Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	earl_n	majesty_n	viscount_n	11,624	5	11.4798	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A04617	Cantus The first set of madrigals, of 3.4.5.6.7.8. parts for viols and voices, or for voices alone, or as you please. Composed by Robert Iones.; First set of madrigals, of 3.4.5.6.7.8. parts.	Jones, Robert, fl. 1597-1615.	1607 (1607)	STC 14737; ESTC S120013	9,534	68

CANTVS THE FIRST SET OF Madrigals of 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Parts for Viols and Voices or for Voices alone or as you please Composed by ROBERT IONES Quae prosunt singula multa iuuant LONDON Imprinted by Iohn Windet 1607. TO THE RIGHT HONORABLE LORD ROBERT Earle of Salisburie Vicount Cranborn Barron of Essingdon Principall Secretarie to the Kings most Excellent Maiestie Maister of the Courtes of wardes and Liueries Chancelor of the most famous Vniuersity of Cambridge Knight of the most Noble Order of the Garter and one of his Maiesties most Honourable Priuie Councell PLato and Aristotle the profoundest of their times thought the best education to bee defectiue without knowledge in Musicke and Cicero reporteth that although Themistocles was endowed with many graces yet was hee the lesse esteemed being ignorant thereof and such regard hath all antiquity had thereto that wee not onely find them to loue but practise it for amongst the rest Saint Augustine recordeth that S. Ambrose Bishoppe of Millan who ouerwatcht the Church then vnder persecution of the Arrians intertainde the time with songes and Musicke and though the death of Nero was exceeding ioyfull to the people yet was it much lamented that his excellency in Musicke should perish with him which when I consider Right Honorable together with the worthy approbation you haue giuen to many professors of the same I am not onely encouraged still to practise but willingly to publish these songes as the badges of my affection to all posterity And for because those things are most embraced which men find approued by the voice of greatnesse I therefore ambitiously thought it best to single out your Honor being best able to protect them hopefully assuring my selfe that your spirites which are incombred with many cares may a little bee delighted in the hearing of these songes which if they may attaine I your Honors humble votarie shall be highly fortunate and thereby the rather perswaded to liue and die Your Honours most bounden in all humble duety ROBERT IONES I. THine eyes so bright bereft my fight bereft my sight thine ii bereft my sight .ii. .i. .ii. when first I viewed thy face so now my light my light so .ii. is turnd to night .ii. is turnde to night I stray from place to plac● then guide mee of thy kindnes .ii. of thy kind nes ii of thy kindnesse then .ii so shall I blesse my blind nesse my blindnesse so .ii. .ii. so shall I blesse my blindnes so .ii. so .ii. so shall I blesse my blindnesse II. SHee onely is the pride she onely she onely is the pride .ii. .ii. of natures skill of .ii. of .ii. in none in none in none but her all graces friendly meet in all saue her .ii. may Cupid haue his will his will by none by none but her .ii. .ii. Is fancy fancy vnder feet Is .ii. most strange most strange of all .ii. .ii. .ii. her hart that should be flesh .ii. .ii. that should bee flesh her hart that should be flesh .ii. Is adamant Is adamant .ii. .ii. .ii. is adamant III. WHen I behold her eyes her eyes ii .ii. mee thinkes I see .ii. where wanton Cupid lies where wanton wanton Cupi● lies .ii. .ii. where wanton Cupid lies when .ii. behold her eyes ii .ii. her eyes me thinkes I see where wanton Cupidlies where wanton wanton Cupid lies .ii. .ii. but when I looke .ii. I looke more neere t is but my shadow in her eies so cleere .ii. .ii. .ii. in her eyes so cleare which with a winke .ii. She most like a pee-uish elfe .ii. takes great delight to rob mee of my self .ii. to rob me takes .ii. .ii. 〈…〉 IIII. BVt let her looke in mine .ii. and shee shall seeme .ii. .ii. and she shall seeme to see .ii. to see a Nimph diuine But let her looke in mine .ii. and she shall seeme to see and shee shall seeme .ii. to see a Nimph to see a Nimph diuine vntill shee take more heed .ii. .ii take more heed when shee woulde sweare that sheewere there that she were there when .ii indeede .ii .ii. where there indeede where she may gaze her fill and neuer neuer doubt and neuer doubt that any wincke should raze her image ovt .ii .ii. .ii. image out V. LOue loue if a God if a God if a God thou be .ii. then euermore thou must .ii. thou must .ii. thou must be mercifull .ii. and iust .ii. .ii. be mercifull and iust .ii. and iust be mercifull and iust if th●● be iust .ii. be iust if thou be iust O wherefore doth thy dart ii .ii. thy dart wound me alone .ii. wound alone .ii. alone and not my Ladies hart and not my Ladies hart VI. O I do loue I doe loue ●i .ii. then kisse me .ii. .ii. ii and after I le not misse thee .ii. after I le not misse not misse thee with bodies louely meeting to dally dally dally .ii. .ii. prety sweeting though I am somewhat aged yet is not loue asswaged but with sweet ardēt clips I le lay thee on the lips .ii. .ii. and make thee euer sweare farewell .ii. .ii Olde batcheler farewell ould batcheler .ii. farewel farewell farewell old batcheler Here endeth the songes of three partes VII SIng merry merrybirdes your chearefull noates O cherefull noates sing merry .ii. .ii. your .ii. for Progne Progne you haue seene for Progne you haue seene to come from sommers Queene O tune O tune O tune your throates .ii. tune O tune your throats O tune O tune your throates O tune you● throats when Progne comes we then are warm forgetting all cold winters harm Now may we pearch on branches greene ii ii now may we pearch .ii. on branches green singing sit .ii. .ii. ii not be seen .ii. .ii. not be seen and not be seen VIII I Come sweete birds .ii. with swif test flight swiftest flight .ii. .ii. .ii with swiftest flight who neuer knew what was delight .ii. what was delight still am I prest to take no rest still must bee flying bee flying still must bee fly-ing .ii. which I euer must endeuour till my dying .ii. till my dying .ii. .ii. till my dying It was assignde mee by hard lot and all you see .ii. .ii. I breake it not .ii. and .ii. I .ii. and .ii I breake it not IX COcke a doedell doe co co co co cocke thus I beginne .ii. Cocke a doedell do co co co co Cocke .ii. thus I beg .ii. and lowdly crow and lowdly crow when none doth sing .ii. .ii. whē none doth sing All cockes tha● are a bed that are a bed .ii. a bed your hens looke well you tread .ii a bed .ii. look well your hens you tread for t 〈…〉 morning gray .ii. .ii. cals vp .ii. .ii. cals vp the chere full day the cherefull day cals .ii. the cherefull day cals ii the .ii. cals .ii. cals vp the cherefull day X. SHtill sounding bird .ii .ii. call vp the drowsie morn the drowsie morne .ii. .ii. the drowsie morne proclaime .ii. proclaime