_Barnard's Church Music_ (Vol. v., p. 176.).--In addition to the "odd parts" mentioned by your correspondent AMANUENSIS, may be included a tenor, and a counter-tenor part, in my possession.
MR. BERIAH BOTFIELD, in his _Notes on the Cathedral Libraries of England_, p. 439., mentioning the music-books in the Library of the Dean and Chapter of Westminster, says:
"I may here notice Day's _Service Book_, 1565, with music; the tenor, _Morning and Evening Prayer_, imperfect, but of which only three or four copies are known; Barnard's _Cathedral Music_, only found elsewhere at Berlin; and several English Music Books of great rarity."
I am tolerably well acquainted with the contents of the Westminster Library, but have not been fortunate enough to discover the copy here mentioned. Perhaps AMANUENSIS may be more lucky. At present I am under the impression that MR. BOTFIELD is in error as to the existence of a copy of _Barnard_ at Westminster.
_Portrait of Baskerville_ (Vol. iv., p. 211.).--For the information of your correspondent W. CORNISH, I am enabled to inform him that there is a beautiful portrait of that celebrated typographist Baskerville in the possession of the Messrs. Longman of Paternoster Row, and painted too by that most exquisite of English artists, Gainsborough. Of this portrait there is also a private plate (copper), from which I happen to possess, through the kindness of a very old friend, an impression to add to a collection of Worcestershire portraits.
A former correspondent, Vol. iv., p. 40., states that Mr. Merridew assured him there was no portrait of Baskerville; but Mr. M., in his catalogue of _Engraved Warwickshire Portraits_, p. 4., notices a "woodcut" from an original picture in the possession of the late Thomas Knott, Esq.
_Autograph Music by Handel_ (Vol. v., p. 247.).--I have the pleasure to inform the Rev. W. SPARROW SIMPSON, that the duet mentioned by him:
"Và, và, speme infida pur va non ti credo,"
forms the Fifth Number of Handel's celebrated _Chamber Duets_, and was first printed, I believe, by the late Dr. Samuel Arnold, in his noble edition of the _Works of Handel_.
The circumstances attending the composition of these chamber duets are thus alluded to in the anonymous _Memoirs of Handel_, 8vo., 1759, p. 85.: