Mynshall

DATE: 1597-1600

Page measurements: 303-7 x 184-91 mm

Pedagogical book in upright folio format. This is one of the two lute books to have a Royal coat of arms stamped in gilt on the covers, and is also unusual in having originally had clasps ratherthan ties. Mynshall scratched his initials on either side of the centre-stamp on the front cover and inked them on theback cover. The marginalia includes the inscriptions Raphe Wilbraham / his Booke / from his Brother Minshull. / Esto amicus unius & Inimicus nullius / Bee frend to one & enemie to non one [per] me / Richard Mynshall finis / Hughe Allen / Thomas Crockett etc. and many other verses and these names repeated many times in many hands on f.1; the name Anne Burges appears on f.2 and the date 1597 on f.5v. A charm for toothache and a copy of a letter fromEssex to Elizabeth dated 30th August 1599 appear on f.98v. The date of the book is unassailable with the relative battery of evidence provided by the binding, watermarks and by Mynshall himself. Lumsden took the Essex letter (1599) as a terminal date, but did not seem to allow for the fact that the letter is a copy of the original (or a draft) and was written separatelyfrom the music. The three pieces in later hands probably do not date from much later than Mynshall's pedagogical period, and he may have begun to use the MS as a commonplace book shortly after he finished taking lessons. Mynshall seems to have owned an unusual number of books for a merchant at this time, and he seems to havevalued them more than his lute and viola da gamba, as he left them to his brother-in-law at his death in Nantwich in 1638. Little is known of Mynshall's life, but he may have been the Captain Mynshall who was present at the battle of Kinsale at the end of 1602.

Bibliography: Lumsden 1957A

Spencer 1975A

Spencer 1975C

Poulton 1975B

folio	original ascription	title	composer	cons. & cogs.
1/1	prludume [index:] Preludum	Prelude
1/2	Mmy lord wilobie [index:] my lord wilobies welcom home	Lord Willoughby's Welcome Home/ Roland	John Dowland [66]	Dd.5.78.3 28v Euing 38/2 Mynshall 1/2 Pickeringe 25/3 and 33v/1 Vilnius 57/3 Wickhambrook 12/2 cf: Folger 9v/1 (dt) Hove1601 107v/3 Robinson1603 40-41 Thysius 389/1 Valerius1626 83 Vallet1615 47-48 Vilnius 14v/1 Dlugoraj 372 Cologne 24 Fabritius no.9 Hainhofer IV 36 Besard1603 134v/2 Richard 24 Dd.2.11 58v/2 Sampson 11v/2 (dt/cnst) Dd.2.11 14v/1 (band.)
1/3	John Dowlands Galliarde [index:] A galliard p[er] dowland	Captain Candish's Galliard	John Dowland [21]	Dd.2.11 56/1 Hirsch 11v/2 2764(2) 6v/1
1v-2/1	Quadren pauian [index:] The quadron pauione	Quadran Pavan	John Johnson	Dallis 56-59/1 Sampson 8 Marsh 120-121 Dd.2.11 31v-32/1 Wickhambrook 10v-11/1 Ballet 8-9
2/2	the harte opreste [index:] The hart opprest trebble	the Heart Opressed, duet treble		Le Roy 1574 89 [77]
2v-3/1	passingmesures pauian [index:] Passingmesurspauion	P.A. Pavan, duet treble	John Johnson	Mynshall 2v-3/1 Marsh 142-144/1 Dd.3.18 1v-2 cf gr.: Lvov 100-101v/1 08/2 85/2
3/2-3v/1	greeneslueus [index:] Greene sleues trebble	Greensleeves, duet treble	Henry VIII	Folger 5/1
3v/2	The heare trebble ofRogeroe [index:] The heier trebble of Rogero	Ruggiero, duet treble	John Johnson	408/2 91/1 Dallis 20/1, 21 (dvns), 92/2 (dt) & 223/2 (band.) Dd.3.18 1 (dt) Marsh 38, 39 (dt) and 305 Mynshall 3v/2 (dt) Thysius 383/1 Trumbull 25v/1 & 25v/2 (dt) cf: Board 2/1 Sampson 3v/1
4	the galliard to the quadorn pauion [index:] The quadrone galliard	Quadran Galliard	?John Johnson	Dd.3.18 26/2 31392 21v/2-22
4v	the flate pauiane [index:] Theflatt pauion	Flat Pavan	John Johnson	Ballet 18 Board 2v/1 Dallis 92/1, 264 (s.n.) Dd.2.11 87/1 Dd.3.18 21v (dt) and 60v-61 (cnst) Dd.9.33 90v-91 Euing 8v Folger 10 (cnst) Lodge 6v/2-7/1 Pickeringe 4v/2-5/1 and 5/2 (dt pts) Trumbull 10 (cnst), 15/1 and 17v-19/1 (dt pts) Vilnius 55/3
5/1	the galliard to the flat paui [index:] The galliard to the same	Flat Galliard	John Johnson	Ballet 19 Dd.9.33 92v/2 Dd.2.11 1v/2 Dd.3.18 22 (dt) Pickeringe 5v/1 and 5v/2-6/1 (dt pts)
5/2-5v/1	Spanish pauian [index:] The Spainishe pauion	Spanish Pavan	Francis Pilkington	31392 25v Sampson 3v/2 Welde 1 Dallis 162 Dd.4.22 3 Dd.9.33 82v-83 Dd.2.11 66v/2 Nn.6.36 23v Dallis 162 Robinson 1603 22v-23 408/2 112/1 Wemyss 23/3-24/1 Wickhambrook 14v-15/1 Cosens 20v-21 Folger 1v-2 (frgmt) Pickeringe 11/2 & 11v-12 (dt pts) Dd.3.18 14v-15/1 (dt) cf: Thysius 142/2 Stobaeus 22v/2 Dolmetsch 23v-25 and 25v-26 Valerius1626 258-260 Vallet1615 57 Vallet1616 6/2 Vilnius 27
5v/2	the Scoth Huntesuppe [index:] The Scothe huntsup	The Scottish Hunt's Up	John Johnson	cf: Pickeringe 15v-16
5v/3	1597 orlando furiosoe [index:] Orlando furiosoe	Orlando Sleepeth/ Orlando Furioso	John Dowland [61]	Dd.2.11 55v/3 Board 1/3 Montbuysson 23v/2 & 38 Fuhrmann 1615 47/2 Bautzen 50/1 and 50/2 Vilnius 1/1 (dt) and 1/2 (band.) Hove 1601 106/2 408/2 111/2 Thysius 399/1 Schmall 22v
6	the Galliarde to the quadron pauiane [index:] The quadron galliard	Galliard to the Quadran Pavan
6v/1	Mrs Jane Leightons choyse [index:] Mrs Jane Leaghtons choyse	Mrs Jane Laiton's Choice	?John Dowland
6v/2	the Earle of Essikesdumpte [index:] The Erlle Essix dumpe	Heavenly God/The Earl of Essex's Dump	William Hewes	Lodge 13v Dallis 202-3/1 and 212
6v/3	labandelay shote [index:] Labanddola shott	Labandalashot Galliard		Dallis 14 Marsh 103 and 368 Willoughby 22v/2-23
7/1	a Coye Toye [index:] A coy Toy	A Coy Toy/Mrs Vaux's Jig	?John Dowland [80]	Dd.9.33 20v
7/2	A Allman [index:] A Allman	Almain		Dd.9.33 87v/2
7/3	my lorde of Oxfordes Marche [index:] my lord of oxfords marche	The Earl of Oxford's March		2764(2) 7v/2-8/1 Dd.3.18 20/2 (cnst) 408/2 95/3 Thysius 373v
7v/1	Jonesons delite pauian [index:] Jonesons delitte pauion	Delight Pavan	John Johnson	408/2 92-94/1 Marsh 164-165/1 Dallis 84-85/1 Wickhambrook [9v]- 10/1 Welde 3v-4/1 Waissel 1591 L4/1 Thysius 147v Willoughby 25v-27v Folger 14v-15 (dt) Board 6v-7/1 and 14v-15 (dt) Brogyntyn 13/1 (dt) Dallis 84-85/1 (gr) Dd.3.18 20v-21 and 59v-60 (cnst) Trumbull 4v-5 (cnst) Vilnius 62v-63/1 (cnst)
7v/2	mylord Southes maske [index:] my lord souches maske	Lord Zouche's Maske	?John Johnson	Montbuysson 24/1 ML 7v/2-8/1 Dd.4.22 3v Dd.9.33 88/1 Folger 8/2 Vilnius 56v/2 Vallet 1615 91 Hove 1601 106v/2 Nürnberg 38 Dolmetsch 148v-149 cf: Vallet 1616 no.86 Schermar [82] Dlugoraj 295 and 395
7v/3	Mistris Chidleais Farewell[index:] Mrs Chidles Farewell	Mistress Chidley's Farewell		Dd.2.11 44/4
8/1	In creete when dadulus first began [index:] [I]n Creete when dedalus	In Crete When Daedalus First Began		408/2 90/2 Lodge 19v-20/1
8/2	the moris [index:] [T]hemorris	The Morris
8/3	Doulands Bells [index:] Dowlands bells	Lady Rich's Galliard/Dowland's Bells	John Dowland [43]	Dlugoraj 147 Vilnius 21/3, 21v/2 and 56v/4 Dowland 1610B 25 Schele 146/2-147/1 Marsh 190 Dd.5.78.3 9/1 Dd.9.33 91v Pickeringe 18/2 Welde 5/1 Brahe 25v-26/1 Nürnberg 2 Thysius 21v/1 and 392v cf: Vilnius 21/2 Marsh 381
8/4	Bonny sweete Robin [index:] Bony sweete Robin	Robin is to the Greenwood Gone/ Bonny Sweet Robin/Robin Hood	?John Dowland [70]	Dd.2.11 53/2 and 66/3 Folger 16v Dd.3.18 11 and 18 31392 25 Montbuysson 3v cf JD: Board 12v/2 Cosens 32v Euing 31/2 Pickeringe 22v and 35/2 Vilnius 6v/1 Dd.9.33 29v-30 and 81v/4 (band.) Fuhrmann 1615 114-115/1 other: Ballet 27 408/2 113/2 Euing 46v-47 Robinson 160318v/1 2764(2) 12/3 Nn.6.36 19v-20/1 (l.v.) 408/2 104/2 Dd.2.11 80/2 Lodge 5
8v/1	the Passingmessures Galliarde [index:]Passingmesures galliard	P.A. Galliard		Dallis 19& 136/2-137/1 Folger 2/2 Trumbull 4/1 Dolmetsch 168v-169 Vallet 1616 24
8v/2	packintons compounds [index:] Pactkintons componds	Packington's Pound	Francis Cutting	[this version very corrupt] Nn.6.36 21/3 Thysius 401v cf: Barley 1596 69 (orph.)
9	pactkintonns galliard [index:] Pactkintons galliard	Packington's Galliard, first part of duet		Marsh 266 Brogyntyn 19/3 2764(2) 2v-3 Sampson 9/1
9v/1	Fortune p[er] Dowland / fortune [index:] Fortune p[er] Dowland	Fortune My Foe	John Dowland [62]	Thysius 387v Barley 1596 45-46 Dd.4.22 11v Euing 27/2 Vilnius 7v/1 Weld 2/2 Ballet 14 (cnst) Dd.9.33 89 (dt tr.) Dd.2.11 56/2 (dt pt) Nn.6.36 15/3 (l.v.) cf: Stobaeus 79v Vilnius 20v/2 and 27v Folger 57v [inv] Beckmann 13v/2 Brahe 14/2 Vallet 1616 8/1 Valerius 1626 132-133 408/2 111/1 Thysius 185v/2 Vilnius 60/1 Herhold 18v/2-21/1 Dallis 71/2 (dvns) Schele 20-24/1 (dvns) Hove 1601 106v/1 (dvns) Dallis 49/2-50/1 Eijsertt 33 and 37 Richard 22 FWVB no.65 (Byrd)
9v/2	Ladies Maries galliard [index:] Ladie Maries galliard	Lady Mary's Galliard		Dallis 211
10/1	The Sedreppetis Lamentation / Dowlands allman [index:] Dowlands allman	Lady Laiton's Almain	John Dowland [48]	Schele 145/2-146/1 2764(2) 10v Dd.2.11 48/3 Welde 5/3 Besard 1603 139v Thysius 492/1 Folger 11v Wickhambrook 17/3 Fuhrmann 1615 80/2 Hove 1612 59/2 Richard 59v/2-60 cf: Vilnius 66v/2 Dlugoraj 367 Eijsertt 27 Cologne 59v-60
10/2	Mounsiers Allman [index:] Mounsiers allmen	Mounsieur's Almain, duet part		Euing 19v
10v/1	tauerners Innomine / Tauerners Innomina [index:] Tauerners inomine	In Nomine	John Taverner arr. Nicholas Strogers [?]	Dd.9.33 61 Dd.2.11 19/2 Marsh 426/1 cf: Mulliner 41v
10v/2-11	Mr Lusher [index:] Mr Lusher	Almain	Lusher	Board 21/3
11/2		Lachrimae Pavan (frgmt)	John Dowland [15]	see separate list
11v	[index:] Mall Symes	Mall Sims	Johan Leo Hassler	Folger 15v cf: 64022/1 Cosens 43/2 Dd.9.33 62v/2-63 Hove1612 59/1 ML 9v/2-10/1 Pickeringe 26v-27 Vallet1615 92 Vilnius 35 and 41v Vilnius 6/1 and 54v/1 Montbuysson 4/2 Valerius1626 207-208 Dlugoraj 97 and 483 Stobaeus 76v and 77v
12	Leueche pavin [index:] Leuecho pauin	Lavecchia Pavan		ML 7 Sampson 9v Weld 2v/1 cf: Dallis 85/2 (solo) Vilnius 7 and 40/1 (solo) Wickhambrook 15v/1 (dt) Dd.3.18 61v (cnst) John Johnson Ballet 45 [inv] (dt) Brogyntyn 28/2-29/1 (dt) Pickeringe 4/1 (dt) Wickhambrook 15v/2 [inv] (dt) Wickhambrook 14/2 Folger 12 Schele 143-144/1 Dd.2.11 36v-37/1 (band.)
12v	Dowlands galliard	Galliard, MyLady Mildmay's Delight	Robert Johnson	Nn.6.36 11 Folger 22 ML 16v/1 Welde 15v/2-16 Vilnius 20v/1 cf: Nürnberg 11

60Mynshall f.9 -- Scribe A -- Richard Mynshall

Mynshall f.12 -- Scribe B

Mynshall f.12v -- Scribe C

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