Two hands, one of which was responsible for 1 and the other for 2 - 3, both writing a rough gothica textualis quadrata. Written space 290 x 215 mm. Written in England. Used to form a wrapper for a document, unidentified, but probably a slim book; later used as stuffing in the cushion of a chair, probably in the sixteenth century, in Machynlleth. Pen trials and other scribbles on the verso, originally the outside of the cover, include: 'Bernardus de bello campo vir religiosus ac timens deum vidit manifeste angelum dei dicens ...', 'Dominus est terra', 'Nihil facuisse noe- ... obloquium', 'cantumin ..., Et omnia ...' (alls.xv), 'The devylltake all' (s.xvi) and portions of the motet texts (verso). Given to the National Library of Wales, November 1991

English mensural, with paired rhomboid breves, diagonal stems on the first rhombs of conjuncturae, and dots of division in 1 ; unstemmed semibreves, without dot of division, used melismatically in 2 - 3.

10 (recto) and 11 (verso) freely-ruled red five-line staves; stave height 15-19 mm

foliated 4

4 r+v

major initials (1 line + 1 stave) in blue and red, flourished in red and blue; similar but smaller capitals in the text are more lightly flourished.

Parchment

RISM Supplement: 1 fol. (foliated 4). Parchment. Now 360 x 250 mm. Written space 290 x 215 mm. Ruling: 10 (recto) and 11 (verso) freely-ruled red five-line staves (15-19 mm); text guides on recto. Script: two hands, responsible for 1 and for 2 - 3, both writing a rough gothica textualis quadrata. Notation: English mensural, with paired rhomboid breves, diagonal stems on the first rhombs of conjuncturae, and dots of division in 1 ; unstemmed semibreves, without dot of division, used melismatically in 2 - 3. Decoration: major initials (1 line + 1 stave) in blue and red, flourished in red and blue; similar but smaller capitals in the text are more lightly flourished.

Written in England. Used to form a wrapper for a document, unidentified, but probably a slim book; later used as stuffing in the cushion of a chair, s. xvi, in Machynlleth. Pen trials and other scribbles on the verso, originally the outside of the cover, include: 'Bernardus de bello campo vir religiosus ac timens deum vidit manifeste angelum dei dicens ...', 'Dominus est terra', 'Nihil facuisse noe- ... obloquium', 'cantumin ..., Et omnia ...' (alls.xv), 'The devylltake all' (s.xvi) and portions of the motet texts (verso). Given to the National Library of Wales, November 1991. I am grateful to Dr Daniel Leech-Wilkinson for drawing my attention to this source.

NOTES ON CONTENTS

! Ends of two of probably four voices. 2 T and hitherto unknown Mot; tow of four voices. T carries Gloria trop Regnum tuum solidum. Also in Onc, MS 362, fol. 82v. 3 Beginning of two of probably four voices

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