Latin sacred music. English mid-18th-cent. copies in 4 different hands, of which the last (items o-r) is that of Thomas Bever (1725-1791). The other hands are distibuted as follows: Hand A, item a; Hand B, items b-l; Hand C, items m-n.

Items b-j are from Palestrina's Offertoria for 5 voices (1593), items k-l from his 5th book of five-part motets (1584)], and items o-r are from Palestrina's 1st book of 4-part motets (1563).

a (pp. 1-80) E. d'Astorga: Stabat mater. For SATB soli, SATB chorus, strings and continuo;

b (pp. 81-86) G. P. da Palestrina: Ad te levavi animam;

c (pp. 87-91) [G. P. da Palestrina]: Deus tu conversus vivificabis nos;

d (pp. 92-96) [G. P. da Palestrina]: Benedixisti Domine;

e (pp. 97-102) [G. P. da Palestrina]: Ave Maria;

f (pp. 102-107) [G. P. da Palestrina]: Tui sunt coeli;

g (pp. 108-112) [G. P. da Palestrina]: Elegerunt Apostoli Stephanum;

h (pp. 113-117) [G. P. da Palestrina]: Exaltabo te Domine;

i (pp. 118-123) [G. P. da Palestrina]: Angelus Domini descendit de coelo;

j (pp. 123-128) [G. P. da Palestrina]: Illumina oculos meos;

k (pp. 129-139) [G. P. da Palestrina]: Tempus est ut revertar [with secunda pars]: Nisi ego abiero;

l (pp. 139-144) [G. P. da Palestrina]: Domine secundum actum meum;

m (pp. 145-156) Thomas Morley: O amica mea ('Canzonett 9th' [really from A plaine and easie introduction to practicall musicke (1597)]). For SATTB;

n (pp. 157-161) Thomas Morley: Eheu sustulerunt Dominum meum. ('Canzonett 10th' [really from A plaine and easie introduction to practicall musicke (1597)]). For SATB;

o (pp. 162-169) G. P. da Palestrina: Doctor bonus;

p (pp. 170-174) [G. P. da Palestrina]: Dies sanctificatus;

q (pp. 175-180) [G. P. da Palestrina]: Lapidabant Stephanum;

r (pp. 181-185) [G. P. da Palestrina]: Valde honorandus est.