CANTVS PRIMVS
AN HOWRES RECREAtion in Musicke, apt for Instrumentes and Voyces. Framed for the delight of Gentlemen and others which are wel affected to that qualitie, All for the most part with two trebles, necessarie for such as teach in priuate families, with a prayer for the long preseruation of the King and his posteritie, and a thankesgiuing for the deliuerance of the whole estate from the late conspiracie.
By RICHARD ALISON Gentleman and practitioner in this Arte.
LONDON Printed by Iohn windet the Assigne of William Barley, and are to be sold at the Golden Anchore in Pater Noster Row. 1606.
To the right vvorthily honored and most free Respecter of all vertue, his chiefly esteemde and singular good patrone Sir Iohn Scudamore Knight.
HOw noble, how auncient, and how effectuall the Arte of Musicke is, many excellent discourses of Theoristes deepely learned in the science haue already so confirmed & illustrated, that it might seeme as much arrogancie in me to attempt the prayse thereof, as it argues malice or ignorance in such as seeke to exclude it out of diuine, or humaine societie. I will onely alledge one testimonie out of an Epistle, which that auncient Father Martin Luther did write to Senfelius the Musician, which is so ample in commendation of this art, that it were superfluous to adde any other. Musicke, saith he, to Diuels we know is hateful and intollerable, and I plainely thinke neither am I ashamed to auerr it, that next to Theologie, there is no Arte comparable with Musicke: for it alone next to Theologie doth effect that, which otherwise onely Theologie can performe, that is, a quiet and a chearefull minde. Now if Musicke merites so high a place, as this holy man hath giuen it, can wee deny loue and honour to them, that with their grace and bounty raise the professors thereof? Or to whome shal we that labour in this qualitie, better recommend our workes, then to our patrones and benefactors? Receiue therefore (most honoured Knight and my worthiest Patrone) the fruites of your bounties and the effects of those quiet dayes, which by your goodnes I haue enioyed. And as the glory of a new finisht house belonges not so much to the Worke-man that built it, as to the Lord that owes it, so if any part of this new worke of mine can excite commendation, the grace is chiefly yours, though the labour mine. But because there is no man more distrustfull of his owne endeuours then I am my selfe, by the weakenes of my nature: I beseech you receiue my labours howsoeuer into your protection, whose worth can best countenance thē from misfortune, & spirit defend them, I will onely assist you with a poore mans bounty, I meane my many humble prayers to the highest protector, beseeching him to blesse you with long life and prosperity to his glorie and our comforts, that must euer owe you our seruice and loue.
THE TABLE.
- The man vpright of life. I
- He onely can behold. II
- O heauie heart whose harmes. III
- In hope a King doth goe to war. IIII
- Though wit bids wil to blow retreate. V
- But yet it seemes a foolish drift. VI
- I Can no more but hope good hart. VII
- Who loues this life from loue his loue. VIII
- My prime of youth, my feast of ioy. IX
- The spring is past, and yet. X
- Rest with your selues. XI
- For lust is fraile, where loue. XII
- Shal I weepe and shees a feasting. XIII
- Can I abide this praunsing. XIIII
- The sturdie rocke for al his strength. XV
- The stately stag that seemes so stout. XVI
- VVhat if a day or a month or. XVII
- Earthes but a point to the world. XVIII
- There is a garden in her face. XIX
- Those cheries fairely do inclose. XX
- Her eyes her eyes like Angels. XXI
- Behold now prayse the Lord. XXII
- O Lord bow down thine eare. XXIII
- The sacred quire of Angels. XXIIII
CANTVS PRIMVS.
Of 4. voc.
The first verse.
[...] THe man vpright of life .ii. whose guiltles heart is free from all dishonest deeds from al dishonest deedes, .ii. or thought of vanitie, that man whose silent dayes in harmeles ioyes are spent, whom hopes cannot delude, de╌lude, nor sorrow discontent, whom hopes cānot delude, whom hopes cannot delude, nor sorrow discontent, that man needs neither towers nor armor for de╌fence, nor secret vautes to flie, .ii. from thunders vio╌lence, nor secret vautes to flie to flie from thunders violence
The second verse.
[...] HE onely can behold behold ii. he onely can behold with vnaffrighted eyes, the horrors of the deep, & terrors of the skies, the horrors of the deep, & ter╌rors of the skies. Thus scor╌ning scorning, scorning all the cares that fate or fortune brings. He makes his heauē his booke, .ii. he makes his heauen his booke, his wisedome heauenly thinges good thoughts his onely friendes, his onely friendes, his wealth a well spent age, the earth his sober Inne, .ii, & quiet pilgri╌mage,
The first verse.
[...] O Heauy hart whose harms are hid thy helpe is hurt, thy hap is hard, if thou shouldst break, as God for╌bid then should desert want his re╌ward, hope wel; ,ii. to haue, hate not sweete thought, sweete thought, fowle cruell storms; foule cruell storms fairer calmes haue brought, fairer calmes haue brought, after sharpe showers the sun shines fairer, hope cums likewise after dispaire, after sharpe showers, the sunne shines faire hope cums likewise after dis╌paire.
The 2, verse.
[...] IN hope a king doth go to war, in hope a king doth go to war, in hope a louer liues ful long, in hope a marchant sailes ful far, in hope iust men do suffer wrong, iust men do suffer wrong, in hope the plowman sowes his seede, .ii. thus hope helps thousands at their neede, then faint not hart among the .ii. rest, what euer chance hope thou the best; what euer chāce hope thou the best.
The 3. verse.
[...] THough wit bids wil to blow retreate to .ii. to blow retreait will cannot worke as wit would wish, when that the Roch doth taste the bait too late, to warne the hungrie fish, when Cities burn on fierie flame, on fiery flame great ri╌uers scarse may quench the same, .ii. same If will and fancy be agreede, agreede .ii. ,ii. be agreed, too late for wit to bid take heed to bid take heed, to late for wit to bid take heed.
The fourth verse.
[...] BVt yet it seems a foolish drift, it seemes a foolish drift, to follow wil, & leaue the wit .ii. .ii. the wan╌ton, wantō horse that runs too swift, that runs too swift, may well bee staid, may well be stayed vpon the bit, but checke a horse amid his race, and out of doubt you mar his pace, though wit & reason doth men teach, neuer to clime aboue their reach neuer to clime a╌boue their reach.
The fift verse.
[...] I Can no more but hope good hart, no more but hope good hart, for thogh the worst doth chāce to fal, I know a wile shal ease thy smart, .ii. a wile shall ease thy smart & turne to sweete thy sugred gall, when thy good will and painfull suite hath shakt the tree ii. .ii. hath shakte the tree and wants the fruit then keepe thou patience well in store, that souraigne salue shall heale thy sore, ,ii. that soueraigne salue shall heale thy sore.
[...] WHo loues this life from loue his loue doth erre .ii. & chusing drosse rich treasure doth de╌nie, leauing the pearle Christs coun╌sell to prefer .ii, with selling all, with .ii. we haue the same to buy O happy soule .ii. ,ii. soule that doth disburse a sum, to gain a King╌dome in the life in the life to come, to gaine a Kingdome in the life to .ii. in the life to come, O happie soule .ii. .ii. that doth dis╌burse a sum, to gaine a kingdom in the life to come, to gaine, a kingdom in the life to com, to gain a kingdom in the life to com, a kingdō in the life to com
The first verse.
[...] MY prime of youth is but a frost of cares, my feast of ioy is but a dish of paine, a dish of pain, my crop of corne is but a field of tares and all my good is but vain hope of gaine, vaine hope of gaine, my life is fled is fled, & yet I saw no sun, & now I liue, and now now now, now ,ii. my life .ii. my life is done, my life is fled is fled, and yet I saw no sunne, and now I liue, .ii. & now now now, .ii. .ii. my life, my life is done.
The second verse.
[...] THe spring is past, and yet it hath not sprung, the fruit is dead and yet the leaues be greene, the leaues be greene, my youth is gone, and yet I am but yong, I saw the world, and yet I was not seen, yet I was not seen, my threed is cut, .ii. & yet it is not spun, ,ii. ,ii, it is not spun and now I liue .ii, and now now now now now now my life my life is done, my threed is cut, ,ii, & yet it is not spun, ,ii, and yet it is not spun, & now I liue, .ii. & now & now now now now my life is done, my life is done.
Of 5. voc.
The first verse.
[...] REst with your selues .i.. .ii. you vaine and idle braines which youth and agein lewdest lust bestow, which youth and age in lewdest lust be╌stow and find out frauds .ii. .ii. and vse ten thousand traines to win the soyle where nought but sin .ii. doth grow and liue with me .ii, you chast and honest mindes which do, your liues in lawfull loue employ employ, & know no sleights, but friends for vertue finds, and loath the lust, which doth the soule de╌stroy. ii. destroy
The 2, verse.
[...] FOr lust is fraile, .ii. where loue is euer sound, lust outward sweet, but inward bitter gall, a shop of shewes where no good ware is found, not like to loue, where honest faith is all, so that is lust, ii. where fancy ebs and flowes .ii. ebs and flowes & hates and loues as beauty dyes .ii. and grows,, and this is loue, ii.-where friendship firmly stands on vertues rock, .ii. ii. & not on sinful sands, & not on sinful sands.
The first verse.
[...] SHall I .ii. .ii. abide this ieasting, I weepe, and shees a feasting, shall I .ii. abide this ieasting, I weepe and shees a feasting, O cruell cruell fan╌cy, that so doth blinde thee .ii. to loue one doth not mind thee; that so doth blind thee .ii. to loue one to loue one doth not mind thee, that so doth blind thee .ii. to loue one doth not mind thee, that so doth blind thee so blind thee, to loue to loue one doth not mind thee.
The 2. verse.
[...] CAn I .ii. can I abide .ii. this praunsing, this praunsing I weepe I weepe and shees a daunsing, a daunsing a daunsing, I weepe & shees a daunsing, a daunsing a daunsing, O cruell cruell cruell fancy so to betray me .ii. thou goest about to slay me, to slay me, thou goest about about about about to slay thou goest about about about to slay me, O cruel, cruel cruel fancie so to betray me .ii. .ii. thou goest about to slay me thou goest about about about .ii. to slay me, thou goest aboute .ii. to slay me.
[...] THe sturdie rock for al his strength by raging seas, is rent in twain, the &c by raging seas is rent, by raging seas is rent in twain the marble stone, the marble stone is pearst at length, with little drops of drisling rain the &c ,ii, the oxe doth yeelde vnto the yoake doth yeeld vnto the yoake, the steele obeieth the hammer stroake the ii. the .ii. obeyeth the hāmer stroake, the oxe doth yeeld the oxe doth yeeld vnto the yoak, vnto the yoke, the steele obeyeth the hā╌mer stroak, the ,ii. the .ii, the steele obeyeth the hāmer stroke
[...] THe stately stagge that seemes so stoute, .ii, by yelping yelping yelping, yelping hounds by yelping, .ii, .ii. .ii. houndes at bay is set, the swiftest birde that flies a╌bout, that flies about at length is caught, ,ii. in fowlers net, the greatest fish in deepest brook, is soon, is soone deceiude deceiude, with subtle hooke, with subtle hooke, ii. deceiude with subtle hooke, is soone, is soone deceiued, is soone deceiud by subtle hook the greatest fish in deepest brook is soon is soon deceiud, is soon deceiud, with subtle hook is soone is soone de &c is soone, is soon [Page XVII] [...] de &c. hooke.
The first verse.
[...] WHat if a day or a month or a yeare crown thy delights with a thou╌sand sweet contentings, can not a chance of a night or an howre crosse thy desires with as many sad tormentings, fortune, honor, beauty youth, are but blossoms are but blossoms dying, wanton pleasure, doating loue are but shadowes, are ii, are flying, all our ioyes are but toyes, are but toyes i╌dle thoughts deceiuing, none haue power of an howre of an howre in their liues be╌reauing.
The second verse.
[...] EArthes but a point to the world, and a man is but a point to the worlds compared centure, shall then a point of a point be so vaine, as to tri╌umph in a seely points aduenture, all is hassard that we haue, there is nothing .ii. nothing biding, dayes of pleasure are like streames through faire medowes gli╌ding, faire meadowes gli╌ding, through faire meadowes gli╌ding gliding, weale and woe time doth goe, ,ii. time is neuer turning, secret fates guide our states .ii. both in mirth in mirth and mourning:
The first verse.
[...] THere is a garden in her face, where roses and white lilies grow .ii. A heauenly paradise is that place, a heauenly heauenly para╌dise is that place wherein al pleasant fruits do flow, ii. .ii there cheries grow, .ii. that none may buy .ii. till cherie ripe cherie ripe till cherie ripe til cherie ripe, cherie ripe cherie ripe .ii. thēselus do crie, there cheries grow that none may buy .ii. til che╌rie ripe chery ripe, till cherie ripe till cherie ripe cherie .ii. ripe, thēselus do cry
The 2. verse.
[...] THose cheries fairly do inclose of orient pearle a double, row ii, .ii. which when her louely louely laugh╌ter showes they looke like rose buds fild with snow ,ii. ,ii. yet thē no Peere nor Prince may buy, nor Prince may buy, till chery ripe ripe ii. chery ripe, chery ripe themselues do crie, yet thē no peere nor prince may buy, nor prince may buy, till chery ripe, ripe .ii. cherry ripe, cherie ripe, themselues do crie.
The 3 verse.
[...] HEr eyes her eyes like Angels watch them still them stil ii. [Page XXI] [...] .ii. her eyes her eyes like angels watch thē stil her brows like bē╌ded bows do stād do stād, thretning thretning with percing frowns to kil to kil to kil kil kil kil al that approch with eye ii, or hād ii. these sacred cheries to com nie, to &c til chery ripe ,ii. ripe ;ii .ii. cherie ripe cherie ripe ripe cherie ripe cherie ripe .ii .ii. ii, thēselus do crie, these sacred cheries to com╌nie com╌nie these cheries to &c till cherie ripe .ii, ,ii cherie ripe ripe till &c cherie ripe cherie ripe .ii. .ii. themselues do crie
MEDIVS PRIMVS
[...] BEhold now praise the Lord al ye seruants of the Lord ye seruants of the Lord, Behold now praise the Lord, be hold now praise the Lord all ye seruants of the Lord, ye that by night stand in the house of the Lord ye that by night stand in the house of the Lord the Lord, euen in the Courts, euen in the Courts of the house of the house of our God, lift vp your hands in the sanctuarie, in the sanctu╌arie and prayse the Lord, and prayse and prayse the Lord the Lord that made that made both heauen and earth, the Lord that made both heauen & earth. [Page XXII] [...] giue thee blessing out of Sion, out of Sion giue thee blessing out of Sion out of Sion, giue thee blessing out of Si╌on, out of Si╌on, giue thee blessing out of Si╌on, A╌men.
CANTVS
[...] O Lord bow down thine eare vnto our prayers which we make in thy sons name, O &c :ii. our prayers which wee make to thee in thy sons name, and for his sake, preserue our gracious King and Queene, from all from all their enemies, conti new O Lord their deliuerance from the conspiracies of all such as rise vp against them, preserue also his royall progenie, pre &c. royal pro╌genie, pre &c pre &c progenie prince Henrie and the rest, euen through the same our Lord Iesus Christ, euen &c. [Page XIII] [...] who liueth and raigneth with thee and the holy Ghost; and the holy Ghost, who liueth and raigneth with thee with thee and the holy Ghost, both now and euer A╌men, A╌men.
[...] THe sa╌cred quire of angels sings the prayses of the weele tune our voy╌ces to the lute and In╌stru╌ments of li╌uing Lord, that is the god and king of kings pro╌tecting those that sweetest sound no tong shal in thy prayse be mute that dost thy foes and keep his worde, O well of grace, O spring of life to those that thirst ours confound, who hast preferude our king and state from ru╌ine that thy truth to taste, but vn╌to them that liue in strife a ter╌ror that wil was neere at hand while all good men re╌ioyce ther╌at thy will no pow╌er e╌uer last. CHORVS tis thou O Lord, tis &c. through [...]gth of thy right can withstand tis thou O Lord, tis &c. through [...]gth of thy right hand alone that Sathans secrets hast reuealde and bloody bloody treasons ouerthrown. Tis thou O Lord, tis &c. through strength of thy right hand [Page XXIIII] [...] alone that Sathans secrets hast re╌uealde and bloody bloody treasons ouer╌thrown.
CANTVS SECVNDVS
AN HOWRES RECREAtion in Musicke, apt for Instrumentes and Voyces. Framed for the delight of Gentlemen and others which are wel affected to that qualitie, All for the most part with two trebles, necessarie for such as teach in priuate families, with a prayer for the long preseruation of the King and his posteritie, and a thankesgiuing for the deliuerance of the whole estate from the late conspiracie.
By RICHARD ALISON Gentleman and practitioner in this Arte.
LONDON Printed by Iohn windet the Assigne of William Barley, and are to be sold at the Golden Anchore in Pater Noster Row. 1606.
To the right vvorthily honored and most free Respecter of all vertue, his chiefly esteemde and singular good patrone Sir Iohn Scudamore Knight.
HOw noble, how auncient, and how effectuall the Arte of Musicke is, many excellent discourses of Theoristes deepely learned in the science haue already so confirmed & illustrated, that it might seeme as much arrogancie in me to attempt the prayse thereof, as it argues malice or ignorance in such as seeke to exclude it out of diuine, or humaine societie. I will onely alledge one testimonie out of an Epistle, which that auncient Father Martin Luther did write to Senfelius the Musician, which is so ample in commendation of this art, that it were superfluous to adde any other. Musicke, saith he, to Diuels we know is hateful and intollerable, and I plainely thinke neither am I ashamed to auerr it, that next to Theologie, there is no Arte comparable with Musicke: for it alone next to Theologie doth effect that, which otherwise onely Theologie can performe, that is, a quiet and a chearefull minde. Now if Musicke merites so high a place, as this holy man hath giuen it, can wee deny loue and honour to them, that with their grace and bounty raise the professors thereof? Or to whome shal we that labour in this qualitie, better recommend our workes, then to our patrones and benefactors? Receiue therefore (most honoured Knight and my worthiest Patrone) the fruites of your bounties and the effects of those quiet dayes, which by your goodnes I haue enioyed. And as the glory of a new finisht house belonges not so much to the Worke╌man that built it, as to the Lord that owes it, so if any part of this new worke of mine can excite commendation, the grace is chiefly yours, though the labour mine. But because there is no man more distrustfull of his owne endeuours then I am my selfe, by the weakenes of my nature: I beseech you receiue my labours howsoeuer into your protection, whose worth can best countenance thē from misfortune, & spirit defend them, I will onely assist you with a poore mans bounty, I meane my many humble prayers to the highest protector, beseeching him to blesse you with long life and prosperity to his glorie and our comforts, that must euer owe you our seruice and loue.
THE TABLE.
- The man vpright of life. I
- He onely can behold. II
- O heauie heart whose harmes. III
- In hope a King doth goe to war. IIII
- Though wit bids wil to blow retreate. V
- But yet it seemes a foolish drift. VI
- I Can no more but hope good hart. VII
- Who loues this life from loue his loue. VIII
- My prime of youth, my feast of ioy. IX
- The spring is past, and yet. X
- Rest with your selues. XI
- For lust is fraile, where loue. XII
- Shal I weepe and shees a feasting. XIII
- Can I abide this praunsing. XIIII
- The sturdie rocke for al his strength. XV
- The stately stag that seemes so stout. XVI
- VVhat if a day or a month or. XVII
- Earthes but a point to the world. XVIII
- There is a garden in her face. XIX
- Those cheries fairely do inclose. XX
- Her eyes her eyes like Angels. XXI
- Behold now prayse the Lord. XXII
- O Lord bow down thine eare. XXIII
- The sacred quire of Angels. XXIIII
CANTVS SECVNDVS
Of 4. voc.
The first verse.
[...] THe man vpright of life, the man vpright of life .ii. whose guiltles heart is free from all dishonest deeds from al dishonest deedes, .ii. or thought of vanitie, that man whose silent dayes in harmeles ioyes are spent, whom hopes cannot delude .ii. nor sorrow dis╌con╌tent, whom hopes cānot delude, de╌lude, nor sorrow discōtent, that man needs neither towers nor armor for de╌fence, nor secret vautes to flie, to flie from thūders vi╌olence, nor secret vautes to flie ii. frō thūders violence.
The second verse.
[...] HE onely can behold behold, he onely can behold he .ii. with vn╌affrighted eyes, the horors of the deep & terrors of the skies, the horrors of the deep, & terrors of the skies. Thus scor ning scorning, scorning all the cares that fate or fortune brings. He makes his heauē his booke, .ii. his wise╌dome heauenly things good thought his onely friends, his onely friendes, his wealth a well spent age, the earth his sober Inne, .ii, .ii. & quiet pil╌gri╌mage.
The first verse.
[...] O Heauy hart whose harms are hid thy helpe is hurt, thy hap is hard, if thou sholdst break, as God for╌bid, forbid thē should desert want his re╌ward, hope wel; hope wel to haue, hate not sweete thoughts, fowle cru╌ell storms; fairer calms haue brought foule cru╌ell storms faire calmes haue brought, haue brought, after sharp showers the sun shines faire, hope cums likewise after dis╌paire, after sharpe showers, the sunne shines faire hope cums likewise after dis╌paire.
The 2, verse.
[...] IN hope a king doth go to war, in hope a king doth go to war, in hope a louer liues ful long, in hope a marchant sailes ful far, in hope iust men do suffer wrong, in hope the plowmā sowes, the plowmā sowes his seed in hope in hope the plowman sowes his seed, thus hope helps thousands at their neede, then faint not hart then faint not hart amongst the rest, what euer chance hope thou the best, .ii. hope thou the best.
The 3. verse.
[...] THough wit bids wil to blow retreate to .ii. to .ii. will cā not worke as wit would wish, when that the Roch doth taste the bait too late to warne the hungrie fish, when Cities burn on fie╌rie flame great ri╌uers scarse may quench the same, .ii. quench the same If wit if wit & fancy be agreede, .ii. be agreed, and fancy be agreede, to late to late for wit to bid take heed, to .ii. heed.
The fourth verse.
[...] BVt yet it seems a foolish drift, it seems a foo╌lish drift, to follow wil, & leaue the wit the wanton, wantō horse that runs too swift, .ii. the wanton horse that runs too swift, may well be staid, may well be stayed vppon the bit, but checke a horse amid his race, and out of doubt you mar his pace, though wit & reason doth men teach, neuer to clime aboue their reach aboue their reach .ii. neuer to clime a╌boue their reach.
The fift verse.
[...] I Can no more but hope good hart, .ii. for thogh the worst the worst doth chāce to fal, I know a wile shal ease I know a wile shall ease thy smart, .ii. a wile shal ease thy smart & turne to sweete thy sugred gall, when thy good will .ii. painfull suite hath shakt the tree and wants hath shakte the tree .ii. and wants the fruit then keep thou patience well in store, that so╌ueraine salue shall heale thy sore, ,ii. that soueraigne salue shall heale thy sore.
[...] WHo loues this life from loue his loue doth erre .ii. & chu╌sing drosse rich treasure doth de╌nie, doth deny, leauing the pearle Christs counsell to pre╌fer .ii, with selling al, we haue the same to buy O happy soule .ii. ,ii. that doth disburse a sum, to gain a Kingdome in the life to come, to gaine a Kingdom in the life to come, to gain a king╌dom in the life to come, O happie soule .ii. .ii. that doth disburse a sum, to gain a kingdom in the life, in the life to come, to gain, a kingdom in the life to .ii. in the life to com, a kingdō in the life to come.
The first verse.
[...] MY prime of youth is but a frost of cares, my feast of ioy is but a dish of paine, a dish of pain, my crop of corne is but a field of tares and all my good is but vain hope of gaine, vaine hope of gaine, my life is fled is fled, & yet I saw no sun, & now I liue ii, and now now now, ,ii. .ii. & now my life is don, my life is fled is fled, and yet I saw no sunne, and now I liue, .ii. & now now now, now .ii. my life and now now now now, my life is done.
The second verse.
[...] THe spring is past, and yet it hath not sprung, the fruit is dead and yet the leaues be greene, the leaues be greene, my youth is gone, and yet I am but yong, I saw the world and yet I was not seen, yet I was not seen, my threed is cut, :ii. & yet it is not spun, ,ii. and yet it is not spun and now I liue .ii, and now & now now now now my life is don my life is done; my threed is cut, ,ii, & yet it is not spun, ii, ,ii. it is not spun; & now I liue, .ii. & now now now now now now my life my life is done.
Of 5. voc.
The first verse.
[...] REst with your selues .ii. .ii. you vaine and idle braines which youth and age in lewdest lust ,ii. lust bestow, and find out frauds .ii. .ii. and vse ten thousand traines to win the soyle where nought but sin doth grow, to win the soile where nought but sin doth grow and liue with me, you chast and honest mindes and honest mindes which do your liues in lawfull loue employ & know no sleights, but friends for vertue finds but friends for vertue finds, and loath the lust, which doth the soule de╌stroy, the soule destroy.
The 2. verse.
[...] FOr lust is fraile, .ii. where loue is e╌uer sound, lust outward sweet, but inward bitter gall, a shop of shewes where no good ware is found, not like to loue, where honest faith is all, so that is lust where fancy ebs and flowes .ii. and hates and loues ,ii. as beauty dyes .ii. and grows, and this is loue where friendship firmly stands on vertues rock, ,ii. & not on sinful sands, & not on sinful sands.
The first verse.
[...] SHall I .ii. .ii. abide this ieasting, I weepe, and shees a feasting, shall I .ii. abide this ieasting, I weepe & shees a feasting that so doth blind thee .ii. to loue one doth not mind thee, that so doth blind thee so blind thee to loue to loue one doth not mind thee, O cruell cruell fan╌cy, that so doth blind thee .ii. to loue one doth not mind thee; that so doth blind thee .ii; to loue one ,ii, doth not mind thee.
The 2. verse.
[...] CAn I .ii. can I abide this praunsing, this praunsing this praunsing, I weepe and shees a daunsing, a daunsing a daunsing, .ii. a daunsing. & shees a daunsing a daunsing, O cruell cruell cruel fancy so to betray me .ii. .ii. thou goest about to slay me, thou goest about about about ,ii. to slay me thou goest about about ,ii, to slay me, O cruel, cruel, cruel fancie so to betray me .ii. thou goest about to slay me to slay me thou goest about about about about to slay thou goest aboute about about to slay me.
[...] THe sturdie rock for al his strength by raging seas, is rent in twain, the &c ,ii. the marble stone, is pearst at length with little drops of drisling rain the &c with little drops with little drops of drisling rainethe oxe doth yeelde the oxe doth yeeld vn╌to the yoake vnto the yoake, the &c the steele obeieth the hammer stroake, the &c .ii. the steele obeyeth &c the oxe doth yeeld vnto the yoak, doth yeeld vnto the yoke the steele obeyeth the hāmer stroake, the ii. the .ii. obeyeth the hāmer stroake
[...] THe stately stagge that seemes so stoute, with yelping yelping yel &c ,ii, hounds with yel &c .ii, .ii. .ii. houndes at bay is set, the swiftest birde that flies a╌bout, the &c. ,ii, is caught, at length in fow╌lers net, the greatest fish in deepest brook, is soon, is soone deceiud is soon deceiud with subtil hook, is soone is &c de &c is soone is soone de &c. the greatest fish in deepest brook is soon is soon deceiud, deceiud by subtill hook by subtle hook is &c ,ii, deceiude by subtil hooke, is &c. ii, is soon deceiude by subtill-hooke.
The first verse.
[...] WHat if a day or a month or a year crown thy delights with a thou╌sand sweet contentings, can not a chance of a night or an howre crosse thy desires with as many sad tormentings, fortune, honor, beauty youth, are but blossoms are &c. are &c dying, wanton pleasure, doating loue are but shadowes, are but shadows flying, all our ioyes are but toyes, are but toyes i╌dle thoughts deceiuing, none haue power of an howre of an howre in their liues be▪ rearing.
The second verse.
[...] EArthes but a point to the world, and a man is but a point to the worlds compared centure, shall then a point of a point be so vaine, as to tri╌umph in a seely points aduenture, all is hassard that we haue, there is nothing nothing .ii. biding, dayes of pleasure are like streames through faire medowes gli╌ding, faire meadowes gli╌ding, faire meadowes gli╌ding faire medows gli╌ding; gliding, time doth goe, weale and wo time doth go, time is neuer turning, guide our states secret fates guide our states both in mirth and mourning.
The first verse.
[...] THere is a garden in her face, where roses and white lilies grow .ii. A heauenly paradise ii. is that place, wherein all pleasant fruits do flow, wherin al pleasant fruits do flow ii. there cheries grow, .ii. that none may buy .ii. till cherie ripe cherie ripe till cherie ripe til cherie ripe, cherie ripe, .ii. thēselus do crie, there cheries grow ,ii, that none may buy .ii. til cherie ripe chery ripe, till cherie ripe .ii, cherie ripe cherie ripe .ii. thēselus do cry.
The 2. verse.
[...] THose cheries fairly do inclose of orient pearle a double row a double row, which when her louely louely laugh╌ter showes they looke like rose buds fild with snow with snow [...] ,ii. ,ii. yet thē no Peere nor Prince may buy, nor Prince may buy, till chery ripe ripe .ii. .ii. chery ripe, chery ripe themselues do crie, yet thē no peere nor prince may buy, nor prince may buy, till chery ripe, ripe .ii. ii. cherry ripe, cherie ripe themselues do crie.
The 3 verse.
[...] HEr eyes her eyes like Angels watch them still ii. ii. [Page XXI] [...] her eies like angels watch thē stil her brows like bēded bows do stād thretning thretning thretning with percing frowns to kil to kil to kil kil kil kil al that approch al &c with eye or hād al ii. thes sacred cheries to com nie, ;ii to com nie these cheries to &c. til chery ripe ,ii. til cherie ripe cherie ripe ripe til cherie ripe cherie ripe cherie ripe .ii .ii. thē selus do crie, these sacred cheries to com nie ii. to com nie, til cherie ripe til cherie ripe ripe til cherie ripe cherie ripe cherie ripe ripe cherie ripe cherie ripe ii. ii. themselues do crie.
[...] BEhold now praise the Lord al ye seruants of the Lord of the Lord, Behold now praise the Lord, the Lord praise the Lord all ye seruants of the Lord, ye that by night stand in the house of the Lord in the house of the Lord ye that by night stand in the house of the Lord, euen in the Courts of the house of our God, lift vp your hands in the sanctuarie, in the sanctuarie and prayse the Lord, and prayse the Lord, the Lord that made both heauen and earth, that made both heauen & earth. the Lord that made both heauen and earth giue thee blessing out of Sion [Page XXII] [...] out of Sion, giue thee blessing out of Si╌on ii. out of Sion, giue thee blessing out of Sion, A-A men.
ALTVS.
[...] O Lord bow down thine eare vnto our prayers our prayers which we make to thee in thy sons name, O &c: our prayers which wee make to thee in thy sons name, and for his sake, preserue our gracious King and Queene, from all their enemies con tinew O Lord their deliuerance from the conspiracies of such as rise a╌gainst them, preserue also his royall progenie prince Henrie and therest, pre. &c his royal progenie Prince Henrie and the rest, euen through the same our Lord Iesus Christ, euen &c. who liueth [Page XXIII] [...] and raigneth with thee and the holy Ghost, who &c. .ii. who liueth and raigneth with thee and the holy Ghost both now and euer, both now and euer A╌men.
[...]
CHORVS [...] Tis thou O Lord, tis thou O Lord through strength of thy right hand alone, that Sathans secrets hast reuealde, and bloody bloody treasons ouerthrowne.
TENOR
AN HOWRES RECREAtion in Musicke, apt for Instrumentes and Voyces. Framed for the delight of Gentlemen and others which are wel affected to that qualitie, All for the most part with two trebles, necessarie for such as teach in priuate families, with a prayer for the long preseruation of the King and his posteritie, and a thankesgiuing for the deliuerance of the whole estate from the late conspiracie.
By RICHARD ALISON Gentleman and practitioner in this Arte.
LONDON Printed by Iohn windet the Assigne of William Barley, and are to be sold at the Golden Anchore in Pater Noster Row. 1606.
To the right vvorthily honored and most free Respecter of all vertue, his chiefly esteemde and singular good patrone Sir Iohn Scudamore Knight.
HOw noble, how auncient, and how effectuall the Arte of Musicke is, many excellent discourses of Theoristes deepely learned in the science haue already so confirmed & illustrated, that it might seeme as much arrogancie in me to attempt the prayse thereof, as it argues malice or ignorance in such as seeke to exclude it out of diuine, or humaine societie. I will onely alledge one testimonie out of an Epistle, which that auncient Father Martin Luther did write to Senfelius the Musician, which is so ample in commendation of this art, that it were superfluous to adde any other. Musicke, saith he, to Diuels we know is hateful and intollerable, and I plainely thinke neither am I ashamed to auerr it, that next to Theologie, there is no Arte comparable with Musicke: for it alone next to Theologie doth effect that, which otherwise onely Theologie can performe, that is, a quiet and a chearefull minde. Now if Musicke merites so high a place, as this holy man hath giuen it, can wee deny loue and honour to them, that with their grace and bounty raise the professors thereof? Or to whome shal we that labour in this qualitie, better recommend our workes, then to our patrones and benefactors? Receiue therefore (most honoured Knight and my worthiest Patrone) the fruites of your bounties and the effects of those quiet dayes, which by your goodnes I haue enioyed. And as the glory of a new finisht house belonges not so much to the Worke-man that built it, as to the Lord that owes it, so if any part of this new worke of mine can excite commendation, the grace is chiefly yours, though the labour mine. But because there is no man more distrustfull of his owne endeuours then I am my selfe, by the weakenes of my nature: I beseech you receiue my labours howsoeuer into your protection, whose worth can best countenance thē from misfortune, & spirit defend them, I will onely assist you with a poore mans bounty, I meane my many humble prayers to the highest protector, beseeching him to blesse you with long life and prosperity to his glorie and our comforts, that must euer owe you our seruice and loue.
THE TABLE.
- The man vpright of life. I
- He onely can behold. II
- O heauie heart whose harmes. III
- In hope a King doth goe to war. IIII
- Though wit bids wil to blow retreate. V
- But yet it seemes a foolish drift. VI
- I Can no more but hope good hart. VII
- Who loues this life from loue his loue. VIII
- My prime of youth, my feast of ioy. IX
- The spring is past, and yet. X
- Rest with your selues. XI
- For lust is fraile, where loue. XII
- Shal I weepe and shees a feasting. XIII
- Can I abide this praunsing. XIIII
- The sturdie rocke for al his strength. XV
- The stately stag that seemes so stout. XVI
- VVhat if a day or a month or. XVII
- Earthes but a point to the world. XVIII
- There is a garden in her face. XIX
- Those cheries fairely do inclose. XX
- Her eyes her eyes like Angels. XXI
- Behold now prayse the Lord. XXII
- O Lord bow down thine eare. XXIII
- The sacred quire of Angels. XXIIII
TENOR.
Of 4. voc.
The first verse.
[...] THe man vpright .ii. of life the man vpright the man vpright of life whose guilt╌les hart is free from all dishonest ,ii. deeds from al dishonest deedes, from all dishonest deeds, or thought of vanitie, that mā whose silēt dayes in harmeles ioyes are spent, whom hopes cannot delude nor sorrow dis╌con╌tent, whom hopes cānot delude, nor sorrow discōtent that man needs neither towers nor armor for defence, nor secret vautes to flie from thun╌ders violence, nor secret vautes to flie frō thūders vio lence.
The second verse.
[...] HE onely can behold .ii. with vnaffrighted eies he onely can behold behold with vnaffrighted eyes, the horors of the deep & terrors of the skies, the horrors of the deep, the deepe & terrors of the skies: Thus scorning scorning, scorning all the cares that fate or fortune brings. He makes his heauē his booke, .ii. his booke he makes his heauen his booke, his wisedome heauenly thinges good thoughts his onely friendes, his onely friendes, his wealth a well spent age, the earth his sober Inne, .ii, the earth his sober inne, & quiet pilgrimage.
The first verse.
[...] O Heauy hart whose harms are hid thy helpe is hurt, is hurt, thy hap is hard, if thou sholdst break, as God for╌bid, shouldst breake, as God forbid, thē should desert want his re╌ward hope wel; hope wel to haue, hate not sweete thoughts, fowle cru╌ell storms; fairer calms foule cru╌ell storms fairer calmes haue brought, fairer calmes haue brought, after sharp showers the sun shines faire, hope cums likewise after dis╌paire, after sharpe showers, the sun shines faire hope cums likewise after dis╌paire.
The 2, verse.
[...] IN hope a king doth go to war, .ii. doth go to war, in hope a lo╌uer liues fullong, in hope a marchant sailes ful far, in hope iust men do suf╌fer wrong, in hope the plowmā sowes his seed .ii. in hope the plowman sowes his seed, thus hope helps thousands at their need then faint not hart then faint not hart a╌mōg the rest, what euer chance hope thou the best, .ii. the best.
The 3. verse.
[...] THough wit bids wil to blow retreate .ii. .ii. will cānot worke as wit would wish, when that the Roch doth taste the bait too late to warne the hungrie fish, when Cities burn on fierie flame great ri╌uers scarse may quench the same, great riuers scarse may quench the same, If wil & fancy be a╌greede, .ii. and fancy bee a╌greede, to late for wit to bid take heed, to late for wit to bid take heed.
The fourth verse.
[...] BVt yet it seems it seemes a foolish drift, to follow wil & leaue the wit .ii. ,ii. the wanton, wantō horse that runs too swift, .ii. the wanton wanton horse that runs too swift may well be staid, may well be stayed vppon the bit, but checke a horse amid his race, and out of doubt you mar his pace, though wit & reason doth men teach, neuer to clime aboue aboue their reach .ii. neuer to clime aboue their reach.
The fift verse.
[...] I Can no more but hope good hart, for though the worst doth chāce to fal, I know a wile shal ease thy smart, .ii. I know a wile shal ease thy smart & turne to sweete thy sugred gall, when thy good will good will & painful suite hath shakt the tree .ii. and wants & wants the fruit then keepe thou patience well in store, that so╌ueraine salue shall, heale thy sore, ,ii. that soueraigne salue shall healethy fore.
[...] WHo loues this life from loue his loue doth erre .ii. & chu╌sing drosse rich treasure doth de╌nie, leauing the pearle Christs counsell to pre╌fer .ii, with selling al, we haue the same to buy O happy soule ii. that doth disburse disburse a sum to gain a Kingdome in the life to come, to gaine a Kingdom in the life to come, a king╌dom in the life to come, O happie soule .ii. that doth disburse disburse a summe to gain a kingdom in the life to come, to gain, a kingdom in the life to cum a kingdome in the life to gaine a kingdō in the life to come.
The first verse.
[...] MY prime of youth is but a frost of cares, my feast of ioy is but a dish of pain, a dish of pain, my crop of corne is but a field of tares and all my good is but vain hope of gaine, vaine hope of gaine, my life is fled is fled, & yet I saw no sun, & now I liue ii, and now now now, & now now now now now now my life my life is don, my life is fled is fled, and yet I saw no sun, and now I liue, .ii. & now now now, and now now now now, now now my life my life is done.
The second verse.
[...] THe spring is past, and yet it hath not sprung, the fruit is dead and yet the leaues be greene, the leaues be greene, my youth is gone, and yet I am but yong, I saw the world and yet I was not seen, yet I was not seen, my threed is cut, & yet it is not spun, and yet it is & yet it is not spun .ii. and now now now my life and now now now now my life is done my threed is cut, & yet it is not spun, and yet it is and yet it is not spun ,ii. & now now now my life and now now now now my life is done.
The first verse.
[...] REst with your selues .i.. .ii. you vaine and idle braines which youth and age in lewdest lust bestow ,ii. and find out frauds .ii. .ii. and vse ten thousand trains to win the soil wher naught but sin doth grow, .ii. and liue with me, you chast & honest mindes & &c .ii. which do your liues in lawful loue employ & know no sleights, ,ii. but friends for vertue finds and loath the lust, which doth ,ii. the soule de╌stroy, the soule destroy.
The 2. verse.
[...] FOr lust is fraile, .ii. where loue is e╌uer sound, lust outward sweet, but inward bitter gall a shop of shewes where no good ware is found, not like to loue; where honest faith is all, so that is lust where fancy ebs and flowes .ii. where fancy ebs & flowes and hates and loues as beauty dyes as beauty dies & grows, and this is loue where friendship firmly stands on vertues rocke, ,ii. & not on sinful sands, on sinful sands.
The first verse.
[...] SHall I shall, I abide this ieasting, I weepe, and shees a feasting, shall I shall I abide this ieasting, I weepe and shees a feasting O cruell cruel fancie that so doth blind thee ii. to loue one that so doth blind thee to loue one doth not mind thee, O cruell cruell fancy, that so doth blind thee .ii. to loue one that so doth blind thee to loue one doth not mind thee.
The 2. verse.
[...] CAn I can I can I abide .ii. this praunsing, this praunsing, I weepe and shees a daūsing, .ii. a daunsing and shees a daunsing, a daunsing, O cruell cruell cruel fancy so to betray me .ii. ,ii. thou goest about to slay me, thou goest about about about about to slay me thou goest about about to slay me, to slay me, about to slay me, O cruel, cruel, cruel fancie so to betray me .ii. ,ii. thou goest about to slay me thou goest about about about about to slay me, thou goest about about to slay me, to slay me, about to slay me
[...] THe sturdie rock for al his strength by raging seas, is rent the &c ,ii. in twain, the marble stone, is pearst at length with little drops the &c .ii with little drops of raine the ii. by little drops of drisling rain the oxe doth yeelde vnto the yoake .ii, the steel obeieth the hammer stroake, the &c .ii. the steel obeyeth the hammer stroake, the oxe doth yeeld vnto the yoak, the .ii. the steele obeyeth the hāmer stroake, the &c ii. the .ii. the steele obeyeth the hāmer stroake.
[...] THe stately stagge that seemes so stoute, that &c ,ii, by yelping hounds by yelping ,ii, .ii, .ii, hounds by yelping ,ii, ii. ii. hounds at bay is set, the swiftest birde that flies a╌bout, about the swif &c .ii. the &c is caught, at length in fowlers net, the greatest fish in deepest brook, is soon, is soon deceiud is &c. .i. deceiud with subtil hook, is &c ,ii, by subtil hooke is soone deceiude, by subtil hook the greatest fish in deepest brook is soon is soon deceiud, is &c deceiud by subtill hook ,ii, by subtil hooke, is soon deceiude by sub╌til hooke.
The first verse.
[...] WHat if a day or a month or a year crown thy delights with a thou╌sand sweet contentings, can not a chance of a night or an howre crosse thy desires with as many sad tormentings, fortune, honor, beauty youth, are but blossoms are ii. .ii. dying, wanton pleasure, doating loue are but sha╌dowes, are are flying, all our ioyes are but toyes, i╌dle thoughts de╌ceiuing, none haue power of an howre in their liues be╌rea╌uing.
The second verse.
[...] EArthes but a point to the world, and a man is but a point to the worlds compared centure; shall then a point of a point be so vaine, as to tri╌umph in a seely points aduenture, all is hassard that we haue, there is nothing nothing there is nothing nothing biding, dayes of pleasure are like streames through faire medowes gli╌ding, meadowes gli╌ding, through faire meadows through faire medows gli╌ding wealth and wo time doth goe, .ii. time is neuer turning, secret fates guide our states both in mirth both in mirth and mourning:
The first verse.
[...] THere is a &c where roses and white lilies grow a heauenly paradise is that place, A heauenly heauenly paradise is that place, where in all pleasant fruits do flow, wherin al pleasant fruits do flow, there cheries grow that none may buy .ii. till cherie ripe ripe till cherie ripe cherie ripe, cherie ripe cherie ripe ripe thēselus do crie, there cheries grow ,ii, grow that none may buy .ii. til cherie ripe ripe, till cherie ripe chery ripe che╌rie ripe cherie ripe ripe thēselus do cry.
The 2. verse.
[...] THose cheries fairly do inclose of orient pearle a double row of &c which when her louely louely laughter shows .ii they looke like rose buds fild with snow, they looke like rose buds fild with snow, fild with snow, yet thē no Peere not Prince may buy, all chery ripe, ripe ,ii, chery ripe .ii. ripe, cherie ripe, ripe, ripe .ii. ripe, ripe thēselues do crie, yet thē no peere nor prince may buy, till chery ripe, ripe ii. .ii. cherie ripe ▪ii. ripe cherie ripe, ripe ripe iii. themselues do crie:
The 3 verse.
[...] HEr eyes her eyes like Angels watch them still watch &c. her eyes [Page XXI] [...] her &c. like angels watch &c her brows like bēded bows do stād thretning .ii. .ii. with percing frowns to kil to ii. kil kil kil al that aproch with eye or hād ii. approch with eye or hād thes sacred cheries to com nie, these cheries to &c. these &c. to com nie til chery ripe .ii. ripe till &c ripe ;ii ripe til chery ripe .ii. ripe cherie ripe cherie ripe .ii ripe cherie ripe thē selus do crie, these sacred cheries to com nie, these cheries to &c. these &c to com nie, til cherie ripe ,ii. ripe till &c. ripe ii. ripe til cherie ripe til &c. ripe cherie ripe cherie ripe ii. til chery ripe thēselus do cry.
[...] BEhold now praise the Lord al ye seruants of the Lord Behold now praise the Lord, all ye seruants of the Lord all ye seruants of the Lord, ye that by night stand in the house the house of the Lord ye that by night stand in the house of the Lord euen in the Courts of the house of our God, lift vp your hands in the sanctuarie, and prayse the Lord, and prayse the Lord, the Lord that made both heauen and earth, that made both heauen & earth, giue thee blessing, giue thee blessing out of Si╌on, giue thee blessing out of Sion, out of Si╌on out of Sion, giue [Page XXII] [...] thee blessing out of Si╌on, giue thee blessing out of Si╌on, A men.
[...] O Lord bow down thine eare vnto our prayers which we make to thee in thy sons name, O &c: .ii. O Lord bow down thine eare vnto our prayers which we make to thee in thy sons name, and for his sake, preserue our gracious King and Queen from all their enemies continew O Lord their deliuerance from the conspi╌racies of al such as rise vp against them, preserue also his royall progenie pre. &c .ii. preserue also his royal progenie Prince Henrie and the rest, euen through the same our Lord Iesus Christ, who liueth and raigneth [Page XXIII] [...] with thee, who &c. .ii. and the holy Ghost, who liueth and raigneth with thee and the holy Ghost both now and euer A╌men, Amen.
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[...] CHORVS Tis thou O Lord, through strength of thy right hand alone alone, that Sathans secrets hast reuealde, and bloody bloody treasons ouerthrowne.
BASSVS
AN HOWRES RECREAtion in Musicke, apt for Instrumentes and Voyces. Framed for the delight of Gentlemen and others which are wel affected to that qualitie, All for the most part with two trebles, necessarie for such as teach in priuate families, with a prayer for the long preseruation of the King and his posteritie, and a thankesgiuing for the deliuerance of the whole estate from the late conspiracie.
By RICHARD ALISON Gentleman and practitioner in this Arte.
LONDON Printed by Iohn windet the Assigne of William Barley, and are to be sold at the Golden Anchore in Pater Noster Row. 1606.
To the right vvorthily honored and most free Respecter of all vertue, his chiefly esteemde and singular good patrone Sir Iohn Scudamore Knight.
HOw noble, how auncient, and how effectuall the Arte of Musicke is, many excellent discourses of Theoristes deepely learned in the science haue already so confirmed & illustrated, that it might seeme as much arrogancie in me to attempt the prayse thereof, as it argues malice or ignorance in such as seeke to exclude it out of diuine, or humaine societie. I will onely alledge one testimonie out of an Epistle, which that auncient Father Martin Luther did write to Senfelius the Musician, which is so ample in commendation of this art, that it were superfluous to adde any other. Musicke, saith he, to Diuels we know is hateful and intollerable, and I plainely thinke neither am I ashamed to auerr it, that next to Theologie, there is no Arte comparable with Musicke: for it alone next to Theologie doth effect that, which otherwise onely Theologie can performe, that is, a quiet and a chearefull minde. Now if Musicke merites so high a place, as this holy man hath giuen it, can wee deny loue and honour to them, that with their grace and bounty raise the professors thereof? Or to whome shal we that labour in this qualitie, better recommend our workes, then to our patrones and benefactors? Receiue therefore (most honoured Knight and my worthiest Patrone) the fruites of your bounties and the effects of those quiet dayes, which by your goodnes I haue enioyed. And as the glory of a new finisht house belonges not so much to the Worke-man that built it, as to the Lord that owes it, so if any part of this new worke of mine can excite commendation, the grace is chiefly yours, though the labour mine. But because there is no man more distrustfull of his owne endeuours then I am my selfe, by the weakenes of my nature: I beseech you receiue my labours howsoeuer into your protection, whose worth can best countenance thē from misfortune, & spirit defend them, I will onely assist you with a poore mans bounty, I meane my many humble prayers to the highest protector, beseeching him to blesse you with long life and prosperity to his glorie and our comforts, that must euer owe you our seruice and loue.
THE TABLE.
- The man vpright of life. I
- He onely can behold. II
- O heauie heart whose harmes. III
- In hope a King doth goe to war. IIII
- Though wit bids wil to blow retreate. V
- But yet it seemes a foolish drift. VI
- I Can no more but hope good hart. VII
- Who loues this life from loue his loue. VIII
- My prime of youth, my feast of ioy. IX
- The spring is past, and yet. X
- Rest with your selues. XI
- For lust is fraile, where loue. XII
- Shal I weepe and shees a feasting. XIII
- Can I abide this praunsing. XIIII
- The sturdie rocke for al his strength. XV
- The stately stag that seemes so stout. XVI
- VVhat if a day or a month or. XVII
- Earthes but a point to the world. XVIII
- There is a garden in her face. XIX
- Those cheries fairely do inclose. XX
- Her eyes her eyes like Angels. XXI
- Behold now prayse the Lord. XXII
- O Lord bow down thine eare. XXIII
- The sacred quire of Angels. XXIIII
BASSVS
The first verse.
[...] THe man vpright of life .ii. the man vpright vpright, whose guiltles heart is free from all dishonest deeds .ii. from all dishonest deedes, or thought of vanitie, that man whose silent dayes in harmeles ioyes are spent, whome hopes cannot delude, delude, whom hopes cannot delude, delude, nor sorrowes discontent that man needes neither towers nor armor for defence, nor secret vautes to flie to flie, nor secret vautes to flie, to flie from thunders violence.
The second verse.
[...] HE onely can behold with vnaffrighted eies hee .ii. with vnaffrighted eyes, the horrors of the deep, & terrors of the skies, the horrors of the deepe, & terrors of the skies: Thus scorning scorning, scorning all the cares that fate or fortune bringes. He makes his heauē his booke, his heauen his booke, .ii. his wisedome heauenly thinges good thoughts his onely friendes, his onely friendes, his wealth a well spent age, the earth his sober Inne, his sober Inne, .ii, & quiet pilgrimage
The first verse.
[...] O Heauy hart whose harms are hid thy helpe is hurt, is hurt, thy hap is hard, if thou shouldst break, as God for╌bid, then should desert want his re╌warde, hope wel; hope wel to haue, hate not sweete thought, sweete thought, fowle cruell storms; fairer calmes haue brought, fairer calmes haue brought, after sharpe showers the sun shines fairer, hope cums likewise after dispaire, after sharpe showers, the sunne shines fairer hope cums like╌wise after dispaire.
The second verse.
[...] IN hope a king doth go to war, in hope a louer liues ful long, in hope a marchant sailes ful far, in hope iust men do suffer wrong, in hope the plowman sowes his seede, in .ii. in hope the plowman sowes his seed: thus hope helps thousands at their neede, then faint not hart among the rest, what euer chance hope thou the best; what euer chance hope thou the best.
The 3. verse.
[...] THough wit bids will to blow retreate to .ii. to .ii. will cannot worke as wit would wish, when that the Roch doth taste the bait too late, to warne the hungrie fish, when Cities burn on fierie flame, on fiery flame, great riuers scarse may quench the same, .ii. If will and fancy if will and fancie be agreede, .ii. too late for wit to bid take heed too late for wit to bid take heed.
The fourth verse.
[...] BVt yet it seems a foolish drift, to follow wil, & leaue the wit, .ii. the wit, the wanton wantō horse that runs too swift, ii. that runs too swift, may well be staid, may well be stayed vpon the bit, but checke a horse amid his race, and out of doubt you mar his pace, though wit & reason doth men teach, neuer to clime aboue their reach. .ii. neuer to clime aboue their reach.
The fift verse.
[...] I Can no more but hope good hart, for though the worst doth chāce to fal, I know a wile shal ease thy smart, .ii. and turne to sweete thy sugred gall, when thy good will and painfull suite hath shakt the tree ii. and wantes the fruit then keepe thou patience well in store, that soueraigne salue shall heale thy sore, ,ii. that soueraigne salue shall heale thy sore.
[...] WHo loues this life from loue his loue doth erre & chusing drosse .ii. rich treasure doth denie, leauing the pearle Christs counsell to pre╌fer with selling all, .ii, we haue the same to buye, O happy soule that doth disburse a summe, a summe, to gaine a Kingdome in the life to gaine a Kingdome in the life to gaine a kingdom in the life to come, O happie soule that doth disburse a summe, a summe to gaine a king╌dome in the life, to gaine a kingdome in the life to gaine, a kingdome in the life to come, to gaine a kingdome in the life to come.
The first verse.
[...] MY prime of youth my feast of ioy is but a dish of paine, a dish of paine, my crop of corne and all my good is but vain hope of gaine, vaine hope of gaine, my life is fled is fled, and yet I saw no sunne, and now I liue, and now now now, ,ii. my life my life is done, my life is fled is fled, and yet I saw no sunne, and now I liue, & now now, now, .ii. my life, my life is done.
The second verse.
[...] THe spring is past, and yet it hath not sprung, the fruit is dead and yet the leaues be greene, the leaues be greene, my youth is gone, and yet I am but yong, I saw the world, and yet I was not seen, yet I was not seen, my threed is cut, & yet it is not spun, ,ii. .ii, and now I liue, and now I liue, and now now now my life my life is done, my threed is cut, & yet it is not spun, .ii not spunne, .ii. & now I liue, and now I liue & now now now my life, my life is done.
Of 5. voc.
The first verse.
[...] REst with your selues .i.. you vaine and idle braines which youth and age .ii. in lewdest lust bestow, and find out fraudes .ii. and vse ten thousand traines to win the soyle .ii. where nought but sin doth grow and liue with me .ii, you chast and honest mindes, & honest minds which do your life in lawfull loue employ, & know no fleightes, but friends for vertue findes, and loath that lust, which doth the soule destroy.
The 2, verse.
[...] FOr lust is fraile, where loue is euer found, lust outward sweet, but inward bitter gall, a shop of shewes, where no good ware is found, not like to loue, where honest faith is all, so that is lust where fancy ebs and flowes, & flowes & hates and loues as beauty dyes and grows, as beauty dyes and growes, and this is loue ,ii-where friendship firmly stands on vertues rock, & not on sinful sands, & not on sinful sands.
The first verse.
[...] SHall I I weepe, and shees a feasting, shall I I weep and shees a feasting, O cruell cruell fancy, that so doth blinde thee .ii. to loue one doth not mind thee; that so doth blind thee to loue one doth not mind thee, O cruel cruell fancy that so doth blind thee .ii. to loue one doth not mind thee, that so doth blind thee to loue one doth not mind thee.
The 2. verse.
[...] CAn I can I abide this praunsing, this praunsing I weepe ii. and shees a daunsing .ii. a daunsing .ii. O cruell cruell fancy so to betray me .ii. thou goest about to slay me, thou goest about .ii. thou goest about about to slay; to slay; to slay me, O cruel, cruel fancie so to betray mee .ii. thou goest about to slay me, thou goest about .ii. thou goest about about to slay to slay to slay me.
[...] THe sturdie rock for al his strength the .ii. by raging seas, by raging seas is rent in twaine, the marble stone is pearst at length, the .ii. with little drops with little drops of drisling rain the oxe dooth yeelde vnto the yoake, the oxe doth yeeld vnto the yoake, the steele obeieth the hammer stroake, the steele obeyeth the hāmer stroake, the steele obeyeth the hammer stroake, the oxe doth yeeld vnto the yoake, the oxe doth yeeld vnto the yoke, the steele obeyeth thd hammer stroake, the steele obeyeth the hammer stroake, the steele obeyeth the hammer stroake.
The 2. verse.
[...] THe stately stagge that seemes so stoute, by yelping hounds by yel╌ping, yelping, yelping, yelping houndes at bay is set, the swiftest birde that flies, the swiftest bird that flies about, at length is caught, at length is caught in fowlers net, the greatest fish in deepest brooke, is soone, is soone deceiued is soone deceiude, with subtle hooke is soone, is soone deceiued, with subtle hooke the greatest fish in deepest brooke is soone is soone deceiued, is soone deceiued, with subtle hooke is soone is soone deceiued with subtle.
The first verse.
[...] WHat if a day &c. crown thy delights with a thousand sweet con╌tentings, crosse thy desires with as many sad tormentings, fortune, honor, beau╌ty youth, are but blossoms are but blossoms dying, wanton pleasure, doating loue are but shadowes, are .ii. flying, are but toyes, are but toyes idle thoughts deceiuing, none haue power of an howre of an howre in their liues bereauing.
The second verse.
[...] EArthes but &c. to the world, and a man is but a point to the worlds compared centure, of a point be so vaine, as to triumph in a seely points aduenture, all is hassard that we haue, there is nothing ii. nothing biding, dayes of pleasure are like streames through faire medowes gli╌ding, faire meadowes gli╌ding, meadows gli╌ding wealth and wo time doth goe, time is neuer turning, secret fates .ii. guide our states both in mirth and mourning:
The first verse.
[...] THere is a garden in her face, where roses and white lilies grow a heauenly paradise is that place, where in all plea╌sant fruits do flow, where in all plea╌sant fruits do flow, there cheries grow, that none may buy till cherie ripe ripe ripe cherie ripe cherie ripe, cherie ripe cherie ripe thēselus do crie, there cheries grow, that none may buy til cherie ripe ripe, ripe cherie ripe chery ripe cherie ripe cherie ripe thēselus do cry.
The 2. verse.
[...] THose cheries &c. of orient pearle a double row .ii. which when her louely louely laughter shows they looke like rose buds fild with snow, they looke like rose buds fild with snow, fild with snow, yet thē no Peere nor Prince may buy, till chery ripe, ripe .ii. chery ripe cherie ripe ripe, cherie ripe, chery ripe .ii. thēselues do crie, yet thē no peere nor prince may buy, till chery ripe, ripe ,ii, chery ripe chery ripe ripe chery ripe, chery ripe .i. themselues do crie.
The 3 verse.
[...] HEr eyes her eyes like Angels watch them still angels watch them still [Page XXI] [...] .ii. watch them still her brows like bēded bows do stād thret╌ning .ii. with percing frowns to kil to kil to kil kil kil kil al that aproch with eye or hād or hand ii. or hād thes sacred cheries to com nie ii. to com nie til cherie ripe. .ii. ripe til chery ripe .ii. ripe til chery ripe .ii. ripe till cherie ripe cherie ripe ripe ripe chery ripe che rie ripe thē selus do crie, do crie, these sacred cheries to com nie, .ii. to com nie til cherie ripe ii. ripe til cherie ripe ,ii. ripe til cherie ripe ,ii. ripe til cherie ripe cherie ripe ripe ripe chery ripe, chere ripe themselues do crie.
[...] BEhold now praise the Lord al ye seruants of the Lord Behold behold now praise the Lord, all ye seruants of the Lord ye that by night stand in the house of the Lord ye that by night stand in the house of the Lord euen in the Courts of the house of our God, lift vp your hands in the sanctuarie, and prayse the Lord and prayse the Lord, the Lord that made that made both heauen and earth, giue thee blessing, giue thee blessing out of Sion, giue thee bles╌sing out of Sion, giue thee blessing out of Sion, giue thee blessing out of [Page XXII] [...] Sion out of Si╌on, giue thee blessing out of Si╌on, A╌men.
[...] O Lord bow down thine eare vnto our prayers which we make to thee in thy sons name, O Lord bow down thine eare to our prayers in thy sons name, and for his sake, preserue our gracious King and Queen from all their enemies continew O Lord their deliuerance from the conspiracies of al such as rise vp against them, preserue also preserue also his royall progenie Prince Henrie, preserue also his royal progenie Prince Henrie and the rest, euen through the same our Lord Iesus Christ, who liueth and raigneth with thee and the holy [Page XXIII] [...] Ghost, who liueth and raigneth with thee and the holy Ghost; both now and euer A╌men, A╌men.
[...]
CHORVS [...] Tis thou O Lord, through strength of thy right hand alone, that Sathans secrets hast re╌uealde and bloody bloody treason ouerthrown.
QVINTVS
AN HOWRES RECREAtion in Musicke, apt for Instrumentes and Voyces. Framed for the delight of Gentlemen and others which are wel affected to that qualitie, All for the most part with two trebles, necessarie for such as teach in priuate families, with a prayer for the long preseruation of the King and his posteritie, and a thankesgiuing for the deliuerance of the whole estate from the late conspiracie.
By RICHARD ALISON Gentleman and practitioner in this Arte.
LONDON Printed by Iohn windet the Assigne of William Barley, and are to be sold at the Golden Anchore in Pater Noster Row. 1606.
To the right vvorthily honored and most free Respecter of all vertue, his chiefly esteemde and singular good patrone Sir Iohn Scudamore Knight.
HOw noble, how auncient, and how effectuall the Arte of Musicke is, many excellent discourses of Theoristes deepely learned in the science haue already so confirmed & illustrated, that it might seeme as much arrogancie in me to attempt the prayse thereof, as it argues malice or ignorance in such as seeke to exclude it out of diuine, or humaine societie. I will onely alledge one testimonie out of an Epistle, which that auncient Father Martin Luther did write to Senfelius the Musician, which is so ample in commendation of this art, that it were superfluous to adde any other. Musicke, saith he, to Diuels we know is hateful and intollerable, and I plainely thinke neither am I ashamed to auerr it, that next to Theologie, there is no Arte comparable with Musicke: for it alone next to Theologie doth effect that, which otherwise onely Theologie can performe, that is, a quiet and a chearefull minde. Now if Musicke merites so high a place, as this holy man hath giuen it, can wee deny loue and honour to them, that with their grace and bounty raise the professors thereof? Or to whome shal we that labour in this qualitie, better recommend our workes, then to our patrones and benefactors? Receiue therefore (most honoured Knight and my worthiest Patrone) the fruites of your bounties and the effects of those quiet dayes, which by your goodnes I haue enioyed. And as the glory of a new finisht house belonges not so much to the Worke-man that built it, as to the Lord that owes it, so if any part of this new worke of mine can excite commendation, the grace is chiefly yours, though the labour mine. But because there is no man more distrustfull of his owne endeuours then I am my selfe, by the weakenes of my nature: I beseech you receiue my labours howsoeuer into your protection, whose worth can best countenance thē from misfortune, & spirit defend them, I will onely assist you with a poore mans bounty, I meane my many humble prayers to the highest protector, beseeching him to blesse you with long life and prosperity to his glorie and our comforts, that must euer owe you our seruice and loue.
THE TABLE.
- The man vpright of life. I
- He onely can behold. II
- O heauie heart whose harmes. III
- In hope a King doth goe to war. IIII
- Though wit bids wil to blow retreate. V
- But yet it seemes a foolish drift. VI
- I Can no more but hope good hart. VII
- Who loues this life from loue his loue. VIII
- My prime of youth, my feast of ioy. IX
- The spring is past, and yet. X
- Rest with your selues. XI
- For lust is fraile, where loue. XII
- Shal I weepe and shees a feasting. XIII
- Can I abide this praunsing. XIIII
- The sturdie rocke for al his strength. XV
- The stately stag that seemes so stout. XVI
- VVhat if a day or a month or. XVII
- Earthes but a point to the world. XVIII
- There is a garden in her face. XIX
- Those cheries fairely do inclose. XX
- Her eyes her eyes like Angels. XXI
- Behold now prayse the Lord. XXII
- O Lord bow down thine eare. XXIII
- The sacred quire of Angels. XXIIII
QVINTVS
The first verse.
[...] REst with your selues .i. .ii. you vaine and idle braines which youth and age in lewdest lust bestow ,ii. and find out frauds .ii. .ii. and vse ten thousand trains to win the soil wher naught but sin doth grow, to &c .ii. and liue with me, you chast & honest mindes you &c. ii. which do your liues in lawful loue employ and know no sleights, but friends for vertue finds for vertue finds, and loath the lust, which doth the soule de╌stroy, which doth the soule destroy.
The 2. verse.
[...] FOr lust is fraile, .ii. where loue is e╌uer sound, lust outward sweet, .ii. but inward bitter gall, a shop of shewes where no good ware is found, not like to loue, where honest faith is all, so that is lust where fancy ebs .ii. and flowes fancy ebs & flowes and hates and loues as beau╌ty dyes as beau╌ty dies & grows, and this is loue and this is loue where friendship firmly stands on vertues rocke, ,ii. .ii. .ii, & not on sin╌ful sands.
The first verse.
[...] SHall I shal I shall I abide this ieasting, I weepe, and shees a feasting, shall I shall I shall I abide this ieasting, I weepe and shees a feasting O cruell cruel fancie that so doth blinde thee ii. to loue one doth not mind thee that so doth blind thee that so doth blind thee, to loue one doth not mind thee, O cruell cruell fancy, that so doth blind thee .ii. to loue one doth not mind thee, that doth so blind thee .ii, to loue one doth not mind thee.
The 2. verse
[...] CAn I ii, can I abide .ii. this praunsing, this praunsing I weepe and shees a daūsing, a .ii. ii, I weepe and shees a daunsing a daunsing, a daunsing, a daunsing, O cruell cruell cruell fancy so to betray me .ii. thou goest about to slay me, thou goest about to slay me, thou goest about about about about a╌bout to slay thou goest about to slay me, O cruel, cruel cruel fancie so to betray me .ii. thou goest about to slay me thou goest about to slay me, thou goest about about about about a╌bout to slay thou goest about to slay me.
[...] THe sturdie rock for al his strength by raging seas, is rent in twaine the &c ,ii. is rent in twain, the marble stone, is pearst &c at length with lit╌tle drops of drisling rain the &c .ii with little drops of drisling raine of drisling raine, the oxe doth yeeld vnto the yoke the &c doth yeeld vnto the yoke, the steel obeieth the hammer stroake the &c .ii. the ii. the .ii. the oxe doth yeeld vnto the yoke, the &c doth yeeld vnto the yoke, the steel obeyeth the hammer stroake, the &c. the &c the steel obeieth the hāmer stroke.
[...] THe stately stagge that seemes so stoute, that &c, ii, by yelping yel╌ping yelping yelping hounds by yel ,ii, hounds at bay is set, the swiftest birde that flies about, the &c▪ ii. is caught at length is &c. ii. in fowlers net, the greatest fish in dee╌pest brook, is soon, is soon deceiud is soon is &c. .ii. is soon deceiud by subtil hook, is &c ,ii, is soon is &c ii. by subtil hook the greatest fish in deepest brook is soon is &c is soon is soon deceiud, is soon deceiud by subtill hook is soon ii. is soon is soone deceiude by sub╌til hooke.
The first verse.
[...] WHat if a day or a month or a yeare crown thy delights with a thou╌sand sweet contentinges, can not a chance of a night or an howre crosse thy desires with as many sad tormentings, fortune, honor, beauty youth, are but blossoms are, &c ii. are ii, dying, wanton pleasure, doating loue are but shadowes, are &c ii, are .ii. flying, all our ioyes are but toyes, are but toyes, idle thoughts deceiuing, none haue power of an howre of an howre in their liues be╌reauing.
The second verse.
[...] EArthes but a point to the world, and a man is but a point to the worlds compared centure, shall then a point of a point be so vaine, as to tri╌umph in a seely points aduenture, all is hassard that we haue, there is nothing .ii. there is no╌thing biding, dayes of pleasure are like streames through faire medowes gli╌ding, gli╌ding, through faire meadowes through faire meadowes gli╌ding wealth and woe time doth goe, time doth goe, time is neuer turning, secret fates guide our states se &c. both in mirth and mourning:
The first verse.
[...] THere is a garden in her face, where roses and white lilies grow where &c. a heauenly paradise is that place, a &c. ii. wherin all pleasant fruits do flow, wher &c wherin all pleasant fruits do flow, there cheries grow, there &c that none may buy ii. till cherie ripe chery ripe til cherie ripe ripe til cherie ripe, cherie ripe ripe ripe til cherie ripe che rie ripe thēselus doe crie, ther cheries grow, there cheries grow that none may buy that none may buy til cherie ripe cherie ripe, til cherie ripe ripe til chery ripe cherie ripe ripe ripe til cherie ripe chery ripe thēselus do cry.
The 2 verse.
[...] THose cheries fairely do enclose of orient pearle a double row of orient pearle a double row, which when her louely loue ly laughter shews they looke like rose buds fild with snow, they looke like rose buds fild with snow buds fild with snow, they looke like rose buds filde with snow, yet thē no Peere nor Prince may buy, nor prince may buy, till chery ripe, ripe, til cherie ripe ripe til cherie ripe ripe, til &c. .ii. chery ripe ripe ripe .ii. thēselues do crie, yet thē no peere nor prince may [Page XX] [...] buy, nor prince may buy, till chery ripe, ripe ,ii, till .ii. til .ii. chery ripe ripe ripe .ii. themselues do crie.
The 3 verse.
[...] HEr eyes her eyes do watch them still her eyes like An╌gels watch them still, her &c. .ii. her eyes like angels watch them still her eyes like Angels watch them stil, her brows like bēded bows do stād, threatning, threatning, threatning with percing frowns to kil to kil to kil kil kil kil al that approch with eye or hād all that approch with eye or hand these sacred cheries to com nie com nie these sacred cheries to come nie, to come nie, til cherie ripe .ii. ripe til chery ripe, til cherie ripe ripe til chery ripe til cherie ripe ripe, cherie ripe chery ripe ripe cherie [Page XXI] [...] ripe .ii. thē selus do crie, these sacred cheries to com nie, com nie these sacred cheries to com nie to come nie, til cherie ripe ii. ripe til cherie ripe, til cherie ripe ripe til cherie ripe til che rie ripe ripe chery ripe cherie ripe ripe ,ii. themselues do crie.
[...] BEhold now praise the Lord the Lord, behold now prayse the Lord all ye seruants of the Lord, behold be╌hold now praise the Lord al ye seruants all ye seruants of the Lord, yet that by night stand in the house of the Lord, ye that by night ye that by night stand in the house of the Lord, euen in the Courts of the house of our God, of the house of our God, lift vp your hands in the sanctuarie in the sanctuarie, and prayse the Lord; and prayse the Lord the Lord that made that made both heauen and earth heauen and earth giue thee blessing out of Sion, out of Sion [Page XXII] [...] giue thee blessing out of Sion of Sion, giue thee blessing out of Si╌on of Sion, giue thee blessing out of Si╌on of Sion, giue thee blessing out of Sion, A╌men.
[...] O Lord bow down thine eare vnto our prayers which we make to thee in thy sons name, O Lord bow down thine eare vnto our prayers which we make to thee, we make to thee in thy sons name, and for his sake, preserue our gracious King and Queene from all their enemies continew O Lord their deliuerance from the conspiracies of al such as rise from &c. ii. against them, preserue also his royall progenie Prince Henrie, pre &c .ii. prince Henrie pre &c .ii. Prince Henrie and the rest, and the rest, euen through the same our Lord [Page] [...] Iesus Christ, euen through the same our Lord Iesus Christ, who liueth and raigneth with thee, and raigneth with thee and the holy Ghost, & raigneth with thee and the holy Ghost, and raigneth with thee and the ho╌ly Ghost both now and euer A╌men.
[...]
CHORVS [...] Tis thou O Lord, tis thou O Lord through strength of thy right hand alone, that Sathans secrets hast reuealde, and bloody treasons ouerthrowne.