The manuscript was acquired for the University of Michigan in 1922.

In 1657, the manuscripts of the Dukes of Urbino were acquired.

The manuscript was acquired by an anonymous collector.

The manuscript was acquired from Trent between 1800 and 1829.

The manuscript was acquired by the Royal Library in Berlin in 1865.

The manuscript was acquired, but never printed, by the publisher Humphrey Moseley after the closure of the theatres in 1642.

After the composer's death in 1971 the manuscript was acquired by the Paul Sacher Foundation.

The original manuscript of Patrick's Supplement was acquired by the British Museum in 1859.

The manuscript was acquired by the Advocates' Library of Edinburgh in 1772.

In 2010 the manuscript was acquired by the National Library of France, which has started digitizing it.