The contents, mainly edificatory, are by J. Rudham, the 14th century owner of the MS, John Falmyngham, William Dalling, etc. Fol. 249v contains a text by Rudham on the see of East Anglia, ending with a list of the bishops of Norwich; fol. 248 contains 8 Gloria patri tones. Most of the codex is written in a highly abbreviated script. The music appears in Petronian notation on f. 246v-262. Fol. 246v-247 are upside down, but this must have been an error of the scribe since f. 247v is the right side up. The musical contents are mainly motets, but there are also sequences. Item 14 is in score with the text under both parts.

very much worn away at the bottom right-hand corner, especially at the beginning.

red three-quarter leather and cloth over boards, possibly the original wooden ones. The modern paper flyleaves at each end belong to this binding,

petronian, but including some plainchant

staves in the music are brown and range from 8-10 four- or five-line staves per page. Item 14, which is in score has 4 lines to the stave of the top part, the 3 to the lower. These lines were first scratched in with a dry point, then roughly inked in.

old ink foliation at t.m.r. is incomplete and supplemented by modern pencil at t.r.r. or t.m.r.

246v-262

Parchment

RISM B/IV 1: An early 14th century vellum manuscript meas. 255 x 183 mm. and containing 262 folios + 4 blank unnumbered modern paper flyleaves each end belonging to the 20th century binding of red three-quarter leather and cloth over boards, possibly the original wooden ones. The codex is very much worn away at the bottom right-hand corner, especially at the beginning. An old ink foliation at t.m.r. is incomplete and supplemented by modern pencil at t.r.r. or t.m.r. The contents, mainly edificatory, are by J. Rudham, the 14th century owner of the ms, John Falmyngham, William Dalling, etc. Most of the codex is written in a highly abbreviated script. The music appears in Petronian notation on f. 246v-262. Fol. 246v-247 are upside down, but this must have been an error of the scribe since f. 247v is the right side up. Fol. 248 contains 8 Gloria patri tones in plainsong notation on four-line staves, followed by Fuit homo in another hand + some 15th century white notes in mensural notation. Fol.249v contains a text by Rudham on the see of East Anglia, ending with a list of the bishops of Norwich. All the staves in the music are brown and range from 8-10 four- or five-line staves per page. The musical contents are mainly motets, but there are also sequences on 3 accolades of 3 four-line staves (nos. 10-11 are on five-line staves). Item 14 is in score with the text under both parts, of which the top part has 4 lines to the stave, the lower one 3. These lines were first scratched in with a dry point, then roughly inked in.

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