CANTUS. THE SECOND SET OF MADRIGALES TO 3. 4. 5. and 6. parts, apt both for Voyals and Voices. Newly Composed BY JOHN WILBYE. 1609 LONDON: Printed by Tho Este alias Snodham, for john Browne, and are to be sold at his shop in S. Dunston's Churchyard in Fleetstreet. TO THE MOST NOBLE and Virtuous Lady, the Lady Arbella Stuart. Madame. THE deep understanding you have in all the Arts, and particular excellency in this of Music, doth by a certain kind of right, challenge the Dedication of the better sort of Labours in that Faculty; especially in these times when Music sits solitary among her sister Sciences, and (but for your Honour) often wants the fortune to be esteemed (for so she is worthy) even among the worthiest. But besides that general right, my true and zealous devotion long since desirous to express itself in any humble duty to your Honour, and borne up by the daily experience of your most Noble and singular disposition, hath never thought upon other Patron for this work, than your Honour, whose neverfailing judgement in the depth of Music, I do wish might be pleased with some of these; which happiness if they attain, I know not what judgement can avow to mislike them. Howsoever they behave themselves, I humbly beseech your Honour, to believe this truth; that they are the sincere oblations of a heart ever prepared for your service. And so with all humble and due reverence done to your Honour, I beseech the Almighty to make you in all the passages of your life truly happy, as you are in the world's true opinion virtuous. Your Honour's most humbly devoted and obliged: JOHN WILBYE. THE TABLE. Songs to 3. voices. COme shepherd Swains that wont to hear me sing. I Flourish ye hillocks set with fragrant flowers. TWO Ah, cruel Amarillis since thou tak'st delight. III So light is Love in matchless beauty shining. IIII As fair as Morn, as fresh as May. V O what shall I do, or whither shall I turn me? VI I live, and yet me thinks I do not breath. VII There is a jewel which no Indian Mines can buy. Risposta. VIII Songs to 4. voices. WHen Cloris heard of her Amint as dying. IX Happy streams whose trembling fall. X Change me O heavens into the Ruby stone. XI Love not me for comely grace. XII Fly not so swift my Deer. XIII I love alas, yet am not loved. XIIII As matchless beauty thee a Phoenix proves. XV Happy, oh happy he who not affecting. XVI Songs to 5. voices. SWeet honey sucking Bees. First Part. XVII Yet sweet take heed, all sweets are hard to get. Second part. XVIII All pleasure is of this condition. XIX Oft have I vowed how dearly I did love thee. XX Down in a valley as Alexis trips. First Part. XXI Hard Destinies are Love and Beauty parted? Second Part. XXII Weep O mine eyes, my heart can take no rest. XXIII There where I saw her lovely beauty painted. XXIIII Ye that do live in pleasures plenty. XXV A silly Siluan kissing heaven-borne fire. XXVI Songs to 6. voices. O Wretched man why lov'st thou earthly life? XXVII Where most my thought, First Part. XXVIII Despiteful thus unto myself I languish. Second Part. XXIX Ah cannot sighs, nor tears. XXX Draw on sweet night, best friend unto those cares, XXXI Stay Coridon thou Swain. XXXII Softly, O softly drop mine eyes. XXXIII Long have I made these hills and valleys weary. XXXIIII FINIS. I. COme shepherd swains that wont to hear me sing, Now fie and groan, Dead is my love my hope, my joy, ij. my spring, Dead, dead & gone, dead is my love, my hope, my joy, my spring, O she that was your summer's Queen your days delight, is gone and will no more be seen, O cruel spite, Break all your Pipes that wont to sound with plea-sant cheer, And cast yourselves upon the ground to wail my dear, to wail my dear, Come shepherd swains, Come Nymphs and all a roe, Come Nymphs and all a roe, ij. to help me cry, Dead is my love, ij. Dead is my love, ij. And seeing she is so, ij. lo now I die, lo now I die. II. FLourish ye hillocks set with fragrant flowers, ij. So gra gra-ced with her der- ty, whose eyes bedew you with their pearled showers, whose eyes bedew you with their pearled showers bewailing loves impi- ety. Happy ye are, be prodigal disposed, disdain not loves lamenting, ij. Let me, ij. but kiss those steps, those steps where she repo- sed, to ease my heart's tormen- thing, to ease my heart's tormen- thing, then while she flies me, ij. here I lie and languish, sounding my sorrows, ij. ij. sorrows, tuned in notes of anguish. tuned in notes, tuned in notes, ij. ij. ij. of anguish. III. AH, cruel Amarillis, ij. since thou tak'st delight, to hear the accents of a doleful ditty, ij. dit- tie, of a doleful ditty, To triumph, ij. ij. ij. ij. still without remorse or pity, I loathe this life, Death must my sorrows right, ij. And least vain hope, ij. my miseries renew, Come quickly death, ij. reave me of breath, (Ah) cruel Amarillis, ij. ij. Cruel Amarillis, Amarillis, cruel Ama-rillis, cruel adieu, adieu. FOUR SO light is love, ij. in matchless beauty shining, So light is love in matchless beauty shi-ning, When she revisits Cypris hallowed bowers, Two feeble doves harnessed in silken twi-ning, ij. harnessed in silken twi-ning, can draw her Chariot midst the Paphian flowers, can draw her Chariot midst the Paphian flowers, ij. Lightness to love, ij. how ill it fit- teth? Lightness to love how ill it fit- teth? lightness to love, light- nesse to love how ill it fit- teth? so hea-uie on my heart she sitteth. Lightness to love how ill it fit- teth? light-nes to love, ij. how ill it fitteth? light-nes to love, ij. ij. how ill it fitteth? so heavy on my heart, (O) on my heart she sitteth. V. AS fair as morn, as fresh as May, A pretty grace in saying nay, ij. Smil'st thou sweet heart? ij. then sing and say, Ta na na no, ij. Ta na na na, etc. But (O) ij. ij. that love enchanting eye, Lo here my doubtful doom I try, But (O) ij. ij. that love en- chanting eye, Lo here my doubtful doom I try, my doubt- bookful doom I try. Tell me my sweet, live I or die? ij. Tell me my sweet, live I or die? ij. ij. She smiles, ij. Fa la la, etc. Ah, she frowns, Ay me, Ay me I die, I die. VI O What shall I do, or whether shall I turn me? Shall I make unto her eyes? ij. O no they'll burn me, Shall I seal up my eyes & speak my part? then in a flood of tears, ij. ij. I drown my heart, for tears being stopped will swell, will swell, will swell for scope, though they o'erflow, love, life, and hope, By beauty's eye I'll choose to die. At thy feet I fall fair Creature, rich in beauty, And for pity call, for pity call, O kill not love and duty, ij. ij. ij. Let thy smooth tongue fan on my sense thy breath, to stay thine eyes from burning me to death. But if mer- cy be exiled from a thing so fair compiled, ij. then patiently by thee I'll die. I'll die. VII. I Live, and yet me thinks I do not breath; and yet me thinks I do not breath; I thirst, and drink; I drink and thirst again; I sleep & yet I dream I am awake; I hope for that I have; I have and want, I sing & sigh; I love and hate at once, I sing and sigh, I love and hate at once. O tell me restless soul, ij. ij. What uncouth jar doth cause such want in store? doth cause such want in store, in peace such war? Doth cause such want in store, in peace such war? VIII. Risposta. THere is a jewel, there is a jew- ell which no Indian mines can buy, no Chemic art can counterfeit, It makes men rich in greatest poverty, It makes men rich, it makes men rich in greatest poverty, ij. in greatest poverty; Makes water wine; turns wooden cups to gold; makes water wine, ij. turns wooden cups to gold, The homely why- stle, ij. to sweet musics strain, the homely why- stle, ij. ij. the homely why- stle, ij. to sweet musics strain, Seldom it comes to few from heaven sent, ij. seldom it comes, ij. ij. to few from heaven sent, That much in little all in nought ij. ij. ij. CONTENT. Here endeth the songs of 3. parts. IX. WHen Cloris heard of her Amintas dying, She grieved, ij. she grieved then for her unkind de-nying, Oft sighing, oft sighing, oft sighing fore and with a heart vnfay-ned, I die, I die, I die, ij. I die, I die, I die, ij. I die, I die, I die she thus complained, Whom when Amintas spied, then both for joy out cried, I love, I love sweet Cloris eye, ij. And I Amintas till I die. X. HAp- py streams whose trembling fall, ij. with still murmur soft- lie gliding, Hap- py Birds whose chirping call, ij. with sweet melo-dy delight-ing, Hath moved her flinty and relentless heart, ij. to listen to your harmony, your harmo- ny, inchan- t with your melody, ij. your me- lody, Sing on and carol forth your glee, sing on, ij. sing on, She grants you leave, ij. her rays to see, She grants you leave, ij. her rays to see, Happy were I, were I, happy were I, were I, could love but so delight her, But aye alas, my love doth still despite her. But aye a- 'las, alas my love doth still des- pight her. XI. CHange me O heavens, ij. ij. into the Ruby stone, That on my loves fair locks doth hang in gold, that on my loves fair locks, that on my loves fair locks doth hang in gold, Yet leave me speech to her to make my moan, yet leave me speech to her to make my moan, to make my moan, ij. to her to make my moan, And give me eyes her beauties to be- hold, and give me eyes, and give me eyes her beauties to behold, or if you will not make, ij. my flesh a stone, make her hard heart seem flesh, that now seems none. make her hard heart seem flesh, that now seenis none. make her, make her hard heart seem flesh that now seems none. XII. Love not me for comely grace, for my pleasing eye or face; Nor for any outward part, No, nor for my constant heart: For those may fail, those may fail, ij. for those may fail or turn to ill, So thou and I shall sever: Keep therefore a true woman's eye, keep therefore a true woe- man's eye, keep therefore a true woe- man's eye, ij. And love me still, but know not why; And love me still, but know not why, ij. but know not why, And love me still but know not why, ij. So hast thou the same reason still, to dote upon me ever. to dote, up- on me ever. ij. XIII. Fly not so swift my dear, behold me dying, If not a smi- lings glance, a smi-ling glance, If not a smi- lings glance for all my crying, Yet kill me with thy frowns: The satires o'er the lawns full nimbly daun- cing, frisk it apace, apace, to view thy beauty's glan- cing, Thy beauties glanding; See how they coast the downs, ij. See how they coast the downs, Fain wouldst thou turn and yield them their delight, ij. fain wouldst thou turn, and yield them their de- light, ij. feign wouldst thou turn, fain wouldst thou turn and yield them their delight, but that thou fearest least I should steal a sight. XIIII. I Love alas, alas, yet am not loved, alas, alas, yet am not loved, For cruel she, to pity- tie, ij. ij. ij. is not moved: My constant love with scorn she ill rewardeth, only my sighs a little she regardeth, only my sighs a little little she regardeth, Yet more and more the quenchless fire increaseth, yet more and more the quenchless fire in- creaseth, which to my greater torment never ceaseth. never cea- seth. yet more and more, ij. the quenchless fire increaseth, which to my grea-ter torment never cea- seth. XV. AS matchless beauty thee a Phoenix proves, fair Le- onilla, fair Leonilla, fair Leonilla, As matchless beauty thee a Phoenix proves, fair Leonil- la, So thy sowre-sweet loves: ij. For when young acon's eye thy proud heart tames, for when young acon's eye, for when young acon's eye thy proud heart tames, Thou diest in him, and li-uest in my flames. thou diest in him, and livest in my flames. For when young acon's eye thy proud heart tames, for when young acon's eye thy proud heart tames, ij. Thou diest in him, and livest in my flames. Thou diest in him, and livest in my flames and li-uest in my flames. XVI. HAppy, oh happy he, who not affecting The endless toils, the end- less toils attending world- lie cares, at- ten- ding worldly cares, at- tending world- lie cares, With mind reposed all discontents reiect- ings In silent peace his way to heaven pre- pares: In silent peace, ij. his way to heaven, in silent peace his way to heaven prepares, ij. Dceming his life a Scene, the world a Stage, whereon man acts his wea-ry Pilgrimage. Dee-ming his life a Scene, the world a Stage whereon man acts his wea-ry Pilgrimage. whereon man acts, whereon man acts his wea-ry Pilgrimage. Here endeth the Songs of 4. parts. XVII. First Part. SWeet honey sucking Bees, ij. why do you still, ij. ij. surfeit on Roses, Pinks and Violets? As if the choicest Nectar lay in them, where with you store, ij. ij. your curious Cabi- nets: Ah, make your flight, Ah, make your flight, ij. ij. to melisuavia's lips, there, there may you revel in Am-brosian cheer, Where smi-ling Ro- says and sweet Lilies sits, there may you revel, keeping their Springtide, keeping their Springtide grace's, keeping their Springtide graces all the year. keeping their Springtide grace's all the year, ij. XVIII. Second part. YEt Sweet take heed, all sweets are heart to get, sting not, sting not her soft lips, Oh beware of that, ij. ij. ij. Oh, oh beware of that, For if one fla-ming dart come from her eye, Come from her eye, ij. was never dart so sharp, Ah then you die, you die, ij. For if one fla-ming dart come from her eye, ij. ij. was never dart so sharp, Ah then you die, than you die, ij. Ah than you die, ij. was never dart so sharp, ij. Ah than you die, ij. ij. ij. ij. Ah than you die. Ah than you die. XIX. ALl pleasure is of this condition, It pricks men forward to fru-i-ti-on, ij. All It pricks men for- ward to fru-i-ti-on, But if enjoyed then like the humming Bee, then like the humming Be, ij. The honey being shed away doth flee, a- way doth flee, But leaves a sting that wounds the inward heart, But leaves a sting that wounds the inward heart, ij. the inward heart, With gnawing grief, and never ending smart. With gnawing grief, and never ending smart. ij. With gnawing grief, and never ending smart. XX. OFt have I vowed how dearly I did love thee, how dearly I did love thee, And oft observed thee with all willing duty, ij. Sighs I have sent still hoping to remove thee, ij. still hoping to remove thee: Millions of tears, of tears, I tendered to thy beauty, millions of tears, ij. I tendered to thy beauty, Yet thou of sighs and silly tears regardless, yet thou of sighs and sil- lie tears regardless, sufferest my fee-ble heart to pine with anguish, ij. Whilst all my barren hopes return reward- less, My bitter days do waste, and I do languish. My bitter days do waste, and I do languish. and I do languish. XXI. First part. Down in a valley, ij. ij. as Alenis trips, Daphne sat sweetly sleeping, ij. sat sleeping, Soon as the wanton touched her ruddy lips, she nicely fell a weeping, ij. ij. The wag full softly lifts her, And too and fro he sifts her, ij. But when nor sighs nor kisses moved her pity, nor sighs could move her pity, nor tears could move her pity, ij. With plaints he warbles forth, he warbles forth this mournful ditty. But when nor sighs (ah) nor kisses moved her pit- tie, nor sighs could move her pity, nor tears could move her pity, ij. with plaints he warbles forth, he warbles forth, ij. this mournful ditty. XXII. Second part. Heard Destinies are Love and Beauty parted? Fair Daphne so disdainful? ij. Cupid thy shafts are too unjust- lie dare- t, Fond Love thy wounds be painful, ij. But sith my lovely jewel is proved so coy and cru- ell, I'll live and frolic in her beauty's treasure, I'll live and frolic in her beauty's treasure, But languish, faint, and die, ij. ij. But languish, faint and die in her dis- plea- sure. I'll live and frolic, in her beauties treasure, I'll live and frolic in her beauties trea- sure, But languish, But languish, faint and die, ij. in her dis- pleasure. But languish faint and die, ij. in her displea- sure. XXIII. Weep, weep, weep, mine eyes, my heart can take no rest, weep, weep, weep my heart, mine eyes shall ne'er be blest, Weep heart, weep eyes, and both this accent cry, A thousand deaths I die, A thousand thousand deaths I die, I die, ij. Ay me, ah, ah, cruel Fortune, Ay me, Now Leander to die I fear not, Death do thv worst I care not, ij. ij. I hope, I hope when I am dead in Elysian plain, ij. To meet, and there with joy, ij. ij. with joy we'll love again. XXIIII. THere where I saw her lonely beauty, her lovely beauty painted, Where Vennus-like my sacred Goddess shineth, There with precellent obiect mine eyes fainted, That fair but fatal star, ij. my dole devi- neth, As soon as morning in her light appea- reth, Her sweet salute my mind o'er clouded cleareth, ij. When night again the days de- light be-rea- bereaveth, My hearts true sacrifice she quick recei- veth, But night and day sly craftily forsakes me, To tedious day to loathsome night, to loathsome night betakes me. to tedious day to loath- some night betakes me. XXV. Ye that do live in pleasures plen- tie, Ye that do live in pleasures plen- tie, And dwell in musics sweetest Airs, Whose eyes are quick, Whose cares are dainty, Whose eyes are quick, Whose cares are dainty, Whose cares are dainty, ij. Not clogged with earth or world- lie cares, or worldly cares, Come sing this song, made in Amphion's praise, Who now is dead, yet you his Fame can raise, Call him again, let him not die, But live in musics sweetest birth, Place him in fairest memory, And let him triumph over death, And let him tri- umph over death, O sweetly sung, his huing wish attend ye, ij. his These were his words, the mirth of heaven, God send ye. the mirth of heaven God send ye. XXVI. A Silly Sylvan, kissing heaven-borne fire, scorched his lips for his so fond desire: I not so fond, but gazed, whilst such fire burned, And all my heart strait into flames was turned: And all my heart strait into flames was turned, ij. ij. And all my heart, ij. strait into flames was tur- ned. His fire was stolen, and stolen things go amiss, ij. But I alas unjustly, but I alas unjustly, ij. for to have her her heavenly fire the Gods & graces gave her, the God's and graces gave her. ij. ij. the God's and graces gave her. Here endeth the Songs of 5. parts. XXVII. O Wretched man, O wretched man, why lov'st thou earthly life? Which nought enjoys but cares and endless trouble? What pleasure here but breeds a world of grief? What hours ease that anguish doth not double? No earthly joys but have their discon-tents, but have their discon-tents, Then loath that life, ij. which causeth such laments. XXVIII. First part. WHere most my thoughts, there lest my eye is striking, ij. there least mine eye is striking; Where least I come, there most my heart abideth; ij. Where most I love, I never show my li- king; From what my mind doth hold, my body sly- death, I careless seem where most my care dependeth, my care dependeth, A coy regard, where most my soul at- tendeth. ij. where most my soul at- tendeth. ij. where most my soul at- ten- death. XXIX. Second part. Despiteful thus unto myself I languish, And in disdain, my self, myself from joy I banish; These secret thoughts enwraps me so in an- guish, That life I hope will soon from body vanish, And to some rest will quickly be conveyed, will quickly be conuay-ed, And to some rest will quickly be conveyed, will quickly be conveyed, That on no joy while so I lived hath stayed. And to some rest will quickly be conveyed, ij. will quickly be conuay-ed, And to some rest will quickly be conveyed, and to some rest will quickly be conveyed, That on no joy while so I lived hath stay-ed. XXX. AH cannot: To pity, pity me, to pit- tie me, Who more than light, then life do love thee, than life do love thee, O, O, cruel fates, ij. See now a- way she's flying, ij. And fly she will, and leave me dying, and fly she will, alas, a- 'las, alas, alas, and leave me dy-ing, Farewell, fare- well, farewell, most fair, farewell, farewell, yet more disdainful, Was never grief like mine, nor death more painful, O, O, cruel fates, ij. See now a- way she's flying, ij. And fly she will, ij. alas, a- 'las, and leave me dying, Farewell, farewell, most fair, farewell, farewell, was ne- ver grief like mine, nor death more painful. XXXI. DRaw on sweet night, ij. best friend unto those cares, That do a- rise from painful melancholy, arise from painful me-lancholy My life so ill through want of comfort fares, That un-to thee, to thee, I consecreate it who- lie, ij. Sweet night draw on, ij. O sweet night draw on, sweet night draw on, ij. my griefs when they be told To shades and darkness, find some ease from pai-ning, And while thou all in silence dost en- fold, in silence dost enfold, & while thou all in silence dost en- fold, I then shall have best time for my complaining. ij. for my complay-ning. I then shall have best time for my complaining. XXXII. STAY Coridon thou swain, talk not so soon of dying, What though thy heart be slain? ij. What though thy love be fly-ing? She threatens thee but dares not strike, ij. ij. Thy Nymph is light, and shadow like, ij. ij. Thy Nymph is light and shadow like, Thy Nymph is light and shadow like, ij. For if thou follow her, ij. she'll fly from thee, ij. ij. she'll fly from thee, But if thou fly from her, she'll fol- low thee. she'll follow thee. she'll follow thee. ij. ij. ij. For if thou follow her, ij. she'll fly from thee, from thee, But if thou fly from her, ij. she'll fol- low thee. But if thou fly from her, she'll fol- low thee. she'll follow thee. ij. she'll follow thee. XXXIII. SOftly, ij. O softly, drop my eyes lest you be dry, And make my heart with grief to melt and die, Now power out tears apace, Now power out tears apace, ij. Now stay, O heavy case, O sour sweet woe alas, woe alas, a- 'las, O grief, O joy, why strive you so? Can griefs and joys, ij. at once, in one poor heart consent? Then sigh and sing, rejoice, lament, ij. lament, Ay me, Ay me, O passions strange and vi-olent, Was never poor wretch so sore tormen-ted, Nor joy, nor grief, can make my heart con-tented, Was never poor wretch so sore tormen-ted, Nor joy, nor grief can make my heart conten-ted, For while with joy I look on high, Down, down I fall with grief and die. ij. down I fall, Down, down I fall, ij. For while with joy I look on high, Down, down I fall ij. Down, down I fall, with grief and die. XXXIIII. LOng have I made these hills and valleys weary, With noise of these my shrieks & cries that fill the air, ij. & cries that fill the air, She only who should make me merry hears not my prayer, That I a- 'las, that I alas, alas, misfortunes son and heir, that I alas, alas, mis- fortunes son & heir, Hope in none other hope but in does- pair, O unkind, ij. O, unkind, and cruel, Then die I will to ease thee, ij. Yet if I die, the world will thee control, Lo here lies one, ij. (Alas poor soul) A true loves Martyr. A Martyr. A true loves Martyr. FINIS. ALTUS. THE SECOND SET OF MADRIGALES TO 3. 4. 5. and 6. parts, apt both for Voyals and Voices. Newly Composed BY JOHN WILBYE. 1609. LONDON: Printed by Tho. Este alias Snodham, for john Browne, and are to be sold at his shop in S. Dunston's Churchyard in Fleetstreet. TO THE MOST NOBLE and Virtuous Lady, the Lady Arbella Stuart. Madame. THE deep understanding you have in all the Arts, and particular excellency in this of Music, doth by a certain kind of right, challenge the Dedication of the better sort of Labours in that Faculty; especially in these times when Music sits solitary among her sister Sciences, and (but for your Honour) often wants the fortune to be esteemed (for so she is worthy) even among the worthiest. But besides that general right, my true and zealous devotion long since desirous to express itself in any humble duty to your Honour, and borne up by the daily experience of your most Noble and singular disposition, hath never thought upon other Patron for this work, than your Honour, whose neverfailing judgement in the depth of Music, I do wish might be pleased with some of these; which happiness if they attain, I know not what judgement can avow to mislike them. Howsoever they behave themselves, I humbly beseech your Honour, to believe this truth; that they are the sincere oblations of a heart ever prepared for your service. And so with all humble and due reverence done to your Honour, I beseech the Almighty to make you in all the passages of your life truly happy, as you are in the world's true opinion virtuous. Your Honour's most humbly devoted and obliged: JOHN WILBYE. THE TABLE. Songs to 3. voices. COme shepherd Swains that wont to hear me sing. I Flourish ye hillocks set with fragrant flowers. TWO Ah, cruel Amarillis since thou tak'st delight. III So light is Love in matchless beauty shining. IIII As fair as Morn, as fresh as May. V O what shall I do, or whither shall I turn me? VI I live, and yet me thinks I do not breath. VII There is a jewel which no Indian Mines can buy. Risposta. VIII Songs to 4. voices. WHen Cloris heard of her Amintas dying. IX Happy streams whose trembling fall. X Change me O heavens into the Ruby stone. XI Love not me for comely grace. XII Fly not so swift my Deer. XIII I love alas, yet am not loved. XIIII As matchless beauty thee a Phoenix proves. XV Happy, oh happy he who not affecting. XVI Songs to 5. voices. SWeet honey sucking Bees. First Part. XVII Yet sweet take heed, all sweets are hard to get. Second part. XVIII All pleasure is of this condition. XIX Oft have I vowed how dearly I did love thee. XX Down in a valley as Alexis trips. First Part. XXI Hard Destinies are Love and Beauty parted? Second Part. XXII Weep O mine eyes, my heart can take no rest. XXIII There where I saw her lovely beauty painted. XXIIII Ye that do live in pleasures plenty. XXV A silly Siluan kissing heaven-borne fire. XXVI Songs to 6. voices. O Wretched man why lov'st thou earthly life? XXVII Where most my thought, First Part. XXVIII Despiteful thus unto myself I languish. Second Part. XXIX Ah cannot sighs, nor tears. XXX Draw on sweet night, best friend unto those cares. XXXI Stay Coridon thou Swain. XXXII Softly, O softly drop mine eyes. XXXIII Long have I made these hills and valleys weary. XXXIIII FINIS. I. COme shepherd swains that wont to hear me sing, Now fie and groan, Dead is my love, my hope, my joy, my spring, dead, dead & gone, dead is my love, my hope, my joy, my spring, ij. O she that was your summer's Queen your days delight, is gone and will no more be seen, O cruel spite, Break all your Pipes that wont to sound, break all your Pipes that wont to sound, that wont to sound with pleasant cheer, And east yourselves up- on the ground to wail my dear, to wail my dear, Come shepherd swains, Come Nymphs and all a roe, Come Nymphs, Come nymphs & all a roe, ij. to help me cry, Dead is my love, ij. my love, dead is my love, ij. my love, And seeing she is so, ij. lo now I die. ij. II. Lourish ye hillocks set with fragrant flow- ers, ij. So gra- ce with her de-ity, whose eyes bedew you with, ij. their pearled showers, whose eyes bedew you with their pearled showers bewailing loves im-pi- ety. Happy ye are, be prodigal disposed, disdain not loves lamenting, ij. Let me but kiss those steps where she repo- said, to ease my hearts tormenting, to ease my heart's tormen- thing, then while she flies me, here I lie and languish, sounding my sorrows, ij. tuned in notes of anguish. tuned in notes of anguish. in notes of an- guish. III. AH, cruel Amarillis, ij. since thou tak'st delight to hear the accents of a doleful ditty, ij. doleful ditty, To triumph, ij. ij. ij. ij. still with- out remorse or pity, Hoath this life, Death must my sorrows right, ij. And least vain hope, ij. my miseries renew, Come quickly death, ij. reave me of breath, (Ah) cruel Amarillis, ij. ij. Cruel Amarillis, ij. Ama-rillis, ij. cruel adieu. FOUR SO light is love in matchless beauty shi-ning, So light is love, ij. in match- les beauty shining, When she revisits Cypris hallowed bowers, Two feeble doves harnessed in silken twi-ning, ij. harnessed in silken twi-ning, in silken twining, can draw her Chariot midst the Paphian flowers, ij. the Paphian flowers, Lightness to love how ill it fit- teth? Lightness to love, ij. how ill it fitteth? light- nesse to love, ij. ij. how ill it fitteth? so heavy on my heart, O on my heart she fitteth. Lightness to love, ij. how ill it fit- teth? light-nes to love, how ill it fit- teth? lightness to love, light-nes to love how ill it fit- teth? so hea-uy vy on my heart she fitteth. V. AS fair as morn, as fresh as May, A pretty grace in saying nay, ij. Smil'st thou sweet heart? ij. then sing and say, Ta na na no, ij Ta na na, etc. But (O) ij. But (O) that love enchanting eye, Lo here my doubtful doom I try, But (O) ij. But (O) that love inchan- thing eye, Lo here my doubtful doom I try, ij. Tell me my sweet, live I or die? ij. live I or die? Tell me my sweet, my sweet, Live I or die? Tell me my sweet, my sweet, live I or die? ij. ij. live I or die? She smiles, ij. Fa la la, etc. Ah, she frowns, Ay me, Ay me I die, I die. VI OWhat shall I do, or whether shall I turn me? Shall I make un- to her eyes? ij. Ono they ' l burn me, Shall I seal up my eyes & speak my part? then in a flood of tears, ij. I drown my heart, for tears being stopped will swell, will swell, will swell for scope, though they o'erflow, love, life, love, life, and hope, By beauty's eye I'll choose to die. I'll choose to die. At thy feet I fall fair. Creature, rich in beauty, And for pity call, O kill not love and duty, O kill not love and du, ty, ij. ij, ij, Let thy smooth tongue fan on my sense thy breath, to stay thine eyes from burning me to death. But if merty be ex- i- led from a thing so fair compi- led, ij. then pa-ti- ent- lie by thee I'll die. VII. Ilive, and yet me thinks I do not breath; ij. I thirst, & drink; I drink and thirst again; I thirst and drink; I drink and thirst again; I sleep & yet I dream I am awake; I hope for that I have; I have and want, I sing & sigh; I love and hate at once, I sing & sigh, I love & hate at once. O tell me restless soul, O tell me restless Soul, O tell me restless Soul, What uncouth jar doth cause such want in store? doth cause such want in store? ij in peace such war? Doth cause such want in store, in peace such war? VIII. THere is a jewel, there is a jew- ell which no Indian mines can buy, no Chemic art can counterfeit, It makes men rich in greatest poverty, ij. ij. ij. Makes water wine; turns wooden cups to gold. ij. ij. ij. turns wooden cups to gold, The homely why- stle, ij. the whistle, to sweet musics strain, the homely why- stle, ij. to sweet musics strain, the homely why- stle, ij. to sweet musics strain, Seldom it comes; to few from heaven sent, ij. seldom it comes, ij. ij. to few from heaven sent, That much in little all in nought, ij. ij. ij. all in nought CONTENT. Here endeth the songs of 3. parts. Of 4. voc. IX. WHen Cloris heard of her Amintas dying, She grieved, she grieved, she grieved then for her unkind denying, for her unkind deny-ing, Oft sighing, oft sighing, ij. sore and with a heart unfeigned, I die, I die, I die, ij. I die, I die, I die, ij. I die, I die she thus complained, Whom when Amintas spied, then both for joy out cried, I love, I love sweet Cloris eye, I love, I love sweet Cloris eye; And I A- min- tas till I die. X. HAp- py streams whose trembling fall, ij. with still murmur soft- lie gliding, Hap- py Birds whose chirping call, ij. with sweet melody delighting, Hath moved her flinty and relentless heart, ij. to listen to your harmony, And sit se-curely in these Downs a part, inchan- t, inchan- t with your me- lody, ij. your melody, Sing on and carol forth your glee, sing on, sing on, ij. She grants you leave her rays to see, She grants you leave, ij. ij. her rays to see, Happy were I, ij. were I, could love but so delight her, But aye a- 'las, alas, alas my love doth still despite her. But ay alas my love doth still despite her. XI. CHange me O heavens, in- to the Ruby stone, change me, change me ò heavens, ij. the ruby stone, That on my loves fair locks, ij. doth hang in gold, Yet leave me speech to her to make my moan, yet leave me speech to her to make my moan, to make my moan, ij. ij. yet leave me speech to her to make my moan, to make my moan, ij. to her to make my moan, And give me eyes her beauties to behold, her beauties to behold, ij. & her beauties to behold, my flesh a stone, or if you will not make my flesh a stone, make her hard heart seem flesh, that now seems none. make her, ij. hard heart seem flesh, ij. that now seems none. ij. XII. Love not me for comely grace, for my plea- sing eye or face; Nor for any outward part, no, nor for my constant heart: For those may fail, ij. those may fail, ij. for those may fail or turn to ill, So thou and I shall see- ver: Keep therefore a true woe- man's eye, a woman's eye, keep therefore a true woman's eye, a woman's eye, keep therefore a true woe- man's eye, ij. And love me still, but know not why; And love me still, but know not why, And love me still but know not why, ij. ij. not why, So hast thou the same reason still, ij. to dote, to dote upon me ever. to dote up- on me e- ver. XIII. Fly not so swift my dear, so, swift my dear, ij. behold me dying, If not a smi-ling glance, a smi-ling glance, If not a smi- lings glance for all my cry-ing, Yet kill me with thy frowns: ij. The satires o'er the lawns full nimbly daun- cing, the satires o'er the lawns full nimbly daun- cing, frisk it apace, to view thy beauty's glan- cing, Thy beauties glancing; ij. See how they coast the downs, ij. they coast the downs, See how they coast the downs, Fain wouldst thou turn and yield them their delight, and yield them their delight, ij. feign wouldst thou turn, and yield them their de- light, ij. ij. them their de- light, but that thou fearest least I should steal a sight. lest I should steal a sight. XIIII. I Love alas, alas, yet am not loved, ij. alas, alas, yet am not lo-ued, For cruel she, to pity, ij. ij. ij. ij. is not more- ved: My constant love with scorn she ill rewardeth, only my sighs a little she regardeth, only my sighs a little little she regar- death, Yet more and more, ij. yet more and more the quenchless fire increaseth, in- creaseth, which to my greater torment never ceaseth which to my greater torment never ceaseth. yet more and more, ij. ij. yet more and more the quenchless fire increa- seth, which to my greater torment never cea- seth. XV. AS matchless beauty thee a Phoenix proves, fair Leonil- la, As matchless beauty thee a Phoenix proves, fair Le- onilla, fair Leonilla, fair Leonilla, So thy sowre-sweet loves: ij. For when young A- cons eye thy proud heart tames, for when young acon's eye thy proud heart tames, ij. Thou diest in him, and livest in my flames. Thou diest in him, and livest in my flames. For when young acon's eye thy proud heart tames, for when young acon's eye, for when young acon's eye thy proud heart tames, Thou diest in him, and li-uest in my flames. thou diest in him, and liv'st in my flames and li-uest in my flames. XVI. HAppy, oh happy he, who not affect- ing The end- less toils, attending worldly cares, attending worldly cares, at- ten- ding worldly cares, ij. ij. With mind reposed all dis- contents reiect- ing; with mind reposed all discontents reiect- ing; In silent peace, ij. his way to heaven prepares: In silent peace, to heaven, in silent peace his way to heaven prepares, Deeming his life a Scene, the world a Stage, whereon man acts his Pil- gri- mage. Deeming his life a Scene, the world a Stage, whereon man acts his Pil-grimage. ij. dye: wea-ry Pilgrimage. Here endeth the Songs of 4. parts. XVII. First Part. SWeet honey sucking Bees, ij. why do you still, ij. ij. surfeit on Roses, Pinks and Violets? As if the choicest Nectar lay in them, wherewith you store, your curious Cabinets: Ah, make your flight, to melisuavia's lips, Ah, make your flight, there may you revel, ij. there, there may you revel, there may you revel, ij. in Ambrosian cheer, Where smi-ling Ro- says and sweet Lilies sit, keeping their Springtide graces, keeping their Springtide graces, ij. Springtide graces, keeping their Springtide graces, ij. all the year. keeping their Springtide graces all the year. XVIII. Second part. YEt Sweet take heed, ij. all sweets are hard to get, ij. sting not her soft lips, ij. Oh beware of that, ij. Oh beware of that, For if one flaming dart come from her eye, ij. was never dart so sharp, Ah, ah then you die, ah then you die, you die, For if one fla-ming dart come from her eye, ij. ij. was never dart so sharp, Ah than you die, you die, ij. Ah than you die, was never dart so sharp, ij. Ah than you die, you die, Ah then you die, you die, Ah then you die. ij. Ah than you die. ij. ij. XIX. ALl plea- sure is of this condition, It pricks men forward to fru-i-ti-on, All pleasure is of this condi-tion, It pricks men forward to fru-i-ti-on, ij. But if enjoyed then like the hum-ming be, then like the hum-ming be, ij. ij. ij. ij. The honey being shed away doth flee, away doth flee, But leaves a sting that wounds the inward heart, But leaves a sting that wounds the inward heart, but leaves a sting that wounds, ij. the heart, a sting that wounds the inward heart, With gnawing grief, & never ending smart. ij. & with gnawing grief, & never ending smart. with gnawing grief, ij. & never ending smart. XX. OFt have I vowed how dearly I did love thee, how dearly I did love thee, ij. And oft observed thee with all willing du- tie, ij. Sighs I have sent still hoping to remove thee, still hoping, still ho-ping to remove thee, ij. Millions of tears, ij. I tendered to thy beauty, millions of tears, I tendered to thy beauty, Yet thou of sighs & silly tears regardless, yet thou of sighs yet thou of sighs, and silly tears regardless, sufferest my fee- ble heart to pine with an- guish, Whilst all my barren hopes return reward- less, My better days do waste, and I do languish. ij. My better days do waste, & I do languish, do languish, XXI. First part. Down in a valley, ij. ij. as Alezis trips, down in a valley, ij. ij. as Alexis trips, Daphne sat sweetly sleeping, ij. Soon as the wanton touched her ruddy lips, she nicely falls a weeping, ij. a we- ping, The wag full softly lifts her, And too and fro he sifts her, ij. But when nor sighs, nor kisses moved her pity, nor sighs could move her pity, nor tears could move her pity, ij. With plaints he warbles forth, he warbles forth this mournful ditty. But when nor sighs nor kisses moved her pity, nor sighs could move her pity, nor tears could move her pity, ij. with plaints he warbles forth, he warbles forth this mournful ditty. XXII. Second part. Heard Destinies are Love and beauty parted? Fair Daphne so disdainful? disdainful? Cupid thy shafts are too unjust- lie darted, Cupid thy shafts are too unjust- lie darted, Fond Love thy wounds be painful, ij. But sith my lovely jew- ell is proved so coy and cruel, I'll live and frolic in her beauty's treasure, I'll live and frolic in her beauty's treasure, But languish, faint, and die in her displeasure. But languish, faint and die, ij. But languish faint and die in her dis- plea- sure. I'll live and frolic, in her beauties treasure, I'll live and frolic in her beauty's treasure, But languish, faint and die, in her displeasure, But languish, faint and die, ij. But languish faint and die in her dis- plea- sure. XXIII. Weep, weep; mine eyes my heart can take no rest, weep, weep my heart, mine eyes shall ne'er be blest, Weep eyes, weep heart, and both this ac- cent cry, A thousand deaths I die, ij. A thousand thousand deaths, I die, I die, a thousand thousand deaths I die. ij. a thousand Ay me, ah, ah, cruel Fortune, Ay me, Ay me, Now Leander to die I fear not, Death do thy worst I care not, ij. I care not, I hope when I am dead in Elysian plain, ij. ij. To meet, and there with joy, and there with joy, ij. ij. ij. we'll love again. XXIIII. THere where I saw her lovely beauty painted, ij. lovely beauty, there where I saw her lovely beauty painted, Where Venus-like my sacred goddess shineth, ij. my There with precel- lent object mine eyes fainted, ij. ij. That fair but fatal star, my dole divineth, my dole deui- neth. As soon as morning in her light, as morning in her light appeareth. Her sweet salute my mind o'er clouded cleareth, o'er clou- ded clea- reth, when night again the days delight bereaveth, My hearts true sacrifice she quick re- cei- receiveth, she quick receiveth, she craftily forsakes me, to tedious day to loathsome night, betakes me. ij. ij. XXV. ye that do live in pleasures plen- tie, And dwell in musics sweetest Airs, Whose eyes are quick, Whose ears are dainty, Whose eyes are quick, Whose ears are dainty, are deign- tie, Whose eyes are quick, Whose ears are dainty, are deign- tie, Whose eyes are quick, whose ears are dainty, Not clogged with earth or world- lie cares, ij. with worldly cares, Come sing this song, made in Amphion's praise, Who now is dead, Who now is dead, ij. yet you his Fame can raise. Call him again, let him not die, Place him in fairest memory, ij. And let him triumph over death, And let him triumph over death, O, O sweetly sung, his living wish attend ye, ij. These were his words, the mirth of heaven, God send ye. ij. XXVI. A Silly Sylvan, kissing heaven-borne fire, scorched his lips for his so fond desire: I not so fond, but gazed, And all my heart strait into flames was turned: And all my heart strait, ij. into flames was turned, ij. And all my heart strait into flames was turned ij. ij. ij. was turned. The Sylvan justly suffered for his kiss, His fire was stolen, and stolen things go amiss, ij. But I alas unjustly, ij. but I alas un- justly, ij. for to have her her heavenly fire the God's and graces gave her, the Gods and graces gave her. ij. ij. the Gods and graces gave her. Here endeth the Songs of 5. parts. XXVII. O Wretched man, O wretched man, why lov'st thou earthly life? Which nought enjoys but cares and end- less trouble? What plea- sure here but breeds a world of grief? What pleasure here but breeds a world of grief? ij. a world of grief? What hours ease that anguish doth not double? ij. No earthly joys but have their discontents, but have their discon-tents, ij. ij. Then loath that life, ij. ij. which causeth such laments. XXVIII. First part. WHere most my thoughts, there lest my eye is striking, ij. Where least I come, there most my heart abi- death; Where most I love, I never show my li- king, where most I love, I never show my liking, From what my mind doth hold, my body sly- death, my bo-dy sly- death, I careless seem where most my care dependeth, ij. where most my soul attendeth. ij. where most my soul attendeth. ij. where most my soul, my soul attendeth. XXIX. Second part. Despiteful thus un-to myself I lan-guish, I languish Dis- spiteful thus unto myself I languish, And in disdain myself from joy I banish; And in disdain, These secret thoughts enwraps me so in anguish, That life I hope will soon from body vanish, And to some rest will quickly be conuay-ed, ij. And to some rest will quickly be conuay-ed, ij. will quickly be conveyed, That on no joy while so I lived hath stay- ed. And to some rest will quickly be conveyed, ij. And to some rest will quick- lie be conveyed, That on no joy while so I lived hath stay- ed. While so I lived hath stayed. XXX. AH cannot sighs, nor tears, nor ought else move thee, to pity me? to pit- tie, pity me, to pity me? Who more than life do love thee, than life do love thee, O, O cruel fates, ij. See now away she's flying, ij. ij. And fly she will alas, and leave me dying, alas, alas, a- 'las, and leave me dying, Farewell, ij. farewell most fair, farewell, ij. yet more disdainful, Was never grief, ij. like mine, nor death more painful, O, O cruel fates, ij. See now away she's flying, ij. ij. And fly she will, alas, and leave me dying, alas, alas, a- 'las & leave me dying, Farewell, ij. ij. most fair, fare- well, ij. yet more disdainful, was never grief, ij. like mine, nor death more painful. XXXI. DRaw on sweet night best friend unto those cares, Draw on sweet night, ij. best friend unto those cares, That do a- rise, arise from painful melancholy, My life so ill through want of comfort fares, ij. That unto thee I consecrate it wholly, ij. ij. Sweet night draw on, ij. ij. ij. ij. ij. my griefs when they be told To shades & darkness, find some ease from pai-ning, ij. And while thou all in silence dost en- fold, ij. I then shall have best time for my complai-ning. for my complaining. ij. for my complai-ning. ij. XXXII. STAY Coridon thou swain, talk not so soon of dying, of dy-ing, ij. What though thy heart be slain? be slain? What though thy heart, ij. be slain? ij. What if thy love be flying? She threatens thee but dares not strike, ij. But dares not strike, Thy Nymph is light, is light, Thy Nymph is light and shadow like, ij. and sha'- dough like, Thy Nymph is light and shadow like, For if thou follow her, ij. she'll fly, she'll fly from thee, For if thou follow her, ij. she'll fly from thee, But if thou fly from her she'll fol- low thee. she'll follow thee. But if thou fly from her she'll follow thee, ij. ij. For if thou follow her, ij. she'll fly, she'll fly from thee, For if thou follow her, ij. she'll fly from thee, But if thou fly from her, she'll fol- low thee. she'll follow thee. But if thou fly from her, she'll follow thee. ij. she'll follow thee. XXXIII. SOftly, O softly: Now power out tears apace, ij. Now power out tears apace, Now stay, O heavy case, O grief, O joy, why strive you so? Can pains, and joys, can pains and joys in one poor heart consent? Then sigh Then sigh and sing, rejoice, lament, ij. lament, Ay me, Ay me, ij. O passions strange and vi- o- lent, Was never wretch so sore tormented, Nor joy, nor grief, can make my heart contented, ij. conten-ted, For while with joy I look on high, Down, down I fall with grief and die. ij. Down, down I fall, ij. ij. Down, down I fall. For while with joy I look on high, ij. Down, down I fall, for while with joy I look on high I fall, and die. XXXIIII. LOng have I made these hills and val- lies weary, With noise of these my shrieks and cries that fill the air, ij. of with cries that fill the air, She only who should make me merry, That I alas, that I alas, misfortunes son and heir, ij. that I alas, alas, mis- fortunes son and heir, Hope in none oh- there hope but in despair, O unkind, O un- kind, ij. ij. If thus my death may please thee, Then die I will to ease thee, ij. Yet if I die, the world will thee control, And write upon my tomb, O sweet departure, Lo here lies one, ij. ij. (Alas poor soul) A true loves Martyr. ij. ij. FINIS. QVINTUS. THE SECOND SET OF MADRIGALES TO 3. 4. 5. and 6. parts, apt both for Voyals and voices. Newly Composed BY JOHN WILBYE. 1609. LONDON: Printed by Tho. Este alias Snodham, for john Browne, and are to be sold at his shop in S. Dunston's Churchyard in Fleetstreet. TO THE MOST NOBLE and Virtuous Lady, the Lady Arbella Stuart. Madame. THE deep understanding you have in all the Arts, and particular excellency in this of Music, doth by a certain kind of right, challenge the Dedication of the better sort of Labours in that Faculty; especially in these times when Music sits solitary among her sister Sciences, and (but for your Honour) often wants the fortune to be esteemed (for so she is worthy) even among the worthiest. But besides that general right, my true and zealous devotion long since desirous to express itself in any humble duty to your Honour, and borne up by the daily experience of your most Noble and singular disposition, hath never thought upon other Patron for this work, than your Honour, whose neverfailing judgement in the depth of Music, I do wish might be pleased with some of these; which happiness if they attain, I know not what judgement can avow to mislike them. Howsoever they behave themselves, I humbly beseech your Honour, to believe this truth; that they are the sincere oblations of a heart ever prepared for your service. And so with all humble and due reverence done to your Honour, I beseech the Almighty to make you in all the passages of your life truly happy, as you are in the world's true opinion virtuous. Your Honour's most humbly devoted and obliged: JOHN WILBYE. THE TABLE. Songs to 3. voices. COme shepherd Swains that wont to hear me sing. I Flourish ye hillocks set with fragrant flowers. TWO Ah, cruel Amarillis since thou tak'st delight. III So light is Love in matchless beauty shining. IIII As fair as Morn, as fresh as May. V O what shall I do, or whither shall I turn me? VI I live, and yet me thinks I do not breath. VII There is a jewel which no Indian Mines can buy. Risposta. VIII Songs to 4. voices. WHen Cloris heard of her Amintas dying. IX Happy streams whose trembling fall. X Change me O heavens into the Ruby stone. XI Love not me for comely grace. XII Fly not so swift my Deer. XIII I love alas, yet am not loved. XIIII As matchless beauty thee a Phoenix proves. XV Happy, oh happy he who not affecting. XVI Songs to 5. voices. SWeet honey sucking Bees. First Part. XVII Yet sweet take heed, all sweets are hard to get. Second part. XVIII All pleasure is of this condition. XIX Oft have I vowed how dearly I did love thee. XX Down in a valley as Alexis trips. First Part. XXI Hard Destinies are Love and Beauty parted? Second Part. XXII Weep O mine eyes, my heart can take no rest. XXIII There where I saw her lovely beauty painted. XXIIII Ye that do live in pleasures plenty. XXV A silly Sylvan kissing heaven-borne fire. XXVI Songs to 6. voices. O Wretched man why lov'st thou earthly life? XXVII Where most my thought, First Part. XXVIII Despiteful thus unto myself I languish. Second Part. XXIX Ah cannot sighs, nor tears. XXX Draw on sweet night, best friend unto those cares. XXXI Stay Coridon thou Swain. XXXII Softly, O softly drop mine eyes. XXXIII Long have I made these hills and valleys weary. XXXIIII FINIS. XVII. First Part. SWeet honey sucking Bees, ij. why do you still, ij. ij. surfeit on Roses, Pinks and Vi- olets? As if the choicest Nec- ctar lay in them, wherewith you store your curious Cabinets: Ah, make your flight, to melisuania's lips, Ah make your flight to melisuania's lips, there may you revel, there may you revel in Ambrosian cheer, Where smi-ling Ro- says and sweet Lilies sit, there may you revel keeping their Springtide graces, ij. keeping their Springtide graces all the year. keeping their Springtide graces all the year. keeping their Springtide, Springtide graces all the year. XVIII. Second part. YEt Sweet take heed, all sweets are hard to get, sting not sting not her soft lips, Oh beware of that, ij. ij. Oh be- ware, Oh beware of that, ij. For if one fla-ming dart come from her eye, ij. ij. was never dart so sharp, Ah then you die. than you die. ij. ij. Ah than you die. For if one fla-ming dart come from her eye, ij. ij. was never dart so sharp, Ah then you die. than you die, than you die. Ah than you die. than you die. was never dart so sharp, Ah then you die. ij. you die. Ah than you die. ij. ij. you die, Ah then you die. you die. Ah than you die. XIX. ALl plea- sure is of this condi- ti- on, It pricks men forward to frui- tion, ij. It pricks men forward to frui- tion, But if enjoyed then like the humming Bee, then like the hum-ming be, ij. ij. The honey being shed away doth flee, a- way doth flee, But leaves a sting that wounds the inward heart, But leaves a sting that wounds, ij. ij. With gnawing grief, and never ending smart. ij. With gnawing grief, and never ending smart. XX. OFt have I vowed, how dearly I did love thee, how dearly I did love thee, ij. And oft observed thee with all willing duty, Sighs I have sent, still hoping, still hoping to remove thee, still hoping, still hoping to remove thee, Millions of tears, ij. I tendered to thy beauty, Millions of tears I tendered to thy beauty, Yet thou of sighs and silly tears regardless, yet thou of sighs and sil- lie tears re-gard- less, sufferest my feeble heart, my fee-ble heart to pine with anguish, with an- guish, sufferest my fee-ble heart to pine with anguish, Whilst all my barren hopes return reward- less, My better days do waste, and I do languish. my better days do waste and I do languish. my bet-ter days do waste and I do languish. XXI. Down in a valley, ij. ij. as Alex- is trips, Daphne sat sweetly sleeping, ij. slay- ping, Soon as the wanton touched her ruddy lips, she nicely falls a weeping, ij. a we- ping, And too and fro he sifts her, The wag full softly lifts her, And too and fro he sifts her, But when nor sighs, (ah) nor kisses moved her pit- tie, nor sighs could move her pity, nor tears could move her pity, ij. ij. With plaints he warbles forth, he warbles forth, he warbles forth this mournful ditty. But when nor sighs nor kisses moved her pity, nor sighs could move her pity, nor tears could move her pity, ij. with plaints he warbles forth, he warbles forth this mournful ditty. XXII. Heard Destinies are Love and Beauty parted? Fair. Daphne so disdain- full, Cupid thy shafts are too un- justly darted, Fond Love thy wounds be painful, ij. But sith my lovely jew- ell is proved so coy and cruel, I'll live and frolic in her beauty's treasure, I'll live and frolic in her beauties treasure, But languish, But languish, faint and die, ij. in her displeasure. But languish faint and die, ij. in her displea- sure. I'll live and frolic in her beauty's treasure, I'll live and frolic in her beauties treasure, But languish, faint and die, ij. ij. But languish, faint and die, in her dis- plea- sure. XXIII. Weep, weep, weep mine eyes, my heart can take no rest, Weep, weep, weep my heart, mine eyes shall near be blest, Weep eyes, weep heart, and both this accent cry, A thousand deaths I die, I die, A thousand deaths I die, ij. Ay me, Ay me, Now Leander to die. I fear not, Death do thy worst I care not, ij. I care not, I hope, I hope when I am dead in Elysian plain, ij. in Elysian plain To meet, and there with joy, ij. ij. with joy we'll love again. XXIIII. THere where I saw her lovely beauty painted, ij. her lovely beauty painted, Where Venus-like my sacred Goddess shineth, There with precel- lent object mine eyes fain-ted, there with precellent object mine eyes fain-ted, That fair but fatal star, ij. my dole divineth, As soon as morning in her light, ij. appea-reth, Her sweet salute my mind or'eclouded cleareth, When night again the days de- light be-reaveth, My hearts true sacrifice, ij, But night and day she craf-ti-ly forsakes me, To te- dious day, ij. to loathsome night betakes me. to tedious day to loathsome night betakes me. XXV. Ye that do live in pleasures plen- tie, Ye that do live in pleasures plen- tie, And dwell in musics sweetest Airs, and dwell, and dwell in musics sweetest Airs, Whose eyes are quick, Whose ears are dainty, whose ears are dainty, are deign- tie, Whose eyes are quick, Whose ears are dainty, Not clogged with earth, or world- lie cares, ij. Come sing this song, made in Amphion's praise, Who now is dead, yet you his Fame can raise, Call him again, let him not die, But live in musics sweetest breath, Place him in memory, Place him in fairest memory, And let him triumph over death, And let him tri- umph over death: O sweetly sung, his living wish attend ye, These were his words, the mirth of heaven God send ye. ij. XXVI. A Silly Sylvan, kissing heaven-borne fire, scorched his lips for his so fond desire: I not so fond, but gazed whilst such fire burned, And all my heart, & all my heart strait into flames was tur- n, strait into flames was tur- ned. And all my heart strait into flames was turned. ij. ij. & all my heart, & all my heart strait, strait into flames was turned. ij. turned. The Sylvan justly suffered for his kiss, His fire was stolen, & stolen things go amiss, But I alas unjust- lie, ij. ij. for to have her her heavenly fire the Gods and graces gave her, the Gods & grace's gave her. ij. ij. Here endeth the Songs of 5. parts. XXVII. O Wretched man, ij. O wretched man, why lov'st thou earthly life? Which nought enjoys but cares and endless trouble? What pleasure here but breeds a world of grief? What pleasure here but breeds a world of grief? What hours ease that anguish doth not double? but have their discontents, but have their discontents, Then loath that life, which causeth such laments. XXVIII. First part. WHere most my thought, there lest my eye is stri- king, there least my eye is striking; Where least I come, there most my heart a- bideth, my heart abideth, ij. Where most I love, I never show my li- king; From what my mind doth hold, my body slideth, my body sly- death; I careless seem, ij. I careless seem where most my care dependeth, A coy regard, where most my soul at- tendeth. ij. where most my soul at- tendeth. ij. where most my soul attendeth. XXIX. Second part. Despiteful thus unto myself I lan-guish, ij. And in disdain myself from joy I banish; These secret thoughts enwraps me so in anguish, in anguish, That life I hope will soon from body va- nish, And to some rest will quickly be conveyed, ij. will quickly be conuay-ed, and to some rest will quickly be conveyed, and to some rest will quickly be conveyed, That on no joy while so I lived hath stay-ed. And to some rest will quickly be conveyed, will quickly be con-uay-ed, and to some rest will quickly be conveyed, will quickly be conveyed, That on no joy while so I lived hath stayed. XXX. AH cannot: O pity, pity me, to pit- tie me, Who more than life, then life doth love thee, O, O, cruel fates, ij. See now away she's flying. ij. And fly she will, ij. Alas, a- 'las, & leave me dying, Farewell, farewell, most fair, farewell, farewell, Was never grief like mine, nor death so painful, O, O, cruel fates, ij. See now away she's flying, ij. And fly she will and leave me dying, and fly she will alas, a- 'las, ij. and leave me dy-ing, Farewell, farewell, fare- well most fair, farewell, farewell, yet more disdainful, Was never grief like mine, nor death more painful. XXXI. DRaw on sweet night, ij. best friend un-to those cares, That do a- rise from painful melancholy, from painful melancholy. ij. My life so ill through want of comfort fares, That un-to thee, ij. I consecreate it wholly, That unto thee to thee I consecreate it wholly, Sweet night draw on, ij. ij. ij. my griefs when they be told To shades & darkness, find some ease from pai-ning, And while thou all in silence dost en- fold, ij. ij. I then shall have best time for my complaining. ij. I then shall have best time for my complaining. XXXII STAY Coridon thou swain, talk not so soon of dying, What though thy heart be slain? ij. be slain? What though thy love, ij. be fly-ing? She threatens thee but dares not strike, ij. Thy Nymph is light, and shadow like, and shadow like, ij. ij. thy Nymph is light and shadow like, ij. For if thou follow her, ij. she'll fly from thee, from thee, But if thou fly from her, ij. she'll fol- low thee. But if thou fly from her she'll fol- low thee, she'll follow thee. ij. ij. For if thou follow ij. she'll fly from thee, ij. she'll fly from thee, But if thou fly from her, she'll fol- low thou she'll follow thee. ij. she'll follow thee. ij. she'll follow thee. XXXIII. SOftly, softly O softly drop my eyes, lest you be dry, and make my heart with grief, with grief to melt and die, Now power out tears apace, ij. ij. Now stay, O heavy case, O sour sweet, woe alas, woe a- 'las, alas, alas, O grief, O joy, why strive you so? Can pains, and joys, ij. and joys in one poor heart consent? Then sigh, Then sigh and sing, rejoice, lament, ij. Ay me, ij. Ay me, O passions strange and vi-o-lent, Was never poor wretch so sore tormen- ted, ij. Nor joy, nor grief, can make my heart conten-ted, ij. Down, down I fall, For while with joy I look on high, ij. ij. Down, down I fall, ij. ij. for while with joy I look on high, Down, down I fall. ij. Down, down I fall with grief and die. XXXIIII. LOng have I made these hills and valleys weary, With noise of these my shrieks and cries that fill the air, ij. with She only who should make me merry, hears not my prayer, That I a- 'las, alas, mis- fortunes spmme and heir, ij. Hope in none other hope but in despair, O unkind, and cruel, O un- kind, ij. ij. ij. and cru- ell, If thus my death may please thee, Then will I die to ease thee, Yet if I die, the world will thee control, And write upon my tomb, O sweet departure, Lo here lies one, ij. ij. (A- 'las poor soul) A true loves Martyr. ij. A true loves Martyr. FINIS. TENOR. THE SECOND SET OF MADRIGALES TO 3. 4. 5. and 6. parts, apt both for Voyals and Voices. Newly Composed BY JOHN WILBYE. 1609. LONDON: Printed by Tho. Este alias Snodham, for john Browne, and are to be sold at his shop in S. Dunston's Churchyard in Fleetstreet. TO THE MOST NOBLE and Virtuous Lady, the Lady Arbella Stuart. Madame. THE deep understanding you have in all the Arts, and particular excellency in this of Music, doth by a certain kind of right, challenge the Dedication of the better sort of Labours in that Faculty; especially in these times when Music sits solitary among her sister Sciences, and (but for your Honour) often wants the fortune to be esteemed (for so she is worthy) even among the worthiest. But besides that general right, my true and zealous devotion long since desirous to express itself in any humble duty to your Honour, and borne up by the daily experience of your most Noble and singular disposition, hath never thought upon other Patron for this work, than your Honour, whose neverfailing judgement in the depth of Music, I do wish might be pleased with some of these; which happiness if they attain, I know not what judgement can avow to mislike them. Howsoever they behave themselves, I humbly beseech your Honour, to believe this truth; that they are the sincere oblations of a heart ever prepared for your service. And so with all humble and due reverence done to your Honour, I beseech the Almighty to make you in all the passages of your life truly happy, as you are in the world's true opinion virtuous. Your Honour's most humbly devoted and obliged: JOHN WILBYE. THE TABLE. Songs to 3. voices. COme shepherd Swains that wont to hear me sing. I Flourish ye hillocks set with fragrant flowers. TWO Ah, cruel Amarillis since thou tak'st delight. III So light is Love in matchless beauty shining. IIII As fair as Morn, as fresh as May. V O what shall I do, or whither shall I turn me? VI I live, and yet me thinks I do not breath. VII There is a jewel which no Indian Mines can buy. Risposta. VIII Songs to 4. voices. WHen Cloris heard of her Amintas dying. IX Happy streams whose trembling fall. X Change me O heavens into the Ruby stone. XI Love not me for comely grace. XII Fly not so swift my Deer. XIII I love alas, yet am not loved. XIIII As matchless beauty thee a Phoenix proves. XV Happy, oh happy he who not affecting. XVI Songs to 5. voices. SWeet honey sucking Bees. First Part. XVII Yet sweet take heed, all sweets are hard to get. Second part. XVIII All pleasure is of this condition. XIX Oft have I vowed how dearly I did love thee. XX Down in a valley as Alexis trips. First Part. XXI Hard Destinies are Love and Beauty parted? Second Part. XXII Weep O mine eyes, my heart can take no rest. XXIII There where I saw her lovely beauty painted. XXIIII Ye that do live in pleasures plenty. XXV A silly Sylvan kissing heaven-borne fire. XXVI Songs to 6. voices. O Wretched man why lov'st thou earthly life? XXVII Where most my thought, First Part. XXVIII Despiteful thus unto myself I languish. Second Part. XXIX Ah cannot sighs, nor tears. XXX Draw on sweet night, best friend unto those cares. XXXI Stay Coriden thou Swain. XXXII Softly, O softly drop mine eyes. XXXIII Long have I made these hills and valleys weary. XXXIIII FINIS. IX. WHen Cloris heard of her Amin-tas dy-ing, She grreved, she grieved then for her unkind denying, ij. Oft sighing, oft sighing, ij. sore and with a heart unfeigned, I die, I die, I die, I die, ij. I die, I die, I die she thus complained, Whom when Amintas spied, then both for joy out cried, I love, I love sweet Cloris eye, ij. And I A- min- tas till I die. X. HAppy streams whose trembling fall, ij. with still murmur soft- lie gly- ding, Happy Birds whose chirping call, ij. with sweet melody delight-ing, Hath moved her flinty and relentless heart and relentless heart to li- sten to your harmo- ny, in- chan- t with, ij. your melody, inchan- t with your me- lody, Sing on and carol forth your glee, sing on, ij. She grants you leave her rays to see, her rays to see, She grants you leave her rays to see, ij. Happy were I, were I, But aye alas my love doth still despite her. But ay alas, alas my love doth still despite her, Ay a- las my love doth still de- spite her. XI. CHange me O heavens, change me, change me ò heavens, change me ò heavens, into the Ru-by stone, That on my Love, fair locks doth hang in gold, that on my loves fair locks doth hang, ij. doth hang in gold, Yet leave me speech to her to make my moan, ij. make my moan, to make my moan, my moan, yet leave me speech to her to make my moan, ij. ij. ij. And give me eyes her beauties to behold, & give me eyes, & give me eyes her beauty's to behold, ij. to behold, or if you will not make, ij. my flesh a stone, ij. ij. or make her hard heart seem flesh, make her hard heart seem flesh that now seems none. ij ij. XII. Love not me for comely grace, for my pleasing eye or face; Nor for any outward part, no, nor for my constant heart. For those may fail, ij. those may fail, ij. for those may fail or turn to ill, So thou and I shall sever: Keep therefore a true woman's eye, a true woe- man's eye, keep therefore a true woman's eye, keep therefore a true woman's eye, And love me still, but know not why; ij. And love me still, but know not why, And love me still but know not why, ij. but know not why, ij. & So hast thou the same reason still, ij. to dote, to dote upon me ever. ij. to dote up- on me e- ver. XIII. Fly not so swift my dear, be- hold me dying, If not a smi- lings glance, If not a smi-ling glance for all my crying, for all my crying, Yet kill me with thy frowns: ij. thy frowns: The Satires o'er the lawns full nimbly daun- cing, frisk it a- pace, to view thy beauty's glan- cing, Thy beauties glan- cing; to view thy beauties glancing; See how they coast the downs, ij. ij. the downs, Fain wouldst thou turn and yield them their delight, ij. feign wouldst thou turn, and yield them their delight, ij. ij. but that thou fearest lest I should steal a sight. but that thou fearest lest I should steal a sight. XIIII. I Love alas, a- 'las, yet am not loved, I love alas, alas, yet am not loved, For cruel she, ij. to pity, ij. ij. ij. ij. is not moved: My constant love with scorn she ill rewardeth, only my sighs a little she re-gardeth, ij. Yet more and more ij. the quenchless fire increaseth, increaseth, which to my greater torment never ceaseth. which to my tor- ment never ceaseth. yet more and more, ij. the quenchless fire increa- seth, yet more and more the quenchless fire increaseth, which to my greater torment never ceaseth. never ceaseth. XV. AS matchless beauty thee a Phoenix proves, a Phoenix proves fair Leonilla, ij. As matchless beauty thee a Phoenix proves, a Phoenix proves fair Leonilla, ij. So thy sowre-sweet loves: For when young acon's eye thy proud heart tames, thy proud heart tames, for when young acon's eye thy proud heart tames, Thou diest in him, and li-uest in my flames. Thou diest in him, and li-uest in my flames. For when young acon's eye thy proud heart tames, thy proud heart tames, for when young acon's eye thy proud heart tames, Thou diest in him, and li-uest in my flames. thou diest in him, and li-uest in my flames. and livest in my flames. XVI. HAppy, oh happy he, who not affecting The endless toils attending worldly cares, The end- less toils attending worldly cares, at- ten- ding worldly cares, ij. ij. With mind reposed all discontents rejecting; with mind reposed all dis- con-tents reiect- ing; In silent peace, ij. his way to heaven prepares: ij. to heaven prepares, ij. ij. Deeming his life a Scene, the world a Stage, whereon man acts his Pilgrimage. his weary Pilgrimage, ddee-ming his life a Scene, the world a Stage, whereon man acts his Pill- grimage. Here endeth the Songs of 4. parts. XVII. First Part. SWeet honey sucking Bees, ij. why do you still, ij. surfeit on Ro- ses, Pinks and Violets? As if the choyseft Nectar lay in them. wherewith you store, your curious Cabi- nets: your curious Cabi- nets, Ah, make your flight, ij. your flight, to melituavia's lips, there may you revel, ij. ij. in Am-brosian cheer, Where smiling Roses and sweet Lilies sit, there may you revel, ij. in Ambrosian cheer, Where smi-ling Ro- says & sweet Lilies sit, keeping their springtide graces, ij. all the year, their springtide graces all the year, all the year keeping their springtide graces all the year. ij. ij. XVIII. Second part. YEt Sweet take heed, ij. all sweets are hard to get, ij. sting not her soft lips, her soft lips, Oh beware of that, ij. beware of that, ij. For if one fla-ming dart come from her eye, ij. was never dart so sharp, Ah then you die, you die, ah then you die, than you die, you die, For if one flaming dart come from her eye, ij. was never dart so sharp, Ah then you die. than you die. Ah than you die. was never dart, was never dart so sharp, was never dart so sharp, than you die. Ah than you die. Ah than you die. Ah than you die. ij. ij. Ah than you die. you die. ij. XIX. ALl plea- sure is of this condition, It pricks men forward to fru-i-ti-on, Then like the hum-ming be, ij. ij. ij. ij. The honey being shed away doth flee, doth flee, But leaves a sting that wounds ij. the inward heart, But leaves a sting that wounds, ij. wounds the inward heart, But leaves a sting that wounds, the inward heart, ij. With gnawing grief, & never ending smart. ij. with gnawing grief, and never ending smart. and never ending smart. with gnawing grief and never ending smart. XX. OFt have I vowed how dearly I did love thee, ij. how dearly I did love thee, And oft observed thee with all willing duty, ij. Sighs I have sent still hoping to remove thee, ij. still hoping to remove thee, Millions of tears, Millions of tears, I tendered to thy beauty, ij. Yet thou of sighs and silly tears regard- less, sufferest my fee-ble heart sufferest my fee-ble heart to pine with anguish, Whilst all my barren hopes return reward- less, whilst all my barren hopes return reward- less, My better days do waste, and I do languish, and I do languish. ij. and I do languish. XXI. First part. Down in a valley, ij. ij. as Alezis trips, Daphne sat sweetly sleeping, Daphne sat sleeping, Soon as the wanton, Soon as the wanton touched her ruddy lips, she nicely fault a weeping, ij. ij. The wag full softly lifts her, And too and fro he sifts her, ij. But when nor sight, nor kisses moved her pity, nor sighs could move her pity, nor tears could move her pity, ij. With plaints he warbles forth he warbles forth this mournful ditty. But when nor sight nor kisses moved her pity, nor sighs could move her pity, nor tears could move her pity, ij. with plaints he warbles forth, he warbles forth this mournful ditty. XXII. Second part. Heard Destiny's are Love and Beauty parted? Fair Daphne so disdain- full? Cuckoe- bid thy shafts are too un- justly darted, Fond Love thy wounds be painful, ij. But sith my lovely jew- ell is proved so coy and cruel, I'll live and frolic, I'll live and frolic, I'll live and frolic, I'll live and frolic in her beauties trea- sure, But languish, But languish, faint and die, ij. But languish faint and die, But languish, faint and die, in her dis- pleasure. I'll live and frolic, I'll live and frolic, I'll live and frolic, I'll live and frolic in her beauties trea- sure, But languish, But languish, faint and die, ij. ij. But languish faint and die in her dis- pleasure. XXIII. Weep, weep, weep, weep, O mine eyes, my heart can take no rest, Weep, weep, weep, weep, O my heart, mine eyes shall ne'er be blest, Weep eyes, weep heart, and both this accent cry, and both this accent cry, A thousand, thousand death's I die, ij. A thousand thousand deaths, a thou- sand thousand deaths I die, Ay me, ah, ah, cruel Fortune, Ay me, Now Le- ander to die I fear not, Death do thy worst I care not, ij. I hope, when I am dead, I hope when I am dead, in E- lizian plain, ij. To meet, and there with joy, and there with joy, ij. with joy we'll love again. a- gain. XXIIII. THere where I saw her lovely beauty painted, ij. Where Venus-like, where Venus-like my sacred Goddess shineth, There with pre- cel- lent object mine eyes fain-ted, ij. That fair but fatal star, ij. my dole divineth, ij. As soon as morning in her light appea- reth. ij. Her sweet salute my mind o'er clou- deed cleareth, when night again the days delight berea- bereaveth, My heart's true sacri-fice she quick receiveth, But night and day she craftily forsakes me, To tedious day to loathsome night, to loathsome night, be- takes me. To te-di-ous day to loathsome night betakes me. XXV. Ye that do live in pleasures plen- tie, And dwell in musics sweetest Airs, in sweetest Airs, And dwell in musics sweetest Airs, ij. in sweetest Airs, Whose eyes are quick, Whose ears are dainty, Whose ears are dainty, Not clogged with earth or world- lie cares, Not clogged with earth or world- lie cares, with earth or worldly cares, Come sing this song, this song, made in Amphion's praise, Who now is dead, Who now is dead, Who now is dead, yet you his Fame can raise, Call him again, let him not die, But live in musics sweetest breath, Place him in fairest memory, And let him triumph o- ver death, And let him tri- umph over death, O sweetly sung (his wish) his living wish attend ye, These were his words, the mirth of heaven, ij. God send ye. XXVI. A Silly Sylvan, kissing heaven-borne fire, scotched his lips for his so fond desire: I not so fond, ij. but gazed whilst such fire burned; strait into flames, ij. was turned, And all my heart strait into flames was tur- ned: ij. And all my heart strait into flames was tur- n, ij. ij. was turned, strait into flames was turned. The Sylvan just- lie suffered for his kiss, His fire was stolen, and stolen things go amiss, ij. But I alas, a- 'las, unjustly, but I a- las ij. unjustly, but I a- las un- justly: for to have her heavenly fire the gods & graces, the gods & graces gave her. ij. ij. ij. the gods and graces gave her. Here endeth the Songs of 5. parts. XXVII. O Wretched man, O wretched man, why lov'st thou earthly life? Which nought enjoys but endless trouble? What plea- sure here but breeds a world of grief? What hours ease that anguish doth not double? But have their discontents? ij. Then loath that life, Which causeth such laments. which causeth such la- ments. XXVIII. First part. WHere most my thought, there lest my eye is striking, ij. my eye is striking; Where least I come, there most my heart abideth; From what my mind doth hold, my body fly- death, From what my mind doth hold, my body sli- death: I careless seem where most my care depen- death, where most my care depen- death; A coy regard, where most my soul attendeth. ij. where most my soul attendeth. XXIX. Second part. Despiteful thus unto myself I languish, And in disdain, my self, and in disdain myself from joy I ba- nish; That life I hope will soon from body vanish, from body vanish, And to some rest will quickly be conveyed, ij. And to some rest will quickly be conuay-ed, That on no joy, no joy, That on no joy while so I lived, That on no joy while so I lived hath stayed. And to some rest will quickly be conveyed, ij. And to some rest will quickly be conuay-ed, That on no joy, no joy, that on no joy while so I lived, that on no joy while so I lived hath stayed. XXX. AH cannot: O pity me, O pity me, Who more than life do love thee, do love thee, O, O, O, cruel fates, O, O, cru- ell fate, See now away she's flying, away she's flying, And fly she will, and fly she will alas, and leave me dying, Farewell, farewell, most fair, farewell, yet more disdainful, Was never grief like mine, nor death more painful, O, O, O, cruel fates, See now away she's flying, ij. And fly she will, alas, and leave me dying, and leave me dying, alas, alas, Farewell, farewell, farewell, most fair, farewell, yet more disdainful, Was never grief, was never grief like mine, nor death more pain- full. XXXI. DRaw on sweet night, best friend unto those cares, ij. un-to those cares, That do arise from painful melancholy, My life so ill through want of comfort fares, That un-to thee, ij. I consecreate it wholly, ij. Sweet night draw on, ij. ij. draw on, sweet night, sweet night draw on, my griefs when they be told. To shades & darkness, find some ease from paining, ij to pai-ning, And when thou all in silence dost enfold, ij. for my complaining. I then shall have best time for my come- plaining. ij. XXXII. STAY Coridon thou swain, thou swain, talk not so soon of dying, What though thy heart, thy heart be slain? What though thy heart, What though thy heart be slain? ij. What though thy love be fly-ing? She threatens thee but dares not strike, ij. ij. Thy Nymph is light, and shadow like, Thy Nymph is light, and sha'- dough, like, ij. and shadow like, For if thou follow her, For if thou follow her, she'll fly from thee, from thee, But if thou fly from her, she'll fol- low thee. ij. she'll follow thee. she'll follow thee. For if thou follow her, For if thou follow her, she'll fly from thee, ij. But if thou fly from her, she'll follow thee. she'll follow thee. she'll follow thee. she'll follow thee. XXXIII. SOftly, O softly: My heart with grief to melt and die, Now power out tears a- pace, Now power out tears a- pace, ij. Now stay O heavy case, Can pains, and joys, Can pains, and joys at once, in one poor heart consent? Then sigh and sing, rejoice, lament, Then sing Ay me, Ay me, O passions strange and vi-olent, Was never wretch so sore tormen-ted, Nor joy, nor grief, can make my heart con-tented, Was never wretch so sore tormen-ted, Nor joy nor grief, For while with joy I look on high, Down, down I fall, ij. with grief, And while I rise, Down, down I fall, ij. and while with joy I look on high, I look on high, Down, down I fall, with grief, and die. and die. for while with joy I look on high, Down, down I fall and die. XXXIIII. LOng have I made these hills & valleys weary, With noise of these my shrieks & cries that fill the air, with noise of these my shrieks that fill the air, with noise of these my shrieks that fill the air, hears not my prayer, That I alas, ij. alas, misfortunes son & heir, Hope in none other hope but in despair, O, unkind, and cruel, O, unkind, ij. O un- kind, & cruel, ij. if thus my death may please thee, Then die I will to ease thee, to ease thee, yet if I die, the world will thee control, and write upon my tomb, O sweet depar- ture, lo here lies one, ij. ij. (Alas poor soul) a true loves Martyr. a true loves Mar- tire. FINIS. SEXTUS. THE SECOND SET OF MADRIGALES TO 3. 4. 5. and 6. parts, apt both for Voyals and Voices. Newly Composed BY JOHN WILBYE. 1609. LONDON: Printed by Tho. Este alias Snodham, for john Browne, and are to be sold at his shop in S. Dunston's Churchyard in Fleetstreet. TO THE MOST NOBLE and Virtuous Lady, the Lady Arbella Stuart. Madame. THE deep understanding you have in all the Arts, and particular excellency in this of Music, doth by a certain kind of right, challenge the Dedication of the better sort of Labours in that Faculty; especially in these times when Music sits solitary among her sister Sciences, and (but for your Honour) wants the Fortune to be esteemed (for so she is worthy) even among the worthiest. But besides that general right, my true and zealous devotion long since desirous to express itself in any humble duty to your Honour, and borne up by the daily experience of your most Noble and singular disposition, hath never thought upon other Patron for this work, than your Honour, whose neverfailing judgement in the depth of Music, I do wish might be pleased with some of these; which happiness if they attain, I know not what judgement can avow to mislike them. Howsoever they behave themselves, I humbly beseech your Honour, to believe this truth; that they are the sincere oblations of a heart ever prepared for your service. And so with all humble and due reverence done to your Honour, I beseech the Almighty to make you in all the passages of your life truly happy, as you are in the world's true opinion virtuous. Your Honour's most humbly devoted and obliged: JOHN WILBIE. THE TABLE. Songs to 3. voices. COme shepherd Swains that wont to hear me sing. I Flourish ye hillocks set with fragrant flowers. TWO Ah, cruel Amarillis since thou tak'st delight. III So light is Love in matchless beauty shining. IIII As fair as Morn, as fresh as May. V O what shall I do, or whither shall I turn me? VI I live, and yet me thinks I do not breath. VII There is a jewel which no Indian Mines can buy. Risposta. VIII Songs to 4. voices. WHen Cloris heard of her Amintas dying. IX Happy streams whose trembling fall. X Change me O heavens into the Ruby stone. XI Love not me for comely grace. XII Fly not so swift my Deer. XIII I love alas, yet am not loved. XIIII As matchless beauty thee a Phoenix proves. XV Happy, oh happy he who not affecting. XVI Songs to 5. voices. SWeet honey sucking Bees. First Part. XVII Yet sweet take heed, all sweets are hard to get. Second part. XVIII All pleasure is of this condition. XIX Oft have I vowed how dearly I did love thee. XX Down in a valley as Alexis trips. First Part. XXI Hard Destinies are Love and Beauty parted? Second Part. XXII Weep O mine eyes, my heart can take no rest. XXIII There where I saw her lovely beauty painted. XXIIII Ye that do live in pleasures plenty. XXV A silly Sylvan kissing heaven-borne fire. XXVI Songs to 6. voices. O Wretched man why lov'st thou earthly life? XXVII Where most my thought, First Part. XXVIII Despiteful thus unto myself I languish. Second Part. XXIX Ah cannot sighs, nor tears. XXX Draw on sweet night, best friend unto those cares. XXXI Stay Coridon thou Swain. XXXII Softly, O softly drop mine eyes. XXXIII Long have I made these hills and valleys weary. XXXIIII FINIS. XXVII. SEXTUS. O Wretched man, why lov'st thou earthly life? ij. O Which nought enjoys but cares and end- less trou- ble: What pleasure here but breeds a world of grief? what plea- sure here but breeds a world of grief? ij. What hours ease that anguish doth not dou- ble? that anguish doth not double? No earthly joys but have their discontents, but have their discontents, ij. ij. Then loath that life which causeth such laments. then loath that life which causeth such laments. XXVIII. First part. WHere most my thought, there lest my eye is striking, is striking, where most my thought, there lest my eye is stri- king; ij. Where least I come, there most my heart abi- death; ij. Where most I love, I never show my liking; my liking; From what my mind doth hold, my body slideth, my body sly- death; I careless seem where most my care de-pendeth; I careless seem, where most my care dependeth, where most my care de-pen-deth- death; A coy regard, where most my soul attendeth. ij. where most my soul attendeth. atten- death. XXIX. Second part. Despiteful thus unto myself, unto myself I languish, And in does- deign, ij. myself from joy I ba- nish; These secret thoughts enwraps me, in- wraps me so in an- guish, That life I hope will soon from body vanish, And to some rest will quickly be conveyed, ij. and to some rest will quick- lie be conveyed, That on no joy while so I lived hath stay- ed. while so I lived hath stayed. And to some rest will quickly be conuay-ed, ij. and to some rest will quickly be con-uay-ed, ij. will quickly be conveyed, That on no joy while so I lived hath stay- ed. XXX. AH cannot sighs, nor tears, nor ought else move thee? To pity- tie me, to pity- tie me, ij. Who more than life do love thee, O, O, O, cruel fates, See now away she's flying, ij And fly she will, alas, and leave me dying, and leave me dying, alas, alas, Farewell, farewell, farewell, most fair, farewell, yet more disdainful, Was never grief, was never grief like mine, nor death more painful, O, O, O, cruel fates, O, O, cru- ell fates, See now away she's flying, away she's flying, And fly she will, ij. alas, and leave me dying, Farewell, farewell, most fair, farewell, yet more disdainful, Was never grief like mine, nor death more painful. XXXI. DRaw on sweet night, best friend unto those cares, ij. ij. That do arise from painful melancholy- lie, My life so ill through want of comfort fares, That unto thee, ij. I consecreate it wholly, that unto thee, to thee I consecreate it wholly: Sweet night draw on, ij. sweet night draw on, draw on, sweet night draw on, ij. ij my griefs when they be told, To shades & darkness find some ease from pai-ning, ij. And while thou all in silence dost en- fold, in silence dost enfold, ij. ij. ay then shall have best time for my complaining. ij. I then shall have best time for my complaining. ij. XXXII. STAY Coridon thou swain talk not so soon of dying, Stay Coridon thou swain talk not so soon of dying, What though thy heart, ij. be slain, be slain? What though thy love be flying? She threatens thee, but dares not strike, ij. She threatens thee, but dares not strike, but dares not strike, Thy Nymph is light, is light and shadow like, Thy Nymph is light and shadow like, ij. For if thou follow her, For if thou follow her, she'll fly from thee, ij. But if thou fly from her she'll follow thee. she'll follow thee. ij. ij. For if thou follow her, For if thou follow her she'll fly from thee, from thee, But if thou fly from her she'll fol- low thee. ij. she'll follow thee. she'll follow thee. XXXIII. SOft-ly, O softly drop my eyes least you be dry, And make my heart with grief to melt and die, Now power out tears apace, apace, Now power out tears apace, ij. ij. Now stay O heavy case, O sour sweet woe alas, alas, O grief, O joy, why strive you so? Can pains, and joys, and joys, and joys at once in one poor heart consent? Then sigh and sing, rejoice, Then sigh and sing, Ay me, ij. ij. ij. O passions strange and violent, was never wretch so sore tormented, Nor joy, nor grief, can make my heart contented, can make my heart contented, for while with joy I look on high, ij. Down, down I fall, I look on high, Down, down I fall, ij. ij. ij. ij. with grief and die, ij. XXXIIII. LOng have I made these hills and valleys weary, ij. With noise of these my shrieks, ij. and cries that fill the air, She only who should make me merry, hears not my prayer, That I alas, ij. mis-for- tunes son and heir, ij. that I alas misfortunes son and heir, Hope in none other hope but in despair, O, unkind, O un- kind, unkind, and cruel, O unkind and cruel, if thus my death may please thee, Then die I will to ease thee, ij. then die I will to ease thee, Yet if I die, the world will thee control, and write upon my tomb, O sweet departure, lo here lies one, ij. ij. ij. (Alas poor soul) a true loves Martyr. ij. ij. a true loves Martyr. FINIS. BASSUS. THE SECOND SET OF MADRIGALES TO 3. 4. 5. and 6. parts, apt both for Voyals and Voices. Newly Composed BY JOHN WILBYE. 1609. LONDON: Printed by Tho. Este alias Snodham, for john Browne, and are to be sold at his shop in S. Dunston's Churchyard in Fleetstreet. TO THE MOST NOBLE and Virtuous Lady, the Lady Arbella Stuart. Madame. THE deep understanding you have in all the Arts, and particular excellency in this of Music, doth by a certain kind of right, challenge the Dedication of the better sort of Labours in that Faculty; especially in these times when Music sits solitary among her sister Sciences, and (but for your Honour) often wants the fortune to be esteemed (for so she is worthy) even among the worthiest. But besides that general right, my true and zealous devotion long since desirous to express itself in any humble duty to your Honour, and borne up by the daily experience of your most Noble and singular disposition, hath never thought upon other Patron for this work, than your Honour, whose neverfailing judgement in the depth of Music, I do wish might be pleased with some of these; which happiness if they attain, I know not what judgement can avow to mislike them. Howsoever they behave themselves, I humbly beseech your Honour, to believe this truth; that they are the sincere oblations of a heart ever prepared for your service. And so with all humble and due reverence done to your Honour, I beseech the Almighty to make you in all the passages of your life truly happy, as you are in the world's true opinion virtuous. Your Honour's most humbly devoted and obliged: JOHN WILBYE. THE TABLE. Songs to 3. voices. COme shepherd Swains that wont to hear me sing. I Flourish ye hillocks set with fragrant flowers. TWO Ah, cruel Amarillis since thou tak'st delight. III So light is Love in matchless beauty shining. IIII As fair as Morn, as fresh as May. V O what shall I do, or whither shall I turn me? VI I live, and yet me thinks I do not breath. VII There is a jewel which no Indian Mines can buy. Risposta. VIII Songs to 4. voices. WHen Cloris heard of her Amintas dying. IX Happy streams whose trembling fall. X Change me O heavens into the Ruby stone. XI Love not me for comely grace. XII Fly not so swift my Deer. XIII I love alas, yet am not loved. XIIII As matchless beauty thee a Phoenix proves. XV Happy, oh happy he who not affecting. XVI Songs to 5. voices. SWeet honey sucking Bees. First Part. XVII Yet sweet take heed, all sweets are hard to get. Second part. XVIII All pleasure is of this condition. XIX Oft have I vowed how dearly I did love thee. XX Down in a valley as Alexis trips. First Part. XXI Hard Destinies are Love and Beauty parted? Second Part. XXII Weep O mine eyes, my heart can take no rest. XXIII There where I saw her lovely beauty painted. XXIIII Ye that do live in pleasures plenty. XXV A silly Sylvan kissing heaven-borne fire. XXVI Songs to 6. voices. O Wretched man why lov'st thou earthly life? XXVII Where most my thought, First Part. XXVIII Despiteful thus unto myself I languish. Second Part. XXIX Ah cannot sighs, nor tears. XXX Draw on sweet night, best friend unto those cares. XXXI Stay Coridon thou Swain. XXXII Softly, O softly drop mine eyes. XXXIII Long have I made these hills and valleys weary. XXXIIII FINIS. I. COme shepherd swains that wont to hear me sing, Now sigh and groan, Dead is my love, my hope, my joy, my spring, ij dead, dead and gone, O she that was your Summer's Queen your days delight, is gone and will no more be seen, O cruel spite, Break all your Pipes that wont to sound, ij. with plea-sant cheer, And cast yourselves upon the ground to wail my dear, Come shepherd swains, Come Nymphs and all a roe, Come Nymphs, and all a roe, ij. to help me cry, Dead is my love, dead is my love, ij. And seeing she is so, lo now I die. II. FLourish ye hillocks set with fragrant flowers, ij. So graced with her deity, whose eyes bedew you with their pearled showers, whose eyes bedew you with their pearled showers bewailing loves impiety. Happy ye are, be prodigal disposed, disdain not loves lamenting, Let me but kiss those steps where she repo- said, to ease my hearts tormenting, ij. then while she flies me, ij. here I lie and languish, sounding my sorrows, ij. ij. tuned in notes of an- guish. tuned in notes ij. ij. ij. of anguish. III. AH, cruel Amarillis, ij. since thou tak'st delight to hear the accents of a doleful ditty, to hear the accents of a doleful ditty, To triumph, ij. ij. ij. still with- out remorse or pity, I loathe this life, Death must my sorrows right, ij. And least vain hope, ij. my miseries renew, Come quickly death, ij. reave me of breath, (Ah) cruel Amarillis, ij. ij. Cruel Amarillis, ij. adieu. adieu FOUR SO light is love in match- les beauty shining, ij. When she revisits Cypris hallowed bowers, Two feeble doves harnessed in silken twining, in silken twining, harnessed in silken twining, ij. can draw her Chariot midst the Paphian flowers, midst the Paphian flowers, Lightness to love how ill it fitteth? Lightness to love how ill it fit- teth? Lightness to love how ill it fit- teth? how ill it fit- teth? So heavy on my heart she fitteth. Lightness to love how ill it fit- teth? light- nesse to love how ill it fit- teth? ij. how ill it fit- teth? So heavy on my heart she fitteth. V. AS fair as morn, as fresh as May, A pretty grace in saying nay, ij. Smil'st thou sweet heart? ij. Ta na na no, ij. But (O) ij. that love enchanting eye, Lo here my doubtful doom I try, my doom I try, But (O) ij. that love enchanting eye, Lo here my doubtful doom I try, Lo here, lo here my doubtful doom I try, Tell me my sweet, live I or die? (tell me live I or die?) Tell me my sweet live I or die? O tell me live I or die? Tell me my sweet, O tell me, live I or die? ij. ij. She smiles, ij. Fa la la, etc. Ah, she frowns, Ay me, Ay me I die. VI O What shall I do, or whether shall I turn me? Shall I make un-to her eyes? O no they ' l burn me, Shall I seal up my eyes & speak my part? & speak my part? then in a flood of tears, ij. I drown my heart, for tears being stopped will swell, will swell for scope, though they o'erflow, love, life, and hope, By beauty's eye I'll choose to die. At thy feet I fall fair Creature, rich in beauty, And for pity call, for pity call, O kill not love and duty, ij. Let thy smooth tongue fan on my sense thy breath, to stay thine eyes from bur-ning me to death. But if mer-cy be ex-i-led from a thing so fair compi- led, ij. then patient-ly by thee I'll die. VII. I Live, and yet me thinks I do not breath; ij. I thirst, and drink; (again) I drink and thirst again; I sleep, & yet I dream, I dream I am awake; I hope for that I have; I have and want, I sing and sigh; I love and hate at once, I sing and sigh, I love and hate at once, O tell me restless soul, ij. ij. What uncouth jar, doth cause such want in store? doth cause such want in store, in peace such war? VIII. Risposta. THere is a jewel, there is a jewel which no Indian mines can buy, no Chemic Art can counterfeit, It makes men rich in greatest poverty, ij. in greatest poverty, It makes men rich in greatest poverty, Makes water wine; turns wooden cups to gold; ij. ij. turns wooden cups to gold, The homely whistle, to sweet musics strain, ij. Seldom it comes; to few from heaven sent, ij. from heaven sent, That much in little all in nought, all in nought, ij. ij. ij. CONTENT. Here endeth the songs of 3. parts. IX. WHen Cloris heard of her Amintas dy-ing, She grieved, she grieved then for her unkind deny-ing, Oft sighing, ij. sore and with a heart unfeigned, I die, I die, I die, I die, I die, I die, ij. I die, I die she thus complained, Whom when Amintas spied, then both for joy out cried, I love, I love sweet Cloris eye, I love, I love sweet Cloris eye, And I Amintas till I die. X. HAppy streams whose trembling fall, ij. with still murmur soft- lie gliding, Happy Birds whose chirping call, ij. with sweet me- lody delighting, Hath moved her flinty and relentless heart to listen to your harmony, And sit se-curely in these Downs a part, in chan-ted with your melody, ij. Sing on and carol forth your glee, and carol forth your glee, ij. sing on and catroll forth your glee, She grants you leave her rays to see, She grants you leave, ij. her rays to see, Happy were I, were I could love but so delight her, But aye alas my love doth still despite her. But ay alas my love, alas my love doth still despite her. XI. CHange me O heavens into the Ruby stone, ij. That on my loves fair lock doth hang in gold, ij. Yet leave me speech to her to make my moan, yet leave me speech to her to make my moan, to make my moan, my moan, And give me eyes her beauties to behold, her beauty's to behold, Or if you will not make, ij. my flesh a stone, make her hard heart seem flesh, that now seems none. ij. that now seems none. XII. Love not me for comely grace, for my pleasing eye or face; Nor for any outward part, no, nor for my constant heart: For those may fail, those may fail, ij. those may fail and turn to ill, So thou and I shall sever: Keep therefore a true woe- man's eye, ij. Keep therefore a true woe- man's eye, ij. And love me still, but know not why; not why, ij. And love me still, but know not why, not why, So hast thou the same reason still, to dote upon me ever. to dote, to dote upon me ever. ij. XIII. Fly not so swift my dear, ij. behold me dying, ij. If not a smi-ling glance for all my crying, Yet kill me with thy frowns: ij. The satires o'er the lawns full nimbly dancing, frisk it a- pace, apace, to view thy beauty's glan- cing, Thy beauties glancing; ij. See how they coast the downs, the downs, ij. ij. Fain wouldst thou turn and yield them their delight, feign wouldst thou turn, feign wouldst thou turn and yield them their de- light, feign wouldst thou turn, feign wouldst thou turn and yield them their delight, but that thou fearest lest I should steal a sight. lest I should steal a sight. XIIII. I Love A- 'las, yet am not loved; alas, alas, yet am not loved, For cruel she, ij. to pity, ij. ij. ij. is not moved: My constant love with scorn she ill rewardeth, only my sighs a little she regardeth, only my sighs a little she regardeth, Yet more and more the quenchless fire increaseth, ij. which to my greater torment never ceaseth. never ceaseth. yet more and more the quenchless fire increaseth, yet more and more the quenchless fire increaseth, which to my greater torment never ceaseth. XV. AS matchless beauty thee a Phoenix proves, fair Leonilla, As matchless beauty thee a Phoenix proves, fair Leonilla, So thy sowre-sweet loves: For when young acon's eye thy proud heart tames, Thou diest in him, and li-uest in my flames. For when young acon's eye thy proud heart tames, Thou diest in him, and li-uest in my flames. XVI. HAppy, oh happy he, who not affecting The end- less toils attending worldly cares, The endless toils at- ten- ding worldly cares, ij. With mind re-pos'd all discontents rejecting; In silent peace, his way to heaven pre- pares, In silent peace his way to heaven pre- pares: Deeming his life a Scene, the world a Stage, whereon man acts his weary Pilgrimage. Here endeth the Songs of 4. parts. XVII. First Part. SWeet honey sucking Bees: Ah, make your flight, to melisuavia's lips, Ah make your flight to melisuavia's lips, there may you revel, there may you revel in Am-brosian cheer, Where smiling Roses and sweet Lilies sit, keeping their Springtide, ij. graces, all the year. keeping their Springtide graces all the year. keeping their Springtide grace's all the year. XVIII. Second part. YEt Sweet take heed, all sweets are hard to get, sting not, sting not her soft lips, Oh beware of that, ij. ij. ij. For if one flaming dart come from her eye, ij. was never dart so sharp, Ah, Ah then you die. ah than you die. you die. was never dart so sharp, Ah then you die. was never dart so sharp, Ah than you die. you die. Ah than you die. you die. Ah than you die. Ah than you die. XIX. ALl plea- sure is of this condi-ti-on, It pricks men forward to fru-i-ti-on, But if enjoyed then like the humming Bee, then like the humming Bee, ij. The honey being shed away doth flee, But leaves a sting that wounds the inward heart, But leaves a sting ij. that wounds, the in- ward heart, With gnawing grief, ij. and never ending smart. With gnawing grief, and never ending smart. XX. OFt have I: How dearly I did love thee, ij. And oft observed thee, and oft observed thee with all willing du- tie, Sighs I have sent, still hoping to remove thee, ij. to remove thee, Millions of tears, I tendered to thy beauty, Yet thou of sighs and fill- lie tears regardless, sufferest my feeble heart, my fee-ble heart to pine with anguish, to pine with anguish, Whilst all my barren hopes return rewardless, My bet-ter days do waste, and I do languish. my bet-ter days do waste and I do languish. XXI. First part. Down in a valley, ij. ij. as A- lexis trips, Daphne sat sweetly sleeping, ij. Soon as the wanton touched her ruddy lips, she nicely falls a weeping, ij. ij. And too and fro he sifts her, The wag full softly lifts her, And too & fro he sifts her, But when nor sighs, nor kisses moved her pity, nor sighs could move her pity, nor tears could move her pity, ij. With plaints he warbles forth, he warbles forth this mournful ditty. But when nor sighs nor kisses moved her pity, nor sighs could move her pity, nor tears could move her pity, ij. with plaints he warbles forth, he warbles forth this mournful ditty. XXII. Heard Destinies are Love and Beauty parted? Fair Daphne so disdainful? Cupid thy shafts are too unjust- lie darted, Fond Love thy wounds be painful, Fond Love thy wounds be painful, But sith my lovely jewel is proved so coy and cruel, I'll live and frolic in her beauty's treasure, I'll live and frolic in her auty's treasure, But languish, But languish, faint and die in her displeasure. But languish faint and die in her displeasure. I'll live and frolic in her beauty's treasure, I'll live and frolic in her auty's treasure, But languish, But languish, faint and die, in her displeasure. But languish faint and die in her displeasure. XXIII. Weep, weep, weep, mine eyes, my heart can take no rest, Weep, weep, weep my heart, mine eyes shall ne'er be blest, Weep eyes, weep heart, and both this accent cry, A thousand deaths I die, I die, Flamminia, I die, A thousand deaths I die, I die, ij. Ah, ah, cruel Fortune, Ay me, Death do thy worst I care not, Death do thy worst I care not, I hope when I am dead, ij. in Elysian plain, To meet, and there with joy we'll love again. XXIIII. THere where I saw her lovely beauty painted, Where Venus-like my sacred Goddess shineth, There with precellent object mine eyes fain-ted, That fair but fatal star, ij. my dole divineth, As soon as morning in her light appeareth, appeareth, Her sweet salute my mind o'er- clouded cleareth, When night again the days delight bereaveth, My hearts true sa-cri -fice she quick receiveth, But night and day she craf ti-ly forsakes me, To te- dious day to loathsome night betakes me. to loathsome night betakes me. XXV. Ye that do live in pleasures plen- tie, Ye that do live in pleasures plenty, in plenty, And dwell in Musics sweetest Airs, ij. in sweetest Airs, Whose eyes are quick, Whose ears are dainty, Not clogged with earth, or worldly cares, Come sing this song, made in Amphion's praise, Who now is dead, Who now is dead, yet you his Fame can raise, Call him a- gain, let him not die, But live in musics sweetest breath, Place him in fairest memory, And let him triumph over death, And let him tri- umph over death: O sweetly sung, his living wish attend ye, These were his words, the mirth of heaven God send ye. God send ye. XXVI. A Silly Sylvan, kissing heaven-borne fire, scorched his lips for his so fond desire: I not so fond, but gazed whilst such fire burned, And all my heart strait into flames was tur- ned. And all my heart strait into flames was turned. strait into flames was turned. And all my heart strait into flames was turned. ij. was turned. The Sylvan justly suffered for his kiss, His fire was stolen, and stolen things go amiss, ij. & But I alas unjustly, but I alas unjustly, for to have her her heavenly fire the Gods and graces gave her, the God's and grace's gave her. ij. ij. ij. the Gods and graces gave her. Here endeth the Songs of 5. parts. XXVII. O Wretched man why lov'st thou earthly life? O wretched man why lov'st thou earthly life? Which nought enjoys but cares and end- less trouble? What plea- sure here but breeds a world of grief? ij. What how- ers' ease that anguish doth not dou- ble? but have their discontents, but have their discontents, Then loath that life which causeth such laments. Then loath that life which causeth such laments. XXVIII. First part. WHere most my thought, there lest my eye is stri- king, Where least I come, there most my heart abideth; Where most I love, I never show my liking; From what my mind doth hold, my body slideth, I careless seem where most my care dependeth, ij. A coy regard, where most my soul attendeth. ij. where most my soul attendeth. ij. where most my soul attendeth. XXIX. Second part. Despiteful thus unto myself I languish, And in disdain, myself from joy I ba- nish; These secret thoughts enwraps me so in anguish, That life I hope will soon from body vanish, And to some rest will quickly be conveyed, ij. That on no joy while so I lived hath stayed. And to some rest will quickly be conveyed, ij. That on no joy while so I lived hath stayed. XXX. AH cannot sighs, nor tears, nor ought else move thee? To pity me, to pity me, to pity me, Who more than life do love thee, O, O, cruel fates, ij. See now away she's flying, ij. And fly she will, alas, and leave me dying, and fly she will alas, a- 'las, and leave me dying, Farewell, farewell, most fair, farewell, farewell, Was never grief like mine, nor death more painful, O, O, cruel fates, ij. See now away she's flying, ij. And fly she will, alas, and leave me dying, and fly she will alas, alas, & leave me dying, Farewell, farewell, most fair, farewell, farewell, Was never grief like mine, nor death more painful. XXXI. DRaw on sweet night, best friend unto those cares, That do arise from painful melancholy, My life so ill through want of comfort fares, I conse- crate it wholly, that unto thee, to thee I consecreate it wholly: Sweet night draw on, draw on, my griefs when they be told To shades and darkness, find some ease from paining, And while thou all in silence dost en- fold, ij. I then shall have best time for my complaining. ij. my complai-ning. XXXII. STAY Coridon thou swain talk not so soon of dy-ing, What though thy heart, What though thy heart be slain? What though thy heart, What though thy heart be slain? She threatens thee but dares not strike, Thy Nymph is light, and shadow like, For if thou follow her, For if thou follow her, she'll fly from thee, from thee, But if thou fly from her she'll follow thee. she'll follow thee. she'll fol- low thee, For if thou follow her, For if thou follow her, she'll fly from thee, from thee, But if thou fly from her she'll follow thee, she'll follow thee. she'll fol- low thee. XXXIII. SOftly, O softly: Now power out tears apace, Now power out tears a- pace, ij. Now stay O heavy case, Can pains, and joys at once consent? ij. Can pains and joys in one poor heart consent? Then sigh and sing, rejoice, lament, ij. Ay me, Ay me, O passions strange and violent, Was never wretch so sore tormented, Nor joy, nor grief, can make my heart contented, Was never wretch so sore tormented, Nor joy nor grief, Down, down I fall, for while with joy I look on high, ij. ij. Down, down I fall, Down, down I fall, ij. ij. with grief, with grief and die, XXXIIII. LOng have I made these hills and valleys weary, With noise of these my shrieks and cries that fill the air, that fill the air, She only who should make me merry, That I alas, misfortunes son and heir, that I a- 'las, alas, misfortunes son and heir, Hope in none oh- there hope but in despair, O, unkind, and cruel, unkind, and cruel, O, unkind, O unkind, unkind, and cruel, if thus my death may please thee, Then die I will to ease thee, and write upon my tomb, O sweet departure, lo here lies one, (Alas poor soul) a true loves Martyr. a true loves Martyr. FINIS.