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VIRGINAL MUSIC.
311

writing his work on English Music, in which volume it is frequently referred to. The following is a list of its contents:—

Number. Name. Folio. Composer.
 1 My Ladye Novel's grownde   1 Mr. W. Birde.
 2 Qui passe: for my Ladye Nevel   8 {{{1}}}{{{1}}}
 3 The Marche before the battell.[1]  13b
 4 The Souldiers Sommons: the Marche of Footemen.  19
The Marche of Horsmen  20
Now foloweth the Trumpetts: the Trumpetts.  21
The Irishe Marche  22b
The Bagpipe  21
And the Drone  24
The Flute and the Droome  25
The Marche to the Fighte  28
The Retreat. Now foloweth a Galliarde for the Victorie.
 5 The Galliarde  32 Mr. W. Birde.
 6 The Barelye Breake  34 Mr. W. Birde Gentleman of Her Maiestie's Chappel.
 7 A Galliards Gygge  43 Mr. W. Birde organiste of Her Maiestie's Chappell.
 8 The Huntes Upp  46 Mr. W. Birde. Laus sit Deo.[2]
 9 Ut re mi fa so la  46b Finis Mr. W. Birde.
10 The First Pauian  58b
11 The Galllard foloweth  61b {{{1}}}{{{1}}}
12 The II Pauian  63 {{{1}}}{{{1}}}
13 The Galliarde  65 {{{1}}}{{{1}}}
14 The III Pauian  67 {{{1}}}{{{1}}}
15 The Galiarde to the same  69b {{{1}}}{{{1}}}
16 The IIII Pauian  71b {{{1}}}{{{1}}}
17 The Galliard heer followeth  73b Mr. W. Birde. Homo memorabilis.
18 The V Pauian  75b Mr. W. Birde. Laudes Deo.
19 The Galliarde  78b
20 Pauana the VI. Kinbrugh. Goodd.  80b Mr. W. Birde.
21 The Galliarde folows  84 Laus sit Deo. Mr. W. Birde.
22 The Seventh Pauian  86 Mr. W. Birde Gentleman of the Chappell.
23 The Eighte Pauian  89 Mr. W. Birde of the Chappell.[3]
24 The passinge mesures Pauian of Mr. W. Birdes.  92 Mr. W. Birde.
25 The Galliarde foloweth. The Galliarde.  99b Mr. W. Birde of the Chappell.
26 A Voluntarie for my Ladye Nevell. 105b Finis Mr. W. Birde.[4]
27 Will you walke the woods so wylde. 109 Finis Mr. W. Birde. Anno 1590.
28 The Maidens songe 113 Mr. W. Birde.[5]
29 A Lesson of Voluntarie 119b Finis. Mr. W. Birde.
30 The Seconde Grownde 126 Mr. W. Bird.
31 Haue with you to Walsinghame. 135 Finis Maister W. Birde.[6]
32 All in a garden grine 142b Mr. W. Bird.[7]
33 Lord Willobies welcome home 146b Finis Maister Willm. Birde.[8]
34 The Carman's Whistle 149 Finis Maister Willm. Birde.[9]
35 Hugh Astons Grownde 153b Mr. W. Birde.[10]
36 A fancie 161 {{{1}}}{{{1}}}
37 Sellinger's Rownde 166b Finis. Mr. W. Birde.[11]
38 Munser's Almaine 173b Finis. Mr. W. Birde.[12]
39 The Tennthe Pauian: Mr. W. Peter. 180b Finis. The Galliarde followeth.
40 The Galllard 184b Finis Mr. W. Birde.
41 A Fancie 186b {{{1}}}{{{1}}}{{{1}}}
42 A Voluntarie 191 Finis Mr. W. Birde, Gentleman of the Queen's Chappell.

At the end of the volume is 'The Table for this booke,' after which is the following colophon: 'Ffinished and ended the leventh of September in the yeare of our Lorde God 1591 and in the 33 yeare of the raigne of our sofferaine ladie Elizabeth by the grace of God queene of Englande, etc. By me Jo. Baldwine of Windsore. Laudes Deo.'


3. Will. Forster's Virginal Book. This volume, which belongs to Her Majesty the Queen, is preserved at Buckingham Palace, and consists of 238 octavo folios ruled in 6-line staves. The water-marks are a shield surmounted by a coronet, bearing a fleur-de-lis on the escutcheon, and a pot with the initials 'E. O. R.' The book probably belonged to Sir John Hawkins, and has been bound in modern times in half red morocco and paper boards. At the beginning is a 'Table of the Lessons,' written in the same hand as the rest of the book, and signed '31 Januarie 1624. Will. Forster.' The following is a list of the contents of the volume:—

Number. Name. Folio. Composer.
 1 A Grounde of Mr. Bird's   2 Byrd.
 2 I. The French Coranto  14 {{{1}}}
 3 The Second French Coranto  16 {{{1}}}
 4 The 3rd French Coranto  18 {{{1}}}
 5 A Levolto[13]  20 {{{1}}}
 6 Lo. Willobies wellcome home  22 {{{1}}}
 7 Felix Nunquam[14]  24 {{{1}}}
 8 A Horne pipe  50 Byrd.
 9 Kapasse  63 {{{1}}}
10 Wilson's Wilde[15]  70
11 An Almaine  72
12 As I went to Walsingham[16]  74 Byrd
13 Galliardo  88 Thomas Morley
14 Quadro Pavine  96 {{{1}}}{{{1}}}
15 Almayne 110
16 Pavin 114 Byrd
17 The Wood soe wylde[17] 118
18 Pavin 127 Byrd
19 130 {{{1}}}[18]
20 Parludam 136
21 A Galliard 137
22 The New Medley 143
23 3 voc. Praise the Lord. Psalme 103. 150 John Ward.
24 The Lord, executeth righteousness, à 3 voc. 152 {{{1}}}{{{1}}}
25 For looke howe highe. à 3 voc. 154 {{{1}}}{{{1}}}
26 The Dales of Man. à 3 voc. 156 {{{1}}}{{{1}}}
27 The Lord. à 3 voc. 158 {{{1}}}{{{1}}}[19]
28 Have Mercie. à 3 voc. 160 {{{1}}}{{{1}}}[20]
  1. A copy of numbers 3, 4, and 5 is in the Christ Church Library. Oxford. This curious piece was known as 'Mr. Byrd's Battle.' At fol. 29b occur the words: 'Tantara tantara, the battels be joyned.' See [[Page:A Dictionary of Music and Musicians vol 4.djvu/Musical Libraries#422|vol. ii. p. 422a; vol. iii. pp. 35b and 644a. Hawkins, vol. iv. 386.
  2. Queen Elizabeth's Virginal Book, no. 59.
  3. Forster's Virginal Book, p. 217. Queen Elizabeth's Book, no. 56.
  4. Queen Elizabeth's Book. no. 67.
  5. A copy of this is in Add. MSS. 31,403.
  6. Queen Elizabeth's Book, no. 68. Forster's Book, p. 74. Add. MSS. 30, 485.
  7. On fol. 145b is written: 'Here is a falte, a pointe left out wch ye shall finde prickte, after the end of the nexte songe, upon the 148 leafe.' Queen Elizabeth's Book, p. 194.
  8. Forster's Book, p. 22.
  9. Queen Elizabeth's Book, no. 58. Forster's Book p. 130. Add. MSS. 31,403, and 30,485.
  10. Queen Elizabeth's Book, no. 66.
  11. Queen Elizabeth's Virginal Book, p. 120.
  12. Forster's Book, p. 366. A different setting in Queen Elizabeth's Book, p. 114.
  13. i.e. a Lavolta.
  14. This composition is attributed in Queen Elizabeth's Book to Tallis, and dated 1564: the name should be 'Felix Namque.'
  15. The first note only has been written in. In the Table of Lessons, this composition is attributed to Byrd.
  16. In the 'Table' called 'Walsingham' only.
  17. A mistake is made in the pagination here. Pages 118 and 119 are the same.
  18. 1n the Table this is called 'Ground.' It is the well-known 'Carman's Whistle.'
  19. 'The 5th and last of the 103 Psalme.'
  20. 'The 1 of the 51 Psalme.'