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The music ends on p. 418. At the end of the volume is an index of the contents signed 'Henry Smith Richmond, scripsit, from a MS. Index in the Possession of Mr. Bartleman. 24 March, 1816.' In this pieces, copies of which occur in Lady Novell's book, are marked with an asterisk.

2. My Ladye Nevells Booke. This valuable collection of Byrd's Virginal music belongs to the Marquess of Abergavenny, in whose family it has remained since it was written. [App. p.813 "correct the statement that the book has always been in the possession of Lord Abergavenny. It formerly belonged to Burney, and was sold at his sale for £11 0s. 6d. According to Rimbault, it was at one time in his (Rimbault's) library."] It is an oblong folio volume, beautifully bound in morocco enriched with gold, green, and red, and lined with blue watered silk. On the title-page is an illuminated coat of arms and the monogram 'H. N.' The music is written on a 6-line stave in square-headed notes, and was copied by John Baldwin of Windsor, a fine volume of whose transcribing is preserved in the Queen's Library at Buckingham Palace. Hawkins, who alludes to this MS. in vol. iii. (p. 288) and vol. iv. (p. 386) of his History of Music, states that the book was given by Byrd to his scholar, Lady Nevill, but there is no evidence in support of this assertion. The MS. was examined by Mr. Chappell when