(I) 14. Airs in Tabletorie to the Lute expressed with two voices and the base Viol or the voice & Lute only. 6. more to 4. voices and in Tabletorie. And 8. MADRIGALS to 5. Voices. By MICHAEL CAVENDISH Gentleman. AT LONDON Printed by Peter Short, on bredstreethill at the sign of the Star: 1598. TO THE HONOURABLE protection of the Lady Arbella. NOtwithstanding your rare perfections in so many knowledges, which have adorned you and you them, let not, worthy Lady, one sole quality of mine seem the rather insufficiency to your judgement, or breed less acceptance for being offered alone. It cometh out of a profession worthy some grace, and hath in it humours variable for delights sake. I offer them as that whereby I can best express my service to you, and you may (if it please you) make use of them at your idlest hours. Many causes I have to embolden mine attempts of duty to you, and your favours stand in the top of them: others there are more secret, and lie in the nature of your own apprehension. And howsoever the policy of times may hold it unfit to raise men humbled with adversities to titles of dearness, whether to shun charge, or express pride, I rather know not, yet you I hope out of the honour of your nature, will vouchsafe your favours to a forward servant, so nearly tied to a dutiful devotion. In what rank you please to place me, I will not change mine order. It shal● be promotion to me that you account of me in any place, and all the commendations I seek to my labours in this work, if you will be pleased to hear it at some times, and protect it at all times. Thus your ladyship having heard what I can say in this first leaf, you may (if it please you to vouchsafe acceptance) hear what I have song in the rest that follow. And so I rest: Yours humbly to be commanded: MICHAEL CAVENDISH. From Cavendish this 24 of july. BASSUS. STay stay stay Glicia stay, & carry not my heart away and carry etc. I will not leave the jewel to one unkind un-kind and cruel. But if thereto thou have a mind buy it of me, buy it of me, buy it of me by being kind. CANTUS. STay ij.ii. Glicia stay. And carry not my heart away: I will not leave the jewel, to one un- kind, unkind & cruel. But if thereto thou have a mind, by it of me, buy it of me by be-ing kind. BASSUS. WHy should my muse, why should my muse thus restless in her woes, Summon records, summon records of never dying fears, And still revive fresh springing in my thoughts, The true memorial the true memorial of my sad despairs, Who forced to love to those fair eyes am thrall, Where eyes not thoughts grant one respect at all. CANTUS WHy should my muse thus restless in her woes sum- mon records of ne- ver dy-ing fears, and still re-uiue vive fresh springing in my thoughts the true me- moriall the true me- moriall of my sad despairs, who forced to love to those fair eyes am thrall, where eyes nor thoughts grant one respect at all. BASUS Mourn Marcus, mourn, & mourning wish to die, & wish to die, & mourning wish, & mourning wish to die, since she is gone, since she is gone, on whom thy hopes rely. Sith Marcus faith de-ser-ved with the best, yet of her love, yet of her love, yet of her love an other is possessed. Who doth forbid fair Cleo- pa- troth smiling, forbidden Cleopatra smiling on his poor soul, on his poor soul for her sweet sake still dying ij. for ij. still dying. CANTUS Mourn, mourn, mourn, Marcus mourn, and mourning wish to die, since she is gone on whom my hopes rel- yes: though Mar-cus faith de-ser-ved- ved with the best, yet of her love an other is pos-sest who doth for- bid fair BASSUS Have I vowed and must not break it, fond vowed is wisely broken, do I love and dare not speak it, si- lence doth no love betoken: thus I bind in this in this my breaking and I am, and I and I am in silence speaking. thus I CANTUS Have I vowed & must not break it, fond would is wisely broken, do I love and dare not speak it, silence doth no love be- token thus I bind in this my breaking, and I am in si- lence speaking. Cleo- pa- troth smile, on his poor soul, on his poor soul for 〈…〉 still dying, for her sweet sake still dying 〈…〉 BASSUS. FInetta fair & feat star of our town a, Her beauty bright as jest, Her beauty bright as jest, Makes me sing down, down, down a, Her beauty bright as jest, Makes me sing down a, down a ij. ddddda dd dd ij. ij. ij. d a. Grief & I both are one, grief & I both are one, Love pulls me down a, love pulls me down, down, down a. CANTUS. FInetta, Fi- net- ta, fair an feat, star of our town, a her beauty bright as jet, her beauty bright as jet, makes me sing down a down, down, down, down, ij. ij. ij. ij. 〈…〉 grief & I both are one, love pulls me down a BASSUS. Love is not blind but I myself am so, with free consent blindfold did by desire that guides my will a long the paths of woe, To seek re-fresh-ing, refreshing for a needle's fire CANTUS Love is not blind, but I myself am so with free con-sent blind- folded by de- sire, that guides my will along the paths of woe to seek refreshing for a needless fire. love pulls me down a. BASSUS. Love the delight of all well thinking, minds well thinking minds, Delight the fruit of virtue dearly loved, Virtue the highest good that reason finds, that reason finds. Reason the forge on which men's thoughts are proved. Are from the world by natures pour, by natures pour bearest, And in one creature for her glory left. CANTUS FOue the delight of all well thinking. Minds delight the fruit of ver- tue dearly loved, Virtue the highest good that reason finds, Reason the forge on which men's thoughts are proved, are from the world by na- tures proverb rest, And in one creature for her glo-rie left. BASSUS. THe heart to rue, the heart to rue, the pleasure of the eye, the eye. The eye to wound the heart with his delight, What may be said that own, that own them both hereby, But both to serve unto his own despite. O save & win them both by one desert, Please still the eye, but pity on the heart, O CANTUS. THe heart to rue the pleasure of the eye, The eye to wound the heart with his delight, What may be said that own them both hereby, But both two serve un- to his own despite, O save and win them both by one de- sert please still the eye, but pity on the heart. BASSUS. SSiluia, Silvia is fair yet scorning love, Yet scorning love unseemly, Plaguing my soul, plaguing my soul with torments, my soul with torments to untimely, Silvia nature's perfection bids me, love her. But for loves merit she forbids me move her, Sweet Silvia, Sweet Silvia, sweet Silvia. Yet comandris of my thought, reward me so I may not love for nought, sweet. CANTUS. Silvia, Silius- via is fair, yet scorning love un- seemly, plaguing my soul, plaguing my soul with torments to un- timely Silvia natures perfection, bids me love her, but for loves merit she for- bids me move her, sweet Silvia, sweet Silius- via yet come- mandris of my thought, reward me so I may not love for nought, sweet. BASSUS. Cursed be the time, cursed be, cursed be the time when first mine eyes beheld those rare, those rare perfections all men's thoughts admire. And justly may a shepherds swain bewail, a shepherds swain, bewail those fatal hours, those fatal hours which caused him first desire loves sweet consent, loves sweet consent, loves sweet consent, ij. loves sweet consent that makes so deep impression as heart & soul, (O) as heart and soul will witness, as heart & soul will witness in confession. CANTUS. Cursed be the time when first mine eyes be- held, those rare perfections all men's thoughts admires, And just- lie may a shepherds swain bewail those fatal hours which caused him first de- sire, Loúes, loves, loves sweet consent that makes so deep impression as heart and soul, as heart & soul will wit-nes in confession BASSUS. Fair are those eyes whose shine must give me life, whose shine must give me life. Sweet is that grace commands my heart to love, heavens her thoughts if they once yield, if they once yield consent to that reward affectioons truth doth move. But if my faith cannot his mer- rit gain: Weep eyes, weep eyes, weep eyes break heart, break heart & end, and end this restless pain, this restless pain. CANTUS. Fair are those eyes whose shine must give me life Sweet is that grace command's my heart to love, heavens her thoughts if they once yield consent to that reward affections truth doth move. But if my faith can not his merit gain, Weep eyes, weep eyes, break heart, break, break, break, heart and end this restless pain, this restless pain. BASUS. NO comfort have I nor yet assurance. No comfort have I nor yet assurance desolute of joy, desolate of joy, desolate of joy, desolate of joy. replete with sadness, with sadness wherefore I may say O deus deus, non est dolor sicut dolour me- us non est dolor sicut dolour me- us meus. CANTUS wandering in this place as in a wilderness, as in a wilderness, as in a will- der- nes, no comfort have I nor yet as- sum- rance, wandering in this place as in a wilderness, as in a wilderness, as in a will- der- nes, no comfort have I nor yet as- sum- rance, Desolate of joy, ij. ij. ij. replete with sadness wherefore I may say, O deus, de- us, non est dolour, sci-cut dolour meus, non est dolour, si- cut dolour non est dolour, si- cut dolour me- us. BASSUS. EVery bush now springing, e- very bird now singing. Chanting tro-li-lo lo li- lo Tell, etc. On whom his hope relied, down a ij. d with a frown she pulled him down a down d d down. CANTUS Every bush new springing Eve- ry bird now sing-ing, Merrily sat poor Ni- ●o chanting trow li lo lo li lo li lo, This fift rule is Gamut. Till her he had espied, on whom his hope relied, Down a down a down, d, with a frown oh she pulled him down. Down a d, d a, down, down, down, Till BASSUS. Down in a valley, down in a valley shady vales are pleasant ports, For merry, merry, merry lads meet resorts, Such was our hap to catch a swain, Oh happy the valley with flowers to sprinkle Flora's train, nor did resorts, of them we made a garland green, Oh green was the valley to crown fair Lelia shepherds queen fair as we dally his flowers we took all died in grain Oh died was the valley. Shady vales are pleasant ports, a lily (she) sit- thing in a shade unseen Oh sha'- die the valley. Shady vales are pleasant ports, For merry, merry, merry lads meet resorts. CANTUS. DOwn in a valley, down in a valley, sha-dy vales are pleasant ports, for merry, merry, merry merry, merry lads meet re-sorts, Such was our hap to catch a swain (Oh) hap- py the valley (Oh) hap- py the merry, merry lads meet re-sorts, Of them we made a garland green (Oh) green was the valley (Oh) green was the val- lay with flowers to spangle Flo- raes train, Nor did we dalley, his flowers we took all died in grain val- lay to crown fair Le- lia shepherds queen, Fair as a Lily, she, sit- thing in a shade unseen (Oh) died was the valley, Sha-dy vales are pleasant ports for merry, merry, merry, merry, merry lads meet resorts. (Oh) sha'- die the valley, Sha-dy vales are pleasant ports for merry, merry, merry, merry, merry lads meet resorts. CANTUS. WAnton, wanton, wanton come hither, wanton, wanton, wanton wanton wanton wanton come hither, come hither, come wanton wanton, come hither. O stay why do you fly me? why do you fly me my suit though you de- ny me, yet let us walk to- goe- there, sweet nymph such haste, such haste such hast, why make why make you, well could I over- take you, But since words will not move thee, farewell, farewell, farewell I did but this to prove thee, With that the nymph she staid, & deeply sigh-ing, said sweet shepherd how I love thee, sweet shepherd how I love thee, sweet shepherd how I love I love I love I love thee. TENOR. WVanton ij. ij. Come hither wanton ij. ij. come hither wanton ij. come hither wanton, wanton, ij. ij. come hither, Oh stay why do you fly me, why do you fly me, my suit though you deny me ij. Yet let us walk together sweet Nymph such haste why make you sweet Nymph such haste ij. ij. why make you, well could I overtake you But since words will not move thee, farewell ij, ij. I did but this to prove thee, With that the Nymph she stayed & deeply sighing said sweet shepherd how I love I love thee ij. thee, sweet shepherd how I love thee ij. Oh how I love thee BASSUS. WAnton, O stay why do you fly me, why do you fly me. My suit though you deny me, yet let us walk together, sweet Nymph such haste, sweet nymph such haste why make you, why make you, Well could I overtake you, But since words will not move thee, farewell two. fare- well I did but this to prove thee, with that the Nymph she stayed & deeply sighing said, sweet shepherd how I love thee sweet shepherd how I love, sweet shepherd how I love sweet she- pherd how I love, I love thee, with, ALTUS. WAnton, wanton, come wanton, come hither, come wanton two. come hither wanton two. two. come hither wanton two. come hither wanton, two. con hither. O stay why do you fly me, why do you fly me, My suit though you deny me, my two. Yet let us walk together, sweet Nymph, sweet Nymph, Such haste, such haste why make you sweet two. Well could I overtake you, But since words will not move thee, farewell, farewell, two. I did but this to prove thee. With that the Nymph she stayed and deeply sighing said, sweet shepherd how I love thee, sweet shepherd how I love (Oh) how I love, sweet shepherd how I love, I love, I love thee with. CANTUS. SAy shepherds say, where is your iol- lie swain? Or what hath bred, or what hath bred his anguish, on i-dle bank he restless doth remain, remain, (O) for love, for love doth make him languish, I- dle lad, his wit is bad, there a lone, there alone to make such moan, there alone to make such moan to the weeping fountains, whilst she plays sweet room- delays, up & down, up and down, up and down up & down the mountains. TENOR. SAy shepherds say where is your jolly, swain, or what hath bred, or what hath bred his anguish one idle bank he restless doth remain, for love doth make him languish, Idle lad his wit is bad there a lone to make such moan, there alone to make such moan, there alone to make such moan to the we- ping fountains, whilst she plays sweet roundelays roundelays, up and down, up and down, O up and down, up and down, up and down the mountains BASSUS. SAy shep, On Idle bank he rest- les doth remain for love doth make him languish. Idle lad his wit is bad there alone, there alone to make such moan, there alone, there a- lone to make such moan to the weeping fountains whilst she plays sweet roundelays up & down, up and down ij. up and down, up and down the mountains. ALTUS. SAy Shepherds say, where is your jolly swain, or what hath bred, or what hath bred hath bred ij. on Idle bank he rest- les doth remain, for love, for love doth make him languish Idle lad his wit is bad there alone, there alone to make such moan ij. ij. (O) to the weeping, to the weeping fountains, whilst she plays sweet roundelays roundelays up & down ij. ij. (O) up and down the mountain. CANTUS. Fair are those eyes whose shine must give me light, Sweet is that grace command's my heart to love. Heavens her thoughts if they once yield consent, to that reward affections truth doth move, But if my faith cannot his me-rit gain, Weep eyes weep eyes, break heart, break break, break heart and end this restless pain, this rest- les pain. But TENOR. Fair are those eyes whose shine must give me light, fair are those eyes whose shine must give me light, must give me light, Sweet is that grace command's my heart to love, Heavens her thoughts if they once yield, if they once yield consent, to that reward affections truth doth move, But if my faith cannot his me- rit gain: Weep eyes, weep eyes, break heart and end, break heart, and end this restless pain this restless pain, this restless pain. But BASSUS. Fair are those eyes whose shine must give me light, whose shine must give me light sweet is that grace commands my heart to love, Heavens her thoughts if they once yield, if they once yield consent, to that reward affections truth doth move. But if my faith cannot his me- rit gain, Weep eyes, weep eyes, weep eyes, break heart, break heart, & end, and end this restless pain, this restless pain. But ALTUS. Fair are those eyes, fair are those eyes, whose shine must give me light, whose shine must give, must give me light, Sweet is that grace command's my heart to love, Heavens her thoughts if they once yield consent, To that reward affections truth doth move, But if my faith cannot his merit gain weep eyes weep eyes, break heart, break heart, & end this restless pain, break heart & end this restless pain, this restless pain. But CANTUS. farewell, farewell, despair sigh love hath reconciled, Those strange delays fond mode- sty commanded, And banished now those i- dle superstitions, Fear of of- fence caused her to be enstranged, Prescribing time this privilege affords, Sweet trespasses sweet trespasses love pardons not vain words. TENOR. FArewell, farewell despair, sith love hath reconciled those strange delays (that) fond modesty come- mands, and banished now those i- dle superstition, fear of offence caused her to be caused her to be en- stranged, Prescribing time this privilege affords, Sweet trespasses love pardons, sweet trespasses love pardons not vain words. BASSUS. FArewell, farewell despair, sith love hath re-concil'd, those strange delays fond modesty commands and banished now those i-dle superstitions, fear of offence caused her to be enstranged, to be enstranged, Prescribing time this privilege affords, Sweet trespasses, sweet trespasses love pardons not vain words. ALTUS. FArewell, farewell despair, sith love hath re-concil'd, those strange delays fond modesty, fond modesty commands, and banished now, & banished now those idle superstitions, those superstis- tions, Fear of of- fence caused her to be enstranged, caused her to be enstranged, Prescribing time this privilege of- fords, Sweet trespasses, sweet trespasses love pardons not vain words. CANTUS. sly thief if so you will believe, it nought or little, it nought or little did me grieve, that my true heart you had bereft, that my true hath, that my ij. you had bereft, till that unkindly you it left till that unkindly you, till that unkindly, till that unkind you it left, leaving you lose losing you kill that which I may ij. forego so ill, ij. that which I may forego so ill. TENOR. SLy thief if so you will believe it nought or little did me grieve, did me grieve that my true heart you had bereft, O that my true heart you had bereft, my heart you had bereft, till that unkindly you it left till that unkindly, till that, till that unkindly, till that unkindly you it left, Leaving you lose, losing you kill you, kill that which I may, that which I may forego, that which I may for-go so ill, that which I may forego so ill. BASSUS. SLy thief if so you will believe it, nought or little did me grieve, that my true heart you had bereft, that my true heart you had bereft, tell that unkindly, tell that unkindly tell that unkindly you it left, Leaving you lose, losing you kill that which I may, that which I may forego, that which I may forego so ill. ALTUS. SLy thief if so you will believe, It nought or little did me grieve, It nought or little did me grieve that my true heart you had be reft. (O) that my true heart you had bereft, my heart you had bereft. Tell that unkind, tell that unkindly you it left, till that unkindly, till that unkind, unkindly you it left, Leaving you lose, losing you kill that which I may forego ij. that which I may forego so ill, that which I may forego so ill. CANTUS. WHat thing more cruel can you do, then rob a man & kill him to? wherefore of love, wherefore of love I ask this meed, to bring you where you did the deed. That there you may for your amisses, be dammadged in a thousand kisses, that there you may for your amisses, be dammadged in a thousand kisses. TENOR. WHat thing more cruel can you do, then rob a man and kill and kill him too? Wherefore of love, of love I ask this meed, to bring you where you did the deed, That there you may for your amisses be dammadged in a thousand kiss-es, that there you may for your amisses be dammadged in a thousand kisses. BASSUS. WHat thing more cruel can you do, then rob a man and kill him too. Wherefore of love of love I ask this meed, to bring you where you did the deed, That there you may for your amisses, be dammadged in a thousand kisses that there you may for your amisses, be dammadged in a thousand kisses. ALTUS. WHat thing more cruel can you do, then rob a man and kill and kill him too? Wherefore of love wherefore of love I ask this meed, to bring you where you did the deed, That there you may for your amisses be dammadged in a thousand kisses, that there you may for your amisses be dammadged in a thous●●● kisses. CANTUS. IN flower of April springing, when pleasant birds to sport them among the woods a among the woods among the woods consort them, warbling with cheerful notes, warbling with cheerful notes and sweetly singing, and sweetly singing, and sweetly singing, and sweet, & sweetly singing, for joy that Clore the fair her song was chanting, the sweet loves vaun- thing, the sweet loves vaun- thing, of her and her Elpin, the sweet loves vaun- thing, ij. the sweet loves vanunting, the sweet loves vaun- thing, vaunting. QVINTUS. IN flower of April springing, when plea-sant birds to sport them among the woods, among the woods, among the woods consort them warbling, with warbling, with cheerful notes and sweetly singing, and sweetly singing, ij. ij. and sweet, and sweetly singing, for joy that Clore, the fair her song was chanting, for joy that Clore the fair her her song, her song was chanting the sweet loves vaun- thing Of her and her Elpin, of her and her Elpin, the sweet loves vaunting, the sweet the sweet loves vaunting, the sweet loves vaunting. TENOR. WArbling with cheerful notes, warbling with cheerful notes, and sweetly singing, & sweetly singing, ij and sweet and sweetly singing, for joy that Clore the fair her song her song was chanting, ij. (then) her song was chanting, the sweet loves vaun- thing, the sweet loves vaunting, of her & her Elpin, ij. the sweet loves vaun- thing, ij. the sweet the sweet loves vaunting, (O) the sweet loves vaun- thing. BASSUS. IN flower, etc. warbling, with cheerful notes warbling with cheerful notes and sweetly singing, & sweetly singing & sweet, and sweetly singing, for joy that Clore the fair her song was chanting, the sweet loves vaunting, the sweet loves vaun- thing, of her and her Elpin of her and her Elpin, the sweet loves vaunting, the sweet loves vaun- thing, loves vaunting. ALTUS. IN flower of April springing, when pleasant birds to sport them, among the woods, among the woods among the woods consort them, warbling with cheerful notes, with cheerful notes, warbling with cheerful notes & sweetly singing, ij. and sweet, & sweetly singing, for joy that Clore the fair her song was chanting, ij. was chanting, the sweet loves vaun- thing, ij. of her & her Elpin, ij. the sweet loves vaun- thing, the sweet loves vaun- thing, the sweet the ij. O the sweet loves vaun- thing. QVINTUS. ZEphirus brings the time that sweetly scenteth, Zephyrus brings the time that scenteth, with flowers & herbs & winter's frosts ex- ileths, Zephyrus brings the time that sweetly scenteth, with flowers & herbs & winter's frosts exi- let, Progne, now chirpeth, and Philomel, and Philomela lamenteth, and Philomela, and Philomela la- men- teeth, lamenteth, Flora the garlands white and red compileth, fields do rejoice the frowning sky relen- teth, ij. love to be- hold his dearest daughter smileth, the air, the water, the earth to joy consenteth, to joy consenteth, consenteth each creature now to love, iij. each creature now to love, ij. him reconcileth, him reconcileth, him reconcileth. CANTUS. ZEphirus brings the time that sweetly scenteth that sweetly scents, that sweetly scenteth with flowers and herbs and winter's frosts exileth, and winter's frosts exileth, Zephyrus brings the time that sweetly scenteth, that sweetly scents that sweetly scenteth, with flowers and herbs and winter's frost exileth, Progne chirpeth, now Progne chir- p and Philomela la- menteth, and Philomel la- menteth, Flora the garlands white and red, compileth fields do rejoice the frowning sky relenteth fields do rejoice the frowning sky relenteth re-lenteth, re-lenteth, jove to behold his dearest daughter smileth, jove to behold his dearest daughter smileth the air, the water, the earth to joy, consenteth the earth to joy, consenteth, con-senteth each creature now to love, ij. him reconcileth each creature now to love, him reconcileth, each creature now to love, ij. him reconcileth each creature now to love, him reconci- let, him reconcileth. TENOR. ZEphirus brings the time that sweet- lie scenteth, ij. with flowers & herbs & winter's frost, & winter's frost exi- let, Zephyrus brings the time that sweet- lie scenteth, ij. with flowers & herbs & winter's frost exileth, Prog- ne now chirpeth, now ij. Prog- ne chirpeth, & Philomel, ij. lamenteth, Flora the garlands white & red compileths, fields do rejoice the frowning sky relenteth, ij. the ij. relen- teth, jove to behold his dearest daughter smileth his ij. the air the water the earth to joy consen- teeth, ij. consen- teeth, to ij. each creature now to love, ij. him reconcileth each creature now to love ij. ij. ij. him reconcileth each ij. reconci- let BASSUS. ZEphirus, etc. with flowers & herbs, with flowers and herbs & winter's frost exileth, with flowers and herbs & winter's frost exileth, Progne now chirpeth, now chirpeth, and Philomela lamen- teeth, ij. Flora the garlands white and red compileths compileth, fields do re- joice the frowning sky re- len- teth, jove to behold his dearest daughter smileth, the air, the water the earth to joy consenteth, to ij. each creature now to love, ij. him reconcileth, each creature now to love, ij. him reconcileth, him reconcileth. ZEphirus brings the time that sweetly scenteth, with flowers and herbs & winter's frost exi- let, & winter's frost exileth, ij. ij. that scenteth with flowers & herbs & winter's frost exi- let, and Philomela lamen- teeth, ij. lamenteth, Flora the garlands white and red compi- let, fields do rejoice the frowning sky relenteth, ij. jove to behold his dearest daughter smileth, the air the water, the earth to joy consen- teeth, to joy ij. two. each creature now to love him reconcileth, ij. each creature now to love him reconcileth. ij. CANTUS. Much it delighted to see Phil-lis smiling, But it was her beguiling, Ah she my faith new plighted, Ah she my faith new plighted, Scorned with disdain reviling, But sith thy feigned looks faithful I proved not false adieu, false adieu, ij. ij. for I loved not false adieu, false adieu, false adieu false adieu, false adieu, false adieu, for I loved not. QVINTUS. Much it delighted to see Phillis smiling, but it was, but it was her beguiling, Much it de- lighted to see Phil- lis smiling, but it was, but it was her be- guiling, Ah she my faith new plighted, Ah she my faith new plighted, Ah she my faith new plighted, new plighted, Scorned with disdain reviling, But sith thy feigned looks faithful I proved not, false adieu, ij. ij. false adieu, (oh) for I loved not, but sith thy feigned looks faithful I proved not, false adieu, ij. ij. false adieu, for I loved not. TENOR. Much it delighted to see, to see Phil- lis smiling, but it was, ij her be- guiling, Much it delighted to see Phillis smi-ling, but it was, but it was, but it was her beguiling, Ah she my faith, ah, ah she my faith new plighted, Ah she my faith, Ah she my faith new plighted, Scorned with disdain reviling, But sith thy feigned looks faithful I proved not false adieu, false adieu, false adieu, ij. ij. false adieu for I loved not, But sith thy feigned looks faithful I proved not, false adieu, false adieu, false adieu, adieu, false adieu, ij. for I loved not. BASSUS. Much it delighted to see Phillis smiling, but it was, but it was her beguiling, Ah she my faith new plighted, ah she my faith, my faith new plighted, Scorned with disdain reviling, But sith thy feigned looks faithful I proved not false adieu, false adieu, false adieu, ij false a- dew for I loved not. ALTUS. Much it delighted to see, to see Phillis smiling, but it was, but it was her beguiling, but it was, but it was her beguiling, Ah she my faith new plighted, ij. Ah she my faith new plighted, Scorned with disdain revi- lings, But sith thy feigned looks faithful I proved not, false adieu, ij. ij. ij. false adieu, for I loved not, but sith thy feigned looks faithful I proved not, false adieu adieu, false adieu adieu, ij. false adieu, false adieu for I loved not. CANTUS. COme gentle swains & shepherds dainty daughters, dain-ty daughters adorned, dainty daughters adorned, dainty daughters adorned with courtesy, adorned with courtesy, & (with) comely duties, with courtesy & duties. Come sing & joy & grace with lovely laughters, two. Come sing & grace with lovely laughters the birth day of the beautist of beauties, two. then sang the shepherds & nymphs of Diana, then two. two. & nymphs and nymphs of Devil- ana, Long live fair Oriana, Long live, long etc. long live, long, etc. two. two. two. two. two. two. Long, etc. QVINTUS. COme gentle swains & shepherds dainty daughters, dainty daughters, ij. adorned, dainty daughter's adorned with courtesy, adorned with courtesy, ij. and comely duties. Come sing & joy & grace with lovely laughters, ij. and grace with love with lovely laughters the birth day of the beautist of beauties, ij. then sang the shepherds, two. two. & nymphs of Diana, two. & nymphs of Dia- nam, Long live fair Oria- nam, two. Long live fair Ori- ana, Long, etc. Long, etc. Long, etc. Long, etc. Long, etc. Long live Long live fair O- ri-a-na, Long, etc. ●ENOR COme gent. Come sing & joy, & come sing and joy & grace with lovely laughters, come sing, come sing and joy, & grace, & grace with lovely laughters, the birth day of the beautist of beauties, Then sang the shepherds then sang the shepherds, ij. & nymphs, than sang the shepherds & nymphs of Diana, Long live fair Oria- na Long live fair Oria- nam, Long live fair O- ri-ana, Long etc. Long etc. Long live fair O- ri- ana, long etc. Long etc. Long etc. Long live fair Oria- na. BASSUS. Come gentle Come sing and joy and grace with lovely laughters, Come sing and joy & grace with lovely laughters, the birth day of the beautist of beauties. Then sang the shepherds & nymphs of Dia- na, Then sang the shepherds and nymphs of Diana, and nymphs of Diana, Long live fair Oria- nam, Long live fair Oria- nam, ij. Long live fair O-ria- na, Long etc. Long, etc. ALT●● COme gentle swains and shepherds dainty daughters adorned with courtesy, dainty daughters, ij. adorned with courtesy and comeliness, adorned with courtesy, ij. & come- lie duties, Come sing & joy & grace with lovely laughters ij. Come sing & joy & grace with love- lie, with lovely laughters, the birth day of the beautist of beauties, ij. Then sang the shepherds, ij. then sang the shepherds, ij. and nymphs of Dia-na, Long live fair Oria- nam, Long live fair Oria- nam, Long, etc. Long Long live, Long, etc. Long, etc. Long, etc. Long live Long, etc. Long, etc. Long live fair Oria- na. CANTUS. TO former joy now turns the grove, now turns the grove the fountain, the jolly fresh April ij. now laden, now laden with flowers, To former joy now turns the grove the fountain, the jolly fresh April, ij. the jolly fresh April now laden with flowers, the seas are calm, two. door frost falls from the mountain, The seas, etc. shepherds & nymphs, two. they walk, they walk to their wanton, wanton bowers, But I all night in tears my pillow steeping soon as the son appears renew my weeping QVINTUS. TO former joy, now turns, now turns the grove the fountain, now ij. the jolly fresh April, ij. the jolly fresh April now laden with flowers, To former joy now turns now turns the grove the fountain, now ij. the jolly fresh April, ij. the jolly fresh April now laden with flowers, The seas are calm, ij. door frost falls from the mountain, The seas are calm hore frost falls door frost falls from the mountain, shepherds and nymphs they walk to their wanton, wanton bowers, walk ij. But I all night in tears my pill- low steeping soon as the sun appears renews renews my weeping. TENOR. TO former joy now turns the grove the fountain, To former, etc. the jolly fresh April, ij. now laden with flowers, To former joy now turns the grove the fountain, To ij. the jolly fresh April, ij. now laden with flowers, the seas are calm, door frost falls from the mountain, the seas, etc. door frost falls from the mountain, shepherds and nymphs, ij. walk to their wanton bowers, ij. but I all night in tears my pillow steeping, soon as the sun appears renew my weeping. BASSUS. TO former joy now turns the grove, ij. the fountain. The jolly fresh April, ij now laden with flowers to former joy now turns the grove, ij. the fountain, the jolly fresh April, ij. now laden with flowers, the seas are calm, door frost falls f●●m ●he mountain, shepherds and nymphs, ij. walk to their wanton, wanton bowers, But I all night in tears my pillow, steeping, soon as the sun appears, renew my weeping. ALTUS. TO former joy now turns the grove the fountain, the jolly fresh April, ij. ij. now laden with flowers, To former joy now turns the grove, now turns the grove the fountain, the jolly fresh April, ij. now laden, now laden with flowers, the seas are calm, door frost falls from the mountain shepherd's and nymphs, ij. walk to their wanton bowers, they walk to their wanton, wanton bowers, But I all night in tears my pillow steeping, soon as the sun appears, renew re- nue my weeping. CANTUS. FAustina hath the fairer face, and Phillida, and Phillida, & Phillida (hath) the feater grace both have mine eye, mine eye en-riched, This sings full sweetly with her voice, her fingers make as sweet a noise, her fingers make as sweet a noise, both have mine ear bewtiched, Ay me, Ay me sith fates have so provided my heart alas, my heart alas, Alas my heart must be, must be divided. Ay me QVINTUS. FAustina hath the fai-rer face, and Phillida & Phillida ij. the feater grace both have mine eye enriched, This sings full sweetly with her voice, her fingers make, her fingers make as sweet a noise, as sweet a noise both have mine ear, mine ear bewitched, Ay me, Ay me sith fates have so provided, my heart alas my heart alas, Alas my heart must be must be divided Ay me TENOR. FAustina hath the fairer face, & Phil, etc. both have mine eye, mine eye enriched, this sings full sweetly with her voice, her sing. etc. both have mine ear ij. bewitched, Ay me, Ay me sith fates, sith fates have so provided, my heart alas, Alas my heart must be divided, must be de- vided. Ay me BASSUS. FAustina hath the fairer face, & Phillida,, etc. both have mi●e eye enriched, This sings full sweetly with her voice, her fingers etc. both have mine ear bewitched, Ay me sith fa●●● have so provided, my heart alas, my heart alas 〈…〉 Ay me ALTUS. FAustina hath the fairer face, and Phillida, two. and Phillida the fea-ter grace, both have mine eye enriched, this sings full sweetly with her voice, her fingers make as sweet a noise, her fingers make as sweet, as sweet a noise (Oh) both have mine eye be- witched, Ay me, Ay me sith fates have so provided, my heart alas, my heart alas my heart must be, my heart alas must be divided. Ay me CANTUS. Every bush new springing, eve- rye bird now singing, merrily sat poor Nicholas chanting trow li lo lo li lo li lo, Every bush new springing, every bird now singing chanting trow li lo lo li lo li lo (and) merely sat poor Nicholas, till her he had espied on whom his hope relied, down a down with a frown she pulled him, with a frown she pulled him down, d.d.d. d.d. down a, d.d. till her he had espied on whom his hope relied down a down a down down with a frown (Oh) she pulled him down, d. d.d.d. d.d. d.d. QVINTUS. 〈…〉 now singing, Merely sat poor Nicholas chanting trow li lo li lo, Every 〈…〉 ●uerie bird now singing, merely sat poor Nicholas chanting trow li lo li lo, till her he had espied, on whom his hope relied down a d, d, down with a frown she pulled him she pulled him down d.d.d. down a d. down, till her he had espied, on whom his hope relied, down a, d.d. down with a frown she pulled him she pulled him down, d. d.d. down a, down down. TENOR. Every bush new springing, every bird now singing, merely sat poor Nicholas chanting trow li lo lo li lo, Every bush new springing, every bird now singing, merely sat poor Nicholas chanting trow li lo lo li lo, till her he had espied on whom his hope re-lied, down down a, down a down d. down with a frown she pulled him down d. d.d.d. down, till her he had espied on whom his hope re-lied, down down a, down a, down down down with a frown she pulled him down d. d. d.d. down. BASSUS. Every bush new springing, every bird now singing Merely, etc. chanting trow li lo li lo, Every bush new springing every bird now singing, merrily, etc. chanting trow li lo li lo, till, etc. on whom his hope relied down a d, a, d, d, down a, down with a frown she pulled him down a, d. d.d. down, till her, etc. on whom his hope relied, down a, d. a, d. a, d. a, down with a frown she pulled him down a, d. d d. down. ALTUS. Every bush new springing, every bird now singing chanting trow li lo, lo li lo li lo, (and meri- lie sat poor Nicholas, Every bush new springing, eve- rye bird now singing, Merely sat poor Nicholas chanting trow li lo lo li lo li lo, till her he had espied on whom his hope relied, down a, d. a, d. down with a frown (oh) she pulled him down, d. d.d.d. d.d.d. d, down, till her he had espied on whom his hope relied, down a down with a frown she pulled him, with a frown she pulled him down, d.d.d. d.d. down a, down, down CANTUS. wandering in this place as in a wilderness, as in a wilderness, as in a wilder-nes, no come- fort have I nor yet assurance, wandering in this place as in a wilderness, as in a wilderness, as in a will- der- nes, no comfort have I nor yet assu- rance, deso-late of joy, desolate of joy, desolate of joy, de- solate of joy replete with sadness, wherefore I may say, O deus deus, non est dolour si-cut dolour meus, non est dolour si-cut dolour, non est dolour si-cut dolour me- us. QVINTUS. wandering in this place as in a wilderness, a will- dernes, as in a wilder-nes, no comfort have I nor yet assu- rance, wandering in this place as in a wilderness, a will- dernes, as in a wilder-nes, no comfort have I nor yet assu- rance, deso-late, desolate of joy, deso-late of joy, de-solate of joy, replete with sad-nes, wherefore I may say, O de- us, de- us, non est do- lor sicut do- lor meus, non est dolour si-cut dolour, non est dolour si-cut dolour, si-cut dolour me- us. TENOR. wandering in this place as in a wilderness, as in a wilderness, no comfort have I nor yet assurance wandering in this place as in a wilderness, as in a wilder-nes, no comfort have I nor yet as- sum- rance, deso- late, deso- late of joy, replete with sadness, desolate of joy replete with sadness, wherefore I may say, O deus deus, non est dolour si-cut dolour, non est dolour si-cut dolour, non est dolour si-cut dolour meus. BASSUS. wandering, etc. No comfort have I nor yet assu- rance, wandering, etc. No comfort have I nor yet assurance desolate of joy, deso- late of joy, deso- late of joy, de- so late of joy, replete with sadness, with sadness. Non est do- lor si- cut dolour me- us, non est do-lor si, cut dolour me- us meus. TENOR. wandering, etc. No comfort have I nor yet assu- rance, wandering, etc. No comfort have I nor yet assu- rance, desolate of joy replete with sad-nes, desolate, desolate deso- late of joy replete with sadness replete with sad-nes, wherefore I may say, O deus de- us, non est dolour si-cut dolour meus, non est dolour si-cut dolour me- us. This is the Ditty of the second song. WHy should my muse thus restless in her woes, Summon records of never dying fears? And still revive fresh springing in my thoughts, The true memorial of my sad despairs? Who forced to love to those fair eyes am thrall, Where eyes nor thoughts grant one respect at all? Endless my grieves since endless is her course, Still to inflict more torments on my grieves, Without remorse of poor heart's scalding sighs, When heaven in tears bewails my no relieves, A hard regard, where true devoted love Conflict it nought but still these crosses prove. Cease worlds bright sun, from henceforth once to shine, But in my death now suffer springs to perish, Forbear to grace earth's glory with thy beams, her richest treasure now forbid to flourish; Since that her eyes the sunshine of my life. Affords no grace but torments death and strife. This is the ditty of the third song. Have I vowed and must not break it? Fondly vow dis wisely broken, Do i love and dare not speak it? Silence doth no love betoken: Thus I bind in this my breaking, And I am in silence speaking. Love is bound though I seem free, Wrapped in deep affections snare, Love I must how so ere it be, Too late men say doth come beware. Then vow no more sith vows are vain, Wrapped in deep affections chain. This is the Ditty of the fift song. Love is not blind, but I myself am so, With free consent blindfolded by desire, That guides my will along the paths of woe, To seek refreshing for a needless fire. Love is no boy as fools in fancies feign, It is myself that play the child so right, I hope and fear, I weep and laugh again, And use no fence against so weak a might. Love hath no fire yet is mine only lust, Doth raise the flame which makes my thoughts to fry, Vain hope and fond conceits in which I trust, Are th'only wings that bear him up so high. Love hath no bow nor shafts to shoot withal, He hath no bands wherewith to tie us fast, He hath no power, those that be free to thrall, More than we give nor can no longer last. Love is a Poets Lie, a beggar's store, A mad man's dream, an ignorants idol great, In brief this God whom we so much adore, Of manners strange doth find as strange a seat. This is the ditty of the sixth song. Love the delight of all well thinking minds, Delight the fruit of virtue dearly loved, Virtue the highest good that reason finds, Reason the forge on which men's thoughts are proved: Are from the world by nature's power bereft, And in one creature (for her glory) left. Beauty her cover is, the eyes true pleasure, In honeys fame she lives, the ears true music, Excess of wonder grows from her lust measure, Her inward parts are passions only physic: From her clear heart the springs of virtue flow, Which (imaged in her words and deeds) men know. Time feign would stay that he might never leave her, Place doth rejoice that he must needs contain her, Death craves of heaven that he may not bereave her, The heavens know their own and do maintain her: Delight, Love, Reason, Virtue, let it be, To hold all women light but only she. This is the ditty of the seventh song. THe heart to rue the pleasure of the eye, The eye to wound the heart with his delight, What may be said that own them both hereby, But both tow serve unto his own despite: O save and win them both by one desert, Please still the eye but pity on the heart. The eye beholds as much as much may be, In beauty grace and honour to require, The heart conceives more than the eye can see, And slays himself to feed his wounds desire: O save and wine them both by one desert, Please still the eye but pity on the heart. This is the ditty of the ninth song. Cursed be the time when first mine eyes beheld Those rare perfections all men's thoughts admire, And justly may a shepherd's swain bewail Those fatal hours which caused him first desire; loves sweet consent that makes so deep impression, As heart and soul will witness in confession. Why should these eyes borne traitors to my rest, Command my thoughts to yield to this presumption, To love a nymph whose beauty all surpassing, In all men's thoughts breeds still a strange confusion; Heavens forbidden that I should dare to move, A face that gods solicit still in love. Phillis sweet Phillis the shepherds only Queen, Scorns to admit a swain into her love, He pipes and sings and pleads to her for grace, His sons and Sonnets her can nothing move: He sighs and vows and prays with true devotion, But vows and prayers work in her no motion. Then Coridon must yield to this his curse, Sith that his love cannot her love importune, For fear despairs convert this ill to worse, And by disgrace add more plagues to fortune, Poor man sit down power out thy plaints amain, Phillis thee scorns and holds in high disdain. FINIS. A TABLE OF ALL the Airs and Madrigals in this book. STay Glicia stay. I Why should my muse. I Mourn Marcus mourn. TWO Have I vowed & must not break it III Finetta fair and feat. IIII Love is not blind, but. V Love the delight of all well thinking. VI The heart to rue the pleasure of the eye. VII Silvia is fair, yet scorning love unseemly VIII Cursed be the time when first mine eyes beheld IX Fair are those eyes. X wandering in this place as in a wilderness XI Every bush now springing. XII Down in a valley. XIII Wanton wanton come hither wanton. XIIII Say shepherd say. XV Fair are those eyes whose shine etc. XVI Fair well despair. XVII She thief if so you will believe. XVIII What thing more cruel can you do. XIX In flower of April springing. XX ●●phirus brings the time that etc. XXI Much at delighted to see Phillis smiling. XXII Come gentle Swains & shepherds. XXIII To former joy now turns. XXIIII Faustina hath the fairer face. XXV Every bush now springing. XXVI wandering in this place. XXVII FINIS.