I 14. Ayres in Tabletorie to the Lute expressed with two voyces and the base Violl or the voice Lute only 6. more to 4. voyces and in Tabletorie And 8. MADRIGALLES to 5. Voyces By MICHAELL CAVENDISH Gentleman AT LONDON Printed by Peter Short on bredstreethill at the signe of the Starre 1598. TO THE HONOVRABLE protection of the Ladie Arbella NOtwithstanding your rare perfections in so many knowledges which haue adorned you and you them let not worthie Lady one sole qualitie of mine seeme the rather insufficiency to your iudgement or breed lesse acceptance for being offered alone It commeth out of a profession worthie some grace and hath in it humors variable for delights sake I offer them as that wherby I can best expresse my seruice to you and you may if it please you make vse of them at your idlest houres Manie causes I haue to imbolden mine attempts of dutie to you and your fauours stande in the top of them others there are more secrete and lie in the nature of your owne apprehension And howsoeuer the policie of times may hold it vnfit to raise men humbled with aduersities to titles of dearnesse whether to shunne charge or expresse pride I rather know not yet you I hope out of the honour of your nature will vouchsafe your fauours to a forward seruant so neerely tied to a dutifull deuotion In what ranke you please to place me I will not change mine order It shal◠be promotion to me that you account of me in any place and all the commendations I seeke to my labors in this woorke if you will be pleased to heare it at some times and protect it at all times Thus your ladiship hauing heard what I cā say in this first leafe you may if it please you to vouchsafe acceptance heare what I haue song in the rest that follow And so I rest Yours humbly to be commaunded MICHAELL CAVENDISH From Cauendish this 24 of Iuly BASSVS STay stay stay Glicia stay cary not my hart away and carry c. I will not leaue y e Iewell to one vnkind vn-kind and cruell But if therto thou haue a mind buy it of mee buy it of mee buy it of mee by beeing kind CANTVS STay ij.ii. Glicia stay And cary not my hart away I wil not leaue y e Iewell to one vn kind vnkind cruell But if thereto thou haue a mind by it of mee buy it of me by be ing kind BASSVS WHy should my muse why should my muse thus restles in her woes Summon records summon records of neuer dyeng feares And still reuiue fresh springing in my thoughts The true memoriall the true memoriall of my sad dispaires Who forst to loue to those faire eyes am thrall Where eyes not thoughts graunt one re spect at all CANTVS WHy should my muse thus restles in her woes sum mon records of ne uer dy ing feares and still re uiue fresh springing in my thoughts the true me moriall the true me moriall of my sad dispaires who forst to loue to those faire eyes am thrall where eyes nor thoughts grant one respect at all BASVS MOurne Marcus mourn mourning wish to dye wish to dye mourning wish mourning wish to dye since she is gone since she is gone on whom thy hopes re lye Sith Marcus faith deser ued with the best yet of her loue yet of her loue yet of her loue an other is possest Who doth forbid faire Cleo pa tra smiling forbid Cleopatra smiling on his poore soule on his poore soule for her sweete sake still dyeng ij for ij still dyeng CANTVS MOurne mourne mourne Marcus mourne and mourning wish to die since she is gone on whom my hopes rel yes though Mar cus faith de ser ued with the best yet of hir loue an other is pos sest who doth for bid faire BASSVS HAue I vow'd and must not breake it fondly vow'd is wisely broken do I loue and dare not speake it si lence doth no loue betoken thus I bind in this in this my breaking and I am and I and I am in silence speaking thus I CANTVS HAue I vow'd must not breake it fondly wo'd is wisely broken do I loue and dare not speake it silence doth no loue be token thus I bind in this my breaking and I am in si lence speaking Cleo pa tra smyling on his poore soule on his poore soule for 〈…〉 stil dying for her sweet sake still dying 〈…〉 BASSVS FInetta faire feate star of our towne a Her beautie bright as Iette Her beauty bright as Iette Makes me sing downe downe downe a Her beauty bright as Iette Makes me sing downe a downe a ij ddddda dd dd ij ij ij d a. Greefe I both are one greefe I both are one Loue puls me downe a loue puls me downe downe downe a. CANTVS FInetta Fi net ta faire an feat star of our towne a her bewty bright as Iet her beau-ty bright as Iet makes me sing down a down down down down ij ij ij ij 〈…〉 griefe I both are one loue puls me down a BASSVS LOue is not blind but I my selfe am so with free consent blindfould did by desire that guides my will a long the pathes of woe To seeke re fresh ing refreshing for a needles fire CANTVS LOue is not blind but I my selfe am so with free con-sent blind foulded by de sire that guides my will along the paths of woe to seeke refreshing for a needelesse fire loue puls me down a. BASSVS LOue the delight of all well thinking minds well thinking mindes Delight the fruite of vertue dearly lou'd Vertue the heighest good that reason findes that reason findes Reason the foarge on which mens thoughts are prooued Are from the world by natures poure by natures poure berest And in one creature for her glory left CANTVS FOue the delight of all well thinking Minds de-light y e fruit of ver tue dearely lou'd Vertue the hiest good that reason finds Reason the foarge on which mens thoughts are prou'd are from the world by na tures prouerb rest And in one creature for her glo rie left BASSVS THe hart to rue the hart to rue the pleasure of the eye the eye The eye to woūd the hert with his delight What may be said that owe that owe them both hereby But both to serue vnto his owne despite O saue winne them both by one desert Please still the eye but pittie on the hart O CANTVS THe hart to rue the pleasure of the eye The eie to wound the hart with his de light What may be said y t owe thē both hereby But both two serue vn to his own de spite O saue and win them both by one de sert please stil the eye but pitty on the hart BASSVS SSiluia Siluia is faire yet scorning loue Yet scorning loue vnseemely Plaguing my soule plaguing my soule with torments my soule with
torments to vntimely Siluia natures perfection bids me loue her But for loues mirrit she forbids me mooue her Sweet Siluia Sweet Siluia sweet Siluia Yet comandris of my thought reward me so I may not loue for nought sweet CANTVS SIl-uia Sil uia is faire yet scorning loue vn seemly plaging my soule plaging my soule with torments to vn timely Siluia natures perfection bids me loue her but for loues merrit she for bids me moue her sweet Sil-uia sweet Sil uia yet com mandris of my thought reward me so I may not loue for nought sweet BASSVS CVrst be the time curst be curst be the time when first mine eyes beheld those rare those rare perfections al mens thoughts admire And iustly may a sheepherds swain bewaile a sheepherds swain bewaile those fatal howers those fatal howrs which causd him first desire loues sweete consent loues sweet consent loues sweet consent ij Loues sweete consent y t makes so deepe impression as hart soule O as hart and soule will witnes as hart soule will witnes in confession CANTVS CVrst be the time when first mine eyes be held those rare per-fections all mens thoughts admires And iust ly may a shepheards swain bewaile those fatall houres which caus'd him first de sire Loúes loues loues sweet coÌ„sent that makes so deep impression as hart and soule as hart soule wil wit nes in con fession BASSVS FAire are those eyes whose shine must giue me life whose shine must giue me life Sweet is that grace commandes my hart to loue heauens her thoughts if they once yeeld if they once yeeld consent to that reward affectioons truth doth moue But if my faith cannot his mer rit gain Weepe eyes weepe eyes weepe eyes breake hart breake hart end and end this restles paine this restles paine CANTVS FAire are those eies whose shine must giue me life Sweet is that grace coÌ„mands my hart to loue heaueÌ„s her thoughts if they once yeeld coÌ„sent to that reward affections truth doth moue But if my faith can not his merit gaine Weep eies weep eies breake hart break breake break heart and ende this restles paine this restles paine BASVS NO comfort haue I nor yet assurance No comfort haue I nor yet assurance desolute of ioye disolate of ioye disolate of ioy disolate of ioy Repleat with sadnes with sadnes wherefore I may say O deus deus non est dolor ficut dolor me us non est dolor sicut dolor me us meus CANTVS WAndring in this place as in a wildernes as in a wilder-nes as in a wil der nes no comfort haue I nor yet as su rance wandring in this place as in a wildernes as in a wilder-nes as in a wil der nes no comfort haue I nor yet as su rance Desolate of ioy ij ij ij re-pleat with sadnesse wherfore I may say O deus de us non est dolor sci-cut dolor meus non est dolor si cut dolor non est dolor si cut dolor me us BASSVS EVery bush now springing e uery bird now singing Chaunting tro-li-lo lo li lo Tel c. On whom his hope relide downe a ij d with a frowne she puld him down a down d d downe CANTVS EVerie bush new springing Eue ry bird now sing ing Merily sate poore Ni â—o chanting tro li lo lo li lo li lo Til her he had es-pide on whoÌ„ his hope relide Down a down a down d with a frown oh she puld him down Down a d d a down down down Til BASSVS DOwne in a valley downe in a valley shady vales are pleasant ports For merie merie mery lads meet resorts Such was our hap to catch a swaine Oh happie the valley with flowers to sprinkle Floraes traine nor did resorts of them wee made a garland greene Oh green was the valley to crowne faire Lelia shepherds queene faire as wee dallie his flowers wee tooke all dyed in graine Oh dyde was the valley Shadie vales are pleasant ports a lillie shee sit ting in a shade vnseene Oh sha die the valley Shadie vales are pleasant ports For merie merie merie lads meete resorts CANTVS DOwn in a valley down in a valley sha-dy vales are plea-sant ports for mery mery mery merie merie lads meet re sorts Such was our hap to catch a swain Oh hap py the valley Oh hap py the merie merie lads meet re sorts Of them we made a gar land green Oh green was the valley Oh green was the val ley with flowrs to spangle Flo raes traine Nor did we dalley his flowrs we tooke all dyde in graine val ley to crown faire Le lia shepheards queen Faire as a Lilly she sit ting in a shade vn seene Oh dyde was the valley Sha-dy vales are pleasant ports for mery mery mery mery mery lads meet re-sorts Oh sha die the valley Sha-dy vales are pleasant ports for mery mery mery mery mery lads meet re-sorts CANTVS WAnton wanton wanton come hither wanton wanton wanton wanton wanton wanton come hither come hither come wanton wanton come hither O stay why do you flie me why do you flie me my sute though you de ny me yet let vs walke to ge ther sweet nymph such hast such hast such haste why make vvhy make you vvel could I ouer take you But since vvords vvil not moue thee farevvel farevvell farvvell I did but this to proue thee With y t the nymph she staide deepely sigh-ing said svveet shepheard hovv I loue thee svveet shepheard hovv I loue thee svveet shepheard hovv I loue I loue I loue I loue thee TENOR WVanton ij ij Come hether wanton ij ij come hether wanton ij come hether wanton wanton ij ij come hither Oh stay why do you fly me why do you flie me my sute though you deny me ij Yet let vs walke togither sweet Nimph such hast why make you sweet Nimph such hast ij ij why make you well could I ouertake you But since words will not mooue thee farewell ij ij I did but this to prooue thee With that the Nimph she staid deeply sighing said sweet shepherd how I loue I loue thee ij thee sweet shepherd how I loue thee ij Oh how I loue thee BASSVS WAnton O stay why do you fly me why do you fly me My sute though you deny me yet let vs walke to gither sweet Nimph such hast sweet nimph such hast why make you why make you Well could I ouertake you But since wordes will not mooue thee farewell ii fare well I did but this to prooue thee with that the Nimph she stayd deeply sighing said sweet sheepherd how I loue thee sweet sheepherd how I loue sweet sheepherd how I loue sweet shee pherd how I loue I loue thee with ALTVS WAnton wanton come wanton come hether come wanton ii come hether wanton ii ii come hether wanton ii come hether waÌ„ton ii coÌ„ hether O stay why do you fly me why do you fly me
My sute though you deny me my ii Yet let vs walke togither sweete Nimph sweet Nimph Such hast such hast why make you sweet ii Wel could I ouertake you But since wordes will not moue thee farewell farewell ii I did but this to prooue thee With that the Nimph she staid and deepely sighing said sweet sheepherd how I loue thee sweet sheepherd how I loue Oh how I loue sweet sheepherd how I loue I loue I loue thee with CANTVS SAy shepherds say where is your iol ly swain Or what hath bred or what hath bred his anguish on i-dle banke he restles doth remaine remain O for loue for loue doth make him languish I dle lad his wit is bad there a lone there alone to make such mone there alone to make such mone to the weeping fountains whilst she plaies sweet roun delayes vp down vp and down vp and down vp down the mountains TENOR SAy shepherds say where is your Iollie swaine or what hath bred or what hath bred his anguish one idle banke he restles doth remaine for loue doth make him languish Idle lad his wit is bad there a lone to make such mone there alone to make such mone there alone to make such mone to the wee ping fountains whilst she plaies sweet roundelaies roundelaies vp and down vp and down O vp and down vp and down vp and down the mountaines BASSVS SAy shep On Idle banke he rest les doth remain for loue doth make him languish Idle lad his wit is bad there alone there alone to make such mone there alone there a lone to make such mone to the weeping fountaines whilst she plaies sweet roundelayes vp downe vp and downe ij vp and downe vp and downe the mountaynes ALTVS SAy Shepherds say where is your Iollie swain or what hath bred or what hath bred hath bred ij on Idle banke he rest les doth remaine for loue for loue doth make him languish Idle lad his witte is bad there alone there alone to make such mone ij ij O to the weeping to the weeping fountains whilst she plays sweet roundelays roūdelays vp down ij ij O vp and downe y e mountaine CANTVS FAire are those eies whose shine must giue me light Sweet is that grace cōmands my hart to loue Heau'ns her thoughts if they once yeeld consent to that reward affections truth doth moue But if my faith cannot his me-rit gain Weep eies weep eies break hart break break break hart and ende this restles paine this rest les pain But TENOR FAire are those eies whose shine must giue me light faire are those eies whose shine must giue me light must giue me light Sweet is that grace cōmands my hart to loue Heau'ns her thoughts if they once yeeld if they once yeeld consent to that reward affections truth doth moue But if my faith cannot his me rit gaine Weep eies weepe eies break hart and end break hart and end this restles paine this rest-les paine this restles paine But BASSVS FAire are those eies whose shine must giue me light whose shine must giue me light sweet is that grace commands my hart to loue Heau'ns her thoughts if they once yeeld if they once yeeld consent to that reward affections truth doth moue But if my faith cannot his me rit gain Weep eyes weep eies weep eies break hart break hart end and end this restles paine this restles paine But ALTVS FAire are those eies faire are those eies whose shine must giue me light whose shine must giue must giue me light Sweet is that grace cōmands my hart to loue Heau'ns her thoughts if they once yeeld consent To that reward affections truth doth moue But if my faith cannot his merit gaine weepe eies weepe eies break hart break hart end this restles pain break hart end this restles pain this restles pain But CANTVS FArewel farewell dis-paire sith loue hath reconcil'd Those strange delaies fond mode sty commanded And banisht now those i dle superstitions Feare of of fence caus'd her to be enstranged Prescribing time this priuiledge affords Sweet trespasses sweet trespas-ses loue pardons not vaine words TENOR FArewell farewel dispaire sith loue hath reconcil'd those strange delaies that fond modesty com mands and banisht now those i dle su perstitiōs feare of offence caus'd her to be caus'd her to be en stranged Prescribing time this priuiledge affords Sweet trespasses loue pardons sweet trespasses loue pardons not vaine words BASSVS FArewell farewel dispaire sith loue hath re concil'd those strange delaies fond modesty commands and banisht now those i-dle superstitions feare of offēce caus'd her to be enstranged to be enstranged Prescribing time this priuiledge affords Sweet trespasses sweet trespasses loue pardons not vaine words ALTVS FArewell farewell dispaire sith loue hath re concil'd those strange delaies fond modesty fond modesty commands and banisht now banisht now those idle superstitions those supersti tions Feare of of fence caus'd her to be enstran-ged caus'd her to be enstranged Prescribing time this priuiledge af fords Sweet trespass-es sweet trespasses loue pardons not vaine words CANTVS SLie theefe if so you wil beleeue it nought or little it nought or little did me grieue that my true hart you had bereft that my true hath y t my ij you had bereft til y t vnkindly you it left til y t vnkindly you til that vnkindly til that vn kindly you it left leauing you lose losing you kil y t which I may ij forgo so ill ij that which I may forgo so ill TENOR SLy theefe if so you will beleeue it nought or little did me greeue did me greeue that my true hart you had bereft O that my true hart you had bereft my hart you had bereft till that vnkindly you it left till that vnkindly till that till that vnkindly till that vnkindly you it left Leauing you lose losing you kill you kill that which I may that which I may forgo that which I may for-go so ill y t which I may forgo so ill BASSVS SLy theefe if so you will beleeue it nought or little did me greeue that my true hart you had bereft that my true hart you had bereft tell y t vnkindly tell that vnkindly tell that vnkindly you it left Leauing you lose losing you kill that which I may that which I may forgo that which I may forgo so ill ALTVS SLy theefe if so you will beleeue It nought or little did me greeue It nought or little did me greeue that my true hart you had be reft O y t my true hart you had bereft my hart you had bereft Tell y t vnkind tell y t vnkindly you it left till that vnkindly till that vnkind vnkindly you it left Leauing you lose losing you kill that which I may forgo ij that which I may forgo so ill that which I may forgo so ill CANTVS WHat thing more cruell can you do then rob a man
nor yet assu rance waÌ„dring c. No comfort haue I nor yet assu rance desolate of ioy repleat with sad nes desolate desolate deso late of ioy repleat with sadnes repleat with sad nes wherfore I may say O deus de us non est dolor si cut dolor meus non est dolor si cut dolor me us This is the Ditty of the second song WHy should my muse thus restles in her woes Summon records of neuer dying feares And still reuiue fresh springing in my thoughts The true memoriall of my sad dispaires Who forst to loue to those faire eyes am thrall Where eyes nor thoughts grant one respect at all Endles my grieues since endles is her course Still to inflict more torments on my grieues Without remorse of poore harts scalding sighes When heauen in teares bewailes my no relieues A hard regard where true deuoted loue Conflict it naught but still these crosses proue Cease worlds bright sun from henceforth once to shine But in my death now suffer springs to perish Forbeare to grace earths glory with thy beames her richest treasure now forbid to florish Since that her eies the sun-shine of my life Affords no grace but torments death and strife This is the ditty of the third song HAue I vow'd and must not breake it Fondly vow dis wisely broken Do i loue and dare not speake it Silence doth no loue betoken Thus I bind in this my breaking And I am in silence speaking Loue is bound though I seeme free Wrapt in deepe affections snare Loue I must how so ere it be Too late men say doth come beware Then vowe no more sith vowes are vaine Wrapt in deepe affections chayne This is the Ditty of the fift song LOue is not blind but I my selfe am so With free consent blindfolded by desire That guides my will along the paths of woe To seeke refreshing for a needeles fire Loue is no boy as fooles in fancies faine It is my selfe that play the child so right I hope and feare I weepe and laugh againe And vse no fence against so weake a might Loue hath no fire yet is mine only lust Doth raise the flame which makes my thoughts to fry Vaine hope and fond conceipts in which I trust Are th'only wings that beare him vp so hie Loue hath no bow nor shafts to shoote withall He hath no bands wherewith to tie vs fast He hath no powre those that be free to thrall More than we giue nor can no longer last Loue is a Poets Lie a beggars store A mad mans dreame an ignorants idoll great In breefe this God whom we so much adore Of maners strange doth find as strange a seat This is the ditty of the sixt song LOue the delight of all well thinking minds Delight the fruit of vertue dearely lou'd Vertue the highest good that reason finds Reason the forge on which mens thoughts are prou'd Are from the world by natures power bereft And in one creature for her glory left Beauty hir couer is the eyes true pleasure In honâ—â—s fame she liues the eares true musicke Excesse of wonder growes from her lust measure Her inward parts are passions only phisicke From her cleere hart the springs of virtue flow Which imag'd in her words and deeds men know Time faine would stay that he might neuer leaue her Place doth reioice that he must needs containe her Death craues of heauen that he may not bereaue her The heauens know their own and do maintaine her Delight Loue Reason Vertue let it be To hold all women light but only she This is the ditty of the seuenth song THe hart to rue the pleasure of the eye The eie to wound the hart with his delight What may be said that owe them both hereby But both tow serue vnto his own despite O saue and win them both by one desert Please still the eye but pitty on the hart The eie beholds as much as much may be In beauty grace and honour to require The hart conceaues more then the eye can see And slaies himselfe to feed his wouâ—ds desire O saue and wine them both by one desart Please still the eie but pitty on the hart This is the ditty of the ninth song CVrst be the time when first mine eies beheld Those rare perfections all mens thoughts admire And iustly may a shepherds swaine bewaile Those fatall howres which caus'd him first desire Loues sweet consent that makes so deepe impression As hart and soule will witnesse in confession Why should these eies borne traitors to my rest Command my thoughts to yeeld to this presumption To loue a nimph whose beauty all surpassing In all mens thoughts breeds still a strange confusion Heauens forbid that I should dare to moue A face that gods solicite still in loue Phillis sweet Phillis the shepheards only Queene Skornes to admit a swaine into her loue He pipes and sings and pleades to her for grace His sons and Sonnets her can nothing moue He sighes and vowes and praies with true deuotion But vowes and prayers worke in her no motion Then Coridon must yeeld to this his curse Sith that his loue cannot her loue importune For feare dispaires conuert this ill to worse And by disgrace adde more plagues to fortune Poore man sit down powre out thy plaints amaine Phillis thee skornes and holds in high disdaine FINIS A TABLE OF ALL the Ayres and Madrigals in this booke STay Glicia stay I Why should my muse I Mourne Marcus mourne II Haue I vow'd must not break it III Finetta faire and feate IIII Loue is not blind but. V Loue the delight of al wel thinking VI The hart to rue the pleasure of the eye VII Siluia is faire yet scorning loue vnseemly VIII Curst be the time when first mine eyes beheld IX Faire are those eyes X Wandring in this place as in a wildernes XI Euery bush now springing XII Downe in a valley XIII VVanton wanton come hether wanton XIIII Say shepherd say XV Faire are those eyes whose shine c. XVI Faire well dispaire XVII She theefe if so you will beleeue XVIII VVhat thing more cruell can you doe XIX In flower of Aprill springing XX â—â—phirus brings the time that c. XXI Much at delighted to see Phillis smiling XXII Come gentle Swaines shepherds XXIII To former ioye now turnes XXIIII Faustina hath the fairer face XXV Euery bush now springing XXVI VVandring in this place XXVII FINIS This fift rule is Gamut