Only ff. 2'-3', 4'-5, and 8' contain music; remainder contain miscellaneous notes and accounts of one John White, dated 12 Henry IV (= 1411). Music copied by a single scribe. Note by later owner ('Honest Tom Martin of Palgrave') claims manuscript was copied by Friar John Brackley of Norwich, friend and advisor to Paston family. However, neither the music hand nor two other scribal hands which appear in the manuscript match Brackley's script, preserved in London, British Library, MS Additional 34888 (GreC). Owned by the antiquarian Joseph Ritson, who presented it to British Museum.

New (1960) covers of maroon cloth and leather on boards, with inscription tooled in gold on spine: 'Presented by J. Ritson. English songs, etc.'

not indicated

Two systems of new foliation: first (ink), 1-21, begins with first original paper folio and omits stub between 4/5; second (pencil), 1-22, begins with parchment folio, includes stub, and omits blank folio following f. 8. (References hereafter are to second foliation).

2v-3v, 4v-5, 8v

ii paper + i parchment [= former front cover] + 22 paper + i paper

1 Latin carol, 3 English carols, 1 English secular piece = 5 (only one voice present for most pieces)

Anonymous

ii paper + i parchment [= former front cover] + 22 paper + i paper folios, 136 x 97. Two systems of new foliation: first (ink), 1-21, begins with first original paper folio and omits stub between 4/5; second (pencil), 1-22, begins with parchment folio, includes stub, and omits blank folio following f. 8. (References hereafter are to second foliation). Only ff. 2'-3', 4'-5, and 8' contain music; remainder contain miscellaneous notes and accounts of one John White, dated 12 Henry IV (= 1411). New (1960) covers of maroon cloth and leather on boards, with inscription tooled in gold on spine: "Presented by J. Ritson. English songs, etc." No index.

Music copied by a single scribe. Note by later owner ("Honest Tom Martin of Palgrave") claims manuscript was copied by Friar John Brackley of Norwich, friend and advisor to Paston family. However, neither the music hand nor two other scribal hands which appear in the manuscript match Brackley's script, preserved in London, British Library, MS Additional 34888 (GreC).

Early 15th century. Copied in England. Owned by the antiquarian Joseph Ritson, who presented it to British Museum.