THE XII. WONDERS OF THE WORLD. Set and composed for the Viol de Gamba, the Lute, and the Voice to Sing the Verse, all three jointly, and none several: also Lessons for the Lute and Base Viol to play alone: with some Lessons to play Lyra-wayes alone, or if you will, to fill up the parts, with another Viol set Lute-way. Newly composed by john Maynard, Lutenist at the most famous School of St. julian's in Hartfordshire. Eight parts in one upon one Plainsong, begin and end where you will, so as you do come in a Semibriefe one after another. Oh follow me Tom john and Wilcok three knaves in A knot follow me hooe then ❧ LONDON: Printed by Thomas Snodham for john Browne, and are to be sold at his Shop in Saint Dunston's Churchyard in Fleetstreet. 1611. TO HIS EVER-HONOURED LADY AND MISTRESS the Lady joan Thynne, of Cause-Castle in Shropshire, Nestor's years on earth, and Angels happiness in Heaven. Madame. WHat at first privately was intended for you, is at last publicly commended to you. This poor play-work of mine, had its prime original and birth-wrights in your own house, when by nearer service I was obliged yours. I am humbly-bould to present it to your ladyships view and protection (if you will deign to make happy by your Patronage so mean a work) both for your well known love to the Science, and your many many favours conferred upon my undeserving self, the lover and admirer of your Virtues. The powerful persuasion of that nobly-disposed Gentlewoman Mrs. Dorothy Thynne, your virtuous Daughter, whose breast is possessed with an admirable hereditary love of Music, and who once laboured me to that effect, hath not a little emboldened me hereunto. If there live any good thing in me, only your Onely-Selfe is firstly interessed in the same, I being doubly bound, by your bounty on the one side, and my duty on the other. Accept then, Gracious Lady, with unwrinkled brow, the affectionate, though weak devoir of him that strongly desires to do you service. I know it is not able Eaglelike to look with an undaunted eye against the brightful Sun of your matchless judgement; wherein notwithstanding, if your Clemency shall allow it ●●●uourable room, I fear not the unequallest front of the sourest Critic. Thus lowly-laying both it and myself, the worthless Author at your Worship's service, I beseech Him that is the Giver of all things, to grant unto you, and your virtuous Daughters, a full confluence of united Happiness here, and glory eternal hereafter. Your Ladyships in all humble service john Maynard. A Wonder. The Courtier. I CANTUS. LOng, long have I lived in Court, yet learned not all this while, To sell poor suitors smoke, nor where I hate to smile: Superiors to adore, Inferiors to des- Pisa: To she from such as fall, to follow such as rise, To cloak a poor de- sire under a rich array, Nor to aspire by vice though 'twere the quicker way. BASSUS. LOng, Long have I lived in Court, etc. A Wonder. The Divine. II. CANTUS. MY calling is divine, and I from God am sent, I will no chop Church be, nor pay my Patron rend, nor yield to sa- criledge, but like the kind true mother, rather will lose all the Child, then part it with another: Much wealth ij. I will not seek, nor worldly Masters serve, so to grow rich and fat while my poor flock doth starve. BASSUS. MY Calling is divine, etc. A Wonder. The Soldier. III. CANTUS. MY Occupation is the Noble trade, the trade of Kings, the trial that decides the highest right of things. Though Mars my Mai- star be I do not Venus' love, nor honour Bacchus oft, nor often swear by jove, Of speaking of myself I all occasion shun, and rather love to do, to do, ij. to do, to to do to do then boast what I have done. BASSUS. MY Occupation is the Noble trade, etc. A Wonder. The Lawyer. FOUR CANTUS. THe Law my Calling is my rob, my tongue, my pen, wealth and opinion gain, and make me judge of men, The known dishonest cause I never did defend, nor spun out suits in length, but wished and sought an end, ij. nor counsel did be- wray, nor of both parties take, nor ever took, nor ever took I fee, for which, for which, for which, for which I never never spoke. BASSUS. THe Law my calling is, etc. A Wonder. The Physician. V. CANTUS. I Study to uphold the slippery state of Man, of Man, who dies, ij. who dies when we have done the best, and all we can, From practice and from books, ij. ij. From practice and from books I draw my learned skill, not from the known re- ceipt or Apothecary's bill. The earth my faults doth hide, ij. The world my Cures doth see, What youth and time of- fects is oft, is oft, is oft, is oft, is oft, is oft, is oft ascribed to me. BASSUS. I Study to uphold the slippery state of man, etc. A Wonder. The Merchant. VI CANTUS. MY trade doth eve- ry thing to every land supply, Disco- verse, ij. unknown coasts, strange countries doth all- lie: I never did forestall, ij. I never did in- gross, Nor custom did withdraw though I returned with loss, I thrive by fair exchange, I thrive by fair ex- change, By selling and by buying, And not by jewish use, ij. and ij. Re- prisall fraud or lying. BASSUS. MY trade doth every, etc. A Wonder. The Country Gentleman. VII. CANTUS. THough strange out landish spirits praise, Towns and Country's scorn, The Country is my home, I dwell where I was borne: There profit and command ij. with pleasure I partake, yet do not ij. ij. ij. ij. yet do not Hawks and Dogs my soul companions make. I rule ij. but not oppress, End quarrels not main- ta'en, See Towns but dwell not there, there, there, there, there, there, there, there there, there, there, ij. there, there to abridge my charge or train. BASSUS. THough strange outlandish, etc. A Wonder. The Batchelar. VIII. CANTUS. HOw many things as yet are dear alike to me? The field, the horse, the Dog, Love, Arms, or liberty. I have no Wife as yet, ij. as yet, as yet, as yet, which I may call mine own, I have no children yet that by my name are known, Yet if I married were, if etc. if etc. I would not wish to thrive, if that I could not tame, tame, tame, tame, tame, the veriest shrew a- live. alive. BASSUS. HOw many things as yet, etc. A Wonder. The Married man. IX. CANTUS. I Only am the man a- 'mong all married men, that do not wish the Priest to be unlinked again, And though my shoe did wting, ij. I would not make my moan, Nor think my neighbours chance more happy than mine own, ij. Yet court I not my Wife, but yield observance due, Being neither fond, ij. nor cross, nor jealous, nor untrue. BASSUS. I Only am the man, etc. A Wonder. The Wife. X. CANTUS. THe first of all our sex came from the side of Man, I thither am returned from whence our sex began. I do not visit oft. not many when I do, I tell my mind to few, ij. and that, ij. and that in counsel too, I seem not sick in health, ij. ij. Nor sullen but in sorrow, in sorrow, in sorrow, sorrow, Nor sullen but in sorrow, ij. I care for some what else then what to wear to morrow. BASSUS. THe first of all our sex, etc. I thither am returned. A Wonder. The Widow. XI. CANTUS. MY dying Husband knew how much his death would grieve me, would grieve me, ij. and therefore left me wealth to comfort and relieve me, Though I no more will have, I must not love disdain. Penelope herself did Suitors entertain, entertain, And yet and yet to draw on such, ij. such as are of best esteem, ij. nor younger than I am nor richer will I seem. nor richer will I seem. BASSUS. MY dying Husband. A Wonder. The Maid. XII. CANTUS. I Marriage would forswear, but that I hear men tell, men tell, that she that dies a maid ij. ij. a maid must lead an Ape in hell, Therefore if fortune come I will not mock and play, nor drive the bargain on, nor drive the bargain on, till it be driven away, Titles and lands I like, ij. yet rather fancy can, A man that wanteth gold, than gold that wants a man. Here endeth the twelve Wonders of the world. BASSUS. I marriage would forswear. XIII. Lute Lessons. A Pavin. XIII. BASSUS. A Pavin. XIIII. Lute Lessons. A Galliard to the Pavin. AN Almond to both. XIIII. BASSUS. A Galliard to the Pavin. AN Almond to both. XV. Lute Lessons. A Pavin. The tuning. XVI. BASSUS. A Pavin. You must set your Base Viol a note below your Lute, to play this Pavin, because of his compass: and it fits the Key best, because of avoiding Flats and Sharps in your Base: so likewise the Galliard following. THe Galliard to the Pavin before. XVI. BASSUS. THe Galliard to the Pavin before. XVII. Lute Lessons. Adieu. XVII. BASSUS. Adieu. Here endeth the Lessons for the Lute and Base Viol. XVIII. Lessons for the Lyra Viol. A Pavin. The first tuning. XVIII. BASSUS. A Pavin. XIX. Lessons for the Lyra Viol. A Pavin. XIX. BASSUS. Apavin. XX. Lessons for the Lyra Viol. A Pavin. XX. BASSUS. A Pavin. XXI. Lessons for the Lyra Viol. A Pavin. The second tuning. XXI. BASSUS. A Pavin. XXII. Lessons for the Lyra Viol. XXII. BASSUS. XXIII. Lessons for the Lyra Viol. A Pavin. XXIII. BASSUS. A Pavin. XXIIII. Lessons for the Lyra Viol. A Pavin. XXIIII. BASSUS. A Pavin. FINIS. THE TABLE. THe Courtier. I The Divine. TWO The Soldier. III The Lawyer. IIII The Physician. V The Merchant. VI The Country Gentleman. VII The Batchelar. VIII The Married man. IX The Wife. X The Widow. XI The Maid. XII A Pavin. XIII A Galliard to the Pavin. XIIII A Pavin. XV A Galliard to the Pavin before. XVI Adieu. XVII A Pavin. XVIII A Pavin. XIX A Pavin. XX A Pavin. XXI A Pavin. XXII A pavane. XXIII A Pavin. XXIIII FINIS.