Christ Church Library music catalogue: Mus. 78-82

Mus. 78-82

Manuscript. Complete set of five partbooks, containing motets and madrigals by Alfonso Ferrabosco (i); English, late 16th century. The copyist, who is unidentified, was also responsible for London, British Library, Madrigal Society MSS G. 44-7 & 49. There are five discrete layers:

Layer 1: items 1-8 (motets in 'high clefs').
Layer 2: items 9-20 (multi-section motet).
Layer 3: items 21-40 (motets in 'low clefs'); no. 40 is a later addition.
Layer 4: item 41 (Lamentation).
Layer 5: items 42-87 (madrigals); no. 88 is a later addition.

The copyist numbered the pieces in two sequences, the first covering the motets (Layers 1-3), the second the madrigals (Layer 5). Most of the layers include pages of unused ruled staves headed by item-numbers, on which copying of additional pieces was evidently envisaged; thus, within the original numbering sequences, there are unused pages reserved for the copying of motets 9 and 22-4, and madrigal 11. Layer 4 ends with unused pages, as if for the addition of further Lamentations. Additional observations on copyists:

Item 40: apparently a later addition by the main copyist.
Item 41 (in Mus. 82, f. 43r): a substantial erratum change has been made by a second copyist, who is also unidentified.
Item 88: this is in a different hand, again 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. 78	Mus. 79	Mus. 80	Mus. 81	Mus. 82
1	1	Alfonso Ferrabosco (i)	Da pacem Domine [I]	ff. 1^v-2^r	ff. 1^v-2^r	ff. 1^v-2^r	f. 1^v	ff. 1^v-2^r
2	2	Alfonso Ferrabosco (i)	Mirabile mysterium	ff. 2^v-3^r	ff. 2^v-3^r	ff. 2^v-3^r	ff. 2^v-3^r	ff. 2^v-3^r
3	3	Alfonso Ferrabosco (i)	Peccata mea, Domine	ff. 3^v-4^r	ff. 3^v-4^r	ff. 3^v-4^r	ff. 3^v-4^r	ff. 3^v-4^r
4	4	Alfonso Ferrabosco (i)	Ad Dominum cum tribularer	ff. 4^v-5^r	ff. 4^v-5^r	ff. 4^v-5^r	ff. 4^v-5^r	ff. 4^v-5^r
5	5	Alfonso Ferrabosco (i)	Ingemuit Susanna	ff. 5^v-6^r	ff. 5^v-6^r	ff. 5^v-6^r	ff. 5^v-6^r	ff. 5^v-5*^r
6	6	Alfonso Ferrabosco (i)	Cantate Domino	ff. 6^v-7^r	ff. 6^v-7^r	ff. 6^v-7^r	ff. 6^v-7^r	ff. 5*^v-6^r
7	7	Alfonso Ferrabosco (i)	Quia beneplacitum est (secunda pars of no. 6 above)	ff. 7^v-8^r	ff. 7^v-8^r	ff. 7^v-8^r	ff. 7^v-8^r	ff. 6^v-7^r
8	8	Alfonso Ferrabosco (i)	Laboravi in gemitu meo	f. 8^v	f. 8^v	f. 8^v	f. 8^v	f. 7^v
9	10	Alfonso Ferrabosco (i)	Benedic, anima mea, Domino (prima pars)	f. 9^v	f. 9^v	f. 9^v	f. 9^v	f. 8^v
10	11	Alfonso Ferrabosco (i)	Extendens caelum (secunda pars of no. 9 above)	f. 10^r	f. 10^r	f. 10^r	f. 10^r
11	12	Alfonso Ferrabosco (i)	Qui fundasti terram (tertia pars of no. 9 above)	ff. 10^v-11^r	ff. 10^v-11^r	ff. 10^v-11^r	ff. 10^v-11^r	ff. 9^v-10^r
12	13	Alfonso Ferrabosco (i)	Qui emittis fontes (quarta pars of no. 9 above)	ff. 11^v-12^r	ff. 11^v-12^r	ff. 11^v-12^r	ff. 11^v-12^r	ff. 10^v-11^r
13	14	Alfonso Ferrabosco (i)	Rigans montes (quinta pars of no. 9 above)		ff. 12^v-13^r	ff. 12^v-13^r	ff. 12^v-13^r	ff. 11^v-12^r
14	15	Alfonso Ferrabosco (i)	Saturabuntur ligna campi (sexta pars of no. 9 above)	ff. 13^v-14^r	ff. 13^v-14^r	ff. 13^v-14^r	ff. 13^v-14^r	ff. 12^v-13^r
15	16	Alfonso Ferrabosco (i)	Posuisti tenebras (septima pars of no. 9 above)	ff. 14^v-15^r	ff. 14^v-15^r	ff. 14^v-15^r	ff. 14^v-15^r	ff. 13^v-14^r
16	17	Alfonso Ferrabosco (i)	Quam magnificata sunt (octava pars of no. 9 above)		ff. 15^v-16^r	ff. 15^v-16^r	ff. 15^v-16^r
17	18	Alfonso Ferrabosco (i)	Draco iste (nona pars of no. 9 above)	ff. 16^v-17^r	ff. 16^v-17^r	ff. 16^v-17^r	ff. 16^v-17^r	ff. 15^v-16^r
18	19	Alfonso Ferrabosco (i)	Emittes spiritum tuum (decima pars of no. 9 above)	ff. 17^v-18^r	ff. 17^v-18^r	ff. 17^v-18^r	ff. 17^v-18^r	ff. 16^v-17^r
19	20	Alfonso Ferrabosco (i)	Cantabo Domino (undecima pars of no. 9 above)	ff. 18^v-19^r	ff. 18^v-19^r	ff. 18^v-19^r	ff. 18^v-19^r	ff. 17^v-18^r
20	21	Alfonso Ferrabosco (i)	Miserere nostri, Domine (secunda pars of no. 30 below)	f. 19^v	f. 19^v	f. 19^v	f. 19^v	f. 18^v
21	25	Alfonso Ferrabosco (i)	Heu mihi, Domine [I]	ff. 22^v-23^r	ff. 22^v-23^r	ff. 22^v-23^r	ff. 22^v-23^r	ff. 21^v-22^r
22	26	Alfonso Ferrabosco (i)	Tribulationem et dolorem inveni	ff. 23^v-24^r	ff. 23^v-24^r	ff. 23^v-24^r	ff. 23^v-24^r	ff. 22^v-23^r
23	27	Alfonso Ferrabosco (i)	Judica me, Domine (prima pars)	ff. 24^v-25^r	ff. 24^v-25^r	ff. 24^v-25^r	ff. 24^v-25^r	ff. 23^v-24^r
24	28	Alfonso Ferrabosco (i)	Vide humilitatem meam (secunda pars of no. 23 above)	ff. 25^v-26^r	ff. 25^v-26^r	ff. 25^v-26^r	ff. 25^v-26^r	ff. 24^v-25^r
25	29	Alfonso Ferrabosco (i)	Conserva me, Domine (prima pars)	ff. 26^v-27^r	ff. 26^v-27^r	ff. 26^v-27^r	ff. 26^v-27^r	ff. 25^v-26^r
26	30	Alfonso Ferrabosco (i)	Vias tuas, Domine (secunda pars of no. 25 above)	ff. 27^v-28^r	ff. 27^v-28^r	ff. 27^v-28^r	ff. 27^v-28^r	ff. 26^v-27^r
27	31	Alfonso Ferrabosco (i)	Sana me, Domine (prima pars)	ff. 28^v-29^r	ff. 28^v-29^r	ff. 28^v-29^r	ff. 28^v-29^r	ff. 27^v-28^r
28	32	Alfonso Ferrabosco (i)	Ne derelinquas me, Domine (secunda pars of no. 27 above)	ff. 29^v-30^r	ff. 29^v-30^r	ff. 29^v-30^r	ff. 29^v-30^r	ff. 28^v-29^r
29	33	Alfonso Ferrabosco (i)	Musica laeta	ff. 30^v-31^r	ff. 30^v-31^r	ff. 30^v-31^r	ff. 30^v-31^r	ff. 29^v-30^r
30	34	Alfonso Ferrabosco (i)	Ad te levavi oculos meos (prima pars; see no. 20 above)	ff. 31^v-32^r	ff. 31^v-32^r	ff. 31^v-32^r	ff. 31^v-32^r	ff. 30^v-31^r
31	35	Alfonso Ferrabosco (i)	Surge propera ... columba mea (prima pars)	ff. 32^v-33^r	ff. 32^v-33^r	ff. 32^v-33^r	ff. 32^v-33^r	ff. 31^v-32^r
32	36	Alfonso Ferrabosco (i)	Surge propera ... formosa mea (secunda pars of no. 31 above)	ff. 33^v-34^r	ff. 33^v-34^r	ff. 33^v-34^r	ff. 33^v-34^r	ff. 32^v-33^r
33	37	Alfonso Ferrabosco (i)	Peccantem me quotidie	ff. 34^v-35^r	ff. 34^v-35^r	ff. 34^v-35^r	ff. 34^v-35^r	ff. 33^v-34^r
34	38	Alfonso Ferrabosco (i)	Benedic, anima mea, Domino	ff. 35^v-36^r	ff. 35^v-36^r	ff. 35^v-36^r	ff. 35^v-36^r	ff. 34^v-35^r
35	39	Alfonso Ferrabosco (i)	Aurora diem nuntiat	ff. 36^v-37^r	ff. 36^v-37^r	ff. 36^v-37^r	ff. 36^v-37^r	ff. 35^v-36^r
36	40	Alfonso Ferrabosco (i)	Ecce iam noctis	ff. 37^v-38^r	ff. 37^v-38^r	ff. 37^v-38^r	ff. 37^v-38^r	ff. 36^v-37^r
37	41	Alfonso Ferrabosco (i)	Domine, in virtute tua (prima pars)	ff. 38^v-39^r	ff. 38^v-39^r	ff. 38^v-39^r	ff. 38^v-39^r	ff. 37^v-38^r
38	42	Alfonso Ferrabosco (i)	Magna est gloria eius (secunda pars of no. 37 above)	ff. 39^v-40^r	ff. 39^v-40^r	ff. 39^v-40^r	ff. 39^v-40^r	ff. 38^v-39^r
39	43	Alfonso Ferrabosco (i)	Nuntium vobis fero	ff. 40^v-41^r	ff. 40^v-41^r	ff. 40^v-41^r	ff. 40^v-41^r	ff. 39^v-40^r
40	44	Luca Marenzio	Che se tu se'l cor mio	f. 41^v	f. 41^v	f. 41^v	f. 41^v	f. 40^v
41		Alfonso Ferrabosco (i)	Incipit Lamentatio Ieremiae prophetae [I]	ff. 45^r-47^r	ff. 45^r-47^r	ff. 45^r-47^r	ff. 45^r-46^r	ff. 42^r-44^r
42	1	Alfonso Ferrabosco (i)	Poichè lasso (prima parte)	ff. 54^v-55^r	ff. 55^v-56^r	ff. 55^v-56^r	ff. 53^v-54^r	ff. 53^v-54^r
43	2	Alfonso Ferrabosco (i)	Ch'io sento ad hora (seconda parte of no. 42 above)	ff. 55^v-56^r	ff. 56^v-57^r	ff. 56^v-57^r	ff. 54^v-55^r	ff. 54^v-55^r
44	3	Alfonso Ferrabosco (i)	Come sola (terza parte of no. 42 above)	ff. 56^v-57^r	ff. 57^v-58^r	ff. 57^v-58^r	ff. 55^v-56^r
45	4	Alfonso Ferrabosco (i)	Ove le luci giro (quarta parte of no. 42 above)	ff. 57^v-58^r	ff. 58^v-59^r	ff. 58^v-59^r	ff. 56^v-57^r	ff. 56^v-57^r
46	5	Alfonso Ferrabosco (i)	Io son ferito	ff. 58^v-59^r	ff. 59^v-60^r	ff. 59^v-60^r	ff. 57^v-58^r	ff. 57^v-58^r
47	6	Alfonso Ferrabosco (i)	Vidi pianger madonna (prima parte)	ff. 59^v-60^r	ff. 60^v-61^r	ff. 60^v-61^r	ff. 58^v-59^r	ff. 58^v-59^r
48	7	Alfonso Ferrabosco (i)	Come dal ciel (seconda parte of no. 47 above)	ff. 60^v-61^r	ff. 61^v-62^r	ff. 61^v-62^r	ff. 59^v-60^r	ff. 59^v-60^r
49	8	Alfonso Ferrabosco (i)	Tu dolce anima mia	f. 61^v	f. 62^v	f. 62^v	f. 60^v	f. 60^v
50	9	Alfonso Ferrabosco (i)	Non ardo et son nel foco (prima parte)	f. 62^r	f. 63^r	f. 63^r	f. 61^r	f. 61^r
51	10	Alfonso Ferrabosco (i)	Foco è'l mio cor (seconda parte of no. 50 above)	f. 62^v	f. 63^v	f. 63^v	f. 61^v	f. 61^v
52	12	Alfonso Ferrabosco (i)	Cantai un tempo	ff. 63^v-64^r	ff. 64^v-65^r	ff. 64^v-65^r	ff. 62^v-63^r	ff. 62^v-63^r
53	13	Alfonso Ferrabosco (i)	Non ha tante	f. 64^v	f. 65^v	f. 65^v	f. 63^v	f. 63^v
54	14	Alfonso Ferrabosco (i)	Chi per voi non sospira	f. 65^r	f. 66^r	f. 66^r	f. 64^r	f. 64^r
55	15	Alfonso Ferrabosco (i)	Dolci ire (prima parte)	ff. 65^v-66^r	ff. 66^v-67^r	ff. 66^v-67^r	ff. 64^v-65^r	ff. 64^v-65^r
56	16	Alfonso Ferrabosco (i)	Forse anchor fia (seconda parte of no. 55 above)	f. 66^v	f. 67^v	f. 67^v	f. 65^v	f. 65^v
57	17	Alfonso Ferrabosco (i)	Amor mi sprona	f. 67^r	f. 68^r	f. 69^r	f. 66^r	f. 66^r
58	18	Alfonso Ferrabosco (i)	Deh non ponete fine	ff. 67^v-68^r	ff. 68^v-69^r	ff. 69^v-70^r	ff. 66^v-67^r	ff. 66^v-67^r
59	19	Alfonso Ferrabosco (i)	Dolci, mentre il ciel volse (prima parte)	f. 68^v	f. 69^v	f. 70^v	f. 67^v	f. 67^v
60	20	Alfonso Ferrabosco (i)	Felice, ohime (seconda parte of no. 59 above)	f. 68(bis)r	f. 70^r	f. 71^r	f. 68^r	f. 68^r
61	21	Alfonso Ferrabosco (i)	Standomi un giorno (prima parte)	ff. 68(bis)^v-69^r	ff. 70^v-71^r	ff. 71^v-72^r	ff. 68^v-69^r	ff. 68^v-69^r
62	22	Alfonso Ferrabosco (i)	Indi per alto mar (seconda parte of no. 61 above)	ff. 69^v-70^r	ff. 71^v-72^r	ff. 72^v-73^r	ff. 69^v-70^r	ff. 69^v-70^r
63	23	Alfonso Ferrabosco (i)	In un boschetto (terza parte of no. 61 above)	ff. 70^v-71^r	ff. 72^v-73^r	ff. 73^v-74^r	ff. 70^v-71^r	ff. 70^v-71^r
64	24	Alfonso Ferrabosco (i)	Chiara fontana (quarta parte of no. 61 above)	ff. 71^vv-72^r	ff. 73^v-74^r	ff. 74^v-75^r	ff. 71^v-71(bis)^r	ff. 71^v-72^r
65	25	Alfonso Ferrabosco (i)	Una strania phenice (quinta parte of no. 61 above)	ff. 72^v-73^r	ff. 74^v-75^r	ff. 75^v-76^r	ff. 71(bis)^v-72^r	ff. 72^v-73^r
66	26	Alfonso Ferrabosco (i)	Al fin vid'io (sesta parte of no. 61 above)	ff. 73^v-74^r	ff. 75^v-76^r	ff. 76^v-77^r	ff. 72^v-73^r	ff. 73^v-74^r
67	27	Alfonso Ferrabosco (i)	Hor che la notte	ff. 74^v-75^r	ff. 76^v-77^r	ff. 77^v-78^r	ff. 73^v-74^r	ff. 74^v-75^r
68	28	Alfonso Ferrabosco (i)	Se pur è ver	f. 75^v	f. 77^v	f. 78^v	f. 74^v	f. 75^v
69	29	Alfonso Ferrabosco (i)	Mentre ti fui sì grato (prima parte)	f. 76^r	f. 78^r	f. 79^r	f. 75^r	f. 76^r
70	30	Alfonso Ferrabosco (i)	Mentre ti fui sì cara (seconda parte of no. 69 above)	ff. 76^v-77^r	f. 78^v	f. 79^v	f. 75^v	f. 76^v
71	31	Alfonso Ferrabosco (i)	Hor pien d'alto desio (terza parte of no. 69 above)	ff. 77^v-78^r	f. 79^r	f. 80^r	f. 76^r	f. 77^r
72	32	Alfonso Ferrabosco (i)	Hor un laccio (quarta parte of no. 69 above)	ff. 78^v-79^r	f. 79^v	f. 80^v	ff. 76^v-77^r	ff. 77^v-78^r
73	33	Alfonso Ferrabosco (i)	Lasso donque che sia (quinta parte of no. 69 above)	ff. 79^v-80^r	f. 80^r	f. 81^r	f. 77^v	f. 78^v
74	34	Alfonso Ferrabosco (i)	Ben chè senza mentire (sesta parte of no. 69 above)	ff. 80^v-81^r	f. 80^v	f. 81^v	ff. 77^v-78^r	f. 79^r
75	35	Alfonso Ferrabosco (i)	Vorrei lagnarmi a pieno (prima parte)	ff. 81^v-82^r	f. 81^r	f. 82^r	ff. 78^v-79^r	f. 79^v
76	36	Alfonso Ferrabosco (i)	S'io taccio (seconda parte of no. 75 above)	ff. 82^v-83^r	f. 81^v	f. 82^v	f. 79^v	f. 80^r
77	37	Alfonso Ferrabosco (i)	Perle, rubini et ostro	ff. 83^v-84^r	f. 82^r	f. 83^r	f. 80^r	f. 80^v
78	38	Alfonso Ferrabosco (i)	O dolcissimo bacio	ff. 84^v-85^r	ff. 82^v-83^r	f. 83^v	f. 80^v	f. 81^r
79	39	Alfonso Ferrabosco (i)	Già fu mai dolce speme	ff. 85^v-86^r	ff. 83^v-84^r	f. 84^r	f. 81^r	f. 81^v
80	40	Alfonso Ferrabosco (i)	Voi volete ch'io moia	ff. 86^v-87^r	ff. 84^v-85^r	ff. 84^v-85^r	ff. 81^v-82^r	ff. 81^v-82^r
81	41	Alfonso Ferrabosco (i)	Cara la vita mia	ff. 87^v-88^r	ff. 85^v-86^r	ff. 85^v-86^r	ff. 82^v-83^r	ff. 82^v-83^r
82	42	Alfonso Ferrabosco (i)	Quant'io son infelice	ff. 88^v-89^r	ff. 86^v-87^r	f. 86^v	ff. 83^v-84^r	f. 83^v
83	43	Alfonso Ferrabosco (i)	Godea Tirsi gli amori	ff. 89^v-90^r	ff. 87^v-88^r	f. 87^r	ff. 84^v-85^r	f. 84^r
84	44	Alfonso Ferrabosco (i)	Chi ha cor da partire	ff. 90^v-91^r	f. 88^v	f. 87^v	f. 85^r	f. 84^v
85	45	Alfonso Ferrabosco (i)	O crude pene mie	ff. 91^v-92^r	ff. 88^v-89^r	ff. 87^v-88^r	ff. 85^v-86^r	f. 85^r
86	46	Alfonso Ferrabosco (i)	Non fingo	f. 92^v	f. 89^v	f. 88^v	f. 86^v	f. 85^v
87	47	Alfonso Ferrabosco (i)	Donna, se voi m'odiate	ff. 92^v-93^r	f. 90^r	ff. 88^v-89^r	f. 87^r	ff. 85^v-86^r
88			(Composing draft of the opening of a pavan, in score)			f. 94^v

Upright format, 280 x 215 mm. Foliation in modern pencil, with several errors; minor adjustments were made to the foliation system in March 2006, and will not be present in microfilms made before that date. Collation:

Mus. 78 (Cantus): Layer 1 = A4, B4 (= ff. 1-8); unused ruled staves on f. 1r. / Layer 2 = C4, D4, E4 (= ff. 9-20); unused ruled staves on ff. 9r, 12v, 13r, 15v, 16r and 20r-v. / Layer 3 = F4, G4, H4, I4, J4, K4 (= ff. 21-44); unused ruled staves on ff. 21r-22r and 42r-44v. / Layer 4 = L4, M2 (= ff. 45-50); unused ruled staves on ff. 47v-50v. / Layer 5 = N4 (= gathering of blank sheets, ff. 51-3 and 53a), then O4, P4, Q4, R4, S4, T4, U4, V4, W4, X4, Y2 (= ff. 54-68, 68bis, 69-93, unfoliated rear flyleaf); unused ruled staves on ff. 54r and 93r; f. 93v is wholly blank.
Mus. 79 (Altus): Layer 1 = A4, B4 (= ff. 1-8); unused ruled staves on f. 1r. / Layer 2 = C4, D4, E4 (= ff. 9-20); unused ruled staves on ff. 9r and 20r-v. / Layer 3 = F4, G4, H4, I4, J4, K4 (= ff. 21-44); unused ruled staves on ff. 21r-22r and 42r-44v. / Layer 4 = L4, M2 (= ff. 45-50); unused ruled staves on ff. 47v-50v. / Layer 5 = N4 (= gathering of blank sheets, ff. 51-4), then O4, P4, Q4, R4, S4, T4, U4, V4, W4, X4 (= ff. 55-94); unused ruled staves on ff. 55r, 64r and 90v-94v.
Mus. 80 (Quintus): Layer 1 = A4, B4 (= ff. 1-8); unused ruled staves on f. 1r. / Layer 2 = C4, D4, E4 (= ff. 9-20); unused ruled staves on ff. 9r and 20r-v. / Layer 3 = F4, G4, H4, I4, J4, K4 (= ff. 21-44); unused ruled staves on ff. 21r-22r and 42r-44v. / Layer 4 = L4, M2 (= ff. 45-50); unused ruled staves on ff. 47v-50v. / Layer 5 = N4 (= gathering of blank sheets, ff. 51-4), then O4, P4, Q4, R4, S4, T4, U4, V4, W4 (of which W2 is excised, and is now a stub), X4 (= ff. 55-67, [68 omitted from the foliation system, in error], 69-94); unused ruled staves on ff. 55r, 64r and 89v-94r.
Mus. 81 (Tenor): Layer 1 = A4, B4 (= ff. 1-8); unused ruled staves on ff. 1r and 2r. / Layer 2 = C4, D4, E4 (= ff. 9-20); unused ruled staves on ff. 9r and 20r-v. / Layer 3 = F4, G4, H4, I4, J4, K4 (= ff. 21-44); unused ruled staves on ff. 21r-22r and 42r-44v. / Layer 4 = L4, M2 (= ff. 45, 45bis-49); unused ruled staves on ff. 46v-49v. / Layer 5 = N4 (= gathering of blank sheets, unfoliated), then O4 (of which 04 is excised, and has been replaced by a separate leaf, now f. 56), P4, Q4, R4, S4, T4, U4, V4, W4 (of which W1 is excised, and is now a stub), X4 (= ff. 53-71, 71bis, 72-90); unused ruled staves on ff. 53r, 62r and 87v-90v.
Mus. 82 (Bassus): Layer 1 = A4, B4 (= ff. 1-5, 5*, 6-7); unused ruled staves on f. 1r. / Layer 2 = C4, D4, E4 (= ff. 8-19); unused ruled staves on ff. 8r, 9r, 14v-15r and 19r-v. / Layer 3 = F4, G4, H4, I4, J4, K2 (= ff. 20-41); unused ruled staves on ff. 20r-21r and 41r-v. / Layer 4 = L4 (of which L2 has been excised, with a replacement sheet pasted to the stub, now f. 43), M4 (= ff. 42-9); unused ruled staves on ff. 44v-49v. / Layer 5 = N4 (= gathering of blank sheets, ff. 50-51, 51*, 52), then O4, P4, Q4, R4, S4, T4, U4, V4, W4, X2 (= ff. 53-90); unused ruled staves on ff. 53r, 55v-56r, 62r and 86v-90v. The copyist has created alphabetical lists of the contents in the following places: (a) list of motets: on front flyleaves [iir-iiir]; (b) list of madrigals: on ff. 50r-v.

Gathering-numbers were written on the lower left-hand corner of the first page of each gathering; the majority of these were subsequently trimmed by the binder. All five partbooks are bound in late 16th-century bindings of limp vellum, gold-tooled with fillets enclosing elaborate central decorative panels. Stubs of green ribbon ties remain in place at the foredge heads and tails of the covers. The outside upper covers have been annotated in ink with part-names ('Cantus', etc.), and the uniform designation 'A:5'; the same information is written on the first flyleaf of each volume. Bookplate 2 in Mus. 78, 79 and 81 only. 19th-century shelfmarks: I.1.42-6.

Provenance uncertain; most likely from the Goodson bequest, less likely from the Aldrich bequest. Not listed in any of the 18th-century catalogues of the Christ Church music collections until Malchair (f. 5), where the set is described in the section devoted to the Goodson bequest, as follows: 'Five books vellum bound . the several / parts of some Lattin Mottetts'. (The absence of any composer's name in Malchair's description arises from the fact that there are no composer attributions in Mus. 78-82 itself.) There are no early shelfmarks in Mus. 78-82; this is more characteristic of Goodson-derived books than of material from the Aldrich bequest.

Microfilm: manuscript music, reel 8.

Bibliography:

Richard Charteris, 'The Motets of Alfonso Ferrabosco the Elder (1543-1588)', The Consort, 38 (1982), pp. 445-60.
Richard Charteris, Alfonso Ferrabosco the Elder (1543-1588): A Thematic Catalogue of his Music with a Biographical Calendar (New York, 1984).
Jonathan Wainwright, Musical Patronage in Seventeenth-Century England: Christopher, First Baron Hatton (1606-1670) (Aldershot and Brookfield VT, 1997), p. 417. This incorrectly states that the copyist of Mus. 78-82 was also responsible for copying Mus. 463-7 and Mus. 1155-61. Despite superficial similarities of hand, the three sets were in fact copied by three different scribes.