IRL-Dtc MS 412 (St. Andrews Psalter or Wode Partbooks)

Trinity College Library, Dublin, Ireland

partbook: 1562-92, with early 17th century additions

Archive Trinity College Library, Dublin, Ireland (IRL-Dtc)
Shelfmark MS 412 (St. Andrews Psalter or Wode Partbooks)
Surface Paper
Numbering System Foliation
Measurements 194 x 141 mm
Other Identifiers
  • CCM: DubT 412
  • olim (Former shelfmark): F.5.13
  • Alternative names: One of a set of manuscripts known collectively as the 'St. Andrews Psalter' or 'Wode Partbooks'; see also EdinU 483a-c, and LonBL 33933 (and the copies in EdinU Dk.5.14-5)
Copyists
Relationships
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Provenance
  • St Andrews, Fifeshire, Scotland
Contents 110 pieces from 21 composers
General Description

A Quintus partbook from a set originally of five volumes. Main corpus copied by Thomas Wode or Wood (d. 1592), vicar at St. Andrews, who is named as scribe on several pages; other unidentified scribes made additions in early 17th century. Main corpus compiled and copied in St. Andrews, Fifeshire, Scotland; later additions possibly copied in Aberdeen (HutchiS). One psalm setting copied partly by John Buchan (inscription in [Lbl Add. MS 33933][1]); one canticle setting copied partly by Andrò Kemp (inscription on p. 119 of Bassus book); other unidentified scribes made additions in early 17th century. The subsequent history of the set prior to 19th century is not known (except for duplicate Discantus book EdinU Dk.5.14, in Edinburgh University Library since 1672). Apparently, some or all books were at one time in Ireland, but only the Quintus book DubT 412 has remained there. The Discantus and Tenor books, which earlier belonged to an unidentified Irish clergyman, were purchased by the antiquarian David Laing at 1867 sale in London. Bass book purchased by a Mr. Blackwood, of Edinburgh, at Dublin auction; apparently acquired by Laing in 1835 ('D. Laing 1835' inside front cover). The three books (DTB) passed to their present library following Laing's death.

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Physical Description

Some original folios missing.

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Binding

Original covers of brown blind-tooled leather

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Watermark

No watermarks visible

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Notation

not indicated

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Foliation

New pencil foliation, 1-63, replaces earlier ink pagination.

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Decoration

A few painted initials at beginning, but mostly without ornamentation or decoration.

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Index

Original index on new ff. 1'-4 and ff. 61-61' lists pieces in order of appearance (some pieces listed in index now missing due to lost original folios).

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Surface

paper

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DIAMM Note

This Quintus book contains the melodies of 40+ catches and roundelays, numbered in the text and index slightly differently, which are not separately listed in the inventory

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DIAMM Note

The Altus partbook from the second copy of these books has been discovered since the Census Catalogue description was written, and is now in Georgetown University Library.

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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.

7 motets, 5 anthems (1 without text), 4 English sacred pieces, 113 English secular pieces, 2 French secular pieces, 2 In nomines = 133

(Alison)-2, (Bales)-1, (Bartlet)-2, Blackhall-3, (T. Campion)-17, (Clemens non Papa)-1, (Dowland)-2, Fethy-1, (R. Johnson I)-2, (R. Jones II)17, (N. Lanier II)-1, (Lassus)-2, (Morley)-2, Peebles-(Heagy)-1, Tallis-2, (Wilder)-1, anon-76

1 paper partbook of an original 5 (Q,-63 folios), 194 x 141. DTB books from same original set now EdinU 483; A is LonBL 33933. Duplicate copies of this set were made by Thomas Wode (see below), but only D and B books have survived; these are now EdinU Dk.5.14-5. Some original folios missing. New pencil foliation, 1-63, replaces earlier ink pagination. Original covers of brown blind-tooled leather. Original index on new ff. 1'-4 and ff. 61-61' lists pieces in order of appearance (some pieces listed in index now missing due to lost original folios). Main corpus copied by Thomas Wode or Wood, named as scribe on several pages; other unidentified scribes made additions in early 17th century. A few painted initials at beginning, but mostly without ornamentation or decoration. No watermarks visible.

1562-92, with early 17th century additions. Main corpus compiled and copied in St. Andrews, Fifeshire, Scotland, by Thomas Wode or Wood (d. 1592), vicar at St. Andrews; later additions possibly copied in Aberdeen (HutchiS). Subsequent history of set prior to 19th century not known (except for duplicate D book, EdinU Dk.5.14, in Edinburgh University Library since 1672). Apparently, some or all books were at one time in Ireland, but only DubT 412 has remained there.

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

15v

Click an entry to see more information about that item.

Folio / Pages Composition / Item title Source attribution Composers (? Uncertain)
2 Wode's index: "The namis of the sangs within this buke" - -

Wode's index: "The namis of the sangs within this buke"

Appears on: 2
2v–4 full index of songs - -

full index of songs

Appears on: 2v–4
General Note

"The Names of the airs and sonnets conteind with in this book which ar all noted with the tenor or comon pairt they ar sung with" (i.e. the melody - full tests are also underlaid and extra verses copied out). It is, however, not a complete list, and in particular omits the catches which are separately indexed at the back of the book.

4v basic music theory: notes, rests, clefs - -

basic music theory: notes, rests, clefs

Appears on: 4v
5–6 Psalm 101. Of mercy and of judgement - 1a pars (of 2): Of mercy and of judgement both A. Blakehall
Appears on: 5–6
Genres: Psalm
Source Attribution: A. Blakehall
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: g2
Voice Text: CI Psalme. Of mercy and of iudgement bothe
General Note

R5

6–7 Psalm 101. Of mercy and of judgement - 2a pars (of 2): But such as live a godly life Andro blakehall
Appears on: 6–7
Genres: Psalm
Source Attribution: Andro blakehall
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: g2
Voice Text: (2a pars) But suche as live a godly lyff
General Note

Note at end: "finis cp maister Andro blakehall (now minister of mussilbrough) in halyrude hous 1569, giffin in propyrte to the kyng"

7–7v Aspice Domine - 1a pars (of 2): Aspice Domine quia facta est -
Appears on: 7–7v
Genres: Motet
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Mensuration: cut-c
Clef: c3
Voice Text: Aspice domine quia facta est
General Note

R6

7v–8 Aspice Domine - 2a pars (of 2): Plorans ploravit in nocte -
Appears on: 7v–8
Genres: Motet
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Mensuration: cut-c
Clef: c3
Voice Text: (2a pars) Plorans ploravit in nocte
8–9v Psalm 128. Blessed art thou that fearest God Blakhall
Appears on: 8–9v
Source Attribution: Blakhall
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Mensuration: cut-c
Clef: g2
Voice Text: Psalm cxxviii. Blessed art thou that fearest God
General Note

R7a

General Note

"Set & send be blakhall to my L. Mar at his first mariadge"

10–11 O God above so well thou has devised Shir Jhone Futhy
Appears on: 10–11
Source Attribution: Shir Jhone Futhy
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Mensuration: cut-c
Clef: c1
Voice Text: O God abufe so weill thou hes devyst
General Note

R10

General Note

"composit be Shir Jhon futhy, bayth letter & not" (i.e. he wrote both words and music)

General Note

"composit be Shir Jhon futhy, bayth letter & not" (i.e. he wrote both words and music). "This man wes the first organeist that ever brought in scotland the curius new fingering and playing on organs..."

11–12 Domine in virtute tua (II) - 1a pars (of 2): Domine in virtute tua -
Appears on: 11–12
Genres: Motet
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Mensuration: cut-c
Clef: c1
Voice Text: Domine in virtute tua
General Note

R11

12–13 Domine in virtute tua (II) - 2a pars (of 2): Magna gloria eius in salutare tuo -
Appears on: 12–13
Genres: Motet
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Mensuration: cut-c
Clef: c1
Voice Text: (2a pars) Magna gloria eius in salutare tuo
13–14 Omnes gentes attendite ad tam pulchrum -
Appears on: 13–14
Genres: Motet
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Mensuration: cut-c
Clef: g2
Voice Text: Omnes gentes attendite
General Note

R12

14–14v Deus misereatur - 1a pars (of 2): Deus misereatur nostri - Anonymous
Appears on: 14–14v
Genres: Motet
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Mensuration: cut-c
Clef: c1
Voice Text: Deus miseriatur nostri
General Note

R13

14v–15v Deus misereatur - 2a pars (of 2): Laetentur et exultent gentes - Anonymous
Appears on: 14v–15v
Genres: Motet
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Mensuration: cut-c
Clef: c1
Voice Text: (2a pars) Letentur et exultent gentes
15v–17 Psalm 43. Judge and revenge my cause o Lord Blakhall
Appears on: 15v–17
Source Attribution: Blakhall
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Mensuration: cut-c
Clef: c3
Voice Text: Psalme xliii. Judge and revenge my cause o lord
General Note

R14

17–17v In nomine (I) tallis
Appears on: 17–17v
Source Attribution: tallis
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: none
Clef: g2
Voice Text: In nomine [untexted]
General Note

R15a

Concordances

See also the fragment at f. 62

17v–18v The second in nomine - Anonymous
Appears on: 17v–18v
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: none
Mensuration: cut-c
Clef: g2
Voice Text: Ane uther in nomine [untexted]
General Note

R16

18v Qui consolabatur - Anonymous

Qui consolabatur

Anonymous
Appears on: 18v
Genres: Motet
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Mensuration: cut-c
Clef: c1
Voice Text: Qui consolabatur [text incipit only]
General Note

R17

General Note

"Qui consolabatur v pairts - I layk one pairt"

19–19v Si quis diligit me David Pables / [Francis Heagy]
Appears on: 19–19v
Genres: Motet
Source Attribution: David Pables / [Francis Heagy]
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Mensuration: cut-c
Clef: c2
Voice Text: Si quis diligit me
General Note

R18

General Note

"cp David pables sum tyme ane channone in the abbay of Sanctandrous ane of the principall musitians in all the land in his tyme, this sang was set ... xxx yeiris hence"

19v Descendi in ortum meum - 1a pars (of 2): Descendi in ortum meum - Anonymous
Appears on: 19v
Genres: Motet
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Mensuration: cut-c
Clef: c2
Voice Text: Descendi in ortum meum
General Note

R19

19v–20 Descendi in ortum meum - 2a pars (of 2): Si floruissent vineae - Anonymous
Appears on: 19v–20
Genres: Motet
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Mensuration: cut-c
Clef: c2
Voice Text: (2a pars) Si floruissent vinee
20–20v Susanne un jour d'amour solicitée par deux viellards -
Appears on: 20–20v
Genres: Chanson
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: French
Clef: c2
Voice Text: Susane unioure [text incipit only]
General Note

R23a

20v–21 Un jour vis un foulon qui fouloit - Anonymous
Appears on: 20v–21
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: French
Mensuration: cut-c
Clef: c3
Voice Text: Uniour ["iiii pairts", though parts are copied in all 5 books]
General Note

R24

[-] - - - supplementary pieces added by other hands follow: - -

- - - supplementary pieces added by other hands follow:

Appears on: [-]
21v–22 Flow my tears -
Appears on: 21v–22
Genres: Madrigal (English)
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: c1
Voice Text: Flow my tears fall from your spring
22 Do not price thy beauty at too high a rate -
Appears on: 22
Genres: Song
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: g2
Voice Text: Doe not O doe not price thy beautie
General Note

"letter [i.e. full text] is on 114 pag." - but this page is now missing.

22 Why presumes thy pride -
Appears on: 22
Genres: Song
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: g2
Voice Text: Why presums thy pryd in that that so most pridat be
General Note

"letter [i.e. full text] is on 118 pag." - but this page is now missing.

22v, 23 What if a day or a month or a year -
Appears on: 22v, 23
Genres: Song
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: c2
Voice Text: What if a day [text incipit only]

Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: g2
Voice Text: What if a day or a month or a year
General Note

2 voice-parts in different hands on facing pages, the second fully-texted. "letter [i.e. full text] is on 122 pag." - but this page is now missing.

22v Earth's but a point -
Appears on: 22v
Genres: Song
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: c2
Voice Text: Earth is but a poynt [text incipit only]
23 Care go thou away from me - Anonymous
Appears on: 23
Genres: Song
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: g2
Voice Text: Caire goe thou away from me
General Note

"letter [i.e. full text] is on 119 pag." - but this page is now missing.

23 With my love my life was nestled -
Appears on: 23
Genres: Song
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: g2
Voice Text: With my lov my lyf was nestled
23v Mistress mine well may you fare - Anonymous
Appears on: 23v
Genres: Song
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: g2
Voice Text: Mistres myn well may you fair: kynd be your thought
23v Sleep o sleep, sweet lady sleep - Anonymous
Appears on: 23v
Genres: Song
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: g2
Voice Text: Sleip sleip o suett dear ladie sleip
23v Good men show if you can tell -
Appears on: 23v
Genres: Song
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: c1
Voice Text: Good men show if you can tell wher doeth human pitie dwell
24 Depart depart alone I must depart - Anonymous
Appears on: 24
Genres: Song
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Mensuration: 3
Clef: c1
Voice Text: Depart depart alone I must depart from her that holds my hert
24–24v catches nos. 1-2 - -

catches nos. 1-2

Appears on: 24–24v
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Voice Text: 1. I pray you good mother give me live to play with little Jon; 2. If you this round do know sing it trew
24v 'An air' - Anonymous

'An air'

Anonymous
Appears on: 24v
Genres: Song
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: g2
Voice Text: Ane aire [untexted]
24v–26 catches nos. 3-12 - -

catches nos. 3-12

Appears on: 24v–26
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Voice Text: 3. The nightingall [Ravenscroft]; 4. Now God be with old Simeon; 5. New oysters; 6. The old dog the jollie old dog; 7. Dame lend me a loaff; 8. Ther lyes a pudding in the fire; 9. Hey hoe to the green wood; 10. Jollie shepherd and upon a hill he sat; 11. Glad am I my lord is lov; 12. Ther is a lovly lord hes name is Christ
26 Now let us sing Christ keep our king - Anonymous
Appears on: 26
Genres: Song
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: c2
Voice Text: Now lett us sing Christ keep our king [catch no. 13]
26v–29v catches nos. 14-36 - -

catches nos. 14-36

Appears on: 26v–29v
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Voice Text: 14. To love the lord & feare god; 15. Joy in the gats of Jerusalem; 16. Hey hoe qhat sall I say sir; 17. Sing we now mirily our purses be emptie; 18. "Sing the catch with any letter or psalm that has 8 sillabs in the 1 lyn & 6 in the 2 lyn"; 19. Three wyse men [to the tune 'Three blind mice']; 20. All in one service lett us sing; 21. O my fearfull dream [the index numbers the 2a pars, I saw an ougly thing, as 22; the numbers in the text for the following are therefore one less than the index numbers given here]; 23. As I walked in a may morning; 24. Musing, musing, myne own self myne allon; 25. The wind blows out of the west; 26. Hey down hey down - heave & ho, rumbelow; 27. Bark & green hollie; 28. Robin hood said litle Jon com dance befor the queen [unnumbered in the text, whose numbering therefore is two less than the index for the following]; 29. Keep well your rank my lads; 30. The may she went a milking all on a mistie morning; 31. Now thanked be the great God Pan; 32. Troll troll the bowll to me; 33. To portsmouth to portsmouth it is a gallant; 34. Jinken the jester he thought to make glie; 35. Now kisse the coup cousin; 36. Now foot it as I doe tom boy
30 Cloris sighed and sang and wept -
Appears on: 30
Genres: Song
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: g2
Voice Text: Cloris sight and sang and wept sighing, sang and singing slept
Concordances

Drexel 4175, GB-Och 87

30–30v Orpheus I am come from the deeps below - Anonymous
Appears on: 30–30v
Genres: Song
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: g2
Voice Text: Orpheus I am come from the deeps below to the fond man
31 catches nos. 37-39 - -

catches nos. 37-39

Appears on: 31
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Voice Text: 37. The cramp is in my purse full sore; 38. Sing after felows as you hear me; 39. Folow me quikly Jak is a prettie boy
31v Have you seen but a bright lily grow - Anonymous
Appears on: 31v
Genres: Song
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: g2
Voice Text: Heave you seen bot a bright lillie grow before rudd hand hath tocht it
Concordances

Drexel 4175, GB-Och 87, Add.Ms.29481

31v–32 Virtue, beauty, forms of honour - Anonymous
Appears on: 31v–32
Genres: Song
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: g2
Voice Text: Vertew beautie forms of honour lyk rich jewells hang upon her
32–32v John come kiss me now - Anonymous
Appears on: 32–32v
Genres: Song
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: c4
Voice Text: Jon com kisse me now
General Note

music on f. 32; the 'letter' (text) in full on f. 32v

33 Disdain that so doth fill me -
Appears on: 33
Genres: Song
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: g2
Voice Text: Disdaine that so doth fill me, hath surly suorne to kill me
33v Into a fly transformed -
Appears on: 33v
Genres: Song
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: g2
Voice Text: Into a flee transformd from human kynd methought I ranged on a sunshyne day
34 Shall I seek to ease my grief -
Appears on: 34
Genres: Song
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: g2
Voice Text: Sall I seek to ease my greif no my sight is lost with eying
34v If thou long'st so much to learn -
Appears on: 34v
Genres: Song
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: c1
Voice Text: If thou longst so much to learn, sueet boy what it is to love
35 Were my heart as some men's are -
Appears on: 35
Genres: Song
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: g2
Voice Text: Wer my heart as sum mens ar thy errours would not move me
35–35v O my poor eyes -
Appears on: 35–35v
Genres: Song
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: c1
Voice Text: O my poor eyes that sun whose shyn did give you light doeth now declyn
35v–36 Thou joyest, fond boy, to be by many loved -
Appears on: 35v–36
Genres: Song
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: g2
Voice Text: Thou joyest fond boy to be by many loved, to hear thy beauty of most dams approved
36 Never love unless thou bear with all the faults of men -
Appears on: 36
Genres: Song
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: g2
Voice Text: Never love unlesse thou bear, with all the faults of men
36v Fair in a morn, o fairest morn - Anonymous
Appears on: 36v
Genres: Song
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: g2
Voice Text: Fair in a morn Oh fairest morne, was never morne so fair
36v–37 Who doth behold my mistress fair -
Appears on: 36v–37
Genres: Song
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: c1
Voice Text: Who doth behold my mistres fare and sies that no good hope hath she
37–37v My song is love yet strange love - Anonymous
Appears on: 37–37v
Genres: Song
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: c4
Voice Text: My song is love yet starnge love not my oun & thoh I lov
General Note

incomplete

37v–38 Come let us walk into the spring - Anonymous
Appears on: 37v–38
Genres: Song
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: c1
Voice Text: Come lett us walk into the spring
38 Sweet Kate of late -
Appears on: 38
Genres: Song
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: g2
Voice Text: Sweet Kate of late ran away and left me playing
38v catches nos. 40-43 - -

catches nos. 40-43

Appears on: 38v
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Voice Text: 40. Blow thy horne thou Jolie hunter; 41. Will it please you my gentle mistres; 42. Sing with thy mouth, sing with thy hert; 43. Malts com doune ["Malt's come down from an angel to a French crown" - cheaper beer!] The index on ff. 61-61v lists 6 additional catches, which were added at the back of the book but are now missing: 44. A Miller a miller; 45. Three women in a mercatt prittle; 46. My maid she went to mercatt upon; 47. Miserere nostri Domine; 48. Lord help the poore that crie; 49. Hold thy peace.
39–39v Remember O thou man -
Appears on: 39–39v
Genres: Song
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: c3
Voice Text: Remember O thou man thy tyme is spent
39v Though your strangeness frets my heart -
Appears on: 39v
Genres: Song
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: g2
Voice Text: Tho your strangnes frets my heart, yet must I not complaine
40 If love loves truth -
Appears on: 40
Genres: Song
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: g2
Voice Text: If lov loves treuth then women doe not lov: now kynd & frie of favour if they prove
40–40v Break now my heart and die -
Appears on: 40–40v
Genres: Song
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: g2
Voice Text: Break now my hert and die, ah no, she may relent
40v–41 Beauty since you so much desire -
Appears on: 40v–41
Genres: Song
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: g2
Voice Text: Beautie since you so much desyre to know the place of Cupids fire
41 Turn all thy thoughts to eyes -
Appears on: 41
Genres: Song
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: g2
Voice Text: Turne all thy thoughts to eyes, turne all thy hairs to eares
41–41v Vain men whose follies make a god of love -
Appears on: 41–41v
Genres: Song
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: g2
Voice Text: Waine man qhose folies mak a god of love
41v–42 Respect my faith, regard my service past -
Appears on: 41v–42
Genres: Song
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: g2
Voice Text: Respect my faith regard my service past
42 Thrice toss these oaken ashes - Anonymous
Appears on: 42
Genres: Song
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: g2
Voice Text: Thrice tosse these oaken ashes in the aire, thrice sitt you mutt in this inchanted chaire
42v Sleep angry beauty sleep -
Appears on: 42v
Genres: Song
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: g2
Voice Text: Sleip angrie beautie sleip & fear not me, it sall suffice
42v–43 What is all that men possess -
Appears on: 42v–43
Genres: Song
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: g2
Voice Text: What is all that men possesse amongst themselves
43 Silly boy it is full moon -
Appears on: 43
Genres: Song
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: c1
Voice Text: Sillie boy it is full moon yett thy night as day shyns clearly
43v Shall I then hope when faith is fled -
Appears on: 43v
Genres: Song
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: g2
Voice Text: Sall I then hope when faith is fled, can I seek lov when hope is gon
43v–44 Young and simple though I am -
Appears on: 43v–44
Genres: Song
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: g2
Voice Text: Yong and simple thogh I am I heav heard of Cupids name
44v Must your fair inflaming eye - Anonymous
Appears on: 44v
Genres: Song
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: g2
Voice Text: Must your fair inflaming eye, mak all men in lov as I
44v–45v Toll, toll, gentle bell - Anonymous
Appears on: 44v–45v
Genres: Song
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: g2
Voice Text: Toul toul gentle bell for a soul killing care doeth controll
45v–46 Thinkst thou Kath to put me down -
Appears on: 45v–46
Genres: Song
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: c1
Voice Text: Thinks thou Katt to putt me doune with a no or with a froune
46–46v My love bound me with a kiss -
Appears on: 46–46v
Genres: Song
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: g2
Voice Text: My lov bound me with a kiss that I s[h]ould no longer stay
46v–47 You meaner beauties of the night -
Appears on: 46v–47
Genres: Song
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: c1
Voice Text: You meaner beauties of the night which poorly satisfies our eyes
47–48 As I lay lately in a dream -
Appears on: 47–48
Genres: Song
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Mensuration: 3
Clef: g2
Voice Text: As I lay latly in a dream me thought I saw a wondrous thing
48–48v Like as the lark within the merlin's foot - Anonymous
Appears on: 48–48v
Genres: Song
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: c1
Voice Text: Lyk as the lark with in the merleons foot with piteous voyce doeth shirp her yeelding lay
48v–49 Come sweet love let sorrows cease - Anonymous
Appears on: 48v–49
Genres: Song
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Mensuration: 3
Clef: c2
Voice Text: Come sweet love lett sorow ceasse: banish froun leav off dissention
49 About a bank when birds on boughs - Anonymous
Appears on: 49
Genres: Song
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: c4
Voice Text: About a bank qhen birds on bows ten thousand tyms ther notts renews
49–49v There was a wily lad -
Appears on: 49–49v
Genres: Song
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: g2
Voice Text: Ther was a wyllie ladd mett with a bony lasse, much prettie sport they had
50 No wonder is suppose my weeping eyes - Anonymous
Appears on: 50
Genres: Song
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: c1
Voice Text: No wonder is suppose my weeping eyes be blinded with the running floods of woe
50–50v Now let us sing Christ keep our king - Anonymous
Appears on: 50–50v
Genres: Song
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: c1
Voice Text: Now lett us sing Christ is our king lord keep our king
50v–51 Woe worth the time and eke the place - Anonymous
Appears on: 50v–51
Genres: Song
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: c1
Voice Text: Woe worth the tyme & eke the place that thou to me was known
51–51v Like as the dumb solsequium - Anonymous
Appears on: 51–51v
Genres: Song
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Mensuration: 3
Clef: c2
Voice Text: Lyk as the dumb solsequium
51v–52 Will said to his mamie that he would fain go -
Appears on: 51v–52
Genres: Song
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: g2
Voice Text: Will said to his mamie that he wold faine goe, fain wold he well but he wist not how
52–52v Go to bed sweet muse -
Appears on: 52–52v
Genres: Song
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: g2
Voice Text: Goe to bed sweet muse tak the ease lett not thy soul be sore opprest
52v For love of one I make my moan - Anonymous
Appears on: 52v
Genres: Song
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: c1
Voice Text: For lov of one I mak my moan right secretly to venus queen
53–53v Come again sweet love doth now invite -
Appears on: 53–53v
Genres: Consort song
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: c1
Voice Text: Come againe, sweet love doeth now invite, thy graces that refraine, to doe me due delight
53v–54 What mighty motive [motion] so my mind mischeives - Anonymous
Appears on: 53v–54
Genres: Song
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: c1
Voice Text: What mighty motive so my mynd mischeives, what uncouth care throgh all my corps doe sweep
54–54v O lustie May - Anonymous

O lustie May

Anonymous
Appears on: 54–54v
Genres: Song
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Mensuration: 3
Clef: c1
Voice Text: O lustie Maie which flora queen the balme it drops from phebus sleep
55–55v If care cause men to cry - Anonymous
Appears on: 55–55v
Genres: Tablature
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: g2
Voice Text: If care doe cause men cry qhy doe I not complaine: if evry man bevails his woe why doe I not the same
55v–56 I die when as I do not see her - Anonymous
Appears on: 55v–56
Genres: Song
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: g2
Voice Text: I die qhen as I doe not sie her that is lyf & all to me
56 This is all that women do - Anonymous
Appears on: 56
Genres: Song
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: c1
Voice Text: This is all that woemen doe sit and answer them that woo
56v–57v Begone thou fatal fiery fever - Anonymous
Appears on: 56v–57v
Genres: Song
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: g2
Voice Text: Gerards mistres lament: Begone thou fatall firie fever (with Gerards answer [sharing the same music]: Come on thou fatall messenger)
57v–58 I cannot enjoy peace - Anonymous
Appears on: 57v–58
Genres: Song
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: g2
Voice Text: I cannot enjoy peace and yett I heav no warr
58–58v Weep no more my wearied eyes -
Appears on: 58–58v
Genres: Song
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: g2
Voice Text: Weep no more my wearied eyes
58v–59v Farewell dear love -
Appears on: 58v–59v
Genres: Song
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: c1
Voice Text: Fare well dear love since thou will needs begone
59v Farewell fond youth -
Appears on: 59v
Genres: Song
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: g2
Voice Text: the ans: to the former letter: Fare well fond youth if thou had not been blind
60 Sweet if you like and love me still -
Appears on: 60
Genres: Song
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: g2
Voice Text: Sweet if you lyk and lov me still
60 What if I sped where I least expected -
Appears on: 60
Genres: Song
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: g2
Voice Text: Qhat if I sped qhere I lest expected, qhat sall I say, sall I lie
60v Beauty sat bathing by a spring -
Appears on: 60v
Genres: Song
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: g2
Voice Text: Beautie satt bathing by a spring qhere fairest shads did hid her
60v Much do I pity the griefs - Anonymous
Appears on: 60v
Genres: Song
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: c1
Voice Text: Toon [tune] of Much doe I pitie the greiffs
General Note

"letter [i.e. full text] is on 113 pag.", but that page is now missing

60v March on brave lads - Anonymous
Appears on: 60v
Genres: Song
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: none
Voice Text: A series of longae, for a band of instruments harmonising with the final of the song: clefs 'base' f4, 'and [base]' f4, 'and [base]' f3, 'treble' c4, 'contra' c2, 'contra' c2

Voice: [no designation]
Languages: English
Clef: c4
Voice Text: March on brave lads forward lett us goe Tarara tan tan tan
61–61v index of catches - -

index of catches

Appears on: 61–61v
General Note

"A Table conteining the names of all the catches & roundels with in this book". Nos. 1-43 are in the book, nos. 44-49 are now missing.

63 In nomine (I) -
Appears on: 63
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: none
Clef: c1
Voice Text: In nomine cp. Tallis iiii pts. The plaine sang of the first in nomine [untexted]
General Note

R15b

General Note

a fragment of a page (approx half the width of those in the book) in Wode's writing

63 fragment - -

fragment

Appears on: 63
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: none
Clef: c4
Voice Text: [fragment: breves, fa-ut then rising & descending scale ut to fa to ut]
Composer Compositions
Allison (Allinson), Richard (1560–1610)
Anonymous
Balls, Richard
Bartlet, John (fl. 1606–10)
Blackhall, Andrew (ca. 1535–1609)
Campion, Thomas (1567–1620)
Clemens non Papa, Jacob (ca. 1510–ca. 1556)
Dowland, John (1563–1626)
East, Michael
Fethy, Sir John
Heagy, Francis
Johnson (I), Robert (ca. 1500–ca. 1560)
Jones (II), Robert (1577–1617)
Lanier (II), Nicholas (1588–1666)
Lassus, Orlande de (ca. 1532–1594)
Maillard, Jean (fl. c1538–1570)
Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602)
Peebles, David
Ravenscroft, Thomas
Tallis, Thomas (ca. 1505–1585)
Van Wilder, Phillip
Composition Composers (? Uncertain) Folios / Pages
'An air' Anonymous 24v
About a bank when birds on boughs Anonymous 49
As I lay lately in a dream 47–48
Aspice Domine - 1a pars (of 2): Aspice Domine quia facta est 7–7v
Aspice Domine - 2a pars (of 2): Plorans ploravit in nocte 7v–8
Beauty sat bathing by a spring 60v
Beauty since you so much desire 40v–41
Begone thou fatal fiery fever Anonymous 56v–57v
Break now my heart and die 40–40v
Care go thou away from me Anonymous 23
Cloris sighed and sang and wept 30
Come again sweet love doth now invite 53–53v
Come let us walk into the spring Anonymous 37v–38
Come sweet love let sorrows cease Anonymous 48v–49
Depart depart alone I must depart Anonymous 24
Descendi in ortum meum - 1a pars (of 2): Descendi in ortum meum Anonymous 19v
Descendi in ortum meum - 2a pars (of 2): Si floruissent vineae Anonymous 19v–20
Deus misereatur - 1a pars (of 2): Deus misereatur nostri Anonymous 14–14v
Deus misereatur - 2a pars (of 2): Laetentur et exultent gentes Anonymous 14v–15v
Disdain that so doth fill me 33
Do not price thy beauty at too high a rate 22
Domine in virtute tua (II) - 1a pars (of 2): Domine in virtute tua 11–12
Domine in virtute tua (II) - 2a pars (of 2): Magna gloria eius in salutare tuo 12–13
Earth's but a point 22v
Fair in a morn, o fairest morn Anonymous 36v
Farewell dear love 58v–59v
Farewell fond youth 59v
Flow my tears 21v–22
For love of one I make my moan Anonymous 52v
Go to bed sweet muse 52–52v
Good men show if you can tell 23v
Have you seen but a bright lily grow Anonymous 31v
I cannot enjoy peace Anonymous 57v–58
I die when as I do not see her Anonymous 55v–56
If care cause men to cry Anonymous 55–55v
If love loves truth 40
If thou long'st so much to learn 34v
In nomine (I) 17–17v
In nomine (I) 63
Into a fly transformed 33v
John come kiss me now Anonymous 32–32v
Like as the dumb solsequium Anonymous 51–51v
Like as the lark within the merlin's foot Anonymous 48–48v
March on brave lads Anonymous 60v
Mistress mine well may you fare Anonymous 23v
Much do I pity the griefs Anonymous 60v
Must your fair inflaming eye Anonymous 44v
My love bound me with a kiss 46–46v
My song is love yet strange love Anonymous 37–37v
Never love unless thou bear with all the faults of men 36
No wonder is suppose my weeping eyes Anonymous 50
Now let us sing Christ keep our king Anonymous 26
Now let us sing Christ keep our king Anonymous 50–50v
O God above so well thou has devised 10–11
O lustie May Anonymous 54–54v
O my poor eyes 35–35v
Omnes gentes attendite ad tam pulchrum 13–14
Orpheus I am come from the deeps below Anonymous 30–30v
Psalm 101. Of mercy and of judgement - 1a pars (of 2): Of mercy and of judgement both 5–6
Psalm 101. Of mercy and of judgement - 2a pars (of 2): But such as live a godly life 6–7
Psalm 128. Blessed art thou that fearest God 8–9v
Psalm 43. Judge and revenge my cause o Lord 15v–17
Qui consolabatur Anonymous 18v
Remember O thou man 39–39v
Respect my faith, regard my service past 41v–42
Shall I seek to ease my grief 34
Shall I then hope when faith is fled 43v
Si quis diligit me 19–19v
Silly boy it is full moon 43
Sleep angry beauty sleep 42v
Sleep o sleep, sweet lady sleep Anonymous 23v
Susanne un jour d'amour solicitée par deux viellards 20–20v
Sweet if you like and love me still 60
Sweet Kate of late 38
The second in nomine Anonymous 17v–18v
There was a wily lad 49–49v
Thinkst thou Kath to put me down 45v–46
This is all that women do Anonymous 56
Thou joyest, fond boy, to be by many loved 35v–36
Though your strangeness frets my heart 39v
Thrice toss these oaken ashes Anonymous 42
Toll, toll, gentle bell Anonymous 44v–45v
Turn all thy thoughts to eyes 41
Un jour vis un foulon qui fouloit Anonymous 20v–21
Vain men whose follies make a god of love 41–41v
Virtue, beauty, forms of honour Anonymous 31v–32
Weep no more my wearied eyes 58–58v
Were my heart as some men's are 35
What if a day or a month or a year 22v, 23
What if I sped where I least expected 60
What is all that men possess 42v–43
What mighty motive [motion] so my mind mischeives Anonymous 53v–54
Who doth behold my mistress fair 36v–37
Why presumes thy pride 22
Will said to his mamie that he would fain go 51v–52
With my love my life was nestled 23
Woe worth the time and eke the place Anonymous 50v–51
You meaner beauties of the night 46v–47
Young and simple though I am 43v–44

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Hutchinson, Hilda S P. 1957. The St. Andrews Psalter. Transcription and Critical Study of Thomas Wode's Psalter. Edinburgh University, Unpublished B.Mus. thesis. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list; concordances; texts; texts; mention of MS; discussion.

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Farmer, Henry George. 1948. A History of Music in Scotland.  London. Pages: 161-7. Notes: physical description; mention of MS; discussion.

Willsher, Harry M. 1945. Music in Scotland During Three Centuries (1450-1750): Being Contributions Towards the History of Music in Scotland. University of St Andrews, Ph.D. Pages: I:142-152. Notes: description, contents list; discussion; concordances (partial); trabnscriptions (partial).

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Frere, Walter Howard. 1894-1932, repr. Hildesheim, 1967. Bibliotheca Musico-Liturgica: A Descriptive Handlist of the Musical and Latin-Liturgical Mss. of the Middle Ages Preserved in the Libraries of Great Britain and Ireland. 2 vols. London: The Plainsong and Medieval Music Society. Pages: II, 71. Notes: physical description.

Laing, David. 1870. An Account of the Scottish Psalter of A.D. 1566, Containing the Psalms, Canticles, and Hymns, Set to Music in Four Parts, in the Manuscripts of Thomas Wode or Wood, Vicar of Sanctandrous. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 445-58. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

Madden, F. 1843-. Catalogue of Additions to the Manuscripts in the British Museum. Pages: [1888-93], 129-32. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list.

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The setting of 'Aspice Domine' (with secunda pars 'Plorans ploravit') on folios 7-8 is by van Wilder.

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

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