SVPERIVS. ¶The first …

SVPERIVS.

The first sett, Of Italian Madrigalls Englished, not to the sense of the originall dittie, but after the affection of the Noate. By Thomas Watson Gentleman.

There are also heere inserted two excellent Madrigalls of Master VVilliam Byrds, composed after the Italian vaine, at the request of the sayd Thomas Watson.

¶Imprinted at London by Tho­mas Este, the assigné of William Byrd, & are to be sold at the house of the sayd T. Este, being in Aldersgate street, at the signe of the black Horse. 1590.

❧Cum Priuilegio Regiae Maiestatis.

Lucae Marenzio Musicae artis peritissimo Tho. Watsonus.

HEi, quotiès morimur nimia dulcedine rapti,
Pulsat Apollineam dúm tua Musa chelyn?
O, igitur dulcis plectrum depone Marenzi,
Nè sit laesa tuis plurima vita sonis.
Attamèn ô dulcis plectro modulare Marenzi:
Si morimur, vitam dant tua plectra nouam.
O liceat nobis, vitâ sub morte repertâ,
Saepè tuo cantu viuere, saepè mori.
Mille neces patior, vitas totidem (que) resumo,
Dùm tua multiplici gutture musa placet:
Somnio septeno gyrantes murmure sphaeras:
Somnio cantantis Numina blanda sali:
Somnio Thrëiceum Cytharoedam saxa mouentem:
Somnio mulcentem carmine monstra Deum:
Somnio Musarum concentus protinùs omnes:
Omnia Marenzi, dùm canis, vnus habes.

Clarissimo, & honoratissimo Heroi, Domino Roberto Deurox, Comiti Essexiae, Geor­giani Ordinis Equiti aurato, multis (que) alijs nominibus illustrissimo S. P.

INclyte Mauortis, Musarum dulcis alumne,
Accipe iuncta Italis Anglica verba notis:
At (que) Marenzaeos cantus, quos approbet auris
Attica, quos Charites, quos (que) DIANA velit.
Sirudius quid inest, id nostri culpa laboris:
Et melior primo fortè secundus erit.
Attamen Hesperiae Philomelae subdere voces
Non est exigui debile Martis opus.
Tu dignare, precor, sincerae munera mentis,
Siuè sonent placido murmure, siuè graui.
Candida & atra suo percurrit lumine Phoebus:
Candida & atra volens accipe, Phoebus eris.
Phoebus eris, nisite sacrato culmine Mauors
Auferat, armipotens vt fera bella geras.
Ecquis enim vestrae nescit conamina Musae,
Metra (que) ad Aoniam saepè canenda lyram?
Sed mitto quoscun (que) tuae virtutis honores:
Maior es eulogijs, carminibus (que) meis.
Aurea concedat foelicis tempora vitae
Iupiter, & coeptis nolit abessetuis.
Honoris tui studiosissimus Thomas Watsonus.

A Table conteining the beginning of euery song, and of the originall Italian ditty, with the name of the Au­thor annexed.

Of 4.
Luca Marenzio.
  • WHen first my heed-lesse eyes. I Non vidi mai.
  • O merry world. II I liets amanti.
  • Farewell cruel & vnkind III Veggo dolce mio bene.
  • Zephirus breathing. IIII Zefiro torna.
  • Faire shepherds queene. V Madonna sua merce.
  • Eu'ry singing Byrd. VI Vezzosi augelli.
  • Alas, what a wretched life is this? VII Ahi dispietata.
William Byrd.
This sweet & merry month of May. VIII
Of 5.
Luca Marenzio.
  • Though faint & wasted. IX Lasso ch'io ardo.
  • Since my heedlesse eyes. X Quando j vostri.
Giro. Conuerso.
Whē al alone my bony loue. XI Sola soletta.
Luca Marenzio.
  • When I beheld the faire face of Phillis sleeping. XII Alas where is my Loue. XIII Ohime dou' el mio ben.
  • Venuta era madonna.
  • Sweet hart arise. XIIII Sputauan gia.
  • But if the country gods. XV Quando 'l mio viuo.
  • When from my selfe sweet Cupid first bereft me. XVI Madonna mia gentil.
  • Sweet singīg Amarillis. XVII Cantaua.
  • Fancy retyre thee. XVIII Partiro dunque.
  • How long with vaine com­plaining. XIX Questa di verdè.
Giou. Maria Nanino.
All ye that ioy in wailing. XX Morir non puo'l mio core.
Of 6.
Luca Marenzio.
  • O heare me heauenly powrs. XXI Talche dunque.
  • In chains of hope & fear. XXII Ne fero sdegno.
  • When Meliboeus soull. XXIII Di nettare.
  • Now twinkling starrs. XXIIII Sonar le labra.
  • Vnkind, ô stat thi flying. XXV Crudel perche.
Alessandro Striggio.
Loue hath proclamed war by trūpet soūded XXVI Non rumor di tamburi.
Luca Marenzio.
The Fates alas. XXVII Questa ordi,
William Byrd.
This sweet & merry month of May. XXVIII

I. SVPERIVS.
4. Voc. Non vidi mai.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] WHen first my heedles eyes beheld wt pleasure, ij. plea-sure, In Astrophill both of nature & beauty al ye treasure, In Astrophill, whose worth exceeds al mea-sure, my fawning hart wt hot de-sier surpryzed, ij. wyld me intreat, I might not be dispyzed: But gētle Astrophil wt looks vnfained, Before I spake, my plaier intertai-ned, ij. And smi-ling said, ij. vnles Stella dis-sembleth, her looke so passionat, my loue resēbleth, her looke so passionat, my loue re-sembleth, vnles Stella dissēbleth her looke so passionate my loue resēbleth, her looke so passionate, her looke so passionate, her looke so passionate my loue resem-bleth,

II. SVPERIVS.
4. Voc. I lieti a mantj.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] O Merry world when euery louer with his mate, might walk from mead to mead & cheerfully relate, sowr plea-sures & sweet griefs following following a wanton state: Those dais knew no suspect, ij. each one might freely prate, ij. And dance, or sing, or play with his consociate, And dance, or sing, or play with his consoci-ate. Then louers vsd like turtles to kisse, full louingly, ij. O hunny dais, & customes of antiquitie: But the world now is full of so fond iealosie, of so fond iealosie, That we term charity wanton in-iquitie, wanton ini-quitie.

III. SVPERIVS.
4. Voc. Veggo dolce mio bene.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] FArewell cruell & vnkind, Alone will I waile me, And till my life thred be vntwinde: ij. Then my poore ghost still weeping, Shall thus disturb thee sleeping: O Amarillis, ô Amarillis, why art thou prowder then sweet Phil-lis, In whose faire face are placed two louely starres, wher-with heauen is disgra-ced: O Amarillis, ô Amaryllis Why art thou prowder then sweet Phil-lis, In whose faire face are placed two louely starres, wher with heauen is disgra-ced.

IIII. SVPERIVS.
4. Voc. Zefiro torna.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] ZEphyrus breathing, now calls nymfs frō out their bowres, Zephirus breathing, ij. now calls nymfs frō out their bowrs to play, to play & wa-nton, in roobes of sundry flow'rs: Progne chi-rpeth, Progne chi-rpith, & sweet Philomele recordeth: And Flora seeing what the spring affordeth Smy-leth, smy-leth so sweetly, that heauen, that heauen it self inflamed, Greatly reioyceth, ij. to but heare her named: The welkin, water, and earth, all are full of plea-sure, All creaturs ioy in loue, as Natures treasure, All creatures ioy in loue, as Na-tures treasure.

V. SVPERIVS.
4 Madonna sua merce.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] FAire shepherds Queene, let vs hand in hand inchained, dance vp and down ye greene, dance vp & down ye greene, like frends vnfai-ned, And merily re-count, And merily recount our happie daies, While my tender flock clymes vp the mount, vp the mount, & ther staies: And shepherds all, come & follow me, ij. ij. praising Amarillis, All but Amintas, ij. ij. whose onely ioy is Phillis. And shepherds all come & follow me, ij. ij. praising Amarillis, All but Amintas, ij. whose onely ioy is Phil-lis, whose onely ioy is Phil-lis.

VI. SVPERIVS.
4. Voc. Vezzosi augelli.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] EVry sin-ging bird, yt in ye wood reioy-ces, come & assist me, ij. with your charming voi-ces: Zephirus, ij. ij. ij. come too, & make, & make ye leaues, ye leaues, ye leaues, ye leaues, ye leaues, & ye fountaines Gently to send, .ij. a whispring sound vnto ye mountains: And from thence pleasant Ec-cho, sweetly re-plying. ij. ij. stay here, stay here play-ing, play-ing, where my Phyllis now is lying, And louely Graces, ij. & louely Gra-ces, with wanton Satyres come & play, dancing & sin-ging. ij. dancing, & sin-ging, dancing & sin-ging, a hornpype, ij. or a runde-

VII. SVPERIVS.
4. Voc. Ahi dispietata.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] ALas, what a wretched life is this? nay, what a death, nay what a death where the tyrant loue commaundeth, All my prowd hope, all my prowd hope quight faln, & life vntwyning: My ioyes each after other, in hast are flying, in hast are fly-ing, And leaue my hart dying? O she from hence departs, my loue refray-ning, for whom all hartlesse alas, for whom all hartles a-las, for whom all hartlesse alas, for whome all hartlesse alas, I dye complayning. lay, or a rundelay, or a rundelay.

VIII. SVPERIVS.
4. Voc.

William Byrd.

[...] THis sweet & merry merry month of May, This sweet & merry merry month of May, of May, While nature wantons wantons wantons in her Pryme, & Byrds do sing, ij. & Beasts do play, play: & Beasts do play, do play, & Beasts do play, do play, do play, for pleasure, for pleasure of the ioyfull time, ye ioyful time, ij. I choose the first ij. for holly daie, ij. & greet Elyza with a Ryme, & greet, & greet E-lyza, Elyza with a Ryme, with a Ryme, ij. a ryme. O, O Beauteous Queene, O Beauteous Queene of second Troy, Take well in worth, ij. a simple toy, ij. a simple toy, a simple toy, ij. ij. a

IX. SVPERIVS.
5. Voc. Lasso ch'io ardo.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] THough faint & wa-sted, ij. with ouerlong de-siring, of my belou'd but cru-ell foe, of my belou'd but cruel foe, whose delights are in my woe, yet fancie fra-meth, yet fancie fra-meth no retyring, but dyes admyring: O Loue, ô help at last, ô help at last, let her feele thy dart, That so vnkyndly kills my hart. O Loue, ô help at last, ô help at last, ij. let her feele thy dart, That so vnky-ndly ki-lls my hart. simple, ij. ij. a simple toy, a simple toy. ij. O, O beam

X. SVPERIVS.
5. Voc. Quando j vostrj.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] SInce my heedlesse eies began to be ran-ging, I thrise accursed alwais haue bin changing: first was I made a Hart, in whō yet all my hope was grounded, Then to a dy-ing Swan, then to a dy-ing, Swan, my altring state was turned, was turned, for though I sung, yet my fainting hart still moorned, for though I sung, And now & now to a Salamander, chan-ged, with fla-mes surroun-ded, O what a life is this, to liue still wounded. ij. to liue stil woun-ded.

XI. SVPERIVS.
5. Voc. Sola soletta.

Giro. Conuerso.

[...] WHen all alone my bony loue, my bony loue was playing, my bony loue was playing, my bony loue, my bony loue was playing, my bony loue, Whē all a-lone my bony loue, my bony loue was playing, my bony loue was playing, my bony loue, my bony loue was playing, my bony loue, And I saw Phoebus stand at a gaze staying, stand at gaze staying, Alas I feard betraying, alas I feard, Alas I feard, ther wold be some betraying, be some betraying, Alas Alas I feard, Alas I feard there would be some betraying, be some betraying.

XII. SVPERIVS.
5. Voc. Venuta era madonna.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] WHen I beheld the faire face of Phyllis sleeping I shewd my ioy by weeping: And kissing oft her cheeks with roses stained, To my self I thus cōplained, ij. now feed your selues my feeble eies with ga-zing, while her eies with a clowd of sleepe are kept from blazing, are kept from blazing, And thou my hart, and thou my hart, whō she hath fired, ij. ij. dispaire not of thy desired, As now mine eies are pleased, So haply when she a-wakes, yu shalt be eased, As now mine eies are pleased, yu shalt be ea-sed.

XIII. SVPERIVS.
5. Voc. Ohime dou' el mio ben.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] ALas, where is my loue, wher is my sweeting, Alas, alas, wher is my sweeting, That hath stolne awaie my hart, God send vs meeting, God send vs mee-ting, And all my weeping, But if my sight she fly, Till hartlesse I die, my greiued ghost, with shryks & dreadfull crying, with shryks & dreadful crying, ij. Alwaies about her flying, shall murmur out cōplayning, To be reuengd of all her deep disdayning. ij. To be reuegd of all her deepe disdayning.

XIIII. SVPERIVS.
5. Voc. Spuntauan gia.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] SWeet hart arise, that we may take our pleasure, Sweet hart arise, that we may take our pleasure, may take our pleasure, With prety pastimes, ij. louers onely treasure, dancing amongst faire Nymphs & louely Graces, wher a chast kisse, ij. ij. is mixt wt sweet imbraces, with sweet im-braces, ij. O to the woods wend we without delaying, to the woods with-out delaying, wher sweetly sin-ging Byrds on bowes are playing, & beasts in wāton order, ij. frō euery moūtaine, each after other, each after other, each after other come to wait on Flo-raes traine, each after other ij. each after other come to wayte on Flo-raes trayne.

XV. SVPERIVS.
5. Voc. Quando 'l mio viuo.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] BVt if the countrie Gods seeke to surround thee, ij. fly then ij. ij. my sweet Phi-llis, false wanton Satirs vse much beguyling, Alas if they but ketch thee, ij. the fight will wound me, And my poore hart, though now it liue in pleasure, And my poore hart, ij. though now it liue in pleasure, ij. will die with onely feare, with feare, with onely feare, to leefe his treasure, will die with onely fea-re, with one-ly feare, to leese his treasure.

XVI. SVPERIVS.
5. Voc. Madonna mia gentil.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] WHen frō my selfe sweet Cupid first bereft me, In Phillis hands he left me, Wher in a Sunne of gladnes, That sees no clowds, That sees no clowds of sa-dnesse, Myne eye beholds the beames ij. of Beauties treasure, ij. Adoring Loue, for god of plea-sure. for god of plea-sure, for god of pleasure. ij. Adoring Loue, for god of plea-sure. for god of plea-sure.

XVII. SVSVPERIVS.
5. Voc. Cantaua.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] SWeet si-nging Amarillis, Ama-rillis my listning eare in-charmed, ij. And my heedlesse eie was deadly har-med, was deadly harmed when I there be-held the wanton looks of Phillis, ij. A-las▪ wherfore, A-las wherefore haue not heauenly fates pro-uided, By whom all things are guyded, That either Phyllis face were not so brightsom, Or Amarillis si-nging, were losse delightsom, Or Amarillis si-nging were lesse de-ightsom, Or Amarillis si-nging were lesse de-lightsom.

XVIII. SVPERIVS.
5. Voc. Partiro dunque.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] FAncy retyre thee, Alas my hart will fire thee, ij. [...] And bony loue now frendles, ij. ij. frend-lesse, that lyfe may remaine, ij. Released of paine, ij. Alas, alas, the hoopes are end-lesse, yeelding much grief, but no gaine, And thou that wert my▪ Iewell, But alwaies cruell, And thou that wert my Iewell, ij. but alwaies cruell, yet because I lou'd thee, when loue and fancy mou'd mee, O Ama-ryllis farewell ij. O Amarillis farewell.

XIX. SVPERIVS.
5. Voc. Questo di verde.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] HOw long with vaine complayning, how long with dryry teares, & ioyes refrayning, and ioyes refrayning, Shall we renewe his dy-ing, whose happy soull is flying, whose happy soull is flying, Not in a place of sadnes, But of eternall gladnes, but of eternall gladnes, ij. Sweet Sydney liues in heau'n [ô] therfore let our wee-ping, be turnd to hymns & songs of plesant greeting. be turnd to hymns & songs of pleasant gree-ting, and songs of pleasant greeting, be turnd to hymns and songs of pleasant greeting, and songs of pleasant greeting.

XX. SVPERIVS.
5. Voc. Morir non puo'l mio core.

Giou. Maria Nanino.

[...] ALl yee that ioy in wayling, Come seat your selues, come seat your selues a rowe, come seat your selues arowe, and weepe beside me, That while my life is fayling, that while my life is fayling, The world may see, in loue what ill betyd me: And after death doe this in my behoue, Tell Cressed Troy-ilus is dead for loue, And after death do this in my behoue, Tell Cressed Troyilus, Tell Cressed Troyilus is dead for loue.

XXI. SVPERIVS.
6. Voc. Talche dunque.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] O Heare me heauēly powrs all at one calling, while you see my cheefest plea-sure down falling, stay Phillis now depar-ting, & inspyre her, That onely my desert & loue may fyre her. And thou for whom Vn-lesse thou wish my death, come againe sweet hart. come againe sweet hart, Vn-lesse thou wish my death, come againe sweet hart. And thou for whome, Vn-lesse thou wish my death, come againe sweet hart. come againe sweet hart. Vn-lesse thou wish my death, come againe sweet hart, Vnlesse thou wish my death come againe sweet hart.

XXII. SVPERIVS.
6. Voc. Ne fero sdegno.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] IN chaynes of hope & feare, singing & crying, I clyme & fall: I liue, but euer dying: O tyrant Loue, ô come at once & slay me, That fly-ing hence down, that fly-ing hence down, wher Charons boat doth stay me, Whose prowd aspiring hart doth but de-laie me, I may dance in Ely-sium, the paines of Loue, there resounding with ioy, the paynes of Loue, the paines of Loue, the paines of Loue, ij. and the deep woun-ding. and the deep woun-ding.

XXIII. SVPERIVS.
6. Voc. Di Nettare.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] WHen Meliboeus soul fly-ing hēce de-par-ted Astrophill, whom not long before death darted, Rysing vp fro the starre with him late gra-ced, Down along the heauens he swiftly tra-ced, they both imbraced, ij. And both together ioyfully were placed: ij. ij. ij. together ioyfully were placed: O thrise happy payre of frends, drew them vp, ij. ij. to heauenly plea-sure, drew them vp, ij. to hea-u [...]nly plea-sure, plea-sure.

XXIIII. SVPERIVS.
6. Voc. Sonar le labra. The second part.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] NOw twinkling starres do smile, & dance, & play thē, Their lights In-creased, & heauens, all new array them, To honor Meliboeus, that did obay them. Tityrus leaue lamēting, Tityrus leaue la-menting, & to bewayle him, & to bewayle him, That is plac't in heauen. that is plac't in heauen, ij. wher ioy ij. for nothing now can quai-le him: wher ioy, where ioy shall neuer faile him: And death go pack thee: for nothing now for nothing now can quai le him.

XXV. SVPERIVS.
6. Voc. Crudel perche.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] VNkind ô stay thy flying, And if I needs must die, pitty me dying: But in thee, but in thee my hart is lying, A-las, a-las, till life do fayl thee, Alas, till life do fay-le thee. O therfore if the fates, ô therefore if the fates bid thee be fleting, stay for me, whose poore hart thou hast in kee-ping, O therfore if the fates, ô therefore if the fates bid thee he fleting, stay for mee, whose poore hart thou hast in kee-ping.

XXVI. SVPERIVS.
6. Voc. Non rumor di tamb uri.

Alessandro Striggio.

[...] LOue hath proclamed warre by Trumpet sounded, by Trumpet soun-ded, ij. And made a vow yt beauty shalbe wounded, And ij. woun-ded, Di-a-na, Di-a-na, see thy Nymfs be strōgly garded, see ij. for his stroks will amaze them, if not well warded, ij. ij. ij. And Amarillis hyde thy beauties treasure, ij. hyde thy beauties treasure, Lest in thy looks loue take too great a pleasure: if he assalt thee, ij. ij. being thus enraged, his wrath in thee alas, his wrath in thee alas must be assuaged, his wrath in thee alas, his wrath in thee alas must be assuaged.

XXVII. SVPERIVS.
6. Voc. Questa ordj.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] THe sates alas, a-las, alas, a-las too cruell, Dia-naes cheefest iewell, Dia-naes cheefest iewell, euen in a moment, euen in a moment, with Astrophill was plac't aboue the firma-ment, ô they liue both in plesure, where ioys exced all measure, ij. all measure, euen in a moment, ij. with Astro-phill was plac't aboue the firma-ment, ô they liue both in pleasure, where ioys exced all measure ij. all measure.

XXVIII. SVPERIVS.
6. Voc.

William Byrd.

[...] THis sweet and merry merry month, ij. of May, & merry month of May, of May, while nature wantons in her Pryme, wantons in her Pryme, & Byrds do si-ng, ij. & Byrds do si-ng, & Beasts do play, do play, do play, ij. do play, for plesure of the ioyful time, ij. I choose ye first for holy day, for holie day, ij. & greet Elyza, Elyza wt a Ryme, wt a Ryme, & greet Elyza, Elyza, with a Ryme, with a Ryme, ij. O Beauteous Queene of second Troy: take well in worth, take well in worth a symple toye, a simple toy, take well in worth a simple toy, a simple toy, a simple toy, a sim-ple toy.

MEDIVS.¶The first se …

MEDIVS.

The first sett, Of Italian Madrigalls Englished, not to the sense of the originall dittie, but after the affection of the Noate. By Thomas Watson, Gentleman.

There are also heere inserted two excellent Madrigalls of Master VVilliam Byrds, composed after the Italian vaine, at the request of the sayd Thomas Watson.

¶Imprinted at London by Tho­mas Este, the assigné of William▪ Byrd. 1590.

❧Cum Priuilegio Regiae Maiestatis.

Lucae Marenzio Musicae artis peritissimo Tho. Watsonus.

HEi, quotiès morimur nimia dulcedine rapti,
Pulsat Apollineam dúm tua Musa chelyn?
O, igitur dulcis plectrum depone Marenzi,
Nè sit laesa tuis plurima vita sonis.
Attamèn ô dulcis plectro modulare Marenzi:
Si morimur, vitam dant tua plectra nouam.
O liceat nobis, vitâ sub morte repertâ,
Saepè tuo cantu viuere, saepè mori.
Mille neces patior, vitas totidem (que) resumo,
Dùm tua multiplici gutture musa placet:
Somnio septeno gyrantes murmure sphaeras:
Somnio cantantis Numina blanda sali:
Somnio Thrëiceum Cytharoedam saxa mouentem:
Somnio mulcentem carmine monstra Deum:
Somnio Musarum concentus protinùs omnes:
Omnia Marenzi, dùm canis, vnus habes.

Clarissimo, & honoratissimo Heroi, Domino Roberto Deurox, Comiti Essexiae, Geor­giani Ordinis Equiti aurato, multis (que) alijs nominibus illustrissimo S. P.

INclyte Mauortis, Musarum dulcis alumne,
Accipe iuncta Italis Anglica verba notis:
At (que) Marenzaeos cantus, quos approbet auris
Attica, quos Charites, quos (que) DIANA velit.
Sirudius quid inest, id nostri culpa laboris:
Et melior primo fortè secundus erit.
Attamen Hesperiae Philomelae subdere voces
Non est exigui debile Martis opus.
Tu dignare, precor, sincerae munera mentis,
Siuè sonent placido murmure, siuè graui.
Candida & atra suo percurrit lumine Phoebus:
Candida & atra volens accipe, Phoebus eris.
Phoebus eris, nisite sacrato culmine Mauors
Auferat, armipotens vt fera bella geras.
Ecquis enim vestrae nescit conamina Musae,
Metra (que) ad Aoniam saepè canenda lyram?
Sed mitto quoscun (que) tuae virtutis honores:
Maior es eulogijs, carminibus (que) meis.
Aurea concedat foelicis tempora vitae
Iupiter, & coeptis nolit abessetuis.
Honoris tui studiosissimus Thomas Watsonus.

A Table conteining the beginning of euery song, and of the originall Italian ditty, with the name of the Au­thor annexed.

Of 4.
Luca Marenzio.
  • WHen first my heed-lesse eyes. I Non vidi mai.
  • O merry world. II I liets amanti.
  • Farewell cruel & vnkind III Veggo dolce mio bene.
  • Zephirus breathing. IIII Zefiro torna.
  • Faire shepherds queene. V Madonna sua merce.
  • Eu'ry singing Byrd. VI Vezzosi augelli.
  • Alas, what a wretched life is this? VII Ahi dispietata.
William Byrd.
This sweet & merry month of May. VIII
Of 5.
Luca Marenzio.
  • Though faint & wasted. IX Lasso ch'io ardo.
  • Since my heedlesse eyes. X Quando j vostri.
Giro. Conuerso.
Whē al alone my bony loue. XI Sola soletta.
Luca Marenzio.
  • When I beheld the faire face of Phillis sleeping. XII Venuta era madonna.
  • Alas where is my Loue. XIII Ohime dou' el mio ben.
  • Sweet hart arise. XIIII Sputauan gia.
  • But if the country gods. XV Quando 'l mio viuo.
  • When from my selfe sweet Cupid first bereft me. XVI Madonna mia gentil.
  • Sweet singīg Amarillis. XVII Cantaua.
  • Fancy retyre thee. XVIII Partiro dunque.
  • How long with vaine com­plaining. XIX Questa di verdè.
Giou. Maria Nanino.
All ye that ioy in wailing. XX Morir non puo'l mio core.
Of 6.
Luca Marenzio.
  • O heare me heauenly powrs. XXI Talche dunque.
  • In chains of hope & fear. XXII Ne fero sdegno.
  • When Meliboeus soull. XXIII Di nettare.
  • Now twinkling starrs. XXIIII Sonar le labra.
  • Vnkind, ô stat thi flying. XXV Crudel perche.
Alessandro Striggio.
Loue hath proclamed war by trūpet soūded XXVI Non rumor di tamburi.
Luca Marenzio.
The Fates alas. XXVII Questa ordi,
William Byrd.
This sweet & merry month of May. XXVIII

IX. MEDIVS.
5. Voc. Lasso ch'io ardo.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] THough faint & wa-sted, ij. with ouerlong de-siring, of my belou'd but cru-ell foe, of my belou'd but cru-ell foe, whose delights are in my woe, no rety-ring, no rety-ring, but dyes admyring: O Loue, O Loue, ô help at last, let her feele thy dart, That so vnkyndly kills my hart. O Loue, ô help a last, ô help at last, let her feele thy dart, That so vnkyndly killd my hart.

X. MEDIVS.
5. Voc. Quando j vostrj.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] SInce my heedlesse eies began to be ran-ging, I thrise accursed alwais haue bin changing: first was I made a Hart, and deadly woū-ded by Phillis, in whō yet all my hope was grounded, Then to a dy-ing Swan, Then to a dy-ing Swan, my altring state was turned, ij. for though I sung, yet my fainting hart still moorned, for though I sung, yet my fainting hart still moorned: And now & now to a Salamander chan-ged, with flames surrounded, O what a life is this, to liue still wounded. ij. ij.

XI. MEDIVS.
5. Voc. Sola soletta.

Giro. Conuerso.

[...] WHen all alone my bony loue was playing, my bony loue was playing, ij. was playing, my bony loue was playing, my bony loue was playing, ij. ij. was playing, my bony loue was playing, And I saw Phoe-bus stand at a gaze staying, stand at a gaze staying, Alas I feard betraying, Alas I feard, Alas I feard, ther wold be some betraying, be some betraying, Alas Alas I feard, Alas I feard there would be some be-traying, be some betraying.

XII. MEDIVS.
5. Voc. Venuta era madonna.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] WHen I beheld the face of Phyllis sleeping, I shewd my ioy by wee-ping: And kissing oft her cheeks with roses stained, To my self, to my self I thus cō-plained, now feed your selues my feeble eies with gazing, while her eies with a clowd of sleepe are kept from blazing, while her eies with a clowd of sleepe, are kept frō bla-zing, And thou my hart, and thou my hart, whō she hath fired, ij. ij. dispaire not of thy de-sired, As now mine eies are pleased, So haply whē she wakes, yu shalt be eased, As now mine eies are pleased, So haply when she awakes, thou shalt be eased.

XIII. MEDIVS.
5. Voc. Ohime dou' el mio ben.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] ALas, where is my loue, where is my sweeting, Alas, alas, wher is my sweeting, That hath stolne awaie my hart, God send vs meeting, God send vs meeting, That rewing my lament with friendly greeting, she may release my smart, And all my wee-ping, But if my sight she fly, Till hartlesse I die, with shryks & dreadfull crying, ij. Alwaies about her flying, shall murmur out cōplayning, To be reuengd of all her deep disdayning. ij. To be reuēgd of all her deep disdayning.

XIIII. MEDIVS.
5. Voc. Spuntauan gia.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] SWeet hart arise, that we may take our pleasure, that we may take our pleasure, ij. ij. With prety pastims, ij. louers onely trea-sure, dancing amongst faire Nimphs & louely Graces, wher a chast kisse, ij. ij. is mixt wt sweet imbraces, with sweet imbra-ces, O to ye woods wend we without delaying, wher sweetly sin-ging Byrds on bowes are playing, & beasts in wanton order, ij. from euery mountaine, ij. each after other, ij. each after other, come to wait on Flo-raes traine, each after other ij. each after other come to wayte on Floraes trayne. on Flo-raes trayne.

XV. MEDIVS.
5. Voc. Quando 'l mio viuo.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] BVt if the countrie Gods seeke to surround thee, ij. fly then, ij. ij. sweet Phillis, trust not their smi-ling, false wanton Satirs do vse much beguyling, Alas if they but ketch thee, ij. The sight will wound me, And my poore hart, ij. though now it liue in pleasure, And my poore hart, though now it liue in pleasure, will die with one-ly fea-re, with one-ly feare, to leese his trea-sure, will die with onely feare, with one-ly feare, to leese his treasure.

XVI. MEDIVS.
5. Voc. Madonna mia gentil.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] WHen frō my selfe sweet Cupid first bereft me, In Phillis hands he left me, Wher in a Sunne of gladnes, That sees no clowds, That sees no clowds of sadnesse, Myne eye beholds the beames of Beauties treasure, ij. Adoring Loue, for god of plea-sure for god of pleasure, for god of pleasure. ij. ij. Adoring Loue for god of plea-sure, for god of pleasure, for god of plea-sure.

XVII. MEDIVS.
5. Voc. Cantaua.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] SWeet si-nging Amarillis, Amarillis, my listning eare in-charmed, ij. And my heedlesse eie was deadly harmed, my heedlesse eie was deadly harmed, when I there be-held, the wanton looks of Phillis, the wanton looks of Phy-llis, A-las, wherfore, haue not heauenly fates prouided, By whom all things are guyded, That either Phyllis face were not so brightsom, lesse de-lightsom, Or Amarillis singing, were lesse delightsom, Or Amarillis si-nging were lesse delightsom.

XVIII. MEDIVS.
5. Voc. Partiro dunque.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] FAncy retyre thee, Alas my hart will fire thee, ij. And bony loue now frendlesse, ij. ij. de-part awaie, that lyfe may remaine, Released of paine, ij. ij. Alas, alas, thy hoopes are end-lesse, yeelding much grief, but no gaine, And thou that wert my Iewell, But alwaies cruell, And thou that wert my Iewell, ij. but alwaies cruell, ij. yet because I lou'd thee, whē loue and fancy mou'd mee, O Amaryllis farewell. ij. ij. O farewell.

XIX. MEDIVS.
5. Voc. Questa di verde.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] HOw long with vaine complayning, how long with dryry teares, & ioyes refrayning, and ioyes refrayning, Shall we renewe his dy-ing, whose happy soull is flying, ij. Not in a place of sadnes, But of e-ternall gladnes, but of eternall gladnes, eternall gladnes, Sweet Sydney liues in heau'n, in heau'n [ô] therfore let our wee-ping, be turnd to hymns & songs of plesant greeting. & songs of pleasant greeting, & songs of pleasant greeting, be turnd to hymns & songs of pleasant greeting, & songs of pleasāt greeting.

XX. MEDIVS.
5. Voc. Morir non puo'l mio core.

Giou. Maria Nanino.

[...] ALl yee that ioy in wayling, Come seat your selues, come seat your selues arowe, come seat your selues arowe, and weepe beside me, and weepe beside me, That while my life in fayling, that while my life is fayling, The world may see, in loue what ill be-tyd me: And after death doe this in my be houe, Tell Cressed Troy-ilus And after death do this in my behoue, Tell Cressed Troy-ilus, ij. is dead for loue.

XXI. MEDIVS.
6. Voc. Talche dunque.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] O Heare me hea-uen-ly powrs all at one calling, while you see my cheefest pleasure, plea-sure down falling, stay Phillis now departing, & inspyre her, That onely my desert & loue may fyre her: That onely my desert & loue may fyre her: And thou for whom (alas) I feele so deep smart, Vnlesse thou wish my death, my death, Vnlesse thou wish my death, come againe sweet hart. Vn-lesse thou wish my death, come againe sweet hart, And thou for whome, (alas) I feele so deep smart, Vnlesse thou wish my death, my death: Vnlesse thou wish my death, come againe sweet hart. Vnlesse thou wish my death, come againe sweet hart. ô come againe, come againe sweet hart.

XXII. MEDIVS.
6. Voc Ne fero sdegno.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] IN chaynes: Singing & cry-ing, singing & crying, I clime & fall: I liue, but e-uer dy-ing: O tyrant Loue, ô tyrant Loue, ô come at once & slay me, That flying hence down, wher Charons boat doth flay me, From cruell Ama-ryllis to cōuay me, Whose prowd aspiring hart doth but delaie me, I may dance in Ely-sium, there resounding with ioy, the paynes of Loue, the paines of Loue, ij. ij. & the deep wounding. the pains of Loue, & ye deep woun-ding. & the deepe wounding.

XXIII. MEDIVS.
6. Voc. Di Nettare.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] WHen Meliboeus soull flying hence de-parted, depar-ted, Astrophill, whom not long before death darted, Down along the heauens he swiftly tra-ced, Where meeting with his frend, they both imbra-ced, and both together ioyfully wer pla-ced: ij. ij. ij. together ioyfully wer placed: O Arcadies treasure, Whose vertues drew them vp, drew them vp, ij. to heauenly pleasure, drew them vp, drew them vp, to heauenly heauenly pleasure.

XXIIII. MEDIVS.
6. Voc. Sonar le labra. The second part.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] NOw twinkling starres do smile, & dance, & play thē, Their lights in-creased, & heauens, all new array them, To honor Meliboeus, that did obay thē. Tityrus leaue lamēting, Tityrus leaue la-mēting, & to bewail him, & to bewayle him, That is plac't in heauen, where ioy, wher ioy shal ne-uer faile him: And death go pack thee: wher ioy, wher ioy shal neuer faile him: & death go pack thee, for nothing now can quai-le him. for nothing now can quaile him.

XXV. MEDIVS.
6. Voc. Crudel perche.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] VNkind ô stay, And if I needs must die, pitty me dying▪ But in thee, but in thee my hart is ly-ing. And no death can assaill mee, A-las, a-las, till life do fayl thee, O ô therfore if the fates bid thee be fleting, stay for me, whose poore hart thou hast in keeping, O ô therfore if the fates bid thee be sleting, stay for me whose poore hart thou hast in keeping.

XXVI. MEDIVS.
6. Voc. Non rumor di tamburi.

Alessandro Striggio.

[...] LOue hath proclamed warre by Trumpet sounded, by Trumpet soun-ded, ij. And made a vow yt beauty shalbe wounded, ij. that beauty shall be wounded, Di-ana, Di-a-na, Diana, see thy Nymfs be strōgly garded, see thy Nymfs be strongly garded, for his stroks wil a-maze them, if not well warded, if not well warded, ij. ij. And Amarillis, ij. hyde thy beauties treasure, hyde thy beauties trea-sure, Lest in thy looks loue take too great a pleasure: if he assalt thee, ij. ij. being thus enraged, his wrath in thee alas, his wrath in thee alas must be assuaged, his wrath in thee alas, his wrath in thee alas must be assuaged.

XXVII. MEDIVS.
6. Voc. Questa ordj.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] THe fates haue flaine before his day, Dianaes cheefest iewell, Di-a-naes cheefest iewell, but worthie Meliboeus, euen in a moment, euen in a moment, with Astrophill was plac't aboue the firmament, ô they liue both in ple-sure, where ioys exced all measure, where ioys exceed all measure, ij. but worthie Meliboeus euen in a moment, ij. with Astro-phill was plac't aboue the firmament, ô they liue both in plea-sure, where ioys exced all measure ij. where ioys exceed all measure.

XXVIII. MEDIVS.
6. Voc.

William Byrd.

[...] THis sweet and merry merry month, ij. of May, while nature wātons, wātons in her Pryme, while nature wātons in her Pryme, ij. & Byrds do si-ng, ij. do si-ng, & Beasts do play, ij. do play, & Beasts do play, do play, ij. do play, for plesure ij. of the ioyfull time, ye ioyful time, ij. I choose ye first for holy day, for holie day, ij. ij. & greet Elyza, Elyza wt a Ryme, ij. & greet Elyza, Elyza, wt a Ryme, with a rime, O Beauteous Queene of second Troy: take wel in worth a simple toy, a ij. ij. take ij. a simple toy, take ij. a simple toy, a ij. ij.

CONTRATENOR.¶The fir …

CONTRATENOR.

The first sett, Of Italian Madrigalls Englished, not to the sense of the originall dittie, but after the affection of the Noate. By Thomas Watson Gentleman.

There are also heere inserted two excellent Madrigalls of Master VVilliam Byrds, composed after the Italian vaine, at the request of the sayd Thomas Watson.

¶Imprinted at London by Tho­mas Este, the assigné of William Byrd, & are to be sold at the house of the sayd T. Este, being in Aldersgate street, at the signe of the black Horse. 1590.

❧Cum Priuilegio Regiae Maiestatis.

Lucae Marenzio Musicae artis peritissimo Tho. Watsonus.

HEi, quotiès morimur nimia dulcedine rapti,
Pulsat Apollineam dúm tua Musa chelyn?
O, igitur dulcis plectrum depone Marenzi,
Nè sit laesa tuis plurima vita sonis.
Attamèn ô dulcis plectro modulare Marenzi:
Si morimur, vitam dant tua plectra nouam.
O liceat nobis, vitâ sub morte repertâ,
Saepè tuo cantu viuere, saepè mori.
Mille neces patior, vitas totidem (que) resumo,
Dùm tua multiplici gutture musa placet:
Somnio septeno gyrantes murmure sphaeras:
Somnio cantantis Numina blanda sali:
Somnio Thrëiceum Cytharoedam saxa mouentem:
Somnio mulcentem carmine monstra Deum:
Somnio Musarum concentus protinùs omnes:
Omnia Marenzi, dùm canis, vnus habes.

Clarissimo, & honoratissimo Heroi, Domino Roberto Deurox, Comiti Essexiae, Geor­giani Ordinis Equiti aurato, multis (que) alijs nominibus illustrissimo S. P.

INclyte Mauortis, Musarum dulcis alumne,
Accipe iuncta Italis Anglica verba notis:
At (que) Marenzaeos cantus, quos approbet auris
Attica, quos Charites, quos (que) DIANA velit.
Sirudius quid inest, id nostri culpa laboris:
Et melior primo fortè secundus erit.
Attamen Hesperiae Philomelae subdere voces
Non est exigui debile Martis opus.
Tu dignare, precor, sincerae munera mentis,
Siuè sonent placido murmure, siuè graui.
Candida & atra suo percurrit lumine Phoebus:
Candida & atra volens accipe, Phoebus eris.
Phoebus eris, nisite sacrato culmine Mauors
Auferat, armipotens vt fera bella geras.
Ecquis enim vestrae nescit conamina Musae,
Metra (que) ad Aoniam saepè canenda lyram?
Sed mitto quoscun (que) tuae virtutis honores:
Maior es eulogijs, carminibus (que) meis.
Aurea concedat foelicis tempora vitae
Iupiter, & coeptis nolit abessetuis.
Honoris tui studiosissimus Thomas Watsonus.

A Table conteining the beginning of euery song, and of the originall Italian ditty, with the name of the Au­thor annexed.

Of 4.
Luca Marenzio.
  • WHen first my heed-lesse eyes. I Non vidi mai.
  • O merry world. II I liets amanti.
  • Farewell cruel & vnkind III Veggo dolce mio bene.
  • Zephirus breathing. IIII Zefiro torna.
  • Faire shepherds queene. V Madonna sua merce.
  • Eu'ry singing Byrd. VI Vezzosi augelli.
  • Alas, what a wretched life is this? VII Ahi dispietata.
William Byrd.
This sweet & merry month of May. VIII
Of 5.
Luca Marenzio.
  • Though faint & wasted. IX Lasso ch'io ardo.
  • Since my heedlesse eyes. X Quando j vostri.
Giro. Conuerso.
Whē al alone my bony loue. XI Sola soletta.
Luca Marenzio.
  • When I beheld the faire face of Phillis sleeping. XII Venuta era madonna.
  • Alas where is my Loue. XIII Ohime dou' el mio ben.
  • Sweet hart arise. XIIII Sputauan gia.
  • But if the country gods. XV Quando 'l mio viuo.
  • When from my selfe sweet Cupid first bereft me. XVI Madonna mia gentil.
  • Sweet singīg Amarillis. XVII Cantaua.
  • Fancy retyre thee. XVIII Partiro dunque.
  • How long with vaine com­plaining. XIX Questa di verdè.
Giou. Maria Nanino.
All ye that ioy in wailing. XX Morir non puo'l mio core.
Of 6.
Luca Marenzio.
  • O heare me heauenly powrs. XXI Talche dunque.
  • In chains of hope & fear. XXII Ne fero sdegno.
  • When Meliboeus soull. XXIII Di nettare.
  • Now twinkling starrs. XXIIII Sonar le labra.
  • Vnkind, ô stat thi flying. XXV Crudel perche.
Alessandro Striggio.
Loue hath proclamed war by trūpet soūded XXVI Non rumor di tamburi.
Luca Marenzio.
The Fates alas. XXVII Questa ordi,
William Byrd.
This sweet & merry month of May. XXVIII

I. CONTRATENOR.
4. Voc. Non vidi mai.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] WHen first my heedles eyes beheld wt plea-sure, whē first my heedles eies beheld wt plea-sure, In Astrophill both of nature & beauty all ye treasure, In Astrophill, whose worth exceeds all mea-sure, my fawning hart wt hot de-syer surpryzed my fawning hart wt hot de-sire surpry-zed, wyld me intreat, I might not be dispyzed: But gētle Astrophil wt looks vnfay-ned, Before I spake my praier intertayned, .ij. And smyling said: vnles Stella dissembleth, her look so passionat, my loue resēbleth, ij. ij. ij. my loue resem-bleth, vnles Stella dissē-bleth her looke so passionate my loue resembleth, ij.

II. CONTRATENOR.
4. Voc. I lietj amantj.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] O Merry world, when euery louer with his mate might walke from mead to meade and cherefully relate sowr plea-sures, sowr plea-sures, & sweet griefe following a wanton state: Those dayes knew no suspect, those dais knew no suspect each one might freely prate, each on might freely prate, And dance, or sing, or play with his consoci-ate, And dāce, or sing, or play with his cōsoci-ate: Then louers vsd like turtles to kisse full louingly, full louingly: O hunny days and customs of antiquitie: But the world is now full, of so fond iealosy, of so fond iealosie, That we tearme charitie, wanton in-iquitie, wanton iniquitie.

III. CONTRATENOR.
4. voc Veggo dolce mio bene.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] FArewel cruel & vnkynd, Alone wil I wayle me, And till my lifethrid be vntwynde: Then my poore ghost still weeping, Shall thus disturb thee sleeping: O Amaryllis, ô Amaryllis why art thou prowder thē sweet Phyllis, In whose faire face are placed two louely starres, wherwith heauen is disgra-ced? O Ama-ryllis, ô Ama-ryllis, why art thou prowder then sweet Phyllis, In whose faire face are placed two louely starres, wherwith heauen is disgra-ced.

IIII. CONTRATENOR.
4. Voc. Zefiro torna.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] ZEphyrus brea-thing, now calls nymfs from out their bowres, Zephirus brea-thing, now calls nymfs frōout their bowrs to play, to play & wa-nton in roobes of sundry flow'rs: Progne chi-rpeth, & sweet Philomele recordeth: And Flora seeing what the spring affordeth Smy-leth, smy-leth so sweetly, that heauen, that heauen it self inflamed, Greatly reioyceth, greatly reioyceth to but heare her named, The welkin, water, and earth, all are full, all are full, all are full of pleasure, All creaturs ioy All creatures ioy in loue, as Natures trea-sure. All creatures ioy All creatures ioy in loue, as Natures treasure.

V. CONTRATENOR.
4. Voc. Madonna sua merce.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] FAire shepherds queene, let vs hand in hand inchayned, dance vp and downe the greene ij. lyke frends vnfay-ned: And merely recount, & merely recoūt our happy daies, whyle my tender flock climes vp, climes vp the mount vp the mount, & there stayes: And shepherds all, come & follow me, ij. come & follow me, praysing Amaryllis All but Amyntas, whose onely ioy is Phyl-lis, And sheperds all come & follow me, ij. come & follow me, praysing Ama-rillis, All but Amyntas, whose onely ioy is Phyl-lis, whose onely ioy is Phillis, onely ioy is Phillis.

VI. CONTRATENOR.
4. voc. Vezzosi augelli.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] EV'ry sin-ging bird, that in the wood reioyces, ij. that in the wood reioy-ces, Come & assist me, ij. with your char-ming voices: Zephyrus, Ze-phyrus come too, & make, & make the leaues, the leaues, the leaues, the leaues, & foūtains gētly to send, gently to send a whispring soūd vnto ye moūtayns, And frō thēce plesāt Ec-cho sweetly replying, sweetly reply-ing, Stay here, stay here play-ing, play-ing, wher my Phyllis now is ly-ing, And louely Graces, & louely Graces, wt wanton Sa-tirs come & play, wt wantō Satirs come & play, dancing & sin-ging, ij. dācing & sin-ging, & sin-

VII. CONTRATENOR.
4. Voc. Ahi dispietata.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] ALas, what a wretched life is this? nay, what a death, nay what a death where the tyrant loue commaundeth, declyning: All my proud hope all my prowd hope quight faln, & life vntwyning: my ioyes each after other my ioyes each after other in hast are flying, And leaue my hart dying? O she from hence departs, my loue refrayning, for whom all hartlesse alas, for whō all hartlesse alas, for whō all hartlesse alas, I dye complayning, I dye complaynig. ging a hornpype, a hornpype, or a rūdelay, or a rūde-lay.

VIII. CONTRATENOR.
4. Voc.

William Byrd.

[...] THis sweet & merry merry month, & merry merry month of May, & merry merry month of May, & merry merry month of May, While nature wātons wantons wantons in her Pryme, & Byrds do sing, & Byrds do sing do sing, ij. ij. and Beasts do play, do play: and beasts do play, do play, .ij. do play, ij. for pleasure, for pleasure of the ioyfull time, ye ioyful time, ij. I choose the first for holly daie, holly day, for hol-ly daie, for holy daie, and greet Elyza with a Ryme, & greet, & greet Elyza, Elyza with a Ryme, with a Ryme, a ryme, O, O Beauteous Queene, ij. of Second Troy, ij. Take well in worth, ij. a simple toy, a simple toy, take well in worth

IX. CONTRATENOR.
5. Voc. Lasso ch'io ardo.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] THough faint & wasted, ij. with ouerlong desiring, ij. of my belou'd but cru-ell foe, of my belou'd but cruell foe, whose delights are in my woe, No retyring, no re-tyring, but dyes admyring: O Loue, ô Loue, let her feele thy dart, that so vnkyndly kills my hart, O Loue, ô help at last, let her feel thy dart, That so vnkindly kild my hart. a simple toy, a simple toy, ij. take well in worth a simple a simple simple toy, take well in worth a simple toy, a simple toy, ij. O, O beauteous:

X. CONTRATENOR.
5. Voc. Quando j vostrj.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] SInce. &c: Alwaies haue bin changing, I thrise accur-sed alwais haue bin changing, & deadly woun-ded by Phyllis, Then to a dy-ing Swan, then to a dy-ing Swan my altring state was turned, for though I sing, yet my fainting hart still moorned, for though I sing, yet my fainting hart still moorned: And now, & now to a Salamander, chan-ged, with flames surrounded, O what a life is this, to liue still wounded, to liue still wounded, ô what a life is this, to liue still wounded.

XI. CONTRATENOR.
5. Voc. Sola soletta.

Giro. Conuerso.

[...] WHen all: &c. My bony loue was playing, my bony loue, my bony loue, my bony Loue was playing, ij. was play-ing, my bony loue was playing, my bony loue, my bony loue, my bony loue was playing, ij. was play-ing, And I saw Phoebus stand at a gaze stay-ing, stand at a gaze staying, Alas I feard betray-ing, Alas I feard, alas I feard, ther would be some betraying, be some betraying, Alas, Alas I feard, alas I feard, there wold be some be-traying, be some betraying.

XII. CONTRATENOR.
5. Voc. Venuta era madonna.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] WHen &c: Of Phillis sleeping, I shewd my ioy by weeping, And kissing oft her cheeks with ro-ses stained, To my selfe I thus complained, ij. while her eies with a clowd of sleepe are kept frō blazing, ij. And thou my hart, whom she hath fyred, ij ij. dispaire not of thy desired, As now mine eies are pleased, So (haply) when she wakes, thou shalt be eased. As now mine eies are pleased, So (haply) whē she wakes, thou shallt be ea-sed.

XIII. CONTRATENOR.
5. Voc. Ohime dou' el mio ben.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] ALas, alas, where is my loue, where is my sweeting, That hath stolne away my hart God send vs meeting, ij. that rewing my lament, with friendly greeting she may release my smart, & all my weeping▪ But if my sight she fly, til hartles I die, my greiued ghost with shryks & dreadfull crying, ij. Alwaies about her flying, shall murmur out complayning, To be reuengd of all her deep disdayning. ij. ij.

XIIII. CONTRATENOR.
5. Voc. Spuntauan gia.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] SWeet hart arise, that we may take our pleasure, ij. Sweet hart aryse, that we may take our plea-sure, With pretie pastime, ij. louers onely treasure, dancing among faire Nymphs & louely Graces, wher a chast kisse, ij. ij. is mixt with sweet imbraces, ij. O to the woods wend we without delaying, are play-ing, and beasts in wanton order, ij. from eu'ry mountaine, each after other, each after other come to wayte on Floraes trayne: each after other, ij. each after other come to waite on Flo-raes traine.

XV. CONTRATENOR.
5. Voc. Quando 'l mio viuo.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] BVt if the countrie Gods, seeke to surround thee, seeke to sur-round thee, fly then sweet Phillis, fly then sweet Phillis, trust not their smi-ling, false wanton Satirs vse much beguyling: Alas if they but ketch thee, ij. the sight will woūd me, wil woūd me, And my poore hart though now it liue, though now it liue in pleasure, And my poore hart, though now it liue in pleasure, it liue in plea-sure, will die with onely feare, with onelie feare, with one-lie feare, will die with onelie feare, to leese his trea-sure.

XVI. CONTRATENOR.
5. Voc. Madonna mia gentil.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] WHen frō my selfe sweet Cupid first bereft me, In Phillis hāds he left me, Wher in a Sunne of gladnesse, That sees no clowds of sadnesse, Myne eye beholds the beames of Beauties treasure, Myne eye beholds the beames of Beauties treasure, of Beauties treasure, Adoring Loue, for god of plea-sure. of plea-sure. for god of pleasure. ij. A-doring Loue, for god of plea-sure, for god of plea-sure, for god of pleasure.

XVII. CONTRATENOR.
5. Voc. Cantaua.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] SWeet: My listning eare incharmed ij. And my headles eie, And my heedlesse eie was deadly har-med, the wanton looks of Phillis, the wanton looks of Phy-llis, A-las, A-las wherfo-re, haue not heauenly fates prouided by whom all things are guyded that either Phyllis face were not so brightsom, Or Amarillis si-nging were lesse de-lightsom, Or Amarillis singing, were lesse delightsom, lesse de-lightsom, were lesse de-lightsom.

XVIII. CONTRATENOR.
5. Voc. Partiro dunque.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] FAncy retyre thee, Alas my hart will fire thee, ij. And bony loue now frendlesse, ij. ij. depart awaie, That lyfe may remaine, that life may remaine Released of paine, relea-sed of payn, Alas thy hoopes are end-lesse, yeelding much grief, but no gain, But alwaies cruell, ij. And thou that wert my Iewell, but alwais cruell, yet because I lou'd thee, when loue and fancy moud me, O Amaryllis farewell, ij. ij.

XIX. CONTRATENOR.
5. Voc. Questo di verde.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] HOw long with vaine complayning, how long with dryry teares, and ioyes refraining, & ioyes refray-ning, Shall we renew his dy-ing, whose happy soull is flying, whose happy soull is fly-ing, Not in a place of sadnes, but of eternall gladnes, eternall gladnes, ij. but of eternall glad-nes, Sweet Sydney liues in heauen, Therfore let our wee-ping, be turnd to hymns & songs of plesant greeting, ij. & songs of plesant greeting, be turnd to hymns & songs of pleasant greeting, & songs of pleasant greeting.

XX. CONTRATENOR.
5. Voc. Morir non puo'l mio core.

Giou. Maria Na:

[...] ALl yee, all yee that ioy in wayling, Come seat your selues a row, ij. and weepe beside me, That while my life is fayling, ij. The world may see, in loue what ill be-tyde me, And after death do this in my behoue, Tell Cressed Troyilus, tell Cressed Troyilus is dead for loue, And after death do this in my behoue, Tell Cressed Troyilus, ij. ij. is dead for loue. ij.

XXI. CONTRATENOR.
6. Voc. Talche dunque

Luca Marenzio.

[...] O Heare: all at one calling, Whyle you see my cheefest plea-sure down falling, down falling, That onely my desert & loue may fyre her, that onely my desert & loue may fyre her. And thou for whom (alas) I feele so deep smart, Vnlesse thou wish my death, come againe sweet hart, come againe sweet hart, Vnlesse thou wish my death, come againe sweet hart, Vnlesse thou shish my death Vnlesse thou wish my death, come againe sweet hart, come againe, come againe sweet hart.

XXII. CONTRATENOR.
6. Voc. Ne fero sdegno.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] IN chayns: Singing & crying: I clyme, & fall: I liue, but dying: I clime & fall: I liue, but euer dying. O tyrant Loue, ô tyrant Loue, ô come at once & slay me. That fly-ing hence down, that fly-ing frō hence wher Charons boat doth stay me, From cruell Amaryllis to conuay me, Whose prowd aspiring hart doth but delay me, I may dance in Elysium there resounding with ioy, the paines of Loue, & he deep wounding, there resounding with ioy the pains of loue, & the deep woun-ding.

XXIII. CONTRATENOR.
6. Voc. Di Nettare.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] WHen Meliboeus &c. Where meeting with his (sweet) frend, they both im-braced, And both together ioyfully were placed: ij. ij. ij. together ioyful-ly were placed: O Arcadyes treasure, Whose vertues drew thē vp, drew them vp, to heauenly pleasure, drew them vp, drew them vp to heauenly plea-sures.

XXIIII. CONTRATENOR.
6. Voc. Sonar le labra. The second part.

L. Mar [...]zio.

[...] NOw twinkling starres do smile, & dance, & play thē, Their lights in-creased, & heauēs all new array them, To honor Meliboeus that did obay them: Tityrus leaue lamenting, Tityrus leaue la-menting: That is plac't in heauen, ij. & to bewayle him where ioy, where ioy shall neuer faile him: And death go pack thee: can quaile him: wher ioy, wher ioy shall neuer faile him: And death go pack thee for nothing now can quaile him.

XXV. CONTRATENOR.
6. Voc. Crudel perche.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] VNkynde: But in thee my hart is lying, but in thee my hart is lying, And no death can assaile me, Alas alas, till lyfe do faile thee, O therfore if the fates, O Stay for me, stay for me, whose poore hart thou hast in keeping. O ô therfore if the fates byd the be fleeting, stay for me whose poore hart thou hast in keeping, thou hast in keeping.

XXVI. CONTRATENOR.
6. Voc. Non rumor di tamburi.

Aless. Striggio.

[...] LOue hath proclamed warre by Trūpet soūded, by trūpet soūded, ij. & made a vow that beauty shalbe woūded, yt beauty shal be woūded, Diana, see thy Nymfs be strongly garded, ij. for his stroks will amaze thē, ij. if not well warded, ij. ij. if not well war-ded. And Amarillis hyde thy beauties trea-sure, And Amarillis hide thy beauties treasure, hyde thy beauties treasure, least in thy looks Loue take to great a pleasure. If he assalt thee, ij. ij. being thus enraged his wrath in thee alas, his wrath in thee alas, must be assua-ged, his wrath in thee alas, his wrath in thee alas, must be assua-ged.

XXVII. CONTRATENOR.
6. Voc. Questa ordi.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] THe Fates alas, a-las too cruel, haue slaine before his day, Di-a-naes Dia-naes cheefest iewell, euen in a moment, euen in a momēt, with Astrophill was plac't aboue the firmament, ô they liue both in plesure, wher ioys exceed all mesure, wher ioys exceed al mea-sure, euen in a moment, euen in a momēt, with Astrophill was plac't aboue ye firmamēt, O they liue both in pleasure, where ioys exceed all measure, where ioyes exceed all mea-sure.

XXVIII. CONTRATENOR.
6. Voc.

William Byrd.

[...] THis sweet: And merry merry month ij. of May, while nature wantōs wātons in her prime, in her prime, & Byrds so sing ij. & Byrds do sing, & beasts do play, ij. do play, & beasts do play do play & beasts do play: For plesure of ye ioyful time, ye ioyful time, ij. I choose y• first for holy day, for holy day, ij. ij. & greet Elyza, E-lyza wt a Ryme, & ij. Elyza, & ij. wt a ryme, ij. with a ryme. O beauteous queene of secōd Troy, ij of second Troy, take well in worth ij. a simple toy. ij. take well in worth a simple toy, ij. a simple toy, a simple toy.

TENOR.¶The first set …

TENOR.

¶The first sett, Of Italian Madrigalls Englished, not to the sense of the originall dittie, but after the affection of the Noate. By Thomas Watson Gentleman.

There are also heere inserted two excellent Madrigalls of Master VVilliam Byrds, composed after the Italian vaine, at the request of the sayd Thomas Watson.

¶Imprinted at London by Tho­mas Este, the assigné of William Byrd, & are to be sold at the house of the sayd T. Este, being in Aldersgate street, at the signe of the black Horse. 1590.

❧Cum Priuilegio Regiae Maiestatis.

Lucae Marenzio Musicae artis peritissimo Tho. Watsonus.

HEi, quotiès morimur nimia dulcedine rapti,
Pulsat Apollineam dúm tua Musa chelyn?
O, igitur dulcis plectrum depone Marenzi,
Nè sit laesa tuis plurima vita sonis.
Attamèn ô dulcis plectro modulare Marenzi:
Si morimur, vitam dant tua plectra nouam.
O liceat nobis, vitâ sub morte repertâ,
Saepè tuo cantu viuere, saepè mori.
Mille neces patior, vitas totidem (que) resumo,
Dùm tua multiplici gutture musa placet:
Somnio septeno gyrantes murmure sphaeras:
Somnio cantantis Numina blanda sali:
Somnio Thrëiceum Cytharoedam saxa mouentem:
Somnio mulcentem carmine monstra Deum:
Somnio Musarum concentus protinùs omnes:
Omnia Marenzi, dùm canis, vnus habes.

Clarissimo, & honoratissimo Heroi, Domino Roberto Deurox, Comiti Essexiae, Geor­giani Ordinis Equiti aurato, multis (que) alijs nominibus illustrissimo S. P.

INclyte Mauortis, Musarum dulcis alumne,
Accipe iuncta Italis Anglica verba notis:
At (que) Marenzaeos cantus, quos approbet auris
Attica, quos Charites, quos (que) DIANA velit.
Sirudius quid inest, id nostri culpa laboris:
Et melior primo fortè secundus erit.
Attamen Hesperiae Philomelae subdere voces
Non est exigui debile Martis opus.
Tu dignare, precor, sincerae munera mentis,
Siuè sonent placido murmure, siuè graui.
Candida & atra suo percurrit lumine Phoebus:
Candida & atra volens accipe, Phoebus eris.
Phoebus eris, nisite sacrato culmine Mauors
Auferat, armipotens vt fera bella geras.
Ecquis enim vestrae nescit conamina Musae,
Metra (que) ad Aoniam saepè canenda lyram?
Sed mitto quoscun (que) tuae virtutis honores:
Maior es eulogijs, carminibus (que) meis.
Aurea concedat foelicis tempora vitae
Iupiter, & coeptis nolit abessetuis.
Honoris tui studiosissimus Thomas Watsonus.

A Table conteining the beginning of euery song, and of the originall Italian ditty, with the name of the Au­thor annexed.

Of 4.
Luca Marenzio.
  • WHen first my heed-lesse eyes. I Non vidi mai.
  • O merry world. II I liets amanti.
  • Farewell cruel & vnkind III Veggo dolce mio bene.
  • Zephirus breathing. IIII Zefiro torna.
  • Faire shepherds queene. V Madonna sua merce.
  • Eu'ry singing Byrd. VI Vezzosi augelli.
  • Alas, what a wretched life is this? VII Ahi dispietata.
William Byrd.
This sweet & merry month of May. VIII
Of 5.
Luca Marenzio.
  • Though faint & wasted. IX Lasso ch'io ardo.
  • Since my heedlesse eyes. X Quando j vostri.
Giro. Conuerso.
Whē al alone my bony loue. XI Sola soletta.
Luca Marenzio.
  • When I beheld the faire face of Phillis sleeping. XII Venuta era madonna.
  • Alas where is my Loue. XIII Ohime dou' el mio ben.
  • Sweet hart arise. XIIII Sputauan gia.
  • But if the country gods. XV Quando 'l mio viuo.
  • When from my selfe sweet Cupid first bereft me. XVI Madonna mia gentil.
  • Sweet singīg Amarillis. XVII Cantaua.
  • Fancy retyre thee. XVIII Partiro dunque.
  • How long with vaine com­plaining. XIX Questa di verdè.
Giou. Maria Nanino.
All ye that ioy in wailing. XX Morir non puo'l mio core.
Of 6.
Luca Marenzio.
  • O heare me heauenly powrs. XXI Talche dunque.
  • In chains of hope & fear. XXII Ne fero sdegno.
  • When Meliboeus soull. XXIII Di nettare.
  • Now twinkling starrs. XXIIII Sonar le labra.
  • Vnkind, ô stat thi flying. XXV Crudel perche.
Alessandro Striggio.
Loue hath proclamed war by trūpet soūded XXVI Non rumor di tamburi.
Luca Marenzio.
The Fates alas. XXVII Questa ordi,
William Byrd.
This sweet & merry month of May. XXVIII

IX. TENOR.
5. Voc Lasso ch'io ardo.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] THough faint & wa-sted, ij. with ouerlong desiring, of my belou'd but cru-ell foe, of my belo-u'd but cruel foe, yet fancie frames, ij. No retyring, but dyes admyring: O Loue, ô help at last, ij. let her feele thy dart, That so vnkyndly kills my hart. ô Loue, ô help at last, ô help at last, let her feel thy dart, That so vnky-ndly kild my hart. worth a simple toy, take wel in worth a simple toy, a simple toy. O, O beauteous:

X. TENOR.
5. Voc. Quando j vostrj.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] SInce. &c. I thrise accursed alwais haue bin changing,: first was I made a hart & deadly woun-ded by Phyllis, in whom yet all my hope was grounded Then to a dy-ing Swan, then to a dy-ing Swan, my altring state was turned, was turned, for though I sung, ij. yet my fainting hart still moor-ned: And now to a Salamander, chan-ged, chan-ged, O what a life is this, to liue still wounded, ô what a life is this, to liue still wounded, ij. to liue still wounded.

XI. TENOR.
5. Voc. Sola soletta.

Giro. Conuerso.

[...] WHen all: &c. My bony loue was playing, my bony loue was playing, ij. ij. was playing: my bony loue was playing, my bony loue was play-ing, ij. ij. was playing, And I saw Phoebus stand at a gaze staying, stand at a gaze stay-ing, Alas I feard betraying, alas I feard, alas I feard, there wold be some betraying, be some betraying. Alas I feard, Alas I feard there would be some betraying, be some betraying.

XII. TENOR.
5. Voc. Venuta era madonna.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] WHen I beheld the faire face of Phyllis slee-ping, I shewd my ioy by weeping, And kissing oft her cheekes with roses stained, To my selfe I thus cōplai-ned: now feede your selus my feeble eies with gazing, while her eies with a clowd of sleepe Are kept from blazing, ij. ij. And thou my hart ij. whom she hath fired, ij. dispaire not of thy beloued, thy be-lo-ved, Thou shalt be eased, As now mine eies are pleased, ij. So haply when she awakes, thou shalt be ea-sed.

XIII. TENOR.
5. Voc. Ohime dou' el mio ben.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] ALas, where is my loue, where is my sweeting, Alas, alas where is my loue, That hath stolne away my hart God send vs mee-ting, God send vs meeting, That rewing my lament, with friendly greeting, She may release my smart, & all my wee-ping: But if may sight she fly, till hartlesse I die, my greiued ghost, with shryks & dreadful crying, with shryks & dreadful crying ij. Al-waies about her flying, shall murmur out complay-ning, To be reuengd of all her deep disdayning▪ to be reuengd of all her deepe disday-ning, to be reuengd of all her deepe disdayning.

XIIII. TENOR.
5. Voc. Spuntauangia.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] SWeet hart arise, yt we may take our pleasure, ij. Sweet hart aryse, that we may take our pleasure, With pretie pastimes ij. louers onely treasure, dancing among faire Nymphs & louely Graces, wher a chast kisse, ij. ij. is mixt with sweet imbraces, with sweet imbraces, ij. O to the woods wend we without delaying, where sweetly singing Byrds on bowes are playing, & beasts in wanton order, ij. from eu'ry mountaine, each after other, ij. ij. each after other come to wayte on Floraes trayne.

XV. TENOR.
5. Voc. Quando 'I mio viuo.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] BVt: Seeke to surround thee, ij. ij. fly then, ij. ij. sweet Phil-lis, trust not their smiling, false wanton Sa-tirs vse much beguy-ling: Alas if they but ketch thee, ij. the sight will wound me, though now it liue in pleasure, ij. And my poore hart, though now it liue in pleasure, though now it liue in pleasure, will die with onely fea-re, with feare, to leese his treasure, will die for onely feare, for feare, for one-ly feare, to leese his treasure.

XVI. TENOR.
5. Voc. Madonna mia gentil.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] WHen &c: In Phillis hands he left me, Wher in a Sunne of gladnes, That sees no clowds, That sees no clowds of sadnes, Myne eye beholds the beames of Beauties treasure, of beauties treasure, ij. Adoring Loue, for god of plea-sure. for god of pleasure. ij. ij. Adoring Loue, for god of plea-sure, for god of pleasure, for god of plea-sure, plea-sure.

XVII. TENOR.
5. Voc. Cantaua.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] SWeet: My listning eare incharmed And my heedles eie was harmed, And my heedlesse eie it was deadly harmed, the wanton looks of Phillis, whē I there be-held, the wanton looks of Phyllis, A-las, wherfore, A-las wher-fore are guyded, are guyded, that either Phyllis face were not so bright-som, Or Amarillis singing were lesse delightsom, Or Amaril-lis si-nging, were lesse de-lightsom, were lesse de-lightsom.

XVIII. TENOR.
5. Voc. Partiro dunque.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] FAncy &c: Alas my hart will fire thee, And bony loue now frendles, ij. now frendlesse, And bony loue now frendlesse, depart awaie that lyfe may remaine, that life may remaine Released of paine, ij. Alas, alas, Thy hoopes are end-lesse yeelding much grief, but no gain, And thou that wert my Iewell, But alwaies cruell, And thou that wert my Iewell, but alwais cruell, ij. yet because I lou'd thee, when loue and fancy moud me, O Ama-ryllis farewell, ij. ô farewell, O Ama-ryllis farewell.

XIX. TENOR.
5. Voc. Questo di verde.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] HOw long with vaine complayning, how long with dryry teares, and ioyes refraining, & ioyes refrayning, Shall we renew his dying, whose happy soull is flying, whose happy soull is flying, Not in a place of sadnes, but of eternall gladnes, but of eternall gladnes, Sweet Sydney liues in heauen, liues in heauen, [ô] therfore let our wee-ping, be turnd to hymns & songs of plesant greeting. ij. & songs of plesant greeting, be turnd to hymns & songs of pleasant greeting, & songs of pleasant greeting.

XX. TENOR.
5. Voc. Morir non puo'l mio core.

Giou Maria Nanino.

[...] ALl yee that ioy in wayling, Come seat your selues a row, come seat your selues a-rowe, and weepe beside me, That while my life is fayling, that while my life is fayling, The world may see, in loue what ill betyde me, And after death do this in my behoue, Tell Cressed Troyilus, tell Cressed Troyilus is dead for loue, And after death do this in my behoue, Tell Cressed Troyilus, tell Cressed Troyilus is dead for loue.

XXI. TENOR.
6. Voc. Talche dunque.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] O Heare: all at one calling, Whyle you see my cheefest plea-sure down falling, down falling, Stay Phillis now depar-ting, & inspyre her That onely my desert & loue may fyre her, (alas) I feele so deep smart, Vnlesse thou wish my death, come againe sweet hart, Vnlesse thou shish my death come againe sweet hart, come againe sweet hart, And thou for whom (alas) I feele so deep smart, Vnlesse thou wish my death, come againe sweet hart, Vnlesse thou wish my death, come againe sweet hart. Vnlesse thou wish my death, come again sweet hart.

XXII. TENOR.
6. Voc. Ne fero sdegno.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] IN chayns of hope & feare, singing & crying, I clime, & fal: I liue, but euer am dying. O tyrant Loue, ô tyrant Loue, ô come at once & slay me, That fly-ing hence down, that fly-ing hence down, wher Charons boat doth stay me, Whose prowd aspiring hart doth but delay me, delay me, I may dance in Ely-sium there resounding with ioy, the pains of Loue, & the deep wounding▪ the paynes of loue: there resounding with ioy the paines of loue, & the deep woun-ding.

XXIII. TENOR.
6. Voc. Di Nettare.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] WHen Meliboeus soull flying hence de-parted, Astrophill Whom not long before death darted, he swiftly tra-ced, Where meeting with his (sweet) frend, they both imbraced, ij. And both to gether ioyfully were placed: ij. ij. ij. O Arcadyes treasure, Whose ver-tues drew them vp, drew them vp, ij. ij. ij. ij. to heauenly pleasure.

XXIIII. TENOR.
6. Voc. Sonar le labra. The second part.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] NOw twinkling starres do smile, & dance, & play thē, Their lights in-crea-sed, Tityrus leaue lamenting, Tityrus leaue la-menting, & to be-wayle him, & to bewayle him, That is plac't in heauen: & to bewayle him, That is pla't in heauen, where ioy, where ioy shall neuer faile him: And death go pack thee: wher ioy, for nothing now can quay-le him. for nothing now for nothing now can quaile him.

XXV. TENOR.
6. Voc. Crudel perche.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] VNkind ô stay thy fly-ing, And if I needs must die, pitty me dying: But in thee, And no death can assaile me, Alas, alas till life do fay-le thee, O ô therfore if the fates bid thee be fleting, stay for me, whose poore hart thou hast in keeping, thou hast in keeping, O therefore if the fates, ô stay for mee, stay for me, whose poore hart thou hast in keeping.

XXVI. TENOR.
6. Voc. Non rumor di tamburi.

Alexandro Striggio.

[...] LOue hath proclamed warre by Trumpet sounded, by Trumpet soun-ded, ij. ij. And made a vow yt beauty shalbe wounded, that beauty shalbe wounded, Di-ana, Di-ana, ij. see thy Nymfs be strōgly garded, ij. for his stroks will amaze them, if not well war-ded, ij. ij. ij. And Amarillis hyde thy beauties treasure, ij. hyde thy beauties treasure, Lest in thy looks loue take too great a pleasure: if he assalt thee, ij. ij. being thus en- [...] raged, his wrath in thee alas, ij. must be assuaged, his wrath in thee alas his wrath in thee alas, must be assuaged.

XXVII. TENOR.
6. Voc. Questa ordj.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] THe fates haue slaine before his day, Dianaes cheefest iewell, Di-a-naes cheefest iewell, ij. but worthy Meliboeus, euen in a moment, euen in a moment, with Astrophill is plac't aboue the firmament, ô they liue both in pla-sure, where ioys exced all measure, where ioys exceed, where ioys exceed all measure, but worthy Meliboeus, euen in a moment, ij. with Astrophill was plac't aboue the firmament, ô they liue both in plea-sure, wher ioys exced all measure. where ioys ex-ced, where ioys exceed all measure.

XXVIII. TENOR.
6. Voc.

William Byrd.

[...] THis sweet: While nature wantons wantons in her Pryme, wantons in her Pryme, in her Pryme, And Byrds do si-ng, ij. and Beasts do play, do play, ij. & Beasts do play, do play, do play, do play, ij. for plesure, of the ioyful time▪ ye ioyful time, of the ioyfull time, I choose ye first for holy day, for ho-lie day, ij. & greet Elyza, Elyza wt a Ryme, & ij. ij. with a Ryme, wt a Ryme, O Beauteous Queene of second Troy: ij. of second, ij. Troy take well in worth a symple toye. ij. a simple toy, take well in worth a simple toy, ij. a simple toy, a simple toy.

SEXTVS.¶The first se …

SEXTVS.

The first sett, Of Italian Madrigalls Englished, not to the sense of the originall dittie, but after the affection of the Noate. By Thomas Watson Gentleman.

There are also heere inserted two excellent Madrigalls of Master VVilliam Byrds, composed after the Italian vaine, at the request of the sayd Thomas Watson.

¶Imprinted at London by Tho­mas Este, the assigné of William Byrd, & are to be sold at the house of the sayd T. Este, being in Aldersgate street, at the signe of the black Horse. 1590.

❧Cum Priuilegio Regiae Maiestatis.

Lucae Marenzio Musicae artis peritissimo Tho. Watsonus.

HEi, quotiès morimur nimia dulcedine rapti,
Pulsat Apollineam dúm tua Musa chelyn?
O, igitur dulcis plectrum depone Marenzi,
Nè sit laesa tuis plurima vita sonis.
Attamèn ô dulcis plectro modulare Marenzi:
Si morimur, vitam dant tua plectra nouam.
O liceat nobis, vitâ sub morte repertâ,
Saepè tuo cantu viuere, saepè mori.
Mille neces patior, vitas totidem (que) resumo,
Dùm tua multiplici gutture musa placet:
Somnio septeno gyrantes murmure sphaeras:
Somnio cantantis Numina blanda sali:
Somnio Thrëiceum Cytharoedam saxa mouentem:
Somnio mulcentem carmine monstra Deum:
Somnio Musarum concentus protinùs omnes:
Omnia Marenzi, dùm canis, vnus habes.

Clarissimo, & honoratissimo Heroi, Domino Roberto Deurox, Comiti Essexiae, Geor­giani Ordinis Equiti aurato, multis (que) alijs nominibus illustrissimo S. P.

INclyte Mauortis, Musarum dulcis alumne,
Accipe iuncta Italis Anglica verba notis:
At (que) Marenzaeos cantus, quos approbet auris
Attica, quos Charites, quos (que) DIANA velit.
Sirudius quid inest, id nostri culpa laboris:
Et melior primo fortè secundus erit.
Attamen Hesperiae Philomelae subdere voces
Non est exigui debile Martis opus.
Tu dignare, precor, sincerae munera mentis,
Siuè sonent placido murmure, siuè graui.
Candida & atra suo percurrit lumine Phoebus:
Candida & atra volens accipe, Phoebus eris.
Phoebus eris, nisite sacrato culmine Mauors
Auferat, armipotens vt fera bella geras.
Ecquis enim vestrae nescit conamina Musae,
Metra (que) ad Aoniam saepè canenda lyram?
Sed mitto quoscun (que) tuae virtutis honores:
Maior es eulogijs, carminibus (que) meis.
Aurea concedat foelicis tempora vitae
Iupiter, & coeptis nolit abessetuis.
Honoris tui studiosissimus Thomas Watsonus.

A Table conteining the beginning of euery song, and of the originall Italian ditty, with the name of the Au­thor annexed.

Of 4.
Luca Marenzio.
  • WHen first my heed-lesse eyes. I Non vidi mai.
  • O merry world. II I liets amanti.
  • Farewell cruel & vnkind III Veggo dolce mio bene.
  • Zephirus breathing. IIII Zefiro torna.
  • Faire shepherds queene. V Madonna sua merce.
  • Eu'ry singing Byrd. VI Vezzosi augelli.
  • Alas, what a wretched life is this? VII Ahi dispietata.
William Byrd.
This sweet & merry month of May. VIII
Of 5.
Luca Marenzio.
  • Though faint & wasted. IX Lasso ch'io ardo.
  • Since my heedlesse eyes. X Quando j vostri.
Giro. Conuerso.
Whē al alone my bony loue. XI Sola soletta.
Luca Marenzio.
  • When I beheld the faire face of Phillis sleeping. XII Venuta era madonna.
  • Alas where is my Loue. XIII Ohime dou' el mio ben.
  • Sweet hart arise. XIIII Sputauan gia.
  • But if the country gods. XV Quando 'l mio viuo.
  • When from my selfe sweet Cupid first bereft me. XVI Madonna mia gentil.
  • Sweet singīg Amarillis. XVII Cantaua.
  • Fancy retyre thee. XVIII Partiro dunque.
  • How long with vaine com­plaining. XIX Questa di verdè.
Giou. Maria Nanino.
All ye that ioy in wailing. XX Morir non puo'l mio core.
Of 6.
Luca Marenzio.
  • O heare me heauenly powrs. XXI Talche dunque.
  • In chains of hope & fear. XXII Ne fero sdegno.
  • When Meliboeus soull. XXIII Di nettare.
  • Now twinkling starrs. XXIIII Sonar le labra.
  • Vnkind, ô stat thi flying. XXV Crudel perche.
Alessandro Striggio.
Loue hath proclamed war by trūpet soūded XXVI Non rumor di tamburi.
Luca Marenzio.
The Fates alas. XXVII Questa ordi,
William Byrd.
This sweet & merry month of May. XXVIII

XXI. SEXTVS.
6. Voc. Talche dunque.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] O Heare: all at one calling, while you see my cheefest plea-sure, down falling: stay Phillis now departing, & inspire her, That only my de-sert & loue may fyre her. That onely my desert & loue may fyre her: And thou for whom I feele so deep smart, Vnlesse thou wish my death, come againe sweet hart▪ come againe sweet hart: And yu for whom, (alas) I feele so deep smart, Vnlesse yu wish my death, come againe sweet hart. Vnlesse thou wish my death, come againe sweet hart.

XXII. SEXTVS.
6. Voc. Ne fero sdegno.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] IN chayns: Singing & crying, I clime & fall: I liue, but e-uer dy-ing: O tyrant Loue, ô come at once & slay me, That fly-ing hence down, that fly-ing hence down, wher Charons boat doth stay me, From cruell Amaryllis to cōuay me, Whose prowd aspiring hart doth but delay me, I may dance in Ely-sium, there resounding with ioy, the paynes of Loue, & the deep woūding. ye pains of Loue, ye pains of Loue, ye pains of Loue & ye deep wounding, & the deep woun-ding. & the deepe wounding.

XXIII. SEXTVS.
6. Voc. Di Nettare.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] WHen Meliboeus soull fly-ing fly-ing he-nce de-parted, Astrophill, whom not long before death darted, rysing vp fro the starre with him late gra-ced, Down along the heauens he swiftly tra-ced, they both imbraced, ij. & both to gether ioyfully were placed: ij. ij. ij. together ioyful-ly were placed: O thrise happy paire of frends, drew them vp, ij. ij. to heaulēy plea-sure, drew them vp, ij. to hea-uenly plea-sure▪ plea-sure.

The second part. XXIIII. SEXTVS.
6. Voc. Sonar le labra.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] NOw twinkling starres do smile, & dance, & play thē, Their lights in-creased, & heauens, all new array them, To honor Meliboeus, that did o-bay thē. Tityrus leaue lamēting, Tityrus leaue la-mēting, That is plac't in heauen, ij. & to bewayle him, that is pla't in heauen, wher ioy, for nothing now can quai-le him, wher ioy, wher ioy shal neuer faile him: And death go pack thee: for nothing now for nothing now can quaile him.

XXV. SEXTVS.
6. Voc. Crudel perche.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] VNkind ô stay thy flying, And if I must needs die, pitty me dy-ing: But in thee, but in thee my hart is ly-ing, A-las, a-las till life do faile thee, Alas, alas till life do fay-le thee, O therfore if the fates, ô therefore if the fates bid thee be flying, Stay for me, whose poore hart thou hast in keeping, O therefore if the fates, ô therefore if the fates bid thee be flying, stay for mee, whose poore hart thou hast in keeping.

XXVI. SEXTVS.
6. Voc. Non rumor di tamburi.

Alexandro Striggio.

[...] LOue hath proclamed warre by Trumpet sounded, by Trumpet sounded, ij. And made a vow that beauty shalbe wounded, and made a vow that beauty shalbe wounded, Di-a-na, Diana, see thy Nymfs be strōgly garded, ij. for his stroks will amaze them, if not well warded, ij. ij. And Amarillis, & Amarillis hyde thy beauties treasure, Lest in thy looks loue take to great a pleasure, if he assalt thee, ij. ij. being thus inraged, his wrath in thee alas, his wrath in thee a-las must be assua-ged, his wrath in thee alas, ij. must be as-sua-ged.

XXVII. SEXTVS.
6. Voc. Questa ordj.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] THe fates alas, a-las, alas, alas too cru-ell, Dia-naes cheefest iewell, Dia-naes cheefest iewell, but worthy Meliboe-us, euen in a moment, euen in a moment, with Astrophill was plac't aboue the firma-ment, ô they liue both in plasure, wher ioys ex-ced all measure, ij. wher ioys exceed all mea-sure, but worthy Meliboeus euen in a moment, ij. with Astrophill was plac't aboue the firma-ment, ô they liue, both in pleasure, wher ioys ex-ced all measure. ij. where ioys exced all mea-sure.

XXVIII. SEXTVS.
6. Voc.

William Byrd.

[...] THis sweet & merry merry month, ij. of May, and merry month of May, of May, while nature wantons wantons in her Pryme, in her Pryme, & Byrds do si-ng, ij. and Beasts do play, do play, ij. do play, and Beasts do play: for plesure, of the ioy-full time, ij. ye ioyfull time, I choose ye first for holy day, for ho-lie day, ij. ij. & greet Elyza, Elyza with a Ryme, with a Ryme, ij. ij. ij. with a Ryme, O Beauteous Queene, ij. of second Troy take well in worth a symple toye. a simple toy, take: a simple toy, take well in worth a simple toy. ij. ij.

BASSVS.¶The first se …

BASSVS.

The first sett, Of Italian Madrigalls Englished, not to the sense of the originall dittie, but after the affection of the Noate. By Thomas Watson Gentleman.

There are also heere inserted two excellent Madrigalls of Master VVilliam Byrds, composed after the Italian vaine, at the request of the sayd Thomas Watson.

¶Imprinted at London by Tho­mas Este, the assigné of William Byrd, & are to be sold at the house of the sayd T. Este, being in Aldersgate street, at the signe of the black Horse. 1590.

❧Cum Priuilegio Regiae Maiestatis.

Lucae Marenzio Musicae artis peritissimo Tho. Watsonus.

HEi, quotiès morimur nimia dulcedine rapti,
Pulsat Apollineam dúm tua Musa chelyn?
O, igitur dulcis plectrum depone Marenzi,
Nè sit laesa tuis plurima vita sonis.
Attamèn ô dulcis plectro modulare Marenzi:
Si morimur, vitam dant tua plectra nouam.
O liceat nobis, vitâ sub morte repertâ,
Saepè tuo cantu viuere, saepè mori.
Mille neces patior, vitas totidem (que) resumo,
Dùm tua multiplici gutture musa placet:
Somnio septeno gyrantes murmure sphaeras:
Somnio cantantis Numina blanda sali:
Somnio Thrëiceum Cytharoedam saxa mouentem:
Somnio mulcentem carmine monstra Deum:
Somnio Musarum concentus protinùs omnes:
Omnia Marenzi, dùm canis, vnus habes.

Clarissimo, & honoratissimo Heroi, Domino Roberto Deurox, Comiti Essexiae, Geor­giani Ordinis Equiti aurato, multis (que) alijs nominibus illustrissimo S. P.

INclyte Mauortis, Musarum dulcis alumne,
Accipe iuncta Italis Anglica verba notis:
At (que) Marenzaeos cantus, quos approbet auris
Attica, quos Charites, quos (que) DIANA velit.
Sirudius quid inest, id nostri culpa laboris:
Et melior primo fortè secundus erit.
Attamen Hesperiae Philomelae subdere voces
Non est exigui debile Martis opus.
Tu dignare, precor, sincerae munera mentis,
Siuè sonent placido murmure, siuè graui.
Candida & atra suo percurrit lumine Phoebus:
Candida & atra volens accipe, Phoebus eris.
Phoebus eris, nisite sacrato culmine Mauors
Auferat, armipotens vt fera bella geras.
Ecquis enim vestrae nescit conamina Musae,
Metra (que) ad Aoniam saepè canenda lyram?
Sed mitto quoscun (que) tuae virtutis honores:
Maior es eulogijs, carminibus (que) meis.
Aurea concedat foelicis tempora vitae
Iupiter, & coeptis nolit abessetuis.
Honoris tui studiosissimus Thomas Watsonus.

A Table conteining the beginning of euery song, and of the originall Italian ditty, with the name of the Au­thor annexed.

Of 4.
Luca Marenzio.
  • WHen first my heed-lesse eyes. I Non vidi mai.
  • O merry world. II I liets amanti.
  • Farewell cruel & vnkind III Veggo dolce mio bene.
  • Zephirus breathing. IIII Zefiro torna.
  • Faire shepherds queene. V Madonna sua merce.
  • Eu'ry singing Byrd. VI Vezzosi augelli.
  • Alas, what a wretched life is this? VII Ahi dispietata.
William Byrd.
This sweet & merry month of May. VIII
Of 5.
Luca Marenzio.
  • Though faint & wasted. IX Lasso ch'io ardo.
  • Since my heedlesse eyes. X Quando j vostri.
Giro. Conuerso.
Whē al alone my bony loue. XI Sola soletta.
Luca Marenzio.
  • When I beheld the faire face of Phillis sleeping. XII Venuta era madonna.
  • Alas where is my Loue. XIII Ohime dou' el mio ben.
  • Sweet hart arise. XIIII Sputauan gia.
  • But if the country gods. XV Quando 'l mio viuo.
  • When from my selfe sweet Cupid first bereft me. XVI Madonna mia gentil.
  • Sweet singīg Amarillis. XVII Cantaua.
  • Fancy retyre thee. XVIII Partiro dunque.
  • How long with vaine com­plaining. XIX Questa di verdè.
Giou. Maria Nanino.
All ye that ioy in wailing. XX Morir non puo'l mio core.
Of 6.
Luca Marenzio.
  • O heare me heauenly powrs. XXI Talche dunque.
  • In chains of hope & fear. XXII Ne fero sdegno.
  • When Meliboeus soull. XXIII Di nettare.
  • Now twinkling starrs. XXIIII Sonar le labra.
  • Vnkind, ô stat thi flying. XXV Crudel perche.
Alessandro Striggio.
Loue hath proclamed war by trūpet soūded XXVI Non rumor di tamburi.
Luca Marenzio.
The Fates alas. XXVII Questa ordi,
William Byrd.
This sweet & merry month of May. XXVIII

I. BASSVS.
4. Voc. Non vidi mej.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] WHen &c. Both of nature, & beautie all ye treasure, In Astrophill, In Astrophill, whose worth exceeds all measure, My fawning hart wt hot desire surpri-zed, ij. not be dispized. But gētle Astrophill wt looks vn-fained, Before I spake, ij. before I spak, my praier intertained: vnlesse Stella dissēbleth, ij. her looke so passionate, my loue resembleth, ij. vnlesse Stella dissembleth, her looke so passionate my loue resembleth.

II. BASSVS.
4. Voc. I lietj amantj

Luca Marenzio.

[...] O Merry world, when euery louer wt his mate might walke from mead to meade and cherefully relate sowr plea-sures, & griefs following a wanton state: Those daies knew no suspect, each one might freely prate, ij. And dance, or sing, or play with his consoci-ate, And dāce, or sing, or play with his cōsoci-ate: Then louers vsd like turtles to kisse, to kisse, to kisse, O hunny dais and customs of antiquitie: But the world now is full of so fond iealosy, ij. fond iealosie, That we tearme charitie, wāton iniquitie, wanton iniquitie.

III. BASSVS.
4. Voc. Veggo dolce mio bene.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] FArewell cruell & vnkind, Alone will I waile me, alone will I waile me, till breath faile me, And till my lifethred be vntwinde: Then my poore ghost still weeping, Shall thus disturb thee sleeping: O Amarillis, ô Amarillis, why art thou prowder then sweet Phillis, In whose faire face are placed two louely starres, two louely starres, wherwith heauen is disgraced: O Amarillis, ô Amaryllis, Why art thou prowder then sweet Phillis, In whose faire face are placed two louely starres, two louely starres wherwith heauen is disgraced.

IIII. BASSVS.
4. Voc. Zefiro torna.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] ZEphirus &c. Now calls nimfs frō out their bowres, Zephirus breathing, now calls nimfs frō out their bowres, to play & wanton, to play & wanton, in roabs of sundrie flowres: Progne chirpeth, Progne chirpeth, Progne chirpeth, & sweet Phi-lomele recordeth, And Flora seeing what the spring affordeth, smi-leth, smi-leth so sweetly, yt heauen, yt heauen, yt heauē it selfe inflamed, Greatly reioyceth, ij. to but heare her named: ij. The welkin, water, & earth, all are full, all are full, all are full of pleasure, in loue as natures treasure, All creatures ioy in loue, as natures treasure.

V. BASSVS.
4. Voc. Madonna sua merce.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] FAire shepherds queene, let vs hand in hand inchayned, dance vp and down the greene ij. lyke frends vnfayned: And merely recount, & mere-ly recount, our happy daies, whyle my tender flock climes vp the mount, vp the mount, & there stayes: And shepherds all, come & follow me, come and follow mee, ij. praysing Amaryllis And shepherds all, come & follow me, ij. ij. praising Amerillis All but Amyntas, ij. ij. whose onely ioy is Phyllis, ij. whose onely ioy is Phyllis.

VI. BASSVS.
4. voc. Vezzosi augelli.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] EV'ry &c. Come & assist me wt your charming voices: with your charming voices: Zephirus, ij. ij. ij. come too, & make, ij. ye leaues, ij. ij. ye leaues, & foun-tains Gētly to send, ij. a whispring sound vnto ye moūtayns, And frō thēce plesāt Eccho, sweetly replying, replying, replying, Stay here, stay here play-ing, play-ing, wher my Phyllis now is ly-ing, with wantō Satirs come & play, And louely Graces, with wāton Satirs, come & play, dancing & sin-ging, ij. dācing and sin-ging, a hornpype, a hornpype, or a rundelay, or a rundelay, or a rundelay, or a rundelay.

VII. BASSVS.
4. Voc. Ahi dispietata.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] ALas, what a wretched life is this? nay, what a death, a death, wher the tyrant loue commandeth? My flowring dayes are in their prime declyning, All my prowd hope quight falne, & life vntwy-ning: My ioyes each after other, in hast are flying, my ioyes each after other in hast are flying, And leaue my hart dying, for her that skorns my crying, My loue refayning, I dye complayning, for whom all hartlesse alas, for whom all hartlesse alas, I dye complayning.

VIII. BASSVS.
4. Voc.

William Byrd.

[...] THis sweet & merry merry month of May, This sweet & merry merry month of May, While nature wantons wantons wantons in her Pryme, & Byrds do sing, ij. & Beasts do play, play: & Beasts & Beasts do play, do play, do play, & Beasts do play, do play, do play, for pleasure for pelasure of the ioyfull time, ye ioyful time, ij. I choose ye first for holly day, for holy day, for holy day, & greet Elyza, & greet, & greet Elyza, Elyza with a Ryme, with a Ryme, O, O Beauteous Queene, ij. of second Troy, of second Troy, Take well in worth, take well in worth a simple toy, ij. a simple toy, take well in worth a simple toy, a simple toy, a simple ij. a

IX. BASSVS.
5. Voc. Lasso ch'io ardo.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] THough faint & wasted, with ouerlong de-siring, of my be-lou'd but cru-ell foe, of my belou'd but cru-ell foe, but dyes admyring: O Loue, ô Loue, ô Loue, ij. O help at last, ij. let her feele thy dart, That so vnkyndly killd my hart. simple toy, take wel in worth a simple toy, a sim-ple toy. O, O beauteous▪

X. BASSVS.
5. Voc. Quando j vostrj.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] SInce. &c: I thrise accursed alwais haue bin changing: first was I made a Hart & deadly wounded by Phyllis, Then to a dy-ing Swan, thē to a dy-ing Swan, my altring state was turned, for though I sung, for though I sung, yet my fainting hart still moorned: And now, & now to a Salamander, chan-ged, O what a life is this, to liue still wounded, with flames surrounded, ô what a life is this to liue still wounded.

XI. BASSVS.
5. Voc. Sola soletta.

Giro. Conuerso.

[...] WHen all: &c. My bony loue was playing, ij. my bony loue, my bony loue, my bony loue, my bony loue, my bony loue was playing, my bony loue was playing, ij. my bony loue, my bony loue, my bony loue, my bony loue, my bony loue was playing: And I saw Phoebus stand at a gaze staying, stand at a gaze staying, Alas I feard betraying, alas I feard, alas I feard, there wold be some betraying, be some betraying. Alas I feard, Alas I feard there would be some betraying, be some betraying.

XII. BASSVS.
5. Voc. Venuta era madonna.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] WHen I beheld the faire face of Phyllis sleeping To my self I thus cō plained, ij. now feed your selues my feeble eies with gazing, while her eies with a clowd of sleepe are kept from blazing, while her eies with a clowd of sleepe are kept from blazing, And thou my hart, and thou my hart, whō she hath fired, ij. dispaire not of thy desired, of thy desired, As now mine eies are pleased, So haply when she wakes, thou shalt be eased.

XIII. BASSVS.
5. Voc. Ohime dou' el mio ben.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] ALas, where is my loue, That rewing my lament with friendly greeting, She may release my smart, & all my weeping: But if my sight she fly, my greiued ghost, with shryks & dreadfull crying, with shryks & dreadful crying, Alwaies about her flying, shall murmur out complayning, To be reuengd of all her deep disdayning. her deepe disdayning.

XIIII. BASSVS.
5. Voc. Spuntauan gia.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] SWeet hart arise, that we may take our pleasure, With pretie pastimes, with pretie pastimes, louers onely treasure, dancing among faire Nymphs & louely Graces, wher a chast kisse, wher a chast kisse is mixt with sweet imbraces, with sweet imbraces, ij. O to the woods wend we without delaying, and beasts in wanton order, ij. each after other, each after other, come to wayte on Floraes trayne.

XV. BASSVS.
5. Voc. Quando 'l mio viuo.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] BVt if the countrie Gods seeke to surround thee, fly then fly then fly then sweet Phil-lis, Alas if they but ketch thee, ij. the sight will wound me, And my poore hart, though now it liue in pleasure, will die with onely feare, ij. to leese his treasure.

XVI. BASSVS.
5. Voc. Madonna mia gentil.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] WHen from my selfe sweet Cupid first bereft me, That sees no clowds of sadnesse, Myne eye beholds the beames of Beauties treasure, of beauties treasure, Adoring Loue, for god of pleasure. for god of pleasure. Adoring Loue, for god of plea-sure, for god of pleasure.

XVII. BASSVS.
5. Voc. Cantaua.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] SWeet singing: My listning eare incharmed, And my heedlesse eie it was deadly harmed, when I there be-held the wanton looks of Phillis, A-las, wherfore, haue not heauenly fates prouided, By whom all things are guyded, That either Phyllis fa-ce were not so brightsom, Or Ama-ril-lis singing lesse de-lightsom, lesse de-lightsom.

XVIII. BASSVS.
5. Voc. Partiro dunque.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] FAncy &c: And bony loue now frendles, ij. depart awaie, that lyfe may remaine, Released of paine, ij. Alas, Thy hoopes are endlesse, yeelding much grief, but no gain, But alwaies cruell, And thou that wert my Iewell, O Amaryl-lis farewell. ij.

XIX. BASSVS.
5. Voc. Questo di verde.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] HHow long &c. Not in a place of sadnes, But of eternall gladnes, but of eternall gladnes, ij. Sweet Sydney liues in heau'n, [ô] therfore let our wee-ping, be turnd to hymns & songs of plesant greeting. be turnd to hymns & songs of pleasant greeting, & songs of pleasant greeting.

XX. BASSVS.
5. Voc. Morir non puo'l mio core.

Giou. Maria Nanino.

[...] ALl yee that ioy in wayling, Come seat your selues a rowe, come seat your selues arowe, and weepe beside me, That while my life is fay-ling, The world may see, in loue what ill be-tyd me, Tell Cressed Troyilus is dead for loue. Tell Cressed Troyilus, Tell Cressed Troyilus is dead for loue, for loue.

XXI. BASSVS.
6. Voc. Talche dunque.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] O Heare: all at one calling, Whyle you see my cheefest plea-sure down falling, down falling, That onely my desert & loue my fyre her, that onely my desert & loue may fyre her: And yu for whom (alas) I feele so deep smart, Vnlesse thou wish my death, Vnlesse thou wish my death, come againe sweet hart. And thou for whome, Vnlesse thou wish my death, vnlesse thou wish my death, come againe sweet hart.

XXII. BASSVS.
6. Voc Ne fero sdegno.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] IN chayns: O tyrant Loue, ô tyrant Loue, ô come at once & slay me, That flying hence down, that flying down, wher Charons boat doth stay me, From cruell Amaryllis to cōuay me, Whose prowd aspiring hart doth but delaie me, I may dance in Ely-sium, there resounding with ioy, the paines of Loue, and the deep wounding.

XXIII. BASSVS.
6. Voc. Di Nettare.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] WHen Meliboeus: &c. Wher meeting with his frend, they both imbraced, they both imbraced, And both together ioyfully were placed: ij. ij. ij. O Arcadyes treasure, Whose vertues drew them vp, drew them vp, ij. ij. ij. ij. to heauenly pleasure.

XXIIII. BASSVS.
6. Voc. Sonar le labra. The second part.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] NOw twinkling starres do smile, & dāce, & play thē, Their lights in-creased, & heauens, Tityrus leaue lamenting, Tityrus leaue la-menting, & to bewayle him, & to bewayle him, That is plac't in heauen: wher ioy where ioy, shall neuer faile him: And death go pack thee: wher ioy. can quayle him. can quaile him.

XXV. BASSVS.
6. Voc. Crudel perche.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] VNkynde: But in thee, but in thee my hart is lying, And no death can as-saile me, Alas till lyfe do faile thee, O O therfore if the Fates bid thee be flee-ting, Stay for me, whose poore hart thou hast in keeping. O ô therfore if the Fates byd the be fleeting, stay for, me whose poore hart thou hast in keeping.

XXVI. BASSVS.
6. Voc. Non rumor di tamburi.

Alessandro Striggio.

[...] LOue hath proclamed warre by Trūpet soūded, by trūpet soūded, ij. & made a vow that beauty shalbe woūded, ij. yt beauty shal be woūded. Diana, Diana, Diana, see thy Nymfs be strongly garded, ij▪ for his stroks will amaze thē, if not well warded, ij. ij. And Amaril-lis hyde thy beauties tresure, hyde thy beauties treasure, least in thy looks Loue take to great a plesure. If he assalt thee, ij. ij. being thus enraged, his wrath in thee alas, ij. must be assuaged, his wrath in thee alas, his wrath in thee alas, must be assuaged.

XXVII. BASSVS.
6. Voc. Questa ordi.

Luca Marenzio.

[...] THe Fates: Haue slaine before his day, Di-a-naes cheefest iewell, Di-a-naes cheefest iew-ell. But worthy Me-liboeus euen in a momēt, euen in a momēt, wt Astrophill was plac't aboue ye firmamēt, ô they liue both in ple-sure, wher ioys exceed all mesure, wher ioys exceed all measure, all measure. ij. But worthy Me-liboeus euen in a momēt, euen in a momēt, wt Astrophill was plac't aboue ye firmamēt, O they liue both in pleasure, where ioys exceed all mea-sure, where ioyes exceed all measure. all measure. all measure.

XXVIII. BASSVS.
6. Voc.

William Byrd.

[...] THis sweet: While nature wantons wātons in her prime, while nature wātons wantons in her prime, & Byrds do sing ij. & beasts do play, do play, ij. & beasts do play, do play, do play, do play, ij. For pleasure of ye ioyful time, of ye ioyful time, ye ioyful tyme, I choose ye first for holy day, ij. for holy day, ij. And greet Elyza, Elyza with a Ryme, with a ryme, & greet Elyza, Elyza, with a Ryme, with a Ryme, with a Ryme, O Beauteous Queene of second Troy, ij. take well in worth ij. a simple toy. take well in worth a simple toy, a simple toy, ij▪ ij. Take well in worth a simple toy. a simple toy▪

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