MADRIGALLS TO FOVRE VOYCES NEWLY PVBLISHED BY IOHN BENNET HIS FIRST WORKS AT LONDON Printed in little Saint Hellens by William Barley the Assigne of Thomas Morley Cum Priuilegio M. D.XC.IX ☞ CANTVS ☞ TO THE RIGHT WORSHIPFVL RALPH ASSHETON Esq one of her Maiesties Justices of Peace and Quorum and of the Oier and terminer in the Country Palantine of Lancaster and Receiuer of her highnesse Duchy reuenues in the said County and the Countie Palantine of Chester RIght worshipfull It would be too tedious to make particuler declaration of your worshipfull fauours from time to time towards me I hauing beene hit herto altogether vnable so much as to make any show of thankfulnes for the same And seeing it hath pleased GOD to make you many waies a principall patron of my good by meanes whereof I haue at length attained to somwhat whereby I may manifest my selfe a well affected member of the common wealth I haue thought it my duetie to present vnto your worship these first fruits of my simple skill Beseeching you fauourablie to accept them as the indeauors of a yong wit and tokens of a thankfull mind And because I haue alwaies knowne you a fauourer of all good exercises and namely of Musicke I am imbouldned to craue your worshipfull Patronage of these my labours whereby I shall bee incouraged to indeauor my selfe with all diligence to put in practise some others that may deserue better acceptation Thus leauing them to your delightfull recreation and your worship to the protection of the most high I humbly take my leaue Your worships in all duetie Iohn Bennet I. CANTVS I Wander vp I wander vp downe faine would rest me ij fain would rest me ij rest me Yet cannot rest yet cannot rest such cares do stil molest me yet cānot rest yet cānot rest such cares doe stil molest me All things conspire I see ij this cōsent in consent in to find a place for me a place for me to find a place for me for me fit to lament fit to lament a place for me fit to lament in II. CANTVS WEepe weepe sil-ly soule disdained disdained ij thy haples hap ij lamen ting lamenting thy haplesse hap la menting That loue whose passiō pai ned raught neuer thy cōtenting ij raught neuer thy cōtenting thy con tenting ij raught neuer thy cōtenting ij raught neuer thy contenting thy contenting And since thou art ij disdai-ned dis dained by them thou most affec ted ij Let them be now reiected ij let them be now reiec ted now reiected ij let them be now reiected now reiec ted let them be now reiected III. CANTVS SO gracious is thy sweet selfe so faire so framed ij so faire so fra med that who so sees thee who so sees thee ij that who so sees thee without a hart en flamed ij without a heart enflamed Either he liues not ij either he liues not ij or loues delight he knowes not or loues de light he knowes not Either hee liues ij either he liues not or loues delight he knowes not or loues delight he knowes or loues delight he knowes not IIII. CANTVS LEt goe ij why do you stay me ij Let go ij Let go ij let go why do you stay me I will for spite go run slay me I wil for spite go run slay me go run slay me go ij O new found tormen ting O strāge dis daining I die for loue for loue I ij I ij yet fain'd is my complaining But you that say I fained now see what you haue gained ij I wil for spite go run slay me I ij I ij I ij let go let go jj ij let go why doe you stay me V. CANTVS COme shepherds follow me run vp apace the mountaine run vp apace the moun taine run ij run vp apace the moūtain See loe ij See loe besides the foūtain ij besides see loe besides the foūtain loue laid to rest How sweetely sweetly sleepeth he How ij how sweetely sleepeth he O take heed come not nie him but hast we hence and flie him and louers daunce ij with gladnes ij with gladnes ij with gladnes ij for while loue sleepes is truce with care and sadnes VI. CANTVS Ilanguish to complaine me I languish to complaine me with gast-ly griefe tormented I stand amazd ' amazd ' to see you discontented to see you discon tented Better I hold my peace and stop my breath then cause my sorrowes to increase ij then cause my sorrowes to increase ij and worke my death VII CANTVS SIng out ye Nimphes shepheards of Pernas sus shepheards of Pernas sus Sing out ye Nymphs and sheepheards of Per nassus With sweet delight your me ry notes consenting with sweet delight your me-ry notes your me ry notes consen ting consenting Sith time affordes to bannish loue relen ting fortune she smiles ij sweet ly still to grace vs sweet ly to grace vs sweetly to grace vs. Sith time affordes to banish loue relenting fortune she smiles ij sweet ly still to grace vs to grace vs still to grace vs still to grace vs. VIII CANTVS THirsis sleepest thou ij sleepest thou ij Hol la Holla Holla ij let not sor row slay vs Hold vp thy head man ij Said the gentle Meli beus See Sommer comes againe the countries pride ador ning ij adorning Cuckoe Cuckoe singeth ij Harke how the Cuckoe singeth Cuckoe this faire Aprill morning Aprill ij O said the sheepherd sight as one all vndon let me alone a las driue him backe to London ij ij ij ij to London IX CANTVS YE rest les thoughts ij that harbour dis content discontent ij cease your assaults and let my hart lament and let my hart lament lament And let my tongue haue leaue to tel my griefe that shee may pittie though not graunt reliefe ij Pittie would help a las what loue hath almost slaine almost slaine hath al most slaine and salue the wound that festred this disdaine this dis daine that festred this disdaine X. CANTVS WHen as I glaūce ij on my louely Phil-lis whose cheeks are deckt with Roses Lillies When as I glaūce ij on my louely Phil-lis When as I glaunce ij on my louely Phil-lis whose cheeks are deckt with Roses with Lil lies I me complaind ' ij that shee me nought re-garded and that my loue with en-uie was rewar ded Then wantonly shee smileth ij shee smileth griefe from me from me ex-i leth Then wantōly shee smileth ij shee smileth greefe from me ex-i-leth XI CANTVS CRuell vnkind my hart thou hast be reft me my hart thou hast be-reft me Cruell vnkind my hart thou hast bereft me ij my hart my hart thou hast bereft me And will not leaue ij while a ny life is left me And yet ij yet ij still will I loue thee And yet ij yet still will I loue thee XII CANTVS O sleepe O sleepe fond fancie fond fancie ij fond fancie O sleepe O
rest which thou desirest ij Sleepe Sleepe I say fond fancie ij fond fancie leaue my thoughts molesting thy masters head hath need of sleep ij resting resting need ij XIII TENOR WEepe O mine eyes and cease not ij weepe O mine eyes ij and cease not A-las these your spring tides ij me thinkes increase not O when ij begin you To swell so high that I may drown that I may drown me in you ij O when ij begin you To swell so high that I may drowne that I may drowne me in you ij XIIII TENOR SInce neither tunes of ioy not notes of sad nes Cruell vnkind can moue thee I will go run a way ij I will go run I will go run a-way for rage and madnes Be cause I will not loue thee O come againe againe ij thy fruitlesse labour waste not How wilt thou runne foole how wilt thou tunne foole when thy heart thon hast nor ij when thy heart thou hast not O come againe againe ij thy frutelsse labour wast not How wilt thou runue foole how wilt thou runne foole when thy heart thou hast not ji when thy heart thou hast not XV. TENOR O Griefe where shall poore griefe find patiēt hea ring ij Foot-steps of men I flie I flie Foot-steps of men I flie I flie my pathes each creature balking Wild vnhaun ted woodes ij wild vnhaunted woodes seeme ti red with my walking Earth with my teares are drunke Aire with my sighes tormen ted Heauens with my crying ij with my crying growne deafe and dis conten ted ij In fer nall eares affrighted with my dolefull accenting onely my loue lou's my lamenting lou 's my lamenting ij la menting XVI TENOR O Sweet griefe O sweet sighes O sweet dis dayning O sweet repul ses ij Sweet wrōgs Sweet lamen ting ij Words sharply sweet sharply sweet sweetly sharp sweetly sharp concen ting concen ting words sweetly sharp concen ting O sweet vnkindnes sweet feares sweet complaying Grieue then no more my soule those deepe grones strayning Your bitter anguish now shall haue re lenting ij shall haue relenting And sharpe dsidaines ij receiue their full contenting XVII TENOR REst rest now Amphion ij Amphi on Rest rest thy charming lyer thy charming lyer For Daphnes loue sweet loue ij makes me lody for Daphnes loue ij sweet lone makes me-lody me-lody Her loues concord with mine doth well conspire No discord iarres in our loues simpathy no discord iarres ij in ou◠loues simpathy Our concords haue some discords mixt a mong Discording concords makes the sweetest song ij discording concords ij makes the sweetest song A TABLE OF ALL THE MADRIGALLS I Wander vp and downe I. Weep silly soule disdained II. So gratious is thy sweet selfe III. Let goe IIII. Come shepherds follow me V. I languish to complaine me VI. Sing out ye Nimphes VII Thirsis VIII Ye restles thoughts IX When as I glaunce X. Cruell vnkind XI O sleepe ô sleepe fond fancie XII Weepe ô mine eyes XIII Since neither tunes of ioy XIIII O griefe XV. O sweete griefe XVI Rest XVII FINIS MADRIGALLS TO FOVRE VOYCES NEWLY PVBLISHED BY IOHN BENNET HIS FIRST WORKS AT LONDON Printed in little Saint Hellens by William Barley the Assigne of Thomas Morley Cum Priuilegio M. D.XC.IX ☞ BASSVS ☞ TO THE RIGHT WORSHIPFVL RALPH ASSHETON Esq one of her Maiesties Justices of Peace and Quorum and of the Oier and terminer in the County Palantine of Lancaster and Receiuer of her highnesse Duchy reuenues in the said County and the Countie Palantine of Chester RIght worshipfull It would be too tedious to make particuler declaration of your worshipfull fauours from time to time towards me I hauing beene hitherto altogether vnable so much as to make any show of thankfulnes for the same And seeing it hath pleased GOD to make you many waies a principall patron of my good by meanes whereof I haue at length attained to somwhat whereby I may manifest my selfe a well affected member of the common wealth I haue thought it my duetie to present vnto your worship these first fruits of my simple skill Beseeching you fauourablie to accept them as the indeauors of a yong wit and tokens of a thankfull mind And because I haue alwaies knowne you a fauourer of all good exercises and namely of Musicke I am imbouldned to craue your worshipfull Patronage of these my labours whereby I shall bee incouraged to indeauor my selfe with all diligence to put in practise some others that may deserue better acceptation Thus leauing them to your delightfull recreation and your worship to the protection of the most high I humbly take my leaue Your worships in all duetie Iohn Bennet I. BASSVS I wander vp ij downe faine would rest me rest me ij faine would rest me Yet cannot rest ij such cares doe still molest me yet cannot rest ij such cares do still molest me All things conspire I see ij this conseut in ij To find a place for me ij to find a place for me ij for me fit to lament fit to lament in for me fit to lament in II. BASSVS Wepe weepe sil-ly soule disdained disdained ij thy haples hap ij lamenting That loue whose passiō pai ned pai ned ij raught neuer thy cōten ting ij raught neuer thy cōten ting ij cōten ting raught neuer thy conten ting thy contenting And since thou art ij disdained by them thou most affec ted af fected ij affec ted Let them be now reiec ted ij let them be now reiected reiec ted let them be now reiec ted now reiected III. BASSVS SO gratious is thy sweet selfe so faire so fra med so gra tious is thy selfe so faire so fra med That who so sees thee who so sees thee ij with out a heart in flamed ij without a heart infla med Either he liues not ij or loues delight he knowes not he knowes not or loues delight or loues delight he knowes not Either he liues not ij or loues delight he knowes not he knowes not or loues delight or loues delight he knowes not IIII. BASSVS LEt goe I will for spite goe run slay me ij I will for spite gorunne slay me go run slay me O new found tormēting new found tormen ting O strange disdaining I die for loue ij yet fain'd is my complai ning now see what you haue gained I will for spite go run slay me I ij I will for spite go run slay me go run slay me Let goe let goe ij why doe you stay me V. BASSVS COme shepherds follow me run vp apace the mountaine run vp apace the moūtain See loe ij See loe beside the foūtaine ij loue laid to rest How sweetely sweetly slee peth he O take heed come not nie him com not nie him but hast we hence and flie him And louers dance ij with gladnes ij with gladnes ij for while loue sleepes ij for while loue sleepes is truce with care
sleepe fond fan-cie ij My head a las thou ty erest ij thou tyrest with false delight of that which thou de-si rest of that which thou de-si-rest of that of ij sleepe sleepe I say fond fancie ij And leaue my thoughts molesting thy masters head hath need of sleepe resting hath need of sleepe and resting ij XIII CANTVS WEepe O mine eyes ij weepe O mine eyes and cease not A-las these your spring-tides ij me thinkes increase not O when ij be-gin you To swell so high that I may drown me in you that I may drown me in you O when ij begin you To swell so high that I may drown me in you that I may drowne me in you XIIII CANTVS SInce neither tunes of ioy nor notes of sadnes Cru-ell vnkind can moue thee I will goe run a way I will goe run a-way for rage and madnes for rage and madnes Be cause I will not loue thee O come againe a-gaine ij thy fruitles labour wast not How wilt thou run foole how wilt thou run foole when thy heart thou hast not ij when thy heart thou hast not O come againe againe ij thy fruitelesse la-bour wast not How wilt thou run foole how wilt thou run foole when thy heart thou hast not ij when thy heart thou hast not XV. CANTVS O Griefe where shall poore griefe find patient hearing Footsteps of men I flie footsteps of men I flie I flie I flie I flie my pathes each creature balking Wild and vn haunted woods ij seeme ti-red with my walking Earth with my teares are drunke Aire with my sighes tor mented Heauens with my cry ing ij growne deafe growne deafe and discon tented ij In fer nall eares affrigh ted with my dolefull accen ting onely my loue lou's my la men ting lou 's my la-men ting on ly my loue lou's my lamenting XVI CANTVS O Sweet griefe O sweet sighes O sweet disday ning O sweet re pulses ij Sweet wrōgs sweet wrongs Sweet la-menting Words sharply sweet ij and sweet-ly sharp consen-ting and sweet-ly sharp consenting O sweet vn-kindnes sweet feares sweet complayning Grieue then no more my soule those deepe grones stray ning Your bitter anguish now shall haue re-lenting re lenting And sharpe disdaines ij re-ceaue their full contenting contenting XVII CANTVS REst ij rest rest now Amphi on Rest ij rest thy charming lier ij thy charming lier For Daphnes loue sweet loue makes melo dy ij for Daphnes loue makes me-lo-dy Her loues concord with mine doth well cōspire doth well conspire ij No dis cord iars ij no discord iars in our lou 's simpa-thie Our cōcords haue some discords mixt a mong Discord-ing concords makes the sweetest song ij dis-cor-ding con cords ij makes the swee test song A TABLE OF ALL THE MADRIGALLS I Wander vp and downe I. Weep silly soule disdained II. So gratious is thy sweet selfe III. Let goe IIII. Come shepherds follow me V. I languish to complaine me VI. Sing out ye Nimphes VII Thirsis VIII Ye restles thoughts IX When as I glaunce X. Cruell vnkind XI O sleepe ô sleepe fond fancic XII Weepe ô mine eyes XIII Since neither tunes of ioy XIIII O griefe XV. O sweete griefe XVI Rest XVII FINIS MADRIGALLS TO FOVRE VOYCES NEWLY PVBLISHED BY IOHN BENNET HIS FIRST WORKS AT LONDON Printed in little Saint Hellens by William Barley the Assigne of Thomas Morley Cum Priuilegio M. D.XC.IX ☞ ALTVS ☞ TO THE RIGHT WORSHIPFVL RALPHE ASHETON Esq one of her Maiesties Justices of Peace and Quorum and of the Oier and terminer in the County Palantine of Lancaster and Receiuer of her highnesse Duchy reuenues in the said County and the Countie Palantine of Chester RIght worshipfull It would be too tedious to make particuler declaration of your worshipfull fauours from time to time towards me I hauing beene hitherto altogether vnable so much as to make any show of thankfulnes for the same And seeing it hath pleased GOD to make you many waies a principall patron of my good by meanes whereof I haue at length attained to somwhat whereby I may manifest my selfe a well affected member of the common wealth I haue thought it my duetie to present vnto your worship these first fruits of my simple skill Beseeching you fauourablie to accept them as the indeauors of a yong wit and tokens of a thankfull mind And because I haue alwaies knowne you a fauourer of all good exercises and namely of Musicke I am imbouldned to craue your worshipfull Patronage of these my labours whereby I shall bee incouraged to indeauor my selfe with all diligence to put in practise some others that may deserue better acceptation This leauing them to your delightfull recreation and your worship to the protection of the most high I humbly take my leaue Your worships in all duetie Iohn Bennet I. ALTVS I Wander vp downe I wander vp I wander vp and down fain would rest me ij fain would rest me faine faine would rest me ij Yet cānot rest yet cannot rest such cares do stil mo-lest me yet cannot rest yet cannot rest such cares doe stil molest me All things conspire I see conspire I see and this cōsent this this consent in to find a place for me ij to find a place for me for me fit to la ment in fit to lament for me fit to lament in II. ALTVS WEepe weep silly soule disdained disdained ij weepe sil-ly soule disdained thy haples hap ij lamen ting la menting That loue whose passion pai ned ij raught neuer thy contenting ij raught neuer thy conten ting thy contenting ij raught neuer thy cōtenting thy cō ten ting raught ij And since thou art ij disdai ned dis dained and since thou art dis dained by them thou most affec ted let them be now reiected ij let them be now reiected now re iected ij let them be now reiected ij let them be now reiected now reiected III. ALTVS SO gracious is thy sweet selfe so faire so fra med So gracious is thy sweet selfe so faire so fra med that who so sees thee ij without a hart en flamed ij without a heart en fla med Either he liues not ij either he liues not or loues delight he knowes not or loues delight he knowes ij he knowes not Either he liues not ij either he liues not ij or loues delight he knowes not or loues de light he knowes not IIII. ALTVS LEt goe ij why do you stay me why ij Let go ij Let go let go ji why do you stay me why ij I will for spite go run slay me ij I wil for ij ij O new found tormenting new ij O strange disdai ning I die for loue for loue I ij I ij yet fain'd is my complai-ning But you that say I fained now see what you haue gained I will for spite go run and slay me ij go run and slay me go ij let go let go ij ij why do you stay me V.
ASSHETON Esq one of her Maiesties Justices of Peace and Quorum and of the Oier and terminer in the County Palantine of Lancaster and Receiuer of her highnesse Duchy reuenues in the said County and the Countie Palantine of Chester RIght worshipfull It would be too tedious to make particuler declaration of your worshipfull fauours from time to time towards me I hauing beene hitherto altogether vnable so much as to make any show of thankfulnes for the same And seeing it hath pleased GOD to make you many waies a principall patron of my good by meanes whereof I haue at length attained to somwhat whereby I may manifest my selfe a well affected member of the common wealth I haue thought it my duetie to present vnto your worship these first fruits of my simple skill Beseeching you fauour ablie to accept them as the indeauors of a yong wit and tokens of a thankfull mind And because I haue alwaies knowne you a fauourer of all good exercises and namely of Musicke I am imbouldned to craue your worshipfull Patronage of these my labours whereby I shall bee incouraged to indeauor my selfe with all diligence to put in practise some others that may deserue better acceptation Thus leauing them to your delightfull recreation and your worship to the protection of the most high I humbly take my leaue Your worships in all duetie Iohn Bennet I. TENOR I wander vp downe ij faine would rest me ij faine would rest me ij and faine would rest me Yet cannot rest ij yet cannot rest such cares doe still molest me yet cannot rest yet can not rest such cares do still molest me All things conspire I see I see ij conspire I see this consent in To find a place for me for me ij for me fit to lament in fit to lament in fit to la ment in II. TENOR WEepe weepe sil-ly soule disdained disdained weepe weepe sil ly soule dis day ned thy haples hap ij lamenting ij thy haples hap lamenting That loue whose passiō pai ned raught neuer thy cōten ting ij thy cōtenting raught neuer thy conten-ting ij raught neuer thy con tenting raught neuer thy con ten ting And since thou art ij disdained ij and since thou art dis dained by them thou most affec ted thou ij let them be now re iected now reiected ij let them be now reiec ted ij let them be now re iec ted III. TENOR SO gratious is thy sweet selfe so faire so framed ij so gratious is thy sweet selfe so faire so framed that who so sees thee ij who so sees thee without a heart inflamed ij without a heart in fla med Either he liues not ij ij or loues delight he knowes not ij he knowes not or loues delight he knowes not Either he liues not ij ij or loues delight he knowes not ij he ji ij IIII. TENOR LEt go why do you stay me ij let go ij let go ij let go why do you stay me why ij why do you stay me I will for spite go run slay me ij slay me O new foūd tormenting new foūd tor menting O strāge disdaining I die for loue ij for loue yet fain'd is my complaining But you that say I fai ned now see what you haue gained now ij ij I will for spite go run slay me ij let go ij ij why do you stay me let ij V. TENOR COme shepeheards follow me run vp apace the mountaine run vp apace the mountaine See loe Seeloe besides besides the foūtaine ij besides the foūtain loue laid to rest to rest How sweetely sweetly sleepeth he ij how sweetely sleepeth he O take heed take heed come not nie him but hast we hence and flie him ij And louers dance ij with gladnes ij with gladnes with glad nes for while loue sleepes ij ij is truce with care is truce with care and sadnesse VI. TENOR I Languish to complaine me I lan guish to complaine to complaine me to complaine me with gast-ly griefe tor men ted I stand amazd ' to see you discontented dis con tented dis contented Better I hold my peace and stop my breath thē cause my sorrowes to increase ij then cause my sorrowes to in crease and worke my death VIII TENOR Sing out ye Nymphs sheepheards of Per nas sus ij Sing outye Nymphs shepheards of pernassus shepheards of pernassus with sweet delight your me ry notes with sweet delight your me ry notes con sen ting Sith time affords to bannish loue relenting fortune she smiles ij sweet ly to grace vs sweet ly sweet ly sweet ly still to grace vs sith time affords to banish loue re len ting fortune shee smiles ij sweet ly sweet ly sweet ly to grace vs still to grace vs still to grace vs. VIII TENOR THirsis sleepest thou ij sleepest thou ij Hol-la Holla Holla ij let not sorrow sor-row slay vs Hold vp thy head man Said the gentle gentle Meli-be us See Sommer comes againe the countries pride ador ning ij the countries pride a-dorning Harke how the Cuckoe singeth ij singeth Harke how the Cuckoe singeth this faire Aprill morning O said the shephard sight ij as one all vndō let me a lone alas alone alas driue him backe to London ij to London IX TENOR YE restles thoughts That harbour discontent discontent ij that harbour discontent ij cease your assaults ij and let my hart la ment ij And let my tongue haue leaue to tell my griefe that shee may pittie though not graunt re liefe reliefe ij Pittie would help a las what loue hath almost slaine ij hath almost slain salue the wound that festred this disdaine this dis daine that festred this disdaine XII TENOR WHen as I glaunce ij on my swee tlouely Phil lis when as I glaunce on my louely Phil-lis whose cheeks are deckt with Roses with Ro ses Lillies when as I glaunce ij on my sweet louely Phil lis when as I glaunce on my louely Phil lis whose cheeks are deckt with Roses with Ro ses Lillies I me complaind ' ij I me com plaīd that shee me nought re gar ded and that my loue with en uie was rewar-ded rewar-ded Then wantonly shee smileth ij and griefe from me ex-i leth Then IX TENOR CRuell vnkind my heart thou hast be-reft me my heart thou hast be reft me thou hast bereft me thou hast bereft me my heart thou hast bereft my heart thou hast be reft me And will not leaue while a ny life is left is left me And yet ij and yet still will I loue thee And yet ij and yet still will I loue thee wantonly she smileth ij griefe from me ex-i leth XII TENOR O Sleepe O Sleepe fond fancie ij fond fancie ij O Sleepe O Sleepe O Sleepefond fancie ij My head a-las a-las thou ty rest thou ty rest thou ty-erest with false delight of that which thou de sirest which thou desirest of that which thou de-si
ALTVS COme shepherds follow me run vp apace the moūtain run vp apace the mountain Come shepherds shepherds follow ij See loe besides the fountain see loe besides see jj loue laid to rest to rest How sweetely sweetely sleepeth he ij How sweetely sweetely slee peth hee O take heede come not nie him but hast we hence and flie him ij and louers daunce ij louers daunce with gladnes ij with gladnes ij glad nes for while loue sleepes ij ij is truce with care and sad nes VI. ALTVS I languish to complaine me ij to com plaine me with gastly grief tor mented tormen ted I stand ama'zd to see you to see you discōtented to see you disconten ted Better I hold my peace I hold my peace stop my breath then cause my sorrowes to in crease in crease ij increase then cause my sorrowes to increase and worke my death VII ALTVS SIng out ye Nimphes shepheards of Per nas sus ye Nymphs shepheards of Pernas sus of Pernassus ij ye Nymphs shepheardes of Pernassus shepheards of Pernassus with sweet delight your mer ry notes with sweet delight your mer ry notes con sen ting Sith time affordes to bannish loue relenting fortune shee smiles ij sweet ly still to grace vs to grace vs still to grace vs still to grace vs Sith time affordes to bannish loue relenting fortune she smiles ij sweet ly still to grace vs sweet ly to grace vs sweetly to grace vs. VIII ALTVS THirsis sleepest thou ij sleepest thou ij Holla ij let not sorrow slay vs Hold vp thy head man ij Said the gentle Meli-be us See Sōmer comes againe the Countries pride adorning ij Harke how the Cuckoe singeth Cuckoe singeth ij sing eth this fayre Aprill mor ning O said the shepheard and sight and sight as one all vn done Vndone let me alone a las ij and drine him backe to Lōdon ij driue him backe to London to Lon don to London IX ALTVS YEe rest-les thoughts ij that harbour discon tent ij that harbour dis content cease your assaults assaults yet my hart lament ij la ment And let my tongue ij haue leaue to tel my griefe that shee may pittie though not graunt reliefe ij Pittie would help a las ij what loue hath almost slaine ij hath almost flaine salue the woūd that festred this disdaine ij X. ALTVS WHen as I glaunce ij on my louely Phillis whē as I glaūce ij on my louely Phillis whose cheekes are dekt with Roses and with Lillies When as I glaūce ij on my louely Phillis whose cheekes are dekt with Roses Lillies I me complain'd ij that shee me nought re-garded and that my loue with enuie was rewarded rewarded then wantonly shee smileth ij she smi leth griefe from me exileth then wantonly she smileth ij she smileth and griefe from me from me exileth XI ALTVS CRuell vnkind my hart thou hast be reft me my hart thou hast thou hast bereft me ij Cru ell vnkind Cruell vnkind my hart thou hast be refst me thou hast be reft me my hart thou hast bereft me thou hast bereft me will not leaue ij while a ny life is left is left me And yet and yet and yet still will I loue thee and yet ij and yet ij still will I loue thee XII ALTVS O sleepe ij O sleepe fond fancie fond fancie ij O sleepe O sleepe ij fond fan cie My head a-las thou tye rest ij thou tyrest ij with false delight of that which thou desi-rest ij of that ij which thou de sirest sleepe sleepe I say fond fan-cie And leaue my thoughts ij mo-lesting thy mastershead hath need of sleepe resting sleepe resting need of sleepe rest tinge XIII ALTVS WEepe O mine eyes ij and cease not ij weepe O mine eyes and cease not A-las these your spring tides ij me thinkes increase not me thinkes increase not O when ij begin you To swell so high that I may drown me in you that I may drown me in you O when ij begin you To swell so high that I may drown me in you that I may drowne me in you XIIII ALTVS SInce neither tunes of ioy nor notes of sad nes Cru-ell vnkind can moue thee I will go run away I will goe run a way for rage for rage and madnes Because I will not loue thee O come againe a gaine ij thy fruitlesse labour waste not How wilt thou runne foole how wilt thou runne ij foole when thy heart thou hast not ij when thy heart thou hast not O come againe a gaine ij thy fruitelesse labour wast not How wilt thou runne foole how wilt thou runne how wilt thou runne foole when thy heart thou hast not ij when thy heart thou hast not XV. ALTVS O Griefe where shall poore griefe find patient hea ring find patiēt hearing Footsteps of men I flie I flie I flie my pathes each creature balk ing Wild vn haunted woods vnhaunted woods ij woodes seeme ti red with my walking Earth with my teares are drunke Aire with my sighes tormen ted Heauens with my crying ij growne deafe with my crying growne deafe and dis conten ted ij In fernall eares affrighted with my dolefull accen ting onely my loue lou's my lamen ting lou 's my la menting on ly my loue lou's my lamenting lamen ting XVI ALTVS O Sweet griefe O sweet sighes O sweet disday ning O sweet repulses ij Sweet wrōgs sweet wrōges Sweet la-men ting ij Words sharply sweet sweet-ly sharp concen-ting con centing and sweet ly sharp concen ting O sweet vnkindnes sweet feares sweet complay ning Grieue then no more my soule those deepe grones strayning Your bitter anguish now shall haue re len ting now shall haue relenting relenting And sharpe disdaines re ceine their full contenting ij XVII ALTVS REst rest now Amphion ij Rest rest rest thy charming lier thy charming lier ij For Daphnes loue sweet loue makes melody ij for Daphnes loue sweet loue makes me-lody ij Her loues cōcord with mine doth well conspire doth well con spire No discord iars in our loues simpa thy ij Our concords haue some dis cords mixt a mong Discor-ding concords makes the sweetest song makes the swee test song discording concords concords makes the sweet-est song A TABLE OF ALL THE MADRIGALLS I Wander vp and downe I. Weep silly soule disdained II. So gratious is thy sweetselfe III. Let goe IIII. Come shepherds follow me V. I languish to complaine me VI. Sing out ye Nimphes VII Thirsis VIII Ye restles thoughts IX When as I glaunce X. Cruell vnkind XI O sleepe ô sleepe fond fancie XII Weepe ô mine eyes XIII Since neither tunes of ioy XIIII O griefe XV. O sweete griefe XVI Rest XVII FINIS MADRIGALLS TO FOVRE VOYCES NEWLY PVBLISHED BY IOHN BENNET HIS FIRST WORKS AT LONDON Printed in little Saint Hellens by William Barley the Assigne of Thomas Morley Cum Priuilegio M. D.XC.IX ☞ TENOR ☞ TO THE RIGHT WORSHIPFVL RALPH
sadnes VI. BASSVS I languish to complaine me to complaine me I languish to complaine me with gast ly griefe tormen ted I stand amaz'd amaz'd to see you discō tented discon tented Better I hould my peace aud stop my breath then cause my sorrowes to increase ij then cause my sorrowes to in crease ij and worke my death VII BASSVS SIng out ye Nimphes shepheards of Per nassus shepheards of Pernassus ye Nymphs and shepheards of Pernassus Sing out ye Nymphs and shepheardes of Pernas sus with sweet delight your mer ry notes your ij cōsêting with ij your ij Sith time affordes to bannish loue re len ting fortune shee smiles ij sweet ly sweet ly sweet ly to grace vs. still to grace vs still to grace vs Sith time affords to bannish loue relenting fortune she smiles ij sweet ly to grace vs sweet ly sweet ly sweet ly still to grace vs. VIII BASSVS THirsis sleepest thou ij sleepest thou ij Hol la ij Holla ij Holla ij let not sor row slay vs Hold vp thy head man ij Said the gentle Meli beus Meli beus See Sommer comes againe the countries pride adorning ij Harke how the Coockoe singeth ij Harke how the Coockoe singeth singeth this fayre Aprill morning O said the shepheard and sight sight as one all vndōe let me a lone a-las driue him backe to London to London ij IX BASSVS YEe restles thoughts That harbour dis tent ij dis content cease your assaults ij let my hart lament ij And let my tongue haue leaue to tel my griefe that shee may pittie though not graunt reliefe ij reliefe Pittie would help a-las what loue hath almost slaine what loue hath almost slaine ij and salue the wound that festred this disdaine that festred this disdaine ij X. BASSVS WHen as I glaūce ij on my louely Phillis whose cheekes are dekt with Roses Lillies When as I glaūce ij on my louely Phillis whose cheekes are dekt with Roses Lil lies I me complaind ' ij I me complaind ' that shee me nought regarded that my loue with en uie was rewarded rewarded Then wantonly shee smileth ij and griefe from me exi leth Then wantonly shee smileth ij griefe from me ex i leth XI BASSVS CRuell vnkind my hart thou hast be reft me thou hast bereft me ij my hart thou hast be reft me my hart my hart thou hast be ref me will not leaue ij while a ny life if left me And yet and yet and yet still will I loue thee And yet ij and yet still will I loue thee XII BASSVS O sleepe O sleepe fond fancie ij fond fancie fond fancie ij O sleepe O sleepe fond fancie fond fancie My head a las thou ty erest ij thou tyrest ij with false delight of that which thou desi rest ij of that ij with thou de sirest sleepe sleepe I say fond fancie ij And leaue my thoughts moles ting molesting thy masters head hath need of sleepe resting resting need of sleepe and restinge XIII BASSVS WEepe O mine eyes and cease not ij weepe O mine eyes weepe and cease not and cease not A-las these your spring tides increase not me thinkes increase not O when ij begin you To swell so high that I may drown me in you that I may drown me in you O when ij begin you To swell so high that I may drown me in you that I may drowne me in you XIIII BASSVS SInce neither tunes of ioy nor notes of sadnes Cru ell vnkind can moue thee I will goe run a way I will goe run a way for rage and madnes Because I will not loue thee O come againe a-gaine ij thy fruitlesse labour waste not How wilt thou runne foole how wilt thou runne foole when thy heart thou hast not ij when thy heart thou hast not O come againe againe ij thy fruitelesse la bour wa st not How wilt thou runne foole how willt thou runne foole when thy heart thou hast not ij when thy heart thou hast not XV. BASSVS O Griefe where shall poore griefe find patient hea ring Footsteps of men I flie I flie I flie footsteps of men I flie I flie ij my pathes each crea ture balking Wild and vn haunted woods seeme ti red with my walking Earth with my teares are drunke Aire with my sighes tormen ted Heauens with my cry ing ij with my crying growne deafe and disconten ted ij In fernall eares affrighted with my dolefull ac-cen ting onely my loue lou's my la menting lou's my la menting on-ly my loue lou 's my lamenting XVI BASSVS O Sweet griefe O sweet sighes O sweet disdayning O sweet re pulses ij Sweet wrōgs sweet wrongs Sweet lamen ting ij Words sharp ly sweet ij and sweet ly sharp concen-ting concenting and sweet-ly sharp con centing O sweet vnkindnes sweet feares sweet complayn ing Grieue then no more my soule those deepe grones strayning Your bitter anguish now shall haue re lenting now shall haue relenting re lenting shall haue relenting And sharpe disdaines re-ceiue their full contenting XVII BASSVS REst ij rest now Amphi on Amphiō Rest ij thy charming lier thy charming lier For Daphnes loue sweet loue makes melody ij for Daphnes loue makes melody ij sweet loue makes me-lody ij Her loues concord with mine doth well conspire No dis cord iars in our lou 's simpa thie ij Our concords haue some discords mixt a-mong Dis cording con cords ij makes the sweetest swee test song makes the sweetest song A TABLE OF ALL THE MADRIGALLS I Wander vp and downe I. Weep silly soule disdained II. So gratious is thy sweet selfe III. Let goe IIII. Come shepherds follow me V. I languish to complaine me VI. Sing out ye Nimphes VII Thirsis VIII Ye restles thoughts IX When as I glaunce X. Cruell vnkind XI O sleepe ô sleepe fond fancie XII Weepe ô mine eyes XIII Since neither tunes of ioy XIIII O griefe XV. O sweete griefe XVI Rest XVII FINIS