Fayrfax Manuscript
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The Fayrfax Manuscript (British Museum Add MS 5465) contains works of William Cornishe jr., Davy, Banastir, Newark, Sheringham, Tutor, Turges, Browne, Sir Thomas Philipps, and a number of anonymous composers as well as seven pieces by Robert Fayrfax, whose arms appear on the title page. It seems to have been compiled before Fayrfax received the title of Doctor in 1504, and a prayer for Prince Arthur (d. 1502) likewise dates it to around the turn of the century. A modern edition by John Stevens appears in Musica Britanica vol. 36.
| No. | Title | Composer | Parts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10. (xi) | Now the law is led | Rycardus Davy | Tenor voice only | incomplete |
| 11. (xii) | That was my woe | R. Fayrfax | AT | |
| 12. (xiii) | Benedicite! What dreamed I? | (Robert Fayrfax) | ATB | attribution from contents page |
| 13. (xiii) | To complain me, alas | (Robert Fayrfax) | ATB | attribution from contents page |
| 14. (xv) | Alas, it is I | Turges (?) | ATB | attrib. to Faryfax in contents |
| 32. (xxxiiii) | Afraid, alas and why so suddenly? | Anonymous | SATB | |
| 33. (xxxv) | Woefully arrayed | William Cornysh Junior | SATB | |
| 34. (xxxvi) | Ah, gentle Jesu | Sheryngham | ATTB | |
| 35. (xxxvii) | Woefully arrayed | Browne | SAT | |
| 36. (xxxviii) | My fearful dream | Gilbert Banastir | ATB | |
| 37. (xxxix) | Ah, blessed Jesu | Richard Dauy | SAT | |
| 49. (li) | In a slumber late as I was | Anonymous | SAT | Concordance in Drexel Manuscript NYPL 4180 |