Christ Church Library music catalogue: Mus. 468-72

Mus. 468-72

Manuscript. Complete set of five partbooks containing two layers of contents. Layer 1 (copied at what is now designated as the fronts of the volumes): fantasias in 3, 4 and 5 parts by George Jeffreys, Alfonso Ferrabosco (ii), John Jenkins, John Ward and others, copied in Oxford by William Ellis (1620-79), probably mid 1660s. Layer 2 (copied at what is now designated as the rear, with the volumes inverted): miscellaneous vocal and instrumental parts (including works by Henry Purcell) copied in Oxford largely by Richard Goodson Sr, late 17th century and later. In the inventory below, the contents of Layer 1 are numbered as '1-52', those of Layer 2 as '101-111'.

Layer 1: for general information about Ellis's copying activities and script, see Robert Thompson, 'A Further Look at the Consort Music Manuscripts in Archbishop Marsh's Library, Dublin', Chelys, 24 (1995), 3-18 (where Ellis is to be equated with Copyist 'Q'). For a list of other music manuscripts at Christ Church copied by William Ellis, see the entry for Mus. 1236. The repertory of Layer 1 was probably copied in part from scores and partbooks owned by Narcissus Marsh; for details, see Musica Britannica 81, p. 208. In turn, Mus. 468-72 apparently served as copy-text for the set of partbooks copied in c. 1667 by Matthew Hutton that is now York, Minster Library, MS M.3/1-4(S); see Ashbee, 'The Transmission' and Musica Britannica 81, p. 208.

The repertory of Layer 2 was added after Mus. 468-72 had come into the possession of Richard Goodson Sr. This is one of many music manuscripts at Christ Church copied partly or wholly by Richard Goodson Sr.

Items 1, 18-19, 38, 50, 102 and 107 are incomplete in one or more partbooks because of missing leaves.
Item 41: erroneously attributed to 'AFerabosco' in Mus. 468.
Item 102: the same setting is copied in score in Mus. 1205(C), item 4.
Item 103: copied by Richard Goodson Jr; treble and bass parts in score. The words form part of the Litany and Suffrages as they appear in the Latin Book of Common Prayer.
Item 109: includes parts for a 'Boree' and a 'Minuet', copied on slips pasted to f. 48r. These movements are not by Purcell, and may be additions made by Goodson Sr himself; see Shay and Thompson, Purcell Manuscripts, p. 175.
Item 110: copyist unidentified.

Table of titles and composers in modern form. Display form found in manuscript.
The first column gives the modern numbering of the pieces; the second shows numbering used by the copyist(s).

				Mus. 468	Mus. 469	Mus. 470	Mus. 471	Mus. 472
1	1	George Jeffreys	Fantasia a3 (VdGS 1)	ff. 0^v-1^r	f. 1^r			ff. 0^v-1^r
2	2	George Jeffreys	Fantasia a3 (VdGS 2)	ff. 1^v-2^r	ff. 1^v-2^r			ff. 1^v-2^r
3	3	George Jeffreys	Fantasia a3 (VdGS 3)	ff. 2^v-3^r	ff. 2^v-3^r			ff. 2^v-3^r
4	4	George Jeffreys	Fantasia a3 (VdGS 4)	ff. 3^v-4^r	ff. 3^v-4^r			ff. 3^v-4^r
5	5	George Jeffreys	Fantasia a3 (VdGS 6)	ff. 4^v-5^r	ff. 4^v-5^r			ff. 4^v-5^r
6	6	George Jeffreys	Fantasia a3 (VdGS 5)	ff. 5^v-6^r	ff. 5^v-6^r			ff. 5^v-6^r
7	1	Alfonso Ferrabosco (ii)	Fantasia a4 (VdGS 13)	f. 8^r	f. 8^r	f. 1^r		f. 7^r
8	2	Alfonso Ferrabosco (ii)	Fantasia a4 (VdGS 21)	ff. 8^v-9^r	ff. 8^v-9^r	ff. 1^v-2^r		ff. 7^v-8^r
9	3	Alfonso Ferrabosco (ii)	Fantasia a4 (VdGS 3)	ff. 9^v-10^r	ff. 9^v-10^r	ff. 2^v-3^r		ff. 8^v-9^r
10	4	Alfonso Ferrabosco (ii)	Fantasia a4 (VdGS 12)	ff. 10^v-11^r	ff. 10^v-11^r	ff. 3^v-4^r		ff. 9^v-10^r
11	5	Alfonso Ferrabosco (ii)	Fantasia a4 (VdGS 16)	ff. 11^v-12^r	ff. 11^v-12^r	ff. 4^v-5^r		ff. 10^v-11^r
12	6	Alfonso Ferrabosco (ii)	Fantasia a4 (VdGS 5)	ff. 12^v-13^r	ff. 12^v-13^r	ff. 5^v-6^r		ff. 11^v-12^r
13	7	Alfonso Ferrabosco (ii)	Fantasia a4 (VdGS 1)	ff. 13^v-14^r	ff. 13^v-14^r	ff. 6^v-7^r		ff. 12^v-13^r
14	8	Alfonso Ferrabosco (ii)	Fantasia a4 (VdGS 2)	ff. 14^v-15^r	ff. 14^v-15^r	ff. 7^v-8^r		ff. 13^v-14^r
15	9	Alfonso Ferrabosco (ii)	Fantasia a4 (VdGS 6)	ff. 15^v-16^r	ff. 15^v-16^r	ff. 8^v-9^r		ff. 14^v-15^r
16	10	Alfonso Ferrabosco (ii)	Fantasia a4 (VdGS 4)	ff. 16^v-17^r	ff. 16^v-17^r	ff. 9^v-10^r		ff. 15^v-16^r
17	11	Alfonso Ferrabosco (ii)	Fantasia a4 (VdGS 22)	ff. 17^v-18^r	ff. 17^v-18^r	ff. 10^v-11^r		ff. 16^v-17^r
18	12	Alfonso Ferrabosco (ii)	Fantasia a4 (VdGS 20)	ff. 18^v-19^r	f. 18^v	ff. 11^v-12^r		ff. 17^v-17*^r
19	13	Alfonso Ferrabosco (ii)	Fantasia a4 (VdGS 19)	ff. 19^v-20^r	f. 19^r	ff. 12^v-13^r		ff. 17*^v-18^r
20	14	Alfonso Ferrabosco (ii)	Fantasia a4 (VdGS 18)	ff. 20^v-21^r	ff. 19^v-20^r	ff. 13^v-14^r		ff. 18^v-19^r
21	15	Alfonso Ferrabosco (ii)	Fantasia a4 (VdGS 14)	ff. 21^v-22^r	ff. 20^v-21^r	ff. 14^v-15^r		ff. 19^v-20^r
22	16	Alfonso Ferrabosco (ii)	Fantasia a4 (VdGS 17)	ff. 22^v-23^r	ff. 21^v-22^r	ff. 15^v-16^r		ff. 20^v-21^r
23	17	Alfonso Ferrabosco (ii)	Fantasia a4 (VdGS 8)	ff. 23^v-24^r	ff. 22^v-23^r	ff. 16^v-17^r		ff. 21^v-22^r
24	18	Alfonso Ferrabosco (ii)	Fantasia a4 (VdGS 9)	ff. 24^v-25^r	ff. 23^v-24^r	ff. 17^v-18^r		ff. 22^v-23^r
25	19	Alfonso Ferrabosco (ii)	Fantasia a4 (VdGS 7)	ff. 25^v-26^r	ff. 24^v-25^r	ff. 18^v-19^r		ff. 23^v-24^r
26	20	Alfonso Ferrabosco (ii)	Fantasia a4 (VdGS 23)	ff. 26^v-27^r	ff. 25^v-26^r	ff. 19^v-20^r		ff. 24^v-25^r
27	23	John Jenkins	Fantasia a4 (VdGS 6)	ff. 29^v-30^r	ff. 28^v-29^r	ff. 21^v-22^r		ff. 27^v-28^r
28	24	John Jenkins	Fantasia a4 (VdGS 5)	ff. 30^v-31^r	ff. 29^v-30^r	ff. 22^v-23^r		ff. 28^v-29^r
29	25	John Ward	Fantasia a4 (VdGS 3)	ff. 31^v-32^r	ff. 30^v-31^r	ff. 23^v-24^r		ff. 29^v-30^r
30	26	John Jenkins	Fantasia a4 (VdGS 10)	ff. 32^v-33^r	ff. 31^v-32^r	ff. 24^v-25^r		ff. 30^v-31^r
31		John Jenkins	Fantasia a4 (VdGS 11)	ff. 33^v-34^r	ff. 32^v-33^r	ff. 25^v-26^r		ff. 31^v-32^r
32		John Jenkins	Fantasia a4 (VdGS 1)	ff. 34^v-35^r	ff. 33^v-34^r	ff. 26^v-27^r		ff. 32^v-33^r
33		John Jenkins	Fantasia a4 (VdGS 2)	ff. 35^v-36^r	ff. 34^v-35^r	ff. 27^v-28^r		ff. 33^v-34^r
34		John Jenkins	Fantasia a4 (VdGS 3)	ff. 36^v-37^r	ff. 35^v-36^r	ff. 28^v-29^r		ff. 34^v-35^r
35	31	John Jenkins	Fantasia a4 (VdGS 4)	ff. 37^v-38^r	ff. 36^v-37^r	ff. 29^v-30^r		ff. 35^v-36^r
36		John Jenkins	Fantasia a4 (VdGS 7)	ff. 38^v-39^r	ff. 37^v-38^r	ff. 30^v-31^r		ff. 36^v-37^r
37		John Jenkins	Fantasia a4 (VdGS 8)	ff. 39^v-40^r	ff. 38^v-39^r	ff. 31^v-32^r		ff. 37^v-38^r
38		John Jenkins	Fantasia a4 (VdGS 12)	ff. 40^v-41^r	ff. 39^v-40^r	ff. 32^v-33^r		f. 38^v
39		John Ward	Fantasia a5 (VdGS 2)	ff. 44^v-45^r	ff. 42^v-43^r	ff. 35^v-36^r	ff. 0^v-1^r	ff. 41^v-42^r
40		John Ward	Fantasia a5 (VdGS 4)	ff. 45^v-46^r	ff. 43^v-44^r	ff. 36^v-37^r	ff. 1^v-2^r	ff. 42^v-43^r
41		John Ward	Fantasia a5 (VdGS 5)	ff. 46^v-47^r	ff. 44^v-45^r	ff. 37^v-38^r	ff. 2^v-3^r	ff. 43^v-44^r
42	4	John Ward	Fantasia a5 (VdGS 6)	ff. 47^v-48^r	ff. 45^v-46^r	ff. 38^v-39^r	ff. 3^v-4^r	ff. 44^v-45^r
43		John Ward	Fantasia a5 (VdGS 7)	ff. 48^v-49^r	ff. 46^v-47^r	ff. 39^v-40^r	ff. 4^v-5^r	ff. 45^v-46^r
44		John Ward	Fantasia a5 (VdGS 8)	ff. 49^v-50^r	ff. 47^v-48^r	ff. 40^v-41^r	ff. 5^v-6^r	ff. 46^v-47^r
45		John Ward	Fantasia a5 (VdGS 1)	ff. 50^v-51^r	ff. 48^v-49^r	ff. 41^v-42^r	ff. 6^v-7^r	ff. 47^v-48^r
46		William White	Fantasia a5 (VdGS 1)	ff. 51^v-52^r	ff. 49^v-50^r	ff. 42^v-43^r	ff. 7^v-8^r	ff. 48^v-49^r
47		John Ward	Fantasia a5 (VdGS 3)	ff. 52^v-53^r	ff. 50^v-51^r	ff. 43^v-44^r	ff. 8^v-9^r	ff. 49^v-50^r
48		John Ward	Fantasia a5 (VdGS 10)	ff. 53^v-54^r	ff. 51^v-52^r	ff. 44^v-45^r	ff. 9^v-10^r	ff. 50^v-51^r
49		John Ward	Fantasia a5 (VdGS 9)	ff. 54^v-55^r	ff. 52^v-53^r	ff. 45^v-46^r	ff. 10^v-11^r	ff. 51^v-52^r
50	1	Alfonso Ferrabosco (ii)	In nomine I a5 (VdGS 1)	f. 60^r	f. 58^r	ff. 51^v-52^r	ff. 16^v-17^r	ff. 57^v-58^r
51	2	Alfonso Ferrabosco (ii)	In nomine 2 a5 (VdGS 2)	ff. 60^v-61^r	ff. 58^v-59^r	ff. 52^v-53^r	ff. 17^v-18^r	ff. 58^v-59^r
53	3	Alfonso Ferrabosco (ii)	In nomine 3 a5 (VdGS 3)	ff. 61^v-62^r	ff. 59^v-60^r	ff. 53^v-54^r	ff. 18^v-19^r	ff. 59^v-60^r
101			scales					f. 64^v
102		Thomas Tallis, adapted by Henry Aldrich	Pater de caelis Deus (= Latin Litany)	ff. 65^r-64^v	f. 63^v	ff. 58^r-57^v	ff. 27^r-26^v	ff. 64^r-63^v
103			Sicut speramus in te (part of the Latin Litany and Suffrages)		f. 63^v
104			Burial service		ff. 56^v-54^v		ff. 26^r-24^v
105		Henry Purcell	Trumpet tune and 'Sound, Fame' (from 'Dioclesian', Z627(21-2))	ff. 64^r-63^r	ff. 63^r-62^r	ff. 57^r-56^r
106		Henry Purcell	Celebrate this festival (Z321, extracts)	f. 62^v	ff. 61^v-r	ff. 55^v-54^v
107		Henry Purcell	O let me weep (from 'The Fairy Queen', Z629(40ab))		f. 57^r	ff. 51^r-50^v
108		Henry Purcell	Symphony and 'Seek not to know' (from 'The Indian Queen', Z.630(14-15))		ff. 57^v-56^v	ff. 50^r-49^v
109		Henry Purcell/?Richard Goodson (i)	Raise, raise the voice (Z334), with additional dances			ff. 49^r-47^r
110			Entrée and Gigue in g minor			f. 46^v
111		Christopher Gibbons	The Lord sware (from 'The Lord said unto my Lord')			ff. 34^v-r

Upright format, 253 x 200 mm.

Mus. 468: 66 leaves, foliated '[0], 1-65' in modern pencil. Collation: A8 (ff. [0]-7) / B4 (8-11) / C4 (12-15) / D4 (16-19) / E4 (20-23) / F4 (24-7) / G4 (28-31) / H4 (32-5) / I4 (36-9) / J4 (40-43) / K8 (44-51) / L8 (52-9) / M8 (of which M1 and M8 are now missing; ff. 60-65). Unused ruled staves on ff. [0]r, 6v-7v, 27v-29r, 41v-44r, 55v-59v and 65v.
Mus. 469: 63 leaves, foliated in modern pencil. Collation: A8 (of which A1 is excised; ff. 1-7) / B4 (8-11) / C8 (of which C8 is almost wholly excised, and is unfoliated; C1-7 = ff. 12-18) / D8 (of which D3 is excised; ff. 19-25) / E8 (26-33) / F8 (34-41) / G8 (42-9) / H8 (50-7) / I8 (of which I1 and I8 are now missing; ff. 58-63). Unused rules staves on ff. 6v-7v, 26v-28r, 40v-42r, 53v-54r and 60v.
Mus. 470: 58 leaves, foliated in modern pencil. Collation: A4 (ff. 1-4) / B8 (ff. 5-12) / C8 (ff. 13-20) / D8 (of which D1 is excised; 21-7) / E8 (of which E8 is excised; ff. 28-34) / F8 (35-42) / G8 (43-50) / H8 (51-8). Unused ruled staves on ff. 20v-21r, 33v, 35r and 58v.
Mus. 471: 29 leaves, foliated '[0], 1-22, 22a, 23-7' in modern pencil. Collation: A8 (ff. [0]-7) / B8 (8-15) / C6 (ff. 16-21) / D4 (of which D4 is excised; ff. 22, 22a, 23) / E4 (24-7). Unused ruled staves on ff. [0]r, 11v-16r, 19v-24r and 27v.
Mus. 472: 67 leaves, foliated '[0], 1-6, 6*, 7-17, 17*, 18-64' in modern pencil. Collation: A8 (ff. [0]-6, 6*) / B4 (7-10) / C4 (11-14) / D4 (15-17, 17*) / E4 (18-21) / F4 (22-5) / G5 (26-9) / H4 (30-33) / I4 (34-7) / J4 (of which J2 is excised; 38-40) / K8 (41-8) / L8 (49-56) / M8 (57-64). Unused ruled staves on ff. [0]v, 6v-6*v, 25v-27r, 39r-41r, 52v-57r and 60v-63r.

Mid 17th-century bindings of plain vellum over boards. An unidentified late 17th-century hand has written outline lists of the contents of Layer 1 on the inside upper covers of all five volumes. Inside lower cover of Mus. 471 inscribed 'Mr Rich: Goodson' [Sr] (probably autograph). A faded annotation in ink on the upper outside cover of Mus. 469 may also be a record of ownership, but has not been deciphered. Jottings by Richard Goodson Jr on outside lower cover of Mus. 468, and inside upper cover of Mus. 470. No early bookplates. 19th-century shelfmarks (largely concealed beneath modern contents lists): I.6.28-32.

Provenance: from the Goodson bequest. The earliest reference to Mus. 468-72 in the 18th-century catalogues of the Christ Church music collections is in Malchair 1787 (f. 9), where the set is listed as 'Fencys in parts 5. books Vellum bound / quarto size. Jeffrey / Ferabosco / Jenkins / Ward'.

Microfilm: manuscript music, reel 19.

Select bibliography:

Robert Thompson, 'A Further Look at the Consort Music Manuscripts in Archbishop Marsh's Library, Dublin', Chelys, 24 (1995), 3-18.
Andrew Ashbee, 'The Transmission of Consort Music in Some Seventeenth-Century English Manuscripts', John Jenkins and his Time: Studies in English Consort Music, ed. Andrew Ashbee and Peter Holman (Oxford, 1996), p. 269.
Robert Shay and Robert Thompson, Purcell Manuscripts: The Principal Mmusical Sources, (Cambridge, 2000), p. 175.
Alfonso Ferrabosco the Younger: Consort Music of Five and Six Parts, ed. Christopher Field and David Pinto, Musica Britannica 81 (2003), p. 208.