Twenty four [really 23] canticles in 2 volumes, taken from works by Giovanni Carlo Maria Clari and adapted to English words selected from the Psalms by Charles Avison. For 2 voices with continuo.

Two volumes bound in one. The copyist of the first volume is the same as that of MS. Mus. d. 267 (pp. 14-28), probably a relative or pupil of Avison, as may also be the different copyist of volume 2.

The contents of the first volumes correspond to those of the copy of the 'first collection' of canticles mainly in Avison's own hand, now in Newcastle Public Library; 8 of the 11 canticles in the second volume correspond to those in the 'second collection' in Newcastle, while the remaining 3 correspond to canticles in the 'third collection' (Bodleian MS. Mus. d. 267). There is no canticle numbered 21. Traced sources are indicated below.

Vol. 1:

a (pp. 2-9) 1: 'O all ye nations, O be joyful in the Lord'. For SS and continuo. Adapted from Il poeta spiantato ('Musa tu vuoi ch'io canti').

b (pp. 9-15) 2: 'My prayer, my crying, O my God'. For SB and continuo. Adapted from 'Al bosco, al prato, al fonte'.

c (pp. 15-21) 3: 'Thou Lord art merciful and gracious'. For SS and continuo. Adapted from 'Lontan dalla sua fille'.

d (pp. 21-32) 4: 'Unto the Lord give praise and thanksgiving' For SS and continuo. Adapted from 'Cantando un di sedea Laurinda al fonte'.

e (pp 32-40) 5: 'O Lord, O hear my prayer'. For SS and continuo. Adapted from L'amante disperato ('Oh femmina mendace').

f (pp. 40-45) 6: 'O call upon the Lord'. For ST and continuo. Adapted from Il maestro di cappella (section beginning 'Mase di aver presume').

g (pp. 46-51) 7: 'O have mercy upon me'. For SB and continuo. Adapted from 'Quando col mio s'incontra'.

h (pp. 51-57) 8: 'O Lord, O incline unto my prayer'. For SA/B and continuo. Adapted from 'Fuoco e la chioma bionda'.

i (pp. 57-62) 9: 'Shew me thy ways O Lord'. For ST and continuo. Adapted from Il maestro di cappella (opening section 'Quegli che par si bello' and final section 'Oh man canza').

j (pp. 62-67) 10: 'Gracious is Jehovah' For SS and continuo. Adapted from L'ambizioso indigente (section beginning 'Ah questa scuola nuova').

k (pp. 67-72) 11: 'Truly God is loving to Israel'. For SS and continuo. Adapted from 'Spesso amor sotto la forma d'amista'.

l (pp. 73-8) 12: 'Celebrate Jehovah'. For SB and continuo. Adapted from Il giocatore sfortunato ('Scellerata fortuna').

Vol. 2:

m (pp. 79-86) 13: 'Shew me thy ways, teach me O Lord thy statutes'. For SS and continuo. Adapted from 'L'idolo mio'.

n (pp. 87-95) 14: 'Save me O God'. For SS and continuo. Adapted from 'Piange il ruscello'.

o (pp. 96-103) 15: 'Sing unto God his praise'. For SB and continuo. Adapted from 'Guerra vuoi farmi amor'.

p (pp. 104-109) 16: 'O let us sing unto the Lord Jehovah'. For SS and continuo. Adapted from 'Non ti sdegnar vezzosa pastorella' (section beginning 'E pur giammai d'intorno').

q (pp. 110-120) 17: 'Keep me, O my God'. For SB and continuo. Adapted from 'Clori deh mira il duolo'.

r (pp. 121-130) 18: 'Behold O Lord thy servant'. For ST and continuo. Adapted from ' Dov'è quell'usignolo'.

s (pp. 130-138) 19: 'Be thou, O Lord, my helper'. For SS (or ST?) and continuo.

t (pp. 138-145) 20: 'Now behold the Lord is gracious'. For SA and continuo.

u (pp. 146-154) 22: 'O Lord, be not thou far from me'. For SB and continuo. Adapted from 'Lungi dalla mia bella'.

v (pp. 154-164) 23: 'O Lord, thy word endureth for ever'. For SA and continuo. Adapted from La moglie gelosa ('No soffrir non posso').

w (pp. 164-168) 24: 'O my God look upon me'. For SA and continuo.