reuiues me more reuiues me more whose ij whose sight reuiues me more reuiues me more then ruby pearle then ruby pearle or cristall 4. Voices XII CANTVS SVsanna faire somtime of loue requested Susanna faire somtime of loue requested by two old men whom her sweet looks al-lur'd was in her hartfull sad and sore molested ij ful sad and sore mole-sted seeing the force her chastity en-dur'd to them she said if I by craft procur'd do yeeld to you my body to abuse it I loose my soule ij and if I shall refuse it you will me iudge to death reprochful-ly but better it is in innocent to chuse it then by my fault t' offend my God on hye then by my fault ij t' offend my God on hie 4. Voices XIII CANTVS LOue shooting loue shooting among many by chance he hit not any ij because the shaft the shaft rebounded and loue himselfe was wounded ij and loue himselfe was wounded loue himselfe was wounded when Siches saw the dart had mist her when Siches saw the dart had mist had mist had mist her when ij she smild and said that all the gods had blest her said that all the gods had blest had blest her when Siches 4. Voices second part XIIII CANTVS LOue shooting at another shooting at another ij loue loue shooting at another a-nother he mist that marke and chanst to hit and chanst to hit his mother but as the Lady fainted god Mars did start ij did start and there with was and there with was and ij attainted when Vulcan saw the shoot when Vulcan saw when Vulcan saw the shoot did freat him he curst the boy he curst the boy and sweare that he would beat him 4. Voices XV. CANTVS AY me poore hart since loue hath plaied his part my sences all are lost my mind eke tost like waues that swell sweet god of loue of loue thou dost excell thy passions moue my mind to proue that turtle doue she flies my loue she tries helpe gods that sit on hie Oh send me remedy oh send me remedy 4. voices XVI CANTVS SOmtime she would and somtime not somtime not the more request the more disdained the ij each woman hath her gift god wot and euer had since Venus raignd ij and euer had since Venus raignd and euer had since Ve-nus raignd though Vulcan though Vulcan ij ij though Vulcan ij did to Ve-nus yeeld ij I would haue men to winne y e field 4. Voices XVII CANTVS Among the Daffadillies and faire white splendant Lillies the God of loue the god of loue came creeping where Dians nimphs lay sleeping lay sleeping he bent his bow he bent his bow but mist his sooting mist his sooting ii and loosing lost both labor shaft and shoo-ting he bent his bow ij but mist his sooting ij he bent his bow but mist his foo-ting and loosing lost both labor shaft and shoo-ting 4. voices XVIII CANTVS SImkin said that Sis was faire and that he ment to loue her he set her on his ambling Maire all this he did to proue her all this he did to proue her ij all this he did to proue her when they came home Sis floted cream and pourd it through a strainer pourd it through a strainer ij ij and pourd it through a strainer pourd it through a strainer but sware that Simkin should haue none because he did he did dis-daine her 4. Voices XIX CANTVS LAdy when I behold your passi-ons so diuers and so oft constrai-ned vpon such slight or no occasi-ons such slight or no occasi-ons as though you were with griefe sore pained ij as though you were with griefe sore pained I enter in-to these perswasi-ons A man might saile from Trent vnto Daun-by and yet not find so strange a peece as you be A 4. Voices XX. CANTVS COnsture my meaning wrest not my method wrest ij good wil craues fauor witnes the high God the high God if I haue ment well haue ment well if I haue ment well good will re-ward me when I deserue ill no man regard no man regard me what shall I say more ij speech is but blasting still will I hope for life euerla-sting for life euerla-sting 4. Voices eight parts XXI CANTVS WItnesse yee heau'ns I vow to loue the fai-rest to loue but how for vertue not for lust for vertue why because she is the rarest Come life come death in her I only trust hap death hap life I force not which betide I force not which betide me by her I liue from death I cannot hide me hap death hap life I force not which betide I force not which betide me by her I liue from death I cannot hide me WItnes ye heau'ns I vow to loue the fairest ij to loue but how to loue but how ij for vertue not for lust for vertue why because she is the rarest come life come death in her I only trust hap death hap life I force not which betide me ij by her I liue frō death I cannot hide me hap life hap death I force not which betide me ij by her I liue from death I cannot hide me hide me A TABLE OF ALL THE CANZONETS contained in this BOOKE MY Ladyes collor'd cheeks I Carters now cast downe your whips II Philida bewaild the want of Coridon III Daphne on the rainebow IIII Blind loue was shooting V Pearce did loue faire Petronel. VI Pearce did daunce with Petronel VII The wauering planet VIII Lady the sillie flea of all disdained IX Thrice blessed be the giuer X The curtaine drawne I saw my loue XI Susanna faire sometime XII Loue shooting among many XIII Loue shooting at an other XIIII Ay me poore hart XV Sometime she would and sometime not XVI Among the dafadillies XVII Simkin said that Sisse was faire XVIII Ladie when ' I behold your passions XIX Consture my meaning XX VVitnes ye heauens XXI FINIS BASSVS CANZONETS TO FOWRE VOYCES With a Song of eight parts COMPILED BY GILES FARNABY Bachilar of Musicke LONDON Printed by Peter Short dwelling on Bredstreet hil at the signe of the Star M.D.XCVIII TO THE RIGHT VVORSHIPFVLL MAISTER FERDINANDO HEABVRN GROOME OF HER MAIESTIES PRIVIE CHAMBER PIthy pleasaunt was that inuētion of our auncient English poet Ieffray Chaucer in his booke intituled the parliament of Birdes wherein hee describeth the straunge and sweete harmonie amonge the fowles of all kindes no one refusing to vtter such melodie as nature in her course affoorded The consideration whereof right worshipfull enboldneth me to shew my simple skill in these poore Canzonets Although many excellent and famous musicions haue sette foorth in Impression many and excellent workes yet as the sillie sparrow presumeth to chirpe in presence of the melodious nightingall so bluntly and boldly as a poore member among the musicall sort I make bold to intrude these sillie works as the first fruits of my labor crauing your gentle acceptaunce whome I chose for their patrone both for your worthines excellency in iudgemēt
your manifold courtesies and louing kindnes at all times which binde me in dutie to loue you To shewe the effects thereof I know no waie but this simple meane proceeding ex abundantia Cordis And to auoide tediousnes wishing you all peace of mind worldly prosperitie euerlasting felicitie I take my leaue Yours in all dutie GYLES FARNABY Anto Holbornus ad autorem CAepisti benè perge modos componere gratos Et quantum poteris numen in arte doce Caelestes videor nisi maxime fallor amore Exaudire tuis in numeris modulos Mille aures Dea fama tibi iam surrigit ora Tot quoque diuinum carmen ad astra ferant M. Io. Dowland to the Author THOV ONLY SHALT HAVE PHYLLIS Only thou fit without all further gloses Crouned to be with euerlasting Roses With Roses and with Lillies And with Daffadoundillies But thy songs sweeter are saue in their closes Then are Lillies or Roses Like his that taught the woods sound Amaryllis GOLDINGS you that haue too too dainty NOSES Auaunt go feede you themels where on ROSES M. R. Alison in praise of the Author AS Treasure hidde within the golden Myne Such is the state of Musiques art vnknowne The ore digde forth the workeman maks it fine Till which performde the vertue is not showne So Farnaby had left this worke obscured And drownd deserte of praise belonging to him Had he not bin by speciall friends procured With tycing speech and filed phraise to wooe him These works had quaild and he from vse had swaru'd But well performde and therefore well deseru'd M. Hu. Holland to the Author I Would both sing thy praise and praise thy singing That in the winter nowe are both aspringing But my Muse must be stronger And the daies must be longer When the sunne's in his hight with y e bright Barnaby Then should we sing thy praises gentle Farnaby 4. voices I. BASVS DAmaske roses damaske ro-ses which clad in damaske mantles spred the arbors in damask mantles spred the arbors arbors but thrise more plesant were her sweet supposes proceeding from her lips where sweet loue harbors her lips where sweet loue harbors for vewing those for vewing those her cheeks roses for vew-ing those her cheeks and roses sprowting breeds a doubting 4. Voices II. BASVS CAarters now cast down your whips cast down your whips and shepheards put off put off your scrips and shepheards put off your scrips behold faire stars blazing blazing faire stars blazing Ambrosia with Amarillis and Coridon walking with faire with faire Phillis and Coridon walking with faie Phillis to set your eyes your eyes a gazing and Coridon 4. voices III. BASVS ANd Herpulus of Philida complained for Corine often would she sigh and grone but Herpulus that lou'd her she disdained poore Herpulus why should not ri-gor moue thee â—â—â—ate her thrice ij that once disdaind to loue thee poore Herpulus 4. Voices IIII. BASVS DAphne on the rainebow riding were chiding were chiding when al the gods were chiding fell sodenly amazed full gastly then she gazed and presently the god of anger frownd and in his fu-ry down he flang her down he flang her and in his fu-ry down he flang her 4. Voices V. BASVS BLind loue was shooting loosing of his arrow he kild his mothers sparrow ij and tracing forth his foo-ting his mother Venus spide it before the boy could hide it and tracing 4. Voices VI. BASVS PEarce did loue faire Petronel Petronel and gallantly could pranck it could pranck it he puld her and he hauld her ij and often times he cald her primrose prickt in a blanket he puld her 4. Voices VII BASVS PEarce did dance with Petronâ—l-la pretty Almans that weare new ij such he daunst and nothing true but when Parnell danst but ij all the maids began to flout him all the maids began to flout him but when Parnel 4. Voices VIII BASVS GOddes of the waters goddes of the waters flowing that bears a sway in each thing growing and makes my Lady varia-ble oft I seeke to vnder-mind her oft I seeke to vndermind her yet I know not where to find her yet I know not where to find her 4. voices IX BASSVS LAdy The silly flea of all disdained I pitty I pitty I pitty I pitty that poore creature both black smal of stature were I a flea were I a flea in bed I would not biteyou bite you bite you bite you but search some other way for to delight you weare I a flea 4. Voices X. BASSVS THrice blessed be the gi-uer the gi-uer that 〈◊〉 sweet loue that golden quiuer among the gods anointed that made the arrow heads ii ii that made the arrow heads sharp pointed if either of them both had quai-led if either of them both had qualed she of my loue she of my loue she of my loue ii and 〈◊〉 had failed iâ— 4. voices XI BASSVS THe curtain drawn I saw my loue lie sleeping thrice happy was that peeping for vewing her sweet lying her sweet lying preserues my life and keeps my soule from dying from dying of thousand ioies missing her missing her I had mist al whose sight reuiues reuiues me more ii then ru-by pearle and cristall 4. Voices XII BASSVS SV-san-na faire somtime SusaÌ„na faire Susanna faire somtime ii of loue requested somtime ii somtime of loue requested by two old men ii by two old men sweet looks allur'd was in her hart full sad was in her hart was in her hart full sad ii and sore molested full ii fulsad sore molested seeing the force ii seeing the force her chastity endur'd to theÌ„ she said by craft pro-cur'd do yeeld to you my body to abuse it do yeeld to you my body to a-buse it I loose my soule I shal loose I shal loose my soule and if I shal refuse it you will me iudge ij reprochfully better it is but better it is in innocency to chuse it for to chuse it then by my fault to offend ii then by my fault to offend ii then by my fault to offend my God on hie ii offend my God on hie 4. Voices XIII BASSVS LOue shooting among many by chaÌ„ce he hit by chaÌ„ce he hit not a-ny the shaft rebounded and loue himselfe was wounded and ij and loue himselfe was wounded when Siches saw the dart had mist had mist her when Siches saw the dart had mist had mist her she smild and said that all the gods and said that all the gods had blest her when 4. Voices second part XIIII BASSVS LOue shooting at another and chaÌ„st to hit his mother but as the Lady fainted god Mars did start and therwith was attained attained when Vulcan saw when Vulcan saw when Vulcan saw the shoot did freat him the shoot did freat did freat him he sweare that he would beat him when Vulcan 4. Voices XIII BASSVS AY me poore hart since loue hath plai-ed his part since loue hath plaied his part ii my sences all are lost ij are
CANTVS CANZONETS TO FOWRE VOYCES With a Song of eight parts COMPILED BY GILES FARNABY Bachilar of Musicke LONDON Printed by Peter Short dwelling on Bredstreet hil at the signe of the Star M.D.XCVIII TO THE RIGHT VVORSHIPFVLL MAISTER FERDINANDO HEABVRN GROOME OF HER MAIESTIES PRIVIE CHAMBER PIthy pleasaunt was that inueÌ„tion of our auncient English poet Ieffray Chaucer in his booke intituled the parliament of Birdes wherein hee describeth the straunge and sweete harmonie amonge the fowles of all kindes no one refusing to vtter such melodie as nature in her course affoorded The consideration whereof right worshipfull enboldneth me to shew my simple skill in these poore Canzonets Although many excellent and famous musicions haue sette foorth in Impression many and excellent workes yet as the sillie sparrow presumeth to chirpe in presence of the melodious nightingall so bluntly and boldly as a poore member among the musicall sort I make bold to intrude these sillie works as the first fruits of my labor crauing your gentle acceptaunce whome I chose for their patrone both for your worthines excellency in iudgemeÌ„t your manifold courtesies and louing kindnes at all times which binde me in dutie to loue you To shewe the effects thereof I know no waie but this simple meane proceeding ex abundantia Cordis And to auoide tediousnes wishing you all peace of mind worldly prosperitie euerlasting felicitie I take my leaue Yours in all dutie GYLES FARNABY Anto Holbornus ad autorem CAepisti benè perge modos componere gratos Et quantum poteris numen in arte doce Caelestes videor nisi maxime fallor amore Exaudire tuis in numeris modulos Mille aures Dea fama tibi iam surrigit ora Tot quoque diuinum carmen ad astra ferant M. Io. Dowland to the Author THOV ONLY SHALT HAVE PHYLLIS Only thou fit without all further gloses Crouned to be with euerlasting Roses With Roses and with Lillies And with Daffadoundillies But thy songs sweeter are saue in their closes Then are Lillies or Roses Like his that taught the woods sound Amaryllis GOLDINGS you that haue too too dainty NOSES Auaunt go feede you themels where on ROSES M. R. Alison in praise of the Author AS Treasure hidde within the golden Myne Such is the state of Musiques art vnknowne The ore digde forth the workeman maks it fine Till which performde the vertue is not showne So Farnaby had left this worke obscured And drownd deserte of praise belonging to him Had he not bin by speciall friends procured With tycing speech and filed phraise to wooe him These works had quaild and he from vse had swaru'd But well performde and therefore well deseru'd M. Hu. Holland to the Author I Would both sing thy praise and praise thy singing That in the winter nowe are both aspringing But my Muse must be stronger And the daies must be longer When the sunne's in his hight with y e bright Barnaby Then should we sing thy praises gentle Farnaby 4. voices I. CANTVS MY Ladies collor'd cheeks weare like the damaske ro-ses which clad in damaske mantles spred the ar-bors but thrise more pleasant weare her sweet supposes thise more pleasant were her sweet supposes but ij suppo-ses proceeding from her lips where sweet loue harbors whereij for vewing those for ij her cheeks roses sprowting for vewing those her cheeks and roses sprowting the iudgmeÌ„t of y e sweetest breeds a doubting 4. Voices II. CANTVS CAarters now cast down your whips Carters now cast down your whips your whips and shepheards put off your scrips ij whilst that your sheep are grazing behold faire stars blazing behold ij faire stars blazing Ambrosia talking with Amarillis and Coridon walking with faire Phillis and ij Coridon Coridon walking with faire Phillis to set your eyes your eyes a-gazing and Coridon 4. 〈…〉 PHili-da bewaild the want of Coridon and Herpulus of Philida complained for Corine often would she sigh and grone for Corine often would she sigh but Herpulus that lou'd her she disdained poore Herpulus why should not rigor moue not rigor moue thee to hate her thrice to to hate her thrice that once disdaind to loue thee poore 〈…〉 DAphne on the rainebow ri-ding on the rainebow riding when all the gods weare chiding were chiding ij when all the gods were chiding were chiding fell soden-ly amazed full gastly then she gazed and presently the god of ang er frownd and in his fury down he flang her down he flang her and in his fu-ry down he flang her in ij her down he flang her and 4. Voices V. CANTVS BLind loue was shooting losing of his arrow he kild his mothers sparrow he ij and tracing forth his footing his mother Venus spide it before the boy could hide it and 4. Voices VI. CANTVS PEarce did loue faire Petronel because she sang danced well and danced well and gallantly could pranckit ij he puld her and he puld her and he hauld her and oftentimes he cald her and often times he cald her primrose pearles primrose peatles prickt in a blanket 4. Voices VII CANTVS PEarce did daunce with Petronella Lasiamizan and Laduncella pretty Almans that weare new such he daunst and nothing true but when Parnel daunst without him without him all the maids began to floute him ij all the maids began to floute him 4. Voices VIII CANTVS THe wauering planet ij the wauering planet the wauering planet most vnstable goddes of the waters flowing of the waters flowing that beares a sway in each thing growing makes my La-dy variable oft I seeke to vnder-mind her oft I seeke to vnder-mind her oft I seeke to vnder-mind her yet I know not where not where yet I know not where yet I know not where to find her 4. voices IX CANTVS LAdy the silly flea of all disdained because it hath comâ—â—â—â—ed I pitty I pitty that poore creature I pitty I pitty I pitty y e poore creature both black small of stature were I a flea ij in bed in bed I would not bite you ij I would not bite you not bite you but search some other some other way for to delight you were I a flea 4. Voices X. CANTVS THrice blessed be the giuer be the giuer thrice ij be the giuer that gaue sweet loue that golden quiuer and liue he long and liue he long among the gods anointed that made the arrow heads that made the arrow heads ij sharpe pointed if either of them both had quailed ij had qua-led qualed she of my loue she of my loue ij of my loue and I of hers and I of hers of hers had failed if either 4. voices XI CANTVS THe curtaine drawn I saw my loue I saw my loue lie sleeping thrice happy was that pee-ping thrice happy was that pee-ping for vewing her sweet lying her sweet her sweet lying preserues my life and keeps my soule from dying and keeps my soule from dying of thousand ioyes missing her I had mist all whose sight
lost my mind â—ake tost like waues that swell sweet god of loue thou dost excel thy passions moâ—e my mind to proue that turtle doue she flies ij ii she flies she flies my loue she tries oh send me remedy remedy ii ij oh send me remedy 4. voices XVI BASSVS SOmtime she would and somtime not and somtime not the more request the more disdaind each woman hath her gift god wot her gift god wot and e-uer had and euer had since Venus raignd Venus raignd ij euer had since Venus raignd though Vulcan ij though Vulcan did to Venus yeeld I would haue men to win the field 4. Voices XVII BASSVS Among the Daffadillies and faire white Lillies the God of loue ii of loue came creeping the god the god of loue came creeping lay sleeping he bent his bow but mist his footing ii and loosing lost both labor la-bor shaft and shooting he bent his bow but mist his footing ij loosing lost both labor labor shaft shooting 4. voices XVIII BASSVS HE ment to loue her he set her on his ambling Maire al this he did to proue her all this he did to proue all this he did to proue her al this he did to proue to proue her wheÌ„ they caÌ„e home cam home Sis floted creaÌ„ when they caÌ„e home Sis sloted cream Sin floted cream and pourd it through a strainer pourd ij and ii pourd it through a strainer but sware that Simkin should haue none because he did disdaine her 4. Voices XIX BASSVS LAdy wheÌ„ I behold your passions so diuers so oft constrained vpon such flight or no occasions as though you were with grief sore pained as though you were with griefe sore pained I enter in-to these perswasions A man might saile from Trent vnto Danuby and yet not find so strange a peece as you be 4. Voices XX. BASSVS COnsture my meaning wrest not my method wrest not my method good will craues fauor witnes the high God if I haue ment wel good wil reward me when I deserue ill no man re-gard me what shall I say more speech is but blasting but blasting still will I hope for life euer-lasting stil will I hope for life euerlasting 4. Voices eights parts XXI BASSVS WItnes ye heauens I vow to loue the fairest to loue but how for vertue not for lust ii because she is the is the rarest her I only trust hap death hap life I force not which betide me not which betide me by her I liue from death I cannot hide me hap death hap life I force not which betide me not which betide me by her I liue from death I cannot hide me WItnes ye heau'ns I vow to loue the fairest to loue but how for vertue not for lust for vertue not for lust not for lust for vertue why because she is the rarest come life come death in her I on-ly trust hap death hap life I force not which betide me by her I liue from death I cannot hide me hap death hap life I force not which betide me by her I liue from death I cannot hide me A TABLE OF ALL THE CANZONETS contained in this BOOKF MY Ladyes collor'd cheeks I Carters now cast downe your whips II Philida bewaild the want of Coridon III Daphne on the rainebow IIII Blind loue was shooting V Pearce did loue faire Petronel. VI Pearce did daunce with Petronel VII The wauering planet VIII Lady the sillie flea of all disdained IX Thrice blessed be the giuer X The curtaine drawne I saw my loue XI Susanna faire sometime XII Loue shooting among many XIII Loue shooting at an other XIIII Ay me poore hart XV Sometime she would and sometime not XVI Among the dafadillies XVII Simkin said that Sisse was faire XVIII Ladie when'I behold your passions XIX Consture my meaning XX VVitnes ye heauens XXI FINIS