Mus. 1142a (ff. 38-9)

Manuscript. [Musgrave Heighington], autograph draft of ode 'Donec gratus eram tibi' (words: Horace, Odes 3/IX), lacking the ending; English, early 18th century. For Heighington's preliminary autograph sketches for this and other odes, see Mus. 363. A later version of 'Donec gratus eram tibi', much altered, was published in c. 1744; extant copies include Oxford, Bodleian Library, Mus. 20. c.20 and Tenbury Mus. c.542 (2).

Upright format, 303 x 240 mm. Bifolio. Bound into Mus. 1142a, an early 20th-century guardbook of stiff card and vellum. No early bookplate.

Provenance unknown, but most likely from the Goodson bequest, together with Mus. 363 (q.v.). Formerly shelved within the Portfolios at position I.2.ε; the reference 'I.2.ε' is written on f. 38r. In Havergal Summary, it was included under the summary heading of '5 odes in English, 4 in Latin'.

Microfilm: manuscript music, reel 38.