CANZONETS. OR LITTLE SHORT SONGS TO FOUR VOICES: CELECTED OUT OF the best and approved Italian Authors. BY THOMAS MORLEY, Gent. of her majesties Chapel. CANTUS. Imprinted at London by Peter Short, dwelling on Bredstreet hill at the sign of the Star & are there to be sold. 1597. TO THE WORSHIPFUL MASTER HENRY TAPSFIELD CITIZEN AND GROCER OF THE CITY OF LONDON. AMong all enormities reigning (in men of reasonable capacity) none maketh them more deformed than the monster Ingratitude? whose outrageous cruelty hath Methomorphosed, friendship into enmity, familiarity, into contempt, Love into hatred: and generally all good into evil. The remembrance whereof, hath often stirred my senses to have your worship in remembrance, for divers and many courtesies, from you to myself and my friends often received: And that in bounty so far extended, as my offer of requital can no way countervail. But as mighty Alexander, for ten talents given to the relief of a poor crafts man, was thankfully contented with the receipt of a simple root. So I heartily entreat you, to accept these poor Canzonets, by me collected from divers excellent Italian Authors, for the honest recreation of yourself and others: Such as in my simple judgement are worthy the collecting, but much more worthy having the Habit of so worthy a patron, in whose acceptance they shall be so well entertained, as were their masters present to behold it, they would not only think them happily bestowed, but also yield me thanks for choice of their patronage. And thus craving your worthy acceptance, but resting still your debtor, I take my leave as yours to command. THOMAS MORLEY. A TABLE OF ALL THE CANZONETS contained in this BOOK. NOw that each creature. I Since that the time of fleeting. II. Lady let me behold ever your beauty. III. Lo Lady for your love. FOUR Fine dainty girl delightsome. V White Lilies be her cheeks. VI Flora fair love I languish. VII My heart why hast thou taken. VIII. Still it frieth. IX. Kiss me mine only jewel. X. Feign would I die for very shame & sorrow. XI. Come shepherds god. XII. Weary and windless running. XIII. Miraculous loves wounding. XIIII. Fast by a brook I laid me. XV. When lo by break of morning. XVI. Long hath my love. XVII. Pearl, Crystal, Gold and Ruby. XVIII. Cease shepherds. XIX. Daphne the bright. XX. FINIS. I. CANTUS. Giovanni Bassano. NOw that each creature takes his rest and sleepeth. ij. More wretched I then any worm that creepeth. Alone all comefortles until the morrow. Go recounting my sorrow: ij. Go recounting my sor╌row: Go recounting my sorrow, ij. Go recounting my sorrow. II. CANTUS. Giovanni Croce. SInce that the time of fleeting, From thee is come my sweeting: Since that the time of fleeting, Fron thee is come my sweeting. Do but a kiss award me: And for my service so you shall reward me, you shall reward me. Do but a kiss award me, And for my service so you shall reward me, you shall reward me. III. CANTUS. Giovanni Croce. LAdy let me behold, ij. Lady let me behold, ever your beauty: Lady let me behold. two. Lady let me behold ever your beauty. And seek ye not from me so to enstrang it, Since time to come may change it: Since time to come may change it. And seek ye not from me so to estrange it, Since time to come may change it, Since time to come may change it. FOUR CANTUS. Giovanni Croce. LO Lady for your love I feel this burning, I feel this burning, Lo Lady for your love I feel this burning, I feel this burning. And no whit grieve you, ij. for this flaming fuel, When you deny me (O cruel.) After a thousand skorns one sweet eye turning, one sweet eye turning, when you deny me, (O cruel.) After a thousand skorns one sweet eye turning, one sweet eye, turning. V CANTUS. Giovanni Bassano. FIne dainty girl delightsome, You be my Lodestar lightsome, my Lodestar lightsome, fine dainty girl delighsom, you be my lodestar lightsome, my lodestar lightsome. To you my heart ay turneth, when in the tempest, when in the tempest, of fierce love fierce love it burneth, To you my heart ay turneth, when in the tempest, when in the tempest of fierce love fierce love it burneth. VI CANTUS. Giovanni Croce. WHite Lilies be her cheeks & shamefast Roses, two. White Lilies be her cheeks and shame╌fast Ro╌seses: Her lovely cheeks her eyes two Comets blazing. Come down from heaven with beauty's grace a╌ma╌zing: Come down from heaven, with beauty's grace amazing. VII. CANTUS. Felice Anerio. FLora fair love I languish, For love Flora for anguish, Flora fair love I languish. For love Flora for anguish. And thou dost not thy duty, To be so nice for beauty. two. for beauty I die I die, yet dying thus will I complain me. ij Flora gentle and fair, oh she hath slain me, oh she hath slain me. two. Flora gentile and fair, oh she hath slain me, oh she hath slain me. two. VIII. CANTUS. Thomas Morley. MY heart why hast thou taken, And forgot, & forsaken, ij. forgot and forsaken, My heart why hast thou taken, And forgot & forsaken, ij. forgot, & forsaken. Thou dost it least inspire, with his enclosed flames, thy heart be╌fi╌red, with his enclosed flames, thy heart be fi╌red fired, thy heart befired, with his enclosed, flames with his enclosed flames thy heart befi╌red, with his inclo sed flames thy heart befired, befired. IX. CANTUS Thomas Morley. STill it frieth, Yet my heart never dieth, never di╌eth, my heart never dieth, yet my heart ne╌ver dieth, never dieth, yet my heart never dieth, my heart never dieth, my heart never di╌eth. Ah that my love hath not some mortal firing, two. some mortal firing. And that no storms may quench, ij. His heart in╌spi╌ring, ij. His heart inspiring. And that no streams may quench, ij. His heart inspi╌ring, his heart inspi╌ring, his heart inspi╌ring. X. CANTUS. Giovanni Bassano. Kiss me mine only jewel, ij. And sweetly kissing: Swathele me so that I may run a gasping. ij. Die in your white arms & your love╌ly clas╌ping, Dye in your white arms, Die in your white arms and your love╌ly, clasping. XI. CANTUS. Lodovico Viadana. Feign would I die for very shame and sorrow, for very shame & sorrow, two. Feign would I die for very shame and sorrow, two. for ve╌ry shame & sorrow. That day that I behold not Flora brightsom, two. More shine than the sun, two. my lodestar lightsome, two. That day that I behold not Flora bright╌some. More shine than the sun my lodestar lightsome, ij. XII. CANTUS. Horatio Vecchi. COme shepherds god: come come come closely creeping, closely creeping, sweetly lies here (a) slee╌ping. Come shepherds god come come come closely creeping, closely creeping sweetly lies here a slee╌ping. And Daphnis creepeth, creepeth, ij. Even where thy true love slee╌peth, And Daphnis creepeth, Even where thy true love sleepeth. XIII. CANTUS. Horatio Vecchi. WEeary and windless running, wounded even as a Dear, ij. in forest chased: Such are my senses changing, restless as in a wood, ij. I stand amazed. But when I think of thee what I have spoken, of thee what I have spoken. By gift of hand and heart there faith is broken, But when I think of thee what I have spoken, of thee what I have spoken, By gift of hand and heart, there faith is broken. XIIII. CANTUS. Felice Anerio. MIraculous loves woun╌ding, ij. Miraculous loves wounding: ij. Even those darts my sweet Phillis, So fiercely shot against my heart reboun╌ding. Are turned to Roses Violets and Lilies, ij. with oder sweet abounding, with oder sweet abounding: Miraculous loves wounding, two. Miraculous loves wounding, two. XV. CANTUS. Horatio Vecchi. FAst by a brook I laid me, Lamenting grief & care, ij. Lamenting grief and care, two. When none could aid me. Fast by a brook I laid me Lamenting grief & care, two. Lamenting grief & care, two. When none could aid me. Except some boult of thunder, two. to burst in sunder, Forced my heart so pensive, two. to burst in sunder: Except some bolt of thunder two. to burst in sunder, Forced my heart so pensive two. to burt in sunder. XVI. CANTUS. Felice Anerio. WHen lo by break of mor╌ning, My love herself adorning, when lo by break of morning, My love herself adorning, ij. Doth walk the woods so dainty, Gathering sweet violets and cowslips plenty, ij. The birds enamoured, ij. Sing and praise my Flo╌ra, Lo here a new Aurora, The birds enamoured, ij. sing and praise my Flo╌ra. Lo here a new Aurora. XVII. CANTUS. Felice Anerio. LOng hath my love been kept from my de╌lighting, ij. Long hath my love been kept from my deligh╌ting, from my deligh╌ting, And with her absence lingering so compelled, Increase my grief because she hath rebelled. All my sweet requesting, ij. All my sweet requesting, I'll love no more but fall to deep detesting, ji. All my sweet requesting, ij. requesting, I'll love no more but fall to deep detesting ij. XVIII. CANTUS. Felice Anerio. Pearl, Crystal, gold and Ruby, Are sacred gifts too base, two. for such as you be, two. Pearl Crystal, Gold and Ruby, Are sacred gifts too base, two. for such as you be, two. Nature in thee her graces, two. so firmly planted, whose love thou hast not wan╌ted, O fair Eudora, star of heavens light╌neses Firm fixed there thou shinst most oriant brightness, two. O fair Eudora star of heavens light╌nesse, Firm fixed there thou shinest. two. most oriant brightness XIX. CANTUS Felice Anerio. CEase shepherds cease I pray you, two. For Coridon you need not move, who minds not to deany you, two. when Apples, Pears, and Chestnuts be a ripe╌ning, he'll give us leave to dance and here the piping, two. he'll give us leave to dance and here the piping, two. when Apples, Pears, and Chestnuts be a ri╌ping, he'll give us leave to dance & here the piping, two. and here the pi╌ping, two. XX. CANTUS. Giovanni Croce. DAphne the bright when frankly she desired with Thirsis her sweet heart to have expired, Daphne the bright when frankly she desired with Thirsis her sweet heart to have expired. Sweet (thus fell she a crying) fell she a crying. Sweet (thus fell she a-crying.) Dye for I am a dying, I am a dying: ij. Dye for I am a dying I am a dying. ij. CANZONETS. OR LITTLE SHORT SONGS TO FOUR VOICES: CELECTED OUT OF the best and approved Italian Authors. BY THOMAS MORLEY, Gent. of her majesties Chapel. ALTUS. Imprinted at London by Peter Short, dwelling on Bredstreet hill at the sign of the Star & are there to be sold. 1597. TO THE WORSHIPFUL MASTER HENRY TAPSFIELD CITIZEN AND GROCER OF THE CITY OF LONDON. AMong all enormities reigning (in men of reasonable capacity) none maketh them more deformed than the monster Ingratitude? whose outrageous cruelty hath Methomorphosed, friendship into enmity, familiarity, into contempt, Love into hatred: and generally all good into evil. The remembrance whereof, hath often stirred my senses to have your worship in remembrance, for divers and many courtesies, from you to myself and my friends often received: And that in bounty so far extended, as my offer of requital can no way countervail. But as mighty Alexander, for ten talents given to the relief of a poor crafts man, was thankfully contented with the receipt of a simple root. So I heartily entreat you, to accept these poor Canzonets, by me collected from divers excellent Italian Authors, for the honest recreation of yourself and others: Such as in my simple judgement are worthy the collecting, but much more worthy having the Habit of so worthy a patron, in whose acceptance they shall be so well entertained, as were their masters present to behold it, they would not only think them happily bestowed, but also yield me thanks for choice of their patronage. And thus craving your worthy acceptance, but resting still your debtor, I take my leave as yours to command. THOMAS MORLEY. A TABLE OF ALL THE CANZONETS contained in this BOOK. NOw that each creature. I Since that the time of fleeting. II. Lady let me behold ever your beauty. III. Lo Lady for your love. FOUR Fine dainty girl delightsome. V White Lilies be her cheeks. VI Flora fair love I languish. VII My heart why hast thou taken. VIII. Still it frieth. IX. Kiss me mine only jewel. X. Feign would I die for very shame & sorrow. XI. Come shepherds god. XII. Weary and windless running. XIII. Miraculous loves wounding. XIIII. Fast by a brook I laid me. XV. When lo by break of morning. XVI. Long hath my love. XVII. Pearl, Crystal, Gold and Ruby. XVIII. Cease shepherds. XIX. Daphne the bright. XX. FINIS. I. ALTUS. Giovanni Bassano. NOw that each creature takes his rest and sleepeth. ij. More wretched I then any worm that creepeth, that creepeth. Alone all comfortless until the morrow. Go recounting my sorrow, my sorrow. Go recoun╌ting my sorrow: ij. Go recounting my sorrow, my sorrow, Go recoun╌ting my sorrow. ij. II. ALTUS. Giovanni Croce. SInce that the time of fleeting, From thee is come my sweeting: Since that the time of fleeting, From thee is come my sweeting. Do but a kiss award me: And for my service so you shall reward me, you shall reward me. Do but a kiss award me, And for my service so you shall reward me, you shall reward me. III. ALTUS. Giovanni Croce. LAdy let me behold, ij. ever your beauty▪ two. Lady let me behold, two. ever your beauty. two. And seek ye not from me so to enstrang it, Since time to come may change it: two. And seek ye not from me so to estrange it, Since time to come may change it two. FOUR ALTUS. Giovanni Croce. LO Lady for your love I feel this burning, I feel this burning, Lo Lady for your love I feel this burning, I feel this burning. And no whit grieve you, ij. for this flaming fuel, when you deny me (O cruel). After a thousand skorns one sweet eye tur╌ning, one sweet eye ij. turning, when you deny me, (O cruel.) After a thousand scorns one sweet eye turning, one sweet eye, ij turning. V ALTUS. Giovanni Bassano. FIne dainty girl delightsome, You be my Lodestar lightsome, ij. fine dainty girl delightsome, you be my lodestar lightsome, ij. To you my heart ay turneth, when in the tempest, ij. when in the tempest of fierce love it burneth, To you my heart ay turneth when in the tempest, ij. when in the tempest of fierce love it burneth. VI ALTUS. Giovanni Croce. WHite Lilies be her cheeks & shame╌fast Ro╌seses, White Lilies be her cheeks and shamefast Roses. ij. Her lovely cheeks her eyes two Comets blazing▪ Come down from heaven, with beauty's grace amazing: Come down from heaven with beauties grace amazing. VII. ALTUS. Felice Anerio. FLora fair love I languish, For love Flora for anguish, Flora fair love I languish. For love Flora for anguish. And thou dost not thy duty, To be so nice for beauty, ij. I die, yet dying thus will I complain me two. Will I complain me, Flora gentle and fair, oh she hath slain me, oh she hath slain me. two. Flora gentile and fair oh she hath slain me. two. oh she hath slain me. VIII. ALTUS. Thomas Morley. MY heart why hast thou taken why haste thou ta╌ken, And forgot, & forsaken, forsaken, and forgot, & forsaken: My heart why hast thou taken, why hast thou taken: And forgot & forsaken, forsaken, And forgot, & forsaken. Thou dost it least inspi╌red with his enclosed flames, with his enclosed flames, thy heart be fired, with his enclosed, flames thy heart befi╌red, be╌fired, with his enclosed flames, thy heart be╌fi╌red with his enclosed flames thy heart be╌fi╌red, fired, thy heart be╌fired IX. ALTUS. Thomas Morley. STill it flieth, yet my heart never dieth never di╌eth: yet my heart never dieth, yet my heart never dieth, never dieth. Ah that my love hath not some mortal firing, ij. some mortal firing. And that no storms may quench. ij. His heart inspi╌ring, his heart in spiring, His heart inspi╌ring: And that no storms may quench ij. His heart inspi╌ring. ij. His heart inspiring. X. ALTUS. Giovanni Bassano. Kiss me mine only jewel, ij. Swathele me so that I may run a gasping, ij. swathele me so, swathele me so that I may run agasping: Die in your white arms, Die in your white arms & your lovely clas╌ping, Dye in your white arms and your love╌ly clasping, Die in your white arms and your lovely clasping. XI. ALTUS. Lodovico Viadana. Feign would I die for very shame and sorrow, two. for ve╌ry shame & sorrow, feign would I die for very shame and sorrow, for very shame & sorrow. two. That day that I behold not Flora bright╌some, More shine than the sun my lodestar lightsome. two. That day that I behold not Flora brightsom. two. More shine than the sun, two. my lodestar brightsom, two. XII. ALTUS. Horatio Vecchi. COme shepherds god: come come come closely cree╌ping, Narcissus mother sweetly ij. lies here sleeping. Come shepherds god come come come closely cree╌ping, Narcissus mother sweetly. ij. lies here sleeping: And Daphnis creepeth Even where thy true love sleepeth, And Daphnis creepeth, creepeth, ij. Even where thy true love slee╌peth. XIII. ALTUS. Horatio Vecchi. WEeary and windless running, wounded even as a Dear, ij. in forest chased: two. Such are my senses changing, restless as in a wood, ij. I stand amazed. two. But when I think of thee what thou hast spoken, of thee what thou hast spoken. By gift of hand and heart, there faith, two. is broken, But when I think of thee what thou hast spoken, of thee what thou hast spoken, By gift of hand and heart, there faith, two. is broken. XIIII. ALTUS Felice Anerio. MIraculous loves wounding, ij. Miraculous loves woun╌ding: ij. Even those darts my sweet Phillis, So fiercely shot against my heart rebounding. Are turned to Roses Violets and Lil╌lieses, Violets and Roses with oder sweet abounding, two. Miraculous loves wounding, two. Miraculous loves woun╌ding. two. XV. ALTUS. Horatio Vecchi. FAst by a brook I laid me, Lamenting grief & care, ij. Lamenting grief and care, two. When none could aid me. Fast by a brook I laid me Lamenting grief & care, two. Lamenting grief and care, ij. When none could aid me. Except some boult of thunder, Forced my heart so pensive, two. two. to burst in sun╌der: Except some bolt of thunder, Forced my heart so pen╌sive two. Forced my heart so pensive to burt in sun╌der. XVI. ALTUS. Felice Anerio. WHen lo by break of morning, My love herself adorning, ij. when lo by break of mor╌ning, My love herself adorning, Doth walk the woods so dainty, Gathering sweet violets and cow╌slipss plenty, ij. & cowslips plenty. The birds enamoured, ij. Sing and praise my Flo╌ra, Lo here a new Aurora, The birds enamoured ij. sing and praise my Flo╌ra. Lo here anew Aurora. XVII. ALTUS. Felice Anerio. LOng hath my love been kept from my deligh╌ting, from my de╌lighting, Long hath my love been kept from my de╌ligh╌ting, ij. And with her absence lingering so compelled, Increase my grief because she hath rebel╌led. All my sweet requesting, ij. I'll love no more but fall to deep detesting ij. All my sweet requesting, ij. All my sweet requesting, I'll love no more but fall to deep detesting two. XVIII. ALTUS. Felice Anerio. Pearl, Crystal, gold and Ruby, Are sacred gifts too base, two. for such as you be, two. Pearl Crystal, Gold and Ruby, Are sacred gifts too base, two. for such as you be, two. Nature in thee her graces, two. so firmly planted, whose love thou hast not wanted, O fair Eudora, star of heavens light╌neses: Firm fixed there thou shinest two. most oriant brightness, O fair Eudora, star of heavens light╌nesse, Firm fixed there thou shinst most oriant brightness. two. XIX. ALTUS. Felice Anerio. CEase shepherds cease I pray you, two. For Cori╌don you need not move, you need not move, who minds not to denay you. two. when Apples, Pears, and Chestnuts be a ripe╌ning, he'll give us leave to dance and here the piping, he'll give us leave to dance & here the piping. two. two. when Apples, Pears, and Chestnuts be a ri╌ping, he'll give us leave to dance and here the piping, two. he'll give us leave to dance, & here the pi╌ping the piping. XX. ALTUS. Giovanni Croce. DAphne the bright when frankly she de╌sired with Thirsis her sweet heart to have expired, Daphne the bright when frankly she de╌sired with Thirsis her sweet heart to have expired. Sweet (thus fell she acrying:) Sweet (thus fell she acry╌ing, Dye for I am a dying, ij. I am a dying: Dye for I am a dying, ij. I am a dying. CANZONETS. OR LITTLE SHORT SONGS TO FOUR VOICES: CELECTED OUT OF the best and approved Italian Authors. BY THOMAS MORLEY, Gent. of her majesties Chapel. TENOR. Imprinted at London by Peter Short, dwelling on Bredstreet hill at the sign of the Star & are there to be sold. 1597. TO THE WORSHIPFUL MASTER HENRY TAPSFIELD CITIZEN AND GROCER OF THE CITY OF LONDON. AMong all enormities reigning (in men of reasonable capacity) none maketh them more deformed than the monster Ingratitude? whose outrageous cruelty hath Methomorphosed, friendship into enmity, familiarity, into contempt, Love into hatred: and generally all good into evil. The remembrance whereof, hath often stirred my senses to have your worship in remembrance, for divers and many courtesies, from you to myself and my friends often received: And that in bounty so far extended, as my offer of requital can no way countervail. But as mighty Alexander, for ten talents given to the relief of a poor crafts man, was thankfully contented with the receipt of a simple root. So I heartily entreat you, to accept these poor Canzonets, by me collected from divers excellent Italian Authors, for the honest recreation of yourself and others: Such as in my simple judgement are worthy the collecting, but much more worthy having the Habit of so worthy a patron, in whose acceptance they shall be so well entertained, as were their masters present to behold it, they would not only think them happily bestowed, but also yield me thanks for choice of their patronage. And thus craving your worthy acceptance, but resting still your debtor, I take my leave as yours to command. THOMAS MORLEY. II. TENOR. Giovanni Croce. SInce that the time of fleeting, From thee is come my sweeting, Since that the time of fleeting, From thee is come my sweeting. Do but a kiss award me, and for my service so you shall reward me, you shall re╌ward me. Do but a kiss award me, And for my service so you shall reward me, you shall re╌ward me III. TENOR. Giovanni Croce. LAdy, let me behold ever your beauty, ij. Lady let me behold ever your beauty. Lady let me behold ever your beauty. ij. Lady let me behold ever your beauty. And seek ye not from me so to estrange it, Since time to come may change it, Since time to come may change it, And seek ye not from me so to estrange it, Since time to come may change it, Since time to come may change it. FOUR TENOR. Giovanni Croce. LO Lady for your love I feel this burning, I feel this bur╌ning, Lo Lady for your love I feel this burning, I feel this bur╌ning. And no white grieve you for this flaming fuel, when you deny me (O cruel!) After a thousand skorns one sweet eye turning, one sweet eye turning, when you deny me (O cruel) After a thousand scorns one sweet eye turning, one sweet eye turning. V TENOR. Giovanni Bassano. FIne dainty girl delightsome, You be my Lodestar lightsome, my Lodestar lightsome, fine dainty girl delightsome, you be my lodestar lightsome, my lodestar lightsome. To you my heart ay tur╌neth, when in the tem╌pest of fierce love it burneth, ij. To you my heart ay tur╌neth when in the tem╌pest of fierce love it bur╌neth. ij. VI TENOR. Giovanni Croce. WHite Lilies be her cheeks & shamefast Roses, white Lilies be her cheeks and shame╌fast Ro╌seses: ij. White Lilies be her cheeks and shame╌fast Ro╌seses. Her lovely cheeks her eyes two Comets blazing. Come down from heaven, ij. with beauty's grace a ma╌zing: Come down from heaven ij. with beauty's grace a╌ma╌zing. VII. TENOR. Felice Anerio. FLora fair love I languish, For love Flora for anguish, Flora fair love I languish. For love Flora for anguish And thou dost not thy duty, To be so nice for beauty. two. I die I die, yet dying thus will I complain me two. Flora gentle and fair, oh she hath slain me, oh she hath slain me. two. Flora gentile and fair, oh she hath slain me, oh she hath slain me. two. VIII. TENOR. Thomas Morley. MY heart why hast thou taken, thou taken, And forgot, & forsaken, forgot & forsa╌ken, My heart why hast thou taken, thou taken: And forgot & forsaken, forgot, & forsaken. Thou dost it least inspire, with his in╌closed flames, thy heart be╌fired, with his enclosed flames, thy heart befi╌red, thy heart befired, ij. with his enclosed, flames thy heart be╌fired, with his enclosed flames, thy heart be╌fi╌red thy heart befired, ij IX. TENOR. Thomas Morley. STill it flieth, ij. Yet my heart never di╌eth, ne╌ver dieth, yet my heart never di╌eth, never di╌eth, yet my heart ne╌ver di╌eth my heart never di╌eth. Ah that my love hath not some mortal firing, two. some mortal fi╌ring. And that no storms may quench. ij. His heart inspiring, ij. His heart inspiring, And that no storms may quench, ij. His heart inspiring, ij. His heart inspiring. ij. X. TENOR. Giovanni Bassano. Kiss me mine only jewel, Swathele me so that I may run a gas╌ping, ij. Swathele me so that I may run a gasping, run a gasping. Die in your white arms & your lovely clasping. ij. Dye in your white arms and your lovely, Die in your white arms and your lovely clasping. XI. TENOR. Lodovico Viadana. Feign would I die for very shame and sorrow, two. & sor╌row, feign would I die for very shame and sorrow, two. & sor╌row. That day that I behold not Flora brightsome, More shine than the sun my lodestar lightsome, my load╌star lightsome: That day that I behold not Flora bright╌som. More shine than the sun my lodestar lightsome, my load╌star lightsome. XII. TENOR. Horatio Vecchi. COme shepherds god: come come come closely creeping, Narcissus mother ij. sweetly lies a sleeping Come shepherds god come come come clos╌ly creeping, Narcissus mother ij. sweetly lies a sleeping. And Daphnis creepeth, two. And Daphnis creepeth, Even where thy true love thy true love sleepeth, And Daphnis creepeth, two. And Daphnis creepeth, Even where thy true love thy true love sleepeth. XIII. TENOR. Horatio Vecchi. WEeary: and windless running, wounded even as a Dear, ij. in for╌rest chased: My senses changing, restless as in a wood, two. I stand amazed But when I think of thee what thou hast spoken, of thee what thou hast spoken. By gift of hand and heart, two. there faith is bro╌ken, But when I think of thee what thou hast spoken, of thee what thou hast spoken, By gift of hand and heart, two. there faith is bro╌ken. XIIII. TENOR. Felice Anerio. MIraculous loves wounding, ij. Miraculous loves wounding: ij. Even those darts my sweet Phillis, So fiercely shot against my heart rebounding, against my heart rebounding, my heart rebounding, Are turned to Roses Violets & Lilies, with oder sweet abounding, with oder sweet a╌bounding, Miraculous loves wounding, two. Miraculous loves wounding. two. XV. TENOR. Horatio Vecchi. FAst by a brook I laid me, Lamenting grief & care, ij. Lamenting grief and care, when none could aid me. Fast by a brook I laid me, Lamenting grief & care two. Lamenting grief and care when none could aid me. Except some boult of thunder, to burst in sunder, two. Forced my heart so pensive, to burst in sunder: Except some bolt of thunder, to burst in sunder. two. Forced my heart so pensive to burst in sunder. XVI. TENOR. Felice Anerio. WHen lo by break of morning, My love herself ador╌ning, when lo by break of morning, My love herself ador╌ning, Doth walk the woods so dainty, Gathering sweet violets and cowslips plenty, ij. The birds enamoured, ij. Lo here a new Auro╌ra, The birds enamoured ij. Lo here a new Auro╌ra. XVII. TENOR. Felice Anerio. LOng hath my love been kept from my delighting, ij. Long hath my love been kept from my delighting, ij. And with her absence lingering so compel╌led, Increased my grief because she hath rebelled. But since she scorneth all my sweet requesting, I'll love no more but fall to deep detesting, two. But since she scorneth all my sweet requesting, I'll love no more but fall to deep detesting two. XVIII. TENOR. Felice Anerio. Pearl, Crystal, gold and Ruby, Are sacred gifts to base, two. for such as you be, two. Pearl Crystal, Gold, & Ru╌by, Are sacred gifts too base, two. for such as you be. two. Nature in thee her graces, so firmly planted whose love thou hast not wan╌ted, O fair Eudora, star of heavens lightness Firm fixed there thou shinest two. most oriant bright╌neses, two. O fair Eudora star of heavens lightness, Firm fixed there thou shinest ij. most oriant bright╌nesse. two. XIX. TENOR. Felice Anerio. CEase shepherds cease I pray you, two. For Cori╌don you need not move who minds not to denay you. two. When Apples, Pears, and Chestnuts be a ripening, He'll give us leave to dance and here the piping, two. he'll give us leave to dance & here the piping, & hear the pi╌ping. When Apples, pears, & Chestnuts, be ariping, he'll give us leave to dance & here the piping, two. he'll give us leave to dance & here the piping & here the pi╌ping, the pi╌ping. XX. TENOR. Giovanni Croce. DAphne the bright when frankly she de╌sired with Thirsis her sweet heart to have expired, Daphne the bright when frankly she desi╌red with Thirsis her sweet heart to have exspi╌red. Sweet (thus fell she acry╌ing:) fell she acrying, ij. Dye for I am a dying ij. Dye for I am a dying ij. CANZONETS. OR LITTLE SHORT SONGS TO FOUR VOICES: CELECTED OUT OF the best and approved Italian Authors. BY THOMAS MORLEY, Gent. of her majesties Chapel. BASSUS. Imprinted at London by Peter Short, dwelling on Bredstreet hill at the sign of the Star & are there to be sold. 1597. TO THE WORSHIPFUL MASTER HENRY TAPSFIELD CITIZEN AND GROCER OF THE CITY OF LONDON. AMong all enormities reigning (in men of reasonable capacity) none maketh them more deformed than the monster Ingratitude? whose outrageous cruelty hath Methomorphosed, friendship into enmity, familiarity, into contempt, Love into hatred: and generally all good into evil. The remembrance whereof, hath often stirred my senses to have your worship in remembrance, for divers and many courtesies, from you to myself and my friends often received: And that in bounty so far extended, as my offer of requital can no way countervail. But as mighty Alexander, for ten talents given to the relief of a poor crafts man, was thankfully contented with the receipt of a simple root. So I heartily entreat you, to accept these poor Canzonets, by me collected from divers excellent Italian Authors, for the honest recreation of yourself and others: Such as in my simple judgement are worthy the collecting, but much more worthy having the Habit of so worthy a patron, in whose acceptance they shall be so well entertained, as were their masters present to behold it, they would not only think them happily bestowed, but also yield me thanks for choice of their patronage. And thus craving your worthy acceptance, but resting still your debtor, I take my leave as yours to command. THOMAS MORLEY. A TABLE OF ALL THE CANZONETS contained in this BOOK. NOw that each creature. I Since that the time of fleeting. II. Lady let me behold ever your beauty. III. Lo Lady for your love. FOUR Fine dainty girl delightsome. V White Lilies be her cheeks. VI Flora fair love I languish. VII My heart why hast thou taken. VIII. Still it frieth. IX. Kiss me mine only jewel. X. Feign would I die for very shame & sorrow. XI. Come shepherds god. XII. Weary and windless running. XIII. Miraculous loves wounding. XIIII. Fast by a brook I laid me. XV. When lo by break of morning. XVI. Long hath my love. XVII. Pearl, Crystal, Gold and Ruby. XVIII. Cease shepherds. XIX. Daphne the bright. XX. FINIS. I. BASSUS. Giovanni Bassano. NOw that each creature takes his rest and sleepeth, ij. More wretched I then any worm that creepeth, Alone all comfortless until the morrow, Go recounting my sorrow, ij. Go recounting my sorrow, Go recounting my sorrow, ij. Go recounting my sorrow. II. BASSUS. Giovanni Croce. SInce that the time of fleeting, From thee is come my sweeting, Since that the time of fleeting, From thee is come my sweeting, Do but a kiss award me, and for my service so you shall award me, you shall reward me, Do but a kiss award me, And for my service so you shall reward me, you shall reward me. III. BASSUS. Giovanni Croce. LAdy, let me behold ever your beauty, ij. Lady let me behold ever your beauty, ij. And seek ye not from me so to estrange it, Since time to come may change it, Since time to come may change it, And seek ye not from me so to estrange it, Since time to come may change it, Since to to come may change it. FOUR BASSUS. Giovanni Croce. LO Lady for your love I feel this burning, I feel this burning, Lo Lady for your love I feel this burning, I feel this burning. And no whit grieve you for this fla╌ming fuel, when you deny me (O Cruel!) After a thousand skorns one sweet eye turning, one sweet eye turning, when you deny me (O cruel After a thousand scorns one sweet eye turning, one sweet eye turning V. BASSUS. Giovanni Bassano. FIne dainty girl: You be my lodestar lightsome, you be my Lodestar lightsome, you be my Lodestar lightsome, you be my lodestar lightsome. When in the tempest, ij. when in the tempest of fierce love it burneth, when in the tempest, ij. when in the tempest of fierce love it burneth. VI BASSUS. Giovani Croce. WHite Lilies be her cheeks & shamefast Roses, and sham╌fast Ro╌seses: White Lilies be her cheeks and shamefast Roses and shame╌fast ro╌seses. Her love╌ly cheeks her eyes two Comets blazing, Come down from heaven with beauty's grace amazing: Come down from heaven with beauty's grace amazing. VII. BASSUS. Felice Anerio. FLora: For love Flora for anguish, ij. And thou dost not thy duty, To be so nice for bauty ij. I die, yet dying thus will I complain me. ij. Flora gentle and fair oh she hath slain me, oh she hath slain me, Flora gentle and fair oh she hath slain me, oh she hath slain me. VIII. BASSUS. Thomas Morley. MY heart: And forgot, and forsaken, ij And forgot, and forsaken: ij. Thou dost it least inspire with his enclosed flames thy heart be fi╌red with his enclosed flames, with his enclosed, flames thy heart befired, with his enclosed flames, thy heart befi╌red with his enclosed flames, with his in╌closed flames thy heart be╌fi╌red. IX. BASSUS. Thomas Morley. STill it frieth. ij. Yet my heart ne╌ver dieth, never dieth: Yet my heart nee╌uer di╌eth. ij. Ah that my love hath not some mortal firing, ij. some mortal firing. And that no storms may quench. ij. His heart inspiring. ij. His heart inspiring. And that no storms may quench. two. His heart inspiring. two. His heart in╌spi╌ring. X. BASSUS. Giovanni Bassano. Kiss me mine only jewel, ij. Kiss me mine only jewel and sweetly kissing, Swathele me so that I may run a gasping, swathele me so, swathele me so that I may run a gasping: Die in your white arms & your lovely clasping, Dye in your white arms and your lovely clas╌ping. XI. BASSUS. Lodouice viadana. Feign would I die for very shame and sorrow, for ve╌ry shame & sorrow, feign would I die for very shame and sorrow, for ve╌rie shame and sorrow. That day that I behold not Flora brightsome, Flora brightsome. More shine than the sun my Load╌starre lightsome: That day that I behold not Flora brightsome Flora brightsome, More shine than the sun my Load╌starre lightsome. XII. BASSUS. Horatio vecchi. COme shepherds god: Narcissus mother sweetly ij. lies here sleeping. Narcissus mother sweetly. ij. lies here sleeping, And Daphnis creepeth. ij. And Daphnis creepeth Even where thy true love sleepeth, And Daphnis creepeth. ij. And Daphnis creepeth Even where thy true love sleepeth. XIII. BASSUS. Horatio Vecchi. WEeary: and windless running, wounded even as a Dear, ij. in for╌rest chased: Such are my senses changing, restless as in a wood, two. I stand amazed. But when I think of thee what thou hast spoken, of thee what thou hast spoken. By gift of hand & heart there faith is broken, But when I think of thee what thou hast spoken, of thee what thou hast spoken, By gift of hand and heart their faith is broken. XIIII. BASSUS Giovanni Croce. MIraculous loves wounding, Miraculous loves wounding: Even those darts my sweet Phillis, So fiercely shot against my heart rebounding. Are turned to Roses, Violets and Lil╌lieses, Violets and Lilies, with oder sweet abounding, with oder sweet abounding, Miraculous loves wounding, Miraculous loves wounding. XV. BASSUS. Horatio Vecchi. FAst by a brook. Lamenting grief & care, ij. when none could aid me Lamenting grief & care two. when none could aid me. Except some boult of thunder, Forced my heart so pensive, to burst in sunder: two. Except some bolt of thunder Forced my heart so pensive to burst in sunder. ij. XVI. BASSUS. Felice Anerio. When lo by break of morning, My love herself her self adorning, when lo by break of morning, My love herself her self adorning, Doth walk the woods so dainty, Gathering sweet violets and cowslips plenty, and Cowslips plenty. The birds enamoured, sing and praise my Flora, Lo here a new Aurora, The birds enamoured sing and praise my Flora, Lo here a new Aurora. XVII. BASSUS. Felice Anerio. LOng hath my love been kept from my delighting, ij. Long hath my love been kept from my delighting, ij. And with her absence lingering so compelled, But since she scorneth all my sweet requesting, I'll love no more but fall to deep detesting. two. But since she scorneth all my sweet requesting, I'll love no more but fall to deep detesting two. XVIII. BASSUS. Felice Anerio. Pearl, Crystal, gold and Ruby, Are sacred gifts to base, two. for such as you be, Pearl Crystal, Gold, and Ruby, Are sacred gifts too base, two. for such as you be. Nature in thee her graces, so firmly planted whose love thou hast not wanted, O fair Eudora, star of heavens lightness. Firm fixed there thou shinest most or'ant brightness, O fair Eudora star of heavens lightness, Firm fixed there thou shinest most or'ant brightness. XIX. BASSUS. Felice Anerio. CEase shepherds cease I pray you, two. For Coridon you need not move who minds not to denay you. two. When Apples, Pears, and Chestnuts be ariping, He'll give us leave to dance and here the piping, ij. he'll give us leave to dance & here the piping, the piping. When Apples, pears, & Chestnuts, be ariping, he'll give us leave to dance & here the piping, two. he'll give us leave to dance and here the piping the piping. XX. BASSUS. Giovanni Croce. DAphne the bright when frankly she desired with Thirsis her sweet heart to have expired, Daphne the bright when frankly she desired with Thirsis her sweet heart to have expired. Sweet (thus fell she a crying:) ij. fell she a crying, Die for I am a dying, I am a dying, Dye for I am a dying, I am a dying.