The first set of madrigals and mottets of 5. parts : apt for viols and voyces. Newly composed by Orlando Gibbons, Batcheler of Musicke, and organist of his Maiesties honourable chappell in ordinarie.

Madrigals and mottets

London : Printed by Thomas Snodham, the assigne of W. Barley, 1612.

[4], xx, [4], xx, [4], xx, [4], xx, [4], xx p. : music ; (4to)

Five partbooks. At head of title, part 1: "Cantus."; part 2: "Altus."; part 3: "Tenor."; part 4: "Bassus."; part 5: "Quintus.".
Signatures: A-C⁴; A-C⁴; A-C⁴; A-C⁴; A-C⁴.
With arms of Sir Christopher Hatton on verso of each title page.

Copy 2 Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2006. "Noyses, sounds, and sweet aires" (catalog entry 41)

Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 11826
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S103065

Great Britain -- England -- London.

STC 11826 copy 1

2.27.39. Some margins trimmed. Provenance: bookplates of William Gostling (clipping from bookseller's catalogue, item no. 500, is pasted to front free endpaper and describes a copy as 'formerly Mr. Gostling's'), Thomas Gaisford, and Godfrey E.P. Arkwright (motto "Multa tuli fecique")

STC 11826 copy 2

10.4.38. Red goatskin binding, ruled in gilt and signed by Riviere & Son. Imperfect: cantus and altus only; wanting sig. C4 of cantus; sig. C3 of cantus repaired, affecting text; altus untrimmed. Provenance: bought by Folger in 1938 from Cleverdon List 2