CANTVS THE SECOND SET OF MADRIGALES TO 3. 4. 5. and 6. parts apt both for Voyals and Voyces Newly Composed BY IOHN WILBYE 1609 LONDON Printed by Tho Este alias Snodham for Iohn Browne and are to be sould at his shop in S. Dunstones Churchyard in Fleetstreet TO THE MOST NOBLE and Vertuous Lady the Lady Arbella Stuart Madame THE deepe understanding you have in all the Arts and perticular excellency in this of Musicke doth by a certaine kinde of right challenge the Dedication of the better sort of Labours in that Facultie especially in these times when Musicke sits solitary among her sister Sciences and but for your Honour often wants the fortune to be esteemed for so shee is worthy euen among the worthyest But besides that generall right my true and zealous deuotion long since desirous to expresse it selfe in any humble dutie to your Honour and borne up by the daily experience of your most Noble and singular disposition hath neuer thought upon other Patron for this work then your Honour whose neuer-failing Iudgement in the depth of Musicke I do wish might be pleased with some of these which happinesse if they attaine I know not what iudgement can avow to mislike them Howsoeuer they behaue themselues I humbly beseech your Honour to beleeue this truth that they are the sincere oblations of a heart euer prepared for your seruice And so with all humble and due reuerence done to your Honour I beseech the Almighty to make you in all the passages of your life truely happy as you are in the worlds true opinion vertuous Your Honours most humbly deuoted and obliged IOHN WILBYE THE TABLE Songs to 3. Uoyces COme shepheard Swaynes that wont to heare me sing I Flourish yee hillockes set with fragrant flowers II Ah cruell Amarillis since thou takst delight III So light is Loue in matchlesse beautie shining IIII As fayre as Morne as fresh as May. V O what shall I doe or whither shall I turne me VI I liue and yet me thinks I doe not breath VII There is a Iewell which no Indian Mines can buy Risposta VIII Songs to 4. Uoyces WHen Cloris heard of her Amint as dying IX Happy streames whose trembling fall X Change me O heauens into the Ruby stone XI Loue not me for comely grace XII Fly not so swift my Deere XIII I loue alas yet am not loued XIIII As matchlesse beauty thee a Phoenix proues XV Happy oh happy he who not affecting XVI Songs to 5. Uoyces SWeet hony sucking Bees First Part. XVII Yet sweet take heed all sweets are hard to get Second part XVIII All pleasure is of this condition XIX Oft haue I vowde how deerly I did loue thee XX Downe in a valley as Alexis trips First Part. XXI Hard Destinies are Loue and Beautie parted Second Part. XXII Weepe O mine eyes my heart can take no rest XXIII There where I saw her louely beautie painted XXIIII Yee that doe liue in pleasures plenty XXV A silly Siluan kissing heauen-borne fire XXVI Songs to 6. Uoyces O Wretched man why lou'st thou earthly life XXVII Where most my thought First Part. XXVIII Dispightfull thus vnto my selfe I languish Second Part. XXIX Ah cannot sighes nor teares XXX Draw on sweet night best friend vnto those cares XXXI Stay Coridon thou Swaine XXXII Softly O softly drop mine eyes XXXIII Long haue I made these hils and vallies weary XXXIIII FINIS I. COme shepheard swaynes that wont to heare me sing Now figh and groane Dead is my loue my hope my ioy ij my spring Dead dead gone dead is my loue my hope my ioy my spring O she that was your summers Queen your dayes delight is gone and will no more be seene O cruell spight Breake all your Pipes that wont to sound with plea sant cheere And cast your selues vpon the ground to waile my deere to waile my deere Come shepheard swaynes Come Nimphs and all a roe Come Nimphs and all a roe ij to help me cry Dead is my loue ij Dead is my loue ij And seeing she is so ij loe now I dye loe now I dye II. FLourish ye hillockes set with fragrant flowers ij So gra ced with her der ty whose eyes bedew you with their pearled showers whose eyes bedew you with their pearled showers bewayling loues impi ety Happy yee are be prodigall disposed disdaine not loues lamenting ij Let me ij but kisse those steps those steps where she repo sed to ease my harts tormen ting to ease my harts tormen ting then while she flyes me ij here I lye and languish sounding my sorrowes ij ij sor rowes tun'd in notes of anguish tun'd in notes tun'd in notes ij ij ij of anguish III. AH cruell Amarillis ij since thou takst delight to heare the accents of a dolefull dittie ij dit tie of a dolefull dit tie To triumph ij ij ij ij still without remorse or pittie I loath this life Death must my sorrowes right ij And least vaine hope ij my miseries renue Come quickly death ij reaue me of breath Ah cruell Amarillis ij ij Cruell Amarillis Amarillis cruell Ama-rillis cruell a-dew adew IIII. SO light is loue ij in matchles beautie shining So light is loue in matchles beautie shi ning When she reuisits Cypris hallowed bowers Two feeble doues harnest in silken twi ning ij harnest in silken twi ning can draw her Chariot midst the Paphian flowers can draw her Chariot midst the Paphian flowers ij Lightnes to loue ij how ill it fit teth Light nesse to loue how ill it fit teth lightnesse to loue light nesse to loue how ill it fit teth so hea uie on my hart she sitteth Lightnes to loue how ill it fit teth light nes to loue ij how ill it fitteth light nes to loue ij ij how ill it fitteth so heauy on my hart O on my hart she sitteth V. AS faire as morne as fresh as May A pretty grace in saying nay ij Smil'st thou sweet hart ij then sing and say Ta na na no ij Ta na na na c. But O ij ij that loue inchanting eye Loe here my doubtful doome I try But O ij ij that loue en chanting eye Loe here my doubtfull doome I try my doubt full doome I try Tell me my sweet liue I or dye ij Tell me my sweet liue I or dye ij ij She smiles ij Fa la la c. Ah she frownes Aye me Aye me I dye I dye VI. O What shall I doe or whether shall I turne me Shall I make vnto her eyes ij O no they 'l burn me Shall I seale vp my eies speak my part then in a floud of tears ij ij I drown my hart for tears being stopt will swel wil swel will swel for scope though they o'reflow loue life and hope By beauties eye I le chuse to dye At thy feet I fall fayre Creature rich in beautie And for pitty call for pittie call O kill not loue and duty ij ij ij Let
thy smooth tongue fanne on my sence thy breath to stay thine eies from burning me to death But if mer cy be exiled from a thing so fayre compiled ij then patiently by thee I le dye I le dye VII I Liue and yet me thinks I doe not breath and yet me thinks I do not breath I thirst and drinke I drinke and thirst againe I sleep yet I dreame I am awake I hope for that I haue I haue and want I sing sigh I loue and hate at once I sing and sigh I loue and hate at once O tell me restlesse soule ij ij What vncouth iarre doth cause such want in store doth cause such want in store in peace such warre Doth cause such want in store in peace such warre VIII Risposta THere is a iewell there is a iew ell which no Indian mines can buy no Chimick art can counterfait It makes men rich in greatest po uertie It makes men rich it makes men rich in greatest pouer tie ij in greatest pouertie Makes water wine turnes wooden cups to gould makes water wine ij turnes wooden cups to gould The homely whi stle ij to sweet musicks straine the homely whi stle ij ij the homely whi stle ij to sweet musicks straine Seldome it comes to few from heauen sent ij seldome it comes ij ij to few from heauen sent That much in little all in naught ij ij ij CONTENT Here endeth the songs of 3. parts IX WHen Cloris heard of her Amintas dying She grieued ij she grieued then for her vnkinde de-nying Oft sighing oft sighing oft sighing fore and with a hart vnfay ned I dye I dye I dye ij I dye I dye I dye ij I dye I dye I dye she thus complayned Whom when Amintas spyed then both for ioy out cryed I loue I loue sweet Cloris eye ij And I Amintas till I dye X. HAp py streames whose trembling fall ij with still murmure soft ly glyding Hap py Birds whose chirping call ij with sweet melo-dy delight ing Hath mou'd her flin-tie and relentlesse hart ij to listen to your harmony your harmo ny inchan ted with your melody ij your me lody Sing on and carroll forth your glee sing on ij sing on She graunts you leaue ij her rayes to see She graunts you leaue ij her rayes to see Happy were I were I happy were I were I could loue but so delight her But aye alas my loue doth still despight her But aye a las alas my loue doth still des pight her XI CHange me O heauens ij ij into the Ruby stone That on my Loues faire locks doth hang in gold that on my Loues faire locks that on my Loues faire locks doth hang in gold Yet leaue me speech to her to make my moane yet leaue me speech to her to make my moane to make my moan ij to her to make my moane And giue me eies her beauties to be hold and giue me eyes and giue me eyes her beauties to behold or if you will not make ij my flesh a stone make her hard heart seeme flesh that now seems none make her hard heart seem flesh that now seenis none make her make her hard hart seem flesh that now seemes none XII LOue not me for comely grace for my pleasing eye or face Nor for any outward part No nor for my constant heart For those may faile those may faile ij for those may faile or turne to ill So thou and I shall seuer Keepe therfore a true womans eye keepe therefore a true wo mans eye keepe therefore a true wo mans eye ij And loue me still but know not why And loue me still but know not why ij but know not why And loue me still but know not why ij So hast thou the same reason still to dote vpon me euer to dote vp on me euer ij XIII FLye not so swift my deere behold me dying If not a smi ling glance a smi ling glance If not a smi ling glance for all my crying Yet kill me with thy frownes The Satyres o're the lawnes full nimbly daun cing Friske it apace apace to view thy beauties glan cing Thy beauties glanding See how they coast the downes ij See how they coast the downes Fayne wouldst thou turne and yeeld them their delight ij faine wouldst thou turne and yeeld them their de light ij faine wouldst thou turne fayne wouldst thou turne and yeeld them their delight but that thou fearst least I should steale a sight XIIII I Loue alas alas yet am not loued alas alas yet am not loued For cruell she to pit ty ij ij ij is not moued My constant loue with scorne she ill rewardeth onely my sighs a little she regardeth onely my sighs a lit-tle lit-tle shee regardeth Yet more and more the quenchlesse fire increaseth yet more and more the quenchlesse fire in creaseth which to my greater torment neuer ceaseth neuer cea seth yet more and more ij the quenchlesse fire increaseth which to my grea ter torment ne uer cea seth XV. AS matchlesse beauty thee a Phoenix proues faire Le onilla faire Le-o-nilla faire Leo-nilla As matchlesse beauty thee a Phoenix proues faire Leonil la So thy sowre-sweet loues ij For when young Acons eye thy proud hart tames for when young Acons eye for when young Acons eye thy proud hart tames Thou dy'st in him and li uest in my flames thou dyest in him and liuest in my flames For when young Acons eye thy proud hart tames for when young Acons eye thy proud hart tames ij Thou dyest in him and liuest in my flames Thou dyest in him and liuest in my flames and li uest in my flames XVI HAppy oh happy he who not affecting The endlesse toyles the end lesse toyles attending world ly cares at ten ding worldly cares at tending world ly cares With minde repos'd all discontents re iect ings In silent peace his way to heauen pre pares In silent peace ij his way to heauen in silent peace his way to heauen prepares ij Dceming his life a Scene the world a Stage whereon man acts his wea ry Pilgrimage Dce ming his life a Scene the world a Stage whereon man acts his wea-ry Pilgrimage whereon man acts whereon man acts his wea ry Pilgrimage Here endeth the Songs of 4. parts XVII First Part. SWeet hony sucking Bees ij why doe you still ij ij surfet on Roses Pincks and Violets As if the choysest Nectar lay in them wher with you store ij ij your curious Cabi nets Ah make your flight Ah make your flight ij ij to Melisuauiaes lips there there may you reuell in Am brosian cheere Where smi ling Ro ses and sweet Lillies sits there may you reuell keeping their Spring-tide keeping their Spring-tide graces keeping their Spring-tide graces all the yeare keeping their Spring-tide gra-ces all the yeare ij XVIII Second part YEt Sweet take heed all sweets are hart to get sting not sting not her soft lippes Oh beware
doe loue thee O O cruell fates ij See now a way shee 's flying ij And flye she will and leaue me dying and flye she will alas a las alas alas and leaue me dy ing Farewell fare well farewell most faire farewell farewell yet more disdainefull Was neuer griefe like mine nor death more painfull O O cruell fates ij See now a way shee 's flying ij And flye shee will ij alas a las and leaue me dy-ing Farewell farewell most fayre farewell farewell was ne uer griefe like mine nor death more painefull XXXI DRaw on sweet night ij best friend vnto those cares That do a rise from painfull melancholy arise from painful me-lancholy My life so ill through want of comfort fares That vn-to thee to thee I consecrate it who ly ij Sweet night draw on ij O sweet night draw on sweet night draw on ij my griefes when they be told To shades and darknes find some ease from pai ning And while thou all in silence dost en fold in silence dost enfold while thou all in silence dost en fold I then shall haue best time for my complaining ij for my complay ning I then shall haue best time for my complaining XXXII STAY Coridon thou swaine talke not so soone of dying What though thy hart be slaine ij What though thy loue be fly ing She threatens thee but dares not strike ij ij Thy Nimph is light and shadow like ij ij Thy Nimph is light and shadow like Thy Nimph is light and shadow like ij For if thou follow her ij Shee le flye from thee ij ij shee le flye from thee But if thou flye from her shee le fol low thee shee le follow thee shee le follow thee ij ij ij For if thou follow her ij shee le flye from thee from thee But if thou flye from her ij shee le fol low thee But if thou flye from her shee le fol low thee shee le follow thee ij shee le follow thee XXXIII SOftly ij O softly drop my eyes least you be dry And make my hart with griefe to melt and dye Now powre out teares apace Now powre out teares apace ij Now stay O heauy case O sowre sweet woe alas woe alas a las O griefe O ioy why striue you so Can griefes and ioyes ij at once in one poore hart consent Then sigh and sing reioyce lament ij lament Aye me Aye me O passions strange and vi-olent Was neuer poore wretch so sore tormen ted Nor ioy nor griefe can make my hart con tented Was neuer poore wretch so sore tormen ted Nor ioy nor griefe can make my hart conten ted For while with ioy I looke on hye Downe downe I fall with griefe and dye ij downe I fall Downe downe I fall ij For while vvith ioy I looke on hye Downe dovvne I fall ij Downe downe I fall with griefe and dye XXXIIII LOng haue I made these hils and vallies weary With noyse of these my shrikes cryes that fill the aire ij cryes that fill the ayre She onely who should make me mery heares not my prayer That I a las that I alas alas misfortunes sonne and heyre that I alas alas mis fortunes son heyre Hope in none other hope but in dis paire O vnkind ij O vnkinde and cruell Then dye I will to ease thee ij Yet if I dye the world will thee controule Loe here lyes one ij Alas poore soule A true loues Martyr A Martyr A true loues Martyr FINIS ALTVS THE SECOND SET OF MADRIGALES TO 3. 4. 5. and 6. parts apt both for Voyals and Voyces Newly Composed BY IOHN WILBYE 1609. LONDON Printed by Tho. Este alias Snodham for Iohn Browne and are to be sould at his shop in S. Dunstones Churchyard in Fleetstreet TO THE MOST NOBLE and Vertuous Lady the Lady Arbella Stuart Madame THE deepe vnderstanding you haue in all the Arts and perticular excellency in this of Musicke doth by a certaine kinde of right challenge the Dedication of the better sort of Labours in that Facultie especially in these times when Musicke sits solitary among her sister Sciences and but for your Honour often wants the fortune to be esteemed for so shee is worthy euen among the worthyest But besides that generall right my true and zealous deuotion long since desirous to expresse it selfe in any humble dutie to your Honour and borne vp by the daily experience of your most Noble and singular disposition hath neuer thought vpon other Patron for this work then your Honour whose neuer-failing Iudgement in the depth of Musicke I do wish might be pleased with some of these which happinesse if they attaine I know not what iudgement can avow to mislike them Howsoeuer they behaue themselues I humbly beseech your Honour to beleeue this truth that they are the sincere oblations of a heart euer prepared for your seruice And so with all humble and due reuerence done to your Honour I beseech the Almighty to make you in all the passages of your life truely happy as you are in the worlds true opinion vertuous Your Honours most humbly deuoted and obliged IOHN WILBYE THE TABLE Songs to 3. Uoyces COme shepheard Swaynes that wont to heare me sing I Flourish yee hillockes set with fragrant flowers II Ah cruell Amarillis since thou takst delight III So light is Loue in matchlesse beautie shining IIII As fayre as Morne as fresh as May. V O what shall I doe or whither shall I turne me VI I liue and yet me thinks I doe not breath VII There is a Iewell which no Indian Mines can buy Risposta VIII Songs to 4. Uoyces WHen Cloris heard of her Amintas dying IX Happy streames whose trembling fall X Change me O heauens into the Ruby stone XI Loue not me for comely grace XII Fly not so swift my Deere XIII I loue alas yet am not loued XIIII As matchlesse beauty thee a Phoenix proues XV Happy oh happy he who not affecting XVI Songs to 5. Uoyces SWeet hony sucking Bees First Part. XVII Yet sweet take heed all sweets are hard to get Second part XVIII All pleasure is of this condition XIX Oft haue I vowde how deerly I did loue thee XX Downe in a valley as Alexis trips First Part. XXI Hard Destinies are Loue and Beautie parted Second Part. XXII Weepe O mine eyes my heart can take no rest XXIII There where I saw her louely beautie painted XXIIII Yee that doe liue in pleasures plenty XXV A silly Siluan kissing heauen-borne fire XXVI Songs to 6. Uoyces O Wretched man why lou'st thou earthly life XXVII Where most my thought First Part. XXVIII Dispightfull thus vnto my selfe I languish Second Part. XXIX Ah cannot sighes nor teares XXX Draw on sweet night best friend vnto those cares XXXI Stay Coridon thou Swaine XXXII Softly O softly drop mine eyes XXXIII Long haue I made these hils and vallies weary XXXIIII FINIS I. COme shepheard swaynes that wont to heare me sing Now figh and
lament Aye me Aye me ij O passions strange and vi o lent Was neuer wretch so sore tormented Nor ioy nor griefe can make my hart contented ij conten ted For while with ioy I looke on hye Downe downe I fall with griefe and dye ij Downe downe I fall ij ij Downe dovvne I fall For while vvith ioy I looke on hye ij Downe downe I fall for while with ioy I looke on hye I fall and dye XXXIIII LOng haue I made these hils and val lies weary With noyse of these my shrikes and cryes that fill the aire ij of with cryes that fill the ayre She onely who should make me mery That I a-las that I alas misfortunes sonne and heyre ij that I a-las alas mis fortunes sonne and heyre Hope in none o ther hope but in dispaire O vnkind O vn kinde ij ij If thus my death may please thee Then dye I will to ease thee ij Yet if I dye the world will thee controule And write vpon my tombe O sweet departure Loe here lyes one ij ij Alas poore soule A true loues Martyr ij ij FINIS QVINTVS THE SECOND SET OF MADRIGALES TO 3. 4. 5. and 6. parts apt both for Voyals and Uoyces Newly Composed BY IOHN WILBYE 1609. LONDON Printed by Tho. Este alias Snodham for Iohn Browne and are to be sould at his shop in S. Dunstones Churchyard in Fleetstreet TO THE MOST NOBLE and Vertuous Lady the Lady Arbella Stuart Madame THE deepe vnderstanding you haue in all the Arts and perticular excellency in this of Musicke doth by a certaine kinde of right challenge the Dedication of the better sort of Labours in that Facultie especially in these times when Musicke sits solitary among her sister Sciences and but for your Honour often wants the fortune to be esteemed for so shee is worthy euen among the worthyest But besides that generall right my true and zealous deuotion long since desirous to expresse it selfe in any humble dutie to your Honour and borne vp by the daily experience of your most Noble and singular disposition hath neuer thought vpon other Patron for this work then your Honour whose neuer-failing Iudgement in the depth of Musicke I do wish might be pleased with some of these which happinesse if they attaine I know not what iudgement can avow to mislike them Howsoeuer they behaue themselues I humbly beseech your Honour to beleeue this truth that they are the sincere oblations of a heart euer prepared for your seruice And so with all humble and due reuerence done to your Honour I beseech the Almighty to make you in all the passages of your life truely happy as you are in the worlds true opinion vertuous Your Honours most humbly deuoted and obliged IOHN WILBYE THE TABLE Songs to 3. Uoyces COme shepheard Swaynes that wont to heare me sing I Flourish yee hillockes set with fragrant flowers II Ah cruell Amarillis since thou takst delight III So light is Loue in matchlesse beautie shining IIII As fayre as Morne as fresh as May. V O what shall I doe or whither shall I turne me VI I liue and yet me thinks I doe not breath VII There is a Iewell which no Indian Mines can buy Risposta VIII Songs to 4. Uoyces WHen Cloris heard of her Amintas dying IX Happy streames whose trembling fall X Change me O heauens into the Ruby stone XI Loue not me for comely grace XII Fly not so swift my Deere XIII I loue alas yet am not loued XIIII As matchlesse beauty thee a Phoenix proues XV Happy oh happy he who not affecting XVI Songs to 5. Uoyces SWeet hony sucking Bees First Part. XVII Yet sweet take heed all sweets are hard to get Second part XVIII All pleasure is of this condition XIX Oft haue I vowde how deerly I did loue thee XX Downe in a valley as Alexis trips First Part. XXI Hard Destinies are Loue and Beautie parted Second Part. XXII Weepe O mine eyes my heart can take no rest XXIII There where I saw her louely beautie painted XXIIII Yee that doe liue in pleasures plenty XXV A silly Siluan kissing heauen-borne fire XXVI Songs to 6. Uoyces O Wretched man why lou'st thou earthly life XXVII Where most my thought First Part. XXVIII Dispightfull thus vnto my selfe I languish Second Part. XXIX Ah cannot sighes nor teares XXX Draw on sweet night best friend vnto those cares XXXI Stay Coridon thou Swaine XXXII Softly O softly drop mine eyes XXXIII Long haue I made these hils and vallies weary XXXIIII FINIS XVII First Part. SWeet hony sucking Bees ij why doe you still ij ij surfet on Roses Pincks and Vi olets As if the choysest Nec ctar lay in them wherewith you store your curious Cabinets Ah make your flight to Melisuaniaes lips Ah make your flight to Melisuaniaes lips there may you reuell there may you reuell in Ambrosian cheere Where smi ling Ro ses and sweet Lillies sit there may you reuell keeping their Spring-tide graces ij keeping their Spring-tide graces all the yeere keeping their Spring-tide graces all the yeere keeping their Spring-tide Spring-tide graces all the yeere XVIII Second part YEt Sweet take heed all sweets are hard to get sting not sting not her soft lips Oh beware of that ij ij Oh be ware Oh beware of that ij For if one fla ming dart come from her eye ij ij was neuer dart so sharp Ah then you dye then you dye ij ij Ah then you dye For if one fla ming dart come from her eye ij ij was neuer dart so sharpe Ah then you dye then you dye then you dye Ah then you dye then you dye was neuer dart so sharpe Ah then you dye ij you dye Ah then you dye ij ij you dye Ah then you dye you dye Ah then you dye XIX ALl plea sure is of this condi ti on It pricks men forward to fru-i ti-on ij It pricks men forward to fru-i ti-on But if enioy'd then like the humming Bee then like the hum ming Bee ij ij The honie being shed away doth flee a way doth flee But leaues a sting that wounds the inward hart But leaues a sting that wounds ij ij With gnawing griefe and neuer ending smart ij With gnawing griefe and neuer ending smart XX. OFt haue I vow'd how deerely I did loue thee how deerely I did loue thee ij And oft obseru'd thee with all willing dutie Sighs I haue sent still hoping still hoping to remoue thee still hoping still hoping to remoue thee Millions of teares ij I tendred to thy beautie Millions of teares I tendred to thy beautie Yet thou of sighs and silly teares re-gardlesse yet thou of sighs and sil ly teares re-gard lesse suffrest my feeble hart my fee-ble hart to pine with anguish with an guish suffrest my fee-ble hart to pine with anguish Whilst all my barren hopes re turne re ward lesse My better dayes doe wast and I doe languish my better dayes doe wast and I doe languish my bet
le flye from thee from thee But if thou flye from her ij shee le fol low thee But if thou flye from her shee le fol low thee shee le follow thee ij ij For if thou follow ij shee le flye from thee ij shee le flye from thee But if thou flye from her shee le fol low thee shee le follow thee ij shee le follow thee ij shee le follow thee XXXIII SOftly softly O softly drop my eyes least you be dry and make my hart with griefe with griefe to melt and dye Now powre out teares apace ij ij Now stay O heauy case O sowre sweet woe alas woe a las alas alas O griefe O ioy why striue you so Can paynes and ioyes ij and ioyes in one poore hart consent Then sigh Then sigh and sing re ioyce lament ij Aye me ij Aye me O passions strange and vi-o-lent Was neuer poore wretch so sore tormen ted ij Nor ioy nor griefe can make my hart conten ted ij Downe downe I fall For while vvith ioy I looke on hye ij ij Downe downe I fall ij ij for while with ioy I looke on hye Downe downe I fall ij Downe dovvne I fall with griefe and dye XXXIIII LOng haue I made these hils and vallies weary With noyse of these my shrikes and cryes that fill the aire ij with She onely who should make me mery heares not my praier That I a las alas mis fortunes spmme and heyre ij Hope in none other hope but in dispaire O vnkinde and cruell O vn kinde ij ij ij and cru ell If thus my death may please thee Then will I dye to ease thee Yet if I dye the world will thee controule And write vpon my tombe O sweet departure Loe here lyes one ij ij A las poore soule A true loues Martyr ij A true loues Martyr FINIS TENOR THE SECOND SET OF MADRIGALES TO 3. 4. 5. and 6. parts apt both for Voyals and Voyces Newly Composed BY IOHN WILBYE 1609. LONDON Printed by Tho. Este alias Snodham for Iohn Browne and are to be sould at his shop in S. Dunstones Churchyard in Fleetstreet TO THE MOST NOBLE and Vertuous Lady the Lady Arbella Stuart Madame THE deepe vnderstanding you haue in all the Arts and perticular excellency in this of Musicke doth by a certaine kinde of right challenge the Dedication of the better sort of Labours in that Facultie especially in these times when Musicke sits solitary among her sister Sciences and but for your Honour often wants the fortune to be esteemed for so shee is worthy euen among the worthyest But besides that generall right my true and zealous deuotion long since desirous to expresse it selfe in any humble dutie to your Honour and borne vp by the daily experience of your most Noble and singular disposition hath neuer thought vpon other Patron for this work then your Honour whose neuer-failing Iudgement in the depth of Musicke I do wish might be pleased with some of these which happinesse if they attaine I know not what iudgement can avow to mislike them Howsoeuer they behaue themselues I humbly beseech your Honour to beleeue this truth that they are the sincere oblations of a heart euer prepared for your seruice And so with all humble and due reuerence done to your Honour I beseech the Almighty to make you in all the passages of your life truely happy as you are in the worlds true opinion vertuous Your Honours most humbly deuoted and obliged IOHN WILBYE THE TABLE Songs to 3. Uoyces COme shepheard Swaynes that wont to heare me sing I Flourish yee hillockes set with fragrant flowers II Ah cruell Amarillis since thou takst delight III So light is Loue in matchlesse beautie shining IIII As fayre as Morne as fresh as May. V O what shall I doe or whither shall I turne me VI I liue and yet me thinks I doe not breath VII There is a Iewell which no Indian Mines can buy Risposta VIII Songs to 4. Uoyces WHen Cloris heard of her Amintas dying IX Happy streames whose trembling fall X Change me O heauens into the Ruby stone XI Loue not me for comely grace XII Fly not so swift my Deere XIII I loue alas yet am not loued XIIII As matchlesse beauty thee a Phoenix proues XV Happy oh happy he who not affecting XVI Songs to 5. Uoyces SWeet hony sucking Bees First Part. XVII Yet sweet take heed all sweets are hard to get Second part XVIII All pleasure is of this condition XIX Oft haue I vowde how deerly I did loue thee XX Downe in a valley as Alexis trips First Part. XXI Hard Destinies are Loue and Beautie parted Second Part. XXII Weepe O mine eyes my heart can take no rest XXIII There where I saw her louely beautie painted XXIIII Yee that doe liue in pleasures plenty XXV A silly Siluan kissing heauen-borne fire XXVI Songs to 6. Uoyces O Wretched man why lou'st thou earthly life XXVII Where most my thought First Part. XXVIII Dispightfull thus vnto my selfe I languish Second Part. XXIX Ah cannot sighes nor teares XXX Draw on sweet night best friend vnto those cares XXXI Stay Coriden thou Swaine XXXII Softly O softly drop mine eyes XXXIII Long haue I made these hils and vallies weary XXXIIII FINIS IX WHen Cloris heard of her Amin-tas dy ing She grreued she grieued then for her vnkinde denying ij Oft sighing oft sighing ij sore and with a hart vnfay-ned I dye I dye I dye I dye ij I dye I dye I dye she thus complayned Whom when Amintas spyed then both for ioy out cryed I loue I loue sweet Cloris eye ij And I A min tas till I dye X. HAppy streames whose trembling fall ij with still murmure soft ly gly ding Happy Birds whose chirping call ij with sweet melody delight ing Hath mou'd her flin-tie and relentlesse hart and re lentlesse hart to li sten to your harmo ny in chan ted with ij your melody inchan ted with your me lody Sing on and carroll forth your glee sing on ij She graunts you leaue her rayes to see her rayes to see She graunts you leaue her rayes to see ij Happy were I were I But aye alas my loue doth still despight her But aye alas alas my loue doth still despight her Aye a las my loue doth still de spight her XI CHange me O heauens change me change me ò heauens change me ò heauens in-to the Ru-by stone That on my Loue fair locks doth hang in gold that on my Loues fair locks doth hang ij doth hang in gold Yet leaue me speech to her to make my moan ij make my moan to make my moan my moan yet leaue me speach to her to make my moan ij ij ij And giue me eies her beauties to behold giue me eies giue me eies her beauties to behold ij to behold or if you wil not make ij my flesh a stone ij ij or make her hard hart seem flesh make her hard hart seem flesh
my shrikes cryes that fill the aire with noise of these my shrikes that fill the ayre with noise of these my shrikes that fill the ayre heares not my prayer That I alas ij alas misfortunes son heyre Hope in none other hope but in dispaire O vnkind and cruell O vnkind ij O vn kind cruell ij if thus my death may please thee Then dye I will to ease thee to ease thee yet if I dye the world will thee controule and write vpon my tombe O sweet depar ture loe here lyes one ij ij Alas poore soule a true loues Martyr a true loues Mar tyr FINIS SEXTVS THE SECOND SET OF MADRIGALES TO 3. 4. 5. and 6. parts apt both for Voyals and Voyces Newly Composed BY IOHN WILBYE 1609. LONDON Printed by Tho. Este alias Snodham for Iohn Browne and are to be sould at his shop in S. Dunstones Churchyard in Fleetstreet TO THE MOST NOBLE and Vertuous Lady the Lady Arbella Stuart Madame THE deepe vnderstanding you haue in all the Arts and perticular excellency in this of Musicke doth by a certaine kinde of right challenge the Dedication of the better sort of Labours in that Facultie especially in these times when Musicke sits solitary among her sister Sciences and but for your Honour wants the Fortune to be esteemed for so shee is worthy euen among the worthyest But besides that generall right my true and zealous deuotion long since desirous to expresse it selfe in any humble dutie to your Honour and borne vp by the daily experience of your most Noble and singular disposition hath neuer thought vpon other Patron for this work then your Honour whose neuer-failing Iudgement in the depth of Musicke I do wish might be pleased with some of these which happinesse if they attaine I know not what iudgement can avow to mislike them Howsoeuer they behaue themselues I humbly beseech your Honour to beleeue this truth that they are the sincere oblations of a heart euer prepared for your seruice And so with all humble and due reuerence done to your Honour I beseech the Almighty to make you in all the passages of your life truely happy as you are in the worlds true opinion vertuous Your Honours most humbly deuoted and obliged IOHN WILBIE THE TABLE Songs to 3. Uoyces COme shepheard Swaynes that wont to heare me sing I Flourish yee hillockes set with fragrant flowers II Ah cruell Amarillis since thou takst delight III So light is Loue in matchlesse beautie shining IIII As fayre as Morne as fresh as May. V O what shall I doe or whither shall I turne me VI I liue and yet me thinks I doe not breath VII There is a Iewell which no Indian Mines can buy Risposta VIII Songs to 4. Uoyces WHen Cloris heard of her Amintas dying IX Happy streames whose trembling fall X Change me O heauens into the Ruby stone XI Loue not me for comely grace XII Fly not so swift my Deere XIII I loue alas yet am not loued XIIII As matchlesse beauty thee a Phoenix proues XV Happy oh happy he who not affecting XVI Songs to 5. Uoyces SWeet hony sucking Bees First Part. XVII Yet sweet take heed all sweets are hard to get Second part XVIII All pleasure is of this condition XIX Oft haue I vowde how deerly I did loue thee XX Downe in a valley as Alexis trips First Part. XXI Hard Destinies are Loue and Beautie parted Second Part. XXII Weepe O mine eyes my heart can take no rest XXIII There where I saw her louely beautie painted XXIIII Yee that doe liue in pleasures plenty XXV A silly Siluan kissing heauen-borne fire XXVI Songs to 6. Uoyces O Wretched man why lou'st thou earthly life XXVII Where most my thought First Part. XXVIII Dispightfull thus vnto my selfe I languish Second Part. XXIX Ah cannot sighes nor teares XXX Draw on sweet night best friend vnto those cares XXXI Stay Coridon thou Swaine XXXII Softly O softly drop mine eyes XXXIII Long haue I made these hils and vallies weary XXXIIII FINIS XXVII SEXTVS O Wretched man why lou'st thou earthly life ij O Which naught enioyes but cares and end lesse trou ble What pleasure here but breeds a world of griefe what plea sure here but breeds a world of griefe ij What howers ease that anguish doth not dou ble that anguish doth not double No earthly ioyes but haue their discontents but haue their discontents ij ij Then loath that life which causeth such laments then loath that life which causeth such laments XXVIII First part WHere most my thought there least my eye is striking is striking where most my thought there least my eye is stri king ij Where least I come there most my hart abi deth ij Where most I loue I neuer shew my liking my liking From what my minde doth hold my body slydeth my body sly deth I carelesse seeme where most my care de pendeth I carelesse seeme where most my care dependeth where most my care de pen deth A coy regard where most my soule attendeth ij where most my soule attendeth atten deth XXIX Second part DIspightfull thus vnto my selfe vnto my selfe I languish And in dis daine ij my selfe from ioy I ba nish These se-cret thoughts inwraps me in wraps me so in an guish That life I hope wil soone from body vanish And to some rest will quickly be conuayed ij and to some rest will quick ly be conuayed That on no ioy while so I liu'd hath stay ed. while so I liu'd hath stayed And to some rest will quickly be conuay ed ij and to some rest will quickly be con-uay ed ij will quickly be conuayed That on no ioy while so I liu'd hath stay ed. XXX AH cannot sighs nor teares nor ought else moue thee To pit ty me to pit ty me ij Who more then life doe loue thee O O O cruell fates See now away shee 's flying ij And flye shee will alas and leaue me dying and leaue me dying alas alas Farewell farewell farewell most faire farewell yet more disdainefull Was neuer griefe was neuer griefe like mine nor death more paine-full O O O cruell fates O O cru ell fates See now away shee 's flying away shee 's flying And flye she will ij alas and leaue me dying Farewell farewell most fayre farewell yet more disdainefull Was ne-uer griefe like mine nor death more painefull XXXI DRaw on sweet night best friend vnto those cares ij ij That doe a-rise from painful melancho ly My life so ill through want of comfort fares That vnto thee ij I consecrate it wholy that vnto thee to thee I consecrate it wholy Sweet night draw on ij sweet night draw on draw on sweet night draw on ij ij my griefs whē they be told To shades darknes find some ease frō pai ning ij And while thou all in silence dost en fold in si-lence dost enfold ij ij I thē shal haue best time for my complaining ij I thē shal haue
best time for my cōplaining ij XXXII STAY Coridon thou swaine talke not so soone of dying Stay Coridon thou swaine talke not so soone of dying What though thy hart ij be slaine be slaine What though thy loue be flying She threatens thee but dares not strike ij She threatens thee but dares not strike but dares not strike Thy Nimph is light is light and shadow like Thy Nymph is light and shadow like ij For if thou follow her For if thou follow her Shee le flye from thee ij But if thou flye from her shee le follow thee shee le follow thee ij ij For if thou follow her For if thou follow her shee le flye from thee from thee But if thou flye from her shee le fol low thee ij shee le follow thee shee le follow thee XXXIII SOft-ly O softly drop my eyes least you be dry And make my hart with griefe to melt and dye Now powre out teares apace apace Now powre out teares apace ij ij Now stay O heauy case O sowre sweet woe alas alas O griefe O ioy why striue you so Can paynes and ioyes and ioyes and ioyes at once in one poore hart consent Then sigh and sing reioyce Then sigh and sing Aye me ij ij ij O passions strange and violent was neuer wretch so sore tormented Nor ioy nor griefe can make my hart contented can make my hart contented for while with ioy I looke on hye ij Downe downe I fall I looke on hye Downe downe I fall ij ij ij ij with griefe and dye ij XXXIIII LOng haue I made these hils and vallies weary ij With noyse of these my shrikes ij and cryes that fill the ayre Shee onely who should make me mery heares not my prayer That I alas ij mis-for tunes sonne and heyre ij that I a-las misfortunes sonne and heyre Hope in none other hope but in dispaire O vn kinde O vn kinde vnkinde and cruell O vnkinde and cruell if thus my death may please thee Then dye I will to ease thee ij then dye I will to ease thee Yet if I dye the world will thee controule and write vpon my tombe O sweet departure loe here lyes one ij ij ij Alas poore soule a true loues Martyr ij ij a true loues Martyr FINIS BASSVS THE SECOND SET OF MADRIGALES TO 3. 4. 5. and 6. parts apt both for Voyals and Voyces Newly Composed BY IOHN WILBYE 1609. LONDON Printed by Tho. Este alias Snodham for Iohn Browne and are to be sould at his shop in S. Dunstones Churchyard in Fleetstreet TO THE MOST NOBLE and Vertuous Lady the Lady Arbella Stuart Madame THE deepe vnderstanding you haue in all the Arts and perticular excellency in this of Musicke doth by a certaine kinde of right challenge the Dedication of the better sort of Labours in that Facultie especially in these times when Musicke sits solitary among her sister Sciences and but for your Honour often wants the fortune to be esteemed for so shee is worthy euen among the worthyest But besides that generall right my true and zealous deuotion long since desirous to expresse it selfe in any humble dutie to your Honour and borne vp by the daily experience of your most Noble and singular disposition hath neuer thought vpon other Patron for this work then your Honour whose neuer-failing Iudgement in the depth of Musicke I do wish might be pleased with some of these which happinesse if they attaine I know not what iudgement can avow to mislike them Howsoeuer they behaue themselues I humbly beseech your Honour to beleeue this truth that they are the sincere oblations of a heart euer prepared for your seruice And so with all humble and due reuerence done to your Honour I beseech the Almighty to make you in all the passages of your life truely happy as you are in the worlds true opinion vertuous Your Honours most humbly deuoted and obliged IOHN WILBYE THE TABLE Songs to 3. Uoyces COme shepheard Swaynes that wont to heare me sing I Flourish yee hillockes set with fragrant flowers II Ah cruell Amarillis since thou takst delight III So light is Loue in matchlesse beautie shining IIII As fayre as Morne as fresh as May. V O what shall I doe or whither shall I turne me VI I liue and yet me thinks I doe not breath VII There is a Iewell which no Indian Mines can buy Risposta VIII Songs to 4. Uoyces WHen Cloris heard of her Amintas dying IX Happy streames whose trembling fall X Change me O heauens into the Ruby stone XI Loue not me for comely grace XII Fly not so swift my Deere XIII I loue alas yet am not loued XIIII As matchlesse beauty thee a Phoenix proues XV Happy oh happy he who not affecting XVI Songs to 5. Uoyces SWeet hony sucking Bees First Part. XVII Yet sweet take heed all sweets are hard to get Second part XVIII All pleasure is of this condition XIX Oft haue I vowde how deerly I did loue thee XX Downe in a valley as Alexis trips First Part. XXI Hard Destinies are Loue and Beautie parted Second Part. XXII Weepe O mine eyes my heart can take no rest XXIII There where I saw her louely beautie painted XXIIII Yee that doe liue in pleasures plenty XXV A silly Siluan kissing heauen-borne fire XXVI Songs to 6. Uoyces O Wretched man why lou'st thou earthly life XXVII Where most my thought First Part. XXVIII Dispightfull thus vnto my selfe I languish Second Part. XXIX Ah cannot sighes nor teares XXX Draw on sweet night best friend vnto those cares XXXI Stay Coridon thou Swaine XXXII Softly O softly drop mine eyes XXXIII Long haue I made these hils and vallies weary XXXIIII FINIS I. COme shepheard swaynes that wont to heare me sing Now sigh and groan Dead is my loue my hope my ioy my spring ij dead dead and gone O she that was your Summers Queene your dayes delight is gone and will no more be seene O cruell spight Breake all your Pipes that wont to sound ij with plea sant cheere And cast your selues vpon the ground to waile my deere Come shepheard swaynes Come Nimphs and all a roe Come Nymphs and all a roe ij to help me cry Dead is my loue dead is my loue ij And seeing she is so loe now I die II. FLourish ye hillockes set with fragrant flowers ij So graced with her deity whose eyes bedew you with their pearled showers whose eyes bedew you with their pearled showers bewayling loues impiety Happy yee are be prodigall disposed disdaine not loues lamenting Let me but kisse those steps where she repo sed to ease my harts tormenting ij then while she flyes me ij here I lye and languish sounding my sorrowes ij ij tun'd in notes of an guish tun'd in notes ij ij ij of anguish III. AH cruell Amarillis ij since thou takst delight to heare the accents of a dolefull dittie to heare the accents of a dolefull dittie To triumph ij ij ij still with out re morse
or pittie I loath this life Death must my sorrowes right ij And least vaine hope ij my miseries renue Come quickly death ij reaue me of breath Ah cruell Amarillis ij ij Cruell Amarillis ij a-dew a-dew IIII. SO light is loue in match les beautie shining ij When she reuisits Cypris hallowed bowers Two feeble doues harnest in silken twining in silken twining harnest in silken twining ij can draw her Chariot midst the Paphian flowers midst the Paphian flowers Lightnesse to loue how ill it fitteth Light nesse to loue how ill it fit teth Light nesse to loue how ill it fit teth how ill it fit teth So heauie on my hart she fitteth Lightnes to loue how ill it fit teth light nesse to loue how ill it fit teth ij how ill it fit teth So heauy on my hart she fitteth V. AS faire as morne as fresh as May A pretty grace in saying nay ij Smil'st thou sweet heart ij Ta na na no ij But O ij that loue inchanting eye Loe here my doubtfull doome I try my doome I try But O ij that loue inchanting eye Loe here my doubtfull doome I try Loe here loe here my doubtfull doome I try Tell me my sweet liue I or dye tell me liue I or dye Tell me my sweet liue I or dye O tell me liue I or dye Tell me my sweet O tell me liue I or dye ij ij She smiles ij Fa la la c. Ah she frownes Aye me Aye me I dye VI. O What shall I doe or whether shall I turne me Shall I make vn-to her eyes O no they ' l burn me Shall I seale vp my eies speak my part speak my part then in a floud of tears ij I drown my heart for tears being stopt will swel will swell for scope though they o'reflow loue life and hope By beauties eye I le chuse to dye At thy feet I fall faire Creature rich in beautie And for pitty call for pitty call O kill not loue and duty ij Let thy smooth tongue fanne on my sence thy breath to stay thine eies from bur ning me to death But if mer-cy be ex-i-led from a thing so faire compi led ij then patient-ly by thee I le dye VII I Liue and yet me thinks I doe not breath ij I thirst and drink againe I drinke and thirst againe I sleepe yet I dreame I dreame I am awake I hope for that I haue I haue and want I sing and sigh I loue and hate at once I sing and sigh I loue and hate at once O tell me restlesse soule ij ij What vncouth iarre doth cause such want in store doth cause such want in store in peace such warre VIII Risposta THere is a iewell there is a iewell which no Indian mines can buy no Chimick Art can counterfait It makes men rich in greatest pouertie ij in greatest pouertie It makes men rich in greatest pouertie Makes water wine turnes wooden cups to gould ij ij turnes wooden cups to gould The homely whistle to sweet musicks straine ij Seldome it comes to few from heauen sent ij from heauen sent That much in little all in naught all in naught ij ij ij CONTENT Here endeth the songs of 3. parts IX WHen Cloris heard of her Amintas dy ing She grieued she grieued then for her vnkinde deny ing Oft sighing ij sore and with a hart vnfayned I dye I dye I dye I dye I dye I dye ij I dye I dye she thus complayned Whom when Amintas spyed then both for ioy out cryed I loue I loue sweet Cloris eye I loue I loue sweet Cloris eye And I Amintas till I dye X. HAppy streames whose trembling fall ij with still murmure soft ly glyding Happy Birds whose chirping call ij with sweet me lody delighting Hath mou'd her flintie and re lentlesse hart to listen to your harmony And sit se-curely in these Downes a part in chan-ted with your melody ij Sing on and carroll forth your glee and carroll forth your glee ij sing on and catroll forth your glee She graunts you leaue her rayes to see She graunts you leaue ij her rayes to see Happy were I were I could loue but so delight her But aye alas my loue doth still despight her But aye alas my loue alas my loue doth still despight her XI CHange me O heauens into the Ruby stone ij That on my Loues faire locke doth hang in gould ij Yet leaue me speech to her to make my moane yet leaue me speach to her to make my moane to make my moane my moane And giue me eyes her beauties to behould her beauties to behold Or if you will not make ij my flesh a stone make her hard heart seeme flesh that now seemes none ij that now seemes none XII LOue not me for comely grace for my pleasing eye or face Nor for any outward part no nor for my constant heart For those may faile those may faile ij those may faile and turne to ill So thou and I shall seuer Keepe therefore a true wo mans eye ij Keepe therefore a true wo mans eye ij And loue me still but know not why not why ij And loue me still but know not why not why So hast thou the same reason still to dote vpon me euer to dote to dote vpon me euer ij XIII FLye not so swift my deere ij behold me dying ij If not a smi ling glance for all my crying Yet kill me with thy frownes ij The Satyres o're the lawnes full nimbly dauncing Friske it a pace a-pace to view thy beauties glan cing Thy beauties glancing ij See how they coast the downes the downes ij ij Fayne wouldst thou turne and yeelde them their delight faine wouldst thou turne faine wouldst thou turne and yeelde them their de light faine wouldst thou turne faine wouldst thou turne and yeeld them their delight but that thou fearst least I should steale a sight least I should steale a sight XIIII I Loue A las yet am not loued a-las a-las yet am not loued For cruell shee ij to pit-ty ij ij ij is not moued My constant loue with scorne shee ill rewardeth onely my sighs a lit-tle shee regardeth onely my sighs a lit-tle shee regardeth Yet more and more the quenchlesse fire increaseth ij which to my greater torment neuer ceaseth neuer ceaseth yet more and more the quenchlesse fire increaseth yet more and more the quenchlesse fire increaseth which to my greater torment neuer ceaseth XV. AS matchlesse beauty thee a Phoenix proues faire Le-o-nil-la As matchlesse beauty thee a Phoenix proues faire Le-o-nil-la So thy sowre-sweet loues For when young Acons eye thy proud hart tames Thou dy'st in him and li uest in my flames For when young Acons eye thy proud hart tames Thou dy'st in him and li uest in my flames XVI HAppy oh happy he who not affecting The end lesse toiles attending worldly cares The endlesse toyles at ten ding worldly cares ij With minde re pos'd all discontents
that now seems none ij ij XII LOue not me for comely grace for my pleasing eye or face Nor for any outward part no nor for my constant heart For those may faile ij those may faile ij for those may faile or turne to ill So thou and I shall seuer Keepe therfore a true wo-mans eye a true wo mans eye keep therefore a true womans eye keepe therefore a true womans eye And loue me still but know not why ij And loue me still but know not why And loue me still but know not why ij but know not why ij So hast thou the same reason still ij to dote to dote vpon me euer ij to dote vp on me e uer XIII FLye not so swift my deere be hold me dying If not a smi ling glance If not a smi ling glance for all my crying for all my crying Yet kill me with thy frownes ij thy frownes The Sa-tyres o're the lawnes full nimbly daun cing Friske it a pace to view thy beauties glan cing Thy beauties glan cing to view thy beauties glancing See how they coast the downes ij ij the downes Fayne wouldst thou turne and yeeld them their delight ij faine wouldst thou turne and yeelde them their delight ij ij but that thou fearst least I should steale a sight but that thou fearst least I should steale a sight XIIII I Loue alas a las yet am not loued I loue alas alas yet am not loued For cru-ell she ij to pitty ij ij ij ij is not moued My constant loue with scorne she ill rewar-deth onely my sighs a little she re gardeth ij Yet more and more ij the quenchles fire increaseth increaseth which to my greater torment neuer ceaseth which to my tor ment neuer ceaseth yet more and more ij the quenchlesse fire increa seth yet more and more the quenchlesse fire increaseth which to my greater torment ne uer ceaseth neuer ceaseth XV. AS matchlesse beauty thee a Phoenix proues a Phoenix proues faire Le-o-nilla ij As matchlesse beauty thee a Phoenix proues a Phoenix proues faire Le-o-nilla ij So thy sowre-sweet loues For when young Acons eye thy proud hart tames thy proud hart tames for when young Acons eye thy proud hart tames Thou dyest in him and li uest in my flames Thou dy'st in him and li uest in my flames For when young Acons eye thy proud hart tames thy proud hart tames for when young Acons eye thy proud hart tames Thou dy'st in him and li uest in my flames thou dy'st in him and li uest in my flames and liuest in my flames XVI HAppy oh happy he who not affecting The endlesse toiles attending worldly cares The end lesse toyles attending worldly cares at ten ding worldly cares ij ij With minde repos'd all discontents reiecting with minde repos'd all dis con-tents re iect ing In silent peace ij his way to heauen prepares ij to heauen prepares ij ij Deeming his life a Scene the world a Stage whereon man acts his Pilgrimage his weary Pilgrimage d ee ming his life a Scene the world a Stage whereon man acts his wea ry Pil grimage Here endeth the Songs of 4. parts XVII First Part. SWeet hony sucking Bees ij why doe you still ij surfet on Ro ses Pincks and Violets As if the choyseft Nectar lay in them wherwith you store your curious Cabi nets your curious Cabi nets Ah make your flight ij your flight to Melituauiaes lips there may you reuell ij ij in Am brosian cheer Wher smiling Roses and sweet Lillies sit there may you reuell ij in Ambrosian cheer Where smi ling Ro ses sweet Lillies sit keeping their springtide graces ij all the yeer their springtide graces al the yeer all the yeer keeping their springtide graces all the yeer ij ij XVIII Second part YEt Sweet take heed ij all sweets are hard to get ij sting not her soft lips her soft lips Oh beware of that ij beware of that ij For if one fla ming dart come from her eye ij was neuer dart so sharp Ah then you dye you dye ah then you dye then you dye you dye For if one flaming dart come from her eye ij was neuer dart so sharp Ah then you dye then you dye Ah then you dye was neuer dart was neuer dart so sharp was neuer dart so sharp then you dye Ah then you dye Ah then you dye Ah then you dye ij ij Ah then you dye you dye ij XIX ALl plea sure is of this condition It pricks men forward to fru-i-ti-on Then like the hum ming Bee ij ij ij ij The honie being shed away doth flee doth flee But leaues a sting that wounds ij the inward hart But leaues a sting that wounds ij wounds the inward hart But leaues a sting that wounds the inward hart ij With gnawing grief neuer ending smart ij with gnawing griefe and neuer ending smart and neuer ending smart with gnawing griefe and neuer ending smart XX. OFt haue I vow'd how dearly I did loue thee ij how deerely I did loue thee And oft ob seru'd thee with all willing dutie ij Sighs I haue sent stil hoping to re moue thee ij still hoping to remoue thee Millions of teares Millions of tears I tendred to thy beautie ij Yet thou of sighs and filly teares regard lesse suffrest my fee-ble hart suffrest my fee-ble hart to pine with anguish Whilst all my barren hopes returne reward lesse whilst all my barren hopes returne reward lesse My better dayes do wast and I doe languish and I doe languish ij and I doe languish XXI First part DOwne in a valley ij ij as A-lezis trips Daphne sat sweetly sleeping Daphne sat sleeping Soone as the wanton Soone as the wanton toucht her ruddy lips she nicely falt a weeping ij ij The wag full softly lifts her And too and fro he sifts her ij But when nor sight nor kisses mou'd her pitty nor sighs could moue her pitty nor teares could moue her pitty ij With plaints he warbles forth he warbles forth this mournfull dit ty But when nor sight nor kisses mou'd her pitty nor sighs could moue her pitty nor tears could moue her pitty ij with plaints he warbles forth he warbles forth this mournful ditty XXII Second part HArd De-stinies are Loue and Beautie parted Fayre Daphne so disdain full Cu pid thy shafts are too vn iustly darted Fond Loue thy wounds be painefull ij But sith my louely Iew ell is prou'd so coy and cruell I le liue and frolicke I le liue and fro licke I le liue and frolicke I le liue and fro licke in her beauties trea sure But languish But languish faint and dye ij But languish faint and dye But languish faint and dye in her dis pleasure I le liue and frolicke I le liue and fro licke I le liue and frolicke I le liue and fro licke in her beauties trea sure But languish But languish faint and dye ij ij But languish faint and dye in her dis
reiecting In silent peace his way to heauen pre pares In silent peace his way to heauen pre pares Deeming his life a Scene the world a Stage whereon man acts his weary Pilgrimage Here endeth the Songs of 4. parts XVII First Part. SWeet hony sucking Bees Ah make your flight to Melisuauiaes lips Ah make your flight to Melisuauiaes lips there may you reuell there may you reuell in Am brosian cheere Where smiling Roses and sweet Lillies sit keeping their Spring-tide ij graces all the yeere keeping their Spring-tide graces all the yeere keeping their Spring-tide gra-ces all the yeere XVIII Second part YEt Sweet take heed all sweets are hard to get sting not sting not her soft lips Oh beware of that ij ij ij For if one flaming dart come from her eye ij was neuer dart so sharp Ah Ah then you dye ah then you dye you dye was neuer dart so sharpe Ah then you dye was neuer dart so sharpe Ah then you dye you dye Ah then you dye you dye Ah then you dye Ah then you dye XIX ALl plea sure is of this condi-ti-on It pricks men forward to fru-i-ti-on But if enioy'd then like the humming Bee then like the humming Bee ij The honie being shed away doth flee But leaues a sting that wounds the inward hart But leaues a sting ij that wounds the in ward hart With gnawing griefe ij and neuer ending smart With gnawing griefe and neuer ending smart XX. OFt haue I How dearely I did loue thee ij And oft obseru'd thee and oft obseru'd thee with all willing du tie Sighs I haue sent stil hoping to remoue thee ij to remoue thee Millions of teares I tendred to thy beautie Yet thou of sighs and fil ly teares regardlesse suffrest my feeble hart my fee-ble hart to pine with anguish to pine with anguish Whilst all my barren hopes returne re wardlesse My bet ter dayes doe wast and I doe lan guish my bet-ter dayes doe wast and I doe languish XXI First part DOwne in a valley ij ij as A lexis trips Daphne sat sweetly sleeping ij Soone as the wanton toucht her ruddy lips she nicely fals a weeping ij ij And too and fro he sifts her The wag full softly lifts her And too fro he sifts her But when nor sighs nor kisses mou'd her pitty nor sighs could moue her pitty nor teares could moue her pitty ij With plaints hee warbles forth hee warbles forth this mournfull ditty But when nor sighs nor kisses mou'd her pitty nor sighs could moue her pitty nor tears could moue her pitty ij with plaints he warbles forth he warbles forth this mournful ditty XXII HArd Destinies are Loue and Beau-tie parted Fayre Daphne so disdainfull Cupid thy shafts are too vniust ly darted Fond Loue thy wounds be painefull Fond Loue thy wounds be painefull But sith my louely Iewell is prou'd so coy and cruell I le liue and fro licke in her beauties treasure I le liue and fro licke in her beau ties treasure But languish But languish faint and dye in her displeasure But languish faint and dye in her displeasure I le liue and fro licke in her beauties treasure I le liue and fro licke in her beau ties treasure But languish But languish faint and dye in her displeasure But languish faint and dye in her displeasure XXIII WEepe weepe weepe mine eyes my hart can take no rest Weepe weepe weepe my hart mine eyes shall ne're be blest Weepe eyes weepe hart and both this accent cry A thousand deaths I dye I dye Flamminia I dye A thousand deaths I dye I dye ij Ah ah cru-ell Fortune Aye me Death doe thy worst I care not Death doe thy worst I care not I hope when I am dead ij in E-li-zian plaine To meet and there with ioy wee le loue againe XXIIII THere where I saw her louely beautie painted Where Venus-like my sacred Goddesse shineth There with precellent obiect mine eyes fain ted That faire but fa tall star ij my dole deuineth As soone as morning in her light appeareth appeareth Her sweet salute my minde or'e clouded cleareth When night againe the dayes delight bereaueth My harts true sa-cri fice she quicke receiueth But night and day she craf ti-ly forsakes me To te dious day to loathsome night betakes me to loathsome night be-takes me XXV YEe that doe liue in pleasures plen ty Yee that doe liue in pleasures plenty in plenty And dwell in Musickes sweetest Ayres ij in sweetest Ayres Whose eyes are quicke Whose eares are dainty Not clogd with earth or worldly cares Come sing this song made in Amphions praise Who now is dead Who now is dead yet you his Fame can raise Call him a gaine let him not dye But liue in Musicks sweetest breath Place him in fayrest memory And let him triumph ouer death And let him tri umph ouer death O sweetly sung his liuing wish attend yee These were his words the mirth of heauen God send yee God send yee XXVI A Silly Siluan kissing heauen-borne fire scorched his lips for his so fond desire I not so fond but gaz'd whilst such fire burned And all my hart straight into flames was tur ned And all my hart straight into flames was turn'd straight into flames was turned And all my hart straight into flames was turned ij was turned The Siluan iustly suffred for his kisse His fire was stolne and stolne things goe amisse ij But I alas vniustly but I alas vniustly for to haue her her heauenly fire the Gods and graces gaue her the God 's and gra-ces gaue her ij ij ij the Gods and graces gaue her Here endeth the Songs of 5. parts XXVII O Wretched man why lou'st thou earthly life O wretched man why lou'st thou earthly life Which naught enioyes but cares and end lesse trouble What plea sure here but breeds a world of griefe ij What how ers ease that anguish doth not dou ble but haue their discontents but haue their discontents Then loath that life which causeth such laments Then loath that life which causeth such laments XXVIII First part WHere most my thought there least my eye is stri king Where least I come there most my hart abideth Where most I loue I neuer shew my liking From what my minde doth hold my body slydeth I carelesse seeme where most my care dependeth ij A coy re gard where most my soule attendeth ij where most my soule attendeth ij where most my soule attendeth XXIX Second part DIspightfull thus vnto my selfe I languish And in disdaine my selfe from ioy I ba nish These se-cret thoughts inwraps me so in anguish That life I hope will soone from body vanish And to some rest will quickly be conuayed ij That on no ioy while so I liu'd hath stayed And to some rest will quickly be conuayed ij That on no ioy while so I liu'd hath stayed XXX AH cannot sighs nor teares nor ought else moue thee To pitty me to pitty me to pitty me Who more then life do loue thee O O cruell fates ij See now away shee 's flying ij And flye she will alas and leaue me dying and flye she will alas a las and leaue me dying Farewell farewell most faire farewell farewell Was neuer griefe like mine nor death more painfull O O cruell fates ij See now away shee 's flying ij And flye she will alas and leaue me dying and flye she will alas a-las leaue me dying Farewell farewell most fayre farewell farewell Was neuer griefe like mine nor death more painefull XXXI DRaw on sweet night best friend vnto those cares That doe a-rise from painefull melancholy My life so ill through want of comfort fares I conse crate it wholy that vnto thee to thee I consecrate it wholy Sweet night draw on draw on my griefes when they be told To shades and darknes find some ease from paining And while thou all in silence dost en fold ij I then shall haue best time for my complaining ij my complai ning XXXII STAY Coridon thou swaine talke not so soone of dy ing What though thy hart What though thy hart be slaine What though thy hart What though thy hart be slaine She threatens thee but dares not strike Thy Nimph is light and shadow like For if thou follow her For if thou follow her Shee le flye from thee from thee But if thou flye from her shee le follow thee shee le follow thee shee le fol low thee For if thou follow her For if thou follow her shee le flye from thee from thee But if thou flye from her shee le follow thee shee le follow thee shee le fol low thee XXXIII SOftly O softly Now powre out teares apace Now powre out teares a pace ij Now stay O heauy case Can paynes and ioyes at once consent ij Can paynes and ioyes in one poore hart consent Then sigh and sing reioyce lament ij Aye me Aye me O passions strange and violent Was neuer wretch so sore tormented Nor ioy nor griefe can make my hart contented Was neuer wretch so sore tormented Nor ioy nor griefe Downe downe I fall for while with ioy I looke on hye ij ij Downe downe I fall Downe downe I fall ij ij with griefe with griefe and dye XXXIIII LOng haue I made these hils and vallies weary With noyse of these my shrikes and cryes that fill the ayre that fill the ayre She one-ly who should make me mery That I alas misfortunes sonne and heyre that I a las alas misfortunes sonne and heyre Hope in none o ther hope but in dispaire O vnkinde and cruell vnkinde and cruell O vn kinde O vnkinde vnkinde and cruell if thus my death may please thee Then dye I will to ease thee and write vpon my tombe O sweet departure loe here lyes one Alas poore soule a true loues Martyr a true loues Martyr FINIS