Ah, I thought I’d deleted everything unnecessary, but missed the 
“system-spacing = “ line. Code re-pasted below. Also, I think the screenshot of 
the problem didn’t get through so I’ve put it here instead:  
https://www.dropbox.com/s/tlx9ru9x85u92yi/IncipitAlignment.png?dl=0 
<https://www.dropbox.com/s/tlx9ru9x85u92yi/IncipitAlignment.png?dl=0>

Thanks, M

\version "2.22.2"
\language "english"

incipitwidth = 5

global = 
        {
        \key g \major
        }

SopranoOne = 
        \relative c''
        {
        e1 |
        }

AltoOne = 
        \relative c''
        {
        R1 |
        }

TenorOne = 
        \relative c'
        {
        R1 |
        }

BassOne = 
        \relative c'
        {
        R1 |
        }

incipitCantus = \markup {
        \score
                {
                        {
                        \set Staff.instrumentName = "Cantus"
                        \override NoteHead.style = #'neomensural
                        \override Rest.style = #'neomensural
                        \override Staff.TimeSignature.style = #'neomensural
                        \clef "petrucci-c1"
                        \key f \major
                        \time 4/4
                        d''1
                        }
                \layout {
                line-width=\incipitwidth
                indent = 0
                                }
                        }
                }

incipitAltus = \markup {
        \score
                {
                        {
                        \set Staff.instrumentName = "Altus"
                        \override NoteHead.style = #'neomensural
                        \override Rest.style = #'neomensural
                        \override Staff.TimeSignature.style = #'neomensural
                        \clef "petrucci-c3"
                        \key f \major
                        \time 4/4
                        g'1
                        }
                \layout {
                line-width=\incipitwidth
                indent = 0
                                }
                        }
                }

incipitTenor = \markup {
        \score
                {
                        {
                        \set Staff.instrumentName = "Tenor"
                        \override NoteHead.style = #'neomensural
                        \override Rest.style = #'neomensural
                        \override Staff.TimeSignature.style = #'neomensural
                        \clef "petrucci-c4"
                        \key f \major
                        \time 4/4
                        d'1
                        }
                \layout {
                line-width=\incipitwidth
                indent = 0
                                }
                        }
                }

incipitBassus = \markup {
        \score
                {
                        {
                        \set Staff.instrumentName = "Bassus"
                        \override NoteHead.style = #'neomensural
                        \override Rest.style = #'neomensural
                        \override Staff.TimeSignature.style = #'neomensural
                        \clef "petrucci-f4"
                        \key f \major
                        \time 4/4
                        g1
                        }
                \layout {
                line-width=\incipitwidth
                indent = 0
                                }
                        }
                }

\score {
<<
\new ChoirStaff
<<
        \new Staff <<
        \global
        \set Staff.instrumentName = \incipitCantus
        \clef "G"
        \new Voice="v1" {
        \SopranoOne
                }
                >>
        
        \new Staff<<
        \global
        \set Staff.instrumentName = \incipitAltus
        \clef "G"
        \new Voice="v2" {
        \AltoOne
                }
                >>
        
        \new Staff<<
        \global
        \set Staff.instrumentName = \incipitTenor
        \clef "G_8"
        \new Voice="v3" {
        \TenorOne
                }
                >>
        
        \new Staff<<
        \global
        \set Staff.instrumentName = \incipitBassus
        \clef "F"
        \new Voice="v4" {
        \BassOne
                }
                >>
>>

>>
}


\paper{
        indent = 3.5\cm
}




> On 19 Apr 2022, at 14:31, David Kastrup <d...@gnu.org> wrote:
> 
> Martin Baker <martinbake...@mac.com> writes:
> 
>> Hi David. Thanks so much for your quick response. Does the attached code 
>> help? M
>> 
>> \paper{
>>      indent = 3.5\cm
>>      system-system-spacing =
>> }
> 
> Quite better, but what was intended above?  That's not valid syntax.
> 
> -- 
> David Kastrup

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