CANTUS. THE FIRST SET OF MADRIGALS AND PASTORALS of 3.4 and 5. Parts. NEWLY COMPOSED by FRANCIS PILKINGTON, Bachelor of Music and Lutenist; and one of the Cathedral Church of Christ and blessed Mary the Virgin in Chester. LONDON: Printed for M. L. I B. and T. S. the Assigns of W. Barley. 1614 TO THE RIGHT WOR shipfull, Sir Thomas Smith of Hough, in the County of Chester, Knight; Francis Pilkington Bachelor of Music, and Lutenist, wisheth all happiness in this life, and eternal felicity in the life to come. RIght Worshipful, there is held an infallible opinion, that the sacred Art of Music (being chief illustrated by Voices) notwithstanding all Artists, in respect of the compass and quality of voices and instruments, do limit it within scales and other certain dimensions, is in it own nature INFINITE; reaching from the base Earth (being as it were the gamut or ground) to the highest E. LA. of the incomprehensible heavens: For demonstration whereof, GOD to his great Glory, doth diversly and wonderfully enable his creatures thereunto, teaching man upon earth, not only in mellifluous Notes to chant; but also upon variety of Instruments sweetly to express the hidden secrets of that sacred Science, & not leaving the vast Air empty of his glory; he instructeth the early Lark to warble forth his praise; who, (as some hold) learneth his lays from the musical motions of the heavenly Spheres, and from thence to transcend up to the seat of the most highest, the elected Saints and Angels do in heavenly Hymns, sing perpetually Te deum to the holy Trinity, sitting on the Throne of most Majestic glory. In which quality of Music (Right worshipful) having spent a great part of my time, I have now (after some others) of late produced this small piece of work; which albeit for the insufficiency thereof, I do hold to be too unworthy to be presented to your Worship, yet in regard of the many and manifold favours, which I have received at your hands, and your exquisite skill, both in the Theoric and Practic of that excellent Art; I do presume to tender it to your Patronage and protection, choosing rather to be censured for overboldness, then to be taxed with ingratitude or forgetfulness. And so humbly desiring your Worship to accept of this, and to shield it from all pragmatical and stigmatical detractors; until my best skill and endeavour, shall incite my weak Muse to perform some work of better worth, I crave pardon for my boldness, and commit your Worship and the good Lady your wife, to the blessed tuition of the GOD of Israel. From my mansion in the Monastery of Chester the 25. day of September 1612. Your worships in all observancy Francis Pilkington. THE TABLE. Of 3. Voices. SEe where my love. I I follow lo the footing. TWO Pour forth mine eyes. III Stay Nimph. FOUR Dorus a silly Shepherd. V Is this thy doom? VI Of 4. Voices. A Mintas with his. VII Hear rest. VIII Why should I grieve. IX The messenger of the. X Have I found her? XI What though her frowns? XII Love is a secret feeding fire. XIII Why do I fret? XIIII All in a cave. XV Of 5. Voices. SIng, we dance. XVI Under the tops. XVII Sweet Phillida. XVIII My heart is dead. XIX Not, not, no. XX When Oriana. XXI Now I see. XXII FINIS. Of 3. Voc. CANTUS. I SEe where my love a Maying goes, with sweet Dame Flo- ra sporting, sporting, She most alone with Nightingales, she most alone, she most alone with Nightingales, in woods delights con- sorting, in, etc. Turn a- gain, Turn again my dearest, The pleasanst air's in meadows, Else by the rivers let us breath, and kiss, and kiss amongst the will- allows. II I Fellow lo the footing, the footing, I follow lo the foo-ting, still of my lovely cruel, Proud of herself, that she is beauty's jewel, And fast away she flieth, loves sweet delight deriding, In woods and groves, sweet Nature's treasure high- ding, Yet cease I not pursuing, But since I thus have sought her, I etc., Will run me out of breath, Till I have caught her. Yet cease I not pursuing, But since I thus have sought her, Will run me out of breath, till I have caught her. III Pour forth mine eyes, forth mine eyes the fountains of your tears, Break heart, break heart and dye, Break heart and dye, and dye, for now no hope appears, Hope upon which, upon which, before my thoughts were fed, Hath left me quite for- lorne, quite forlorn, and from me, from me fled, Yet see she smiles, OH see, OH see some hope appears, Hold heart and live, Mine eyes cease off your tears. Yet see she smiles, OH see, OH see some hope appears, Hold heart and live, Mine eyes cease off your tears. FOUR STay Nymph, OH stay, the ground seeks but to kiss thy feet, Hark, hark, hark how Philomela sweetly sings, how Philo- mela, sweetly sings, Whilst wanton, wanton, wanton fishes as they meet, wanton fishes as they meet, strike crochet, crochet time, a- midst these crystal springs, And Zephyrus 'mongst the leaves, the leaves, sweet murmu- rings, Stay but a while, Phoebe no tel- tale is, She her Endymion, I'll my Phoebe kiss, I'll my Phoe- be kiss. V DOrus a silly shepherd swain, whilst he his flock was keeping, Upon the vast, upon the vast Arcadian plain, found Amorett- ret- ta sleeping, And fearing lest she had been slain, she had been slain, his eyes burst forth a weeping, Yet feeling her pure pulses beat, her pure pulses beat, not minding to molest her, He viewed her most admi- read parts, admired parts, and so most kindly kissed her. VI IS this thy doom, and shall thy shepherd dye? Wound-ed with Love, stabbed with of- fect'ons eye, Say then sweet Saint, what breast shall be thy shrine, thy shrine? When thou hast slain the heart, hast slain the heart that erst was thine, Pity, OH pity, OH pit- tie, OH life for love me give, And sweetly say to me, kind shepherd live. Pity, OH pity, OH pit- tie, OH life for love me give, And sweetly say to me, kind shepherd live. Hear endeth the three Parts. Of 4. Voc. CANTUS. VII. AMintas with his Phillis fair, in height of summer's Sun, Grazed arm in arm, their snowy flock and scorching heat, scorching heat to shun, Under a spreading Elm sat down, Where loves delightments done, Down, d. d. d. d. d. dil- lie, Thus did they sing, There is no life like ours, No heaven on earth to shepherd's Cells, to shepherd's Cells, No hell to Princely Bowers. Down, d. d. d. d. d. dil- lie, Thus did they sing, There is no life like ours, No heaven on earth to shepherd's Cells, to shepherd's Cells, No hell to Princely Bowers. VIII. Here rest, here rest, here rest my thoughts, what meaneth all this hasting? hasting, To fry in pangs and torments, everlasting, everlasting, Here rest, here rest, here rest my thoughts, what meaneth all this hasting? hasting, to fry in pangs and torments, everlasting, everlasting, And yet her heart is even to me as cruel, Her eye the flame, but my heart lends the fuel, my, etc. And yet her heart is even to me as cruel, Her eye the flame, but my heart lends the fuel. my, etc. but, etc. IX. WHy should I grieve, Why should I grieve, that she disdains, disdains my love? Or seek for love, since loves a grief? since love, since loves a grief? A not- ble mind, his tortures ill behove, He spoils, thralls, murders like a thief, like a thief, Debarring beauties bar, all loved relief. He spoils, thralls, murders like a thief, like a thief, Debarring beauties bar, all loved relief, all loved relief. X. THe messenger of the delightful spring the Cuckoo, Cuckoo, proud bird mocking man, On lofty Okes and every under spring, to chant out cuckoo, cuckoo scarce began, When as Menalcas soot as swan, soot as swan, his winter cloak cast off, did nimbly, nimbly spring, did spring, And as the Cuckoo, cuck did sing, The shepherds down, down a down a down, The shepherds down, down a down a down, was farra diddle diddle dan, was far- ra diddle dan, The shepherds down, down a down a down, down a down a down, the, etc. was farra diddle diddle dan, was far- ra diddle dan. XI. Have I found her? O rich finding, have I found her? o rich finding, o rich found- ing, Goddess like for to behold, her fair tresses seem- lie binding, In a chain of Pearl and Gold, Pearl and Gold, In a chain of Gold, In a Chain of Pearl and Gold. Chain me, chain me, OH most fair, Chain me to thee with that hair. Chain me, Chain me OH most fair, Chain me to thee with that hair. XII. WHat though her frowns, what though her frowns, and hard in- treaties kill? What though her frowns, and hard entreaties kill? I will not cease to love, I will not cease to love, affect her, affect her still, What though her frowns, What though her frowns, and hard entreaties kill? What though her frowns, and hard entreaties kill? I will not cease to love, I will not cease to love, affect her, affect her still, Still will I love her beauty, hate her scorn, Love her for beauty, at her beauty's morn, her beauty's morn. Still will I love her beauty, hate her scorn, Love her for beauty, love her for beauty, at her beauty's morn. at her beauty's morn, at her beauty's morn, at her beauty's morn, her beauty's morn. XIII. Love is a secret feeding fire, Love is a secret feeding fire, Love is a secret fee-ding fire, that gives all creatures being, Life to the dead, Life to the dead, speech to the dumb, and to the blind man seeing, Love is a secret feeding fire, Love is a secret feeding fire, Love is a secret fee-ding fire, that gives all creatures being, Life to the dead, life to the dead, speech to the dumb, and to the blind man seeing, And yet in me, he contradicts, he, etc. he contradicts all these his sacred, sacred Graces, Seals up my lips, my eyes, my life, and from me ever flying, and from me ever flying, leads me in paths, leads me in paths, leads me in paths untract, ungone, and many uncouth places, Where in despair, Where in despair I beauty curse, Curse love and all fair faces. Leads me in paths, leads me in paths, leads me in paths untract, ungone, and many uncouth places, Where in despair, where in despair I beauty curse, Curse Love and all fair faces. XIIII. WHy do I fret and grieve, since she denies, she denies, and will no comfort give? O fatal foul decree, she stops her ears, she stops her ears, and smiles at my come- plaint, complaint, and, etc. whilst wounded with disdain, with disdain, I seek all means I can to set me free, And yet it will not be, OH bitter, bit-ter pain, OH bit-ter, bitter pain, Whilst wounded with disdain, with does- deign, I seek all means I can to set me free, And yet it will not be, and yet it will not be, OH bitter, bit-ter pain, OH bit-ter bitter pain. XU. ALl in a cave a shepherds lad met wanton Thestilis, met, etc. Where he unskilled in better sports, begged only for a kiss, begged, etc., a kiss, a kiss, Alas, a- 'las, quoth she, and take thee this, and this, and, etc. this and this, and, But know'st thou not fair Boy in love, a more contented sweet? a, etc. O not he said, no he said, for in a kiss our souls together meet. But know'st thou not fair Boy in love, a more con- tented sweet? O not he said, no he said. for in a kiss our souls together meet. Hear endeth the four Parts. Of 5. Voc. CANTUS. XVI. SIng we, dance we o'er the green, and fill these valleys, with our me- lodious strains, and fill these valleys, fill, etc. with, etc. for joy that our Summer's Queen, that, etc. for, etc. that, etc. for, etc. environed, with all the country swains, Fairly trips it o'er the plains, fairly, etc. let us about, these Daffodils sweet, Tread a ring dance with our feet, Let us a- bout, these daf- fadillies sweet, Tread a ring dance with our feet. Tread a ring dance with our feet. XVII. Under the tops of He- licon, Under the tops of Helicon, Not far from Parnasse stately towers, state: not far from Parnasse stately, stately towers, Spring's forth the fountain Hippocrene, the fountain Hippocrene, springs, etc. With banks be- set with fragrant flowers, The hill is it, my Muse's use, is, etc. The hill is it my Muse's use, my muses use, The fountain which my ha●t doth choose. The hill is it, The, etc. is it my Muse's use, The hill is it my Muse's use, my Muse's use. The fountain which my heart doth choose. XVIII. SWeet Phillida, Philli- damn my flocks as white and pure as snowy down, my my flocks as white and pure, my fit mourning for thy sake, fit, etc. for, etc. Come when thou wilt I never mean to frown, Thy love I will partake, will partake, thy, I, thy, Come quickly, come, come, come, I sigh, I sigh, for thee my dearest sweet, I'll turn my flocks away, And with them I'll not stay, So thee and I most lovingly, so, etc. in love each other meet. in love each other meet. XIX. MY heart is dead within me, For that my love forsakes me, Yet why should I, yet, shed tears, shed tears in vain? yet why should I shed tears in vain? shed, yet, etc. shed, etc. She will not once respect my pain, I therefore will joy, sing and dance, In hope to cast a better chance, in hope to cast, a better chance, I therefore will joy, sing and dance, I therefore will joy, I therefore will joy, sing and dance, In hope to cast a better chance, In, a better chance. XX. NOT no not not not not not not not not not not not not not, it will not be, not no not it will not be, Your labour is in vain, I stay you not, but set you free, Why do you then complain, And wail conceited wrongs? conceited wrongs, as done to, Not no not not not not not not not not, I tell you once again, you have your travel for your pain, for your pain, Not no not not not not not not not not not not not it will not be, no not no no it will not be, not no not not not it will not be. Not no not not not not not not not not no no no no it will not be, no not no no it will not be, not no not not not it will not be. XXI. WHen O-ri-a-na walked to take the air, the world did strive, to entertain so fair, By Flora fair, and sweetest flowers, by, etc. were strone, by, etc. sweetest flowers were strone, Along the way, a- long the way, for her to tread upon, The trees did blos- some, the silver rivers ran, The wind did gently play upon her fan, And then for to delight her Grace's ear, The woods a Temple seemed the etc. the Birds a Quire. Than sang the shepherds and Nymphs of Diana, in heaven lives O-ri-a-na. in: O-ri-a-na. XXII. NOw I see thou floutest me, and disdains the gifts I offer thee, I offer thee, Than since thou scorns to accept it, On Cloris head I'll set it, on, For her I'll gather dainty poses, of gilly-flowers and purple Roses, of, etc. purple roses, of, etc. purple Roses. With her on each holy- day, with, etc. holiday, I'll dance the merry merry roundelay, round rounde-lay, And this I know will move thee, and, To say I do not love thee. With her, etc. FINIS. ALTUS. THE FIRST SET OF MADRIGALS AND PASTORALS of 3.4. and 5. Parts. NEWLY COMPOSED by FRANCIS PILKINGTON, Bachelor of Music and Lutenist, and one of the Cathedral Church of Christ and blessed Mary the Virgin in Chester. LONDON: Printed for M. L. I B. and T. S. the Assigns of W. Barley. 1613. TO THE RIGHT WOR shipfull, Sir Thomas Smith of Hough, in the County of Chester, Knight; Francis Pilkington Bachelor of Music, and Lutenist, wisheth all happiness in this life, and eternal felicity in the life to come. RIght Worshipful, there is held an infallible opinion, that the sacred Art of Music (being chief illustrated by Voices) notwithstanding all Artists, in respect of the compass and quality of voices and instruments, do limit it within scales and other certain dimensions, is in it own nature INFINITE; reaching from the base Earth (being as it were the gamut or ground) to the highest E. LA. of the incomprehensible heavens: For demonstration whereof, GOD to his great Glory, doth diversly and wonderfully enable his creatures thereunto, teaching man upon earth, not only in mellifluous Notes to chant; but also upon variety of Instruments sweetly to express the hidden secrets of that sacred Science, & not leaving the vast Air empty of his glory; he instructeth the early Lark to warble forth his praise; who, (as somehould) learneth his lays from the musical motions of the heavenly Spheres, and from thence to transcend up to the seat of the most highest, the elected Saints and Angels do in heavenly Hymns, sing perpetually Te deum to the holy Trinity, sitting on the Throne of most Majestic glory. In which quality of Music (Right worshipful) having spent a great part of my time, I have now (after some others) of late produced this small piece of work; which albeit for the insufficiency thereof, I do hold to be too unworthy to be presented to your Worship, yet in regard of the many and manifold favours, which I have received at your hands, and your exquisite skill, both in the Theoric and Practic of that excellent Art; I do presume to tender it to your Patronage and protection, choosing rather to be censured for overboldness, then to be taxed with ingratitude or forgetfulness. And so humbly desiring your Worship to accept of this, and to shield it from all pragmatical and stigmatical detractors; until my best skill and endeavour, shall incite my weak Muse to perform some work of better worth, I crave pardon for my boldness, and commit your Worship and the good Lady your wife, to the blessed tuition of the GOD of Israel. From my mansion in the Monastery of Chester the _____ day of _____ 1612. Your worships in all observancy Francis Pilkington. THE TABLE. Of 3. Voices. SEe where my love. I I follow lo the footing. TWO Pour forth mine eyes. III Stay Nimph. FOUR Dorus a silly Shepherd. V Is this thy doom? VI Of 4. Voices. A Mintas with his. VII Hear rest. VIII Why should I grieve. IX The messenger of the. X Have I found her? XI What though her frowns? XII Love is a secret feeding fire. XIII Why do I fret? XIIII All in a cave. XV Of 5. Voices. SIng, we dance. XV Under the tops. XVII Sweet Phillida. XVIII My heart is dead. XIX Not, not, no. XX When Oriana. XXI Now I see. XXII FINIS. Of 3. Voc. ALTUS. I SEe where my love a Maying goes, with sweet Dame Flo- ra sporting, sporting, She most alone with Nightingales, most alone with Nightingales, Nightingales, in woods delights con- sorting, Turn a- gain, Turn a- gain my dearest, The plea- sanst air's in meadows, Els. by the rivers let us breath, let, etc. and kiss, and kiss, and kiss amongst the willows. the will- allows. II I Fellow lo the footing, still of my lovely cru- ell, Proud of herself, that she is beauties jew- ell, And fast away she flieth, loves sweet delight de- riding, In woods and groves, sweet Nature's treasure hiding, Yet cease I not pur-suing, pursuing, but since I thus have sought her, Will run me out of breath, Till I have caught her. Yet cease I not pur- suing, pursuing, but since I thus have sought her, Will run me out of breath, till I have caught her. III Pour forth mine eyes, the fountains of your tears, Break heart, break heart & dye, Break heart, break heart and dye, for now no hope appears, Hope upon which, up- on which before my thoughts were fed, Hath left me quite forlorn, and from me, from me fled, Yet see she smiles, OH see some hope appears, OH see some hope, some hope ap- pears, Hold heart and live, Mine eyes cease off your tears. Yet see she smiles, OH see some hope appears, OH see some hope, some hope ap- pears, Hold heart and live, Mine eyes cease off your tears. FOUR STay Nymph, OH stay, the ground seeks but to kiss thy feet, Hark, hark, hark how Philomela sweetly sings, sweetly, sweetly sings, Whilst wanton, wanton, wanton fishes as they meet, wanton fishes as they meet, Whilst wanton, wanton fishes as they meet, strike crochet, crochet time, crochet time, amidst these crystal springs, And Zephyrus 'mongst the leaves sweet murmu- rings, Stay but a while, Phoebe no tell-tale is, no tell-tale is, She her Endimi- on, her Endymion, I'll my Phoebe kiss, V DOrus a see- lie shepherd's swain, whilst he his flock was keeping, Upon the vast Arcadian plain, Are- ca- diana plain found A- moretta sleeping, Amoretta sleeping, And fearing lest she had been slain, his eyes burst forth a weeping, a weeping, Yet feeling her pure pulses beat, not minding to molest her, He viewed her most admired, mired parts, and so most kindly, kindly kissed her. VI IS this thy doom, and shall thy shepherd dye? Wound-ed with Love, stabbed with of- fect'ons eye, Say then sweet Saint, what breast shall be thy shrine? When thou hast slain the heart, hast slain the heart, that erst was thine, Pity, OH pity, pity OH pity, OH life for love me give, And sweetly say to me, and sweetly say to me kind shep- herd live. Pity, OH pity, pity OH pit- tie, OH life for love me give, And sweetly say to me, and sweetly say to me kind shep- herd live. Hear endeth the three Parts. Of 4. Voc. ALTUS. VII. AMintas with his Phillis fair, his Phillis fair, in height of sum- mers Sun, of summer's Sun, in, etc. Grazed arm in arm, their snowy flock and scorching heat to shun, Under a spreading Elm sat down, Where loves delightments done, Down, d. d. d. d. d. dillie, down, Thus did they sing, There is no life like ours, not, etc. No heaven on earth to shepherd's Cells, No hell to Prince- lie Bow'rs. Down, d. d. d. d. d. dillie, down, Thus did they sing, There is no life like ours, not, etc. No heaven on earth to shepherd's Cells, No hell to Prince- lie Bow'rs. VIII. Here rest, here rest, here rest my thoughts, what meaneth all this hasting, hasting, To fry in pangs and torments, everlast- ing? Here rest, here rest, here rest my thoughts, what meaneth all this hasting, hasting, To fry in pangs and torments, ever- last- ing? And yet her heart is even to me as cruel, is, etc. Her eye the flame, but my heart lends the fuel, And yet her heart is even to me as cruel, is, etc. Her eye the flame, but my heart lends the fuel. but my heart lends the fuel. IX. WHy should I grieve, Why should I grieve, that she disdains my love? Or seek for love, since loves a grief? A noble mind, his tortures ill behove, He spoils, thralls, murders like a thief, like a thief, Debarring beauties bar, all loved, all loved relief. He spoils, thralls, murders like a thief, like a thief, Debarring beauties bar, all loved all loved relief. X. THe messenger of the delightful spring, the Cuckoo, proud bird mocking man, On lofty Okes and every under spring, and, etc. to chant out cuckoo, cuckoo scarce began, When as Menalcas soot as swan, his winter cloak cast off, did nimbly, nimbly, nimbly spring, did nimbly, nimbly, nimbly spring, And as the Cuckoo, the cuckoc cuck did sing, The shepherds down a down a down, d. etc. down a d. d. a down, down a down, d. The shepherds down a down was farra diddle dan dan, was farra diddle dan, was farra diddle dan, The shep- herds d. a d. a d, d. etc. d. a d. d. a d. d. a d. d. The shepherds down a down was far-ra diddle dan dan, was etc. was farra diddle dan. XI. Have I: OH rich finding, have I found her? have I found her? OH rich finding, Goddess like for to behold, for to be- hold, her fair tresses seemly binding, seem- lie binding, In a chain of Pearl and Gold, Chain me, chain me, OH most fair, Chain me to thee with that hair. Chain me, Chain me OH most fair, Chain me to thee with that hair. XII. WHat though her frowns, what though her frowns, and hard in- treaties kill? What though her frowns, and hard entreaties kill? What though her frowns, and hard entreaties kill, I will not cease to love, I will not cease to love, affect her still▪ What though her frowns, What though her frowns, and hard entreaties kill? What though her frowns, and hard entreaties kill? What though her frowns, and hard entreaties kill? I will not cease to love, I will not cease to love, affect her still, Still will I love her beauty, hate her scorn, Love her for beauty, at her beauty's morn, beauty's morn, at her beauty's morn▪ Still will I love her beauty, hate her scorn, Love her for beauty, love her for beauty, at her beauty's morn. beauty's morn, at her beauty's morn, XIII. Love is a secret feeding fire, Love is a secret feeding fire, a secret feeding fire, that gives all creatures being, Life to the dead, Life to the dead, speech to the dumb, the dumb, and to the blind man seeing, Love is a secret feeding fire, Love is a secret feeding fire, a secret feeding fire, that gives all creatures being, Life to the dead, life to the dead, speech to the dumb, the dumb, and to the blind man seeing, And yet in me, he contradicts, he contradicts all these his sacred Graces, Seares up my lips, my lips, mine eyes, my life, and from me ever flying, and from me ever flying, leads me in paths, leads me in paths, leads me in paths untract, ungone, and many uncouth places, Where in despair I beauty curse, Where in despair, Where in despair I beauty curse, Curse love and all fair fa- ces. Leads me in paths, leads me in paths, leads me in paths untract, ungone, and many uncouth places, Where in despair I beauty curse, where in despair, Where in despair I beauty curse, Curse Love and all fair fa- ces. XIIII. WHy do I fret and grieve, fret and grieve, since she denies, and will no comfort give? O fatal foul decree, she stops her ears, she stops her ears, and smiles at my complaint, whilst wounded with disdain, with disdain, disdain, I seek all means I can to set me free, And yet it will not be, it will not be, OH bitter bitter pain bitter bitter pain, OH bit-ter pain, Whilst wounded with disdain, with disdain, disdain I seek all means I can to set me free, And yet it will not be, OH bitter, bitter pain, bitter bitter pain, OH bit-ter pain. XU. ALl in a cave a shepherds lad met wanton The- stilis, met, etc. Where he unskilled in better sports, better sports, begged only for a kiss, begged, etc. a kiss, a kiss, A- 'las, a- 'las, quoth she, and take thee this, and this, and, etc. this and this, But know'st thou not fair Boy in love a more con- tented sweet? a, etc. OH not he said, o not, he said, for in a kiss our souls to- goe- there meet. But know'st thou not fair Boy in love, a more contented sweet? a, etc. OH not he said, o not, he said. for in a kiss our souls to- goe- there meet. Hear endeth the four Parts. Of 5. Voc. ALTUS. XVI. SIng we, dance we on the green, and fill these valleys, and fill these valleys with our melodious strains, and fill these valleys, valleys, and fill these valleys with our melodious strains, for joy that our summer's Queen, for, etc. our summer's Queen, environed with all the country swains, Fairly trips it o'er the plains, let us about, these daffadillies sweet, about these daffadillies sweet, Tread a ring, dance with our feet, Let us about, these daffadillies sweet, about these daffadillies sweet, Tread a ring, dance with our feet. Tread a ring, dance with our feet. XVII. Under the tops of Heli- con, Under the tops of Heli-heli- con, Not far from Parnasse stately towers, not far from Parnasse, not far from Parnasse stately towers, Spring's forth the fountain Hippocrene, Hippocrene, With banks beset with fragrant flowers, The hill is it my Muse's use, my, etc. The hill is it my muses use, my muses use, The fountain which my heart doth choose. The hill is it my Muse's use, my, etc. The hill is it my Muse's use, my muses use, The fountain which my heart doth choose. XVIII. SWeet Phillida, my flocks as white and pure as snowy snowy down, my flocks as white and pure, my flocks as white and pure as snowy down, fit mourning for thy sake, for thy sake, fit, etc. Come when thou wilt I never mean to frown, Thy love I will partake, Come quickly, come come, I sigh, for thee my dearest sweet, I'll turn my flocks away, And with them I'll not stay, So thee and I most lovingly, so, etc. so thee and I in love each other meet. in love each other meet. XIX. MY heart is dead, my heart is dead within me, my heart is dead within me, For that my love forsakes me, Yet why should I, yet why should I shed tears in vain? shed tears in vain, Yet, etc. shed, etc. She will not once respect my pain, I therefore will joy, sing and dance, joy, sing and dance, In hope to cast a better chance, in hope to cast a bet-ter better chance, I therefore will joy, sing and dance, joy, sing and dance. In hope to cast a better chance, In hope to cast a bet-ter better chance. XX. NOT no not not not not not not not not not not not not not not, it will not be, not no not not no no it will not be, Your labour is in vain, I stay you not, but set you free, Why do you then complain, And wail conceited wrongs? as done to me, conceited, etc. Not, etc. not no not not not not, I tell you once again, you have your travel for your pain for: not not, etc. it will not be, not, etc. not no it will not be, it will not be. Not no not not not not not not, not no not not not it will not be, no not no no it will not be, not no it will not be, it will not be. XXI. WHen O-ri-a-na walked to take the air, the world did strive, to entertain so fair, By Flora fair, and sweetest flowers were strone, by, etc. sweetest flowers were strone, Along the way for her, for her to tread upon, to tread upon, The trees did blossom, the silver rivers ran, The wind did gently play, did gently play upon her fan, And then for to delight her Grace's ear, The Woods a Temple seemed the etc. the Birds a Quire. Than sang the shepherds and Nymphs of Diana, in heaven lives O-riana. lives Ori-ana. in, etc. O-ri-a-na. XXII. NOw I see thou flow test me, and disdains the gifts I offer thee, Than since thou scorns to accept it, On Cloris head I'll set it, on Cloris head I'll set it, For her I'll gather dainty poses, of gilly-flowers and pur- i'll Roses, of, etc. purple roses, With her on each holy, holy- day, with her on each holiday, on each holy, holiday, I'll dance the merry merry roundelay, the merry roundelay, And this I know will move thee, To say I do not love thee. With her, etc. FINIS. TENOR. THE FIRST SET OF MADRIGALS AND PASTORALS of 3.4. and 5. Parts. NEWLY COMPOSED by FRANCIS PILKINGTON, Bachelor of Music and Lutenist, and one of the Cathedral Church of Christ and blessed Mary the Virgin in Chester. LONDON: Printed for M. L. I B. and T. S. the Assigns of W. Barley. 1614 TO THE RIGHT WOR shipfull, Sir Thomas Smith of Hough, in the County of Chester, Knight; Francis Pilkington Bachelor of Music, and Lutinest, wisheth all happiness in this life, and eternal felicity in the life to come. RIght Worshipful, there is held an infallible opinion, that the sacred Art of Music (being chief illustrated by Voices) notwithstanding all Artists, in respect of the compass and quality of voices and instruments, do limit it within scales and other certain dimensions, is in it own nature INFINITE; reaching from the base Earth (being as it were the gamut or ground) to the highest E. LA. of the incomprehensible heavens: For demonstration whereof, GOD to his great Glory, doth diversly and wonderfully enable his creatures thereunto, teaching man upon earth, not only in mellifluous Notes to chant; but also upon variety of Instruments sweetly to express the hidden secrets of that sacred Science, & not leaving the vast Air empty of his glory; he instructeth the early Lark to warble forth his praise; who, (as some hold) learneth his lays from the musical motions of the heavenly Spheres, and from thence to transcend up to the seat of the most highest, the elected Saints and Angels do in heavenly Hymns, sing perpetually Te deum to the holy Trinity, sitting on the Throne of most Majestic glory. In which quality of Music (Right worshipful) having spent a great part of my time, I have now (after some others) of late produced this small piece of work; which albeit for the insufficiency thereof, I do hold to be too unworthy to be presented to your Worship, yet in regard of the many and manifold favours, which I have received at your hands, and your exquisite skill, both in the Theoric and Practic of that excellent Art; I do presume to tender it to your Patronage and protection, choosing rather to be censured for overboldness, then to be taxed with ingratitude or forgetfulness. And so humbly desiring your Worship to accept of this, and to shield it from all pragmatical and stigmatical detractors; until my best skill and endeavour, shall incite my weak Muse to perform some work of better worth I crave pardon for my boldness, and commit your Worship and the good Lady your wife, to the blessed tuition of the GOD of Israel. From my mansion in the Monastery of Chester the _____ day of _____ 1612. Your worships in all observancy Francis Pilkington. THE TABLE. Of 3. Voices. SEe where my love. I I follow lo the footing. TWO Pour forth mine eyes. III Stay Nimph. FOUR Dorus a silly Shepherd. V Is this thy doom? VI Of 4. Voices. AMintas with his. VII Hear rest. VIII Why should I grieve. IX The messenger of the. X Have I found her? XI What though her frowns? XII Love is a secret feeding fire. XIII Why do I fret? XIIII All in a cave. XV Of 5. Voices. SIng, we dance. XVI Under the tops. XVII Sweet Phillida. XVIII My heart is dead. XIX Not, not, no. XX When Oriana. XXI Now I see. XXII FINIS. Of 4. Voc. TENOR. VII. AMintas with his Phillis fair, in height of summer's Sun, of summer's Sun, Grazed arm in arm, their snowy flock and scorching heat to shun, under a spreading Elm sat down, Where loves the- lightments done, down, down, down dilly down, thus did they sing, There is no life like ours, no life like ours, No heaven on earth to Shepherd's Cells, No hell to Prince- lie Bowers, Downe, down, down dilly down, thus did they sing, There is no life like ours, no life like ours, No heaven on earth to Shepherd's Cells, No hell to Prince- lie bowers. VIII.. Here rest, here rest, here rest my thoughts, what meaneth all this hasting, To fry in pangs, and torments, and torments everlast-ing? Here rest, here rest, here rest my thoughts, what meaneth all this hasting, To fry in pangs, and torments, and torments everlast-ing? And yet her heart is even to me as cruel, is, etc. Her eyes the flame, but my heart lends the fuel, And yet her heart is even to me as cruel, is, etc. her eyes the flame, but my heart lends the fuel. but my heart lends the fuel. IX. WHy should I grieve, Why should I grieve, that she disdains my love? Or seek for love, since loves a grief? A noble mind, a noble noble mind, his tortures ill behove, He spoils, thralls, murders, like a thief, Debarring beauties, beauty's bar, beauty's bar, Debarring beauty's bar, all loved relief. He spoils, thralls, murders, like a thief, Debarring beauties, beauty's bar, beauty's bar, debarring beauties bar, all loved relief, all loved re- lief. X. THe messenger of the delightful spring, the Cuckoo, proud bird mocking man, On lofty Okes and every under spring, and, etc. to chant out cuckoo, cuckoo scarce began, to, etc. When as Menalcas soot as swan, his winter cloak, his winter cloak cast off, did nimbly, nimbly spring, And as the Cuckoo, cuckoo cuck did sing, cuckoo, cuckoo, cuck did sing, The shepherds down down a down a d. down d. a d. d. a d. d. down a d. d. a d. d. The shepherds down d. a d. d. was farra diddle diddle dan, The shepherds down d. a d. a d. d. d. a d. d. a d. d. d. a d. d. a d. d. The shepherds down d. a d. d. was farra diddle diddle dan. XI. Have I: OH rich finding, have I found her? OH rich finding, have I found her? o rich finding, Goddess like for to behold, for to behold, to behold, her fair tres- ses seemly binding, seemly bind- ing, In a chain of Pearl and Gold, of Pearl and gold, of Pearl and gold, Chain me, chain me, OH most fair, Chain me to thee with that hair. Chain me, Chain me OH most fair, Chain me to thee with that hair. XII. WHat though her frowns, what though her frowns, and hard in- treaties kill? What though her frowns, and hard entreaties kill? What though her frowns, What though her frowns, and hard entreaties kill? I will not cease to love, I will not cease to love, cease to love, affect her, affect her still, What though her frowns, What though her frowns, and hard entreaties kill? What though her frowns, and hard entreaties kill? What though her frowns, What though her frowns and hard entreaties kill? I will not cease to love, I will not cease to love, cease to love, affect her, affect her still, Still will I love her beauty, hate her scorn, Love her for beauty, at her beauty's morn, at her beauty's morn. Still will I love her beauty, hate her scorn, Love her for beauty, at her beauty's morn. at her beauty's morn, at her beauty's morn, at her beauty's morn. XIII. Love is a secret feeding fire, a secret feeding fire, Love is a secret feeding fire, a secret feeding fire, that gives all creatures being, Life to the dead, Life to the dead, speech to the dumb, and to the blind man seeing, Love is a secret feeding fire, a secret feeding fire, Love is a secret feeding fire, that gives all creatures being, Life to the dead, life to the dead, speech to the dumb, and to the blind man seeing, And yet in me, he contradicts, contradicts, he contradicts all these his sacred Graces, Seares up my lips, my eyes, my life, and from me ever flying, ever, etc. ever, etc. leads me in paths, leads me in paths, leads me in paths. leads me in paths untract, ungon, ungone, and many uncouth places, Where in despair I beauty curse, Where in despair, Where in despair I beauty curse, Curse love and all fair fa- ces. Leads me in paths, leads me in paths, leads me in paths untract, ungone, ungone, and many uncouth places, Where in despair I beauty curse, where in despair, Where in des- pair I beauty curse, Curse Love and all fair fa- ces. XIIII. WHy do I fret and grieve, I fret and grieve, fret and grieve, since she denies, and will no comfort give? O fatal foul decree, she stops her ears, and smiles at my complaint, and, etc. whilst wounded with disdain, I seek all means I can to set me free, to, etc. And yet it will not be, it will not be, OH bit-ter bit-ter pain bitter bitter pain, OH bitter pain, Whilst wounded with disdain, I seek all means I can to set me free, to set me free, And yet it will not be, it will not be, OH bitter, bit-ter pain, bitter bitter pain, OH bitter pain. XU. ALl in a cave a shepherds lad met wanton Thestilis, met, etc. Where he unskilled in better sports, begged only for a kiss, begged, etc. a kiss, a kiss, Alas, alas, quoth she, and take thee this, and this, and, etc. this and this, But know'st thou not fair Boy in love a more contented sweet? a, etc. OH not he said, he said, for in a kiss, in a kiss our soul's toge-ther meet. But know'st thou not fair Boy in love, a more contented sweet? a, etc. OH not he said, he said, for in a kiss, in a kiss our soul's toge-ther meet. Hear endeth the four Parts. Of 5. Voc. TENOR. XVI. SIng we, dance we on the green, and fill these valleys, and fill these valleys with our melodious strains, and fill these valleys, with our me- lodious strains, for joy that our summer's Queen, that, etc. for, etc. that, etc. for joy that our summers, summer's Queen en- vironed, enui- roned, enui- roned with all the country swains, Fairly trips it o'er the plains, fairly trips it o'er the plains, let us about, these daffadillies sweet, these etc. Tread a ring, dance with our feet, Let us about, these daffadillies sweet, Let us about these daffadillies sweet, these daffadillies sweet, Tread a ring, dance with our feet. XVII. Under the tops, the tops of Helicon, of, etc. Not far from Parnasse stately towers, Spring's forth the fountain Hippocrene, fountain Hippocrene, Spring's forth the fountain Hippocrene, the, etc. With banks beset with fragrant flowers, The hill is it my Muse's use, my muses use, The hill is it my muses use, The fountain which my heart doth choose. The hill is it my Muse's use, my muses use, The hill is it my Muse's use, The fountain which my heart doth choose. XVIII. SWeet Phillip- lida, my flocks as white and pure as snowy down, my flocks as white and pure, as snowy down, sit mourning for thy sake, for thy sake, sit, etc. thy sake, Come when thou wilt I never mean to frown, Thy love I will partake, will partake, Come quickly, come come, I sigh, for thee my dearest sweet, I'll turn my flocks away, And with them I'll not stay, So thee and I most lovingly, lovingly, lovingly, so, etc. lovingly, So thee and I most lovingly, each other meet, other meet, in love each other meet. XIX. MY heart is dead within me, For that my love for- sakes me, Yet why should I shed tears in vain? shed, etc. Yet why should I shed tears in vain? shed tears in vain? She will not once respect my pains. I therefore will joy, sing and dance, sing and dance, I etc. joy, sing and dance, In hope to cast a better chance, a bet-ter chance. I therefore will joy, sing and dance, sing and dance, joy, sing and dance, In hope to cast a better chance, in hope to cast a better chance, a bet-ter chance. XX. NOT no not not not not not not not not not not not not, it will not be, Your labour is in vain, I stay you not, but set you, set you free, but set you free, Why do you then complain, & wail con- ceited wrongs? conceited wrongs, conceited wrongs? as done by me, Not no not not not not not not not not, I tell you once again, you have your travel for your pain, for your pain. Not no not not not not not not not not, it will not be, Not no not not not it will not be, Not no not not not not not not not no it will not be. Not no not not not it will not be. XXI. WHen O-ri-ana walked to take the air, the world did strive, to entertain so fair, By Flora fair, and sweetest flowers, sweetest flowers, sweetest flowers were strone, by, etc. sweet: Along the way, for her, for her to tread upon. The trees did blossom, the silver rivers ran, The wind did gently play upon her fan, And then for to de- light, to delight her Grace's ear, The Woods a Temple seemed, the Birds a Quire. Than sang the shepherds and Nymphs of Diana, in heaven, in heaven lives Oriana. in heaven lives Ori-a-na. XXII. NOw I see thou floutest me, and disdains the gifts I offer thee, Than since thou scorns to accept it, On Cloris head I'll set it, on, etc. on Cloris head I'll set it, For her I'll gather dainty poses, of gilly-flowers and purple Roses, of, etc. With her on each holiday, On each holiday, I'll dance the merry merry rounde-lay, roundelay, the merry merry roundelay, And this I know will move thee, I know will move thee, To say I do not love thee. With her, etc. FINIS. QVINTUS. THE FIRST SET OF MADRIGALS AND PASTORALS of 3.4 and 5. Parts. NEWLY COMPOSED by FRANCIS PILKINGTON, Bachelor of Music and Lutenist, and one of the Cathedral Church of Christ and blessed Mary the Virgin in Chester. LONDON: Printed for M. L. I B. and T. S. the Assigns of W. Barley. 1613. TO THE RIGHT WOR shipfull, Sir Thomas Smith of Hough, in the County of Chester, Knight; Francis Pilkington Bachelor of Music, and Lutenist, wisheth all happiness in this life, and eternal felicity in the life to come. RIght Worshipful, there is held an infallible opinion, that the sacred Art of Music (being chief illustrated by Voices) notwithstanding all Artists, in respect of the compass and quality of voices and instruments, do limit it within scales and other certain dimensions, is in it own nature INFINITE; reaching from the base Earth (being as it were the gamut or ground) to the highest E. LA. of the incomprehensible heavens: For demonstration whereof, GOD to his great Glory, doth diversly and wonderfully enable his creatures thereunto, teaching man upon earth, not only in mellifluous Notes to chant; but also upon variety of Instruments sweetly to express the hidden secrets of that sacred Science, & not leaving the vast Air empty of his glory; he instructeth the early Lark to warble forth his praise; who, (as some hold) learneth his lays from the musical motions of the heavenly Spheres, and from thence to transcend up to the seat of the most highest, the elected Saints and Angels do in heavenly Hymns, sing perpetually Te deum to the holy Trinity, sitting on the Throne of most Majestic glory. In which quality of Music (Right worshipful) having spent a great part of my time, I have now (after some others) of late produced this small piece of work; which albeit for the insufficiency thereof, I do hold to be too unworthy to be presented to your Worship, yet in regard of the many and manifold favours, which I have received at your hands, and your exquisite skill, both in the Theoric and Practic of that excellent Art; I do presume to tender it to your Patronage and protection, choosing rather to be censured for overboldness, then to be taxed with ingratitude or forgetfulness. And so humbly desiring your Worship to accept of this, and to shield it from all pragmatical and stigmatical detractors; until my best skill and endeavour, shall incite my weak Muse to perform some work of better worth, I crave pardon for my boldness, and commit your Worship and the good Lady your wife, to the blessed tuition of the GOD of Israel. From my mansion in the Monastery of Chester the 25. day of September 1612. Your worships in all observancy Francis Pilkington. THE TABLE. Of 3. Voices. SEe where my love. I I follow lo the footing. TWO Pour forth mine eyes. III Stay Nimph. FOUR Dorus a silly Shepherd. V Is this thy doom? VI Of 4. Voices. AMintas with his. VII Hear rest. VIII Why should I grieve. IX The messenger of the. X Have I found her? XI What though her frowns? XII Love is a secret feeding fire. XIII Why do I tret? XIIII All in a cave. XV Of 5. Voices. SIng, we dance. XV Under the tops. XVII Sweet Phillida. XVIII My heart is dead. XIX Not, not, no. XX When Oriana. XXI Now I see. XXII FINIS. Of 5. Voc. QVINTUS. XVI. SIng we, dance we on the green, and fill these valleys, with our melodious strains, and fill these valleys, with our melodious strains, for joy that our summer's Queen, that, etc. for, etc. en- vironed, environed, with all the country swains, the country swains, Fairly trips it o'er the plains, fairly trips it o'er the plains, let us about, let us about these daffadillies sweet, daffadillies sweet, Tread a ring, dance with our feet, Let us about, let us about these daffadillies sweet, these, etc. daffadillies sweet, Tread a ring, dance with our feet. XVII. Under the tops of Helicon, Helicon Not far from Parnasse stately towers, Parnasse stately towers, Spring's forth the fountain Hip- po- crenes, the fountain Hippocrene, the With banks beset with fragrant flowers, with fragrant flowers, beset, etc. The hill it is my Muse's use, The hill it is my muses use, my muses use, The fountain which my heart doth choose. The hill it is my Muse's use, The hill it is my Muse's use, my muses use, The fountain which my heart doth choose. XVIII. SWeet Phillida, my flocks as white and pure as snowy down, my flocks as white and pure, my flocks as white and pure as snowy down, sit mourning for thy sake, thy sake, fit, etc. thy sake, sit, etc. thy sake, Come when thou wilt I never mean to frown, Thy love I will partake, partake, Come quickly, come come, I sigh, for thee my dearest sweet, I'll turn my flocks away, And with them I'll not stay, So thee and I most lovingly, so, etc. lovingly, lovingly, in love each other meet. XIX. MY heart is dead, my heart is dead within me, within me, my heart is dead within me, is dead within me. For that my love forsakes me, forsakes me, Yet why should I shed tears in vain? shed tears in vain, Yet why should I shed tears in vain? She will not once respect my pain, I therefore will joy, sing and dance, sing and dance, I therefore will, I therefore will joy, sing and dance, sing and dance, joy, sing and dance, In hope to cast a better chance, a better chance. I therefore will joy, sing and dance, sing and dance, I therefore will, I therefore will joy, sing and dance, sing and dance, joy, sing and dance, In hope to cast a better chance, a better chance. XX. NOT no not not not it will not be, not no not not not not not not not, it will not be, Your labour is in vain, I stay you not, but set you free, set you free, Why do you then complain, And wail conceited wrongs? conceited wrongs, and wail conceited wrongs? as done to me, Not no not not not not not not not not, I tell you once again, you have your travel for your pain, for your pain. Not no not not not not not not not no it will not be, no it will not be, not no not, it will not be, not be. Not no not not not not not not not not, it will not be, no it will not be, not no it will not be, not no not, it will not be, not be. XXI. WHen Ori-a-na walked to take the air, the world did strive, to entertain so fair, By Flora fair, and sweetest flowers, and, etc. were strone, by, etc. sweetest flowers were strone, Along the way for her to tread upon, along the way, along the way for her to tread upon, The trees did blossom, the silver rivers, silver rivers ran, The wind did gently play upon her fan, And then for to delight, to delight her Grace's ear, her, etc. The Woods a Temple seemed, the Birds a Quire. Than sang the shepherds and Nymphs of Diana, in heaven lives O-riana. lives fair O-ri-ana. in, etc. XXII. NOw I see thou flow- test me, and disdains the gifts I offer thee, Than since thou scorns to accept it, On Cloris head I'll set it, on Cloris head, on Cloris head I'll set it, For her I'll gather dainty poses, dainty poses, of gilly-flowers and purple Roses, of, etc. purple roses, With her on each holiday, holiday, I'll dance the merry merry roundelay, merry roundelay, And this I know, and this I know will move thee, To say I do not love thee. With her, etc. FINIS. BASSUS. THE FIRST SET OF MADRIGALS AND PASTORALS of 3.4. and 5. Parts. NEWLY COMPOSED by FRANCIS PILKINGTON, Bachelor of Music and Lutenist, and one of the Cathedral Church of Christ and blessed Mary the Virgin in Chester. LONDON: Printed for M. L. I B. and T. S. the Assigns of W. Barley. 1613. TO THE RIGHT WOR shipfull, Sir Thomas Smith of Hough, in the County of Chester, Knight; Francis Pilkington Bachelor of Music, and Lutenist, wisheth all happiness in this life, and eternal felicity in the life to come. RIght Worshipful, there is held an infallible opinion, that the sacred Art of Music (being chief illustrated by Voices) notwithstanding all Artists, in respect of the compass and quality of voices and instruments, do limit it within scales and other certain dimensions, is in it own nature INFINITE; reaching from the base Earth (being as it were the gamut or ground) to the highest E. LA. of the incomprehensible heavens: For demonstration whereof, GOD to his great Glory, doth diversly and wonderfully enable his creatures thereunto, teaching man upon earth, not only in mellifluous Notes to chant; but also upon variety of Instruments sweetly to express the hidden secrets of that sacred Science, & not leaving the vast Air empty of his glory; he instructeth the early Lark to warble forth his praise; who, (as some hold) learneth his lays from the musical motions of the heavenly Spheres, and from thence to transcend up to the seat of the most highest, the elected Saints and Angels do in heavenly Hymns, sing perpetually Te deum to the holy Trinity, sitting on the Throne of most Majestic glory. In which quality of Music (Right worshipful) having spent a great part of my time, I have now (after some others) of late produced this small piece of work; which albeit for the insufficiency thereof, I do hold to be too unworthy to be presented to your Worship, yet in regard of the many and manifold favours, which I have received at your hands, and your exquisite skill, both in the Theoric and Practic of that excellent Art; I do presume to tender it to your Patronage and protection, choosing rather to be censured for overboldness, then to be taxed with ingratitude or forgetfulness. And so humbly desiring your Worship to accept of this, and to shield it from all pragmatical and stigmatical detractors; until my best skill and endeavour, shall incite my weak Muse to perform some work of better worth I crave pardon for my boldness, and commit your Worship and the good Lady your wife, to the blessed tuition of the GOD of Israel. From my mansion in the Monastery of Chester the _____ day of _____ 1612. Your worships in all observancy Francis Pilkington. THE TABLE. Of 3. Voices. SEe where my love. I I follow lo thy footing. TWO Pour forth mine eyes. III Stay Nimph. FOUR Dorus a silly Shepherd. V Is this thy doom? VI Of 4. Voices. AMintas with his. VII Hear rest. VIII Why should I grieve. IX The messenger of the. X Have I found her? XI What though her frowns? XII Love is a secret feeding fire. XIII Why do I fret? XIIII All in a cave. XV Of 5. Voices. SIng, we dance. XVI Under the tops. XVII Sweet Phillida. XVIII My heart is dead. XIX Not, not, no. XX When Oriana. XXI Now I see. XXII FINIS. Of 3. Voc. BASSUS. I SEe where my love a May- ing goes, with sweet Dame Flora sport- ing, sporting, She most alone with Nightingales, with Nightingales, in woods delights consort- ing, Turn a- gain, Turn a- gain my dearest, The pleasanst air's in meadows, Else by the rivers let us breath, and kiss, and kiss, and kiss amongst the willows. II I Fellow lo the footing, still of my lovely cruel, Proud of herself, herself that she is beauties jewel, And fast away she flieth, loves sweet delight deriding, In woods and groves, sweet Nature's treasure hiding, Yet cease I not pursuing, but since I thus have sought her, Will run me out of breath, Till I have caught her. Yet cease I not pursuing, but since I thus have sought her, Will run me out of breath, till I have caught her. III Pour forth mine eyes, the fountains of your tears, Break heart, break heart and dye, Break heart, break heart and dye, for now no hope appears, Hope upon which, upon which before my thoughts were fed, Hath left me quite forlorn, left me quite forlorn, and from me, from me fled, and from me fled, Yet see she smiles, OH see some hope appears, OH see some hope ap- pears, Hold heart and live, and live, Mine eyes cease off your tears. Yet see she smiles, OH see some hope appears, OH see some hope, some hope ap- pears, Hold heart and live, and live, Mine eyes cease off your tears. FOUR STay Nymph, OH stay, the ground seeks but to kiss thy feet, Hark, hark, hark how Philomela sweetly sings, how Philomela, Whilst, Whilst wanton, wanton wanton fishes as they meet, Whilst wanton, wanton fishes as they meet, strike crochet, crochet time, amidst these crystal springs, And Zephyrus 'mongst the leaves sweet murmurings, sweet murmur murmurings, Stay but a while, Phoebe no tell-tale, Phoebe no tell-tale is, She her Endymion, I'll my Phoebe kiss, I'll my Phoebe kiss. V DOrus a silly shepherd's swain, whilst he his flock was keeping. Upon the vast Arcadian plain found, Amoretta sleeping, And fearing lest she had been slain, had been slain, and, etc. she had been slain, his eyes burst forth a weeping, Yet feeling her pure pulses beat, her pure pulses beats, not minding to molest her, He viewed her most admired parts, and so most kindly kissed her. VI IS this thy doom, and shall thy shepherd dye? Wound-ed with Love, stabbed with affect'ons eye, Say then sweet Saint, what breast shall be thy shrine, thy shrine? When thou hast slain the heart, when thou hast slain the heart that erst was thine, Pity, OH pity, pity OH pit- tie, OH life for love me give, And sweetly say, and sweetly say to me, kind shepherd live. Pity, OH pity, pity OH pit- tie, OH life for love me give, And sweetly say, and sweetly say to me, and sweetly say to me kind shepherd live. Hear endeth the three Parts. Of 4. Voc. BASSUS. VII. AMintas with his Phillis fair, in height of summer's Sun, Grazed arm in arm, their snowy flock and scorching heat to shun, to shun, Under a spreading Elm sat down, Where loves delightments done, the- lightments done, Down, d. d. dillie, down, down, d. d. dilly down, Thus did they sing, There is no life like ours, not, etc. No heaven on earth to shepherd's Cells, to shepherds Celestina, No hell to Princely Bowers. Down, d. d. dillie, down, down, d. d. dilly down, Thus did they sing, There is no life like ours, not, etc. No heaven on earth to shepherd's Cells, to shepherd's Cells, No hell to Princely Bowers. VIII. Here rest, here rest, here rest my thoughts, what meaneth all this hasting, all this hasting, To fry in pangs and torments, everlasting? Here rest, here rest, here rest my thoughts, what meaneth all this hasting, all this hasting, To fry in pangs and torments, everlasting? And yet her heart is even to me as cruel, is, etc. Her eyes the flame, but my heart lends the fuel, And yet her heart is even to me as cruel, is, etc. Her eye the flame, but my heart lends the fuel. but my heart lends the fuel. IX. WHy should I grieve? Why should I grieve? that she disdains my love, Or seek for love, Or seek for love, since loves a grief? love's a grief, since loves a grief? A noble mind, a noble mind, a noble mind his tortures ill behove, his, etc. He spoils, thralls, murders like a thief, like a thief, Debarring beauties bar, all loved, all loved relief. He spoils, thralls, murders like a thief, like a thief, Debarring beauties bar, all loved, all loved relief. X. THe mes: The Cuckoo proud bird-mocking man, On lofty Okes and every under spring, to chant out cuckoo, cuckoo scarce began, When as Menalcas soot as swan, his winter cloak cast off, his win-ter cloak, his winter cloak cast off, did nimbly, nimbly spring, nimbly spring, And as the Cuckoo, cuck did sing, The shepherds down, down a down a down, The shepherds down a down a down was farra diddle dan, farra diddle dan, The shepherds down, down a down a down, the, etc. was farra diddle dan, farra diddle dan, XI. Have I: OH rich finding, Have I found her? have I found her? Have I found her? O rich finding, Goddess like for to behold, her fair tresses seemly bind- ing, binding, In a chain of Pearl and Gold, In a chain of Pearl and Gold, of Pearl and Gold. Chain me, chain me, OH most fair, Chain me to thee with that hair. Chain me, Chain me OH most fair, Chain me to thee with that hair. XII. WHat though her frowns, what though her frowns, and hard in- treaties kill? What though her frowns, and hard entreaties kill? I will not cease to love, I will not cease to love, affect her, affect her still, What though her frowns What though her frowns, and hard entreaties kill? What though her frowns, What though her frowns and hard entreaties kill? I will not cease to love, I will not cease to love, affect her, affect her still, Still will I love her beauty, hate her scorn, Love her for beauty, at her beauty's morn, at her beauty's morn, her beauty's morn. Still will I love her beauty, hate her scorn, Love her for beauty, love her for beauty, at her beauty's morn. at her beauty's morn, at her beauty's morn, her beauty's morn. XIII. Love is a secret feeding fire, Love is a secret feeding fire, that gives all creatures being, Life to the dead, Life to the dead, speech to the dumb, and to the blind man seeing, Love is a secret feeding fire, Love is a secret feeding fire, that gives all creatures being, Life to the dead, life to the dead, speech to the dumb, and to the blind man seeing And yet in me, in me he contradicts, he, etc. all these his sacred Graces, Seares up my lips, my lips, mine eyes, my life, and from me ever flying, and from me ever flying, leads me in paths, leads me in paths, leads me in paths, untract, ungone, and many uncouth places, Where in despair I beauty curse, where in despair I beauty curse, Curse love and all fair faces. Leads me in paths, leads me in paths, leads me in paths untract, ungone, and many uncouth places, Where in despair I beauty curse, where in despair I beauty curse, Curse Love and all fair faces. XIIII. WHy do I fret and grieve, fret and grieve, since she denies, since she denies, and will no comfort give? O fatal foul decree, she stops her ears, she stops her ears, and smiles at my come- plaint, whilst wounded with disdain, with disdain, I seek all means I can to set me free, And yet it will not be, and yet it will not be, OH bitter, bitter pain, OH bitter, bitter pain, OH bitter pain. Whilst wounded with disdain, with disdain, I seek all means I can to set me free, And yet it will not be, and yet it will not be, OH bitter, bitter pain, OH bitter pain. XU. ALl in a cave a shepherds lad met wanton Thestilis, met, etc. Where he unskilled in better sports, begged only for a kiss, begged, etc. a kiss, a kiss, Alas, alas, quoth she, and take thee this, & this, and, etc. But know'st thou not fair Boy in love a more contented sweet? a, etc. O not he said, for in a kiss our souls together meet. But know'st thou not fair Boy in love, a more contented sweet? O not he said, for in a kiss our souls together meet. Hear endeth the four Parts. XVI. SIng we, dance we o'er the green, and fill these valleys, and, etc. wi●h our melodious strains, and fill these valleys, fill, etc. with our melodious strains, for joy that our Summer's Queen, for, etc. that, etc. joy, etc. en-ui-ro- ned, with all the country swains, country swains, Fairly trips it o'er the plains, o'er the plains, fairly trips it o'er the plains, fairly, etc. let us about, these Daffodils sweet, let, Daffodils sweet, Tread a ring dance with our feet, Let us a- bout, these daf- fadillies sweet, daffa- dillies sweet, Tread a ring dance with our feet. Tread a ring dance with our feet. XVII. Under the tops of He- licon, of Helicon, Not far from Parnasse stately towers, not, etc. stately towers, Spring's forth the fountain Hippocrene, fountain Hippocrene, springs forth the fountain Hippocrene, With banks beset with fragrant flowers, The hill is it my Muses, Muses use, my muses use, The fountain which my heart doth choose. The hill is it my Muses, Muses use, my Muse's use. The fountain which my heart doth choose. XVIII. SWeet Phillida, Phillida, my flocks as white and pure as snowy down, my flocks as white and pure, as snowy down, sit mourning for thy sake, thy sake, sit, etc. Come when thou wilt I never mean to frown, I, etc. Thy love I will partake, Come quickly, come, come, I sigh, I sigh, I sigh for thee my dearest sweet, I'll turn my flocks away, And with them I'll not stay, So thee and I most lovingly, lovingly, so thee and I so loving, loving- lie, each other meet. other meet, in love each other meet. XIX. MY heart is dead within me, within me, For that my love forsakes me, Yet why should I, yet why should I shed tears in vain? yet why should I shed tears in vain? shed tears in vain? She will not once respect my pain, I therefore will joy, sing and dance, sing and dance, sing and dance, I, etc., In hope to cast a better chance, I therefore will joy, sing and dance, sing and dance, I therefore will joy, sing and dance, sing and dance, I, etc. In hope to cast a better chance. a better chance. XX. NOT not, etc. it will not be, your labour is in vain, I stay you not, but set you free, set you free, but, etc. set you free, set you, set you free, but, etc. Why do you then complain, And wail conceited wrongs, conceited wrongs, and wail, and wail conceited wrongs, as done to me? Not not, etc. I tell you once again, you have your troth- well for your pain, for your pain, Not not, etc. it will not be, not no not not not, it will not be, not no not it will not be. not no it will not be, Not not, etc. not it will not be, not no not not not it will not be, not no not it will not be, not no it will not be. XXI. WHen OH- riana walked to take the air, the world did strive, to entertain so fair, By Flora fair, and sweetest flowers, sweetest flowers were strone, Along, along the way for her to tread upon, The trees did blossom, the silver rivers ran, The wind did gently play upon her fan, And then for to delight her Grace's ear, The woods a Temple seemed, the Birds a Quire. Than sang the shepherds and Nymphs of Devil- ana, in heaven lives O-ri-ana. Ori-a-na, in, etc. O-ri-a-na. XXII. NOw I see thou floutest me, and disdains the gifts I offer thee, Than since thou scorns to accept it, On Cloris head I'll set it, on, etc. For her I'll gather dainty poses, of gilly-flowers and purple Roses, of, etc. With her on each holiday, holiday, I'll dance the merry merry roundelay, the, etc. And this I know, I know will move thee, To say I do not love thee. With her, etc. FINIS.