Fayrfax Manuscript

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
15.				incomplete
16.				incomplete
17. (xix)
18. (xx)
19. (xxi)
20. (xxii)	Most clear of colour	Roberd Fayrfax	SAT
21. (xxiii)	I love, loved, and loved would I be	Roberd Fayrfax	SAT
22. (xxiiii)	Alas, for lack of her presence	Roberd Fayrfax	SAT
23. (xxv)	That was my joy	anon.	TTB
24. (xxvi)	Somewhat musing	Robert Fayrfax	ATB
25. (xxvii)	Madame, defrain!	anon.	ATB
26. (xxviii)
27. (xxviiii)
28. (xxx)
29. (xxxi)
30. (xxxii)
31. (xxxiii)
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
38. (xl)		Richard Dauy
39. (xli)	Browne
40. (xlii)		Rychard Dauy
41. (xliii)
49. (li)	In a slumber late as I was	Anonymous	SAT	Concordance in Drexel Manuscript NYPL 4180