⟨THE FIRST BOOKE OF SONGES & AYRES OF foure parts with Ta­bleture for the Lute So made that all the parts together, or either of them severally may be song to the Lute, Orpherian or Viol de Gambo.⟩

⟨Composed by Robert Iones.⟩

⟨‘Quae prosunt singula multa iuuant.’⟩

⟨Printed by Peter Short with the assent of Thomas Morley, and are to be sold at the signe of the Starre on Bredstreet hill. 1600.⟩

⟨TO THE HONOURABLE AND VERTV­OVS GENTLEMAN SIR ROBERT SIDNEY, KNIGHT GOUERNOUR VNDER HER MAIESTIE OF THE TOWNE OF VLUSHING, AND THE CASTLE OF THE Ramekins IN THE LOW COUNTRIES, AND OF the forts of the same appendant, with the garrison there­in placed as well of horse as foote.⟩

⟨YOUR great loue and fauour Honorable Syr, euer manifested to all worthy Scien­ces, hath imboldened me to offer vppe at your Lordships Shryne, these the vn­worthie labours of my musicall trauels. And though in respect of their weake­nes, they may perhaps seeme vntimely brought forth, and therefore the vnlikeli­er to prosper; yet doubt I not but if tenderd by you, they shall happelie find gentle cherishing, which may be a meane to make them more stronger, or else miscarrying, to encourage my en­deuours to beget a better: for as no arts wincks at fewer errors than musicke: so none greater enimies to their owne profession then musicians; who whilst in their own singularitie, they con­demne euery mans workes, as some waie faulty, they are the cause, the art is the lesse esteemed, and they themselues reputed as selfe-commenders, and men most fantasticall. Wherefore if this one censuring infirmitie were remoued, these my ayres (free I dare say from grosse errours) would finde euery where more gratious entertainement. But since euen those, who are best seene in this art, cannot vaunt themselues free from such detractours, I the lesse regard it being so well accompanied. Howsoeuer if herein I may gaine your Honors good allowance, I shall thinke I have attained to the better ende of my labours (which with my self, and the best of my seruice) restes euer more at your Lordships imploiment.⟩

⟨Your Lordships deuoted in all dutifull seruice. ROBERT IONES.⟩

⟨TO THE READER⟩

⟨GENTLEMEN, since my desire is your eares shoulde be my indifferent iudges, I cannot thinke it ne­cessary to make my trauels, or my bringing vp arguments to perswade you that I haue a good opinion of my selfe, only thus much will I saie: That I may preuent the rash iudgments of such as know me not. Euer since I practised spea­king, I haue practised singing; hauing had noe other qualitie to hinder me from the perfect knowledge of this faculty, I haue been incouraged by the warrant of diuers good iudgments, that my paines herein shall at the least procure good liking, if not delight, which yet for mine owne part I must needes feare as much as I desire, especially when I consider the ripenes of this industrious age, wherein all men ende­uour to knowe all thinges, I confesse I was not vnwilling to embrace the conceits of such gentlemen as were earnest to haue me apparel these dit­ties for them; which though they intended for their priuate recreation, neuer meaning they should come into the light, were yet content vpon in­treaty to make the incouragements of this my first adventure, whereup­pon I was almost glad to make my small skill knowne to the world: presu­ming that if my cunning failed me in the Musicke: yet the words might speake for themselues, howsoeuer it pleaseth them to account better of that, then of those. Of purpose (as it should seeme) to make me belieue I can do something; my only hope is, that seeing neither my cold ayres, not their idle ditties (as they will needes haue me call them) have hitherto beene sounded in the eares of manie: they maie chance to finde such en­tertainment, as commonlie newes doth in the world: which if I may be so happie to beare, I will not saie my next shall be better, but I will promise to take more paines to shew more points of musicke, which now I could not do, because my chiefest care was to fit the Note to the Word, till when, I must be as well content with each mans lawfull censure, as I shall be glad of some mens vndeserued favours.⟩

⟨R. J.⟩

A Table of all the Songs contained in this Booke.

  • A Womans Lookes I.
  • Fond wanton youths II.
  • Shee whose matchlesse beauty III.
  • Once did I loue IIII.
  • Led by a strong desire V.
  • Lie downe poore heart VI.
  • Where lingring feare VII.
  • Hero care not though VIII.
  • When loue and time IX.
  • Sweete come away X.
  • Women what are they XI.
  • Farewell deere loue XII.
  • O my poore eies XIII.
  • If fathers knew XIIII.
  • Life is a Poets phable XV.
  • Sweete Philomell XVI.
  • That heart XVII.
  • VVhat if I seeke XVIII.
  • My mistris XIX.
  • Perplexed XX.
  • Can modest plaine desire XXI.

I.

CANTVS

[...] A Womans looks are barbed hooks, that catch [...] [...] by art the strongest hart, when yet they spend no breath, but let them speake [...] [...] & sighing break, forth into teares, their words are speares, yt wound our souls to death. [...] [...]

2
The rarest wit
Is made forget,
And like a child
Is oft beguild,
With loues sweete seeming baite:
Loue with his rod
So like a God,
Commands the mind
VVe cannot find,
Faire shewes hide fowle deceit.
3
Time that all thinges
In order bringes,
Hath taught me now
To be more slow,
In giuing faith to speech:
Since womens wordes
No truth affordes,
And when they kisse
They thinke by this,
Vs men to ouer-reach.

ALTVS.

[...] A Womans looks are barbed hookes, that catch by art the strongest hart, [...] when yet they spend no breath, but let them speake and sighing breake, forth into [...] teares, their words are speares, that wound our soules to death. [...]

BASSVS.

[...] A Womans lookes are barbed [...] hookes, that catch by art the strongest hart, [...] vvhen yet they spend no breath, but let them [...] speake and sighing breake, forth into teares, [...] their wordes are speares, that vvound our [...] soules to death. [...]

TENOR.

[...] A Womans lookes are barbed hookes, that catch by art the strongest [...] hart, when yet they spend no breath, but let them speake and sighing breake, forth into [...] teares, their vvordes are speares, that wound our soules to death. [...]

II.

CANTVS

[...] FOnd wanton youths, fond wanton youths [...] [...] make loue a God, which after proueth ages rod, their youth, their time, their wit, their [...] [...] arte, they spend in seeking of their smarte, and which of follies is the chiefe, they [...] [...] wooe their woe, they wooe their woe, they wedde their griefe. [...]

2
All finde it so who wedded are,
Loues sweetes they finde enfold sowre care:
His pleasures pleasingst in the eie,
Which tasted once, with lothing die:
They find of follies tis the chiefe,
Their woe to wooe to wedde their griefe.
3
If for their owne content they choose,
Forthwith their kindreds loue they loose:
And if their kindred they content,
For euer after they repent.
O tis of all our follies chiefe,
Our woe to wooe to wedde our griefe.
4
In bed vvhat strifes are bred by day,
Our puling vviues doe open lay:
None friendes none foes vve must esteeme,
But vvhome they so vouchsafe to deeme:
O tis of all our follies chiefe,
Our woe to wooe to vvedde our griefe.
5
Their smiles we want if ought they want,
And either we their wils must grant,
Or die they will or are vvith child,
Their laughings must not be beguild:
O tis of all our follies chiefe,
Our woe to vvoo to vvedde our griefe,
6
Foule vviues are iealous, faire vviues false,
Mariage to either bindes vs thrall:
Wherefore being bound vve must obey,
And forced be perforce to say▪
Of all our blisse it is the chiefe,
Our woe to vvooe to wed our griefe.

ALTVS.

[...] FOnd wanton youths, ii. fond wanton youths make loue a God ii. which [...] after proueth a- ges rodde, their youth, their time, their wit, their arte, they spend in seeking of [...] their smart, and which of follies is the chiefe they wooe their woe, ii. they wedde their [...] griefe, they wedde their griefe, they wedde their griefe.

BASSVS.

[...] FOnd wanton youths, ii. Fond [...] wanton youths make loue a God, which [...] after proueth ages rod ages rod, their youth, their [...] time, their wit, their art, their art, they spend in seeking [...] of their smart, and which of follies is the chiefe [...] they wooe their woe, their woe, they wooe their woe, [...] they wedde their griefe, they wedde their griefe.

TENOR.

[...] FOnd wanton youths, ii. Fond vvantō youths make loue a God make [...] loue a God which after proueth ages rod, their youth, their time. their wit, their art, ii. they spend in [...] seeking of their smart, and which of follies is the chiefe, of follies is the chiefe, they wooe [...] their woe, they wedde their griefe, they wooe their woe, their vvoe, they vvedde their griefe.

III.

CANTVS

[...] SHe whose matchles beauty stayneth, what best iudgment [...] [...] fairst maintaineth, shee O shee my loue dis- dai- neth, shee O shee my [...] [...] loue disdaineth. [...]

2
Can a creature so excelling,
Harbour scorne in beauties dwelling,
All kinde pitty thence expelling?
3
Pitty beauty much commendeth,
And th'imbracer oft befriendeth,
When all eie contentment endeth.
4
Time proues beauty transitory
Scorne; the staine of beauties glory,
In time makes the scorner sorie.
5
None adores the sunne declining,
Loue all loue fals to resigning,
When the sunne of loue leaues shining.
6
So when flowre of beauty failes thee,
And age stealing on assailes thee,
Then marke what this scorne auailes thee.
7
Then those hearts which now complaining,
Feele the wounds of thy disdaining,
Shall contemne thy beauty waining.
8
Yea thine owne hart now deere prized,
Shall with spite and griefe surprised,
Burst to finde it selfe despised.
9
When like harmes haue them requited,
Who in others harmes delighted,
Pleasingly the wrong'd are righted.
10
Such reuenge my wronges attending,
Hope still liues on time depending,
By thy plagues my torments ending.

ALTVS.

[...] SHee whose matchlesse beauty stay- neth, vvhat best iudgement [...] fairst maintaineth, shee O shee my loue my loue dis- daineth, shee O shee my loue my [...] loue dis- daineth. [...]

BASSVS.

[...] SHee whose matchlesse beau- ty [...] stayneth, what best iudgement fairst main- [...] tay- neth shee O shee my loue my loue [...] dis- dai- neth, shee O shee my loue my [...] loue dis- daineth. [...] [...]

TENOR.

[...] SHee vvhose matchlesse beauty stay- neth, vvhat best iudgement fairst [...] main- tay- neth, shee O shee my loue my loue dis- daineth, shee O shee my loue my [...] loue dis- daineth. [...]

IIII.

CANTVS

[...] ONce did I loue and yet I liue, though [...] [...] loue & truth be now for- gotten. Then did I ioy nowe doe I grieue, that holy [...] [...] vows must needs be broken, that holy vowes must needs be broken. [...] [...]

2
Hers be the blame that causd it so,
Mine be the griefe though it be little,
Shee shall haue shame I cause to know:
What tis to loue a dame so fickle.
3
Loue her that list I am content,
For that Camelion like shee changeth,
Yeelding such mistes as may preuent▪
My sight to view her when she rangeth.
4
Let him not vaunt that gaines my losse,
For when that he and time hath prou'd her,
Shee may him bring to weeping crosse:
I say no more because I lou'd her.

ALTVS.

[...] ONce did I loue and yet I liue and yet I liue, though loue and truth be now [...] forgotten, then did I ioy now doe I grieue, now doe I grieue that holy vows must needs [...] be broken, that holy vowes must needs must needs bee broken. [...]

BASSVS.

[...] ONce did I loue and yet I liue and yet [...] I liue, though loue and truth be now forgot- [...] ten, then did I ioy now doe I grieue now doe [...] I grieue that holy vowes must needes bee [...] bro- ken, that holy vowes must needes be [...] broken. [...]

TENOR.

[...] ONce did I loue and yet I liue and yet I liue, though loue and truth bee [...] now bee now forgotten, then did I ioy, now doe I grieue I grieue, that holy vowes must [...] needs be broken that holy vowes must needs must needs bee broken. [...]

V.

CANTVS

[...] LEd by a strong de- sire to haue a thing vn- [...] [...] seene, nothing could make mee tire to bee to bee to bee where as I had been, [...] [...] I got her sight which made me think, my thirst was gone because I saw my drinke. [...]

2
Kept by the carefull watch
Of more then hundred eies,
I sought but could not catch
The thing she not denies:
Tis better to be blind and fast,
Then hungrie see thy loue and cannot tast.
3
But louers eies doe wake
When others are at rest,
And in the night they slake
The fire of daies vnrest:
Mee thinkes that ioy is of most worth,
Which painful time & passed fears brings forth.
4
Yet husbands doe suppose
To keepe their wiues by art,
And parents will disclose
By lookes their childrens hart:
As if they which haue will to doe,
Had not the wit to blind such keepers to.
5
Peace then yee aged fooles
That know your selues so wise,
That from experience schooles
Doe thinke wit must arise:
Giue young men leaue to thinke and say,
Your senses with your bodies doe decay.
6
Loue ruleth like a God
Whom earth keepes not in awe,
Nor feare of smarting rod
Denounc'd by reasons law:
Giue graue aduise but rest you there,
Youth hath his cours, & wil, & you youths wer.
7
Thinke not by prying care
To picke loues secrets out,
If you suspitious are
Your selues resolue your doubt,
Who seekes to know such deede once done,
Findes periury before confession.

ALTVS.

[...] LEd by a strong de- sire to haue a thing vnseene, no-thing could [...] make mee tire, to bee to bee to bee to bee where I had been, I got her [...] sight which made me thinke, my thirst was gone, because I saw my drinke. [...]

BASSVS.

[...] LEd by a strong desire to haue [...] a thing vnseene, nothing could make me [...] tire to bee to bee to bee where I had been, [...] where I had been, I got her sight which made [...] me thinke my thirst was gone, because I saw [...] my drinke. [...]

TENOR.

[...] LEd by a strong de- sire to haue a thing vn- seene, nothing could make [...] could make me tire, to be to be to be where I had been, ii. where I had bin, I got her [...] sight which made me thinke my thirst was gone, because I saw my drinke. [...]

VI.

CANTVS

[...] LIe downe poore heart and die a while for [...] [...] griefe, thinke not this world will euer do thee good, fortune fore- warnes y• looke to [...] [...] thy reliefe, and sorrow sucks vpon thy liuing bloud, then this is all can helpe thee [...] [...] of this hell, lie downe and die, lie down and die, and then thou shalt doe well. [...]

2
Day giues his light but to thy labours toyle,
And night her rest but to thy weary bones,
Thy fairest fortune followes with a foyle:
And laughing endes but with their after grones.
And this is all can helpe thee of thy hell,
Lie downe and die and then thou shalt doe well.
3
Patience doth pine and pitty ease no paine,
Time weares the thoughts but nothing helps ye mind,
Dead and aliue aliue and dead againe:
These are the fits that thou art like to finde.
And this is all can helpe thee of thy hell,
Lie downe and die and then thou shalt doe well▪

ALTVS.

[...] LIe down poore hart, ii. and die a while for griefe, thinke not this world will [...] euer do thee good do thee good, fortune forewarns thou looke to thy reliefe to thy reliefe, and sorrow [...] sucks vppon thy liuing bloud thy liuing bloud, then this is all can ridde thee of this hell, lie downe and [...] die and die, lie, ii. lie, ii. and then thou shalt doe well.

BASSVS.

[...] LIe down poore hart & die a while for [...] griefe, ii. thinke not this world will [...] euer do thee good, fortune forewarnes forewarnes [...] thou looke to thy reliefe, & sorrow sucks vpon thy [...] liuing bloud, thy, ii. then this is all can rid thee [...] of this hell, lie downe and die & die, lie downe and [...] die and then thou shalt doe well.

TENOR.

[...] LIe downe poore hart and die a while for griefe a while for griefe, thinke not this [...] world will euer will euer doe thee good, fortune forewarnes, ii. thou looke to thy relief, & [...] sorrow sucks vpon thy liuing bloud thy liuing bloud, then this is all can helpe thee of this hell, can, [...] ii. lie downe and die, ii.ii. and then thou shalt doe well, ii.

VII.

CANTVS

[...] WHere lingring feare doth once posses doth once posses the [...] [...] hart, there is the toong forst to prolong, & smother vp his suite, while that his smart [...] [...] while that his smart, like fire supprest like fire supprest, flames more in euery part. [...] [...]

2
Who dares not speake deserues not his desire,
The Boldest face,
Findeth most grace:
Though women loue that men should thē admire,
They slily laugh at him dares come no higher.
3
Some thinke a glaunce expressed by a sigh,
Winning the field,
Maketh them yeeld:
But while these glauncing fooles do rowle the eie,
They beate the bush, away the bird doth flie.
4
A gentle hart in vertuous breast doth stay,
Pitty doth dwell,
In beauties cell:
A womans hart doth not thogh tong say nay
Repentance taught me this the other day.
5
Which had I wist I presently had got,
The pleasing fruite,
Of my long suite:
But time hath now beguild me of this lot,
For that by his foretop I tooke him not.

ALTVS.

[...] WHere lingring fear where lingring fear doth once posses, ii. the hart [...] doth once posses the hart, there is the toong forst to prolong & smother vp his smart, while [...] that his suit while that his suit, like fire supprest like fire supprest, flams more in euery part. [...]

BASSVS.

[...] WHere lingring feare doth once [...] posses, doth once posses ye hart, posses the [...] hart, there is the toong forst to prolong pro- [...] long and smother vp his suit, while that his [...] smart while that his smart, ii. like [...] fire supprest like fire supprest, flames more [...] in euery part.

TENOR.

[...] WHere lingring feare doth once possesse, ii. the hart, there is the [...] toong forst to prolong and smother vp his suite his suite, while yt his smart like fire supprest [...] like fire supprest, flames more in e- ue- ry place. [...]

VIII.

CANTVS

[...] HEro care not though they prie, I will loue thee till I die, [...] [...] Ie- lou- sie is but a smart, that tormentes a ielous hart: Crowes are blacke [...] [...] that were white, for betraying loues delight. [...] [...]

2
They that loue to finde a fault,
May repent what they haue sought,
What the fond eie hath not view'd,
Neuer wretched hart hath rew'd:
Vulcan then, prou'd a scorne,
When he saw he wore a horne.
3
Doth it then by might behoue,
To shut vp the gates of loue,
Women are not kept by force,
But by natures owne remorse.
If they list, they will stray,
Who can hold that will away.
4
Ioue in golden shower obtain'd,
His loue in a towre restrain'd,
So perhaps if I could doe,
I might hold my sweete loue to:
Gold keepe out at the doore,
I haue loue that conquers more.
5
VVherefore did they not suspect,
VVhen it was to some effect,
Euery little glimmering sparke,
Is perceiued in the darke:
This is right, how lets kinde,
See by night, by day be blinde.

ALTVS.

[...] HEro care not though they prie, I will loue thee till I die, ielouzie is [...] but a smart that torments a ielous hart a ielous hart, Crowes are blacke that were [...] vvhite, for betraying loues delight. [...]

BASSVS.

[...] HEro care not though they prie, [...] I will loue thee till I die, ielouzie is but a [...] smart that torments a ielous hart, Crowes [...] are blacke that vvere vvhite, for betraying [...] loues delight. [...] [...]

TENOR.

[...] HEro care not though they prie, I vvill loue thee till I die, ielouzie is but a [...] smart that torments a ielous hart a ielous hart, that vvere vvhite, for betraying [...] loues delight. [...]

IX.

CANTVS

[...] WHen loue and time and measure makes his ground, time that must end [...] [...] though loue can neuer die, tis loue betwixt a shadow and a sound, a loue not in the [...] [...] hart but in the eie, A loue that ebbes and flowes now vp now vp now downe now [...] [...] downe, a mornings fauor and an euenings frowne. [...]

2
Sweete lookes shew loue, yet they are but as beames,
Faire wordes seeme true, yet they are but as wind,
Eies shed their teares yet are but outward streames:
Sighes paint a sadnes in the falsest minde.
Lookes, wordes, teares, sighes, shew loue when loue they leaue,
False harts can weepe, sigh, sweare, and yet deceiue.

ALTVS.

[...] WHen loue on time and measure makes his ground, time that must end though loue can [...] neuer die can neuer die, tis loue betwixt a shadow and a sound, a loue not in the hart but [...] in the eie, a loue that ebbes a loue that ebbes and flowes now vp now [...] downe, ii. a mornings fauor and an euenings frowne, and an euenings frowne.

BASSVS.

[...] WHen loue on time and measure makes his [...] ground, time that must end though loue can neuer [...] die, tis loue betwixt a shadow and a sound, a loue [...] not in the hart but in the eie but in the eie, a loue [...] that ebs, ii. that ebs and flows that ebs and [...] flowes now vp now downe now downe a mor- [...] nings fauor and an euenings frowne.

TENOR.

[...] WHen loue on time and measure makes his ground, time that must end though loue can [...] ne- uer die, tis loue betwixt a shadow and a sound, a loue not in the hart, but in the eie, a [...] loue that ebbes a loue that ebbes and flowes now vp now downe now vp now downe, ii. a mornings [...] fauor, ii. and an euenings frowne.

X.

CANTVS

[...] SWeet come away my darling, and sweetly let me heare thee sing, [...] [...] come away, ii. come away and bring my hart thou hast so fast in kee- [...] [...] ping: Come away, ii.ii. and bring my hart thou hast so fast in keeping. [...] [...]

2
Oh fie vpon this long stay,
That thus my louing hopes delay:
Come againe, come againe, ii. and say,
Sweet hart ile neuer more say thee nay.
3
Deere be not such a tyrant,
Still to reioice thee in my want:
Come and doe, come and doe, ii. not scant
Me of thy sight, so faire and pleasant.
4
VVhy hearst thou not his sighing,
VVhose voice all hoarce is with crying:
Come and doe, ii. come and doe something,
That may reuiue thy true loue dying.
5
This is the pride of women,
That they make beggers of all men:
VVe must sigh, we must crie, we must die, and then
Forsooth it may be they will hearken.

ALTVS.

[...] SWeet come away my darling, and sweetly let mee heare thee sing, [...] come away away, come away, come away and bring my hart thou hast so [...] fast in keeping. [...]

BASSVS.

[...] SWeet come away my darling, and [...] sweetly let me heare thee sing, come away, [...] come away, come away & bring my hart thou [...] hast so fast in keeping. [...] [...] [...]

TENOR.

[...] SWeete come away my darling, and sweetly let mee heare thee [...] sing, come away away, come away, come away and bring my hart thou hast so [...] fast in keeping. [...]

XI.

CANTVS

[...] WOmen, what are they what are they, changing weather-cocks, that [...] [...] smallest puffes, that smallest puffes of lust haue power to turne, women what are they, ver- [...] [...] tues stum- bling blockes, whereat weake fooles doe fall, the wi- ser spurne, wee [...] [...] men, what are wee, what are we, fooles, fooles, fooles and idle boies, to spend our [...] [...] time in spor- ting with such toies. [...]

2
VVomen what are they? trees whose outward rinde,
Makes shew for faire when inward hart is hallow:
Women what are they? beasts of Hiaenaes kinde,
That speak those fairst, whō most they mean to swallow:
We men what are wee? fooles and idle boies,
To spend our time in sporting with such toies.
3
VVomen what are they? rocks vpon the coast,
Where on we suffer shipwracke at our landing:
Women what are they? patient creatures most,
That rather yeld thē striue gainst ought withstāding
We men what are wee? fooles and idle boies,
To spend our time in sporting with such toies.

ALTVS.

[...] WHat are they, what are they? changing weather-cocks, that smallest puffes of lust of lust [...] haue power to turne to turne, women what are they, vertues stumbling blocks, ii. whereat [...] weake fooles doe fall, the wiser spurne, wee men what are wee, what are we fooles, fooles & idle boies, [...] ii. that spend our time that spend our time, in spor- ting with such toies.

BASSVS.

[...] WHat are they, what are they, changing [...] weather-cocks, that smallest puffes, that smallest [...] puffes of lust hath power to turne, women what are [...] they? vertues stumbling blocks, whereat weake fooles [...] doe fall, the wiser spurne, we men what are we, what [...] are we fools & idle boies, fooles fooles and idle idle [...] boies, yt spēd our time, ii. in sporting with such toies.

TENOR.

[...] WHat are they what are they, changing weather-cocks, that smallest puffes of lust haue [...] power to turne to turne, women what are they? vertues stumbling blocks, stumbling blocks, whereat [...] weake fooles doe fall, the wiser spurne, we men, what are we? we men, what are we? fooles and idle [...] boies, ii. that spend our time, ii. in sporting with such toies.

XII.

CANTVS

[...] FArewel dear loue since yu wilt needs be gon, mine eies do shew my [...] [...] life is almost done, nay I will neuer die, so long as I can spie, there be many mo though yt she do [...] [...] go there be many mo I feare not, why then let her goe I care not. [...] [...]

2
Farewell, farewell, since this I finde is true,
I will not spend more time in wooing you:
But I will seeke els where,
If I may find her there,
Shall I bid her goe,
What and if I doe?
Shall I bid her go and spare not,
O no no no no I dare not.
3
Ten thousand times farewell, yet stay a while,
Sweet kisse me once, sweet kisses time beguile:
I haue no power to moue,
How now, am I in loue?
Wilt thou needs be gone?
Go then, all is one,
Wilt thou needs be gone? oh hie thee,
Nay, stay and doe no more denie mee.
4
Once more farewell, I see loth to depart,
Bids oft adew to her that holdes my hart:
But seeing I must loose,
Thy loue which I did chuse:
Go thy waies for me,
Since it may not be,
Go thy waies for me, but whither?
Go, oh but where I may come thither.
5
What shall I doe? my loue is now departed,
Shee is as faire as shee is cruell harted:
Shee would not be intreated,
With praiers oft repeated:
If shee come no more,
Shall I die therefore,
If shee come no more, what care I?
Faith, let her go, or come, or tarry.

ALTVS.

[...] FArewell deare loue since thou wilt needs be gone, my eies doe shew my life [...] is almost done, yet I will neuer die, so long as I can spie, there be many mo, though that [...] shee doe go, there be many mo I feare not, why then let her go I care not. [...]

BASSVS.

[...] FArewell deare loue since thou [...] wilt needs be gone, my eies doe shew my [...] life is almost done, yet I will neuer die, [...] so long as I can spie, there be many mo, [...] though that she doe go, there be many mo [...] I feare not, why then let her go, I [...] care not.

TENOR.

[...] FArewell deare loue since thou wilt needs be gone, my eies doe shew my life [...] is almost done, yet I will neuer die, so long as I can spie, there be many mo, though that [...] she doe go, there be many mo I feare not, why then let her go I care not. [...]

XIII.

CANTVS

[...] O My poore eies yt sun whose shine late gaue you light doth [...] [...] now decline and set to you to others riseth, she who would sooner die then change, [...] [...] not fearing death delights to range, and now O now O now my soule despiseth. [...] [...]

2
Yet O my hart thy state is blest,
To finde out rest in thy vnrest:
Since thou her slaue no more remainest,
For shee that bound thee sets thee free,
Then when shee first forsaketh thee:
Such O such right by wrong thou gainest.
3
Eies gaze no more, heart learne to hate,
Experience tels you all too late:
Fond womans loue with faith still warreth,
While true desert speakes, writes and giues,
Some groome the bargaine neerer driues:
And he, O he the market marreth.

ALTVS.

[...] O my poore eies that sunne whose shine late gaue you light doth now [...] decline and set to you to others riseth shee who would sooner die then change not [...] fearing death delights to range, and now O now, ii. my loue despiseth and [...] now O now, ii. my loue despiseth.

BASSVS.

[...] O my poore eies that sun whose shine [...] late gaue you light doth now decline & set to [...] you to others riseth shee who would sooner die [...] then change not fearing death delights to range, [...] and now now O now, ii.ii. my loue [...] despiseth & now now O now, ii.ii. my [...] loue despiseth.

TENOR.

[...] O my poore eies that sunne whose shine late gaue you light doth now [...] de- cline and set to you to others riseth she who would soo- ner die then change not [...] fearing death delights to range and now O now, ii. my loue de- spiseth and now [...] O now, ii. my loue de- spiseth.

XIIII.

CANTVS

[...] IF fathers knew but how to leaue their children wit as [...] [...] they do wealth, & could constraine them to receiue that physicke which brings perfect [...] [...] health, ye world would not admiring stand, a womans face, a womās face and [...] [...] womans hand. [...]

2
Women confesse they must obey,
We men will needes be seruants still:
We kisse their hands and what they say,
We must commend bee't neuer so ill.
Thus we like fooles admiring stand,
Her pretty foote and pretty hand.
3
We blame their pride which we increase,
By making mountaines of a mouse:
We praise because we know we please,
Poore women are too credulous.
To thinke that we admiring stand,
Or foote, or face, or foolish hand.

ALTVS.

[...] IF fathers knew but how to leaue their children wit as they doe wealth, and [...] could constraine them to receiue that physicke which brings perfect health, the world [...] would not admiring stand, ii. a womans face, ii. and womans hand. [...]

BASSVS.

[...] IF fathers knew but how to [...] leaue their children wit as they do vvealth, [...] and could constraine them to receiue that [...] physicke vvhich brings perfect health, the [...] vvorld would not admiring stand, ii. [...] a vvomans face, ii. and [...] vvomans hand.

TENOR.

[...] IF fathers knew but how to leaue their children wit as they do vvealth, and [...] could constraine them to receiue that physicke vvhich brings perfect health, the vvorld [...] vvould not admiring stand, a vvomans face, ii.ii. and vvomans hand. [...]

XV.

CANTVS

[...] LIfe is a Poets fable, & al her daies are lies stolne [...] [...] from deaths reckoning table, for I die for I die as I speake, death [...] [...] times the notes that I doe breake. [...] [...]

2
Childhood doth die in youth,
And youth in old age dies,
I thought I liu'd in truth:
But I die, ii. now I see,
Each age of death makes one degree.
3
Farewell the doting score,
Of worlds arithmeticke,
Life, ile trust thee no more,
Till I die, ii. for thy sake,
Ile go by deaths new almanacke.
4
This instant of my song,
A thousand men lie sicke,
A thousand knels are rong:
And I die as they sing,
They are but dead and I dying.
5
Death is but lifes decay,
Life time, time wastes away,
Then reason bids me say,
That I die, though my breath
Prolongs this space of lingring death.

ALTVS.

[...] LIfe is a Poets fable, and all her daies are lies stolne from deaths [...] reckning table, ii. for I die as I speake death times the noates which I doe [...] breake, which I doe breake. [...]

BASSVS.

[...] LIfe is a Poets fable, and all her [...] daies are lies stolne frō deaths reckning [...] ta- ble for I die as I speake death times the [...] noates, ii. which I doe breake. [...] [...] [...]

TENOR.

[...] LIfe is a Poets fable, and all her daies are lies stolne from deaths reckning [...] table for I die for I die, for I die as I speake, ii. death times the noates which [...] I doe breake. [...]

XVI.

CANTVS

[...] SWeet Philomell in groaues and desarts haunting, oft glads my [...] [...] hart and eares with her sweet chaunting, but then her tunes delight me best, when pearcht with [...] [...] prick against her breast against her breast, shee sings fie fie fie fie fie fie fie fie fie as [...] [...] if shee suffred wrong till seeming pleas'd sweete sweete, ii.ii. sweete, ii. [...] [...] ii. sweete sweete concludes her song. [...]

2
Sweete Iinny singes and talkes and sweetly smileth,
And with her wanton mirth my griefes beguileth:
But then me thinkes shee pleaseth best,
When, while my hands moue loues request.
Shee cries phy, phy, ii. and seeming loath gainsaies,
Till better pleas'd sweete sweete content bewraies.

ALTVS.

[...] SWeet Philomel sweet Philomel in groaues & desarts haunting, oft glads my hart & eares with [...] her sweet chaunting, but then her tunes delight me best delight me best when pearcht with prick against her [...] breast against her breast she sings fie, ii. fie fie fie fie as if she suffered wrong til seeming pleasd, ii. [...] sweet sweet sweet, ii. till seeming pleasd sweet sweet sweet, ii. sweet sweet concludes her song.

BASSVS.

[...] SWeet Philomel in groues & desarts hāting [...] oft glads my hart and eares with her sweet chanting [...] but then her tunes delight delight me best when percht [...] with pricke against her breast against her breast she [...] sings fie fie fie fie she, ii. as if she suffred wrong [...] till seeming pleasd sweet, s. s. s. till seeming pleasd [...] sweete, s. s. s. sweet sweet, ii.ii. sweete sweete [...] sweet concludes her song.

TENOR.

[...] SWeet Philomel sweet Philomel in groaues & de- sarts haunting oft glads my hart & eares with [...] her sweet chaunting, but then her tunes delight me best delight me best when percht with prick against her breast [...] against her breast she sings fie, ii. fie fie fie fie fie as if she suffred wrong till seeming pleasd sweet sweet sweet [...] sweet, ii. till seeming pleasd sweet sweet sweet, ii.ii.ii. sweet sweet concludes her song.

XVII.

CANTVS

[...] THat hart wherein all sorrowes doth abound, lies in this breast, [...] [...] and cries alowd for death, O blame not her when I am vnder ground, [...] [...] that scor- ning wisht, ii. that scor- ning [...] [...] wisht t'out- liue my panting breath, O doe not her despise, but let my death suffice, ii. [...] [...] to make all young men wise. [...]

2
My louing hopes prolongd my lothed life,
Till that my life grew lothsome to my lou'd,
Then death and I were at no longer strife:
And I was glad my death her wish approu'd.
O let not her be shent,
Yet let my president,
Make womans harts relent.

ALTVS.

[...] THat hart wherein all sorrowes doth abound, lies in this breast this breast and cries [...] alowd for death, O blame not her when I am vnder ground vnder ground, that scor- ning [...] wisht, ii. that scor- ning wisht t'outliue my panting breath, O doe not her despise O doe [...] not her despise but let my death suffice, ii. to make all young men wise.

BASSVS.

[...] THat hart wherein all sorrowes doth abound [...] lies in this breast and cries alowd for death, O [...] blame not her when I am vnder ground, that [...] scor- ning wisht, ii.ii. [...] that scor- ning wisht t'outliue my panting breath, [...] O doe not her despise but let my death suffice to [...] make all young men wise.

TENOR.

[...] THat hart wherein all sorrowes doth abound, lies in this breast, ii. and cries [...] alowd for death, O blame not her when I am vn- der ground, ii. that scor- ning [...] wisht, ii.ii. t'outliue my panting breath, O doe not her despise, but let my [...] death let my death, but let my death suffice to make all young men wise.

XVIII.

CANTVS

[...] WHat if I seeke for loue of thee, shall I find beauty kind to de-sert But if I sue and liue forlorne, then alasse neuer was any wretch [...] [...] that still shall dwell in mee. Though thy lookes haue charmd mine eies, I can forbeare to to more mis-for- tune borne. [...] [...] loue, but if euer sweete desire set my wofull hart on fire then can I neuer remoue. [...] [...]

2
Frowne not on me vnlesse thou hate,
For thy frowne cast me downe
To despaire of my most haplesse state:
Smile not on me vnlesse thou loue,
For thy smile, will beguile
My desires if thou vnsteedfast proue:
If thou needs wilt bend thy browes,
A while refraine my deare,
But if thou wilt smile on me,
Let it not delayed be,
Comfort is neuer too neare.

ALTVS.

[...] WHat if I seeke for loue of thee, shall I find beauty kind to de- sert that still shall But if I sue and liue forlorne, then alasse neuer was any wretch to more mis- [...] dwell in mee. Though thy lookes hath charmd mine eies I can forbeare to loue, but if euer sweet for- tune borne. [...] desire burne my wofull hart then can I neuer remoue. [...]

BASSVS.

[...] WHat if I seeke for loue of thee, But if I sue and liue forlorne, [...] shall I find beauty kind to de- sert that still shall then alasse neuer was any wretch to more mis- [...] dwell in mee. Though thy lookes haue charmd fortune borne. [...] mine eies I can forbeare to loue, but if [...] desire set my wofull hart on fire then I can [...] neuer remoue. [...]

TENOR.

[...] WHat if I seeke for loue of thee, shall I find beauty kinde to de- sert that still shall But if I sue and liue forlorne, then alasse neuer was any wretch to more mis- [...] dwell in mee. Though thy lookes haue charmd my eies I can forbeare to loue, but if euer sweete for- tune borne [...] desire set my wofull hart on fire then I can neuer remoue. [...]

XIX.

CANTVS

[...] MY Mistris sings no other song but stil complains I [...] [...] did her wrong, beleeue her not it was not so, I did but kis her, I did but kisse her and [...] [...] let her goe. [...] [...]

2
And now she sweares I did, but what,
Nay, nay, I must not tell you that:
And yet I will it is so sweete,
As teehee tahha when louers meete.
3
But womens words they are heedlesse,
To tell you more it is needlesse▪
I ranne and caught her by the arme,
And then I kist her, this was no harme.
4
But shee alas is angrie still,
Which sheweth but a womans will:
She bites the lippe and cries fie fie,
And kissing sweetly away shee doth flie.
5
Yet sure her lookes bewraies content▪
And cunningly her brales are meant:
As louers vse to play and sport,
When time and leisure is too too short.

ALTVS.

[...] MY Mistris sings no o- ther song but stil complains I did her [...] wrong, beleeue her not it was not so, I did but kisse her, I did but kisse her and [...] let her goe. [...]

BASSVS.

[...] MY Mistris sings no other song [...] but still com- plaines I did her wrong, [...] beleeue her not it was not so, I did but kisse [...] her I did but kisse her and let [...] her goe [...] [...]

TENOR.

[...] MY Mistris singes no o- ther song but still complaines I did her [...] wrong, beleeue her not it was not so, I did but kisse her I did but kisse her and [...] let her goe. [...]

XX.

CANTVS

[...] PErplexed perplexed sore am I, thine eies fair loue like Phebus [...] [...] brightest beames doth set my hart on fire and daze my sight, yet doe I liue [...] [...] by vertue of those beames, for when thy face is hid comes feare- full night and I am like to [...] [...] die, then since my eies can not indure so heauenly sparke, sweet grant that I may stil feele out feele [...] [...] out my loue by darke. [...]

2
So Shall I ioyfull bee,
Each thing on earth that liueth by the sunne:
Would die if he in glorie still appeare,
Then let some cloudes of pitty ouerrunne
That glorious face, that I with liuely cheere,
May stand vp before thee.
Or, Since mine eies cannot endure so heauenly sparke,
Sweet grant that I may still feele out my loue by darke.

ALTVS.

[...] PErplexed thine eies faire loue like Phebus brightest beams doth set my hart [...] on fire and daze my sight daze my sight yet doe I liue by vertue of those beames for when thy face is [...] hid comes fearefull night, then since mine eies can not indure so heauenly sparke, sweete [...] grant that I may still feele out feele out my loue by darke.

BASSVS.

[...] PErplexed thine eies faire [...] loue like Phebus brightest beames do set my hart on [...] fire and daze my sight, yet doe I liue by vertue of [...] those beames for when thy face is hid comes [...] fearefull night, then since mine [...] eies can not indure so heauenly sparke, sweet grant [...] that I may still feele out may still feele out my loue [...] by darke.

TENOR.

[...] PErplexed thine eies faire loue like Phebus brightest beams, ii. doth [...] set my hart on fire and daze my sight, yet doe I liue by vertue of those beames for when thy face is [...] hid comes fearefull night, then since thine eies can not indure so heauenly sparke, sweet [...] grant that I may still feele out, ii. my loue by darke.

XXI.

CANTVS

[...] CAn modest plaine desire to the ioies of loue aspire? Can worthi- nesse procure more then har- di- nesse assure? [...] [...] no no no, ii. no no no where feare of each frowne, takes hopes [...] [...] height downe a downe d.d.d. downe, takes hopes height downe a downe d. d. d. downe. [...] [...]

2
Granting is so eschew'd,
Least the grant lie vnpursued:
Least sutors brag they might,
And account the grantors light:
No no no is a weake defence growne,
Till force beare downe downe a downe.
3
Yet who would staine loues seate,
With a blot of such a feate:
Or for so vile a toy,
Ioine repentance with his ioy.
No no no her vertue well knowne,
Beates vaine thoughts downe downe a downe.

ALTVS.

[...] CAn modest plaine de- sire to the ioies of loue aspire, No no no, ii. Can worthi- nesse procure more then har- dinesse assure, [...] no no no is a weake defence growne, till force beare downe, ii. a downe till force [...] beare downe downe downe downe a downe. [...]

BASSVS.

[...] CAn modest plaine desire to the Can worthi- nesse procure more then [...] ioies of loue aspire, No no no, ii. no har- dinesse assure, [...] no no is a weake defence growne, till force [...] beare downe do. d. a d. d. d. downe till force [...] beare downe do. d. a d. d. d. d. downe. [...] [...]

TENOR.

[...] CAn modest plaine desire to the ioies of loue aspire, No no no, ii. Can worthi- nesse procure more then har- dinesse assure, [...] No no no is a weake defence till force beare downe downe a d. a d. d. downe till force beare [...] downe a d. a d. d. a downe. [...]

FINIS.

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