¶In Musicen Tho. Whithorni Hexasticon ad Lectorem.

CAndide sume tibi, lector, praeludia musae,
hoc (que) lubēs spectes, quod modò surgit opus.
Authoris mentem metire, & consule rectè,
vt merita meritum laude fruatur opus.
Nec multū curat, probat, improbat aemula turba,
ipse bonis manult, quàm placuisse malis.

Eiusdem carmen Phaleucium siue Endecasyllabum.

QVi clar [...]am nitore musam
Fecit, [...]is videre lucem:
Rarum prodit opus Whithornus ille,
Et cunctis reserat suas camaenas
Plenas Pegasei liquore fontis.
Hic dat lautitias, iocos, lepores,
Hic dat delitias, sonos (que) dulces,
His iunxit numeros venustiores.
Haurit (que) eloquium, phrasin (que) nostram
Materno penitus sapore cultam:
Perpende has pretio, has ames, emas (que):
Hae curas minuunt, leuant dolores,
Tollunt taedia, si qua sunt molesta,
Aspires igitur pio Whithorno,
Praeclaro ingenio faue, vale (que).
Tho. Couert.

¶The first part of Songes com­posed by Thomas Whythorne, conteyning Songes for three voyces.

[...] IF eu'ry one that goth about, to set abroad for common vew, a work, hath any fear [...] or dout, that the faut finding carping crew, should vtterly the same de face, few [...] works set forth then should we haue: but who by vertue doth purchase, their state aye lastes lye [...] they in graue, their state aye lastes lye they in graue.

[...] AS many heads haue many wits, so diuers men of vertues haue, and vertue likes her [Page 3] [...] ritches so, as other goods she doth not craue: nor to be celebrate of those, which be but of the cōmon [...] sort, because that of her selfe she hath no need of prayse or good re port, [...] because that of her selfe she hath no need of prayse or good re port.

[...] WHen fliering fortune fauoreth, the fals world then smi leth, but turn she once a- [...] bout her wheel, strange changes shalt thou feel. Wherfore as now I coūsell thee, vse truth and [...] honestie: so shalt thou stand & neuer quail, though fortune do thee fail, though fortune do thee fail.

[Page] [...] WHen Cupid had compelled me, to serue my fained frend, Pallas from that perswaded me, [...] lest trouble I should finde: for though thy loue doth seem, quoth she, thy good will to re- [...] quite, yet in the end thou shalt well see, thy gwerdon shall thee spite, yet in the end thou [...] shalt well see, thy gwerdon shall thee spite.

[...] SUch as in loue would haue long ioy, their choice must be for ver tues sake, if [...] otherwise they seek to knit, no deep root shall their true loue take, no deep root shall [Page 4] [...] their true loue take.

[...] THe restles race, the restles race the yong man runs, is strange to know in ech de- [...] gre, now heapes he ioyes, and cares, and cares he shuns, a non his myrth away doth fle, [...] now heaps he ioyes, and cares, and cares he shuns, a non his myrth away doth fle.

[...] THough frends be frail, though frends be frail in eu'ry place, in eu'ry place, though frends be [...] frail, though frends be frail in eu'ry place, in eu'ry place, and promise broke, and promise broke that [Page] [...] erst was plight, and promise broke, and promise broke that erst was plight: Yet one there is, yet [...] one there is a boue all frends, aboue all frends, who faileth not, who faileth not, [...] who faileth not the faithfull wight, ij. who faileth not the faithfull wight, who [...] faileth not the faithfull wight, the faithfull wight.

[...] IN frends of ech estate, look for equalitie to be al way, equalitie to be al way, in frends of [...] ech estate, look for equalitie to be al way, equalitie to be alway, of mind, of welth, of mind, [Page 5] [...] of welth, and honours eke, of minde, of welth, and honours eke, and honours eke, of [...] minde, of welth, of minde, of welth, and honours eke, ij. els soon they swarue [...] and part a way, ij. els soon they swarue and part a way, and part [...] away, .ij els soon they swarue and part a way, and part a way.

[...] WHo yt for truth decrees (as iudge most sage) true noblenes of right one ly to stād, in dignitie, [...] or auncient linage, or great ritches, or reuenues of land, if therwithall, if therwithall he do not [Page] [...] link in band, wisedome, knowledge, and other vertues rare, his iudgement then of reason is but [...] bare, his iudgement then of reason is but bare.

[...] THou shalt soon see, thou shalt soon see in ech estate, wher yt do take deep root these fautes, wher [...] that do take deep root these fautes, suspitiousnes beyond ye race, that needful is, or like assauts, or like as- [...] sauts of hasty mind, or gelous mood, gret sorows ay to be their food. ij.

[...] THe happy life as I do take, the quiet mind therof is ground, ij. which sowre so- [Page 6] [...] rowes doth still forsake, ij. digesting them as they a bound: for who frō cares will passe [...] to ease, must take all troubles in good part, and if the mind take no disease ij. all troubles [...] els will soon reuert, ij. will soon reuert.

[...] HE that contemneth iniuries, his state better appeare shall soon, then his who frets, then [...] his who frets, then his who frets maliciously, ij. till he reuenge offences done: for [...] as malice tormentes his hart, and all his helth doth straight vnwrest, and all his helth doth straight [Page] [...] vnwrest, the other not forcing therof, ij. returneth soon to quiet rest, [...] returneth soon to quiet rest.

[...] BEware how sorowes thee oppres, ij. let wisedome rule thy fan- [...] tasie, let wisedome rule thy fantasie, so as dispaire, so as dispaire, so as dispaire thee not pos ses, [...] with deadly dread thy fayth to try, thy fayth to try.

[...] WHat euer hath been in time past, ij. what euer hath been [Page 7] [...] in time past, ij. in time present t'is often found, ij. in time present t'is often found, [...] ij. ye flattery hath got ye cast, ij. ye flattery hath got [...] the cast, ij. to get frendship both safe & sound, to get frendship both safe & sound, to get frend- [...] ship both safe & sound, wheras plaines in word & deed, ij. wheras plaines in word & deed, [...] wheras plaines in word & deed, wheras plaines in word & deed, of hatred great is sure to speed, [...] of hatred great is sure to speed, ij. of hatred great is sure to speed.

The end of the first part.

¶ The second part of Songes, composed by Thomas Whythorne, conteining Songes for fower voyces.

[...] FOr to reclaim to frend a froward foe, or bring to passe affaires waighty & great, if patience [...] cheefly doth work it so, as vertue rare it may be thronde in seate: for such in whom that thing is [...] so to finde, though thicke be sown, yet most spring out of kinde, for such in whom that thing is [...] so to finde, though thicke be sown, yet most spring out of kinde.

[...] THe giftes of nature well disposde, are pleasant to the sight, the like of fortune rule the rost, [Page 8] [...] be it in wrong or right: though both or none of these be had, yet to ye giftes of minde, the wise haue [...] the prerogatiue, in all ages assinde, the wise haue the prerogatiue, in all ages assinde.

[...] THough choler cleapt ye hart about, & set it all on fire, which causde the toūg in hasty wise, to blast [...] out for my hire, a dreadfull change for me to haue, if it had taken place: yet now ye storme is [...] gone & past, and I in quiet case, yet now the storme is gone & past, and I in quiet case.

[...] NOw that the truth is tride, of things that be late past, I see when all is spide, that words [Page] [...] are but a blast: and promise great, is but a heat, if not performde at last, and promise great, is [...] but a heat, if not performde at last.

[...] WHere prayses great be geu'n, where prayses great be geu'n, or fautes likewise be found, [...] or fautes likewise be found, ij. oft times they both are blown abrode, oft times they both are blown [...] abrode, ij. are blown abrode, ij. by will, without good ground, ij. [...] by wil, wtout good groūd, by wil, without good ground. Ech thing is not as seems, ech thing [Page 9] [...] is not as seems, ij. and as selfe wils likes it, and as selfe wils likes it, to [...] prayse or blame, ij. to prayse or blame, for such most times, for such most times, [...] for such most times, for such most times, for such most times ij. do rather misse [...] then hit, ij. do rather misse, do rather misse then hit, ij. do rather misse then [...] hit, ij. do rather misse, do rather misse then hit, ij. do rather misse then hit.

[...] TO ouercome by patience, ij. to o uercome by pa ti ence, to ouercome [Page] [...] by patience, wher wrongs hath been of fred, or to be stayd therwith frō will that would be [...] reuenged, or to be stayd therwith frō will that would be reuenged: to finde out such in this sayd [...] sort, to finde out such in this sayd sort, to find out such, possest with this vertue, ij. is hard [...] to do, so as ye same, is hard to do, so as the same haue alway perfect shew, haue alway perfect shew, [...] haue alway perfect shew, is hard to do, so as ye same, is hard to do, so as the same haue alway [...] perfect shew, haue alway per fect shew, haue alway perfect shew, haue alway perfect shew.

[Page 10] [...] TAke heed of words thou mayst not vouch, not spoke, for them th'art free alway, frō word and [...] deed, but sayd, they do thee rule and touch thy sure estate, wherfore I say, of words take heed, but [...] said, they do thee rule & touch thy sure estate, wherfore I say, of words take heed.

[...] LIke as the smoke outwardly seen, doth geue knowlege wher that fire is: so euill words [...] discouers plain, the hatefull hart wher that ire is, so euill words discouers plain, the [...] hatefull hart where that ire is.

[Page] [...] TO reprehend or mock, therof the common end, is cōmon, and great hate to them that vse the [...] same: to flout none hath the leaue, but to some to repr'hend, authoritie geues leaue, th'offender [...] for to blame, to flout none hath the leaue, but to some to repr'hend, authoritie geues leaue, [...] th'offender for to blame.

[...] IT is a world some sots to see, who measure honestie by welth, accounting all honest to be, [...] as they posses of worldly pelth: and Lazarus with God did rest, when the rich gulch to hell was [Page 11] [...] prest, to hell was prest.

[...] I Can not deem them happy sure, who can but onely crake of mucke, I meane ritches [...] which worldlings lure, from heau'nly cares them selu's to pluck: but if vertue to welth ioynd [...] be, twise happy then they be I see, they be I see.

[...] ALL ye that serue ye blind God loue, ij. all ye that serue the blind God [...] loue, shall in ye end your labour loose, he is a fool & wil not moue, and will not moue, [Page] [...] but where he lighteth there to choose, and how should he geue due reward, ij. [...] who therto neuer had regard. Perchance his shaftes may pearce your mind, to make ye blind [...] to serue your foe: thus when the blind doth lead the blind, ij. ye know what good [...] therof doth grow, ij. therfore take heed how you do proue, ij. therefore take heed [...] how you do proue, ij. to loose your ioye by band of loue, to loose [...] your ioy by band of loue.

[Page 12] [...] IT doth me good whē Zephrus rains, in Dians walke for to dis port, wher dul- [...] cet ayres such ioy me gains, as spot of care doth not re sort, the birdes with glad- [...] som tunes remains, remains, with gladsom tunes remains, ech thing Apollo [...] doth cōfort, ech thing Apollo doth com fort, but I of all do most embrace, [...] but I of all, but I of all, but I of all do most embrace: wherfore my song is and [...] shall be, wherfore my song is and shall be, of ioyfulnes and of solace, ij. of ioy-

For children. Primus Triplex.

[...] fulnes and of solace, of ioyfulnes and of solace, so oft as I, so oft as I this time may [...] see, ij. so oft as I this time may see.

[...] PRefer not great beuatie before vertue, the much gazing theron, the much gazing theron many [...] may rue, ij. the much gazing theron, the much gazing theron many may rue. For to [...] beholde the beautie rare, of some who therwith possest are: but them t'accompany and oft to touch, is [...] perilous this proof doth firmly vouch, Prefer not great beautie, Vt supra.

[Page 13] [...] IT hath been proued both euen and morow, it hath been proued both [...] euen and morow, yt a little mirth is worth much sorow, that a little mirth is worth much sorow.

[...] Many that haue toyled & wrought in vaine, & that ech part of case did little take, yet in [...] the end for to quench all their paine, they did thē rest & sport, and good cheer make, they did them rest [...] and sport, and good cheer make. It hath been proued both euen, &c. Vt supra.

[...] I Haue ere this time heard many one say, I haue ere this time heard [Page] [...] many one say, take time while time is, for time will away, take time while time is, for time will away. [...] Who so that great affaires haue to be done, let no deferrings of time be vsed, [...] lest they be far off whē they would be sped. I haue ere this time, &c. Vt supra.

[...] THough crooked cares do chance, ij though crooked cares do chance, ij. [...] to wretched wilfull wills, though crooked cares do chance, ij. though [...] crooked cares do chance, ij. to wretched wilfull wils, which vnwisely aduance, which [Page 14] [...] vnwisely aduance, the reach of many ills: to those thus may we glaunce, to those thus may [...] we glaunce, where wilfull will planteth, wit with wisedome wanteth, where wilfull will [...] planteth, wit with wisedome wanteth, wisedome wanteth.

[...] WHen that well tipled are, whē that well tipled are with boused bum, dan Bacchus birdes, dan [...] Bacchus birdes so deare, their tounges then talk, and blab at large, their tounges then talk, and blab [...] at large, that which in mind doth come, not shame cā let, not shame cā let their retchles speech to walk▪ [Page] [...] beside all this most times, beside all this most times suth factes they vse, as oft their frends their com- [...] panies re fuse, beside all this most times, beside all this most times such factes they vse, as [...] oft their frendes their companies re fuse, their companies re fuse.

[...] WHo yt will wey of ages all, their change of shapes frō time to time, [...] who yt will wey of ages all, their change of shapes frō time to time, what chil- [...] dish thoughts to younglings fall, what childish thoughts to younglings [Page 15] [...] fall, as yeres waxe ripe how they do clime, may wel in mind this sentence call: as time doth al- [...] ter, as time doth alter eu'ry wight, so eu'ry age hath his de light, so eu'ry age hath [...] his de light, hath his delight.

[...] WHen fortune seemd so much my frend, to place me with assured stay, then with a becke she [...] made me bow, vnto my foe to be his pray, then with a becke she made me bow, vnto my [...] foe to be his pray.

[Page] [...] IF I had not foreseen, the changes newly hapt, the sodeine chance therof in [...] cares would haue me wrapt: therfore I do pro test, foreknowlege is the best, of troubles [...] that must come, for then they soon digest, therfore I do pro test, foreknowlege is the [...] best, of troubles that must come, for then they soon digest.

[...] OF natures giftes wit is ye cheef, of natures giftes wit is ye cheef, which doth discern both good [...] and ill, of natures giftes wit is ye cheef, of natures giftes wit is ye cheef, which doth discern both [Page 16] [...] good and ill, and both wit works for to be breef, and both wit works for to be breef, and both wit [...] works for to be breef, & both wit works for to be breef, as reason rules or wilfull will, as reason [...] rules or wilfull will, as reasō rules or wilful will, as reasō rules or wilfull will: Let reason ther- [...] fore rule wit still, let reasō therfore rule wit stil, lest wil in wit doth work his wil, lest will in wit doth [...] work his will, doth work his will, let reason therfore rule wit still, let reasō therfore rule wit still, [...] lest wil in wit doth work his wil, lest will in wit doth work his will, doth work his will.

[Page] [...] WHo so that list, who so that list his chaunce to try, on fortunes fickle wheel, who so that [...] list, who so that list his chaunce to try, on fortunes fic kle wheel, he shal soon see & also spye, he [...] shall soon see and also spy, her pleasures strange to feel, her pleasures strange to feel: For as soon [...] as she hath him set, for as soon as she hath him set, aloft on that her stage, aloft on that her [...] stage, frō high to low she will him set, and all his pompe as swage, frō high to low she [...] will him fet, and all his pomp as swage, and all his pomp asswage.

[Page 17] [...] THough fortune frowne on me al way, turning my ioye to pensiuenes, yet do I still hope [...] for the day, that all my wo shall haue redres: And no mishap shall take the place, to bring me in this [...] wofull case. For all my hope is in my God, whose look dame fortune dare not bide, his force [...] and hers is so far odde, from where he is she will soon slide: And why should I pray for her [...] ayde, since on her wheel she hath few stayde?

[...] POnder the proof so far as thou, in worldly works be proued shall, how vaine they [Page] [...] are in deed and show, how dangerous to deal withall: and nothing els yu shalt then find, [...] this world (thus working in his kind) but wide scaffold for vs ech one, to play our tragedies [...] vp on, but wide scaffold for vs ech one, to play our tragedies vp on.

[...] THe doutfull state that I posses, doth trouble all my wits throughout, one while good hap seems [...] t'will not ceasse, then by and by it makes me dout: And thus standing in hope and dread, I wish [...] oft times that I were dead, I wish oft times that I were dead.

[Page 18] [...] IS there no choice for me, but still to tast this strife? shall all misease and pensiue thought, [...] torment me all my life? O Lord to thee I call, now let thy pleasure be, to keep me [...] from this misery, in ioye with thine to be, to keep me from this misery, in ioye with [...] thine to be.

[...] THe diuers chance that God doth send, the diuers chance that God doth send, to vexe the [...] mind and body both, it doth proceed as we offend, ij. or as his loue toward [...] [Page] [...] vs groth: ij. Somtimes for that, somtimes for that our sinnes encrease, our sinnes en- [...] crease, somtimes to try, somtimes to try our constantnes, our constantnes: But I for sinne must [...] craue release, but I for sinne must craue release, ij. which neuer ceasse me to oppres, [...] ij. which neuer ceasse me to oppres, ij. which neuer ceasse me to oppres, [...] which neuer ceasse me to oppres.

[...] THe great offence of my most sinfull ghost, with terror great doth ouerflow the same, and that [Page 19] [...] which now my sprite oppresseth most, is remembrance of life past out of frame. Whē I for grace lift [...] vp my daseld eye, vnto the throne frō whence it doth descend, euen then dispaire seems to approch me [...] nye, to make my hope in me for to take end. But loe, dame fayth bids me leaue slipper hold, and take [...] sure gripe on promise made of yore, by him whose eyes disdains not to behold, the hūble cheer, with [...] hart tormented sore. So that mercy, for mercy I do cry, vnto ye Lord, frō whō springs all mercy, [...] so that mercy, for mercy I do cry, vnto the Lord, from whom springs all mercy.

[Page] [...] O Good Lord haue mercy on me according to thy great mer cy, & do away th'ini- [...] quitie yt I haue wrought most wickedly, yt I haue wrought most wic ked ly.

[...] I will yeld thankes to thee, O Lord in Trinitie, because thou hast heard me, my prayer all: [...] and in my turmentre, my hope in thee shall be, to turne mine enemie, when I thee call, to turne [...] mine enemie, when I thee call.

[...]MY soule and all that in me is, to prayse my God alway, shall ready be to do the same, in the [Page 20] [...] best sort I may. For he to me hath shewde his grace, vnworthy though I be, therfore will I [...] set forth his prayse, to all of ech degree, therfore will I set forth his prayse, to all of ech degree.

[...] SInce I embrace ye heau'nly grace, in sort as I would haue, reioyce I must, [...] till I for dust, ij. do yeld my corps to graue, do yeld my corps to graue. Was neuer [...] none, did sigh & mone, I thinke more oft then I, for deep dispaire, me did empaire, confoūding me [...] well nye, confoūding me well nye. But then Gods grace, appeard in place, putting back that foule [Page] [...] feend: and sayd to me, of comfort be, for heau'n is thine at end, for heau'n is thine at end. [...] Wherfore re ioyce, wherfore reioyce, both sound and voyce, both sound & voyce, let no tune mour- [...] ning be, let no tune mourning be: but with delight, but with delight, with all your might, [...] with all your might, reioyce ye all with me, reioyce ye all with me. [...] ij. Reioyce, reioyce, ij. reioyce, reioyce, reioyce, [...] reioyce, reioyce, reioyce, reioyce, reioyce, ij. reioyce, ij. reioyce, re- [Page 21] [...] ioyce, ij. reioyce, reioyce, reioyce, [...] reioyce, ij. reioyce, ij. reioyce, ij. reioyce.

[...] WHen I remember of this world, what I therein do know, how all the pleasures of the same, [...] but vaine in th'end do grow. O Lord say I happy they be, who yu doost enter tain, for they shal [...] e uerlasting ly, in perfect ioyes remaine: O Lord say I happy they be, who thou doost en- [...] ter taine, for they shall e uerlasting ly, in perfect ioyes remaine.

Grace before meate.

[...] O Lord aboue send vs thy grace to be our stay, so as we neuer do that which belongs vnto [...] the sinfull wicked way, the sinfull wicked way.

Grace before meate.

[...] ALmightie God thy louing care, is to prouide for vs alway, & heer hast sent for [...] our welfare, such worldly food as feed we may. ij. So we thee pray to send [...] also, our soules to feed thy food diuine, that thy glory in vs may show, to eu'ry wight. [...] So yt infine, so yt infine, whē they by grace see our cōfort, may for ye like to thee resort, to thee resort,

[...] to thee resort: and so to laud thy holy name, & so to laud thy holy name, as all we heer do now the [...] same, as all we heer do now the same.

The first Grace.

Grace after meate.

O our father, O our [...] father we yeld to thee, for all thy gifts most thankfull prayse, which by vs now re ceaued be, or [...] heertofore, or heertofore by any wayes. Desiring thee yt thou wilt saue, thy Church, our [...] Queen, & all her land, and send vs all ye peace to haue, the which in Iesus Christ doth stand. ij. [...] Graūt this O Lord to geue to vs, ij. for thy sonnes sake our Lord Iesus, ij. to whō with [Page] [...] thee ij. and th'holy sprite, ij. be all glory, be all glo ry for aye, for aye, for aye, [...] so be it, be all glory, be all glory for aye, so be it, for aye, sobeit, for aye, sobeit.

Psalme. 95.

[...] O Come let vs sing vnto the Lord: let vs hartily reioyce in the strength of our saluation. [...] Let vs come before his presence with thanks geuing: and shew our selues glad in him with Psalms. [...] For the Lord is a great God: and a great king aboue all Gods. In his hand are all the corners of [...] the earth: and the strēgth of the hils is his al so. The sea is his, and he made it: and his hands pre- [Page 23] [...] pared the dry land. O come let vs worship & fall down: and kneel before the Lord our maker. For [...] he is the Lord our God: and we are the people of his pasture, & the sheep of his hands. To day [...] if ye will heare his voyce, har den not your hartes: When your fathers tempted me: pro- [...] uoked me, & saw my works. Fortie yeares long was I greeued with this generation, and sayd: it [...] is a people that do erre in their harts, for they haue not knowne my wayes. Unto whom I sware [...] in my wrath: that they should not enter into my rest. Glory be to the father, and to ye sonne, [Page] [...] and to the holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now, and euer shall be, world without [...] end, Amen, world without end, A men.

Psalme. 100.

[...] O Be ioyfull in the Lord all ye landes, O be ioyfull in ye Lord all ye lands: serue the Lord with [...] gladnes, and come before his presence with a song, and come before his presence with a [...] song. Be ye sure that the Lord he is God. Be ye sure that the Lord he is God: it is he that hath [...] made vs, & not we our selues: we are his people, & the sheep of his pasture, we are his people, and [Page 24] [...] the sheep of his pasture. O go your way into his gates with thanks geuing, O go your way into [...] his gates with thanks geuing, O go your way into his gates with thanks geuing, and into [...] his courts with praise, & into his courts with praise: be thankfull vnto him, & speake good of his [...] name, be thankfull vnto him, and speake good of his name. For the Lord is gratious, ij. [...] for the Lord is gratious, ij. his mercy, his mercy is euerlasting: and his truth, & his truth [...] en dureth frō generation to generati on, and his truth, and his truth en dureth frō generation

[...]

Psalme. 123.

[...] eyes wait vpon ye Lord our God, vntill he haue mercy vpon vs, vpon vs, vntill he [...] haue mercy vpon vs. Haue mercy vpon vs, O Lord, haue mercy vp on vs, O [...] Lord, haue mercy vp on vs O Lord, haue mercy vp on vs O Lord, haue [...] mercy vpon vs O Lord, haue mercy vpon vs, haue mercy vpon vs: ij. for we are [...] vtterly, for we are vtterly, for we are vtterly de spi sed. Our soule is fil led, our soule is [...] fil led, our soule is filled ij. with ye scornfull reproof, with ye scornful reproof of ye welthy: [Page 26] [...] and with ye despitefulnes of ye proud, ij. and with ye despitefulnes of ye proud. ij. Glory [...] be to ye father, ij. glory be to ye father, ij. and to ye sonne, & to the sonne, and to the holy [...] Ghost, & to ye holy Ghost, ye holy Ghost. As it was in ye beginning, as it was in ye beginning, ij. [...] as it is now, & euer shal be, as it is now, & euer shal be, ij. world wtout end, ij. world wtout [...] end. ij. Sobeit. ij.

Psalme. 134.

[...] BEhold, now prayse ye Lord, all ye seruantes of the Lord, ij. behold, now praise [Page] [...] the Lord all ye seruants, behold, now praise ye Lord all ye seruants of the Lord. Ye yt by night stād [...] in the house of ye Lord, ye yt by night stand in ye house of ye Lord, ij. ye that by night stand in ye house [...] of the Lord: ij. euen in ye courts of the house of our God, euen in ye courts of the house of [...] our God, ij. euen in ye courts of the house of our God. Lift vp your hands in ye sanctuary, [...] lift vp your hands in the sanctuary, ij. lift vp your hands in ye sanctuary: and praise the [...] Lord, ij. and praise the Lord, ij. and praise the Lord, ij. and praise the [Page 27] [...] Lord. ij. The Lord yt made heau'n & earth, ij. the Lord yt made heau'n and [...] earth, ij. the Lord that made heau'n & earth, ij. geue thee [...] blessing out of Sion, ij. geue thee blessing out of Sion, ij. geue thee blessing, geue thee [...] blessing out of Sion, geue thee blessing out of Sion. Glory be to ye father, ij. glory be [...] to the father, ij. glory be to the father, ij. glory be to the father, and to ye sonne, and to the [...] holy Ghost, ij. and to the sonne, & to the holy Ghost, ij. and to ye sonne, & to the

[...]

Psalme. 130.

[...] him, my soule doth wait for him: ij. in his word is my trust, in his word is my trust, in his [...] word is my trust. My soule flyeth vnto ye Lord, my soule flyeth vnto ye Lord, before the mor- [...] ning watch, ij. before ye morning watch, before ye morning watch, before ye morning [...] watch, I say, before the morning watch, I say, before the morning watch .ij. O Is- [...] raell, O Israell ij. trust in ye Lord, ij. trust in ye Lord. ij. for with the [...] Lord there is mercy, for with ye Lord there is mercy, for with ye Lord there is mercy, ij. for [Page 29] [...] with ye Lord there is mercy: and with him is plenteous redempti on, and with him is plente ous [...] redemption. And he shall redeem Israell, and he shall redeem Israell frō all his sinnes .ij. [...] Glory be to the father, ij. glory be to the father, and to the sonne, & to the holy Ghost, and [...] to the sonne, & to the holy Ghost .ij. As it was in ye beginning, as it was in the beginning, [...] ij. as it is now, as it is now, & euer shal be, & euer shal be, world without end. ij. [...] Sobeit. Sobeit. Sobeit. ij. ij.

The end of the second part.

¶ The third part of Songes, composed by Thomas Whythorne, conteining Songes for fiue voyces.

[...] WHen wit doth seek vice to em brace, then wit him selfe doth much de face: for wit and [...] wisedome diffreth so, as wit from wisedome needes must go. If wit by wisedome rule in place, as [...] reason would it should be so, then wit so working, ye shall see, will worke all well in ech degree. [...] But if wit worke without wisedome, I dout what good therof will come, but if wit worke with- [...] out wisedome, I dout what good therof will come.

[Page 30] [...] THe musicke tunes of voyce or sound, doth helpe the cares, and doth expell, all sorowes [...] that ye hart doth wound, ij. also ye wits it cherisheth well: [...] it soupleth sinewes of ech wight, and eke the faint, and eke the faint ij. it fils with might, [...] it fils with might.

[...] AS t'is a signe of per sons graue, patiently to beare th'unkinde parts, v sed [...] to thē by such as haue, by frendly proof known their true harts: so is a signe a fool to [Page] [...] know, vnthankful nes, ij. wher it doth show, ij. so is a signe [...] a fool to know, vnthankful nes ij. wher it doth show. ij.

[...] OF a hard beginning, of a hard begin ning comes a good end many say: which [...] prouerb old a comfort is, which prouerb old a comfort is to some where cares bears sway. If [...] good beginning chaunce, if good beginning chaunce, shall we then dout a change? ij. [...] shall we then dout a change? ij. Not so, for then the faithles will, not so, for then the [Page 31] [...] faithles will, not so, for then the faithles will, frō good nes, from goodnes soon estrange. [...] Of a hard beginning, of a hard begin ning comes a good end many say. [...] ij.

[...] THe pleasant and the gentle speech, where countnaunce like doth show, court'ous behauour [...] and gesture, where maners milde do grow. Of all things in absence to make the best with good [...] report, doth winne and keep faythfull frendship, where reason doth resort, doth winne and keep faith- [Page] [...] full frendship, where reason doth resort.

[...] THe haughtines of some but base, whose outward show seems of some port, takes on [...] them as they were in case, for to countnaunce the higher sort: these would haue all to thē [...] be bound, and they from all free to be found, these would haue all to them be bound, and [...] they from all free to be found.

[...] I Haue not onely read, but eke by proof haue tride, how such who daily haunt their [Page 32] [...] greaters compa ny, can not shun great offence on th'one or th' other side, wherfore happy [...] are they, who such an ill can flye.

[...] NOthing is sharper then low thinges, whē they by groth, ij. when they by groth [...] ij. on hye be brought, ij. on hye be brought, on hye be brought: so none in pride, [...] so none in pride, ij. so none ij. in pride and cru el tie, ij. are like to some [...] who rise of nought, so none in pride, so none in pride, ij. so none ij. in [Page] [...] pride and cru eltie, ij. are like to some who rise of nought, who rise of nought.

[...] IN weale & wo be patient, ij.▪ in weale and wo be pa ti ent, in weale [...] and wo be patient, ij. in weale & wo be pa ti ent, let not fury thy hart [...] posses, ij. let not fury thy hart pos ses, for she alway ye same doth rent, for she [...] alway ye same doth rent, and brings it oft in great distres, & brings it oft in great distres, & brings [...] it oft in great distres .ij. Wherfore if thou wilt liue in rest, wherfore [Page 33] [...] if thou wilt liue in rest, in no wise harbor such a gest, wherfore if yu wilt liue in rest, [...] wherfore if thou wilt liue in rest, in no wise harbour such a gest.

[...] AS thy sha dow it selfe ap plyeth, to follow thee wher so thou go, & when thou bends [...] itself it wryeth, turning as thou both to & fro: the flatterer doth e uen so, and shopes him self the [...] same to glose, with many a fawning & gay show, whom he would frame for his purpose, with [...] many' a fawning and gay show, whom he would frame for his purpose.

[Page] [...] IT doth belong more of good right, to such as haue cou rage gen tle, to shew forth plain [...] to eu'ry wight, the loue or hate they bear them till: then stily to cloke, or closely to hide, by their [...] dissembling look and cheer, the good or ill that in their harts doth bide, wherby their wyles [...] can not ap peare, wherby their wyles can not ap peare.

[...] WHo that to quassing is bent, and to drink the rate, that dame nature (the nursse of helth) hath [...] thē forbod, the mastry of thēselues they loose, their strength doth so abate, beside their worse reward, [Page 34] [...] which is the wrath of God, beside their worse reward, which is the wrath of God.

[...] I Flattered be ye wicked, ij. if flattered be ye wicked, ij. [...] frō ill to worse become they than, frō ill to worse be come they than, whē malice is likewise prai- [...] sed, when malice is likewise praysed, when malice is likewise praysed, ij. when ma- [...] lice is likewise praysed, ij. the harme there of, the harme therof few suffer can, the harme [...] therof few suffer can, few suffer can, the harme there of, the harme therof few suffer can, the [Page] [...] [Page 34] [...] [Page] [...] harme therof few suffer can, few suffer can, few suffer can.

[...] IF thou yt hast a trusty frend, desire that his loue may not swarue, then how to vse him to that [...] end, thou shalt now know thy turne to serue. Both gentle nes and curtesie, to him to [...] vse ij. see that thou do. Let no rough speech his patience try: ij. nor crooked ma- [...] ners see thou show. Forbeare him when he is angry. In his errour gently reproue. [...] When aduers chaunce doth touch him nye, comfort him then as doth behoue. So mayst thou [Page 35] [...] not onely retaine, thy frend so long as life doth last: but double loue thou oughtst to gain, as gwer- [...] don, as gwerdon for thy frendship past. But whē thou hast so put in vre, but when thou [...] hast so put in vre, the things that erst I told thee on, the things that erst I told thee on: [...] if all that please him not, be sure, be sure, be sure, he is no frend [...] to trust vpon, no frend to trust vpon.

[...] THy se cretes told to such as haue, of dissembling the proper way, to be blabd forth [Page] [...] thee to de praue, look thou therfore there is no nay. And so the Foxe the Lamb shal gain, [...] ere he of guile findes cause to feare, therfore ye faithfull hart retaine, that holds thy hart [...] and secrets deare, therfore the faythfull hart retaine, that holds thy hart & se crets deare.

[...] BY new broom, by new broom, ye may be sure, store is good, for they will not long endure. [...] The new broom sweepeth cleane, a prouerb old, that applyed is to such as heerafter shall be told. [...] The double diligent the seruant new: And the hote louer that dy'eth at first vew. The hote loue is [Page 36] [...] soon colde, as oft is seen, and the temp'rate fire doth make the swe [...] malt, as wise do ween. The [...] frend at first that seems he will not change, inconstant, yet to proue, it is not strange. Thus my song [...] for to end, in plain words few, t'is not good to trust these three ouer much at the first shew.

[...] GEue not thy minde to hea ui nes suffer not cares to make thee thrall, for they in [...] time dry vp doutles, thy bones and moysture radicall. The ioy and cheerfulnes of hart, [...] is onely comfort of mans life, and gladnes [...] prolongs by art, his li uing dayes de- [Page] [...] uoyde of strife. Now leaue ye [...]owre and take the sweet, thou shalt for [...] finde it most meet, [...] now leaue the sowre and take the sweet, thou shalt for helth finde it most meet.

[...] SHall I this wo sustaine, shall I this wo sus taine, shall I this wo sustaine, [...] which is come by mischance? and haue no ease againe, ij. and haue no ease againe, and haue [...] no ease againe, but still to haue greuance? Then patience the salue must be, then patience the salue [...] must be, ij. wherwith to heale this sore, wherwith to heale this sore, wherwith to [Page] [Page] [Page] [Page] [Page]

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