CANTUS. OF THOMAS MORLEY THE FIRST BOOK OF CANZONETS TO TWO VOICES. printer's or publisher's device LONDON: Printed by Thomas Snodham for Matthew Lownes and john Browne. M.DCXIX. TO THE MOST VIRTUOUS AND GENTLE LADY THE LADY PERIAM. Lo here, most worthy Lady, these Canzonets of mine, like two waiting maids desiring to attend upon you; destinated by my Wife (even before they were borne) unto your ladyships service. Not that for any great good or beauty in them she thought them worthy of you: but that not being able as heretofore still to serve you; she would that these therefore with their presence should make good and supply that her absence. For her sake then vouchsafe, gentle Lady, to entertain them; having no other thing to commend them to you for, but this that they are Virgins, never yet having once been out at doors, nor seen the fashions of the world abroad. And therefore notwithstanding perhaps in the highest degree they shall not satisfy you: yet if they shall but in any sort content you; I know that the greatest fault you will find in them shall be for their smallness. And so good Madam I cease further to trouble: but not still to s●rue and honour you. Your Ladieships Ever to command Thomas Morley. THE TABLE. CANZONETS. Fire and lightning. XI Flora wilt thou torment me? XIII Go ye my Canzonets. I I go before my darling V In nets of golden wire. XV I should for grief & anguish. XIX Lo here another love. VIII Leave now mine eyes. X I Miraculous. VII O thou that art so cruel. XVII Sweet Nymph. III When lo by break of morning. TWO FANTASIES. IL Doloroso. IIII Lafoy Girandola. VI Lafoy Rondinella. IX Il Grillo. XII Il Lamento. XIIII Lafoy Caccia. XVI La Sampogna. XVIII Lafoy Sirena. XX Lafoy Tortorella. XXI FINIS. I. CANTUS. GO ye my Canzonets to my dear dar╌ling, ij. Go ye my Canzonets to my dear dar╌ling, to my dear darling, and with your gentle dainty sweet accenting, desire her to vouchsafe these my la╌mentings, ij. And with a crownet, of her rays supernal, T'adorn your locks and make your name eter╌nall ij. And with a crownet of her rays supernal, T'adorn your locks and make your name eter╌nall. ij. II. CANTUS. WHen lo, by break of mor╌ning. ij. My love herself ador╌ning, ij. When lo, by break of morning, ij. When lo, by break of morning, My love herself a╌dor╌ning, ij. Doth walk the woods so dainty, Gathering sweet Violets & Cowslips plenty, ij. sweet Violets and Cowslips plen╌ty, The birds enamoured, ij. sing and praise my Flora, Lo here new Aurora. Lo here a new Auro╌ra. The birds enamoured, ij sing and praise my Flora, Lo here a new Aurora. ij. Lo here a new Auro╌ra. III. CANTUS. SWeet Nymph come to thy lover, to thy lover, ij. Lo here alone ij. our loves we may discover, sweet Nymph come to thy lover, to thy lover, ij, lo here alone ij. our loves we may discover, Where the sweet Nightingale with wan╌ton, with wanton gloss, hark her love to disclo╌seses, to disclo╌seses, ij. where the sweet Nightingale with wan╌ton, with wanton gloss, hark her love to disclo╌seses, to discloses. ij. FOUR CANTUS. Fantasy: Il doloroso? V CANTUS. I Go before my dar╌ling, ij. I go before my dar╌ling, ij. I go before my dar╌ling, ij. Fellow thou to the bower in the close al╌ley, There we will together, Sweetly kiss each either, And like two wantoness, Dally dally dally dally dally dally dally dally dally dally dally dally dally dally dal╌ly. There we will toge╌ther Sweetly kiss each either, And like two wan╌tonss, Dally dally dally dally dally dally dally dally dally dally dally dally dally. VI CANTUS. Fantasy: Lafoy Girandola? VII. CANTUS. MIraculous loves wounding, loves wounding, Miraculous loves woun╌ding ij. Miraculous loves wounding, ij. Miraculous loves woun╌ding, Even those darts my sweet Phillis, ij. So fiercly shot against my hart╌rebounding, re╌bounding. Are turned to Roses, Violets and Lilies, Violets & Lilies with odour sweet a╌bounding, sweet abounding, With odour sweet aboun╌ding. Miraculous loves wounding ij. Miraculous loves woun╌ding, Miraculous loves wounding, loves wounding, ij. Miraculous loves wounding. VIII. CANTUS. Lo here another love, ij. from heaven desen╌ded, ij. Lo here another love, ij. from heaven de╌sended, ij. That with forces a new and with new dar╌ting doth wound the heart, ij. and yet doth breed no smarting, doth wound the heart, and yet doth breed no smarting, no smarting. That with forces a new and with new darting, doth wound the heart, ij. and yet doth breed, doth breed no smarting, doth wound the heart and yet doth breed no smarting. IX. CANTUS Fantasy: Lafoy Rondinella: X. CANTUS. Leave now mine eyes lamen╌ting, your tears, your tears do but augment, augment this my lamen╌ting, Leave now mine eyes lamenting, your tears do but augment this my lamenting, this my lamen╌ting, Death, death come thou, death come thou relieve me, ij. Death come thou relieve me, Alas to live forsaken thus doth grieve me, Ah see now where he lieth, Ah see, see now where he ly╌eth, he ly╌eth, Then farewell false unkind, farewell thy Flora dy╌eth, Death, Death come thou, Death come thou relive me, ij. Death come thou relieve me, A╌las to line forsaken thus doth grieve me, Ah see now where he lieth, Ah see, see now where he ly╌eth, he ly╌eth, Then farewell false unkind, farewell thy Flora dy╌eth. XI. CANTUS. Fire and lightning from heaven fall, ij. And swet╌ly en╌flame that heart with love arightfull, Fire and lightning from heaven fall, ij. And sweet╌ly inflame that heart with love arightfull, of Flora my delight╌full, ij. of Flora my delight╌full, So fair but yet so spiteful, of Flora my delightful ij. of Flora my delight╌full, So fair but yet so spiteful. XII. CANTUS. Fantasy: Il Grillo? XIII. CANTUS. FLora wilt thou torment me, And yet must I content me, Flora wilt thou torment me, And yet must I content me, And shall I have no plea╌sure, ij. Of that thy beauty's treasure, Lo then, Lo then I die & dying thus complain me, ij. Flora gentle and fair, Alas hath slain me, ij. a╌las hath slain me, ij. a╌las hath slain me, Flora gentle and fair, a╌las hath slain me, ij. a╌las hath slain me, ij. a╌las hath slain me. XIIII. CANTUS. Fantasy: Il Eamento? XV. CANTUS. IN nets of golden wy╌erss, ij. With Pearl and Ruby spangled, ij. My heart entangled, ij. Cries and help requires, ij. Cries & help requires, ij. Sweet love, from out those briars, But thou vouchsafe to free me, Ere long alive, ij. a╌las thou shalt not see me. ij. a╌las thou shalt not see me. Ere long alive, ij. a╌las thou shalt not see me. ij. alas thou shalt not see me. XVI. CANTUS. Fantasy: Lafoy Caccia? XVII. CANTUS. O Thou that art so cruel, My dainty lovely iew╌ell, ij. O thou that art so cruel, My dainty lovely iew╌ell, ij. Why thus in my tormenting, Dost thou still use re╌len╌ting? ij. A╌las right out come slay me, Do not thus still from time to time delay me, ij. Do not thus still from time to time delay me, ij. Alas right out come slay me, Do not thus still from time to time delay me, ij. Do not thus still from time to time delay me. ij. XVIII. CANTUS. Fantasy: Lafoy Sampogna? XIX. CANTUS. I Should for grief and anguish die recure╌leses, ij. I should for grief and anguish die recure╌leses, ij. That day I missed my Flota I fair, and sightly, Clearer than is the Sun, that shines so brightly. ij. that shines so bright╌ly. ij. That day I missed my Flora fair and sightly, Clearer than is the sun, that shines so brightly. ij. that shines so bright╌ly. ij. XX. CANTUS. Fantasy: Lafoy Sirena? XXI. CANTUS. Fantasy: Lafoy Torello? FINIS. TENOR. OF THOMAS MORLEY THE FIRST BOOK OF CANZONETS TO TWO VOICES. printer's or publisher's device LONDON: Printed by Thomas Snodham, for Matthew Lownes and john Browne. M.DCXIX. TO THE MOST VIRTUOUS AND GENTLE LADY THE LADY PERIAM. Lo here, most worthy Lady, these Canzonets of mine, like two waiting-maids desiring to attend upon you; destinated by my Wife (even before they were borne) unto your ladyships service. Not that for any great good or beauty in them she thought them worthy of you: but that not being able as heretofore still to serve you; she would that these therefore with their presence should make good and supply that her absence. For her sake then vouchsafe, gentle Lady, to entertain them; having no other thing to commend them to you for, but this that they are Virgins, never yet having once been out at doors, nor seen the fashions of the world abroad. And therefore notwithstanding perhape in the highest degree they shall not satisfy you: yet if they shall but in any sort content you; I know that the greatest fault you will find in them shall be for their smallness. And so good Madam I cease further to trouble: but not still to serve and honour you. Your Ladieships Ever to command Thomas Morley. THE TABLE. CANZONETS. Fire and lightning. XI Flora wilt thou torment me? XIII Go ye my Canzonets. I I go before my darling. V In nets of golden wire. XV I should for grief & anguish. XIX Lo here another love. VIII Leave now mine eyes. X Miraculous. VII O thou that art so cruel. XVII Sweet Nymph. III When lo by break of morning. TWO FANTASIES. IL Doloroso. IIII Lafoy Girandola. VI Lafoy Rondinella. IX Il Grillo. XII Il Lamento. XIIII Lafoy Caccia. XVI La Sampogna. XVIII Lafoy Sirena. XX Lafoy Tortorella, XXI FINIS. I. TENOR. GO ye my Canzonets to my deer╌dar╌ling, ij. Go ye my Canzonets to my dear dar╌ling, to my dear darling, and with your gentle dainty sweet accenting, desire her to vouchsafe these my la╌mentings, ij. And with a crownet, of her rays supernal, T'adorn your locks and make your name eter╌nall ij. And with a crownet of her rays supernal, T'adorn your locks and make your name eter╌nall. ij. II. TENOR. WHen lo, by break of mor╌ning. ij. My love herself ador╌ning, ij. When lo, by break of morning, ij. When lo, by break of morning, My love herself a╌dor╌ning, ij. Doth walk the woods so dainty, Gathering sweet Violets & Cowslips plenty, ij. sweet Violets and Cowslips plen╌ty, The birds enamoured, ij. sing and praise my Flora, Lo here new Aurora. Lo here a new Auro╌ra. The birds enamoured, ij sing and praise my Flora, Lo here a new Aurora. ij. Lo here a new Auro╌ra. III. TENOR. SWeet Nymph come to thy lover, to thy lover, ij. Lo here alone ij. our loves we may discover, sweet Nymph come to thy lover, to thy lover, ij, lo here alone ij. our loves we may discover, Where the sweet Nightingale with wan╌ton, with wanton gloss, hark her love to disclo╌seses, to disclo╌seses, ij. where the sweet Nightingale with wan╌ton, with wanton gloss, hark her love to disclo╌seses, to discloses. ij. FOUR TENOR Fantasy: Il doloroso? I Go before my dar╌ling, ij. I go before my dar╌ling, ij. I go before my dar╌ling, ij. Fellow thou to the bower in the close al╌ley, There we will together, Sweetly kiss each either, And like two wantoness, Dally dally dally dally dally dally dally dally dally dally dally dally dally dally dal╌ly. There we will toge╌ther Sweetly kiss each either, And like two wan╌tonss, Dally dally dally dally dally dally dally dally dally dally dally dally dally. VI TENOR. Fantasy: Lafoy Girandola? VII. TENOR. MIraculous loves wounding, loves wounding, Miraculous loves woun╌ding ij. Miraculous loves wounding, ij. Miraculous loves woun╌ding, Even those darts my sweet Phillis, ij. So fiercly shot against my hart╌rebounding, re╌bounding. Are turned to Roses, Violets and Lilies, Violets & Lilies with odour sweet a╌bounding, sweet abounding, With odour sweet aboun╌ding. Miraculous loves wounding ij. Miraculous loves woun╌ding, Miraculous loves wounding, loves wounding, ij. Miraculous loves wounding. VIII. TENOR. Lo here another love, ij. from heaven desen╌ded, ij. Lo here another love, ij. from heaven de╌sended, ij. That with forces a new and with new dar╌ting doth wound the heart, ij. and yet doth breed no smarting, doth wound the heart, and yet doth breed no smarting, no smarting. That with forces a new and with new darting, doth wound the heart, ij. and yet doth breed, doth breed no smarting, doth wound the heart and yet doth breed no smarting. IX. TENOR. Fantasy: Lafoy Rondinella: X. TENOR. Leave now mine eyes lamen╌ting, your tears, your tears do but augment, augment this my lamen╌ting, Leave now mine eyes lamenting, your tears do but augment this my lamenting, this my lamen╌ting, Death, death come thou, death come thou relieve me, ij. Death come thou relieve me, Alas to live forsaken thus doth grieve me, Ah see now where he lieth, Ah see, see now where he ly╌eth, he ly╌eth, Then farewell false unkind, farewell thy Flora dy╌eth, Death, Death come thou, Death come thou relive me, ij. Death come thou relieve me, A╌las to line forsaken thus doth grieve me, Ah see now where he lieth, Ah see, see now where he ly╌eth, he ly╌eth, Then farewell false unkind, farewell thy Flora dy╌eth. XI. TENOR. Fire and lightning from heaven fall, ij. And swet╌ly en╌flame that heart with love arightfull, Fire and lightning from heaven fall, ij. And sweet╌ly inflame that heart with love arightfull, of Flora my delight╌full, ij. of Flora my delight╌full, So fair but yet so spiteful, of Flora my delightful ij. of Flora my delight╌full, So fair but yet so spiteful. XII. TENOR. Fantasy: Il Grillo? XIII. TENOR. FLora wilt thou torment me, And yet must I content me, Flora wilt thou torment me, And yet must I content me, And shall I have no plea╌sure, ij. Of that thy beauty's treasure, Lo then, Lo then I die & dying thus complain me, ij. Flora gentle and fair, Alas hath slain me, ij. a╌las hath slain me, ij. a╌las hath slain me, Flora gentle and fair, a╌las hath slain me, ij. a╌las hath slain me, ij. a╌las hath slain me. XIIII. TENOR. Fantasy: Il Eamento? XV. TENOR. IN nets of golden wy╌erss, ij. With Pearl and Ruby spangled, ij. My heart entangled, ij. Cries and help requires, ij. Cries & help requires, ij. Sweet love, from out those briars, But thou vouchsafe to free me, Ere long alive, ij. a╌las thou shalt not see me. ij. a╌las thou shalt not see me. Ere long alive, ij. a╌las thou shalt not see me. ij. alas thou shalt not see me. XV. TENOR. Fantasy: Lafoy Caccia? XVII. TENOR. O Thou that art so cruel, My dainty lovely iew╌ell, ij. O thou that art so cruel, My dainty lovely iew╌ell, ij. Why thus in my tormenting, Dost thou still use re╌len╌ting? ij. A╌las right out come slay me, Do not thus still from time to time delay me, ij. Do not thus still from time to time delay me, ij. Alas right out come slay me, Do not thus still from time to time delay me, ij. Do not thus still from time to time delay me. ij. XVIII. TENOR. Fantasy: Lafoy Sampogna? XIX. TENOR. I Should for grief and anguish die recure╌leses, ij. I should for grief and anguish die recure╌leses, ij. That day I missed my Flota I fair, and sightly, Clearer than is the Sun, that shines so brightly. ij. that shines so bright╌ly. ij. That day I missed my Flora fair and sightly, Clearer than is the sun, that shines so brightly. ij. that shines so bright╌ly. ij. XX. TENOR. Fantasy: Lafoy Sirena? XX. TENOR. Fantasy: Lafoy Torello? FINIS.