Dow partbooks (GB-Och Mus. 984 - 988)
date : 1585?
Copiest : John Baldwin(1560 - 1615)
detail date : please see DIAMM site
No.54 (Nathaniel Giles) "Vestigia mea dirige"
Dow introduces two titles to Giles' name. Mus-984, 988 has the following.
Giles was in this position from 1597 to 1633, so this writing would be after 1597. I have information that Giles was allowed to kidnap children to gather the children needed for this position.
The other one is not such a thing.
The spelling is very different from today, but the meaning is clear.
bar1-31 : Vestigia mea dirige in verbo tuo,
bar31-48 : et non dominabitur mei ulla iniquitas:
bar48-69 : respice me et miserere mei Deus;
bar70-85 : faciem tuam illumina super me
bar85-109 : et doce me statuta tua.
http://aeolianconsort.chakin.com/Dow_partbooks.htm#No_40
