.', '9.', '8.' and '10.' in left-hand margin, indicating individual sections (in that order); on f. 14, two lines extended into outer margin; at top of folio 'beyt k'?; in bottom outer corner beginning of text of next page; at end of no. 10 three barlines and some cipher; Notes: Folios 14v to 15 read as one opening;

15v–17r Domine dominus noster: O Lord, our Lord, how marvellous - Anonymous
Appears on: 15v–17r
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: c2
Voice Text: D[OMI]NE D[OMI]N[U]S N[OSTE]R. / O lorde o[ur] lord now m[ar]vellous
General Note

Annotations/Corrections: In the left-hand margins, numbers 1 to 11 marking individual sections, each comprising of two lines of music; uneven numbers on the versos, the even ones on the rectos; on f. 17 (at end) same cipher as at end of preceeding Benedictus and beneath that 'great ame'; also an 'f' or '+' in bottom outer corner; Notes: the numbers in the margin group together two lines of much each, the separation of which is also indicated by barlines at the end.;

16v–19r Caeli enarrant: The heavens in their excellence - Anonymous
Appears on: 16v–19r
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: c2
Voice Text: CELI ENARRANT. / The heaue[n]s in their excellence
General Note

Annotations/Corrections: In the left-hand margins, numbers 1 to 8 marking individual sections; at end the same cipher as at the end of the preceeding two pieces; in the outer margin of f. 19 ' Blessed are they that kepe his testimonis' and at bottom of page (underlined) 'j[Z?] mvazzacer'? - at top of folio 19 also some crossed out writing;

19v Usquequo domine: How long, O Lord, wilt me forget - Anonymous
Appears on: 19v
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: c2
Voice Text: USQVEQVO. / How long O lord wilt me forget
General Note

Annotations/Corrections: several text corr. on this page; Notes: two separate bits of music on this page (the second beginning 'We praise ye father almightie';

20r Domine quis: O Lord, whom wilt thou count worthy - Anonymous
Appears on: 20r
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: c2
Voice Text: D[OMI]NE QVIS. / O Lord who wilt thou count worthie
General Note

Annotations/Corrections: [untexted] line of music at bottom of page (no key) and some notes on soves in bottom outer corner;

20v–22r O Lord, rebuke me not in thy fury - Anonymous
Appears on: 20v–22r
Genres: Anthem
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: c1
Voice Text: O lorde rebuke me not in thy fury
General Note

Annotations/Corrections: several text corr. throughout;

22v–24r O Lord, Christ Jesu that art king - Anonymous
Appears on: 22v–24r
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: c1
Voice Text: O lorde christe Jh[es]u that art kyng
General Note

Annotations/Corrections: some insertion in top line of f. 23, later erased/crossed out; Notes: two different voice part - with one on verso, the other on recto;

24v–25r Praised be God our Father - Anonymous
Appears on: 24v–25r
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: c1
Voice Text: Praysid be god Praysed be god o[ur] father
General Note

Annotations/Corrections: first word on f. 25 corr.; Notes: two different voice part - with one on verso, the other on recto;

25v–28r Morning Service: Benedicite (II) - Anonymous
Appears on: 25v–28r
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: c1
Voice Text: Prayse ye the lorde all the workes of the lorde
General Note

Annotations/Corrections: individual sentences/sections separated by barlines; in third line of f. 27r, text added; Notes: final section ('Blessed art thou, Lord') is entered twice: on f. 27v and on f. 28r (same music, same text);

27r Kyrie Responses in the Communion Service (1552 Prayer Book) - Anonymous
Appears on: 27r
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: g2
General Note

Annotations/Corrections: later pencil annotation at bottom of f. 27: 'Litany see vol. III. / 35'; in bottom margin 'Jonazzor reged'?; originally there also 'j[Z?] mvazzacer', as on f. 19, but erased/crossed out; at top of f. 27v: erased/crossed out text: 'Blessed is he that' and next to that 'ffoure parts / george' ('george' in a darker ink);

27v–28r Nunc dimittis (I) - Anonymous

Nunc dimittis (I)

Anonymous
Appears on: 27v–28r
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: c1
Voice Text: Lorde nowe let thow thy s[er]vant
General Note

Annotations/Corrections: on f. 27v, some heading crossed out, corr. in first line, which is also extended into inner margin (with a later '162' in pencil under this extension); several corr. and erasures in both text and music on f. 28; Notes: spread over recto and verso, with an inserted arrow indicating where the part continues on recto; some text corr. in the Gloria partri on f. 28, in the bottom line some notes split and some note/stem corrections.;

28v–30r Te Deum (II) - Anonymous

Te Deum (II)

Anonymous
Appears on: 28v–30r
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Mensuration: cut-c
Clef: c3
Voice Text: All the erthe dothe worship the
General Note

Annotations/Corrections: on verso pages music and words written in different ink, some minor text corrections throughout; Notes: for two choirs - here Triplex of Choir II on verso, and Contratenor of Choir II on recto; on f. 28v, music in different ink than text (music brown, text black), on 29 all brown, on 29v text at least darker; concordance with Te Deum in Wanley MSS, which provides the missing two parts of Choir I (Tenor in e.420, ff. 80-82, and Bass in e.422, ff. 78v-80v); double barlines between sections of the music;

30v Nunc dimittis (II) - Anonymous

Nunc dimittis (II)

Anonymous
Appears on: 30v
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Mensuration: cut-c
Clef: c4
Voice Text: Lord nowe lettest thou thi s[er]vante depart in peace
General Note

Annotations/Corrections: corr./erasure in second line; stem of penultimate note of piece erased; Notes: the same part is in vol, 76, f. 42v;

31r Nunc dimittis (II) - Anonymous

Nunc dimittis (II)

Anonymous
Appears on: 31r
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Mensuration: cut-c
Clef: f4
Voice Text: Lord nowe lettest thou yi servant depart in peace
31v–32r [blank pages] - -

[blank pages]

Appears on: 31v–32r
General Note

[small floral drawings]

32v–33r [untexted] - -
Appears on: 32v–33r
Genres: textless
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: none
Mensuration: cut-c
Clef: c3
General Note

Notes: very uneven staves, as though drawn free-hand (esp. on f. 32v);

33v–34r no title/untexted [In nomine?] -
Appears on: 33v–34r
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: none
Mensuration: cut-c
Clef: c2
General Note

Annotations/Corrections: These two pages belong together and note different vocal parts, viz. 'secondus: modius', 'Contratenor', 'Tenor ye fyrste', 'Tenor the louste', 'prymus Bassus', 'Seconda Bassus', 'Prymus modyus'; additional stave drawn in bottom margin of f. 34; Notes: Later annotation on sheet fixed onto front flyleaf: 'The "In nomine" on ff. 33b-34 appears also in Add. MS 31390, ff. 23b-24, where it is attributed to Robert Parsons (d. 1570)';

34v [untexted] - -
Appears on: 34v
Genres: textless
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: none
Mensuration: cut-c
Clef: f4
General Note

Annotations/Corrections: Several note/stem corr.; in first line a bracket and signum congruentiae; in second line fragment of text entered; at bottom of f. 34v: 'Berhard'?;

35r [untexted] - -
Appears on: 35r
Genres: textless
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: none
Clef: g2
General Note

Annotations/Corrections: several corr. on the whole page; Notes: five different part noted on top of each in individual staves; a piece with two repeated parts;

35v–36r When shall my sorrowful sighing (I) -
Appears on: 35v–36r
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Mensuration: cut-c
Clef: c3
Voice Text: When shall my sorowfull sything
General Note

Annotations/Corrections: several corr. in second line; Notes: not in NG-list list of Robert Johnson (I) works - in Foster, Anthems, listed for a Robert Johnson that would be (II);

35v–25v [untexted] - -
Appears on: 35v–25v
Genres: textless
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: none
Clef: c1
General Note

Notes: three [untexted] fragments, with some corrections (the first continuing from last line of 'When shall my sorowfull', the second consists of a few notes that are all crossed out, the last on the bottom line, in F4 clef, going up to a repeat sign;

36r When shall my sorrowful sighing (II) -
Appears on: 36r
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: c4
Voice Text: When shall my sorowfull sythyng
General Note

Annotations/Corrections: several corr., esp. in second line; Notes: not in NG-list list of Robert Johnson (I) works - in Foster, Anthems, listed for a Robert Johnson that would be (II);

36v [untexted] - -
Appears on: 36v
Genres: textless
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: none
Mensuration: cut-c
Clef: c1
General Note

Annotations/Corrections: in the inner margin voice part indicated; Notes: score of five [untexted] parts (C1, C2, C3, F4, C4);

37r Pavana [?] - Anonymous

Pavana [?]

Anonymous
Appears on: 37r
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: none
Mensuration: cut-c
Clef: c3
Voice Text: pavana fry Ches[?] / [untexted]
General Note

Annotations/Corrections: Josh y horn says is my name and w[i]th my ha[...] y; Notes: some word erased/washed out under line towards the end;

37r Galliard 'Primus' - Anonymous

Galliard 'Primus'

Anonymous
Appears on: 37r
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: none
Mensuration: cut-c
Clef: c3
Voice Text: gallyard Pmu[s] Ches / [untexted]
General Note

Annotations/Corrections: at end: 'God o? yt [=that]';

37r [untexted] - -
Appears on: 37r
Genres: textless
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: none
Clef: c3
37v [blank page] - -

[blank page]

Appears on: 37v
38r [illegible title] - -
Appears on: 38r
Genres: textless
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: none
Mensuration: cut-c
Clef: c3
Voice Text: [illegible] / [untexted]
General Note

Notes: staves are very much free-hand;

38v [untexted] - -
Appears on: 38v
Genres: textless
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: none
Clef: f4
General Note

Annotations/Corrections: several substantial music corr.; Notes: many shorter sections, separated from each other by repeat signs; possibly belonging to the the music on the following page? (see below);

38v [untexted] - -
Appears on: 38v
Genres: textless
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: none
Clef: c2
General Note

Annotations/Corrections: medius' and 'tenor'; Notes: two parts, possibly belonging together; the top one has some illegible annotation at the end;

38v [untexted] - -
Appears on: 38v
Genres: textless
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: none
Mensuration: cut-c
Clef: f4
General Note

Annotations/Corrections: some illegible annotation in bottom margin;

39r Galliard 'Innocents' - Anonymous
Appears on: 39r
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: none
Clef: c3
Voice Text: Innocents galliard Tenor of the gallyard Triplex merio? / [untexted]
General Note

Annotations/Corrections: some note corr.; between bottom two staves some scribbles; at end of bottom stave arrow with question mark pointing up to the facing page. i.e. f. 38v (much later, in pencil); Notes: in the lower three voice parts, different writing to the 'galliard' on top of the folio; at bottom of folio empy stave with F4 clef;

39v Pavin/Pavanne - Anonymous

Pavin/Pavanne

Anonymous
Appears on: 39v
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: none
Mensuration: cut-c
Clef: c1
Voice Text: Pavin / [untexted]
General Note

Annotations/Corrections: one note corr.; Notes: score in five parts (C1, C3, C3, C4, F4);

40r Pavin/Pavanne - Anonymous

Pavin/Pavanne

Anonymous
Appears on: 40r
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: none
Mensuration: 3
Clef: c1
Voice Text: Galliard / [untexted]
General Note

Annotations/Corrections: five parts (C1, C2, C3, C4, F4), ascribed in left-hand margin: 'C / A / T / Q / B'; Notes: score of five parts;

40v Galliard - Anonymous

Galliard

Anonymous
Appears on: 40v
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: none
Mensuration: 3
Clef: c1
Voice Text: Gallyard / [untexted]
General Note

Annotations/Corrections: five parts (C1, C3, C4, F4, C5), ascribed in left-hand margin: 'C. / A / T / B / Q'; three different annotations (in different ink) in bottom margin upside town: 'By wyllyam garryson Blessed be the name off the Lord' / Blessid ys he that cometh in the name of the L' / 'Baesf Blessed ys he [...]';

41r Pavin of Albarti - Anonymous

Pavin of Albarti

Anonymous
Appears on: 41r
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: none
Clef: c1
Voice Text: Pavin of Albarti / [untexted]
General Note

Annotations/Corrections: five parts (C1, C2, C3, F4, C4), ascribed in left-hand margin: 'Cantus / altus / T / B / Q';

41v Galliard - Anonymous

Galliard

Anonymous
Appears on: 41v
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: none
Mensuration: cut-c
Clef: c1
Voice Text: Gallyard / [untexted]
General Note

Annotations/Corrections: four parts (C1, C3, C3, F4), ascribed to 'Cantus / medynus / Tenor / Bassus'; in bottom magin 'I. Loumlye';

42r [untexted] - -
Appears on: 42r
Genres: textless
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: none
Mensuration: cut-c
Clef: c1
General Note

Annotations/Corrections: long French annotations at top of folio, after first to lines of music; Notes: two [untexted] lines of music, fragement;

42r [untexted] - -
Appears on: 42r
Genres: textless
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: none
Clef: c3
General Note

Notes: four [untexted] lines of music (C3, F4, C1, C3), with several corr. and none complete;

42v Pavanne - Anonymous

Pavanne

Anonymous
Appears on: 42v
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: none
Mensuration: cut-c
Clef: g2
Voice Text: pavana / [untexted]
General Note

Annotations/Corrections: five parts (G2, C2, C3, F3, C4), ascribed to 'Cantus / alltus /tenor / bassus'; no ascription to bottom line, which is also in a slightly darker ink; some long annotation at the end of the penultimate line;

43r Pavanne - Anonymous

Pavanne

Anonymous
Appears on: 43r
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: none
Mensuration: cut-c
Clef: c1
Voice Text: pavan / [untexted]
General Note

Annotations/Corrections: five parts (C1, C3, C3. C3, F4), ascribed to 'Cantus / Alt[us] / quint[us] / Tenor / [Bassus]';

43v [untexted] - -
Appears on: 43v
Genres: textless
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: none
Clef: c3
General Note

Annotations/Corrections: crossed out annotation in bottom left-hand corner; fragment of some writing on bottom outer corner (torn away); Notes: score in four parts (C3, C4, C2, F3), below that also a single line with C3 clef;

44r Allemana d'amor - Anonymous

Allemana d'amor

Anonymous
Appears on: 44r
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: none
Mensuration: cut-c
Clef: c1
Voice Text: Allemana d'amor / [untexted]
General Note

Annotations/Corrections: five parts (C1, C3, C4, F4, C4), ascribed to 'Cantus / Altus / tenor / Bassus'; bottom line not ascribed, and also only a third of the length of the other parts;

44v Sorpresa - Anonymous

Sorpresa

Anonymous
Appears on: 44v
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: none
Mensuration: cut-c
Clef: c1
Voice Text: Sorepresa / [untexted]
General Note

Annotations/Corrections: five parts (C1, C3, C4, F4, C4); in front of lines variously 'Sorepresa / Sanpresa / Sarepresa / Sarepresa' (nothing in front of bottom line); some illegible annotation in bottom outer corner; Notes: the second line has a flat noted at the beginning;

45r Bransle Bergers[?] - Anonymous

Bransle Bergers[?]

Anonymous
Appears on: 45r
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: none
Mensuration: cut-c
Clef: c1
Voice Text: Brande berges / [untexted]
General Note

Annotations/Corrections: in bottom outer corner of fol. 44v, some wiped out name?; Notes: Brande berges' in front of the four top lines, cut-C only over penultimate line; bottom line on a free-hand stave;

45v Sorpresa - Anonymous

Sorpresa

Anonymous
Appears on: 45v
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: none
Clef: c1
Voice Text: Sarepresa / [untexted]
General Note

Notes: bottom line on a free-hand stave;

46r Ronda - Anonymous

Ronda

Anonymous
Appears on: 46r
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: none
Mensuration: cut-c
Clef: c1
Voice Text: Ronda / [untexted]
General Note

Annotations/Corrections: five lines (C1, C3, C4, C4, F4), ascribed to 'cantus / controalto / Tenor / [not asccribed / bassus'; first half of penultimate line crossed out; Notes: Ronda' in front of all lines;

46v [untexted] - -
Appears on: 46v
Genres: textless
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: none
Mensuration: cut-c
Clef: c3
General Note

Annotations/Corrections: By mr Burford pyttyn?'; four notes in bottom margin; some erased/washed out annotation between first and second stave; at top of third line stave 'ruger'; Notes: score of four parts (C3, F4, C4, C3);

47r Desperada - Anonymous

Desperada

Anonymous
Appears on: 47r
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: none
Mensuration: c
Clef: c1
Voice Text: desperada / [untexted]
General Note

Annotations/Corrections: four parts (C1, C3, C4, C3, F4), ascribed to 'Superiu[s] / Tenor / Quintapars / Contra. / Bassus';

47v Canon alin'd - Anonymous

Canon alin'd

Anonymous
Appears on: 47v
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: none
Mensuration: c
Clef: c1
Voice Text: Canon alin'd / [untexted]
General Note

Annotations/Corrections: bellow the score is a more skethcy stave without clef and a line of notes; below this: 'Tho soner paynse be pryste for crokyde age faste crepyde on whan all / payne kakynge is paste / man whylste'; Notes: C1, C4, C3, F4;

48r Pavane: Canon per aliam viam reuersi sint in regionem suam - Anonymous
Appears on: 48r
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: none
Mensuration: c
Clef: c1
Voice Text: Pauane Canon per aliam viam reuersi sint in regionem suam / [untexted]
General Note

Annotations/Corrections: some annotation before secone line: '[...] pars'; Notes: C1, C4, C3, F4;

48v Pavane: Canon in Subdiatessarum Inferiorem parterm Non pudebit incipere - Anonymous
Appears on: 48v
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: none
Mensuration: c
Clef: c1
Voice Text: Pauane Canon in Subdiatessarum Inferiorem parterm Non pudebit incipere / [untexted]
General Note

Annotations/Corrections: under first line, in different ink: 'Canon In subdiatessarum'; Notes: C1, C3, C4, F4;

48v Canon 'invemes ad longum' - Anonymous
Appears on: 48v
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: none
Mensuration: c
Clef: c3
Voice Text: hic Canone[m] inuemes ad Longum / [untexted]
General Note

Annotations/Corrections: in bottom margin two notes and some erased/washed out writing; Notes: possibly belonging to the preceeding one?;

49r [untexted] - -
Appears on: 49r
Genres: textless
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: none
Mensuration: cut-c
Clef: c1
General Note

Notes: C1, C2, C3, C4, F4; all five staves drawn free-hand;

49v Canon 'unam mensuram imunabis' - Anonymous
Appears on: 49v
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: none
Mensuration: c
Clef: c3
Voice Text: Canon Vnam mensuram imunabis / [untexted]
General Note

Annotations/Corrections: single line of music, crossed out;

49v [untexted] - -
Appears on: 49v
Genres: textless
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: none
Mensuration: cut-c
Clef: c1
General Note

Notes: five rather sketchy lines of music, with several corr; darker ink to previous or following items;

50r Versa desperada - Anonymous

Versa desperada

Anonymous
Appears on: 50r
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: none
Mensuration: cut-c
Clef: c1
Voice Text: uerza desperada / [untexted]
General Note

Annotations/Corrections: each line crossed out individually; some illegible annotation under bottom line (at 90° to stave);

50v Seconda desperada - Anonymous

Seconda desperada

Anonymous
Appears on: 50v
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: none
Mensuration: cut-c
Clef: c1
Voice Text: Seconda desperada / [untexted]
General Note

Annotations/Corrections: three middle parts ascribed to 'Tenor / Altus / Quintus'; Notes: C1, C3, C3, C4, F4;

51r [untexted] - -
Appears on: 51r
Genres: textless
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: none
Mensuration: c
Clef: c1
General Note

Annotations/Corrections: five parts (C1, C3, C2, C4, F4), ascribed in left-hand margin: 'Supera / Tenor/ Contra / Quinta pars', bottom line not named; some black-out in all but the second line;

51v Galliard - Anonymous

Galliard

Anonymous
Appears on: 51v
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: none
Mensuration: c
Clef: g2
Voice Text: Gaiilarde / [untexted]
General Note

Annotations/Corrections: Quinta pars' over third line; Notes: G2, C3, C4, C2, F4;

52r [untexted] - -
Appears on: 52r
Genres: textless
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: none
Clef: c1
General Note

Annotations/Corrections: three middle parts ascribed to 'tenor / Altus / Quintus';

52v Allemande - Anonymous

Allemande

Anonymous
Appears on: 52v
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: none
Mensuration: cut-c
Clef: c1
Voice Text: allemande / [untexted]
General Note

Annotations/Corrections: five parts (C1, C3, C3, F4, C4), the second, third and fifth of which are ascribed to 'tenor / Altus / Quintus'; some annotations on the right-hand side of the page: 'O god the father / of y. hen' / 'O/god/the/father[...]' / '[upside down] Jhesus / The', some erased/washed out scribble in bottom left-hand corner; in pencil '137' between first and second line ('upside down', as it were);

53r [blank page] - -

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Appears on: 53r
Composer Compositions
Anonymous
Johnson (I), Robert (ca. 1500–ca. 1560)
Johnson (II), Robert
Parsons (I), Robert (ca. 1535–ca. 1572)
Tallis, Thomas (ca. 1505–1585)
Tye, Christopher (ca. 1505–ca. 1573)
Composition Composers (? Uncertain) Folios / Pages
[illegible title] - 38r
[untexted] - 32v–33r
[untexted] - 34v
[untexted] - 35r
[untexted] - 35v–25v
[untexted] - 36v
[untexted] - 37r
[untexted] - 38v
[untexted] - 38v
[untexted] - 38v
[untexted] - 42r
[untexted] - 42r
[untexted] - 43v
[untexted] - 46v
[untexted] - 49r
[untexted] - 49v
[untexted] - 51r
[untexted] - 52r
Allemana d'amor Anonymous 44r
Allemande Anonymous 52v
Bransle Bergers[?] Anonymous 45r
Caeli enarrant: The heavens in their excellence Anonymous 16v–19r
Canon 'invemes ad longum' Anonymous 48v
Canon 'unam mensuram imunabis' Anonymous 49v
Canon alin'd Anonymous 47v
De profundis: Out of the deep Anonymous 4r–4v
Desperada Anonymous 47r
Deus in nomine tuo: Save me, O God, for thy name's sake (II) Anonymous 9r–9v
Domine dominus noster: O Lord, our Lord, how marvellous Anonymous 15v–17r
Domine quis: O Lord, whom wilt thou count worthy Anonymous 20r
Ecce quam bonum: Behold, brethren, how good and joyfull a thing Anonymous 5v
Evening Service: Magnificat Anonymous 11v–12v
Galliard Anonymous 40v
Galliard Anonymous 41v
Galliard Anonymous 51v
Galliard 'Innocents' Anonymous 39r
Galliard 'Primus' Anonymous 37r
Iudica me Deus: Why art thou so heave, O my soul 6r
Jubilate: All men rejoice Anonymous 13v
Kyrie Responses in the Communion Service (1552 Prayer Book) Anonymous 27r
Laudate pueri dominum: Praise the Lord, ye servants (II) Anonymous 5r–5v
Litany (O Lord, arise, help and deliver us) Anonymous 2r
Morning Service: Benedicite (II) Anonymous 25v–28r
Morning Service: Benedictus (Canticle) (I) Anonymous 14r–15r
no title/untexted [In nomine?] 33v–34r
Non nobis Domine: Not unto us, O Lord Anonymous 7r–8v
Nunc dimittis (I) Anonymous 27v–28r
Nunc dimittis (II) Anonymous 30v
Nunc dimittis (II) Anonymous 31r
O God, be merciful unto us 10v–11r
O Lord, Christ Jesu that art king Anonymous 22v–24r
O Lord, rebuke me not in thy fury Anonymous 20v–22r
Omnes Gentes: O clap your hands together (II) Anonymous 6r–7r
Pavana [?] Anonymous 37r
Pavane: Canon in Subdiatessarum Inferiorem parterm Non pudebit incipere Anonymous 48v
Pavane: Canon per aliam viam reuersi sint in regionem suam Anonymous 48r
Pavanne Anonymous 42v
Pavanne Anonymous 43r
Pavin of Albarti Anonymous 41r
Pavin/Pavanne Anonymous 39v
Pavin/Pavanne Anonymous 40r
Praised be God our Father Anonymous 24v–25r
Remember not, O Lord God (= Ne reminiscaris) 13r
Ronda Anonymous 46r
Seconda desperada Anonymous 50v
Sorpresa Anonymous 44v
Sorpresa Anonymous 45v
Te Deum (I) Anonymous 2v–4r
Te Deum (II) Anonymous 28v–30r
Usquequo domine: How long, O Lord, wilt me forget Anonymous 19v
Versa desperada Anonymous 50r
Voce mea: I cried unto the Lord Anonymous 9v–10v
When shall my sorrowful sighing (I) 35v–36r
When shall my sorrowful sighing (II) 36r

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GB-Lcm [pr. bk.] B187

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GB-Lcm [pr. bk.] B190 [Altus]

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GB-Lcm [pr. bk.] B190 [Bassus]

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GB-Lcm [pr. bk.] B190 [Discantus]

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US-NYp Mus. Res. Drexel 4182

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Blezzard, Judith H (editor). 1985. The Tudor Church Music of the Lumley Books. Recent Researches in the Music of the Renaissance.  Madison, Wisconsin: A-R Editions. Notes: edition.

Bernstein, Jane Agar. 1974. The Chanson in England 1530-1640: A Study of Sources and Styles. University of California at Berkeley, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 91-7. Notes: transcription (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

Blezzard, Judith H. 1972. The Sacred Music of the Lumley Books (British Museum Royal Appendix Manuscripts 74-76): An Edition and Critical Study. University of Leeds, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Notes: physical description; contents list (partial); concordances (partial); transcriptions (partial); transcription; efacsimile (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

Daniel, Ralph T, and Peter Le Huray. 1972. The Sources of English Church Music 1549-1660. Early English Church Music.  London. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).

Blezzard, Judith H. 1971. The Lumley Books: A collection of Tudor church music. The Musical Times, 128-30. Notes: physical description (partial); transcription (partial); facsimile (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

Fellowes, Edmund H. 1969. English Cathedral Music.  London. Pages: 34, 46. Notes: contents list (partial); transcriptions (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

Le Huray, Peter. 1967. Music and the Reformation in England 1549-1660.  London. Pages: 91, 181-2. Notes: physical description; mention of MS; discussion.

Harrison, Frank Llewellyn (editor). 1963-. Early English Church Music.  London: Stainer & Bell. Pages: XII, 43-50, 118; XIII, 108-25, 207; XIX, 332-3. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); transcriptions (partial).

Stevens, John E. 1961. Music & Poetry in the Early Tudor Court.  Cambridge. Pages: 452. Notes: contents list (partial).

Hughes, Dom Anselm. 1953. Catalogue of the Musical Manuscripts at Peterhouse, Cambridge.  Cambridge. Pages: I, 1, 179, 396-7; II, 127; III, 57, 172, 182, 201, 216, 235. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list.

Lewis, Anthony (editor). 1951-. Musica Britannica: A National Collection of Music.  London. Pages: XLIV,xxi, xxxi, 153-77,184,194-208. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); transcriptions (partial); facsimile (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

Warner, Sir George F, and Julius P Gilson. 1921. Catalogue of Western Manuscripts in the Old Royal and King's Collections.  London. Pages: II, 397. Notes: physical description.

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Census-Catalogue of Manuscript Sources of Polyphonic Music 1400-1550

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