CANTVS MADRIGALES TO 3. 4. and 5. parts apt for Viols and voices Newly composed by Michaell Este 1604. IN LONDON PRINTED BY THOMAS ESTE TO THE RIGHT VVORSHIPFVL and my verie good friend Sir Iohn Crofts Knight Michaell Este wisheth long life health and happines with increase of honor WOrshipfull Sir hauing drawne together these Compositions and there-with acquainted some of my wel-willers studious and skilful in the most delectable Science it pleased them not onely with sweet words friendly to approoue what I had done and t'incourage mee boldlie to goe-on in my course of studies but also with manie arguments earnestlie to importune mee to publish for a common benefit which my selfe had done for my owne recreation and priuate exercise Thus whet-on I did consent and doe present vnto your worship these Musicall inuentions of mine not as did the Philosopher his booke of Iustice vnto Antigonus that delighted in oppression an vnmeete Patron for so sweet and necessarie a subiect but as to one addicted to the Muses studious of all good Sciences excelling in vertue delighting in Musick with-all desiring your Protection and Pardon Protection of these my labours the first fruits of my weake studies against deprauers Pardon for publishing them so boldlie vnder your worships name which if I finde whereof I doubt not then shall I bee encouraged with more alacritie both to proceed as I haue now begun and to prepare my selfe to some greater task And so I humblie take my leaue wishing all manner good both vnto your worship and all yours Yours in all loue and dutie Michaell Este THE TABLE Songs to 3. voices O Come againe my loue I In the merry month of May. First part II Coridon would kisse her then Second part III Young Cupid hath proclaim'd a bloody war IIII To bed to bed she cals and neuer ceaseth V Oh doe not run away from mee my Iewell VI In an euening as I was walking VII A las must I run away VIII Songs to 4. voices O stay faire cruell doe not still torment mee IX My hope a counsell with my loue X Pittie deere loue my pittie mouing words XI Mopsie leaue off to loue XII Sweet Loue I erre and doe my error know XIII In vaine my tongue thou begst to ease my care XIIII When on my deare I doe demaund the due XV Ioy of my life that hath my loue in hould XVI Songs to 5. voices All yee that ioy in wayling XVII My prime of youth First part XVIII The spring is past Second part XIX Faire is my loue my deere onely Iewell XX Slie theefe if so you will beleeue First part XXI What thing more cruell can you doe Second part XXII Yee restles cares companions of the night XXIII You mournfull gods XXIIII FINIS CANTVS Of 3. voc I. O Come againe my loue O ij O ij my loue come again my louely Iewell O come again my loue O ij my loue come againe come ij come ij my louely Iewell that wee may kindly kisse and play kisse ij kisse ij and play kisse ij kisse ij may kisse and play and sweetly sweetly passe the tyme away O goe not sweet goe ij goe ij goe ij you are to cruell what now yee run away what ij what ij disdaining and leaue mee heare complaining and ij alone complaining First part II. IN the merry merry merry month of May in a morne by breake of day foorth I walked by the wood side foorth I walked foorth ij by the wood side the wood side wheras May was in her pride a ther I spy'd Philliday ij ij and Coridon much a doe ther was god wot he wold loue and she would not she sayd neuer man was true he said non was false to you hee said ij he said ij he said he had lou'd her long she said loue shold haue no wrong she said loue should haue no wrong III. COridon would kisse her then Cori ij she sayd mayds must kisse no men till they did till ij for good til ij and all Then she made the shepherd call all the heauens all ij to witnesse truth neuer lou'd a truer youth neuer ij Thus with many a pretie oath yea and nay yea ij and faith trouth such as seely shepherds vse when they will not loue abuse Loue which had bene long deluded was with kisses was ij sweet concluded And Philliday and ij with garlands gay was made the lady was ij of the May. IIII. YOung Cupid A bloody war young Cupid hath proclaim'd a bloody war And vowes reuenge on all the Maiden crue O yeeld ij ij faire Clo ris least in that iar thine after penance make thee rue thy folly rue And yet I feare her wondrous beauti 's such and ij A thousand thousand Cupids dare not Cloris tutch A ij A ij A ij not Cloris tutch and yet I feare her wondrous beauti 's such and ij A thousand thousand Cupids dare not Cloris tutch A ij A ij A ij not tutch they dare not Cloris tutch they dare not Cloris tutch V. TO bed to bed she cals and neuer ceaseth and neuer ceaseth and ij and ij Which words doe pierce and grieue my hartfull sore to bed to bed I say I say my paine encreaseth my ij my ij encreaseth Yet I le to bed I le ij I le ij I le ij and trouble you no more and ij Goodnight sweet hart goodnight my deere to bed I must be gone and being there being there and ij and ij I le muse on thee alone good night sweet hart goodnight my deere to bed I must bee gone and being there being there and being there and being there I le muse on thee alone Ile ij VI. OH doe not run away from mee my Iewell oh ij my Iewell oh ij oh ij my sweet Iewel thou hast cast me downe to the ground tarry till I rise thou ij Oh thou vnkind and cruell wilt thou away then well I may repent the day I loued I loued wilt ij since so sodenly since ij since ij I feele all thy loue from mee all ij all thy loue from me remoued Wilt thou away then well I may repent the day I loued I loued wilt ij since so sodenly since ij since ij I feele all thy loue from mee all ij all thy loue from mee re-moued VII IN an euening as I was walking as ij In an euening walking faire Philli-da I saw I saw faire ij faire Phillida I saw faire ij Where shee was talking with her loue Coridon Coridon with ij with ij Coridon who stood now all sadly stood ij and euer hee sigh'd and ij but look'd badly and euer hee sigh'd and ij and euer he sigh'd and ij and ij but look'd but look'd full badly and euer hee sigh'd badly and ij and euer hee sigh'd and ij but look'd full bad-ly VIII ALas must I runne away from her that loues mee must ij that loues mee and running curse the causers of my flight of ij it now behoues me yet wisedome saith yet
delectable Science it pleased them not onely with sweet words friendly to approoue what I had done and t'incourage mee boldlie to goe-on in my course of studies but also with manie arguments earnestlie to importune mee to publish for a common benefit which my selfe had done for my owne recreation and priuate exercise Thus whet-on I did consent and doe present vnto your worship these Musicall inuentions of mine not as did the Philosopher his booke of Iustice vnto Antigonus that delighted in oppression an vnmeete Patron for so sweet and necessarie a subiect but as to one addicted to the Muses studious of all good Sciences excelling in vertue delighting in Musick with-all desiring your Protection and Pardon Protection of these my labours the first fruits of my weake studies against deprauers Pardon for publishing them so boldlie vnder your worships name which if I finde whereof I doubt not then shall I bee encouraged with more alacritie both to proceed as I haue now begun and to prepare my selfe to some greater task And so I humblie take my leaue wishing all manner good both vnto your worship and all yours Yours in all loue and dutie Michaell Este THE TABLE Songs to 3. voices O Come againe my loue I In the merry month of May. First part II Coridon would kisse her then Second part III Young Cupid hath proclaim'd a bloody war IIII To bed to bed she cals and neuer ceaseth V Oh doe not run away from mee my Iewell VI In an euening as I was walking VII A las must I run away VIII Songs to 4. voices O stay faire cruell doe not still torment mee IX My hope a counsell with my loue X Pittie deere loue my pittie mouing words XI Mopsie leaue off to loue XII Sweet Loue I erre and doe my error know XIII In vaine my tongue thou begst to ease my care XIIII When on my deare I doe demaund the due XV Ioy of my life that hath my loue in hould XVI Songs to 5. voices All yee that ioy in wayling XVII My prime of youth First part XVIII The spring is past Second part XIX Faire is my loue my deere onely Iewell XX Slie theefe if so you will beleeue First part XXI What thing more cruell can you doe Second part XXII Yee restles cares companions of the night XXIII You mournfull gods XXIIII FINIS BASSVS Of 3. voc I. O Come againe my loue O ij my louely Iew ell O ij O ij my louely Iewell that wee may kindly kisse play ij ij and sweetly passe the tyme away Oh goe not sweet goe ij goe ij goe ij goe ij you are to cruell What now you run a way what ij disdayning and leaue mee heare complaining and ij alone complaining First part II. IN the merry merry merry month of May in a morne by breake of day foorth I walked by the wood side foorth I walked by the wood side wheras May was in her pride ther I spy'd Philliday ij ij and Coridon much a doe ther was god wot he wold loue she would not she sayd neuer man was true he said none was false to you hee said ij he said he had lou'd her long she said loue should haue shee saide loue should haue should haue no wrong Second part III. COridon would kisse her then she said maids must kisse no men till they did for good and all then she made the shepherd call all the heauens all ij to witnesse truth neuer lou'd a truer youth a ij neuer ij a ij Thus with many a pretie oath yea and nay yea ij yea ij and faith and troth such as silly shepherds vse when they will not loue a buse Loue which had bene long deluded was with kisses was ij sweet conclu ded and Phillida and ij and ij with garlands gay was made the lady of the May. IIII. YOung Cupid hath proclaimd a bloody war a ij And vows re uenge on all the Maiden crue on ij O yeeld ij faire Clo ris least in that foule iar thine after penance makes thee rue thy folly rue yet I feare her wondrous and yet ij beautie is such A thousand thousand Cupids dare not Cloris touch A thou ij not Cloris tutch not ij A ij not Clo ij yet I feare her wondrous and ij 〈…〉 â—â—autie is such A thousand thousand Cupids dare not Cloris tuch A ij not ij not ij A ij they dare not Cloris tutch V. TO bed to bed shee cals and neuer ceaseth and ij and neuer ceaseth and ij Which words doe pierce and grieue my hart full sore to bed to bed I say my paine encreaseth my ij my paine encreaseth my ij Yet I le to bed yet ij yet ij and trouble you no more and ij goodnight sweet hart goodnight my deere to bed I must be gone being ther and ij and being ther and ij I le muse on thee alone goodnight sweet hart goodnight my deere to bed I must bee gone and being there and ij and being there and being there I le muse on thee alone I le muse on thee alone VI. OH doe not run away from mee my Iewell oh ij from mee my Iewell thou hast cast mee downe to the ground tarry till I rise thou ij else thou art most cruell wilt thou away then well I may repent the day I loued wilt thou ij since so soden ly so ij since so soden ly so sodenly I feele all thy loue from mee remoued Wilt thou away then well I may repent the day I loued wilt ij since so soden ly so ij since ij so sodenly I feele all thy loue from mee re-moued VII IN an euening late as I was walking In ij faire Phillida I saw Where shee was talk ing I ij with her loue Coridon who stood all sadly who ij who stood all sadly and euer hee sigh'd badly and euer hee sigh'd and ij and euer hee sigh'd badly and euer hee sigh'd and ij but look'd full badly and euer hee sigh'd and euer hee sigh'd and ij but look'd full badly VIII ALas must I runne away from her that loues mee from ij and running curse the causers of my flight the causers of my flight yet wisedome saith yet ij it now behoues me it now behoues mee to depart from my hart to depart from my hart and yeeld vn to their spight to depart from my hart and yeelde vnto their spight Heere endeth the songs of 3. parts Of 4. voc IX O Stay faire cruell doe not still torment mee still ij O stay ij with frownes ij disgraces and disdainfull deeds and ij and ij when euery eye with pittie when ij doth lament mee that viewes my face and my misfortune reads that ij and my misfortune reades Oh be not be not so hard harted stil hard ij your glori's greater for to spare then spill your ij Oh bee not bee not so hard harted still hard ij your glori's greater for to spare then spill your ij X. MY hope a councell with my loue
intend Let heauinesse and griefe and griefe let heauinesse and griefe bee my delight And pensiue sorrow alwaies in my sight I pray thee stand and help mee sing and help mee sing lamenting and ij The powers deuine to it are all assenting to it are all assenting to it are all assenting all assenting FINIS QVINTVS MADRIGALES TO 3. 4. and 5. parts apt for Viols and voices Newly composed by Michaell Este 1604. IN LONDON PRINTED BY THOMAS ESTE TO THE RIGHT VVORSHIPFVL and my verie good friend Sir Iohn Crofts Knight Michaell Este wisheth long life health and happines with increase of honor WOrshipfull Sir hauing drawne together these Compositions and there-with acquainted some of my wel-willers studious and skilful in the most delectable Science it pleased them not onely with sweet words friendly to approoue what I had done and t'incourage mee boldlie to goe-on in my course of studies but also with manie arguments earnestlie to importune mee to publish for a common benefit which my selfe had done for my owne recreation and priuate exercise Thus whet-on I did consent and doe present vnto your worship 〈…〉 â—â—â—â—ntions of mine not as did the Philosopher his booke 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 â—ntigonus that delighted in oppression an vnmeete Patâ—â—n for 〈◊〉 â—weet and necessarie a subiect but as to one addicted to the Muses studious of all good Sciences excelling in vertue delighting â—â— Musick with-all desiring your Protection and Parâ—â—â— Proteâ—â—â—â—â— of these my labours the first fruits of my weake studies against deprauers Pardon for publishing them so boldlie vnder your worships name which if I finde whereof I doubt not then shall I bee encouraged with more alacritie both to proceed as I haue now begun and to prepare my selfe to some greater task And so I humblie take my leaue wishing all manner good both vnto your worship and all yours Yours in all loue and dutie Michaell Este THE TABLE Songs to 3. voices O Come againe my loue I In the merry month of May. First part II Coridon would kisse her then Second part III Young Cupid hath proclaim'd a bloody war IIII To bed to bed she cals and neuer ceaseth V Oh doe not run away from mee my Iewell VI In an euening as I was walking VII A las must I run away VIII Songs to 4. voices O stay faire cruell doe not still torment mee IX My hope a counsell with my loue X Pittie deere loue my pittie mouing words XI Mopsie leaue off to loue XII Sweet Loue I erre and doe my error know XIII In vaine my tongue thou begst to ease my care XIIII When on my deare I doe demaunâ—â— the due XV Ioy of my life that hath my loue in hould XVI Songs to 5. voices All yee that ioy in wayling â—â—â—â— My prime of youth First part â—â—â—â—â— The spring is past Second part â—â—â— Faire is my loue my deere onely Iewell â—X Slie theefe if so you will beleeue First part â—XI What thing more cruell can you doe Second part XXII Yee restles cares companions of the night XXIII You mournfull gods XXIIII FINIS QVINTVS Of 3. voc I. O Come againe my loue O ij my loue come again my louely Iewel my Iewel O come againe my loue O ij O ij my loue come againe come ij come ij my louely Iewel that wee may kindly kisse and play kisse ij kisse ij kisse ij may kisse and play 〈◊〉 sweetly passe the tyme away O goe not sweet goe not swee◠〈…〉 â—â—uell what now you run away what ij 〈◊〉 a way 〈…〉 and leaue mee heare alone complaining and leaue mee heere complaining First part II. IN the merry merry merry month of May in a morne by breake of day foorth I walked foorth ij by the wood side foorth I walked by the wood side wheras May was in her pride ther I spy'd al-a lone Philliday ij and Coridon much a doe ther was god wot he would loue and she would not she sayd neuer man was true he said none was false to you hee said ne ij hee ij he said he had lou'd her long â—he â—â—ad loue should haue shee saide loue should haue no wrong III. COridon would kisse her then Cori ij she sayd mayds must kisse no men till they did till ij till ij for good all Then she made the shepherd call all the heauens all ij all ij to witnesse truth neuer lou'd a truer youth a tru ij neuer ij a tru ij Thus with many a pretie oath yea and nay and nay yea ij and faith trouth such as see-ly shepherds vse when they will not loue abuse Loue which had bene long deluded was with kisses was ij sweet concluded And Philliday and ij with garlands gay was made the lady was ij of the May. IIII. YOung Cupid hath proclaimd a bloody war a ij a ij And vowes rereuenge on all the Maiden crue on ij O yeeld faire Clo ris faire ij least in that foule iar thine after penance makes thy fol-ly rue yet I feare her wondrous and ij beautiis such A thousand thousand Cupids dare not Cloris touch not ij A ij A ij not ij and yet I feare her wondrous and ij â—â—â—â—ti's such A thousand thousand Cupids dare not Cloris tuch not ij A ij A ij not Cloris tutch they dare not Clo ris tutch V. TO bed to bed shee cals she ij and neuer ceaseth and ij and neuer and ij Which words doe pierce and grieue my hart full sore to bed to bed I say my paine encreaseth my ij my paine en creaseth my ij Yet I le to bed I le to bed I le to bed I le to bed I le ij and trouble you no more and ij goodnight sweet hart goodnight my deere to bed to bed I must be gone 〈…〉 ij and being there being there I le muse on thee aâ—â—ne 〈…〉 â—art goodnight my deere to bed to bed I must bee gone and being there and being there and being there being there I le muse on thee alone I le muse on thee a lone VI. OH doe not run away from mee my Iewell my Iewell oh ij oh ij my Iewell my sweet Iewell thou hast cast mee down to the ground tarry till I rise thou ij lift mee vp else cruell wilt thou away then well I may repent the day the day I loued wilt ij I loued since so soden ly since so soden ly alas since so sodenly I feele now all thy loue from me all ij all thy loue from 〈…〉 loue remoued Wil t thou away then well I may repent the day the day I 〈…〉 I loued since so soden ly since ij alas since so sodenly I feele now all thy loue from me all ij all ij oh all thy loue re-moued VII IN an euening late as I was walking In ij was walking faire Phillida I saw faire ij faire ij Where shee was tal king with her loue Coridon with ij with her loue Coridon with ij who stood all sad ly stood ij stood all sad-ly and euer
ij it now bee houes me to depart from my hart to ij from my hart to ij and yeeld to ij to ij from my hart and yeelde and yeelde vnto their spight to depart to ij from my hart and yeeld and yeeld vnto their spight Heere endeth the songs of 3. parts Of 4. voc IX O Stay faire cruell doe not still torment mee doe ij O stay ij with frownes ij disgraces and disdainfull deeds and ij and ij when euery eye with pit tie doth lament mee doth ij that viewes my face and my misfortune reades and my misfortune reades Oh be not be not so not so hard harted stil your glori's greater for to spare then spill for ij your ij to spare then spill then spill to ij Oh bee not bee not so not so hard harted still your glori's greater for to spare then spill for ij your ij to spare then spill then spill to spare then spill X. MY hope a counsell with my loue hath long desired to bee to bee hath ij to be and maruells much so deere a friend is not re taynd by mee She doth condemne my hast in passing the estate of my whole lyfe into their hands of ij who nought paies for't but hate but hate and not suf fic'd with this she sayes I did release the right of my enioyed li-ber-ties vnto your beau t'ous sight your ij vnto ij and not suffic'd with this she sayes I dyd release the right of my enioyed liberties vnto your beaut'ous sight your ij vnto your beaut'ous sight XI PIttie deere loue my pittie mouing words my ij Pittie deere loue my â—â—â—tie mouing words my mouing words fetc ht from the depth fetch ij the depth of griefe and sad lament of ij of griefe and sad lament of ij whose thoughts before they speak no hope affords whose ij no hope af fords no ij sa uing that thus you know my discontent whose thoughts before they speak no hope af fords whose ij no hope af fords no ij sa uing that thus you know my discontent XII MOpsie leaue of to loue Mopsie ij thy hopes are vaine thy ij thy hopes are vaine are vaine I haue an nother that doth much excell thee I ij whose meanest graces thy per-fecti-ons staine Yet loue him selfe yet ij to loue cannot compell mee cannot compell mee compell mee Yet she is modest vertu's wise chast of all which parts no lit-tle lit-tle part thou hast no lit ij no little lit-tle lit-tle part thou hast Yet she is modest vertu's wise and chast of all which parts no lit-tle lit-tle part thou hast no ij no little lit tle little part thou hast XIII SWeet Loue I erre and doe my error know As hee that burnes as ij that burnes and nourisheth the fire and ij and ij My griefe doth waxe my ij my ij my ij and reason lesse doth grow and ij Yet want I power yet ij to bridle my de sire Content is dead my ioyes are all distressed Aye thus it is aye ij aye ij aye ij To be with loue oppressed to ij to ij Con tent is dead my ioyes are all distressed Aye thus it is aye ij aye ij aye ij To bee with loue oppressed to ij to ij XIIII IN vaine my tongue thou begst to ease my care my care In vaine mine eies you gase or looke for aide for aide in ij in ij in vaine mine eares you listen after ayre you ij In vaine my thoughts In ij in ij in ij you think what hath beene said you ij In vaine my faith serues where 't is not re-gar-ded In vaine my hope when truth is not rewar ded in ij In vaine my faith serues where 't is not re gar-ded In vaine my hope when truth is not rewar-ded in vaine my hope when truth is not rewar ded XV. WHen on my deare I doe demaund the due that to affec ti on and firme faith belongeth and ij and ij A friend to mee she saith shee will bee true a friend to mee shee saith shee will bee true a friend to mee bee true and with this answere still my ioyes prolongeth prolongeth but deare tell mee But deere tell mee what friendship is in this Thus for to wrong mee and de lay my blisse de-lay my blisse But deere tell mee what friendship is in this but deare tell ij Thus for to wrong mee and de lay my blisse XVI IOye of my life that hath my loue in hould Ioy of my life ioy ij that hath my loue in hould Vouchsafe to read these lines my hart doth send and hauing read some pittie some pittie deere vnfould some ij To these sad abstracts sad ij drawing to their end drawing ij to their end Let those sweet eies that stellafie the light Show equall power and day-e-fie my night Let those sweet eies that stellafie the light Show equall power and day-e-fie my night Heere endeth the songs of 4. parts Of 5. voc XVII ALL yee that ioy in wayling All ij that ioy ij come seate your selues arow come ij a row come ij arow and weepe and weepe beesids mee that while my lyfe is fayling the world may see the ij in loue what ill be tide mee and after death doe this in my behoue and ij tell Cressed Troye lus tell ij Troye lus is dead for loue for loue and after death doe this in my behoue tell Cressed Troye lus tell ij is dead is dead for loue First part XVIII MY prime of youth of youth My ij My ij is hut a frost of cares my feast of ioy my ij is but a dish of paine is ij a ij my crop of corne is but a feeld of tares is ij and all my good is but vaine hope of gaine is ij of gaine is ij of gaine the day is fled the ij and yet I saw no sunne and now I liue and ij and ij and ij and ij and now my lyfe is done my ij is done The second part XIX THE spring is past and yet it hath not sprung and ij the fruit is dead the ij and yet the leaues be greene and ij the ij My youth is gone my ij my ij my ij and yet I am but young I saw the world I ij and yet I was not seene and ij and ij and yet I was not seene My thread is cut my ij and yet it is not spun and now I liue and ij and ij and now I liue and ij and now my life is done my lyfe is done XX. FAyer is my loue my loue my deere onely Iew ell Fayer ij my loue my loue Fayer ij my loue my deere and onely Iew ell Mylde are her lookes mylde ij mylde ij mylde ij but yet her hart is cruell but ij O that her hart were as her lookes are mylde then should I not from comfort be exilde then ij bee ex-ild O that her hart were as her lookes are mylde then should I not from comfort be exild then ij be ex I ld First part XXI SLie theefe if
perfections staine Yet loue him selfe yet ij to loue cannot compell mee can ij can ij yet she is modest vertu's wise chast of all which parts of ij of ij no little little part thou hast no ij no little little little part thou hast yet she is modest vertu's wise and chast of all which parts of ij of ij no little little part thou hast no ij no little little little part thou hast XIII SWeet Loue I erre and doe my error know As he that burnes as ij as ij as ij and nourisheth the fire and nourisheth and ij My griefe doth waxe my ij my ij my ij my ij and reason lesse doth grow and ij Yet want I power to bridle my de sire my desire Content is dead my ioyes are all di-stres-sed Aye thus it is aye ij To be with loue oppressed to ij to ij Con tent is dead my ioyes are all distressed Aye thus it is Aye ij To bee with loue op pressed to bee with loue oppressed to bee with loue oppressed XIIII IN vaine my tongue thou begst to ease my care in ij In vaine mine eies you gase In ij or looke for aide in ij In vaine myne eares you listen you listen after aire In vaine my thoughts my thoughts In vaine my thoughts you thinke what hath beene said you ij In vaine my faith serues where 't is not re-gar-ded In vaine my hope when truth is not rewar-ded in ij In vaine my faith serues where 't is not regarded In vaine my hope when truth is not rewar-ded in ij XV. WHen on my deare I doe demaund the due that to affec tion and firme faith belongeth belongeth and ij belongeth A friend to mee she saith shee will be true a friend to mee she saith shee will bee true will bee true and with this answere still my ioyes prolongeth prolongeth But deere tell mee what friendship is in this Thus for to wrong mee and delay my blisse and de lay my blisse But deere tell mee But deere tell mee what friendship is in this Thus for to wrong mee and delay my blisse and de lay my blisse XVI IOye of my life that hath my loue in hould ioy ij that hath my loue in hould Vouchsafe to read these lines my hart doth send and hauing now read and ij some pittie deere vnfould some ij To these sad abstracts drawing to their end drawing ij Let those sweet eies that stella fie the light Show e-quall power and day-efie my night Let those sweet eies that stella fie the light Show equall power and day-e-fie my night Heere endeth the songs of 4. parts Of 5. voc XVII ALL yee that ioy in wayling All ij come seate your selues arow come ij come seate ij come ij and weepe and ij beesids mee That while my lyfe is fayling the world may see in loue what ill bee tide mee And after death doe this in my beehoue And ij And after death doe this in my beehoue tell Cressed Troye-lus tell ij tell ij is dead for loue First part XVIII MY prime of youth My ij is but a frost of cares my feast of ioy My ij is but a dish of paine is ij is ij a dish of paine My crop of corne is but a feeld of tares a ij is ij and all my good is but vaine hope of gaine of gaine is ij is ij of gaine and yet I saw no Sunne and now now I liue now ij and ij and now my lyfe is done is done The second part XIX THe spring is past and yet it hath not sprung the fruit is dead the ij and yet the leaues bee greene and ij and ij My youth is gone my ij my ij my ij and yet and yet I am but young I saw the world the world and yet I was not seene and yet I was not seene and yet it is not spunne and now and now I liue and ij and ij and now my life is done XX. FAyer is my loue my deere and onelie Iewel Fayer ij Fayer ij my deere and onely Iewell Mylde are her lookes mylde ij mylde ij mylde ij but yet her hart is cru ell but ij O that her hart were as her lookes are milde Then should I not from comfort be exilde Then ij from comfort bee exilde O that her hart were as her lookes are mylde then should I not from comfort bee exil'd Then ij from comfort bee exild First part XXI SLie theefe if so you will me beleeue It nought or little did mee grieue mee grieue it nought or little did me grieue That my true hart that ij you had be reft Till that vnkindely till ij you it left till ij till ij you it left Leauing you loose loosing you kill that which I may for-goe so ill that ij that ij Leauing you loose loosing you kill That which I may for-goe so ill that ij that which I may for-goe so ill Second part XXII WHat thing more cruell can you doe Then rob a man and kill him to then ij then ij then ij and kill him to Wherefore of loue I aske this meede To bring you where you did this deede to ij this deede to ij where you did this deede That there you may for your amisses Be dammag'd in bee dammag'd in a thousand kisses bee ij bee ij a thousand kisses That there you may for your amisses bee dammag'd in bee ij a thousand kisses bee ij bee ij a thousand kisses XXIII YEE restles cares yee ij yee ij companions of the night That wrap my ioyes that wrap my ioyes in foulds of end lesse woes Tire on my hart and wound it with your spight and ij and ij Since loue and fortune since loue and fortune loue and fortune loue and fortune proues my e-quall foes Farewell my hopes farewell my happie daies Welcome sweet griefe welcome sweet griefe welcome sweet griefe sweet griefe the subiect of my layes Farewell my hopes farewell my happie daies Welcome sweet griefe wel ij wel ij sweet griefe the subiect of my laies XXIIII YOu mournefull Gods and Goddesses de-fend defend and ayde my soule and aide my soule with sadnesse with sadnesse and my sprite Sadnesse is fittest now sadnesse is fittest now for mee t'in tend Let heauinesse and griefe and griefe let heauinesse and griefe let heauinesse and griefe and griefe let ij delight And pensiue sorrow alwaies in my sight in my sight I pray thee stand and help mee sing lamenting and help mee sing lamenting lamenting and ij The powers deuine to it are all assenting assenting to ij to ij all assent ing FINIS BASSVS MADRIGALES TO 3. 4. and 5. parts apt for Viols and voices Newly composed by Michaell Este 1604. IN LONDON PRINTED BY THOMAS ESTE TO THE RIGHT VVORSHIPFVL and my verie good friend Sir Iohn Crofts Knight Michaell Este wisheth long life health and happines with increase of honor WOrshipfull Sir hauing drawne together these Compositions and there-with acquainted some of my wel-willers studious and skilful in the most
hath long desired to bee to be hath ij and maruells much so deere a friend is not retaind by mee is ij She doth condemne my foolish hast in passing the estate of my whole lyfe whole life of ij into your hands who nought payes for't but hate not suf fic'd with this she sayes I did release the right of my enioyed liberties vnto your beau t'ous sight and not suffic'd with this she sayes I did release the right of my enioyed liberties vnto your beaut'ous sight XI PIttie deere loue my pittie mouing words my mo uing words Pittie ij fetcht from the depth of griefe and sad lament and ij of griefe and sad lament of ij whose thoughts before they speak no hope affords whose ij sauing that thus you know fa ij my discontent whose thoughts before they speak no hope af fords whose ij sauing that thus you know sa ij my discontent XII MOpsie leaue of to loue Mopsie ij thy hopes are vaine thy ij thy ij thy ij I haue an nother that doth much excell thee I ij whose meanest graces thy perfections staine Yet loue him selfe to loue cannot compell mee yet loue him selfe can not compell mee Yet she is modest vertu's wise chast of all which parts no little little part thou hast no ij no little lit tle little part thou hast Yet she is modest vertu's wise and chast of all which parts no little little part thou hast no ij no little lit tle little part thou hast XIII SWeet Loue I erre and doe my error know As hee that burnes as ij and nourisheth the fire and ij My griefe doth waxe my ij my ij my ij and reason lesse doth grow and reason lesse doth grow Yet want I power yet ij to bridle my desire to ij Content is dead my ioyes are all distressed Aye thus it is aye ij To be with loue oppressed to ij Content is dead my ioyes are all distressed Aye thus it is Aye thus it is To bee with loue oppressed to bee with loue oppres sed XIIII IN vaine my tongue thou begst to ease my care in ij In vaine mine eies you gase or looke for aide in vaine mine eies you gase in ij or looke for aide or ij In vaine myne eares in ij you listen after aire In vaine my thoughts In vaine my thoughts you thinke what hath beene said you ij In vaine my faith serues where 't is not re-gar-ded In vaine my hope when truth is not rewar ded in ij In vaine my faith serues where 't is not regar ded In vaine my hope when truth is not rewar-ded in vaine my hope when truth is not rewar ded XV. WHen on my deare I doe demaund the due that to affec tion that ij and firme faith belongeth and ij and ij A friend to mee she saith shee will bee true a friend to mee shee saith shee will bee true and with this answere still my ioyes prolongeth still ij But deere tell mee what friendship is in this Thus for to wrong mee and delay my blisse and de lay my blisse But deere tell mee what friendship is in this Thus for to wrong mee and delay my blisse and de lay my blisse XVI IOye of my life that hath my loue in hould Ioy ij Ioy of my life that hath my loue in hould Vouchsafe to read these lines my hart doth send and hauing read and hauing read some pittie deere vnfould deere vnfould To these sad abstracts drawing to their end drawing to their end drawing ij Let those sweet eies that stellafie the light Show equall power and day-e-fie my night Let those sweet eies that stellafie the light Show equall power and day-e-fie my night Heere endeth the songs of 4. parts Of 5. voc ALL yee that ioy in wayling All ij in ij come seate your selues arow come seate ij and weepe beesids mee that while my lyfe is fayling the world may see in loue what ill betide mee And after death doe this in my beehoue And after death doe this in my beehoue tell Cressed Troye lus is dead for loue First part XVIII MY prime of youth Is but a frost of cares my feast of ioy My ij is but a dish of paine is but a dish of paine My crop of corne is but a feeld of tares and all my good is but vaine hope of gaine is but ij and yet I saw no Sunne and now and now I liue and now ij and now I liue and now my lyfe is done is done The second part XIX THe spring is past and yet it hath not sprung the fruit is dead and yet the leaues bee greene the leaues ij My youth is gone my ij and yet I am but young I saw the world and yet I was not seene and yet it is not spunne and now and now I liue and ij and now I liue and now my life is done XX. FAyer is my loue my deere and onelie Iewell Mylde are her lookes but yet her hart is cruell O that her hart were as her lookes are mylde Then should I not from comfort be exilde Then ij from comfort bee exil'd O that her hart were as her lookes are mylde then should I not from comfort be ex I ld Then ij from comfort bee ex I ld First part XXI SLie theefe if so you will beleeue It nought or little did mee grieue it nought or little did mee grieue That my true hart you had bereft bereft Till that vnkindely you it left Leauing you loose loo-sing you kill that which I may for-goe so ill that ij that which I may forgoe so ill Leauing you loose loo-sing you kill That which I may forgoe so ill that ij that which I may for goe so ill Second part XXII WHat thing more cruell can you doe Then rob a man and kill him to then ij then ij Where fore of loue I aske this meede you did this deede To bring you where you did this deede you did this deede to ij you did this deede That there you may for your amisses Bee dammag'd in bee dammag'd in a thousand kisses bee dammag'd in bee dammag'd in a thousand kisses That there you may for your amisses bee dammag'd in bee dammag'd in a thousand kisses bee dammag'd in bee dammag'd in a thousand kisses XXIII YEE restles cares yee ij companions of the night That wrap my ioyes that wrap my ioyes in foulds of endlesse woes And wound it with your spight with your spight Since loue and fortune since loue and fortune loue and fortune loue and fortune proues my equall foes Farewell my happie daies Welcome sweet griefe welcome sweet griefe wel come sweet griefe the subiect of my layes Farewell my happie daies Welcome sweet griefe welcome sweet griefe welcome sweet griefe the subiect of my laies XXIIII YOu mournefull Gods and Goddesses de-fend defend and ayde my soule with sadnesse and aide my soule with sad nesse and ij and my sprite Sadnesse is fittest now sadnesse is fittest now for mee t'