〈♫〉 THe loue of change hath chang'd the world throughout, 〈♫〉 ij. ij. & what is counted 〈♫〉 • good but that is strange, New things wax old, old new, all turnes a- 〈♫〉 bout, turnes a- bout, and all things change, ij. except the 〈♫〉 loue of change, Yet finde I not that loue of change, that loue of change 〈♫〉 in mee, but as I am, I am, ij. so will I alwaies bee. ij. 〈♫〉 ij. ij. 〈♫〉

〈♫〉 COntent thy selfe with thy estate, seeke not to climb a- 〈♫〉 boue the skies, for often loue is mixt with hate, and twixt the flowers 〈♫〉 the Serpent lies, where Fortune sends her greatest ioyes, There once 〈♫〉 possest they are but toyes▪ there once pos- sest they are but toyes, where 〈♫〉 Fortune sends her greatest ioies, there once possest they are but toyes. 〈♫〉 there once pos- sest they are but toyes.

〈♫〉 THe selfe same thing that giues me cause to die, is 〈♫〉 onely means for which I life de-sire, The selfe same could by which 〈♫〉 as dead I •• ie, is onely means to kindle greater fire, the lesse I feele 〈♫〉 my selfe in hope to speed, the more desire this want to hope doth breed, 〈♫〉 the lesse I feele my selfe in hope to speed, the more desire this want 〈♫〉 of hope doth breed, of hope doth breed. 〈♫〉

〈♫〉 WHen Flora faire the plea- saunt tydings bringeth, 〈♫〉 When Flora faire the plea- saunt tydings bringeth, ij. 〈♫〉 of summer sweet, with hearbs and 〈♫〉 flowers adorned, ij. the Nightingale, ij. 〈♫〉 vpon the hawthoren singeth, ij. and Boreas 〈♫〉 blasts, Boreas blasts, the birds and beasts haue scorned, ij. 〈♫〉 the birds and beasts haue scor- ned, when fresh Aurora with hir 〈♫〉 coulours paynted, ij. mingled with speares of 〈♫〉 gold, the sunne appearing, mingled with speares of gold, the sunne ap- 〈♫〉 pearing, the sun appear- ing, delights the harts, that are with loue ac- 〈♫〉 quainted, and Maying maids haue then their time of cheering, ij. 〈♫〉 of chee- ring. 〈♫〉

〈♫〉 ALl Creatures then with Summer are delighted, the Beasts, 〈♫〉 the Birds, the Birds, the Fish with scale of sil- uer, ij. 〈♫〉 Then stately Dames, by Louers are inuited, to walke in meads, 〈♫〉 to walke in meads, to walk in meads, or rowe vpon the riuer, 〈♫〉 or rowe vpon the riuer, vpon the riuer. I all alone am frō these 〈♫〉 ioyes exi- led, No summer grows where loue yet neuer smiled. 〈♫〉 No summer grows wher loue yet neuer smi- led, wher loue yet 〈♫〉 neuer smilde, ij. I all alone am from these ioyes 〈♫〉 exi- led, No summer grows where loue yet neuer smiled, No 〈♫〉 summer grows wher loue yet neuer smi- led, wher loue yet neuer 〈♫〉 smilde▪ where loue yet neuer smiled. 〈♫〉

〈♫〉 FRom stately tower, ij. king Dauid sat behoulding, 〈♫〉 faire Bethsabe, who in a fountaine naked, faire Bethsabe, who in a 〈♫〉 fountaine naked, hir golden locks against the sunne vnfoulding, 〈♫〉 against the sunne vnfoulding, in Christall waues the same did 〈♫〉 wash and shaked, and sha- ked, in Christall waues the same did 〈♫〉 wash and sha- ked. Not Cynthea pale, though shee be clad in 〈♫〉 Lil- lies, Nor whitest snow that lies vpon the mountaine, that 〈♫〉 lies vpon the mountaine, Nor Venus bright, nor dainty Amaril- 〈♫〉 lis, nor daintie Ama- rillis, Amaril- lis, dyd shew more fayre, then 〈♫〉 shee dydin the foun- taine, then she did in the fountaine, then she dyd 〈♫〉 in the fountaine, foun- taine. 〈♫〉

〈♫〉 WIth hir sweet locks, with hir sweet locks, ij. this 〈♫〉 king was so infla'md, this king was so infla- med, that he to 〈♫〉 wed this Lady most desi- red, that hee to wed this Lady most de- 〈♫〉 sired, by whose great might, by whose great might the matter so was fra- 〈♫〉 med, that he posest hir bewty most admi- red, hee po- sest hir bewty 〈♫〉 most ad- mired, yet afterward that hee to loue con-sented, ten thou- 〈♫〉 sand teares he wept, whē he repen- ted, ten thousand teares he wept, 〈♫〉 when he repented▪ when hee repen- ted. 〈♫〉

〈♫〉 LIke as the gentle hart it selfe bewraies, like as the gentle 〈♫〉 hart it selfe bewraies, in doing gentle deeds, with franck delight, in 〈♫〉 doing gentle deeds with franck de- light, Euen so the baser minde it 〈♫〉 selfe dis- plaies, in cancred mallice, in cancred mallice & reuenge- 〈♫〉 full spight, in cancred mallice, & reuengefull spight, cancred mallice 〈♫〉 and reuengefull spight. 〈♫〉

〈♫〉 NAught vnder heauen so strongly doth al- lure, the 〈♫〉 sence of man, and all his minde po- sesse, as bewties louely 〈♫〉 baite, louely baite, as bewties louely baite, that doth pro-cure, great 〈♫〉 warriours oft, their rigor to represse, And mightie hands for- get, 〈♫〉 forget their manlinesse, drawne with the power, of an hart robbing 〈♫〉 eye, of an hart robbing eye, an hart robbing eye, and wrapt in 〈♫〉 fetters, of a golden tresse, of a golden tresse, that can with melting 〈♫〉 plea- saunce molli-fie, that can with melting plea- 〈♫〉 saunce mollifye, with pleasaunce molifie, their hardned harts, 〈♫〉 envrde to blood and crueltie. 〈♫〉

〈♫〉 SO whilome learn'd that mighty Iewish swaine, So whilome 〈♫〉 learn'd that mighty Iewish swayne, Each of whose locks dyd match a 〈♫〉 man of might, did match a man of might, To lay his spoiles, to lay his 〈♫〉 spoiles before his lemans traine, So also did that great Oetean knight, 〈♫〉 dyd that great Oetean knight, for his loues sake, his Lyons skinne vn- 〈♫〉 dight, And so dyd warlike Antonye neglect, & so dyd warlike Antonye 〈♫〉 neglect the worlds whole rule, for Cleopatras sight, for Cleopatras 〈♫〉 sight, such wonderous powre, such wonderous powre, hath 〈♫〉 womens faire aspect, to captiue men, and make them all the world re- 〈♫〉 iect, them all the world reiect. 〈♫〉

〈♫〉 SOund, sound saddest notes with rewfull moning, tune 〈♫〉 euery straine with teares & weeping, Conclude each close, with 〈♫〉 sighes and groning, sing, but your song no Musique keeping, no 〈♫〉 Musique keeping, saue direful sound of dismal word, Shelton is 〈♫〉 slaine, is slaine, Shelton is slaine, is slaine, with fa-tall sword. 〈♫〉

〈♫〉 LEt euery sharp, euery sharp, in sharp tune figure, let e- 〈♫〉 uery sharp, in sharp tune figure the too sharp death he hath endured, ij. 〈♫〉 let euery flat, ij. shew flat the rigor, the ri-gor of 〈♫〉 Fortunes spight, ij. to all en-vred, And in his death, his death 〈♫〉 and Fortune tell, and in his death, ij. and Fortune tell, that nei- 〈♫〉 ther death nor fates did well, ij. that neither death 〈♫〉 nor fates did well. ij. ij.

〈♫〉 IF women can bee courteous when they list, if women 〈♫〉 can bee courteous when they list, and when they list disdainfull and vn- 〈♫〉 kinde, disdaine- full and vnkinde, If they can beare affection in their 〈♫〉 fist, If they can beare affection in their fist, in their fist, and sell their 〈♫〉 loue as they the market find, T'wer not amisse while Smithfield faire doth 〈♫〉 hold, (that) faire doth hold, that Iades and drabs together all were sold, 〈♫〉 that Iades and drabs together all were sold, together all were sold. 〈♫〉 T'wer not amisse while Smithfield faire doth hold, (that) faire doth hold, 〈♫〉 that Iades & Drabs together all were sold, that Iades and drabs together 〈♫〉 all were sold, together all were sold. 〈♫〉

〈♫〉 NAught is on earth more sacred or deuine, Naught is on 〈♫〉 earth more sacred or deuine, more sacred or de- uine, that gods and men 〈♫〉 doe equally adore, that gods and men doe equally a- dore, then this same 〈♫〉 vertue, then this same vertue, that doth right define, for the heauens thē- 〈♫〉 selues whence mortall men implore, implore, right in their wrongs, are 〈♫〉 ruld by righteous lore, Of highest Iove, who doth true Iustice deale, 〈♫〉 true Iustice deale, to his inferior gods, and euermore, there with containes 〈♫〉 his heauenly comon weale, comon weale, The skill whereof to Princes 〈♫〉 harts hee doth re- ueale, to Princes harts hee doth reueale, to Princes 〈♫〉 harts hee doth reueale. 〈♫〉

〈♫〉 YE gentle Ladies in whose sou'raigne powre, in ij. 〈♫〉 loue hath the glory of his kingdome left, ij. 〈♫〉 and the harts of men as your eternall dower, In Iron chains of libe- 〈♫〉 tie berest, in Iron chaines, ij. bee- reft, deliuered 〈♫〉 hath into your hāds by guift, be wel aware how you the same doe vse, 〈♫〉 be ij. that pride do not to tiranny you lift, least if men 〈♫〉 you of cruelty accuse, you ij. he frō you take, ij. ij. 〈♫〉 that chiefe dome which you doe abuse. ij.

〈♫〉 THe witles boy, witles boy, that blind is to behold, yet blinded 〈♫〉 sees what in our fancy lyes, with smi- ling lookes and heires of 〈♫〉 cur- led gold, hath oft entrapt, and oft deceiu'd, & oft deceiu'd the wise, 〈♫〉 No wit can serue his fancie to remoue, for finest wits are soonest 〈♫〉 thrald to loue, for finest wits are soonest thrald to loue, to loue. 〈♫〉

〈♫〉 WHo seekes to captiuate the freest minds, by prayers, sighes, 〈♫〉 deepe othes, deepe othes, by vowes & teares, swearing to free their loues, 〈♫〉 their loues, ij. from a-ny feares, Yet vnder shew of these, haue them 〈♫〉 beguil'd, yet vnder shew of these haue them be- guil'd, let such be 〈♫〉 farre from God and men ex- il'd, let such be farre from god & men ex- 〈♫〉 il'd, from god & men exil'd. 〈♫〉

〈♫〉 WHo vowes deuotion to faire bewties shrine, and leads 〈♫〉 a louers life in pilgrimage, or that his cōstant faith may brighter shine, 〈♫〉 dwells daies & nights in fancies hermitage, shall finde his truths 〈♫〉 reward but losse of labour, although he merrit neuer so much fauour. 〈♫〉 shall finde his truthes reward but losse of laboure, although hee 〈♫〉 merrit neuer so much fauoure. 〈♫〉

〈♫〉 THE heathen gods for loue forsooke their state, and 〈♫〉 chang'd themselues to shape of earthly kinde, but my desire, ij. 〈♫〉 is of an other rate, that into heauenly grace transformes my mind, 〈♫〉 their often change by new desire, declard they loude not that was 〈♫〉 best, for they that to the best aspire, doe neuer change, doe neuer 〈♫〉 change in hope of rest. 〈♫〉

〈♫〉 O Vaine desire wherewith the world bewitches, 〈♫〉 to couet still for more, ij. for more the more is gotten, the more is 〈♫〉 gotten, sith when we die, ij. wee leaue behind our riches, 〈♫〉 and all we reape, is but to be forgotten, ij. The vertuous 〈♫〉 life is onely that which lasteth, and all the rest with time or fortune, 〈♫〉 and all the rest with time or fortune blasteth, and all the rest with time 〈♫〉 or fortune bla- steth, or fortune blasteth. 〈♫〉

〈♫〉 EVen as the flowres doe wee-ther, flowres doe wee- 〈♫〉 ther, that maydens faire doe gather, that maydens faire doe ga- ther, 〈♫〉 So doth their bewtie bla- zing, ij. whereon there 〈♫〉 is such gazing, ij. ij. As day is 〈♫〉 dimmed with the night, dimmed with the night, So age doth vade the 〈♫〉 red and white, so age doth vade the red and white, and death cōsumes 〈♫〉 euen in an hower, ij. the virgins weede, that daintie 〈♫〉 flower, ij. the virgins weede, that dainty flower, And 〈♫〉 vnto them it may bee tolde, who cloath most rich in silke and golde, in 〈♫〉 silke & golde, yee dames for all your pride & mirth, for all your pride and 〈♫〉 mirth, your bewtie shall bee turnde to earth, ij. 〈♫〉 your bewtie shall bee turnde to earth, bee turnde to earth. And vnto 〈♫〉 them it may bee tolde, who cloath most rich in silke and golde, in silke 〈♫〉 and golde, yee dames for all your pride & mirth, for all your pride and 〈♫〉 mirth, your bewtie shall bee turnde to earth. ij. 〈♫〉 your bewtie shall bee turnde to earth, bee turnde to earth.

〈♫〉 THe loue of change hath chang'd the world through- 〈♫〉 out, ij. the world throughout, and what is counted 〈♫〉 good but that is strange, counted good but that is strange, New things wax 〈♫〉 old, old new, all turnes about, all turnes a- bout, a- bout, & all things 〈♫〉 change, and all things change, except the loue of change, Yet finde I 〈♫〉 not that loue of change in mee, that loue of change in mee, but as I 〈♫〉 am, ij. but as I am, so will I all waies bee. so will I 〈♫〉 all waies bee, ij. so will I all waies bee, all waies bee.

〈♫〉 COntent thy selfe with thy estate, ij. seeke not 〈♫〉 to climb aboue the skies, ij. for often loue, ij. 〈♫〉 is mixt with hate, & twixt the flowers the Serpent lies, where For- 〈♫〉 tune sends her greatest ioyes, her grea- test ioyes, There once pos- 〈♫〉 sest they are but toyes. ij. are but toyes, where Fortune 〈♫〉 sends her grea-test ioies, hir grea- test ioies, There once possest they are 〈♫〉 but toyes. ij. are but toyes.

〈♫〉 THe selfe same things that giues mee cause, that giues mee 〈♫〉 cause to die, is onely means for which I life de- sire, The 〈♫〉 selfe same could by which as dead I lie, is onely means to kindle 〈♫〉 greater fire, The lesse I feele my selfe in hope to speed, to speed, the 〈♫〉 more desire this want of hope doth breed. The lesse I feele my selfe in 〈♫〉 hope to speed, to speed, the more desire this want of hope doth 〈♫〉 breed, this want of hope doth breed. 〈♫〉

〈♫〉 WHen Flora faire the plea- saunt tydings bringeth, 〈♫〉 When Flora faire the plea- saunt tydings, plea- saunt tydings brin- 〈♫〉 geth, when Flora faire the plea- sant tydings bringeth, of summer 〈♫〉 sweet, with hearbs and flowers ador- ned, of summer sweet, with hearbs 〈♫〉 and flowers adorned, the Nightingale vpon the hawthorne singeth, sing- 〈♫〉 geth, vpon the hawthorne singeth, singeth, And Boreas blasts, the 〈♫〉 birds and beasts haue scorned, the birds and beasts haue scorn'd, the 〈♫〉 birds and beasts haue scorned, and beasts haue scorned, when fresh Au- 〈♫〉 rora with hir coulours payn- ted, ij. Aurora 〈♫〉 with hir coulours paynted, mingled with speares of gold, the sunne 〈♫〉 appearing, mingled with speares of gold, the sunne appearing, ij. 〈♫〉 appearing, delights the harts, delights the harts, the harts that are with 〈♫〉 loue acquainted, with loue acquain- ted, and Maying maids haue thē 〈♫〉 their time of cheering, of cheering, and Maying maids haue then their 〈♫〉 time of cheering, of cheering. 〈♫〉

〈♫〉 ALl Creatures then with Summer are delighted, the Beasts, 〈♫〉 the Birds, the Beasts, the Birds, the Fish with scale of siluer, the 〈♫〉 Fish with scale of siluer, scale of siluer. Then stately Dames by 〈♫〉 Louers are inui-ted, by Louers are in-ui- ted, to walke in 〈♫〉 meads, to walke in meads, to walk in meads, or rowe vpon the 〈♫〉 ri- uer, or rowe vpon the ri-uer, or rowe vpon the 〈♫〉 ri- uer. I all alone am from these ioyes exiled, No summer grows 〈♫〉 where loue yet neuer smiled. yet neuer smiled, No summer grows 〈♫〉 where loue yet neuer smiled. No summer grows where loue yet neuer 〈♫〉 smi-led, where loue yet neuer smi- led, yet neuer smiled. I all a- 〈♫〉 lone am from these ioyes exiled, No summer growes where loue 〈♫〉 yet neuer smiled, yet neuer smiled. No summer grows where loue yet 〈♫〉 neuer smiled, No summer grows where loue yet neuer smi-led, where 〈♫〉 loue yet neuer smi- led, yet neuer smiled. 〈♫〉

〈♫〉 FRom stately tower, ij. from stately tower, 〈♫〉 king Dauid sat behoulding faire Bethsabe, who in a fountaine naked, 〈♫〉 naked, faire Bethsa-be, who in a fountaine na- ked, hir golden locks 〈♫〉 against the sun vnfoulding, vnfoulding, against the sun vnfoul- 〈♫〉 ding, in Christall waues the same did wash and shaked, the same did 〈♫〉 wash and shaked, in Christall waues the same did wash & sha- 〈♫〉 ked. Not Cynthea pale, though shee bee clad in Lil- lies, Nor 〈♫〉 whitest snow that lies vpon the mountaine, nor ij. the 〈♫〉 mountaine, nor Venus bright, nor daintie A-marillis, Amarillis dyd 〈♫〉 shew more faire, then shee dyd in the foun- taine, then shee dyd 〈♫〉 in the foun- taine. 〈♫〉

〈♫〉 WIth hir sweet locks, sweet locks, ij. this king was 〈♫〉 so inflamed, this king was so infla-med, that he to wed this Lady most de- 〈♫〉 sired, that hee to wed this La- dy most desired, most desired 〈♫〉 by whose great might, the matter so was fram'd, the matter so was fra- 〈♫〉 med, that he posest hir bewty most admi- red, that he posest hir bewty 〈♫〉 most admired, most admired, yet afterward that he to loue consen- ted, 〈♫〉 consented, ten thousand teares hee wept, hee wept, ten thousand teares 〈♫〉 he wept, when hee repented, when hee repented.

〈♫〉 LIke as the gentle hart it selfe bewraies, the gentle hart 〈♫〉 it selfe bewraies, like as the gentle hart it selfe bewraies, in dooing 〈♫〉 gentle deeds, with franck delight, in dooing gentle deeds with franck 〈♫〉 delight, Euen so the baser minde it selfe displaies, in cancred mallice, 〈♫〉 in cancred mallice and reuengefull spight, and reuengefull spight, 〈♫〉 in cancred mal- lice, and reuengefull spight, in mallice and re- 〈♫〉 uengefull spight.

〈♫〉 NAught vnder heauen so strongly doth allure, 〈♫〉 the sence of man, and all his minde posesse, his minde posesse, 〈♫〉 As bewties louely baite, that doth procure, as bewties louely 〈♫〉 baite, that doth procure great warriours oft, their ri-gor to represse, their 〈♫〉 rigor to represse, And mightie hands forget their manlynesse, their 〈♫〉 manlinesse, drawne with the power of an hart robbing eye, of an hart 〈♫〉 robbing eye, hart robbing eye, And wrapt in fetters, and wrapt in fet- 〈♫〉 ters, in fetters, of a golden tresse, golden tresse, that can with melting 〈♫〉 plea- saunce molifye, with pleasance molyfie, that can with 〈♫〉 melting plea- sance molli- fye, mollifye their hardned harts en- 〈♫〉 vrde to blood and crueltie. 〈♫〉

〈♫〉 SO whilome learn'd that mighty Iewish swaine, So whilome 〈♫〉 learn'd that mighty Iewish swain, Iewish swain, Each of whose locks did 〈♫〉 match a man of might, dyd match a man of might, To lay his spoiles, 〈♫〉 before his lemans traine, his spoiles before his lemans rraine, So al-so 〈♫〉 did, so also did that great OEtean knight, ij. for his 〈♫〉 loues sake, his Lyons skinne vn- dight, And so dyd warlike Antonye 〈♫〉 warlike Antonye neglect the worlds whole rule, for Cleopatras sight, 〈♫〉 for Cleopatras sight, such wōderous powr, haue women, such wōderous 〈♫〉 powre, hath womens faire aspect, to captiue men, & make them all, 〈♫〉 and make them all the world reiect, reiect. 〈♫〉

〈♫〉 SOund, sound saddest notes with rewfull mo ning, 〈♫〉 Tune euerie straine with teares and weeping, Conclude each dose, 〈♫〉 conclude each close, with sighes, with sighes, ij. and groning, Sing, 〈♫〉 but your song no Musique keeping, but your song no Musique kee- 〈♫〉 ping, saue direfull sound, of dismall word, Shelton is slaine, ij. 〈♫〉 Shelton is slaine, ij. is slaine, Shelton is slaine with fa- tall sword. 〈♫〉

〈♫〉 LET euerie sharp, let euerie sharp, let euerie sharp, 〈♫〉 let euerie sharp in sharp tune fi- gure, the too sharp death hee 〈♫〉 hath en- dured, let euery flat, ij. let euery flat, ij. 〈♫〉 shew flat the ri-gor, of Fortunes spight, ij. to all envred all env- 〈♫〉 red, And in his death and Fortune tell, ij. his death, ij. 〈♫〉 that neither death nor fates, ij. did well, that nei- 〈♫〉 ther death nor fates did well. ij. nor fates did well.

〈♫〉 IF women can bee curteous when they list, can be courteous 〈♫〉 when they list, If women can be curteous when they list, & whē they 〈♫〉 list disdainfull, and when they list disdainfull & vnkind, If they can beare 〈♫〉 affection in their fist, If they can beare affection in their fist, if they can 〈♫〉 beare affection in their fist, and sell their loue as they the market find, 〈♫〉 T'wer not amisse, t'wer not amisse while Smithfield faire doth hold, while 〈♫〉 Smithfield faire doth hold, that Iades & drabs together all were 〈♫〉 sold, that Iades & drabs together all were sold, all were sold, that Iades & 〈♫〉 drabs together all were sold. T'wer not amisse, T'wer not amisse while 〈♫〉 Smithfield faire doth hold, while Smithfield fayre doth hold, that 〈♫〉 Iades and Drabs together all were sold, that Iades and drabs together 〈♫〉 all were sold, all were sold, that Iades and drabs together all were sold. 〈♫〉

〈♫〉 NAught is on earth more sacred or deuine, Naught is on 〈♫〉 earth more sacred or deuine, more sacred or deuine, that Gods and men 〈♫〉 doe equally that Gods and men doe equally adore, a- dore, Then this 〈♫〉 same vertue, this same vertue, that doth right define, for the heauens them- 〈♫〉 selues whence mortall men implore, whence mortall men implore, right 〈♫〉 in their wrongs, are ruld by righteous lore, right in their wrongs are ruld 〈♫〉 by righteous lore, Of highest Iove, who doth true Iustice deale, to his 〈♫〉 inferior gods, and euermore therwith containes his heauenly comon 〈♫〉 weale, The skill whereof to Princes harts hee doth reueale, the skill 〈♫〉 whereof, to Princes harts he doth reueale, the skill wherof, to Princes 〈♫〉 harts hee doth reueale, re- ueale. 〈♫〉

〈♫〉 YEgentle Ladies in whose sou'raigne powre, ij. 〈♫〉 loue hath the glory of his kingdome left, the ij. 〈♫〉 & the harts of men as your e-ternall dower, In Iron chains of 〈♫〉 libertie, ij. bereft, in ij. bereft, deliuered hath 〈♫〉 into your hands by guift, be well aware how you the same do vse, that 〈♫〉 pride do not to tirannie you lift, least if men you of cruel-tie accuse, accuse 〈♫〉 he from you take, hee from you take that chiefdome which yee do 〈♫〉 abuse, that chiefdome which yee doe abuse. ij.

〈♫〉 THe witlesse boy that blind is to behold, yet blinded sees what 〈♫〉 in our fancy lies, with smi- ling lookes, and heires of curled gold, heirs 〈♫〉 of cur-led gold, hath oft entrapt, and oft deceiu'd the wise, No wit can 〈♫〉 serue his fancie to remoue, his fancie to re- moue, for finest wits are 〈♫〉 soonest thrald to loue, for finest wits are soonest thrald, for finest wits are 〈♫〉 soonest thrald to loue, for finest wits are soonest thrald to loue. 〈♫〉

〈♫〉 WHo seekes to captiuate the freest minds, the freest minds, by 〈♫〉 prayers, sighes, deepe othes by vowes & teares, shewing affection in the 〈♫〉 trewest kindes, swearing to free their loues, their loues, ij. from any 〈♫〉 feares, Yet vnder shew of these, haue them beguil'd, yet vnder shew of 〈♫〉 these, yet vnder shew of these haue them beguil'd, let such bee farre from 〈♫〉 God & men exil'd, from god & man ex- il'd, let such bee farre from god 〈♫〉 and men exil'd, from God and man ex- il'd. 〈♫〉

〈♫〉 WHo vowes de- uotion to faire bewties shrine, ij. 〈♫〉 & leads a louers life in pilgrimage, in pilgrim- 〈♫〉 age, or that his cōstant faith may brighter shine, his ij. 〈♫〉 dwells daies & nights, ij. in fancies hermitage, shall finde his 〈♫〉 truths re-ward but losse of labour, but losse of la- boure, although hee 〈♫〉 merrit neuer so much fa- uour. shall finde his truthes re-ward but 〈♫〉 losse of labour, but losse of la- bour, although he merrit neuer so much 〈♫〉 fa- uour.

〈♫〉 THE heathen Gods for loue forsooke their state, for 〈♫〉 loue forsooke their state, and chang'd themselues, to shape of earthly 〈♫〉 things, to ij. but my desire is of an other rate, but ij. 〈♫〉 that into heauenly grace, ij. transformes my minde to 〈♫〉 heauenly grace transformes my mind, their often change by new desire, 〈♫〉 ij. declard they lou'd not that was best, that ij. for they that 〈♫〉 to the best, they ij. a- spire, do neuer change, in hope of 〈♫〉 rest, doe neuer change, ij. in hope of rest, hope of rest.

〈♫〉 OVaine desire wherewith the world bewitches, to 〈♫〉 couet stil for more, for more, ij. to couet still for more, the more is 〈♫〉 gotten, sith whē we die, ij. we die, we leaue behind our ri- 〈♫〉 ches, and all we reape, is but to bee forgotten, forgotten, The vertuous 〈♫〉 life is onely that which lasteth, the vertuous life is onely that which lasteth, 〈♫〉 & all the rest with time or fortune blasteth, & all the rest with 〈♫〉 time or fortune bla- steth, and all the rest with time or fortune, blasteth. 〈♫〉 fortune blasteth.

〈♫〉 EVen as the flowres do wee- ther, ij. that 〈♫〉 maydens faire doe ga-ther, So doth their bewtie bla- zing, so doth 〈♫〉 their bewtie blazing, bla- zing, whereon there is such ga- 〈♫〉 zing, such blazing, ij. As day is dimmed with the night, 〈♫〉 ij. So age doth vade the red and white, and 〈♫〉 death cōsumes euen in an hower, ij. euen in an 〈♫〉 howre, the virgins weede, that daintie flower, that dainty flower, the ij. 〈♫〉 and vnto them it may bee tol • e, it ij. who cloath 〈♫〉 most rich in silke and golde, yee dames for all your pride & mirth, for ij. 〈♫〉 your bewtie shall bee turnd to earth. ij. shall be 〈♫〉 turnd to earth, your bewtie shall bee turnde to earth, ij. 〈♫〉 And vnto them it may bee tolde, ij. who cloath most rich in 〈♫〉 silke and golde, yee dames for all your pride & mirth, ij. your 〈♫〉 bewtie shall bee turnd to earth. ij. shall be turnd to 〈♫〉 earth, your bewtie shall bee turnd to earth. ij.

〈♫〉 THe loue of change hath chang'd the world throughout hath 〈♫〉 chang'd the world throughout, the loue ij. the 〈♫〉 world throughout. And what is coūted good but that is strange, ij. 〈♫〉 New things wax old, old new all turns a- bout, a- bout & all things 〈♫〉 change, ij. ij. except the loue of chaunge. Yet finde I 〈♫〉 not that loue of chaunge in mee, yet finde I not that loue of chaunge 〈♫〉 in mee, but as I am, ij. So will I all waies bee, so will I 〈♫〉 all wayes bee, ij. So will I all waies bee.

〈♫〉 COntent thy selfe with thy estate estate, seeke not to climb 〈♫〉 aboue the skyes, ij. aboue the skyes for often loue 〈♫〉 ij. is mixt with hate, with hate, And twixt the flowers the 〈♫〉 Serpent lies, where Fortune sends her greatest ioyes her greatest ioyes 〈♫〉 There once possest they are but toyes. ij. 〈♫〉 where Fortune sends her greatest ioyes greatest ioyes, There once 〈♫〉 possest they are but toyes. ij.

〈♫〉 THe selfe same things that giues me cause to die, ij. 〈♫〉 is onely means for which I life desire: ij. 〈♫〉 The selfe same could by which as dead I lie, is onely means 〈♫〉 to kindle greater fire. ij. The lesse I feele my selfe 〈♫〉 in hope to speed, the more desire this want of hope doth breed. The 〈♫〉 lesse I feele my selfe in hope to speed, the more desire this want of 〈♫〉 hope doth breed, this want of hope doth breed. 〈♫〉

〈♫〉 WHen Flora faire the plea- saunt tydings bringeth 〈♫〉 the plea- saunt tydings bringeth, when Flora faire the pleasaunt 〈♫〉 tydings bringeth, when Flora faire the plea-saunt tydings bringeth 〈♫〉 of summer sweet, with hearbs and flowers adorned, of summer sweet 〈♫〉 with hearbs and flowers adorned, The Nightingale vpon the hathorne 〈♫〉 sings vpon the hawthorne, singeth vpon the haw- thorne, And 〈♫〉 Boreas blasts, and Boreas blasts, the birds & beasts haue scorned, 〈♫〉 the birds and beasts haue scor- ned, when fresh Aurora with hir 〈♫〉 coulours paynted, when fresh Aurora with hir coulours paynted, 〈♫〉 with hir colours payn- ted, mingled with speares of gold, the sunne ap- 〈♫〉 pearing, mingled with speares of gold, the sunne appearing the sunne 〈♫〉 appearing, delights the hearts, the hearts, that are with loue acquain- 〈♫〉 ted, And Maying maydes haue then their time of chee-ring, maydes 〈♫〉 haue then their time of cheering, And Maying maides haue then their 〈♫〉 time of chee- ring. 〈♫〉

〈♫〉 ALl Creatures then with Summer are de-ligh-ted, the Beasts, 〈♫〉 the Birds, the Beasts, the Birds, the Birds, the Fish with scale of sil- 〈♫〉 uer and the Fish with scale of siluer, the Fish with scale of sil- 〈♫〉 uer. Then stately Dames by Louers are inuited to walke in meads to walke 〈♫〉 in meads, to walke in meads, or rowe vpon the riuer. or rowe vp- 〈♫〉 pon the ri- uer. or rowe vpon the riuer. or rowe vppon the riuer. 〈♫〉 I all alone am from these ioyes these ioyes exiled, No Summer 〈♫〉 growes where loue yet neuer smilde. No Summer growes where 〈♫〉 loue yet neuer smi- led. where loue yet neuer smi- led smi- led 〈♫〉 where loue yet neuer smiled. I all alone am from these ioyes these 〈♫〉 ioyes exiled, No Summer growes where loue yet neuer smilde. No 〈♫〉 Summer growes where loue yet neuer smi- led where loue yet 〈♫〉 neuer smi- led smi- led where loue yet neuer smiled. 〈♫〉

〈♫〉 FRom stately tower, from stately tower, ij. king 〈♫〉 Dauid sat behoulding, behoulding, faire Bethsabe who in a fountaine 〈♫〉 naked, faire Bethsabe who in a fountaine naked hir golden locks a- 〈♫〉 gainst the sunne vnfoulding, against the sunne vnfoulding, against the 〈♫〉 sunne vnfoulding▪ In Christall waues the same did wash & sha- 〈♫〉 ked, In Christall waues the same did wash & sha- 〈♫〉 ked. Not Cynthea pale though shee were clad in Lylles, Nor whitest 〈♫〉 snow that lyes vpon the mountaine, Nor Venus bright, nor daintie 〈♫〉 Amaril- lis, nor daintie Amarillis, dyd shew more fayre, more fayre 〈♫〉 then she did in the fountaine, the fountaine, then she did in the foun- 〈♫〉 taine, then shee dyd in the fountaine. 〈♫〉

〈♫〉 WIth hir sweet locks, with hir sweet locks, with hir sweet 〈♫〉 locks, with hir sweet locks, this king was so in-sla- med, that he to 〈♫〉 wed this Lady most de-si- red, to wed this Lady most desired, most 〈♫〉 de- sired, by whose great might the matter so was fra- med, the 〈♫〉 matter so was framed, that he posest hir bewty most admired, most ad- 〈♫〉 mired, yet afterward that hee to loue consen-ted, ten thousand teares he 〈♫〉 wept, when hee repented, ten thousand teares he wept, ten thousand 〈♫〉 teares hee wept, when hee repented, when hee repen- ted.

〈♫〉 LIke as the gentle hart it selfe bewraies, like as the 〈♫〉 gentle hart it selfe bewraies, it selfe bewraies, in dooing gentle deeds, 〈♫〉 with franck de- light, gentle deeds with franck de- light, Euen so the 〈♫〉 baser minde it selfe displaies, in cancred mallice, in cancred mallice 〈♫〉 and reuengefull spight, in cancred mallice, and reuengefull spight, & 〈♫〉 reuenge- full spight. 〈♫〉

〈♫〉 NAught vnder heauen so strongly doth al-lure, the 〈♫〉 sence of man, and all his minde posesse, his minde posesse, as bewties 〈♫〉 louely baite, as bewties louely baite, that doth pro- cure, great 〈♫〉 warriours oft, their rigor to represse, And mightie hands forget their 〈♫〉 manlinesse, forget their manlinesse, drawne with the powre, of an 〈♫〉 heart robbing eye, of an heart robbing eye, drawne with the 〈♫〉 power of an hart robbing eye, And wrapt in fetters, and wrapt in fet- 〈♫〉 ters, of a golden tresse, of a golden tresse, that can with melting 〈♫〉 plea- saunce mol- li-fie, that can with melting plea- 〈♫〉 saunce mollifye, their hardned harts, envrde to blood and crueltie. 〈♫〉

〈♫〉 SO whilome learn'd that mightie Iewish swayne, that Iewish 〈♫〉 swayne, So whilome learn'd that mightie Iewish swayne, Each of 〈♫〉 whose locks dyd match a man of might, dyd match a man of might, 〈♫〉 To lay his spoiles before his lemans traine, before his lemans traine, So 〈♫〉 also did that great OEtean knight, that great Oetean knight, for his loues 〈♫〉 sake, his Lyons skinne vndight, And so dyd warlike Antonye, Anto- 〈♫〉 nye neglect the worlds whole rule, for Cleopatras sight, such wonderous 〈♫〉 powre, hath womens fayre aspect, aspect, to captiue men and make them 〈♫〉 all the world re- iect, and make them all the world reiect. 〈♫〉

〈♫〉 SOund saddest notes with rewfull moning, tune euery 〈♫〉 straine with teares and weeping, Conclude each close with sighes, 〈♫〉 with sighes, ij. and groning, sing, but your song no Musique 〈♫〉 keeping, no Musique keeping, saue direful soūd of dismal word, Shelton 〈♫〉 is slaine, Shelton is slaine, is slaine, Shelton is slaine, with fa- tall 〈♫〉 sword. 〈♫〉

〈♫〉 LET euerie sharp, let euerie sharp, let euerie shar • 〈♫〉 euerie sharp in sharp tune, in sharp tune figure, the too sharp death, 〈♫〉 hee hath endured, let euery flat, ij. euery flat, shew flat the 〈♫〉 ri- gor, of Fortunes spight, ij. to all envred & in his death, ij. 〈♫〉 ij. and in his death and Fortune tell, that neither death 〈♫〉 nor fates, that neither, that neither death nor fates did well. ij. 〈♫〉 nor fates did well, that ij.

〈♫〉 IF women can bee curteous when they list, If 〈♫〉 women can be curteous when they list, and whē they list disdainfull & 〈♫〉 vnkinde, If they can beare affection in their fist, If they can beare af- 〈♫〉 fection in their fist, and sell their loue as they the market finde, 〈♫〉 T'wer not amisse while Smithfield faire doth hold, T'were not a- 〈♫〉 misse while Smithfield fayre doth hold, That Lades & Drabs together 〈♫〉 all were sold, were sold, together all were sold. T'wer not amisse while 〈♫〉 Smithfield faire doth hold, T'wer not amisse while Smithfield fayre doth 〈♫〉 hold, That Iades and Drabs together all were sold, were sold, together 〈♫〉 all were sold. 〈♫〉

〈♫〉 NAught is on earth more sacred or deuine, Naught is on 〈♫〉 earth more sacred or deuine, more sacred or de- uine, or deuine, that 〈♫〉 Gods and men doe equally adore that Gods and men doe equally adore, 〈♫〉 Then this same vertue that doth right de- fine, for the heauens them- 〈♫〉 selues whence mortall men implore, Right in their wrongs, ar rulde by 〈♫〉 righteous lore. Of highest Iove, who doth true Iustice deale, to 〈♫〉 his inferior Gods, and euermore therewith containes his heauenly 〈♫〉 comon weale, (his) comon weale, The skill wherof to Princes harts he 〈♫〉 doth reueale, he doth reueale. The skill whereof, to Princes hearts 〈♫〉 hee doth reueale, hee doth re- ueale. 〈♫〉

〈♫〉 YE gentle Ladies in whose sou'raigne powre, loue 〈♫〉 hath the glory of his kingdome left, ij. his kingdome 〈♫〉 left, and the harts of men as your eternall dower, In Iron chaines of 〈♫〉 libertie, of libertie bereft, ij. deliuered hath into 〈♫〉 your hands by guift, be well aware how you the same doe vse, That 〈♫〉 pride doe not to tiranny you lift, least if men, you of cruelty accuse, 〈♫〉 hee from you take, that chiefedome which yee doe abuse, that 〈♫〉 chiefedome which yee doe abuse, which yee doe a-buse.

〈♫〉 THe witlesse boy that blinde is to behold, yet blinded sees, 〈♫〉 what in our fancie lies, with smi- ling lookes, and heires of 〈♫〉 curled gold, hath oft entrapt, hath oft entrapt, and oft deceiu'd the wise, 〈♫〉 No wit can serue his fancie to remoue, his fancie to remoue, for finest 〈♫〉 wits are soonest thrald, for finest wits are soonest thrald to loue, for finest 〈♫〉 wits are soonest thrald to loue, to loue. 〈♫〉

〈♫〉 WHo seekes to captiuate the freest mindes, freest minds, by 〈♫〉 pray- ers, sighes, deepe othes, deepe othes by vowes and teares, shewing 〈♫〉 affecti- on in the trewest kindes, swearing to free their loues, ij. ij. 〈♫〉 from any feares, Yet vnder shew of these, haue them beguil'd, thē be- 〈♫〉 guil'd, yet vnder shew of these haue them beguil'd, let such bee farre 〈♫〉 from God and men ex- il'd, let such bee farre from god and man ex- 〈♫〉 il'd, from God and men exil'd, from God and man exil'd, from god and 〈♫〉 man exil'd.

〈♫〉 WHo vowes deuotion to faire bewties shrine, who vowes 〈♫〉 de-uotion to faire bewties shrine and leads a louers life, a louers life in 〈♫〉 pilgrimage, or that his constant faith may brighter shine, his constant 〈♫〉 faith may brighter shine, dwels daies and nights in fancies pilgrimage, 〈♫〉 pilgrimage, shall finde his truths reward but losse of la- bour, but losse 〈♫〉 of labour, although hee merrit neuer so much fauour, shall finde his 〈♫〉 truths reward but losse of la- bour, but losse of labour, although hee 〈♫〉 merrit neuer so much fa- uour.

〈♫〉 THe heathen gods for loue forsooke their state, for loue ij. 〈♫〉 and chang'd them- selues, but my desire, ij. is of an other rate, 〈♫〉 that into heauenly grace transformes my mind, that into heauenly 〈♫〉 grace transformes my minde, their often change by new de- sire, by 〈♫〉 new de- sire, declard they loude not that was best, for they that 〈♫〉 to the best aspire, a- spire, doe neuer change, doe ne- uer change 〈♫〉 in hope of rest, in hope of rest, in hoqe of rest. 〈♫〉

〈♫〉 O Vaine desire wherwith the world bewit- ches, 〈♫〉 to couet stil for more, for more, ij. the more is gotten, sith whē we 〈♫〉 die, ij. wee leaue behind our ri- ches, and all we reape, 〈♫〉 is but to be forgotten, ij. The vertuous life is onely 〈♫〉 that which lasteth, the vertuous life is onely that which lasteth, and all the 〈♫〉 rest with time or fortune, and all the rest with time or fortune blasteth. 〈♫〉 and all the rest with time or fortune, or fortune bla- steth. 〈♫〉

〈♫〉 EVen as the flowres doe weether, doe weether, Euen ij. 〈♫〉 doe weether, that maydens faire doe gather, ij. 〈♫〉 So doth their bewtie bla- zing, ij. bla- zing, whereon 〈♫〉 there is such gazing, ij. ij. ij. 〈♫〉 As day is dimmed with the night, with the night, as ij. 〈♫〉 with the night, So age doth vade the red and white, ij. 〈♫〉 And death consumes euen in an howre, ij. in an 〈♫〉 howre, the virgins weede daintie, the virgins weede that daintie flowre, 〈♫〉 ij. ij. And vnto them it may bee tolde, 〈♫〉 who cloath most rich in silke & gold, who ij. yee dames for 〈♫〉 all your pride and mirth, your pride and mirth, your bewtie shall bee 〈♫〉 turnd to earth, turnd to earth, your ij. shall be turnd to earth. 〈♫〉 And vnto thē it may bee told, who cloath most rich in silke & golde, 〈♫〉 ij. yee dames for all your pride & mirth, your prid & 〈♫〉 mirth your bewty shall be turnd to earth, turnd to earth, your bewty 〈♫〉 shall bee turnd to earth, shall bee turnd to earth.

〈♫〉 THe loue of change hath chang'd the world throughout, 〈♫〉 ij. the world throughout, & what is 〈♫〉 counted good but that is strange, New things wax old, old new all turns 〈♫〉 a- bout, all turns a- bout, and all things change, ij. except 〈♫〉 the loue of change, Yet finde I not that loue of change in mee, ij. 〈♫〉 but as I am, but as I am, so will I alwaies bee, so 〈♫〉 will I alwaies bee, so will I alwaies bee, alwaies bee, 〈♫〉

〈♫〉 COntent thy selfe with thy estate, ij. seeke not 〈♫〉 to climb aboue the skies, ij. for often loue is mixt, is mixt 〈♫〉 with hate, & twixt the flowers the Serpēt lies, wher Fortune sends her 〈♫〉 grea- test ioyes, ther once possest they are but toyes, they are but toyes, 〈♫〉 where once po- sest they are but toyes, wher Fortune sends hir greatest 〈♫〉 ioyes, there once possest they are but toyes, they are but toyes, 〈♫〉 there once pos- sest they are but toyes.

〈♫〉 THe selfe same thing that giues mee cause to die, that giues 〈♫〉 mee cause to die, is onely means for which I life de-sire, for which I 〈♫〉 life desire, The selfe same could by which as dead I lie, as dead I lie, is 〈♫〉 onely means to kindle the greater fire, the lesse I feele my selfe in hope 〈♫〉 to speed, the more desire this want of hope doth breed, doth breed, the 〈♫〉 lesse I feele my selfe in hope to speed, the more desire this want of hope 〈♫〉 doth breed this want of hope doth breed.

〈♫〉 WHen Flora faire the plea- sant tydings bringeth, ij. 〈♫〉 of summer sweet, with hearbs and 〈♫〉 flowers adorned, ij. The Nightingale vppon the 〈♫〉 hawthorne singeth, ij. And Boreas blasts, the birds and 〈♫〉 beasts haue scorned, ij. and beasts haue scorned, when 〈♫〉 fresh Aurora with hir coulours paynted, when fresh Aurora Aurora 〈♫〉 with hir coulours paynted, mingled with speares of gold, the sunne appearing, 〈♫〉 mingled with speares of gold, the sunne appearing, the sunne 〈♫〉 appearing, delights the harts, delights the harts, that are with loue acquainted, 〈♫〉 that are with loue ac- quainted, And Maying mayds haue 〈♫〉 then their time of cheering, haue then their time of cheering. 〈♫〉

〈♫〉 ALl Creatures thē with summer are delighted, the beasts, the 〈♫〉 Birds, the Birds, the Fish with scale of siluer, ij. Then 〈♫〉 stately dames, by Louers are inuited, by Louers are inuited, to walk in 〈♫〉 meads, ij. to walk in meads, or rowe vpon the riuer, 〈♫〉 or rowe vpon the riuer, ij. I all alone, I all alone 〈♫〉 am from these ioyes exiled, exiled, No summer grows where loue yet 〈♫〉 neuer smiled. No summer grows where loue yet neuer smiled, where 〈♫〉 loue yet neuer smiled, I all alone, I all alone am from these ioyes ex- 〈♫〉 iled, exi-led, No summer grows where loue yet neuer smiled, No 〈♫〉 summer grows where loue yet neuer smiled, where loue yet neuer 〈♫〉 smiled. 〈♫〉

〈♫〉 FRom stately tower, stately tower, 〈♫〉 from stately tower, king Dauid sat 〈♫〉 behoulding, faire Bethsabe 〈♫〉 who in a fountaine naked, hir golden locks against the sunne vnfoulding, 〈♫〉 against the sunne vnfoulding, in Christall waues the same dyd 〈♫〉 wash, and shaked, in Christall waues the same dyd wash and shaked, 〈♫〉 Nor whitest snow that lyes vpon the mountaine, 〈♫〉 Nor whitest snow that lyes vpon the mountaine, Nor Venus 〈♫〉 bright, nor daintie Amarillis, did shew more faire then she did in the 〈♫〉 fountaine, the fountaine, then shee did in the fountaine. 〈♫〉

〈♫〉 WIth hir sweet locks, sweet locks, with hir sweet locks, 〈♫〉 this king was so inflamed, this king was so inflamed, that he to wed this 〈♫〉 Lady most de- sired, that hee to wed this La- dy most de-si-red, by 〈♫〉 whose great might the matter so was framed, the matter so was fra- med 〈♫〉 that he posest his bewty most admired, that he posest hir bewty most 〈♫〉 admired, yet afterward that he to loue consented, ten thousand teares he 〈♫〉 wept, he wept, ten thousand teares he wept, when hee repented. when 〈♫〉 hee repented. 〈♫〉

〈♫〉 LIke as the gentle hart it selfe bewraies, bewraies, like 〈♫〉 as the gentle hart it selfe bewraies, in dooing gentle deeds, with 〈♫〉 franck delight, in dooing gentle deeds with franck delight, Euen so 〈♫〉 the baser minde it selfe displayes, in cancred mallice, in cancred 〈♫〉 mallice, & reuengefull spight, in cancred mallice, and reuengefull 〈♫〉 spight, in mallice and reuengefull spight. 〈♫〉

〈♫〉 NAught vnder heauen so strongly doth al-lure, the 〈♫〉 sence of man, and all his minde posesse, as bewties louely baite, as 〈♫〉 bewties louely baite, ij. that doth pro-cure, great warriours 〈♫〉 oft, their rigor to represse, & mightie hands forget their manlinesse, 〈♫〉 their manlinesse, drawne, drawn with the powre, of an hart robbing 〈♫〉 eye, of an hart robbing eye, robbing eye, And wrapt in fetters, 〈♫〉 of a golden tresse, golden tresse, of a golden tresse, that can with 〈♫〉 melting plea- saunce mollifie, that can with melting 〈♫〉 plea- saunce mollifye, with plea- saunce mollifie, their 〈♫〉 hardned harts, envr'de to blood and crueltie. 〈♫〉

〈♫〉 So whilome learn'd that mightie Iewish swayne, So 〈♫〉 whilome learnde that mightie Iewish swayne, Iewish swaine, 〈♫〉 Each of whose locks dyd match a man of might, To lay his spoyles 〈♫〉 before his lemans traine, So also did the great Oetean knight, so 〈♫〉 also dyd the great OEte- an knight for his loues sake, his 〈♫〉 Lyons skinne vndight, And so dyd warlike Antonye neglect the 〈♫〉 worlds whole rule, for Cleopatra's sight, such wonderous powre 〈♫〉 such wonderous powre hath womens fayre aspect, to captiue men

〈♫〉 and make them all the world reiect, and make them all the world 〈♫〉 re- iect. 〈♫〉

〈♫〉 SOund, soūd saddest notes with rewfull moning, tune euery 〈♫〉 straine with teares and weeping, Conclude each close with sighes 〈♫〉 with sighes, ij. and groning, sing, but your song no Musique 〈♫〉 keeping, but your song no Musique keeping, saue direfull sound of 〈♫〉 dismall word, Shelton is slaine, is slaine, Shelton is slaine, Shelton is 〈♫〉 slaine, is slaine with fatall sword. 〈♫〉

〈♫〉 LEt euery sharp, ij. in sharp tune figure, in 〈♫〉 sharp tune figure the too sharp death he hath en-dured, let euery flat, 〈♫〉 ij. shew flat the rigor of Fortunes spight, ij. to all en- 〈♫〉 vred, & in his death, ij. and Fortune tell, that neither death 〈♫〉 nor fates did well, that neither death nor fates did well. that neither 〈♫〉 death nor fates dyd well, that neither death nor fates dyd well, that 〈♫〉 neither death nor fates dyd well.

〈♫〉 YE gentle Ladies in whose sou'raigne powre, loue 〈♫〉 hath the glory of his kingdome left, ij. and the 〈♫〉 harts of men as your eternal dower, In Iron chains of libety bereft, ij. 〈♫〉 deliu' • ed hath into your hāds by guift, be 〈♫〉 well aware how you the same doe vse, that pride doe not to tiranny 〈♫〉 you lift, least if men you of cruelty ac- cuse, he from you take, hee from 〈♫〉 you take, that chiefedome which yee doe abuse, that chiefedome 〈♫〉 which you doe abuse.

〈♫〉 THe witlesse boy, that blind is to behold, yet blinded sees what 〈♫〉 in our fancy lyes, with smi- ling lookes and heires of curled 〈♫〉 gold, and heires of curled gold, hath oft entrapt, and oft deceiu'd the wise, 〈♫〉 No wit can serue his fancie to remoue, for finest wits are soonest 〈♫〉 thrald to loue, for finest wits are soonest thrald to loue, for finest wits are 〈♫〉 soonest thrald to loue. 〈♫〉

〈♫〉 NAught 〈◊〉 earth more sacred or deuine, more sacred 〈♫〉 or deuine, that Gods and men doe equally adore, that Gods and men 〈♫〉 doe equally adore, then this same vertue, that doth right define, 〈♫〉 for the heauens themselues whence mortall men implore, right in their 〈♫〉 wrongs, are rulde by righteous lore, Of highest Iove, who doth true 〈♫〉 Iustice deale, to his in-ferior gods, and euermore, therewith con- 〈♫〉 taines his heauenly comon weale, comon weale, The skill whereof to 〈♫〉 Princes harts hee doth reueale, The skill whereof to Princes harts hee 〈♫〉 doth reueale, hee doth reueale. 〈♫〉

〈♫〉 IF women can bee courteous when they list, if women 〈♫〉 can bee curteous when they list, curteous when they list, and when they 〈♫〉 list disdainfull and vn-kinde, If they can beare affection in their fist, 〈♫〉 If they can beare affection in their fist, in their fist, & sell their loue as 〈♫〉 they the market find, T'wer not amisse while Smithfield faire doth hold, 〈♫〉 t'wer not amisse while Smithfield faire doth hold, that Iades and 〈♫〉 Drabs together all were sold, that Iades and Drabs together all were 〈♫〉 sold, & Drabs together all were sold. T'wer not amisse while Smithfield 〈♫〉 faire doth hold, t'wer not amisse while Smithfield faire doth hold, that 〈♫〉 Iades and Drabs together all were sold, that Iades and drabs together 〈♫〉 all were sold, and drabs together all were sold. 〈♫〉

〈♫〉 WHo seekes to captiuate the fre- est minds, by prayers, 〈♫〉 sighes, deepe othes, by vowes & teares, swearing to free their loues, 〈♫〉 their loues, ij. from a- ny feares, Yet vnder shew of these, haue them 〈♫〉 be- guil'd, yet vnder shew of these haue them be- guil'd, let such be 〈♫〉 farre from God and men exil'd, let such bee farre from god & men ex- 〈♫〉 il'd, from god & men ex- il'd. 〈♫〉

〈♫〉 WHo vowes deuotion to faire bewile, who vowes e- 〈♫〉 uotion to faire bewties shrine, to faire bew- ties shine, & leads a louers 〈♫〉 life in pilgrimage, or that his faith may brighter shine, or that his cōstant 〈♫〉 faith may brighter shine, dwells daies & nights, in fancies hermitage, st all 〈♫〉 finde his truth, shall finde his truth, but losse of la- bour, although hee 〈♫〉 merrit neuer so much fauour, fa- uour, shall finde his truth shall finde 〈♫〉 his truth but losse of la- bour, although hee merrit neuer so much 〈♫〉 fauour. 〈♫〉

〈♫〉 THE heathen gods for loue forsooke their state, forsooke 〈♫〉 their state, and chang'd themselues to shape of earthly kinde, & ij. 〈♫〉 but my desire is of an other rate, but my desire, my desire 〈♫〉 is of an other rate, that into heauenly grace transformes my minde 〈♫〉 ij. their often change by new de- sire, declard 〈♫〉 they lou'd not that was best, for they that to the best aspire, the besta- 〈♫〉 spite, due neuer change, in hope of rest, in hope of rest. 〈♫〉

〈♫〉 O Vaine desire wherewith the world bewitches, to 〈♫〉 couet still for more, ij. ij. ij. the more is gotten, sith when wee 〈♫〉 die, wee leaue behinde our riches, and all we reape, all wee reape, is 〈♫〉 but to bee forgotten, ij. The vertuous life is onely 〈♫〉 that which lasteth, and all the rest with time or fortune blasteth, and 〈♫〉 • all the rest with time or fortune blasteth. and all the rest with time or 〈♫〉 fortune blasteth, bla steth. 〈♫〉

〈♫〉 EVen as the flowres do wee- ther, ij. that 〈♫〉 maydens faire doe gather, So doth their bewtie bla- zing, ij. 〈♫〉 whereon there is such gazing, such gazing, ij. ij. 〈♫〉 As day is dimmed with the night, ij. 〈♫〉 So age doth vade thered & white, and death cōsumes euen in an 〈♫〉 hower, ij, the virgins weede so dainty, so dainty, so 〈♫〉 daintie, the virgins weede that daintie flower, And vnto thē it may bee 〈♫〉 tolde, it ij. who cloath most rich in silke & golde, yee daines for 〈♫〉 all your pride & mirth, for ij. your bewtie shall be turned to 〈♫〉 earth. your bewtie shall bee turnde to earth, ij. 〈♫〉 And vnto them it may bee tolde, it may bee tolde, who cloath most 〈♫〉 rich in silke & golde, yee dames for all your pride & mirth, for all your 〈♫〉 pride & mirth, your bewty shall bee turnd to earth. your bewty shall be 〈♫〉 turnd to earth, your bewtie shall bee turnde to earth. 〈♫〉

〈♫〉 THe loue of change hath chang'd the world through- 〈♫〉 out, ij. and what is coūted good but that is 〈♫〉 strange, New things wax old, old new all turns a- bout, all turns a- bout, 〈♫〉 and all things change, except the loue of change, Yet finde I not 〈♫〉 that loue of change, yet finde I not that loue of change in mee, but as I 〈♫〉 am, ij. but as I am, So will I alwaies be, so will I alwaies bee, 〈♫〉 So will I alwaies bee, so will I alwaies bee, so will I alwaies bee, 〈♫〉 so will I alwaies bee.

〈♫〉 COntent thy selfe with thy e- state, seeke not to climb 〈♫〉 aboue the skies, not ij. for often loue is mixt with hate, 〈♫〉 ij. and twixt the flowers the Serpent lies, where 〈♫〉 Fortune sends her greatest ioyes, greatest ioyes, There once possest they 〈♫〉 are but toyes. ij. there once pos- sest they 〈♫〉 are but toyes, where Fortune sends her greatest ioies, greatest ioies, there 〈♫〉 once possest they are but toyes. ij. ij.

〈♫〉 THe selfe same thing that giues mee cause to 〈♫〉 die, mee cause to die, is onely means for which I life, is onely 〈♫〉 means for which I life de- sire, The selfe same could by which as 〈♫〉 dead I lie, is onely means to kindle, to kindle greater fire, the lesse I 〈♫〉 feele my selfe in hope, in hope to speed, the more desire this want of 〈♫〉 hope, the lesse I feele my selfe in hope, in hope to speed, the more de- 〈♫〉 sire this want of hope, this want of hope doth breed. 〈♫〉

〈♫〉 WHen Flora faire the plea- saunt tydings bringeth, when 〈♫〉 Flora faire the plea- sant tydings bringeth, the pleasant tydings brin- 〈♫〉 geth, of summer sweet, with hearbs and flowers adorned, The 〈♫〉 Nightingale vppon the hawthorne singeth, vppon the hawthorne 〈♫〉 singeth, And Boreas blasts, the birds and beasts haue scorned, 〈♫〉 the birds and beasts haue scorned, when fresh Aurora with hir cou- 〈♫〉 lours payn- ted, when fresh Aurora with hir coulours paynted, with 〈♫〉 hir colours paynted, mingled with speares of gold, the sunne ap- 〈♫〉 pearing, mingled with speares of gold, the sunne ap-pea- ring, the 〈♫〉 sunne appea-ring, delights the harts, delights the harts, that are with 〈♫〉 loue acquainted, And Maying maydes haue then their time of 〈♫〉 cheering, of chee- ring. 〈♫〉

〈♫〉 ALl Creatures then with Summer are delighted, the Beasts, 〈♫〉 the Birds, the Beasts the Birds, the Fish with scale of sil- uer, ij. 〈♫〉 ij. Then stately Dames by 〈♫〉 Louers are inuited, by Louers are inuited, to walke in meads, in 〈♫〉 meads, to walk in meads, or rowe vpon the ri- uer, or rowe vpon the 〈♫〉 riuer, ij. vpon the riuer. No summer grows where 〈♫〉 loue yet neuer smiled. neuer smiled, No summer grows where loue 〈♫〉 yet neuer smiled. where loue yet neuer smiled, where loue yet ne- 〈♫〉 uer smiled. No summer grows where loue yet neuer smiled, neuer 〈♫〉 smiled. No summer grows where loue yet neuer smiled, where 〈♫〉 loue yet neuer smiled, where loue yet neuer smiled. 〈♫〉

〈♫〉 FRom stately tower, from stately tower, from stately tower, 〈♫〉 king Dauid sat behoulding, faire Bethsabe who in a fountaine na- 〈♫〉 ked, faire Bethsabe who in a fountaine naked hir golden 〈♫〉 locks against the sunne vnfoul-ding, against the sunne vnfoulding, vn- 〈♫〉 foulding▪ In Christall waues the same dyd wash, in Christall waues the 〈♫〉 same did wash and shaked, in Christall waues the same dyd wash and 〈♫〉 shaked, and sha- ked, Nor whitest snow that lyes vpon the 〈♫〉 mountaine, Nor whitest snow that lyes vpon the mountaine, Nor 〈♫〉 Venus bright, nor daintie Amarillis, nor daintie Amarillis dyd shew 〈♫〉 more bright, then shee dyd in the foun- taine, then shee dyd in the 〈♫〉 fountaine, the fountaine. 〈♫〉

〈♫〉 WIth hir sweet locks, sweet locks, with hir sweet locks, this 〈♫〉 king was so in-fla- med, that hee to wed this Lady most desired, that 〈♫〉 he to wed this Lady most desi- red, that he to wed this Lady most desi- 〈♫〉 red, by whose great might the matter so was fra- med, so was framed, 〈♫〉 that he posest hir bewty most admi- red, that hee posest hir bewty 〈♫〉 most admired, yet afterward that hee to loue consen- ted, ten thou- 〈♫〉 sand teares he wept, when hee repented, ten thousand teares he wept, hee 〈♫〉 wept ten thousand teares hee wept, when he repented. ij.

〈♫〉 LIke as the gentle hart it selfe bewraies, like as the gentle 〈♫〉 hart it selfe be- wraies, it selfe bewraies, in doing gentle deeds, with 〈♫〉 franck de- light, in dooing good with franck de- light, Euen so the 〈♫〉 baser minde it selfe displaies, in cancred mallice, in cancred mallice & 〈♫〉 reuengefull spight, in cancred mallice, and reuengefull spight, in 〈♫〉 mallice and reuengefull spight, and reuengefull spight. 〈♫〉

〈♫〉 NAught vnder heauen so strongly doth allure, doth al- 〈♫〉 lure the sence of man, and all his minde posesse, all his minde 〈♫〉 po- sesse, As bewties louely baite, his louely baite, that doth 〈♫〉 procure great warriours oft, their ri-gor to represse, And mightie 〈♫〉 hands forget their manlynesse, drawne with the power, of an hart 〈♫〉 robbing eye, robbing eye, of an hart robbing eye, robbing eye, 〈♫〉 And wrapt in fetters, in fetters, of a golden tresse, that can with 〈♫〉 melting plea- saunce mollifye, that can with milting plea- 〈♫〉 saunce mollifye, that can with melting plea- saunce 〈♫〉 mollifye, their hardned harts envrde to blood, to blood and crueltie. 〈♫〉

〈♫〉 SO whilome learn'd that mightie Iewish swaine, So whilome 〈♫〉 learn'd that mighty Iewish swayne, So whilome learn'd that mightie 〈♫〉 Iewish swaine, Each of whose locks dyd match a man of might, 〈♫〉 To lay his spoiles before his lemans traine, So also did that great Oe- 〈♫〉 te- an knight, so also dyd that great OEtean knight, for his loues 〈♫〉 sake, his Lyons skinne vndight, And so dyd warlike Antonye neg- 〈♫〉 lect, And so dyd warlike Antonye neglect the worlds whole rule, for 〈♫〉 Cleopatras sight, such wonderous powre, such powre, such wonderous 〈♫〉 powre hath womens faire aspect, to captiue men, and make thē all the 〈♫〉 world reiect, and make them all the world reiect. 〈♫〉

〈♫〉 SOund, sound saddest notes with rew- full mo- 〈♫〉 ning, tune euerie straine with teares and weeping, weeping, Con- 〈♫〉 clude each close, with sighes, with sighes & gro- ning, Sing, but your 〈♫〉 song no Musique keeping, but your song, no Musique keeping, saue 〈♫〉 direfull sound, of dismall word, Shelton is slaine, is slaine, Shelton 〈♫〉 is slaine, ij. Shelton is slaine with fatall sword. 〈♫〉

〈♫〉 LET euery sharp, euery sharp, let euerie sharp, in 〈♫〉 sharp tune figure, the too sharp death he hath endu- red, let euery 〈♫〉 flat, let euery flat, shew flat the ri-gor, of Fortunes spight, to all en- 〈♫〉 vred, And in his death and Fortune tell, and in his death, ij. 〈♫〉 and Fortune tell, & in his death and Fortune tell, that neither death 〈♫〉 nor fates dyd well, that neither death nor fates did well, that neither 〈♫〉 death nor fates did well, that neither death nor fates did well. ij.

〈♫〉 IF women can bee curteous when they list, if women can 〈♫〉 be courteous when they list, when they list, and when they list disdain- 〈♫〉 full and vnkind, If they can beare affection in their fist, If they can 〈♫〉 beare affection in their fist, if they can beare affection in their fist, and 〈♫〉 sell their loue as they the market find, T'wer not amisse while Smithfield 〈♫〉 faire doth hold, t'wer not amisse while Smithfield faire doth hold▪ that 〈♫〉 lades and drabs together all were sold, that Iades & drabs together all 〈♫〉 were sold. T'wer not amisse while Smithfield faire doth hold, t'wer not 〈♫〉 amisse while Smithfield faire doth hold, that Iades and Drabs together 〈♫〉 all were sold, that Iades and drabs together all were sold. 〈♫〉

〈♫〉 NAught is on earth more sacred or deuine, Naught 〈♫〉 is on earth more sacred or deuine, that Gods and men doe equally a- 〈♫〉 dore, doe equally adore, then this same vertue, this same vertue, that doth 〈♫〉 right define, for the heauens themselues whence mortall men, for the 〈♫〉 heauens themselues, whence mortall men implore, right in their wrongs, 〈♫〉 are ruld by righteous lore, Of highest love, who doth true Iustice deale, 〈♫〉 to his inferior gods, and euermore, therewith containes his heauenly 〈♫〉 comon weale, The skill whereof to Princes harts hee doth reueale, 〈♫〉 The skill whereof, to Princes harts hee doth reueale, to Princes harts 〈♫〉 hee doth reueale. 〈♫〉

〈♫〉 YE gentle Ladies in whose sou'raigne powre, loue hath the 〈♫〉 glory of his kingdome left, the ij. and the harts of men as 〈♫〉 your eternall dower, In Iron chains of libertie bereft, ij. 〈♫〉 bereft, de-liuered hath into your hands by guift, be wel aware how you 〈♫〉 the same doe vse, that pride do not to ty-ran-nie you lift, least if men 〈♫〉 you of crueltie accuse, hee from you take, hee from you take that 〈♫〉 chiefdome which yee doe abuse, that chiefdome which yee doe a- 〈♫〉 buse. that chiefdome which yee doe abuse.

〈♫〉 THe witlesse boy that blind is to behold, yet blinded 〈♫〉 sees what in our fancy lies, with smi- ling lookes, with smi- ling 〈♫〉 lookes and heires of curled gold, hath oft entrapt, and oft deceiu'd the 〈♫〉 wise, No wit can serue his fancie to remoue, his fancie to re- moue, 〈♫〉 for finest wits are soonest thrald to loue, for finest wits are soonest 〈♫〉 thrald to loue, are soonest thrald to loue. 〈♫〉

〈♫〉 WHo so seekes to captiuate, who seekes to captiuate the freest 〈♫〉 minds, by prayers, sighes, deepe others by vowes and teares, shewing af- 〈♫〉 fection in the trewest kinds, swearing to free their loues, their loues, ij. 〈♫〉 from a-ny feares, Yet vnder shew of these, haue them beguil'd, yet vnder 〈♫〉 shew of these haue them beguil'd, let such bee farre from God and men 〈♫〉 exil'd, let such bee farre from god & men exil'd, from god & men exil'd, 〈♫〉 from God and man ex- il'd. 〈♫〉

〈♫〉 WHo vowes deuotion to faire bewties shrine, to faire bew- 〈♫〉 ties shrine and leads a louers life, in pilgrimage, louers life in pilgrimage, 〈♫〉 or that his constant faith may brighter shine, constant faith, brighter 〈♫〉 shine, dwels daies and nights in fancies hermitage, shall finde his truths 〈♫〉 reward but losse of labour, shall finde his truths reward but losse of 〈♫〉 labour, although hee merrit neare so much fauour, shall finde his 〈♫〉 truths reward but losse of labour, shall ij. although he 〈♫〉 merit neare so much fauour.

〈♫〉 THE heathen gods for loue forsooke their state, & 〈♫〉 chang'd them-selues, and chang'd themselues to shape of earthly kinde, 〈♫〉 but my desire, ij. is of an other rate, an other rate, that into 〈♫〉 heauenly grace, heauenly grace transformes my minde, their often change 〈♫〉 by new desire, ij. de-clard they lou'd not that was best, 〈♫〉 for they that to the best aspire, doe neuer change, in hope of rest, doe 〈♫〉 neuer change, in hope, in hope of rest. 〈♫〉

〈♫〉 O Vaine desire wherewith the world bewitches, to 〈♫〉 couet still for more, for more, the more is gotten, sith whē we die, 〈♫〉 we leaue behind our riches, and all we reape, is but to bee for- got- 〈♫〉 ten, ij. The vertuous life is onely that which lasteth, the ij. 〈♫〉 and all the rest with time or fortune bla- 〈♫〉 steth, and all the rest with time or fortune blasteth. and all the rest with 〈♫〉 time or fortune blasteth. 〈♫〉

〈♫〉 EVen as the flowres doe wee- ther, Euen ij. 〈♫〉 that maydens faire doe gather, ij. maides doe gether, 〈♫〉 So doth their bewtie bla- zing, whereon there is such 〈♫〉 gazing, ij. such ga-zing, ij. As day is 〈♫〉 dimmed with the night, with the night, as ij. So 〈♫〉 age doth vade the red and white, ij. red and white, 〈♫〉 And death cōsumes euen in an howre, the virgins weede that 〈♫〉 daintie flowre, ij. daintie flowre, the ij. And 〈♫〉 vnto thē it may be tolde, lit ij. who cloath most rich in silke and 〈♫〉 golde, in silke & golde, yee dames for all your pride and mirth, yee dames 〈♫〉 for all your pride & mirth, your bewtie shall be turnd to earth, ij. 〈♫〉 ij. & vnto thē it may 〈♫〉 bee tolde, it ij. who cloath most rich in silke and golde, in silke & 〈♫〉 golde, yee dames for all your pride & mirth, yee dames for all your pride 〈♫〉 and mirth, your bewty shall be turnd to earth. ij. 〈♫〉 ij.