GB-Ob MS. Mus. c. 784 (Willmott Manuscript)

Bodleian Library, Oxford, England

partbook: 1591

Archive	Bodleian Library, Oxford, England (GB-Ob)
Shelfmark	MS. Mus. c. 784 (Willmott Manuscript)
Surface	Paper
Numbering System	None / Unknown
Format	landscape
Measurements	208 x 283 mm (page)
Other Identifiers	CCM: SpetchB s.s. olim (Former shelfmark): Private Library of R. J. Berkeley
Notations	black void mensural
Copyists	? Sadler, John (1534–1592) Illuminator
Relationships	Chapman, Thomas (owner) Spisar, Charles (owner) Becher, Elizabeth (owner) Peckard, Dr (owner) Becher, Mary Cranfield (owner) Willmott, Ellen Ann (–1934) (owner) Sotheby's auctioneers (owner) Berkeley, R G (owner) Sadler, John (1534–1592) (mentioned in liminary text)
Provenance	Norwich, Norfolk, England
Contents	29 pieces from 11 composers

General Description

A Contratenor partbook from a set probably of 5 volumes (Ob Tenb. MS 1486, the Tenor partbook from this set, known as the Braikenridge manuscript, is the only other known survivor). Both books contain the name of John Sadler, a Norwich Grocer (not a Northamptonshire Parson), who is also linked to Ob Mus. e. 1-5.

Given to Thomas Chapman by Charles Spisar, of 'Fulsham', Norfolk (i.e. Foulsham), in 1709 (inscription on f. 46). Given to Elizabeth Becher by Dr. Peckard, Dean of Peterborough, in 1788; passed to Mary Cranfield Becher (niece of Elizabeth Becher) in 1838. Later owned by the collector Ellen Ann Willmott (d. 1934), of Great Warley, Essex. Latter's library sold by Sotheby's in 1935; present manuscript purchased by Willmott's nephew, R. G. Berkeley. Acquired by the Bodleian Library from Berkeley's grandchild 2022.

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Physical Description

Original folios also missing between ff. [10]-[11]; [13]-[14]; [15]-[16].

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Binding

Original covers of dark brown leather over cardboard, blind tooled and gold tooled with ornamental designs; modern red morocco slipcase.

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Ownership

Given to Thomas Chapman by Charles Spisar, of 'Fulsham', Norfolk (i.e. Foulsham), in 1709 (inscription on f. 46). Given to Elizabeth Becher by Dr. Peckard, Dean of Peterborough, in 1788; passed to Mary Cranfield Becher (niece of Elizabeth Becher) in 1838. Later owned by the collector Ellen Ann Willmott (d. 1934), of Great Warley, Essex. Latter's library sold by Sotheby's in 1935; purchased by Willmott's nephew, R. G. Berkeley of Spetchley Park, Worcester - the grandfather of the current owner.

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Watermark

Grapes with AG letters, Briquet #13163 (Autun, 1580; Narbonne 1583-89)

Simon Maguire

Ruling

Staff height 9-11

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Foliation

No foliation or pagination. Other numberings: Original numbering of pieces, 1-26 (last two motets included under #26).

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Decoration

large calligraphic initials, some elaborately decorated with red, green, gold, blue, silver, and gray floral designs, animals, monsters, and grotesques; some text in red ink.

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Surface

Paper

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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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DIAMM Note

Part of the set including the 'Braikenridge' MS in the Bodleian Library (MS. Tenbury 1486), copied by John Sadler in 1591. The description partly refers to that given in the Census Catalogue for the Braikenridge MS.

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Census Catalogue of Music Description

This information is reproduced here by kind permission of the publishers. It is COPYRIGHT and copying/reproduction of this content without permission may result in legal action.

1 hymn, 26 motets (6 incomplete) = 27

(Byrd)-9, (Byrd/Taverner)-1, (R. Johnson I)-1, (W. Mundy)-1, (R. Parsons I)-1, Sadler-1, Tallis-6, (Taverner)-1, R. White-2, anon-4

1 paper partbook (A-48 + iv folios), 208 x 285. OxfBT 1486 is T book from same set; other books apparently lost. No foliation or pagination. Original numbering of pieces, 1-26 (last two motets included under #26). Original covers of dark brown leather over cardboard, blind tooled and gold tooled with ornamental designs; modern red morocco slipcase. No index. Copied by John Sadler, who also wrote OxfBM e.1-5 and OxfBT 1486 (FelAP). Staff height 9-11. Large calligraphic initials, some elaborately decorated with red, green, gold, blue, silver, and gray floral designs, animals, monsters, and grotesques; some text in red ink. Watermark is Heawood #2168, also found in OxfBM e.1-5 and OxfBT 1486.

1591 (date on f. 18'). Probably copied in or near Sudborough, Northampton. The compiler, scribe, and original owner was John Sadler, a schoolmaster and Anglican priest. Given to Thomas Chapman by Charles Spisar, of Fulsham, Norfolk, in 1709 (inscription at end). Given to Elizabeth Becher by Dr. Peckard, Dean of Peterborough, in 1788; passed to Mary Cranfield Becher (niece of Elizabeth Becher) in 1838. Later owned by the collector Ellen Ann Willmott (d. 1934), of Great Warley, Essex. Latter's library sold by Sotheby's in 1935; present manuscript purchased by Willmott's nephew, R. G. Berkeley, grandfather of current owner.

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

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Folio / Pages	Composition / Item title	Source attribution	Composers (? Uncertain)
1r–3v	Salve intemerata dei mater	Master Thomas Tallys	Tallis, Thomas (ca. 1505–1585)
Salve intemerata dei mater Tallis, Thomas (ca. 1505–1585) Appears on: 1r–3v Genres: Motet Source Attribution: Master Thomas Tallys Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Salve Intemerata
4r–5r	Laudate Dominum omnes gentes, laudate eum	-	Tallis, Thomas (ca. 1505–1585)
Laudate Dominum omnes gentes, laudate eum Tallis, Thomas (ca. 1505–1585) Appears on: 4r–5r Genres: Motet Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Laudate Dominum
5v–7r	Ave Dei patris filia	Master Robert Johnson	Johnson (I), Robert (ca. 1500–ca. 1560)
Ave Dei patris filia Johnson (I), Robert (ca. 1500–ca. 1560) Appears on: 5v–7r Genres: Motet Source Attribution: Master Robert Johnson Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Ave Dei Patris
8r–9r	Ne irascaris Domine [2p. Civitas sancti tui]	Master Wyllyam Byrde	Byrd, William (ca. 1540–1623)
Ne irascaris Domine [2p. Civitas sancti tui] Byrd, William (ca. 1540–1623) Appears on: 8r–9r Genres: Anthem Source Attribution: Master Wyllyam Byrde Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Ne Irascaris
9v–10r	Tribulationes civitatum [2p. Timor et hebitudo, 3p. Nos enim pro peccatis]	-	Byrd, William (ca. 1540–1623)
Tribulationes civitatum [2p. Timor et hebitudo, 3p. Nos enim pro peccatis] Byrd, William (ca. 1540–1623) Appears on: 9v–10r Genres: Motet Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Tribulationes Civitatum
11r–13v	Miserere mei Deus [2p: Cor mundum crea]	-	White, Robert (ca. 1538–1574)
Miserere mei Deus [2p: Cor mundum crea] White, Robert (ca. 1538–1574) Appears on: 11r–13v Genres: Miserere mei Deus, Motet Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Miserere Mei
14r–15v	Gaude plurimum [2p. Gaude Maria, Jesu mater; 3p. Eundem igitur Jesum]	-	Taverner, John
Gaude plurimum [2p. Gaude Maria, Jesu mater; 3p. Eundem igitur Jesum] Taverner, John Appears on: 14r–15v Genres: Motet Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Gaude Plurimum
16r–18v	Ave Dei patris filia	Off master thomas tallys	Tallis, Thomas (ca. 1505–1585)
Ave Dei patris filia Tallis, Thomas (ca. 1505–1585) Appears on: 16r–18v Genres: Motet Source Attribution: Off master thomas tallys Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Ave Dei Patris
19r–20r	Ave Regina Caelorum	-	Byrd, William (ca. 1540–1623) (?)
Ave Regina Caelorum Byrd, William (ca. 1540–1623) (?) Appears on: 19r–20r Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Ave Regina Coelorum
20v–22v	Infelix ego omnium (2p. Quid igitur faciam; 3p. Ad te igitur)	-	Byrd, William (ca. 1540–1623)
Infelix ego omnium (2p. Quid igitur faciam; 3p. Ad te igitur) Byrd, William (ca. 1540–1623) Appears on: 20v–22v Genres: Motet Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Infelix Ego
23r–25r	Deus venerunt gentes (2p. Posuerunt morticinia; 3p. Effuderunt sanguinem; 4p. Opprobrium facti sumus)	-	Byrd, William (ca. 1540–1623)
Deus venerunt gentes (2p. Posuerunt morticinia; 3p. Effuderunt sanguinem; 4p. Opprobrium facti sumus) Byrd, William (ca. 1540–1623) Appears on: 23r–25r Genres: Motet Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Deus Venerunt Gentes
25v–26r	Petrus beatus - 1a pars (of 3): Petrus beatus	Master William Birde	Byrd, William (ca. 1540–1623)
Petrus beatus - 1a pars (of 3): Petrus beatus Byrd, William (ca. 1540–1623) Appears on: 25v–26r Genres: Motet Source Attribution: Master William Birde Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Petrus Beatus
26r–26v	Petrus beatus - 2a pars (of 3): Quodcumque vinclis	-	Byrd, William (ca. 1540–1623)
Petrus beatus - 2a pars (of 3): Quodcumque vinclis Byrd, William (ca. 1540–1623) Appears on: 26r–26v Genres: Motet
26v	Petrus beatus - 3a pars (of 3): Gloria Deo - Per immensa saecula	-	Byrd, William (ca. 1540–1623)
Petrus beatus - 3a pars (of 3): Gloria Deo - Per immensa saecula Byrd, William (ca. 1540–1623) Appears on: 26v Genres: Motet
27r–28r	Cunctis diebus quibus nunc milito	-	Byrd, William (ca. 1540–1623)
Cunctis diebus quibus nunc milito Byrd, William (ca. 1540–1623) Appears on: 27r–28r Genres: Motet Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Cunctis Diebus
28r–29r	Retribue servo tuo	-	Parsons (I), Robert (ca. 1535–ca. 1572)
Retribue servo tuo Parsons (I), Robert (ca. 1535–ca. 1572) Appears on: 28r–29r Genres: Motet Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Retribue Servo Tuo
29v–31r	Domine quis habitabit [2p. Ad nihillum deductus]	-	Tallis, Thomas (ca. 1505–1585)
Domine quis habitabit [2p. Ad nihillum deductus] Tallis, Thomas (ca. 1505–1585) Appears on: 29v–31r Genres: Motet Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Domine, Quis Habitabit
31v–32r	O quam gloriosum est regnum (2p. Benedictio et claritas)	-	Byrd, William (ca. 1540–1623)
O quam gloriosum est regnum (2p. Benedictio et claritas) Byrd, William (ca. 1540–1623) Appears on: 31v–32r Genres: Motet Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: O Quam Gloriosam
32v–34r	Ave rosa sine spinis	-	Tallis, Thomas (ca. 1505–1585)
Ave rosa sine spinis Tallis, Thomas (ca. 1505–1585) Appears on: 32v–34r Genres: Motet Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Ave Rosa Sine Spinis
34r	O Salutaris Hostia	-	Anonymous
O Salutaris Hostia Anonymous Appears on: 34r Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: O Salutaris Hostia
34v–37v	Vox Patris caelestis	-	Mundy, William (ca. 1528–ca. 1591)
Vox Patris caelestis Mundy, William (ca. 1528–ca. 1591) Appears on: 34v–37v Genres: Motet Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Vox Patris Coelestis
38r–40v	Miserere mei Deus	-	Mundy, William (ca. 1528–ca. 1591)
Miserere mei Deus Mundy, William (ca. 1528–ca. 1591) Appears on: 38r–40v Genres: Motet Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Miserere Mei
41r–41v	Anima Christi	-	Parsons 'of Wells', William
Anima Christi Parsons 'of Wells', William Appears on: 41r–41v Genres: Motet Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Anima Christi
42v–43v	Domine, quando veneris (2p. Hei mihi DOmine)	-	Boni, Guillaume
Domine, quando veneris (2p. Hei mihi DOmine) Boni, Guillaume Appears on: 42v–43v Genres: Motet Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Domine, Quando Veneris
43v–44v	Absterge Domine	-	Tallis, Thomas (ca. 1505–1585)
Absterge Domine Tallis, Thomas (ca. 1505–1585) Appears on: 43v–44v Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Absterge, Domine
45r–45v	Quare Tristis es anima mea	-	Gerarde, Derrick (fl. c1540–1580)
Quare Tristis es anima mea Gerarde, Derrick (fl. c1540–1580) Appears on: 45r–45v Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Quare Tristis es anima mea
46r–47r	Domine quis habitabit (II) [2p. Ad nihillum deductus]	-	White, Robert (ca. 1538–1574)
Domine quis habitabit (II) [2p. Ad nihillum deductus] White, Robert (ca. 1538–1574) Appears on: 46r–47r Genres: Motet Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Domine, Quis Habitabit
47v–48	In resurrectione tua	-	Byrd, William (ca. 1540–1623)
In resurrectione tua Byrd, William (ca. 1540–1623) Appears on: 47v–48 Genres: Motet Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: In Resurrectione tua
48–48v	Laetentur caeli (2p. Orietur in diebus)	-	Byrd, William (ca. 1540–1623)
Laetentur caeli (2p. Orietur in diebus) Byrd, William (ca. 1540–1623) Appears on: 48–48v Genres: Motet Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Letentur Caeli Layout Not displayed as separate piece, but continuing from the previous one. (hence the 2a pars is counted as '3a pars')

Composer	Compositions
Anonymous	O Salutaris Hostia – 34r
Boni, Guillaume	Domine, quando veneris (2p. Hei mihi DOmine) – 42v–43v
Byrd, William (ca. 1540–1623)	(?) Ave Regina Caelorum – 19r–20r Cunctis diebus quibus nunc milito – 27r–28r Deus venerunt gentes (2p. Posuerunt morticinia; 3p. Effuderunt sanguinem; 4p. Opprobrium facti sumus) – 23r–25r In resurrectione tua – 47v–48 Infelix ego omnium (2p. Quid igitur faciam; 3p. Ad te igitur) – 20v–22v Laetentur caeli (2p. Orietur in diebus) – 48–48v Ne irascaris Domine [2p. Civitas sancti tui] – 8r–9r O quam gloriosum est regnum (2p. Benedictio et claritas) – 31v–32r Petrus beatus - 1a pars (of 3): Petrus beatus – 25v–26r Petrus beatus - 2a pars (of 3): Quodcumque vinclis – 26r–26v Petrus beatus - 3a pars (of 3): Gloria Deo - Per immensa saecula – 26v Tribulationes civitatum [2p. Timor et hebitudo, 3p. Nos enim pro peccatis] – 9v–10r
Gerarde, Derrick (fl. c1540–1580)	Quare Tristis es anima mea – 45r–45v
Johnson (I), Robert (ca. 1500–ca. 1560)	Ave Dei patris filia – 5v–7r
Mundy, William (ca. 1528–ca. 1591)	Miserere mei Deus – 38r–40v Vox Patris caelestis – 34v–37v
Parsons 'of Wells', William	Anima Christi – 41r–41v
Parsons (I), Robert (ca. 1535–ca. 1572)	Retribue servo tuo – 28r–29r
Tallis, Thomas (ca. 1505–1585)	Absterge Domine – 43v–44v Ave Dei patris filia – 16r–18v Ave rosa sine spinis – 32v–34r Domine quis habitabit [2p. Ad nihillum deductus] – 29v–31r Laudate Dominum omnes gentes, laudate eum – 4r–5r Salve intemerata dei mater – 1r–3v
Taverner, John	Gaude plurimum [2p. Gaude Maria, Jesu mater; 3p. Eundem igitur Jesum] – 14r–15v
White, Robert (ca. 1538–1574)	Domine quis habitabit (II) [2p. Ad nihillum deductus] – 46r–47r Miserere mei Deus [2p: Cor mundum crea] – 11r–13v

Composition	Composers (? Uncertain)	Folios / Pages
Absterge Domine	Tallis, Thomas (ca. 1505–1585)	43v–44v
Anima Christi	Parsons 'of Wells', William	41r–41v
Ave Dei patris filia	Johnson (I), Robert (ca. 1500–ca. 1560)	5v–7r
Ave Dei patris filia	Tallis, Thomas (ca. 1505–1585)	16r–18v
Ave Regina Caelorum	Byrd, William (ca. 1540–1623) (?)	19r–20r
Ave rosa sine spinis	Tallis, Thomas (ca. 1505–1585)	32v–34r
Cunctis diebus quibus nunc milito	Byrd, William (ca. 1540–1623)	27r–28r
Deus venerunt gentes (2p. Posuerunt morticinia; 3p. Effuderunt sanguinem; 4p. Opprobrium facti sumus)	Byrd, William (ca. 1540–1623)	23r–25r
Domine quis habitabit (II) [2p. Ad nihillum deductus]	White, Robert (ca. 1538–1574)	46r–47r
Domine quis habitabit [2p. Ad nihillum deductus]	Tallis, Thomas (ca. 1505–1585)	29v–31r
Domine, quando veneris (2p. Hei mihi DOmine)	Boni, Guillaume	42v–43v
Gaude plurimum [2p. Gaude Maria, Jesu mater; 3p. Eundem igitur Jesum]	Taverner, John	14r–15v
In resurrectione tua	Byrd, William (ca. 1540–1623)	47v–48
Infelix ego omnium (2p. Quid igitur faciam; 3p. Ad te igitur)	Byrd, William (ca. 1540–1623)	20v–22v
Laetentur caeli (2p. Orietur in diebus)	Byrd, William (ca. 1540–1623)	48–48v
Laudate Dominum omnes gentes, laudate eum	Tallis, Thomas (ca. 1505–1585)	4r–5r
Miserere mei Deus	Mundy, William (ca. 1528–ca. 1591)	38r–40v
Miserere mei Deus [2p: Cor mundum crea]	White, Robert (ca. 1538–1574)	11r–13v
Ne irascaris Domine [2p. Civitas sancti tui]	Byrd, William (ca. 1540–1623)	8r–9r
O quam gloriosum est regnum (2p. Benedictio et claritas)	Byrd, William (ca. 1540–1623)	31v–32r
O Salutaris Hostia	Anonymous	34r
Petrus beatus - 1a pars (of 3): Petrus beatus	Byrd, William (ca. 1540–1623)	25v–26r
Petrus beatus - 2a pars (of 3): Quodcumque vinclis	Byrd, William (ca. 1540–1623)	26r–26v
Petrus beatus - 3a pars (of 3): Gloria Deo - Per immensa saecula	Byrd, William (ca. 1540–1623)	26v
Quare Tristis es anima mea	Gerarde, Derrick (fl. c1540–1580)	45r–45v
Retribue servo tuo	Parsons (I), Robert (ca. 1535–ca. 1572)	28r–29r
Salve intemerata dei mater	Tallis, Thomas (ca. 1505–1585)	1r–3v
Tribulationes civitatum [2p. Timor et hebitudo, 3p. Nos enim pro peccatis]	Byrd, William (ca. 1540–1623)	9v–10r
Vox Patris caelestis	Mundy, William (ca. 1528–ca. 1591)	34v–37v

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GB-Cgc MS 667/760 (Caius Choirbook)

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GB-Ob MS. Mus. c. 784 (Willmott Manuscript)

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GB-Ob MS. Tenbury 808

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GB-Ob MS. Tenbury 809

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GB-Ob MS. Tenbury 810

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GB-Ob MS. Tenbury 811

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GB-Ob MS. Tenbury 1382 (Southwell Tenor Book)

GB-Ob MS. Tenbury 1464

GB-Ob MS. Tenbury 1486 (Braikenridge Manuscript)

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GB-Och Mus. 45

GB-Och Mus. 979 (Baldwin Partbooks)

GB-Och Mus. 980 (Baldwin Partbooks)

GB-Och Mus. 981 (Baldwin Partbooks)

GB-Och Mus. 982 (Baldwin Partbooks)

GB-Och Mus. 983 (Baldwin Partbooks)

GB-Och Mus. 984 (Dow Partbooks)

GB-Och Mus. 985 (Dow Partbooks)

GB-Och Mus. 986 (Dow Partbooks)

GB-Och Mus. 987 (Dow Partbooks)

GB-Och Mus. 988 (Dow Partbooks)

GB-Odiamm Contratenor partbook in private ownership (contact DIAMM)

GB-W X4/34/3 (Fayrfax fragments)

GB-WCc MS 153 Bassus (Winchester Partbooks)

GB-WCc MS 153 Contra Altus (Winchester Partbooks)

GB-WCc MS 153 Discantus (Winchester Partbooks)

GB-WCc MS 153 Tenor (Winchester Partbooks)

GB-WRec MS 178 (Eton Choirbook)

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IRL-Dm [pr. bk.] Z4. 3. 1-5

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IRL-Dtc [pr. bk.] OLS. 192. n. 40 [Altus]

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IRL-Dtc [pr. bk.] OLS. 192. n. 40 [Bassus]

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IRL-Dtc [pr. bk.] OLS. 192. n. 40 [Discantus]

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IRL-Dtc [pr. bk.] OLS. 192. n. 40 [Superius (Quintus)]

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IRL-Dtc [pr. bk.] OLS. 192. n. 40 [Tenor]

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US-NYp Mus. Res. *MNZ (Chirk) [1] (Chirk Castle Partbooks)

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US-NYp Mus. Res. *MNZ (Chirk) [2] (Chirk Castle Partbooks)

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US-NYp Mus. Res. *MNZ (Chirk) [3] (Chirk Castle Partbooks)

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US-NYp Mus. Res. *MNZ (Chirk) [4] (Chirk Castle Partbooks)

US-NYp Mus. Res. Drexel 4180

US-NYp Mus. Res. Drexel 4181

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US-NYp Mus. Res. Drexel 4182

US-NYp Mus. Res. Drexel 4183

US-NYp Mus. Res. Drexel 4184

US-NYp Mus. Res. Drexel 4185

US-Ws V.a. 408

Set: Willmott & Braikenridge partbooks

Type: Partbooks

GB-Ob MS. Mus. c. 784 (Willmott Manuscript)

GB-Ob MS. Tenbury 1486 (Braikenridge Manuscript)

Set: Willmott & Braikenridge partbooks

Type: Partbooks

GB-Ob MS. Mus. c. 784 (Willmott Manuscript)

GB-Ob MS. Tenbury 1486 (Braikenridge Manuscript)

Set: John Sadler collection

Type: Linked by Origin or Contents

GB-Ob MS. Mus. c. 784 (Willmott Manuscript)

GB-Ob MS. Mus. e. 1 (Sadler Partbooks)

GB-Ob MS. Mus. e. 2 (Sadler Partbooks)

GB-Ob MS. Mus. e. 3 (Sadler Partbooks)

GB-Ob MS. Mus. e. 4 (Sadler Partbooks)

GB-Ob MS. Mus. e. 5 (Sadler Partbooks)

GB-Ob MS. Tenbury 1486 (Braikenridge Manuscript)

GB-Odiamm Digital Reconstruction of Bodleian Library MS. Mus. e. 1 (Sadler Partbooks)

GB-Odiamm Digital Reconstruction of Bodleian Library MS. Mus. e. 2 (Sadler Partbooks)

GB-Odiamm Digital Reconstruction of Bodleian Library MS. Mus. e. 3 (Sadler Partbooks)

GB-Odiamm Digital Reconstruction of Bodleian Library MS. Mus. e. 4 (Sadler Partbooks)

GB-Odiamm Digital Reconstruction of Bodleian Library MS. Mus. e. 5 (Sadler Partbooks)

‡ denotes primary source study

Blezzard, Judith H. 1995. Monsters and Messages: The Willmott and Braikenridge Manuscripts of Latin Tudor Church Music, 1591. The Antiquaries Journal, 311–338.

Gaskin, Hilary Lorna. 1985. Music copyists in late sixteenth-century England, with particular reference to the manuscripts of John Baldwin. University of Cambridge Faculty of Music, PhD.

Mateer, David G. 1979. John Sadler and Oxford, Bodleian MSS Mus. e. 1-5. Music and Letters, 281-95. Pages: 281, 285, 287. Notes: mention of MS.

Morris, Christopher (compiler). 1978. The Oxford Book of Tudor Anthems. London. Pages: 272. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).

Hofman, May. 1977. The Survival of Latin Sacred Music by English Composers 1485–1610. University of Oxford Faculty of Music, DPhil.

Josephson, David Sholom. 1972. John Taverner: A Documentary Study of His Life and Musik. Columbia University, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 259. Notes: contents list (partial).

Bray, Roger W. 1971. The Part-Books Oxford, Christ Church, MSS 979-983: An Index and Commentary. Musica Disciplina, 179-97. Pages: 184-9. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).

Benham, Hugh Raymond. 1969. The Music of John Taverner - A Study and Assessment. University of Southampton, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 44. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list (partial).

Satterfield, John. 1969. A Catalogue of Tye's Latin Music,. Studies in Musicology: Essays in the History, Style, and Bibliography of Music in Memory of Glen Haydon, 51-9. Chapel Hill, N.C. Pages: 56, 59. Notes: mention of MS; contents list (partial).

Harrison, Frank Llewellyn (editor). 1963-. Early English Church Music. London: Stainer & Bell. Pages: II, 217; XXV,171; XXVIII,125,130; XXIX, 129,132-3. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list (partial); concordances (partial).

Kerman, Joseph. 1963. Communication. Journal of the American Musicological Society, 110. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).

Kerman, Joseph. 1961. Byrd's Motets: Chronology and Canon. Journal of the American Musicological Society, 359-82. Pages: 364. Notes: mention of MS; contents list (partial).

Noble, Jeremy. 1955. La Répertoire Instrumental Anglais: 1550-1585. La Musique Instrumentale de la Renaissance, 91-114. Paris. Pages: 105. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).

Fellowes, Edmund H. 1948. William Byrd. London, New York, and Toronto. Pages: 113, 131, plate opp. 72. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); facsimile (partial).

Fellowes, Edmund H. 1948. Tudor Church Music: Appendix with Supplementary Notes. London. Pages: 5-6, 36-7, 42-9. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list; transcription (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

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Edward Tambling

Thursday, 4 July, 2024

Identified Quare tristis est anima mea (on fols 45r-45v) to be the setting by Derrick Gerarde, also found in GB-Lbl Roy. App. 17-22 and 26-30.

Magnus Williamson

Friday, 30 August, 2019

Incorrect attribution fixed

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

Monday, 23 January, 2017

NB: Migrated from old site. Credit for notes may not be completely accurate. Census Catalogue of Music Description