A Tenor partbook from a set originally of six volumes. Compiled by an undetermined number of copyists, none of whom has yet been identified. Probably copied in London or Ware Park, Hertfordshire, for use in household of Sir Henry Fanshawe or Sir Thomas Fanshawe; then owned by the heirs of Sir Henry Fanshawe; then possibly part of the Hatton collection (on the grounds of the connections that exist between Mus. 56-60 and Mus. 61-6, q.v.). Acquired by Christ Church as part of the Aldrich bequest; listed in Archives 1717, position B5, as 'A Set of Anthems', qualified in Dowding (main hand) as being 'By Bull & Hooper M.S.'. A fuller description is given by Burney (f. 8r): 'Anthems & Hymns by Hooper, Wilkinson, Amner, Tho' Mattocks, Robt. Jones, Weelkes, T. Lupo, Warde, W. Symmes, Ravenscroft, Forde, Bennet, &c, a large Collection. MS. 5 Books.' One or more partbooks from this set may formerly have been shelved at position A5, giving rise to the following entry in Dowding (main hand): 'Anthems / By Bull & Hooper M.S.' (This is the only entry in Dowding that does not match an equivalent entry in Archives 1717.)

Mid 17th-century binding of limp vellum, inscribed 'Tenor' on the outside upper cover.

not indicated

Paginated in 17th-century ink to p. 53, and thereafter intermittently in modern pencil; a second sequence of 17th-century ink pagination for the six-voice pieces commences with '1' at modern p. 121, and ends as '41' at modern p. 161.

No initials or decoration

Modern index taped in at beginning of each book lists pieces in order of appearance

paper

58 anthems, 17 English secular pieces = 75

Amner-2, Bennet-1, Bull-2, (Byrd/Coste)-1, (Byrd/J. Mundy)-1, (Byrd/R. Parsons I/Strogers/R. White)-1, Corkine-1, Cranford-3, Daman-1, Deering-2, M. East-1, A. Ferrabosco I-1, Ford-6, Gibbons-1, Hooper-2, M. Jeffries-5, R. Jones III, T. Lupo-4, W. Mundy/(J. Mundy/Tallis)-1, Peerson-1, P. Philips-1, Ravenscroft-4, Simmes-1, Simmes/(M. East)-1, Stubbs-1, Tye-3, Ward-11, Warwick [Thomas Warrocke]-2, Weelkes-6, R. White-1, T.? Wilkinson-2, T.? Wilkinson/(T. Hunt)-1, anon-3

5 paper partbooks of an original 6 (D-iii + 114 + iii folios, A-iii + 108 + iii, T-iii + 117 + iii, Q-iii + 111 + iii, S-iii + 59 + iii), 325 x 208. Original ink pagination, in two series: 1-53 + 1-41 (omits many pages with music and all blank pages); modern pagination extends first series of original page numbers to end of each book (numbers only on recto side of each opening, but all pages included in enumeration; several errors and inconsistencies). Each book has several large sections of blank pages or pages with blank staves only. Original covers of white parchment, inscribed with voice designations. Modern index taped in at beginning of each book lists pieces in order of appearance. Copied by one main scribe (John Ward?) and one or two additional scribes. No initials or decoration.

Ca. 1615-20 (AplinHF). Probably copied in London or Ware Park, Hertfordshire, for use in household of Sir Henry Fanshawe or Sir Thomas Fanshawe. Possibly compiled by the composer John Ward, employed by Fanshawe family.