CANTVS THE FIRST SET OF ENGLISH MADRIGALS TO Foure Voices Newly composed by IOHN FARMER practicioner in the art of Musicque Printed at London in Little Saint Helens by William Barley the Assigne of Thomas Morley and are to be solde at his shoppe in Gratious-streete Anno Dom. 1599. Cum Priuilegio ad imprimendum solum VERO NIHIL VERIVS To the right Honorable my very good Lord and Master EDWARD DEVERE Earle of Oxenford Vicount Bulbeck Lord of Escales and Badlesmere and Lord great Chamberlaine of England IOHN FARMER wisheth long life health and happinesse with encrease of honour MOst Honorable Lord it commeth not within the compasse of my power to expresse all the duty I owe nor to pay the least part so farre haue your Honorable fauours outstripped all meanes to manifest my humble affection that there is nothinge left but praying and wondering There is a canker worme that breedeth in manie mindes feeding onelie vppon forgetfulnes and bringing forth no birth but ingratitude to shew that I haue not beene bitten with that monster for wormes prooue monsters in this age which yet neuer any Painter could counterfait to expresse the vglines nor any Poet describe to decipher the highth of their ilnes I haue presumed to tender these Madrigales onlie as remembrances of my seruice and witnesses of your Lordships liberall hand by which I haue so long liued and from your Honorable minde that so much haue loued all liberall Sciences in this I shall be most encouraged if your Lordship vouchsafe the protection of my first fruites for that both for your greatnes you best can and for your iudgement in Musicke best may for without flattrie be it spokeÌ„ those that know your Lordship know this that vsing this science as a recreation your Lordship haue ouergone most of them that make it a profession Right Honorable Lord I hope it shall not be distastfull to number you heere amongst the fauourers of Musicke and the practisers no more then Kings and Emperours that haue beene desirous to be in the roll of Astronomers that being but a starre faire the other an Angels Quire Thus most humbly submitting my selfe my labours and what euer is or may bee in me to your Lordships censure protection I humbly end wishing your Lordship as continuall an increasing of health and honor as there is a daylie encrease of vertue to come to happines Your Honors most dutifull seruant to command IOHN FARMER To the Reader THe present age beeing so bewtified with excellent Poets and adorned with rare Musitions amongst whome some by publike writings make an eliphant of a mouse other by strange Paradoxes striue to attaine preheminence I haue thought good amongst the rest being as vertuously ambitious as any to expose my selfe to the world cloathing my infant in humility not ostentation striuing so farre to auoyde a peremptory opinion of mine owne witte as I take it â—n honor for mee to ascribe the little I deserue rather to the master that taught mee then mine owne diligence that formed and fashioned my Muses onely this I protest for my selfe that I haue studied so much as in me lieth to obserue a true decorum which protestation I shall suppose for an indecorum also before it be ratified by your allowance and fauors Yet in these my Madrigales I beseech you esteeme this that I haue not enforced the one to the other but so fitly haue I linkt my Musicke to number as each giue to other their true effect which is to mooue delight which delight as Socrates witnesseth in Platoes Philebo is the daughter of Harmony This vertue beeing so singular in the Italians as onely vnder that ensigne they hazard their honor I could aduise the studious in Musicke so to imploy themselues that they might seeme to be rightly borne vnder the sweete aspect of Venus which as the Astronomers witnesse is the Dominatrix in Musitians natiuities it is the onely grace in a Musitian to follow this course so to fitte both note and number as if like Twinnes of one mother they may seeme to be all one which yeeldeth great abundance of variety To conclude I so much loue perfect harmony as I earnestly entreate all the professed in Musicke to fly discord amongst themselues though in composing of songes it may be well taken beseeching them so farre to fly selfe-opinion also that ayming all of them at their Countries honor not their owne glory they may by this meanes and in this manner outstrip any straunger and make England as famous in Musitions as it is and hath beene for soldiers so leauing my labors to your fauourable iudgement to keepe secret what may be amisse I take heartie leaue A friend to all louers and Professors of Musicke Iohn Farmer I. YOu prety flowers that smile for soÌ„mers sake pul in your heads before my watry eies doe turne doe turne the medowes to a standing lake by whose vntimely floods your glo ry dies for loe my heart re solude to moistning aire feeding mine eies ij which doubles teare for teare which ij which doubles teare for teare for lo my hart re solude to moistning aire feeding mine eies ij wÌ„ doubles tear for teare which ij which doubles teare for teare II. NOw each creature ioyes the other now ij each creature ioyes the other passing happy daies and howers one bird reports vnto an o ther re ij reports vnto another re ij by the fall of sil uer showers whilst the earth our common mother hath her bosome deckt with flowers one bird reports vn to an o ther re ij reports vnto another re ij by the fall of sil uer shewers whilst the earth our common mother hath her bosome deckt with flowers III. YOu 'le neuer leaue still tossing to and fro still ij you 'le neuer leaue still tossing to fro still ij til at the last you catch a fal for waue ring minds for waue ring minds doth alwaies harbor woe doth ij loosing true frendship loo sing true frieÌ„dship loue all be constant then and thou shalt find it best to scorne the world in hope to liue at rest to ij to liue at rest to scorne the world in hope to liue at rest LAdy my flame still burning Lady ij and my con suming anguish doth grow so great doth ij that life I feele to lan guish oh let your hart be moued oh ij to end your grief to end your grief mine so long time proued and quencht the heate that my chiefe part so fireth and ij that my chiefe part so fireth yeelding the fruite that faithfull loue requi reth yeelding the fruite that faithful loue requi reth and quench the heate that my chiefe part so fireth and ij that my chiefe part so fireth yeelding the fruite that faithfull loue requi reth yeelding the fruite that faithfull loue re qui reth V. The second part Swete Lord your flame your flame stil bur ning your coÌ„tinuall anguish caÌ„ not be more
old least when thou wax-eth old thou ij least when thou wax-eth old friends fayle friends faile and loue growe cold and loue growe cold and loue grow cold XVII Of 8. voyces SECVNDVS BASSVS YOw blessed c. shaddow the sunne-shine from my mistresse face and you sweete roses on-ly for her bedding when weary shee doth take her resting place when wea-ry shee doth take her rest ing place you faire white lil-lies and pretty pretty flowers all giue your attendaunce at my mistresse call giue your attendaunce at my mi stris call my misttesse call giue your attendaunce at my mi-stresse call you faire white lil-lies pretty pretty flowers all giue your attendaunce giue ij at my mistresse call giue ij giue ij giue your attēdāce at my mistresse call YOu bles sed bowers whose greene leaues now are sprea-ding sha dow the sunne-shine from my mistresse face and you sweete ro-ses only for her bedding for her bedding when wea-ry shee doth take her resting place giue your attendance at my mistris call giue your attendance giue your attendance at my mistresse call giue your attendance ij at my mistresse call giue your attendance giue your attendance at my mistresse call THE TABLE YOu pretie Flowers I Now each creature II You 'le neuer leaue III Lady my flame The first part IIII Swete Lord your flame The second part V Soone as the hungrie Lion VI O stay swete loue The first part VII I thought my loue The second part VIII Compare me to the Flie. IX Who would haue thought X Swete friend thy absence XI The flattring words XII Cease now thy mourning XIII A little prety bony lasse XIIII Faire Phyllis XV Take time XVI You blessed bowres A song of eight voyces XVII FINIS ALTVS THE FIRST SET OF ENGLISH MADRIGALS TO Foure Voices Newly composed by IOHN FARMER practicioner in the art of Musicque Printed at London in Little Saint Helens by William Barley the Assigne of Thomas Morley and are to be solde at his shoppe in Gratious-streete Anno Dom. 1599. Cum Priuilegio ad imprimendum solum VERO NIHIL VERIVS To the right Honorable my very good Lord and Master EDWARD DEVERE Earle of Oxenford Vicount Bulbeck Lord of Escales and Badlesmere and Lord great Chamberlaine of England IOHN FARMER wisheth long life health and happinesse with encrease of honour MOst Honorable Lord it commeth not within the compasse of my power to expresse all the duty I owe nor to pay the least part so farre haue your Honorable fauours outstripped all meanes to manifest my humble affection that there is nothinge left but praying and wondering There is a canker worme that breedeth in manie mindes feeding onelie vppon forgetfulnes and bringing forth no birth but ingratitude to shew that I haue not beene bitten with that monster for wormes prooue monsters in this age which yet neuer any Painter could counterfait to expresse the vglines nor any Poet describe to decipher the highth of their ilnes I haue presumed to tender these Madrigales onlie as remembrances of my seruice and witnesses of your Lordships liberall hand by which I haue so long liued and from your Honorable minde that so much haue loued all liberall Sciences in this I shall be most encouraged if your Lordship vouchsafe the protection of my first fruites for that both for your greatnes you best can and for your iudgement in Musicke best may for without flattrie be it spokē those that know your Lordship know this that vsing this science as a recreation your Lordship haue ouergone most of them that make it a profession Right Honorable Lord I hope it shall not be distastfull to number you heere amongst the fauourers of Musicke and the practisers no more then Kings and Emperours that haue beene desirous to be in the roll of Astronomers that being but a starre faire the other an Angels Quire Thus most humbly submitting my selfe my labours and what euer is or may bee in me to your Lordships censure protection I humbly end wishing your Lordship as continuall an increasing of health and honor as there is a daylie encrease of vertue to come to happines Your Honors most dutifull seruant to command IOHN FARMER To the Reader THe present age beeing so bewtified with excellent Poets and adorned with rare Musitions amongst whome some by publike writings make an eliphant of a mouse other by strange Paradoxes striue to attaine preheminence I haue thought good amongst the rest being as vertuously ambitious as any to expose my selfe to the world cloathing my infant in humility not ostentation striuing so farre to auoyde a peremptory opinion of mine owne witte as I take it an honor for mee to ascribe the little I deserue rather to the master that taught mee then mine owne diligence that formed and fashioned my Muses onely this I protest for my selfe that I haue studied so much as in me lieth to obserue a true decorum which protestation I shall suppose for an indecorum also before it be ratified by your allowance and fauors Yet in these my Madrigales I beseech you esteeme this that I haue not enforced the one to the other but so fitly haue I linkt my Musicke to number as each giue to other their true effect which is to mooue delight which delight as Socrates witnesseth in Platoes Philebo is the daughter of Harmony This vertue beeing so singular in the Italians as onely vnder that ensigne they hazard their honor I could aduise the studious in Musicke so to imploy themselues that they might seeme to be rightly borne vnder the sweete aspect of Venus which as the Astronomers witnesse is the Dominatrix in Musitians natiuities it is the onely grace in a Musitian to follow this course so to fitte both note and number as if like Twinnes of one mother they may seeme to be all one which yeeldeth great abundance of variety To conclude I so much loue perfect harmony as I earnestly entreate all the professed in Musicke to fly discord amongst themselues though in composing of songes it may be well taken beseeching them so farre to fly selfe-opinion also that ayming all of them at their Countries honor not their owne glory they may by this meanes and in this manner outstrip any straunger and make England as famous in Musitions as it is and hath beene for soldiers so leauing my labors to your fauourable iudgement to keepe secret what may be amisse I take heartie leaue A friend to all louers and Professors of Musicke Iohn Farmer I. YOu pre ty flowers that smile for sommers sake pull in your heads before my watry eies doe turn the medows to a stāding lake a ij by whose vntimely flouds your glo ry dies for lo my hart resolude to moistning aire feeding mine eies feed-ij feeding mine eies which doubles teare for teare teare ij which ij which ij for loe my heart resolude to moistning aire feeding mine eies feed-ij feeding mine eies which doubles teare for teare teare for teare ij which
since that thy mistresse sweares she will re leeue thee she ij since that thy mistresse sweares shee will releeue thee XIIII A Lit-tle pre-ty bony lasse was walking was walking in midst of May before the sunne gan rise a lit-tle prety bony lasse was walking was walking in midst of May before the sun gan rise I took her by the hand I ij fel to talking ij of this that of ij of ij as best I could de uise I swor I would yet stil she said I shuld not ij do what I would ij yet for al I could not ij I swor I would yet stil she said I shuld not ij do what I would do ij yet for all I could not and ij XV. FAire Phyllis c. Feeding her flocke neere to the moūtain side feeding her flock neere to the moūtain side the shepheards knew not whither she was gone but after her lo-uer her louer but after her louer Amyn-tas hied vp and downe vp and downe hee wandred vp and downe hee wan dred vp and downe he wandred vp and downe he wan dred he wandred whilst shee was missing when hee found her oh thē they fell a kissing oh then they fell a kissing a kissing oh ij vp and downe vp and down he wandred vp and down he wan dred vp and downe hee wādred vp and down hee wan dred hee wandred whilst she was missing when he found her oh thē they fel a kissing oh thē they fel a kis-sing a kis sing oh then they fell a kissing XVI TAke time while time doth last while time doth last take time while time doth last marke how faire fa deth fast marke ij beware beware beware beware if en uie raigne if ij take heede of proud disdaine take heede of proud dis-daine of proud dis-daine holde fast now in thy youth hold fast hold fast now in thy youth in hold fast now in thy youth now in thy youth now ij in thy youth re gard regard thy vow-ed truth re gard thy vow-ed truth thy ij least whē thou wax eth old least when thou waxeth old thou ij least when thou friends faile loue grow cold loue grow cold and loue grow cold XVII Of 8. voyces YOu blessed bowers whose green leaues now are spread ing shadow the sun-shine from my mistresse face and you sweete ro ses sweete roses only for her bedding when weary shee doth take her resting place doth ij she doth take her rest-ing place you faire white lillies prety prety flowers all giue your attendāce ij giue your at tēdāce at my mistresse call giue ij you faire white lillies pretty pretty flowers all giue your attendance ij giue your attendance at my mistresse call giue your attēdāce at my mistresse call XVII Of 8. voyces SECVNDVS TENOR YOu blessed bowers c. shadow the sun shine from my mis tresse face you sweete Roses you sweete ro ses on ly for her bedding when wea-ry shee doth take her resting place when ij her resting place you faire white lillies pretty pretty flowers all giue your at tēdance ij at my mistresse call giue your attēdāce giue your at tendance at my mistresse call giue ij giue your at tendāce at my mistresse call giue your attendance at my mistresse call THE TABLE YOu pretie Flowers I Now each creature II You 'le neuer leaue III Lady my flame The first part IIII Swete Lord your flame The second part V Soone as the hungrie Lion VI O stay swete loue The first part VII I thought my loue The second part VIII Compare me to the Flie. IX Who would haue thought X Swete friend thy absence XI The flattring words XII Cease now thy mourning XIII A little prety bony lasse XIIII Faire Phyllis XV Take time XVI You blessed bowres A song of eight voyces XVII FINIS TENOR THE FIRST SET OF ENGLISH MADRIGALS TO Foure Voices Newly composed by IOHN FARMER practicioner in the art of Musicque Printed at London in Little Saint Helens by William Barley the Assigne of Thomas Morley and are to be solde at his shoppe in Gratious-streete Anno Dom. 1599. Cum Priuilegio ad imprimendum solum VERO NIHIL VERIVS To the right Honorable my very good Lord and Master EDWARD DEVERE Earle of Oxenford Vicount Bulbeck Lord of Escales and Badlesmere and Lord great Chamberlaine of England IOHN FARMER wisheth long life health and happinesse with encrease of honour MOst Honorable Lord it commeth not within the compasse of my power to expresse all the duty I owe nor to pay the least part so farre haue your Honorable fauours outstripped all meanes to manifest my humble affection that there is nothinge left but praying and wondering There is a canker worme that breedeth in manie mindes feeding onelie vppon forgetfulnes and bringing forth no birth but ingratitude to shew that I haue not beene bitten with that monster for wormes prooue monsters in this age which yet neuer any Painter could counterfait to expresse the vglines nor any Poet describe to decipher the highth of their ilnes I haue presumed to tender these Madrigales onlie as remembrances of my seruice and witnesses of your Lordships liberall hand by which I haue so long liued and from your Honorable minde that so much haue loued all liberall Sciences in this I shall be most encouraged if your Lordship vouchsafe the protection of my first fruites for that both for your greatnes you best can and for your iudgement in Musicke best may for without flattrie be it spokē those that know your Lordship know this that vsing this science as a recreation your Lordship haue ouergone most of them that make it a profession Right Honorable Lord I hope it shall not be distastfull to number you heere amongst the fauourers of Musicke and the practisers no more then Kings and Emperours that haue beene desirous to be in the roll of Astronomers that being but a starre faire the other an Angels Quire Thus most humbly submitting my selfe my labours and what euer is or may bee in me to your Lordships censure protection I humbly end wishing your Lordship as continuall an increasing of health and honor as there is a daylie encrease of vertue to come to happines Your Honors most dutifull seruant to command IOHN FARMER To the Reader THe present age beeing so bewtified with excellent Poets and adorned with rare Musitions amongst whome some by publike writings make an eliphant of a mouse other by strange Paradoxes striue to attaine preheminence I haue thought good amongst the rest being as vertuously ambitious as any to expose my selfe to the world cloathing my infant in humility not ostentation striuing so farre to auoyde a peremptory opinion of mine owne witte as I take it an honor for mee to ascribe the little I deserue rather to the master that taught mee then mine owne diligence that formed and fashioned my Muses onely this I protest for my selfe that I haue studied so much as in
ij ij to die I die ij ij ij I die to liue in care X. WHo would haue thought that face of thine had been so ful of doublenes so full of doublenes of doublenes or that within those christall eyne had been so much so much had been so much vnstablenes thy face so faire ij thy looke so strang thy looke so strang ij thy looke so strange who woulde haue thought of such a change a chāge who would haue thought ij who would haue thoght of such a change XI For the loue of his most deare friend EDMVND KEATE. Sweete friend thy absence greeues my bleeding hart thy ij yet doe I ioye yet ij yet doe I ioye yet ij yet ij I ioye yet doe I ioye to heare of thy good health ah ah woe is me ah ij that now I shall depart from thee more deere to me then Cressus wealth but if on earth I may not see thy face but ij I le fly to heauen I le ij I le fly I le fly I le fly to heauen I le fly to heauen to heauen to seeke thee in that place to seeke thee in that place XII THe flatring words sharp glosses that men vse the flatring words sharpe glosses that men vse to trap poor sil ly women in their snares to trap poore sil ly women in their snares with fai ned lookes with fainned looks their gen tle sex abuse which yeelds nought else but griefe and endlesse cares but greefe and end-lesse cares some times they smile and sometimes frowne but ne uer pleasde in deede till time and place where they may watch wehre they may watch their sorrows their sorrows their sorrows for to breed sometimes they smile and sometimes frowne but neuer pleasde in deede till time and place where they may watch where they may watch there sorrows their sorrows there sorrows for to breede XIII CEase now thy mourning and thy sad lamen ting and ij for faire Auroraes louely face doth light thee thy mistres hart is now vp on relenting thy mistresse heart is now vpon relen ting vowing hēce forth neuer more to spight thee then harbour not those thoughts then ij that still may grieue thee that ij that still may grieue thee since that thy mistresse sweares shee will releeue thee she ij since that thy mistresse sweares since ij she will releeue thee XIIII A Lit-tle prety bony lasse was walking in midst of May be fore the Sū gan rise a little prety bony lass was walking in midst of May be fore the Sun gan rise I tooke her by the hand I ij and fell to talking to talking and ij of this and that of ij of ij as best I could de-uise I ij I swore I would I ij yet stil shee said I should not doe what I would doe ij yet for all I could not ij I swore I would I ij yet still shee saide I shoud not doe what I would doe ij yet for all I could not yet for all I could not XV. FAire Phyllis c. fee-ding her flocke neere to the mountaynes side feeding her flock neere to the moūtains side the shepheards knewe not they knewe not whither shee was gon but af-ter her lo-uer her louer but af-ter her lo-uer Amintas hied vp downe he wandred vp downe vp downe he wandred vp ij vp ij vp downe he wan-dred vp ij wilst shee was missing when he found her oh then they fell a kissing oh ij a kis-sing oh then they fell a kissing vp downe he wandred vp downe vp downe he wandred vp ij vp ii vp and downe he wandred vp and downe he wandred whilst shee was missing when he found her oh then they fell a kissing oh ij a kissing oh then they fell a kissng XVI TAke time while time doth last marke how faire fa deth fast be ware if en uy raigne take heede of proude disdaine holde fast nowe in thy youth re gard thy vow ed truth least when thou waxeth olde friends faile and loue grow cold Verte folium XVII SECVNDVS CANTVS NOn blessed bowers whose green leaues now are spread ing shadow the sun-shine frō my mistresse face and you sweet roses on ly for her bedding whē weary she doth take her resting place whē ij her resting place you faire white lil lies and pre ty pre ty flowers all giue your attēdāce ij at my mistresse call giue your attēdāce giue ij at my mistris call giue ij you faire white lil lies and prety ij flowers all giue your attēdāce at my mistresse call giue ij my mistresse call giue your attendaunce at my mistresse call XVII YOu bles-sed c. shadow the sunne-shine from my mistresse face you sweete ro-ses ij on ly for her bedding when wea ry shee doth take shee doth take her rest-ing place doth ij when weary shee doth take her rest ing place you faire white lil-lies pretty pretty flowers all giue your attendance ij giue your at tendance at my mistresse call ij you faire white lil-lies pretty pretty flowers all giue your attendance ij ij giue your attēdāce at my mistresse call ij THE TABLE YOu pretie Flowers I Now each creature II You 'le neuer leaue III Lady my flame The first part IIII Swete Lord your flame The second part V Soone as the hungrie Lion VI O stay swete loue The first part VII I thought my loue The second part VIII Compare me to the Flie IX Who would haue thought X Swete friend thy absence XI The flattring words XII Cease now thy mourning XIII A little prety bony lasse XIIII Faire Phyllis XV Take time XVI You blessed bowres A song of eight voyces XVII FINIS BASSVS THE FIRST SET OF ENGLISH MADRIGALS TO Foure Voices Newly composed by IOHN FARMER practicioner in the art of Musicque Printed at London in Little Saint Helens by William Barley the Assigne of Thomas Morley and are to be solde at his shoppe in Gratious-streete Anno Dom. 1599. Cum Priuilegio ad imprimendum solum VERO NIHIL VERIVS To the right Honorable my very good Lord and Master EDWARD DEVERE Earle of Oxenford Vicount Bulbeck Lord of Escales and Badlesmere and Lord great Chamberlaine of England IOHN FARMER wisheth long life health and happinesse with encrease of honour MOst Honorable Lord it commeth not within the compasse of my power to expresse all the duty I owe nor to pay the least part so farre haue your Honorable fauours outstripped all meanes to manifest my humble affection that there is nothinge left but praying and wondering There is a canker worme that breedeth in manie mindes feeding onelie vppon forgetfulnes and bringing forth no birth but ingratitude to shew that I haue not beene bitten with that monster for wormes prooue monsters in this age which yet neuer any Painter could counterfait to expresse the vglines nor any Poet describe to decipher the highth of their ilnes I haue presumed to tender these Madrigales onlie as remembrances of