The second booke of ayres some, to sing and play to the base-violl alone: others, to be sung to the lute and base violl. VVith new corantoes, pauins, almaines; as also diuers new descants vpon old grounds, set to the lyra-violl. — Ayres, 2nd book

The second booke of ayres some, to sing and play to the base-violl alone: others, to be sung to the lute and base violl. VVith new corantoes, pauins, almaines; as also diuers new descants vpon old grounds, set to the lyra-violl. — Ayres, 2nd book

Table of contents

Title page

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TO THE VALEROVS AND TRVELY MAGNANIMOVS KNIGHT SYR EDWARD DYMMOCKE, THE KINGS CHAMPION.

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I. CANTVS. BASSVS.

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BASSVS.

II. CANTVS.

III. CANTVS. BASSVS.

IIII. CANTVS. BASSVS

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BASSVS.

V. CANTVS.

VI. CANTVS. BASSVS.

VII. CANTVS. BASSVS.

VIII. CANTVS. BASSVS.

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TO THE MOST NOBLE AND VVORTHY BRETHREN, Sr. ROBERT, AND Sr. HENRY RICH: Knights of the Honourable Order of the BATH.

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IX. CANTVS.

IX. BASSVS.

X. CANTVS. BASSVS.

XI. CANTVS. BASSVS.

XII. CANTVS. BASSVS.

XIII. CANTVS. BASSVS.

XIIII. CANTVS. BASSVS.

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BASSVS.

CANTVS. XV.

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TO THE TVVO TRVELY VERTVOVS AND DISCREET GENTLEVVOMEN, Mis. VRSVLA STAPLETON, AND Mis. ELIZABETH COPE, DAVGHTERS TO the Right VVorthy Knights, Sr. Robert Stapleton, and Sr. Walter Cope.

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XVI. CANTVS. BASSVS.

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XVII. CANTVS.

XVII. BASSVS Primus.

XVIII. CANTVS.

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Lessons for the Lyra Violl.

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A Table of all the Songs contained in this Booke.

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THE SECOND BOOKE OF AYRES, Some, to Sing and Play to the Base-Violl alone: Others, to be sung to the Lute and Base Violl.

VVith new Corantoes, Pauins, Almaines; as also diuers new Descants vpon old Grounds, set to the Lyra-Violl.

By William Corkine.

LONDON: Printed for M.L.I.B. and T.S. Assigned by W. Barley. 1612.

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TO THE VALEROVS AND TRVELY MAGNANIMOVS KNIGHT SYR EDWARD DYMMOCKE, THE KINGS CHAMPION.

SYR

AS a poore man, indebted to many, and desirous to pay what hee can, deuides that little hee hath among many, to giue contentment, at least, to some: so, I (right Worthy SYR) am constrayned to make the like distribution of this poore Mite of mine; being all I haue, for the present, to content you my Worthiest Creditors. But first, for that I stand most obliged to you, euen Conscience moues mee to shew my willingnesse to satisfie you first. Your approued and generally-beloued Noble-Nature (resembling that Diuine) will (I hope) take my Will for Deed, who in both euer will be

Yours intirely to dispose, William Corkine.

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I. CANTVS. BASSVS.

[...] EAch louely grace my Lady doth possesse, Let all men view, and in their [...] [...]view admire, In whose sweet breast all vertuous thoughts doe rest, Zealous to pitty, Chast in her [...] [...]owne desire, And to make vp a rare and worthy creature, Both wise, and chast, and faire in [...] [...]forme and feature, Enter but in to thought of her perfecti- on, Thou wilt confesse, thou wilt con- [...] [...]fesse, thou wilt confesse, and in confessing proue, How none de- serues like praise, nor yet like loue. [...]

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BASSVS.

[...]TRuth-trying Time, &c. [...]

II. CANTVS.

[...] TRuth-trying Time shall cause my Mistresse say, My Loue was perfect, [...] [...]con- stant as the Day: And as the day when Euening doth ap- peare, Doth suffer [...] [...]doome to be or foule or cleere, So, shall my last bequeast make knowne to all, My [...] [...]Loue in her did rise, did liue, did fall. [...]

2

You Gods of Loue, who oft heard my desires

Prepare her hart by your Loue-charming fires,

To thinke on those sweet reuels, peacefull fights,

Nere-changing Custome, taught at Nuptiall rites▪

O g [...]erdonize my prayers but with this,

That I may taste of that long wisht-for blisse.

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III. CANTVS. BASSVS.

[...] TWo Louers sat la- menting, hard by a Christall brooke, Each [...] [...]others hart tor- menting, Exchanging looke for looke, With sighes and teares bewraying, Their [...] [...]silent thoughts de- laying, At last coth one, shall wee a- lone, sit here our thoughts bewraying? [...] [...]Fie, fie, fie, fie, fie, Oh fie, it may not be, Set looking by, let speaking set vs free. [...]

2

Then thus their silence breaking

Their thoughts too long estranged

They doe bewray by speaking,

And words with words exchanged:

Then one of them replyed

Great pitty we had dyed,

Thus all alone

in silent moane

And not our thoughts descryed.

Fie, fie, oh fie,

Oh fie, that had beene ill

that inwardly

Sylence the hart should kill.

3

From lookes and words to kisses

They made their next proceeding,

And as their onely blisses

They therein were exceeding.

Oh what a joy is this,

To looke, to talke, to kisse?

But thus begunne

is all now done?

Ah: all then nothing is.

Fie, fie, oh fie,

Oh fie, it is a Hell

And better dye

Then kisse, and not end well.

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IIII. CANTVS. BASSVS

[...] TIs true, t'is day, what though it be? and will you [...] [...]therefore rise from me? What will you rise, what will you rise because tis light? Did we lye [...] [...]downe because twas Night? Loue that in spight of darknesse brought vs he- ther, [...] [...]In spight of Light should keepe vs still to- ge- ther, In spight of Light should keepe vs still to- [...] [...]gether. In spight of Light should keepe vs still to- ge- ther. [...]

2

Light hath no tongue, but is all Eye,

If it could speake as well as spye,

This [...]ere the worst that it could say,

That being well I faine would stay.

And that I loue my hart and honor so

That I would not from him that hath them goe.

Ist businesse that doth you remoue?

Oh, that's the worst disease of Loue,

The poore, the foule, the false, loue can

Admit, but not the busied man:

He that hath businesse, and makes loue doth doe,

Such wrong as if a marryed man should woe.

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BASSVS.

[...]DEere, though your, &c. [...]

V. CANTVS.

[...] DEere, though your minde stand so auerse, That no assaulting words can pierce, [...] [...]Your swift and angry flight for- beare, What neede you doubt, what neede you feare? In vaine I [...] [...]striue your thoughts to moue, But yet, yet, yet, yet, yet, yet, stay, stay, [...] [...]stay, and heare me sweet loue. [...]

2

Words may entreat you, not enforce,

Speake though I might till I were hoarse,

Already you resolue I know

No gentle looke or Grace to show.

My passions all must haplesse roue,

But stay and heare me yet sweet loue.

3

Sith here no help nor hope remaines,

To ease my griefe, or end my paines,

Ile seeke in lowest shades to finde

Rest for my heart, peace for my minde.

Goe thou more cruell farre then faire,

And now, (repeat) leaue me to my despaire.

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VI. CANTVS. BASSVS.

[...] SHall I be with ioyes deceiued? Can Loues bands be [...] [...]sealed with kisses? Cupid of his eyes be- reaued, [...] [...]Yet in darknesse seldome misses, Let not dallying lose these blisses, Let not dallying [...] [...]lose these blisses. [...]

2

Sleepe hath sealed their eyes and eares

That our loues so long haue guarded:

Himen hides your mayden feares,

Now my loue may be rewarded,

Let my suite be now regarded.

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VII. CANTVS. BASSVS.

[...] DOwne, downe proud minde, thou soarest farre aboue thy might, Aspiring [...] [...]heart, wilt thou not cease to breed my woe? High thoughts, meete with dis- daine, Peace and Loue [...] [...]fight, Peace thou hast wone the field, and Loue shall hence in bon- dage goe. [...]

This fall from Pride my rising is from griefes great de [...]pe

That bottome wants, vp to the toppe of happy blisse:

In peace and rest I shall securely sleepe,

Where neither scorne, disdaine, Loues torment, griefe, or anguish is.

Or this:

Stoope, stoope, proud heart, and mounting hopes downe, downe descend,

Rise Spleene and burst, hence Ioyes; for, Griefe must now ascend:

My Starres conspire my spoile; which is effected:

I dye, yet liue in death; of Loue and Life (at once) reiected.

Then, O descend; and from the height of Hope come downe:

My Loue and Fates on mee (aye mee) doe ioyntly frowne,

Then Death (if euer) now come doe thy duty;

And martir him (alas) that martir'd is by Loue and Beauty.

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VIII. CANTVS. BASSVS.

[...] BEware faire Maides of Musky Courtiers oathes, Take heede, take [...] [...]heede what gifts and fauours you receiue, Let not the fading glosse of Silken Clothes, Dazell your [...] [...]vertues, or your fame be- reaue. For loose but once the hould you haue of Grace, [...] [...]Who will re- gard your fortune, or your face? Who will regard your [...] [...]fortune, or your face? [...]

2

Each greedy hand will striue to catch the Flower,

When none regards the stalke it growes vpon:

Each nature seekes the Fruit still to deuoure,

And leaue the Tree to fall or stand alone.

Yet this aduise (faire Creatures) take of mee,

Let none take Fruit vnlesse he take the Tree.

3

Beleeue no othes, nor much protesting men,

Credit no vowes, nor their bewayling songs:

Let Courtiers sweare, forsweare, and sweare againe,

Their hearts doe liue tenne regions from their tongues.

For, when with othes they make thy heart to bremble,

Beleeue them least, for then they most dissemble.

4

Beware least Caesar doe corrupt thy minde,

And fond Ambition sell thy modestie:

Say though a King thou euer courteous finde,

He cannot pardon thine impuritie.

Beginne with King, to Subiect thou wilt fall,

From Lord to Lackey, and at last to all.

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TO THE MOST NOBLE AND VVORTHY BRETHREN, Sr. ROBERT, AND Sr. HENRY RICH: Knights of the Honourable Order of the BATH.

IN your truely Noble affections there is an heau'nly harmonie, by the operation of Grace; in your corporall constitutions, an harmony of the Elements, by the highest art of Nature; in your heroicall carriage and actions, an harmonie by the worke of wel-discerning Iudgement; and, in all, such an highly-commended symphonie each with other, that to no two (as One) could I more properly consecrate these ensuing Accents, comming from, and tending to Harmonie, then to you. If then they like you, it argues them most harmonious, sith like loues the like. But howsoeuer, I humbly referre both my selfe and them, to your fauour and good opinion; which with my harts-ioy makes such harmonie, as Amphions sweetest straines cannot halfe so much glad mee; Euer remayning, the humble honourer and admirer of your heroicall perfections.

William Corkine.

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IX. CANTVS.

[...] THe Fire to see my woes for anger burneth, The Aire in raine for [...] [...]my afflicti-on weepeth, The Sea to Ebbe for griefe his flowing turneth, The Earth with [...] [...]pitty dull his Center turneth. Fame is with wonder blased, Time runnes away for [...] [...]sorrow, Place standeth still amased, To see my night of [...] [...]ils which hath no morrow. Alas, all onely she no pittie taketh [...]

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Fire, burne mee quite, till sense of burning leaue mee:

Aire, let me draw thy breath no more in anguish:

Sea, drown'd in thee, of tedious life bereaue me:

Earth, take this earth, wherein my spirits languish.

Fame, say I was not borne,

Time, haste my dying houre,

Place, see my graue vptorne.

Fire, Aire, Sea, Earth, Fame, Time, Place, show your power.

Alas, from all their helps I am exiled:

For hers am I, and death feares her displeasure,

Fye death thou art beguilde.

Though I be hers, she sets by me no treasure.

[...]to know my mise- ries, But Chast and cruell, My fall her glo- ry ma- keth, [...] [...]Yet still her eyes giue to my flames their fu- ell. [...]

IX. BASSVS.

[...]THe fire to see my woes, &c. [...] [...] [...]

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X. CANTVS. BASSVS.

[...] GOe hea- uy thoughts downe to the place of woe, Tell Griefe, tell [...] [...]Paine, and torments how they vsde mee, Say vnto Sorrow who is now my foe, And fretfulnes which [...] [...]long time hath abusde mee, Mauger them all, in time they shall excuse mee, Till then my [...] [...]hart shall beare my wrongs so hie. Vntill the strings doe burst, and then I dye. [...]

2

For being dead, what griefe can mee offend?

All paines doe cease, all sorrowes haue their end,

Vexation cannot vexe my flesh no more,

Nor any torments wrong my soule so sore;

All liuing will my liuelesse corps abhorre.

Yet thus Ile say, that death doth make conclusion,

But yet with righteous soules there's no confusion.

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XI. CANTVS. BASSVS.

[...] MY deerest Mistrisse, let vs liue and loue, And care not what old doting [...] [...]fooles re- proue, Let vs not feare their sensures, nor e-steeme, What they of vs and of our loues shall [...] [...]deeme, Old ages critticke and sensorious brow, Cannot of youthfull dal-liance alow, Nor neuer could en- [...] [...]dure that wee should tast, Of those delights which they themselues are past. [...]

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XII. CANTVS. BASSVS.

[...] MAn like a Prophet of ensuing yeeres, Beginnes his life with cryes, hee [...] [...]ends with paine, The rest is so di- stract twixt hopes and feares, That life seemes but a losse and death a [...] [...]gaine, My hopelesse loue is like my haplesse life, Begun in paine, and ends it selfe in griefe. [...]

Yet death in one's an end of paine and feares,

But cruell Loue though euer liuing dyes:

And shee that giues me death when death appeares

Reuiues my dying hopes, and death denyes.

My hopelesse loue is like my haplesse life,

Begun in paine, and ends is selfe in griefe.

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XIII. CANTVS. BASSVS.

[...] AS by a fountaine chast Di- a- na sate, [...] [...]Viewing of Natures pride, her beauteous face, The waters boild with [...] [...]loue, she boyles with hate, Chastning their pride with exile from their place; -They murmuring ranne to [...] [...]Sea and being there; Each liquid drop turn'd to a bri- nish teare. [...]

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XIIII. CANTVS. BASSVS.

[...] AWay, away, a- way, call backe what you haue said, When you did vow to liue and dye a Maid, O [...] [...]if you knew what shame to them befell, That dance about with bobtaile Apes in hell, You'd breake your oath, and [...] [...]for a world of gaine, From Hymens pleasing sports no more abstaine. Your selfe, your Virgin girdle would diuide, [...] [...]And put aside, and put aside, (repeat) the Maiden vaile that hides the chiefest Iemme of Nature. And would lye, [...] [...]Prostrate to eu'ry Peasant that goes by, Rather then vnder- goe such shame, No tongue can tell, what iniury is [...] [...]done to Maids in hell. No tongue can tell, What iniury is done to Maids in hell. [...]

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BASSVS.

[...]WHen I was borne, &c. [...]

CANTVS. XV.

[...] WHen I was borne, Lucina crosse-legg'd sate, The angry starres with [...] [...]ommi- nous aspects, frownd on my birth, And the foredooming Fate, ordain'd to [...] [...]brand me with their dire effects, The Sunne did hide his face, and left the night to bring me to [...] [...]this worlds accur- sed light. The Sunne did hide his face, and left the night to bring me [...] [...]to this worlds ac- cur- sed light. [...]

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TO THE TVVO TRVELY VERTVOVS AND DISCREET GENTLEVVOMEN, Mis. VRSVLA STAPLETON, AND Mis. ELIZABETH COPE, DAVGHTERS TO the Right VVorthy Knights, Sr. Robert Stapleton, and Sr. Walter Cope.

HOH quickly the Art of Musicke may be abolished, or at leastwise fall to decay (worthie Ladies) may easily be conceiued, if it were not guarded vnder your Patronaging fauours, or rather shrouded vnder such Eagles wings as Yours, to preuent all future malignant reproaches, or by your commanding powers (as who knowes not what your beauties may commaund?) able to make all tongues silent at any crimes by me committed. To your vertues haue I Dedicated these few Songs and Lyra Lessons, and the rather because you are both welwishers and well-affected to Musicke, and are ledde away with a more then ordinarie delight in the same. Onely let me be bould to entreate your fauourable acceptance of them, and that you will not let this Booke be made an Orphant in his birth, but that it may be a Childe of your fostering, and liue vnder your protections. Then shall I thinke my selfe happy, and hereafter be encouraged in more ample sort to publish my poore labours. Thus hoping for no lesse then I haue formerly entreated, I euer rest

Yours in all loue, dutie and seruice William Corkine.

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XVI. CANTVS. BASSVS.

[...] SHall a smile, or guilefull glance. Or a sigh, that is but [...] [...]fayned, Shall but teares that come by chance, make mee [...] [...]dote that was dis- dayned? No, I will no more be chayned. [...]

2

Shall I sell my freedome so,

Being now from Loue remised?

Shall I learne (what I doe know

To my cost) that Loue's disguised?

No, I will be more aduised.

3

Must she fall? and I must stand?

Must she flye? and I pursue her?

Must I giue her hart, and land,

And, for nought, with them endue her?

No, first I will finde her truer.

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XVII. CANTVS.

[...] WEe yet a- gree, but shall be [...] [...]straight wayes out, Thy passions are so harsh and strange to me, The time is [...] [...]lost which I haue spent for thee, for thee, Yet one the ground must be which you shall [...] [...]proue, That descant on my loue. That descant on my loue, That descant on my [...] [...]loue, That descant on my loue. [...]

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XVII. BASSVS Primus.

[...] WEe yet agree, but shall be straight wayes out, Thy [...]BASSVS secundus. [...]Passions are so harsh and strange to mee, That when the concord's perfect I may doubt, [...] [...]The time is lost which I haue spent for thee, Yet one the ground must be, which you shall proue, Can [...] [...]beare all parts that descant on my loue, That descant on my loue, (repeat) That [...] [...]descant on my loue. [...]

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XVIII. CANTVS.

[...] FLy swift my thoughts, pos- sessemy Mi- stris [...]Fly swift my thoughts, pos- sesse my Mi- stris [...]heare, And as you finde her loue plead my de- sert, If she be [...]heart, my Mistrisse hart, And as you finde her loue plead my de- sert, If she be [...]somewhat wayward happy my de- sires, A lit- tle coynesse doth but blow mens fires, But [...]somewhat wayward happy my desires, A lit- tle coynesse doth but blow mens fires, But will [...]will she needs forbid the baines I craue, Re- tire, re- tire, and be buri'd in your Masters graue. [...]she needs forbid the baines I craue, Re- tire and be buri'd in your Masters graue.

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[...] A Lesson for two Lyra Violls. [...] [...] [...]

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Lessons for the Lyra Violl.

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[...] IF my Complaints. [...] [...] [...] [...] [...] [...] [...] [...] [...]

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[...] PErlude. [...] [...] [...] [...] [...] [...] [...]

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[...] COme liue with me, and be my Loue. [...] [...] [...] [...] [...] [...] [...] [...] [Page] [...] [...] [...] [...] [...] [...] [...]

Perlude. [...] [...]

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[...] WAlsingham. [...] [...] [...] [...] [...] [...] [...] [...] [Page] [...] [...] [...]

Coranto. [...] [...] [...] [...]

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[...] MOunsiers Almaine. [...] [...] [...] [...] [...] [...] [...] [...] [Page] [...] [...] [...] [...] [...]

Coranto. [...] [...] [...] [...]

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[...] THe Punckes delight. [...] [...] [...] [...] [...] [...] [...] [...] [...]

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[...] PAuin. [...] [...] [...] [...] [...] [...] [...]

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[...] ALmaine. [...] [...] [...] [...] [...] [...] [...]

A Table of all the Songs contained in this Booke.

EAch louely grace.

1.

Truth-trying Time.

2.

Two Louers sat lamenting.

3.

T'is true, t'is day.

4.

Deere, though your minde stand so auerse.

5.

Shall I be with ioyes deceiued?

6.

Downe, downe, proud minde.

7.

Beware faire Maides.

8.

The Fire to see my woes for anger burneth.

9.

Goe heauy thoughts.

10.

My deerest Mistrisse.

11.

Man like a Prophet of ensuing yeeres.

12.

As by a fountaine chast Dia [...]sate.

13.

Away, away.

14.

When I was borne.

15.

Shall a smile.

16.

Wee yet agree.

17.

Fly swift my thoughts.

18.

A lesson for two Viollas.

19.

If my Complaints. Perlude.

20.21.

Come liue with me and be my loue.

22.

Walsingham.

23▪

Mounsiers Almaine. Coranto.

24.25.

The Punckes delight.

26.

Pauin.

27.

Almaine.

28.

FINIS.

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The second booke of ayres some, to sing and play to the base-violl alone: others, to be sung to the lute and base violl. VVith new corantoes, pauins, almaines; as also diuers new descants vpon old grounds, set to the lyra-violl.Ayres, 2nd book

Corkine, William, fl. 1610-1612.

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— The second booke of ayres some, to sing and play to the base-violl alone: others, to be sung to the lute and base violl. VVith new corantoes, pauins, almaines; as also diuers new descants vpon old grounds, set to the lyra-violl., Ayres, 2nd book, Corkine, William, fl. 1610-1612..

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