Papers collected by G. E. P. Arkwright mainly for his articles in the Grove's Dictionary of Music, about English composers of the 16th and 17th centuries: Fayrfax (fol. 1); John Hilton the elder (papers about the authorship of 'Lord for thy tender mercies' sake') (fol. 11); John Hilton the younger (fol. 22); Edward, John and Robert Johnson (fol. 33); Kirbye (fol. 40); Milton (fol. 69); Morley (fol. 65); F. Pilkington (fol. 92); Tye (fol. 97); Weelkes (fol. 174); R. White (fol. 216); Wilbye (fol. 242); and John Wilson (fol. 258). i + 266 leaves.