ALTVS The first set of English MADRIGALES to 3. 4. 5. and 6. voices Newly composed by Thomas Bateson practicioner in the Art of Musicke and Organist of the Cathedral Church of Christ in the Citie of Chester 1604. IN LONDON PRINTED BY THOMAS ESTE THE TABLE Of 6. voc When Oriana walkt to take the ayer This Song was sent to late and should haue been printed in the set of Orianaes but being a work of this author I haue placed it before this set of his Songs Songs to 3. voices BEautie is a louely sweet I Loue would discharge the dutie of his hart II The Nightingale so soone as Aprill bringeth III Aye mee my mistresse scornes my loue IIII Come follow mee faire Nymphes V Your shining eyes and golden haire VI Songs to 4. voices Whether so fast see how the kindly flowres VII Dame Venus hence to Paphos goe VIII Downe from aboue falls Ioue in rayne IX Adue sweet loue Adue X If loue bee blinde how hath hee then the sight XI Phillis farewell I may no longer liue XII Songs to 5. voices Those sweet delightfull Lillies XIII And must I needs depart then XIIII Sweet Gemma when I first beheld First part XV Yet stay alway be chained to my hart Second part XVI Strange were the life that euery man would like XVII Alas where is my loue where is my sweeting XVIII O fly not loue O fly not mee XIX Who prostrate lyes at womens feet XX Sister awake close not your eyes XXI Orianaes farewell Hark heare you not a heauenly harmony XXII Songs to 6. voices Deare if you wish my dying XXIII Faire Hebe when dame Flora meets XXIIII Phillis farewell I may no longer liue XXV Thirsis Thirsis on his faire Phillis XXVI Merely my loue and I. XXVII Musick some thincks no Musick is XXVIII FINIS TO MY HONORABLE AND MOST respected good friend Sir VVilliam Norres Knight of the honorable order of the Bath Thomas Bateson wisheth long lyfe health and happinesse with increase of honor SYR I am bould to present vnto you these few MADRIGALES and I pray you as you haue heeretofore rather for your exceeding loue to mee then for any worth that I acknowledge of the Songs giuen them your priuate applause liking when I sent them to you euer as they were composed in loose papers so you wil much more now for now in-deed when they come to the worlds eye and censure they had more need of it then euer Vouchsafe to giue them your good countenance and publick patronage In trueth I must confesse they are like young birds feared out of the nest before they be well feathered finde no place so fit to light on as on the braunches of your fauour where such is your loue to mee and Musick I hope they wil be so shrouded in the leaues of your good liking that you will giue leaue neither to any rauenous Kite nor craftie fowler I meane neither to any open mouthed Momus nor more slie detractor to deuoure or harme them that cannot succor nor shift for themselues I could wish them a Cage of as many sweet singing Nightingales to salute your eares with the choisest of delightfull Notes and the melody of most eare-pleasing harmony that your idle time might not passe without delight if they might yeeld it to you But whatsoeuer they are yours they are for you onely they were made It was your good countenance that did encourage mee to this Your loue to Musick doth not onely chalenge it of mee but euen the vttermost that Musicks art can afford which if it were in mee I would most willingly offer to you Now let these my affectionate indeuours be accepted since this is all that I can performe except the honoring of your Vertues and obseruance of your worthinesse Yours in all loue and so obliged Thomas Bateson This song should haue bene printed in the set of Orianaes Of 6. voc ALTVS WHen O╌riana walkt to take the aier The world did striue to entertain so faire the world ij the world ij By Flora faire and sweetest flowers were strone by Flora ij were strone A long the way for her to tread vpon a long ij The trees did blossom Siluer ri╌uers ran the trees ij The wind did gently play vp╌on her fan And then for to delight her graces eare her ij her ij The woods a temple seemd the birds a quire the woods ij the woods ij Then sang the sheperds Nimphs of Diana and ij and ij and ij Long liue faire O╌ri╌a╌na Long ij Long liue faire O╌ria╌na faire O╌ri╌ana I. Of 3. voc ALTVS BEautie is a louely sweet where pure white and crimson meet wher ij Beautie is a louely sweet wher pure white crimsō meet wher ij Ioyn'd with fauour of the face chiefest flour of femall race chiefest ij Oh chiefest flour of femall race But if vertue might be seene but ij it would more it ij delight the eine it ij it ij it ij delight the eine But if vertue might be seene but ij it would more it ij delight the eine it ij it ij it ij delight the eine II. Of 3. voc ALTVS LOue would discharge the dutie of his hart in beauties praise whose greatnes doth denie words to his thoughts words ij thoughts to his desert thoughts ij and ij which high conceipt since nothing can supply can supply which ij since nothing can supply Loue heere constraind through conquest to confesse bids silence sigh that tongue cannot expresse bids ij bids si╌lence sigh that ij that ij cannot ex╌presse Loue heere constraind through conquest to con╌fesse bids silence sigh that ij bids ij bids si╌lence sigh that tongue can not ex╌presse that tongue can not can not ex╌presse III. Of 3. voc ALTVS THe Nightingale the ij so soone as Aprill bringeth so ij vnto her rested sence a perfect waking vnto ij while late bare earth proud of new clothing springeth Sings out her woes a thorne her song booke making and mournfully bewayling and ij bewayling her throat in tunes expresseth what griefe her brest oppresseth what ij what ij what ij what ij what ij IIII. Of 3. voc ALTVS AYe mee ij ij Aye mee my mistris scorns my loue Aye mee ij my loue I feare she will most cruell proue I feare ij I feare ij she wil most cruell proue Aye mee Aye mee I weep I sigh I greeue groane I weep ij I ij I greeue and groane I ij yet shee regardeth not yet ij my moane then loue adew adew ij ij adew it sits not mee to weepe for her that laughs at thee to ij to ij to ij for her to ij that laughes at thee to weepe for her that laughs at thee Deere but I Loue ij kild the Deere V. Of 3. voc ALTVS COme follow mee faire Nymphs come ij come ij come ij come follow mee faire Nimphs hie runne a pase runne hie i◠run a pase Diana hunting honoreth honoreth this chase Dia╌na ij
This Song was sent to late and should haue been printed in the set of Orianaes but being a work of this author I haue placed it before this set of his Songs Songs to 3. voices BEautie is a louely sweet I Loue would discharge the dutie of his hart II The Nightingale so soone as Aprill bringeth III Aye mee my mistresse scornes my loue IIII Come follow mee faire Nymphes V Your shining eyes and golden haire VI Songs to 4. voices Whether so fast see how the kindly flowres VII Dame Venus hence to Paphos goe VIII Downe from aboue falls Ioue in rayne IX Adue sweet loue Adue X If loue bee blinde how hath hee then the sight XI Phillis farewell I may no longer liue XII Songs to 5. voices Those sweet delightfull Lillies XIII And must I needs depart then XIIII Sweet Gemma when I first beheld First part XV Yet stay alway be chained to my hart Second part XVI Strange were the life that euery man would like XVII Alas where is my loue where is my sweeting XVIII O fly not loue O fly not mee XIX Who prostrate lyes at womens feet XX Sister awake close not your eyes XXI Orianaes farewell Hark heare you not a heauenly harmony XXII Songs to 6. voices Deare if you wish my dying XXIII Faire Hebe when dame Flora meets XXIIII Phillis farewell I may no longer liue XXV Thirsis Thirsis on his faire Phillis XXVI Merely my loue and I. XXVII Musick some thincks no Musick is XXVIII FINIS TO MY HONORABLE AND MOST respected good friend Sir VVilliam Norres Knight of the honorable order of the Bath Thomas Bateson wisheth long lyfe health and happinesse with increase of honor SYR I am bould to present vnto you these few MADRIGALES and I pray you as you haue heeretofore rather for your exceeding loue to mee then for any worth that I acknowledge of the Songs giuen them your priuate applause liking when I sent them to you euer as they were composed in loose papers so you wil much more now for now in-deed when they come to the worlds eye and censure they had more need of it then euer Vouchsafe to giue them your good countenance and publick patronage In trueth I must confesse they are like young birds feared out of the nest before they be well feathered finde no place so fit to light on as on the braunches of your fauour where such is your loue to mee and Musick I hope they wil be so shrouded in the leaues of your good liking that you will giue leaue neither to any rauenous Kite nor craftie fowler I meane neither to any open mouthed Momus nor more slie detractor to deuoure or harme them that cannot succor nor shift for themselues I could wish them a Cage of as many sweet singing Nightingales to salute your eares with the choisest of delightfull Notes and the melody of most eare-pleasing harmony that your idle time might not passe without delight if they might yeeld it to you But whatsoeuer they are yours they are for you onely they were made It was your good countenance that did encourage mee to this Your loue to Musick doth not onely chalenge it of mee but euen the vttermost that Musicks art can afford which if it were in mee I would most willingly offer to you Now let these my affectionate indeuours be accepted since this is all that I can performe except the honoring of your Vertues and obseruance of your worthinesse Yours in all loue and so obliged Thomas Bateson This song should haue bene printed in the set of Orianaes Of 6. voc TENOR WHen Oriana By Flora faire and sweetest flowers were strone by ij by ij by ij A long the way for her to tread vpon The trees did blossom Siluer riuers ran the ij The wind did gently play the ij vpon her fan And then for to delight her graces eare her graces eare The woods a temple seemd the birds a quire the birds a quire the woods ij the birds a quire Then sang the sheperds and Nimphs of Di╌a╌na and ij and ij and ij and ij Long liue faire O╌ri╌a╌na Long ij Long liue faire O╌ri╌a╌na Long liue faire O╌ri╌a╌na VII Of 4. voc TENOR WHether so fast see how the kindly flowers perfume the Ayre perfume ij all to make thee stay The climbing woodbind clipping all these bowers clipping ij clips thee likewise clips ij for feare thou passe a╌way for ij Fortune our friend our foe will not gainsay our foe ij Stay but a while Phaebe no teltale is Shee her Endimion I le my Phaebe kisse She her ij I will my Phaebe kisse stay but a while Phaebe no teltale is shee her Endimion I le my Phaebe kisse She her ij I will my Phaebe kisse VIII Of 4. voc TENOR DAme Venus hence to Paphos goe for Mars is gon toth ' field he cannot tend sweet loues embrace in hād with spear and shield with ij Dame Venus hence to Paphos goe for Mars is gon toth ' field he cannot tend sweet loues embrace in hand with speare and shield with ij The roaring Canons thunder out thun╌der out ij such terrours as not fit a tender Impe of your regard which dalling still doth sit which ij doth sit which ij which ij which ij IX Of 4. voc TENOR DOwne from aboue falls Ioue in rayne falls ij into faire Danaes lap amaine into ij into ij Thereat shee starts thereat yet Lam like still Lamb╌like still At last performeth all his will at last ij performeth ij With hie and low such golden guifts such ij such ij will put their conscience to the shift will ij will put their conscience to the shift their ij X. Of 4. voc TENOR A Dew sweet loue a dew a ij A dew a dew O thus to part kills my bleeding hart O thus ij O ij my blee╌ding hart Yet fates alas will haue it so will ij yet ij yet ij Cruell their dome cruell ij so to decree at once to part two louers true at once ij But since we needs must part but ij wee ij once againe once ij a dew sweet hart a dew sweet hart a dew a dew a dew sweet hart a dew sweet hart XI Of 4 voc TENOR IF loue be blind how hath he then the sight the sight how hath he ij with beauties beames my carelesse hart to wound to wound my ij Or if a boy how hath he then the might how ij the might how ij The mightiest conquerors to bring to ground to bring to ground the mightiest ij O no he is not blind but I that leese my thought the wayes that bring to restlesse feares my ij nor yet a boy nor ij but I that liue in dread that ij mixed with hope and seeke for ioy in teares for ij mixed with hope and seeke for ioy in teares XII Of 4. voc TENOR PHillis farewell I may no longer liue I may ij Yet if I dye yet ij faire Phillis I forgiue faire ij I liue to
griefe aâ•Œmend my griefe aâ•Œmend my ij or my griefe aâ•Œmend or my ij or my ij my griefe aâ•Œmend XXVI Of 6. voc TENOR THirsis Thirâ•Œsis on his faire Phillis brest reposing Sweetly did languish did lanâ•Œguish when shee in loues sweet anguish him kissing gently said thus said thus with sugred glosing Thirâ•Œsis O tell me thy true loue best aprooued thy ij Art not thou ij ij my beâ•Œloued Then hee ij which to her hart was euer neeâ•Œrest was ij kist her againe and said Yes yes Laâ•Œdy deerest Yes yes Laâ•Œdy deeâ•Œrest Yes yes Lady deerest Then hee ij which to her hart was euer neeâ•Œrest was ij kist her againe and said Yes yes Laâ•Œdy deerest Yes ij deeâ•Œrest yes yes ij deerest XXVII Of 6. voc TENOR MErely my Vpon the plaines were sporting ij weare sporting were ij chearfully the Nimphs and Faunes the ij the ij oft times to vs resorted oft ij sorrow did not vs assaile wee tasted of each pleasure happie those ij that may with vs haue part of loues rich treasure of loues ij haue part ij happie those hapâ•Œij that may with vs haue part of loues rich treasure of loues ij haue part ij treaâ•Œsure XXVIII Of 6. voc TENOR MVsicke some thinke no Musicke is Vnlesse shee sing of clip and kisse vnlesse shee sing of clip and kisse vnlesse shee sing of clip and kisse of clip and kisse vnlesse ij And bring to wanton tunes fie fie to wanton tunes fie fie fie sie Or ticha tacha or tihha taâ•Œha or I le crie or I le crie or tih ij I le crie But let but let such rimes no more disgrace but ij but ij Musicke sprung of heauenly race Musick ij Musicke sprung of heauenly race of heauenly race FINIS BASSVS The first set of English MADRIGALES to 3. 4. 5. and 6. voices Newly composed by Thomas Bateson practicioner in the Art of Musicke and Organist of the Cathedral Church of Christ in the Citie of Chester 1604. IN LONDON PRINTED BY THOMAS ESTE THE TABLE Of 6. voc When Oriana walkt to take the ayer This Song was sent to late and should haue been printed in the set of Orianaes but being a work of this author I haue placed it before this set of his Songs Songs to 3. voices BEautie is a louely sweet I Loue would discharge the dutie of his hart II The Nightingale so soone as Aprill bringeth III Aye mee my mistresse scornes my loue IIII Come follow mee faire Nymphes V Your shining eyes and golden haire VI Songs to 4. voices Whether so fast see how the kindly flowres VII Dame Venus hence to Paphos goe VIII Downe from aboue falls Ioue in rayne IX A due sweet loue A due X If loue bee blinde how hath hee then the sight XI Phillis farewell I may no longer liue XII Songs to 5. voices Those sweet delightfull Lillies XIII And must I needs depart then XIIII Sweet Gemma when I first beheld First part XV Yet stay alway be chained to my hart Second part XVI Strange were the life that euery man would like XVII Alas where is my loue where is my sweeting XVIII O fly not loue O fly not mee XIX Who prostrate lyes at womens feet XX Sister awake close not your eyes XXI Orianaes farewell Hark heare you not a heauenly harmony XXII Songs to 6. voices Deare if you wish my dying XXIII Faire Hebe when dame Flora meets XXIIII Phillis farewell I may no longer liue XXV Thirsis Thirsis on his faire Phillis XXVI Merely my loue and I. XXVII Musick some thincks no Musick is XXVIII FINIS TO MY HONORABLE AND MOST respected good friend Sir VVilliam Norres Knight of the honorable order of the Bath Thomas Bateson wisheth long lyfe health and happinesse with increase of honor SYR I am bould to present vnto you these few MADRIGALES and I pray you as you haue heeretofore rather for your exceeding loue to mee then for any worth that I acknowledge of the Songs giuen them your priuate applause liking when I sent them to you euer as they were composed in loose papers so you wil much more now for now in-deed when they come to the worlds eye and censure they had more need of it then euer Vouchsafe to giue them your good countenance and publick patronage In trueth I must confesse they are like young birds feared out of the nest before they be well feathered finde no place so fit to light on as on the braunches of your fauour where such is your loue to mee and Musick I hope they wil be so shrouded in the leaues of your good liking that you will giue leaue neither to any rauenous Kite nor craftie fowler I meane neither to any open mouthed Momus nor more slie detractor to deuoure or harme them that cannot succor nor shift for themselues I could wish them a Cage of as many sweet singing Nightingales to salute your eares with the choisest of delightfull Notes and the melody of most eare-pleasing harmony that your idle time might not passe without delight if they might yeeld it to you But whatsoeuer they are yours they are for you onely they were made It was your good countenance that did encourage mee to this Your loue to Musick doth not onely chalenge it of mee but euen the vttermost that Musicks art can afford which if it were in mee I would most willingly offer to you Now let these my affectionate indeuours be accepted since this is all that I can performe except the honoring of your Vertues and obseruance of your worthinesse Yours in all loue and so obliged Thomas Bateson This song should haue ben printed in the set of Orianaes Of 6. voc BASSVS WHen Oriana By Flora faire and sweetest flowers were strone by Flora ij were strone A long the way for her to tread vpon The trees did blossom siluer riuers ran The wind did gently play vpon her fan And then for to delight her graces eare and then ij The woods a temple seemd the birds a quire The woods ij Then sang the Shepherds and Nimphs of Diâ•Œaâ•Œna and ij and Nimphs of Diâ•Œaâ•Œna Long liue faire Oâ•Œriâ•Œaâ•Œnaâ•Œfaire Oâ•Œriâ•Œaâ•Œna Long ij faire Oâ•Œriâ•Œaâ•Œna I. Of 3. voc BASSVS BEautie is a louely sweet where pure white crimson meet where ij Beautie is a louely sweet where pure white and crimson meet where ij Ioyn'd with fauour of the face chiefest flour of femall race chiefest ij Oh chiefest flour of femall race But if vertue might be seene but ij it would more it ij delight the eine it would more it ij it ij it would more delight the eine But if vertue might be seene but ij it wold more it ij delight the eine it would more it ij it ij it ij delight the eine II. Of 3. voc BASSVS LOue would discharge the dutie of his hart in beauties praise whose greatnesse doth denie words to his thoughts words ij and thoughts to his desert and ij which high conceipt since nothing can supply which ij
Second part XVI Strange were the life that euery man would like XVII Alas where is my loue where is my sweeting XVIII O fly not loue O fly not mee XIX Who prostrate lyes at womens feet XX Sister awake close not your eyes XXI Orianaes farewell Hark heare you not a heauenly harmony XXII Songs to 6. voices Deare if you wish my dying XXIII Faire Hebe when dame Flora meets XXIIII Phillis farewell I may no longer liue XXV Thirsis Thirsis on his faire Phillis XXVI Merely my loue and I. XXVII Musick some thincks no Musick is XXVIII FINIS TO MY HONORABLE AND MOST respected good friend Sir VVilliam Norres Knight of the honorable order of the Bath Thomas Bateson wisheth long lyfe health and happinesse with increase of honor SYR I am bould to present vnto you these few MADRIGALES and I pray you as you haue heeretofore rather for your exceeding loue to mee then for any worth that I acknowledge of the Songs giuen them your priuate applause liking when I sent them to you euer as they were composed in loose papers so you wil much more now for now in-deed when they come to the worlds eye and censure they had more need of it then euer Vouchsafe to giue them your good countenance and publick patronage In trueth I must confesse they are like young birds feared out of the nest before they be well feathered finde no place so fit to light on as on the braunches of your fauour where such is your loue to mee and Musick I hope they wil be so shrouded in the leaues of your good liking that you will giue leaue neither to any rauenous Kite nor craftie fowler I meane neither to any open mouthed Momus nor more slie detractor to deuoure or harme them that cannot succor nor shift for themselues I could wish them a Cage of as many sweet singing Nightingales to salute your eares with the choisest of delightfull Notes and the melody of most eare-pleasing harmony that your idle time might not passe without delight if they might yeeld it to you But whatsoeuer they are yours they are for you onely they were made It was your good countenance that did encourage mee to this Your loue to Musick doth not onely chalenge it of mee but euen the vttermost that Musicks art can afford which if it were in mee I would most willingly offer to you Now let these my affectionate indeuours be accepted since this is all that I can performe except the honoring of your Vertues and obseruance of your worthinesse Yours in all loue and so obliged Thomas Bateson This song should haue ben printed in the set of Orianaes Of 6. voc QVINTVS WHen O╌ria╌na walkt to take the aier The world did striue to entertain so faire the ij the ij did striue to entertain so faire By Flora faire sweetest flowers were strone by ij were strone by ij A long the way for her to tread vpon for ij The trees did blossom siluer riuers ran the ij The wind did gently play vpon her fan And then for to delight her graces eare The woods a temple seemd the birds a quire the birds a quire the woods ij the birds a quire Then sang the sheperds Nimphs of Diana and ij and ij and ij Long liue faire Oriana Long ij O╌ri╌a╌na Long ij faire Ori╌a╌na XIII Of 5. voc QVINTVS THose sweet delightfull Lillies which nature gaue which ij which nature gaue my Phil╌lis which ij which nature gaue my Phil╌lis Those sweet delightfull Lillies which nature gaue my Phillis which ij ij ij Aye mee ij Aye mee my Phillis each houre makes mee to lan╌guish So grieuous is my paine my paine and anguish so ij so ij Aye mee ij ij ij my Phil╌lis each houre makes mee to languish makes ij So grieuous is my paine and anguish so grieuous is my paine so ij so ij and anguish XIIII Of 5. voc QVINTVS AND must I needs depart then And ij and must ij and must ij can pit╌tie none come nye her can ij can ij can ij nie her farewell ij farewell alas deseart then farewell ij farewell alas deseart then O break a╌sunder hart to sa╌tis╌fie her O ij O breake ij to sa╌tisfie her to ij to sa╌tisfie her to ij farewel ij ij alas deseart the deseart then farewel alas ij farewel ij O break asūder hart to sa╌tis╌fie her O break ij to sa╌ij to sa╌ij to sa╌ij to sa╌ij XV. Of 5. voc The first part QVINTVS SWeet Gemma when I first beheld thy beautie thy beau╌tie I vou'd thee seruice I ij I ij I ij honour loue and deutie ho ij ho ij O then O then I said the best I ij the best is hi╌ther come to make mee blest to ij but thou alas a╌las a╌las a╌las a╌las sweet thou dost not regard dost not regard my vow 's goe goe let mee not see goe goe let mee goe goe ij goe ij let mee not see goe goe ij let mee not see Cru╌ell though fayrest thee fayrest thee Cru╌ell ij cru╌ell though fay╌rest thee XVI Of 5. voc The second part QVINTVS YEt stay alway yet ij yet stay alway bee chained to my hart with links of loue that wee doe neuer part with links ij then I le not call thee Serpent Tiger cru╌ell then ij O Ti╌ger cru╌ell but my sweet Gemma and my dearest Iu╌ell but my ij my dearest Iu╌ell but ij and my dearest Iu╌ell XVII Of 5. voc QVINTVS STrange were the life ij strange were the life that e╌ue╌rie man would like more strange the state ij the state more ij that should mis╌like each one rare were the Iemme rare were the Iemme that e╌ue╌rie one would seeke that ij would seeke and little little worth and ij and lit╌tle ij and little ij that all would let alone sweet were the meat ij sweet ij that eue╌rie one would chuse and sowre the sause and ij and sowre the sause the sause that all men would re╌fuse XVIII Of 5. voc QVINTVS ALas ij where is my Loue where is my sweeting where ij That hath stolne away my hart my hart God send vs meeting god ij that renu╌ing my lament ij with friendly greeting ij ij She may release my smart and all my weeping she ij But if my sight she flie till hartles I die till ij My grieued ghost with shrikes dreadfull crying cry╌ing shrikes ij alwaies about her fly╌ing flying Shal murmure out complayning to be reueng'd of all her deepe disdayning her ij to ij to ij to ij to ij to ij XIX Of 5. voc QVINTVS O Flie not Loue O flie not me O flie not loue ô flie not mee O flie not loue O flie not loue O flie not loue O flie not mee stay but a while but ij O but a while O stay thee stay ij but a while stay ij O stay thee heare a wretch complai╌ning and ij his griefe through thy dis╌dai╌ning O doe not thus do not thus vnfriendly vse mee O ij doe ij O