〈♫〉 PRayse the Lord ô my soule, while I liue 〈♫〉 will I prayse the Lord: ij. 〈♫〉 yea, as long as I haue as I haue any beeing, I will sing prayses vn- 〈♫〉 to my God. Euery day will I giue thanks, euery day will I giue thanks, 〈♫〉 ij. euery day will I giue thanks to thee 〈♫〉 and prayse thy name thy name, and prayse thy name thy name, and 〈♫〉 prayse thy name for euer more.

〈♫〉 SAue mee ô God and that with speed, 〈♫〉 the waters flow ij. the waters flow full fast, 〈♫〉 ij. so ny my soule doe they proceed, that I am 〈♫〉 sore a- gast. I stick full deep in filth and clay, ij. 〈♫〉 in filth and clay, where as I feele no ground: I fall into such 〈♫〉 fluds, I fal into such fluds I say, such fluds I say, that I am like be dround.

〈♫〉 O All ye nations ô all ye nations of the 〈♫〉 Lord, O all ye nations of the Lord, praise ye the 〈♫〉 Lord all- wayes: and all the people e- uery where, set forth his 〈♫〉 noble prayse, his noble prayse. For great his kindnesse is to his, to his, 〈♫〉 ij. his truth endures for aye: wherefore prayse 〈♫〉 ye the Lord our God, prayse ye the Lord I say.

〈♫〉 BLessed art thou that fearest God, and 〈♫〉 walkest in his way: for of thy labor thou shalt 〈♫〉 eate shalt eate, happie art thou happie art thou I say. 〈♫〉 Like fruitfull Vines on thy house side, so doth thy wyfe spring out: 〈♫〉 ij. thy wyfe spring out: Thy Children stand lyke 〈♫〉 Oliue plants, ij. thy table round about about. 〈♫〉 ij. thy table round about.

〈♫〉 THus art thou blest that fearest God, 〈♫〉 ij. and he shall let 〈♫〉 thee see let thee see: the promised Ierusalem, Ierusa- lem, & 〈♫〉 his fe-lici-ty. Thou shalt thy childrens children see, thy chil- 〈♫〉 dren see, to thy great ioyes, en- crease: and likewise grace on Isra- 〈♫〉 ell, pro-spe-ritie and peace.

〈♫〉 HEare my prayer, ô Lord, and consider 〈♫〉 my desire: consider my de- 〈♫〉 sire: consi-der my de-sire: hearken vnto mee, vnto 〈♫〉 mee, ij. ij. and enter not into 〈♫〉 iudge-ment with thy seruant: for in thy sight, in thy sight, 〈♫〉 for in thy sight, shall no man lyuing bee iustified. 〈♫〉 bee iusti- fied.

〈♫〉 YEe people all in one accord, ij. 〈♫〉 in one ac- cord, 〈♫〉 clap hands and eke re-ioyce: Bee glad & sing vnto the Lord, with 〈♫〉 sweet and pleasant voyce. ij. Sing praises to our God, 〈♫〉 sing praises to our God, sing praise, sing prai-ses to our king, for God 〈♫〉 is king of all the earth, ij. all 〈♫〉 thankfull praises sing. ij. all thankfull prai-ses sing.

〈♫〉 O O Lord turne not away thy face, ij. 〈♫〉 ij. from him 〈♫〉 that lies that lies prostrate: lamenting sore his sinful life, sore his sin-full 〈♫〉 life, bee-fore thy mercy gate, which gate thou openest wide to those, 〈♫〉 that doe lament their sinne, their sinne, shut not that gate that gate, 〈♫〉 shut not that gate against mee Lord, but let mee enter in. enter in. 〈♫〉 ij. ij. ij. let mee enter 〈♫〉 in.

〈♫〉 O Come let vs lift vp our voyce, let: ij. 〈♫〉 and sing vnto the Lord: ij. 〈♫〉 ij. to the Lord: in him our rock of 〈♫〉 health reioyce, in: ij. let vs with one ac- cord. Yea let vs 〈♫〉 come beefore his face to giue him thanks and prayse, in singing Psalmes 〈♫〉 vnto his grace, vnto his grace, ij. vn- to his grace, let vs bee 〈♫〉 glad alwaies. glad all- waies, let vs be glad alwaies, be glad allwaies.

〈♫〉 OF all the birds that I haue heard, that I haue 〈♫〉 heard, the Nightingale doth beare the bell, ij. 〈♫〉 whose pretie pretie tunes, pretie tunes, whose: ij. 〈♫〉 ij. all other byrds excell, all other byrds doth far excell, 〈♫〉 but if such voyces were not deere, were not deere, I would my Mistris 〈♫〉 sung so cleere. ij. ii. ij. 〈♫〉 so cleere so cleere.

〈♫〉 AS I went a walking in the month of May, 〈♫〉 in the month of May, merily talking, merily 〈♫〉 talking, I thus began to say, where dwelleth Loue, dwelleth Love, 〈♫〉 where dwelleth Loue, ij. where dwelleth Loue that liuely Boy, 〈♫〉 that liuely Boy, how might I see his face, that breedeth paine, and 〈♫〉 bringeth ioy, that breedeth paine and bringeth ioy, that alterith eue-ry 〈♫〉 case: then with a sigh I dyd re- fraine, I dyd re- fraine, and to the 〈♫〉 world let it re- maine. & ij. & ij.

〈♫〉 TVrne about & see mee, & see me, & see me, how lustely, lustely, 〈♫〉 lusty I spring as ioyfully as may bee, as glad as glad as glad as any 〈♫〉 thing: If you wil aske the cause & why, I meane to tell you by & by. I: ij. 〈♫〉 she liues ye I doe honor most, far passing all, far 〈♫〉 passing all ye rest, a mightie Prince & excelēt, ij. sweet 〈♫〉 Eglentine the best: sweet Eglentine the best: thē ioy with mee 〈♫〉 with mee, ij. ij. ioy with mee, ij. both great 〈♫〉 and small, hir life brings ioy vnto vs all, vnto vs all. hir ij.

〈♫〉 LOrd to thee I make my mone, I 〈♫〉 make my mone, when dāgers me op- 〈♫〉 presse: I call, I sigh, I call, I sigh, I sigh, I plaine and grorie, 〈♫〉 trusting to find release. Heare now ô Lord, ij. 〈♫〉 ij. my request, for it is due time, it is full 〈♫〉 due tyme: and let thine eares bee euer prest, euer prest, 〈♫〉 and: ij. vnto this prayer myne. vn-to 〈♫〉 this prayer mine. this prayer mine.

〈♫〉 O Lord of whome I doe depend, ôi ij. 〈♫〉 I doe depend, behold my carefull 〈♫〉 heart: behold be- hold my carefull heart: and when thy will 〈♫〉 and pleasure is, &: ij. release mee of my smart. ij. 〈♫〉 thou seest my sorowes what they are, what they are, 〈♫〉 my griefe is knowne to thee: and there is none that can remoue, or take 〈♫〉 the same or take the same from mee. or: ij. or take the 〈♫〉 same from mee.

〈♫〉 SIng yee vnto the Lord our God, sing yee vn- 〈♫〉 to the Lord the Lord our God, a new re-ioysing 〈♫〉 song: reioysing song: a ij. and let the praise of him bee heard, 〈♫〉 his holy saints among. ij. Let Is-ra-ell reioyce in him, that 〈♫〉 made that made him of nothing: and let the seede of Sion eke, ij. 〈♫〉 bee ioyfull, bee ioyfull of their king. bee ioyfull of their 〈♫〉 king. ij. of their king.

〈♫〉 I Lift my Heart to this, ij. 〈♫〉 my heart to thee, my God & guide most iust: 〈♫〉 Now suffer mee to take no shame, to take no shame, for in thee 〈♫〉 doe I trust Let not my foes reioyce, nor make a scorne of mee: ij. 〈♫〉 make a scorne of mee: and let them not bee ouerthrowne, 〈♫〉 ij. ij. that put their trust in 〈♫〉 thee. ij. that put their trust in thee.

〈♫〉 MY pryme of youth is but a frost is 〈♫〉 but a frost of cares, of cares, my feast of 〈♫〉 ioye, is but a dish of payne my: ij. my crop of 〈♫〉 corne is but a feeld of tares, but a feeld a fleed of tares, & all my 〈♫〉 goods is but vaine hope of gaine, the day is past, the day is past, 〈♫〉 and yet I saw no sunne, and now I liue, and now my life is done. 〈♫〉 and now I liue, I liue, and now my life is done. my life is done.

〈♫〉 IN deep distresse to liue without de-, 〈♫〉 light, were such a life as few as few I think 〈♫〉 would craue, in pangs and paines, to languish day and night, in: ij. 〈♫〉 were to to much for one poore soule 〈♫〉 to haue, if weale and woe will thus continue strife, if: ij. 〈♫〉 a gentle death were good to cut of such a life. to 〈♫〉 cut of such a life. a gentle: ij. a gentle 〈♫〉 death were good to cut of such a life.

〈♫〉 THE longer that I liue that I liue, the more of- 〈♫〉 fence doth flow, the more offence the more of- 〈♫〉 fence doth flow, ij. the more offence I giue, 〈♫〉 ij. the more account the more account I owe, I owe, 〈♫〉 the more account I make, ij. the harder it will bee, 〈♫〉 harder it will bee, wherefore to liue my heart doth shake, death is a 〈♫〉 gaine to me. to mee. death is a gaine againe to mee.

〈♫〉 THe shepheard Strephon, loued, loued 〈♫〉 faire Do-ri-da, the finest shephardis in all our 〈♫〉 feeld, whose loyall loue, when shee would not obay, ne by in- treties 〈♫〉 forced once to yeeld, all on his knees, ij. vnto ye seemely saint, in 〈♫〉 woefull wise thus gan hee make his playnt.

〈♫〉 VVItnesse yee heauens, yee heauens, the 〈♫〉 pallace of the Gods, the pallace of the Gods, 〈♫〉 of the Gods, witnesse yee Gods, which hould your seats therin, 〈♫〉 witnesse hell furies with reueng-full rodds, witnesse fond loue and 〈♫〉 all that loue can wyn, witnesse the ayre, ij. fire, water, earth & 〈♫〉 all, how I haue liu'd, ij. a vassaile at thy call. a vassaile 〈♫〉 at thy call.

〈♫〉 HAigh ho chill go to plow no more, no more, 〈♫〉 chill: ij. sit down & take thy rest, ij. 〈♫〉 of gouldē groats I haue good store, to flaunt it, to: ij. to: ij. 〈♫〉 in the best, but I loue, & I loue, I loue, and who think you, ij. 〈♫〉 the finest las that ere you knew, that ere you knew, the finest las that 〈♫〉 ere you knew, which makes mee sing when I should cry, haigh ho 〈♫〉 for loue I dye. I dye, ij. haigh ho 〈♫〉 for loue I dye. haigh ho for loue I dye.

〈♫〉 LOrd arise and help thy seruant, Lord 〈♫〉 arise arise and help thy seruant, which onely 〈♫〉 trusteth in thee, trusteth in thee, which onely trusteth in thee, for I 〈♫〉 am in mi-se- rie, ij. ij. for I 〈♫〉 am in mi-se- rie. ij. ij. in 〈♫〉 mi-se-rie.

〈♫〉 HAue mercie on mee ô 〈♫〉 Lord, ij. haue mercie 〈♫〉 on mee ô Lord, and graunt mee my desire, and graunt mee my 〈♫〉 de- sire, let truth & righteousnesse, dwell with mee for e-uer, let 〈♫〉 truth and righteous-nesse dwell with mee for e- uer, so shall I 〈♫〉 alwaies praise thy name, prayse thy name, and sing to thee ô my 〈♫〉 God. my God. ij. and sing to thee ô my 〈♫〉 God. ij. ô my God.

〈♫〉 VN-to thee lift I vp mine eyes, ij. 〈♫〉 thou that 〈♫〉 dwellest in the heauens ij. ij. 〈♫〉 doe well ô Lord, to those that are true of heart, ij. 〈♫〉 that are true of hart, that are true 〈♫〉 of heart, doe well ô Lord, ô Lord, doe well ô Lord ô Lord, 〈♫〉 to those that are true of heart, for onely in thee doe I trust.

〈♫〉 WEre I a king, ij. I might I 〈♫〉 might commaund content, were I obscure, 〈♫〉 vnknowne should bee my cares, ij. and were I 〈♫〉 dead, ij. no thoughts on thoughts should mee torment, nor 〈♫〉 words, nor words, nor wrongs, nor wrongs, nor loues, nor loues, nor 〈♫〉 hopes, nor feares, a doubtfull choice of three things one to craue, 〈♫〉 a kingdome, or a cottage, or a graue, or agraue, a king- 〈♫〉 dome, or a cottage, or a graue.

〈♫〉 IN midst of woods or pleasant groue, where 〈♫〉 all sweet byrds doe sing, ij. ij. 〈♫〉 my thought I heard, I heard so rare a sound, my thought I 〈♫〉 heard, I heard so rare a sound, which made ye heauens to ring, the heauēs to 〈♫〉 ring, ij. the charme was good, ij. ij. 〈♫〉 the noyse full sweet, ij. each byrd dyd play his part, 〈♫〉 and I admir'd to heare the same, ioy sprong into my 〈♫〉 heart. ioy sprong in- to my heart.

〈♫〉 THE black byrd made the sweetest sound, ij. 〈♫〉 the swee-test sound, 〈♫〉 whose tunes dyd far ex- cell, full pleasantly and most profound, ij. 〈♫〉 was all things placed well, placed well, thy pre-tie tunes mine 〈♫〉 owne sweet byrd, ij. mine owne sweet byrd, done 〈♫〉 with so good a grace, ij. extolls thy name pre- 〈♫〉 fers the same, abroad in euery place, thy Musick graue bedecked well, bee- 〈♫〉 decked well, with sundry poynts of skill, beewraife thy knowledge 〈♫〉 excelent, ij. ij. ij. ingrafted ingrafted in thy Will, 〈♫〉 my tongue shall speake, my pen shall write, in praise in praise of thee to 〈♫〉 tell, the sweetest byrd that e-uer was, ij. in 〈♫〉 friendly sort farewell. in friendly sort farewell.

〈♫〉 PEnelope, that longed that longed for the 〈♫〉 sight, the sight of hir Vlisses, wandring all 〈♫〉 to lōg, all to long, felt neuer ioy, ij. ij. wherin she tooke 〈♫〉 delight, although she liu'd in greatest ioys amōg, so I poore wretch, ij. 〈♫〉 ij. ij. possessing that I craue, both liue & lack by 〈♫〉 wrōg of y• I haue, thē blame me not, although to heauēs I cry, to heauēs 〈♫〉 I cry, to heauēs I cry, to heauēs I cry, and pray ye gods, the gods, & 〈♫〉 pray the Gods that shortly I might dye. that shortly I might dye.

〈♫〉 WHo loues a life deuoid of quiet rest, of qui- 〈♫〉 et rest, ij. and seeks 〈♫〉 content in dens of cruell care, cru-ell care, who most triumphs when 〈♫〉 most he is opprest, & weens him free, weens him free, and weens him free 〈♫〉 whē fast he is in snare, who in the sweet, ij. in the sweet doth 〈♫〉 find the sowrest tast, his life is loue, ij. is loue, ij. his 〈♫〉 food is vain re- past. repast. his food is vain repast. vain repast. ij. 〈♫〉 is vaine re- past, his food is vaine re- past.

〈♫〉 LOrd a-rise and halp thy seruant, which 〈♫〉 onely trusteth in thee: in thee: which onely 〈♫〉 trusteth in thee: for I am in mi-se-rie. in mi-se-rie. for I am in 〈♫〉 mi-se- rie. for I am in mi-se-rie in mi-se-rie. for I am in mi-se- 〈♫〉 rie. for I am in mi-se- rie. for I am in mi-se- rie.

〈♫〉 HAue mercie on mee ô Lord, ij. 〈♫〉 haue mercie on me ô Lord, 〈♫〉 haue mercie on mee ô Lord, and graunt mee my de- sire: let 〈♫〉 truth and righteousnesse dwell with mee for e- uer, let truth 〈♫〉 and righteousnesse dwell with mee for e- uer for e- uer, so 〈♫〉 shall I alwaies praise thy name, ij. and sing to thee 〈♫〉 ô my God. and sing to thee ô my God. ô my God.

〈♫〉 VN-to thee lift I vp mine eyes, mine eyes, ij. 〈♫〉 ij. 〈♫〉 thou that dwellest in the heauens, ij. 〈♫〉 doe well ô Lord, ô Lord, doe well ô Lord to 〈♫〉 those that are true of heart, ij. doe well ô 〈♫〉 Lord to those to those, doe well ô Lord to those that are true that 〈♫〉 are true of heart, for in thee doe I trust. for in thee doe I trust.

〈♫〉 WEre I a king, ij. I might I 〈♫〉 might cōmaund content, were I obscure, ij. 〈♫〉 vnknowne should bee my cares, vnknowne should bee my cares, and 〈♫〉 were I dead, ij. no thoughts no thoughts should mee torment, 〈♫〉 nor words, nor words, nor wrongs, nor wrongs, nor loues, nor loues, 〈♫〉 nor hopes, nor feares, a dout-full choise, of three things one to craue, 〈♫〉 a kingdom or a cottage, or a graue. a: ij. a. 〈♫〉 king-dome a cottage or a graue.

〈♫〉 IN midst of woods or pleasant groue, wher 〈♫〉 all sweet birds doe sing, wher all sweet birds doe sing, 〈♫〉 my thought I heard, I heard so rare a sound, my thought I heard, I 〈♫〉 heard so rare a sound, which made the heauens to ring, ij. 〈♫〉 ij. the charme was good, ij. ij. the noise 〈♫〉 full sweet, ij. each byrd dyd play his part. ij. and 〈♫〉 I admir'd to heare the same, ioy sprong into my heart, into my heart, ij. 〈♫〉 ioy sprong in-to my heart.

〈♫〉 THE black byrd made the sweetest sound, ij. 〈♫〉 whose tunes dyd far excell far 〈♫〉 excell, ij. full pleasantly and most pro-found ij. 〈♫〉 was all things placed well, thy prety tunes, ij. mine 〈♫〉 owne sweet byrd, ij. done with so good a grace ij. 〈♫〉 so good a grace, extolls thy name, prefers the same, abroad 〈♫〉 in e-uery place, thy Musick graue bedecked well, ij. with sundry 〈♫〉 poynts of skill, ij. bewraise thy knowledge excelent 〈♫〉 excelent, ij. ij. in-grafted in thy Will, my tongue shall 〈♫〉 speake, my pen shall write in praise, in praise of thee to tell, the 〈♫〉 sweetest bird that e-uer was, ij. in friendly sort fare- 〈♫〉 well, in friendly sort fare-well.

〈♫〉 PEnelope, that longed yt longed for ye sight of 〈♫〉 hir Vlisses, wandring all to long, wandring all to 〈♫〉 long, ij. felt neuer ioy, neuer ioy, wherin shee tooke delight, shee 〈♫〉 tooke delight, although shee liu'd, ij. in greatest ioys a-mōg, so I poore 〈♫〉 wretch, ij poore wretch, possessing that I craue, both liue & lack by 〈♫〉 wrōg of y• I haue: thē blame me not although to heauēs I cry, all: ij. 〈♫〉 to heauens I cry, and pray the Gods, ij. ij. the Gods, 〈♫〉 ij. that shortly I might dye. I might dye.

〈♫〉 WHO loues a life deuoide of qui-et rest, ij. 〈♫〉 ij. ij. 〈♫〉 and seeks content in dens of cruell care, ij. 〈♫〉 who most triumphes whē most he is oprest, & weens him free, 〈♫〉 whē fast he is in snare, whē fast he is in snare, who in y• sweet doth find the 〈♫〉 sow-rest tast, doth find the sow-rest tast, his life is loue, ij ij. 〈♫〉 ij. his foode, is vaine re- past. repast, his foode is vaine 〈♫〉 repast. ij. his foode is vaine re-past.

〈♫〉 LOrd to thee I make my mone, I make my 〈♫〉 mone, Lord to thee I make my mone, I 〈♫〉 make my mone, when dangers mee opresse: when dangers mee opresse: 〈♫〉 I call, I sigh, plaine and grone, plaine and grone, trust-ing to find re- 〈♫〉 lease. Heare now ô Lord, ô Lord, ij. ô Lord, heare now ô 〈♫〉 Lord, ô Lord my request for it is full due time, and let thine 〈♫〉 eares be euer prest, &: ij. &: ij. be euer 〈♫〉 prest, vnto this prayer myne. ij. vnto this prayer mine.

〈♫〉 O Lord of whome I doe de- pend, ij. 〈♫〉 ij. I doe depend, bee- hold my carefull hart: ij. 〈♫〉 my carefull hart: and when thy will and pleasure is, & plesure 〈♫〉 is, release mee release mee of my smart. Thou seest my sorowes 〈♫〉 what they are, my sorowes what they are, my griefe is knowne to 〈♫〉 thee: is knowne to thee: and ther is none and ther is none that can 〈♫〉 remoue, that can remoue, or take the same from mee. or take the same 〈♫〉 or take the same from mee.

〈♫〉 SIng yee vnto the Lord our God, the Lord our 〈♫〉 God, a new reioycing song, reioycing song 〈♫〉 and let the praise of him bee heard, his holy saints a-mong. ij. 〈♫〉 Let Is-ra- ell reioyce in him, that made that made thee of no- thing, 〈♫〉 and let the seede of Si-on eke, of Si-on eke, &: ij. bee ioyfull, 〈♫〉 ij. in their king. be ioyfull in their king. in their king.

〈♫〉 I Lift my heart to thee. ij. 〈♫〉 ij. my God and guid most 〈♫〉 iust: and guide most iust, now suffer mee to take no shame, for in thee 〈♫〉 doe I trust. ij. Let not my foes reioyce, ij. 〈♫〉 nor make a scorne a scorne of mee: nor make a scorne of mee: and 〈♫〉 let them not bee o-uer-throwne, &: ij. &: ij. 〈♫〉 bee ouerthrowne, that put their trust in thee. that put their 〈♫〉 trust in thee.

〈♫〉 MY prime of youth is but a frost of cares, but a 〈♫〉 frost of cares, is but a frost of cares, my feast 〈♫〉 of ioy is but a dish of paine, my ij. my crop of 〈♫〉 corne, my crop of corne is but a feeld of teares, & all my goods is but 〈♫〉 vaine hope of gaine. and ij. The day is past, and 〈♫〉 yet I saw no Sunne: the ij. and now I liue and 〈♫〉 now my lyfe is done, and now I liue, and now my life is done. 〈♫〉 and now my life is done. my lyfe is done.

〈♫〉 IN deep distresse to liue without delight, 〈♫〉 ij. were such a life as 〈♫〉 few I think would craue, as few I think would craue, as few I think would 〈♫〉 craue, in pangs and paines, to languish day and night, were to to much 〈♫〉 for one poore soule to haue, one poore soule to haue. If weale and 〈♫〉 woe will thus continue strife, a gentle death were good to cut 〈♫〉 of such a life, such a life, a ij. a ij. 〈♫〉 a gentle death were good to cut of such a life.

〈♫〉 THE longer that I liue, the more offence 〈♫〉 doth flow, doth flow, the ij. the ij. 〈♫〉 the ij. the more offence I giue, ij. 〈♫〉 the more account I owe. ij. ij. the 〈♫〉 more account I make. ij. the harder it will be, ij. 〈♫〉 wherefore to liue my heart doth shake, ij. 〈♫〉 death is a gaine to mee. death is a gaine to mee.

〈♫〉 THe Shepheard Strephon: 〈♫〉 〈♫〉 〈♫〉

〈♫〉 WItnesse yee heauens. 〈♫〉 〈♫〉 〈♫〉 〈♫〉

〈♫〉 HAigh ho chill go to plow no more, no more, 〈♫〉 sit downe and take thy rest, ij. 〈♫〉 of goulden groats I haue great store, to flaunt it, ij. to flaunt it 〈♫〉 with the best, but I loue, and I loue, and who think you, and who think 〈♫〉 you, the fi-nest Las that ere you knew, ij. the finest 〈♫〉 Las that ere you knew, that ere you knew, which makes mee sing when 〈♫〉 I should cry, haigh ho for loue I dye. ij. ij. 〈♫〉 haigh ho for loue I dye. haigh ho for loue I dye.

〈♫〉 PRayse the Lord ô my soule, ij. 〈♫〉 while I liue will I prayse the Lord, ij. 〈♫〉 yea as long as I haue any beeing, yea as long as I haue a- 〈♫〉 ny beeing, I will sing prayses to my God. Euery day will I giue thanks, 〈♫〉 will I giue thanks, euery day will I giue thanks, euery day will I giue 〈♫〉 thanks to thee, euery day will I giue thanks to thee, and prayse thy 〈♫〉 name for euer more. and praise thy name, thy name for euer more.

〈♫〉 SAue mee O God & that with speed, & that with 〈♫〉 speed, the waters flow full fast: ij. 〈♫〉 the waters flow full fast: so ny my soule do they pro- ceed, doe they pro- 〈♫〉 ceede, that I am sore agast. I stick full deepe in filthy clay, I stick full 〈♫〉 deepe, ij. full deepe in filth and clay, where as I feele no 〈♫〉 ground: I fall into such fluds, ij. ij. into such 〈♫〉 fluds, into such fluds I say, that I am like that I am like bee dround.

〈♫〉 O All ye nations ij. ô 〈♫〉 all ye na- tions of the Lord, prayse ye the 〈♫〉 Lord all wayes: & all the people euery where, euery where, set 〈♫〉 forth his noble prayse. ij. ij. 〈♫〉 ij. For great his kindnesse is to his, great his 〈♫〉 kindnesse is to his, his truth endures for aye: wherefore prayse 〈♫〉 ye the Lord our God, prayse ye the Lord I say.

〈♫〉 BLessed art thou that fearest God, that fearest 〈♫〉 God and walkest in his way: for of thy labour 〈♫〉 thou shalt eate, thou shalt eate, happy art thou, happy art thou I say. 〈♫〉 ij. Like fruitfull Vines on thy house side, on thy house 〈♫〉 thy house side, so doth thy wyfe spring out: thy wyfe spring out: ij. 〈♫〉 thy wyfe spring out, thy Children stand like Oliue plants, ij. 〈♫〉 like Oliue plants, thy table round about. ij. 〈♫〉 ij. thy table round about.

〈♫〉 THus art thou blest that fearest God, fearest God, 〈♫〉 ij. & he shall let thee see, 〈♫〉 ij. shall let thee see, the promised Ierusalem promised Ie- 〈♫〉 rusa- lem, and his fe-li- ci- ty. ij. Thou shalt thy childrens 〈♫〉 children see, children see, to thy great ioyes, ij. to thy great 〈♫〉 ioyes, great ioyes en-crease, and likewise grace on Isra- 〈♫〉 ell, on Isra- ell, prosperitie and peace.

〈♫〉 HEare my prayer, ô Lord, and consider 〈♫〉 my desire: ij. 〈♫〉 hearken vnto mee, ij. hearken vn-to mee, 〈♫〉 ij. and enter not in- to iudgement with thy 〈♫〉 seruant: with thy seruant: for in thy sight, shall no man li-uing bee 〈♫〉 iustified. bee iustified. for in thy sight shall no man liuing 〈♫〉 bee iusti-fi- ed.

〈♫〉 YEe people all in one ac- cord, in one ac- 〈♫〉 cord, clap hands and eke reioyce: ij. 〈♫〉 bee glad and sing vnto the Lord, vnto the Lord, with 〈♫〉 sweet and pleasant voyce. pleasant voyce. with sweet and pleasant 〈♫〉 voyce. Sing praises to our God, sing praise, ij. 〈♫〉 sing praises to our king: for God is king of all the earth, ij. 〈♫〉 God is king of all the earth, all skillfull 〈♫〉 praises sing. ij. skilfull praises sing, all skilfull praises sing.

〈♫〉 O Lord turne not away thy face, ô 〈♫〉 Lord turne not a- way thy face, 〈♫〉 thy face from him that lies prostrate: lamenting sore his sinfull life, his 〈♫〉 sinfull life, before thy mer-cie gate, which gate 〈♫〉 thou openest wide to those, ij. that doe 〈♫〉 lament their sinne, shut not that gate against mee Lord, but 〈♫〉 let mee en-ter in. ij. let mee enter in. 〈♫〉 ij. but let mee en-ter in.

〈♫〉 O Come let vs lift vp our voyce, come let vs 〈♫〉 lift vp our voyce, O: ij. and 〈♫〉 sing vn- to the Lord: ij. and sing vn- to the Lord: ij. 〈♫〉 in him our rock of health re- ioyce, in him re- 〈♫〉 ioice, let vs with one ac- cord. Yea let vs come before his face, be- 〈♫〉 fore his face, and giue him thanks and praise: in singing Psalmes vnto his 〈♫〉 grace, ij. vnto his grace, let vs be glad alwayes. al- waies. 〈♫〉 let vs be glad al- waies.

〈♫〉 OF all the birds that I haue heard haue heard, the 〈♫〉 Nyghtingale doth beare the bel, ij. 〈♫〉 whose pretie pretie tunes, ij. whose pretie pretie sweet 〈♫〉 pleasing tunes, all other byrds doth far excell, but if such voices 〈♫〉 were not deere, I would my Mistris sung so cleere. ij. 〈♫〉 so cleere. I: ij. so cleere. I: ij.

〈♫〉 AS I went a walking in the month of May, 〈♫〉 merily talking, meri- ly talking, I thus bee- 〈♫〉 gan to say, where dwelleth Loue, where dwelleth Loue, ij. ij. 〈♫〉 where dwelleth Loue that liuely Boy, how might I 〈♫〉 see his face, see his face, that breedeth paine and bringeth 〈♫〉 ioy, that breedeth paine, and bringeth ioy, yt alt'rith euery case, then with 〈♫〉 a sigh I dyd refraine, w t a sigh I dyd re- frain, & to the world let it re- 〈♫〉 main. re-main. &: ij. let it remain. &: ij.

〈♫〉 TVrne about & see me, & see me, how lu-stely lu-stely. 〈♫〉 lu-sty I spring, as ioyfuly as may bee, as glad as glad as any thing. 〈♫〉 If you will aske yt cause & why, I meane to tel you by & by, to tel you by 〈♫〉 I & by, she liues y• I doe honor most, she. ij. far passing al ye 〈♫〉 rest. all ye rest. A mighty Prince & excelēt & excelēt, excelēt, sweet Eglen- 〈♫〉 tine ye best: ye best: thē ioy w t me, ioy w t me, thē ioy with 〈♫〉 mee, ij. ij. ioy with me both great & small, great & smal, 〈♫〉 hir life brings Ioy vnto vs all. hir life brings Ioy vn- to vs all.

〈♫〉 LOrd to thee I make my mone, ij. 〈♫〉 I make my mone, when dangers mee op- 〈♫〉 presse: when dangers ij. I call I sigh plaine and grone, 〈♫〉 ij. trusting to find release, to find release. Heare 〈♫〉 now ô Lord, ij. heare my re- quest, 〈♫〉 heare my request, for it is full it is ful due time: & let thine eres bee 〈♫〉 e-uer prest, ij. bee e- uer prest, let thine eares bee 〈♫〉 e-uer prest, vnto this praier mine. ij. vnto this prai- ermine

〈♫〉 O Lord of whome I doe depend, ij. 〈♫〉 O: ij. 〈♫〉 behold my carefull heart: ij. my carefull hart 〈♫〉 and when thy will and pleasure is, ij. and pleasure 〈♫〉 is, release mee of my smart. Thou seest my sorowes what they are, 〈♫〉 what they are, my griefe is knowne to thee: ij. and there 〈♫〉 is none that can remoue, or take the same from mee. ij. 〈♫〉 ij. the same from mee.

〈♫〉 SIng yee vnto the Lord our God, sing yee, vnto 〈♫〉 the Lord vnto the Lord our God, sing: ij. 〈♫〉 sing: ij. a new reioycing song: reioycing song: 〈♫〉 and let the praise and let the praise of him bee heard, his ho- ly saints a- 〈♫〉 mong. Let Is-ra-ell reioyce in him, that made that made him of nothing, 〈♫〉 and let the seede of Si- on eke, and let the seede the seede of Si-on 〈♫〉 eke, bee ioyfull in their king, ij. bee ioyfull in their king.

〈♫〉 I Lift my heat to thee, ij. 〈♫〉 my God and guide most iust: 〈♫〉 ij. Now suffer mee to take no shame, now suffer mee 〈♫〉 suffer mee to take no shame, for in thee doe I trust. doe I trust. Let 〈♫〉 not my foes reioyce, ij. nor make a scorne of mee: ij. 〈♫〉 & let them not bee o- uerthrowne, and let them not be ouer- 〈♫〉 throwne, ij. that put their trust in thee. ij. 〈♫〉 that put their trust in thee.

〈♫〉 MY prime of youth is but a frost of 〈♫〉 cares, ij. 〈♫〉 my feast of ioyes, my feast of ioyes is but a dish of paine, my 〈♫〉 crop of corne is but a feeld of tares, but a feeld of tares, and all my 〈♫〉 goods is but vaine hope of gaine, is but vaine hope of gaine, the day 〈♫〉 is past, the day is past & yet I saw no sunne, I saw no sunne, 〈♫〉 and now I liue, now I liue, and now I liue, and now my life is done. 〈♫〉 ij. now my life is done.

〈♫〉 IN deep distresse to liue without delight, 〈♫〉 to liue without delight, In deep distresse, to 〈♫〉 liue without delight were such a life as few I think would craue, 〈♫〉 as ij. in pangs and paines, to languish day & night, day and 〈♫〉 night, were to to much for one poore soule to haue, if weale and 〈♫〉 woe will thus con- tinue strife, continue strife, a gentle death were 〈♫〉 good to cut to cut of such a life, a ij. 〈♫〉 to cut of such a life, a gentle death were good to cut of such a life.

〈♫〉 THE longer that I liue, the more offence 〈♫〉 doth flow, the ij. the ij. 〈♫〉 more offence doth flow, the ij. the more offence I giue, 〈♫〉 ij. the more account I owe, ij. ij. 〈♫〉 the more account I make, I make, ij. 〈♫〉 the harder it will bee, wherfore to liue my hart doth shake, death 〈♫〉 is a gaine to mee. a gaine to mee. death is a gaine to mee.

〈♫〉 THE shepheard Strephon: 〈♫〉 〈♫〉 〈♫〉 〈♫〉

〈♫〉 VVItnesse yee heauens: 〈♫〉 〈♫〉 〈♫〉 〈♫〉 〈♫〉

〈♫〉 HAigh ho chil go to plow no more, to plow no 〈♫〉 more, sit down & take thy rest, sit ij. 〈♫〉 of goulden groats I haue good store to flaunt it ij. to flaūt it 〈♫〉 with the best, but I loue, &-I loue, & I loue, & who think you, & who 〈♫〉 think you, the finest Las that ere you knew, the finest Las that ere you 〈♫〉 knew, ij. that ere you knew, which makes me sing 〈♫〉 when I should cry, haigh ho for loue I dye. ij. haigh ho for 〈♫〉 loue for loue I dye. ij. ij. ij.

〈♫〉 LOrd arise and help thy seruant, ij. 〈♫〉 which onely trusteth in 〈♫〉 thee, which onely trusteth in thee, for I am in mi- se- rie, ij. 〈♫〉 ij. ij. ij. 〈♫〉 for I am in mi se -rie. ij.

〈♫〉 HAue mercie on mee ô Lord, ij. 〈♫〉 ij. and 〈♫〉 graunt mee my desire, let truth and righteous- nesse, dwell with 〈♫〉 mee dwell with mee for e- uer, dwell with mee for e- uer, for e- 〈♫〉 uer, so shall I alwaies praise thy name, and sing to thee ô my 〈♫〉 God. my God, and sing to thee ô my God.

〈♫〉 VN to thee lift I vp mine eyes, mine 〈♫〉 eyes, ij. thou that dwel- 〈♫〉 lest in the heauens ij. ij. 〈♫〉 doe well ô Lord, ij. to those that 〈♫〉 are true of heart, to those that are true of heart, doe well ô Lord 〈♫〉 ô Lord, doe well ô Lord to those that bee true of 〈♫〉 heart, for onely in thee in thee doe I trust.

〈♫〉 WEre I a king ij. I might I might 〈♫〉 commaūd content, were I obscure, ij. 〈♫〉 vnknown should be my cares, and were I dead, ij. no 〈♫〉 thoughts no thoughts should me torment, nor words, nor words, nor 〈♫〉 wrongs, nor wrongs, nor loues, nor loues, nor hopes, nor feares, a 〈♫〉 doubtfull choise of three things one to craue, a kingdome, or a cottage, 〈♫〉 or a graue. a cottage, or a graue a kingdome, or a cottage, or a graue.

〈♫〉 IN midst of woods or pleasant groue, wher all 〈♫〉 sweet birds doe sing, ij. my thought I 〈♫〉 heard, I heard so rare a sound, my thought I heard, I heard so rare a sound, 〈♫〉 which made ye heauens to ring, ij. the charme was good, was 〈♫〉 good, ij. ij. the noyse full sweet, ij. each bird did play his 〈♫〉 part, ij. his part, & I admir'd to heare the same, ioy sprong 〈♫〉 in-to my hart. ij. ioy sprong in-to my heart.

〈♫〉 THE black byrd made the sweetest sound, ij. 〈♫〉 whose tunes did far excell, ij. 〈♫〉 full pleasantly and most profound, & ij. was all 〈♫〉 things pla-ced well, thy pretie tunes mine owne sweet byrd, ij. 〈♫〉 done with so good a grace, ij. with so 〈♫〉 good a grace, extolls thy name, prefers the same, abroad in euery place, thy 〈♫〉 Musick graue beedecked well, with sundry poynts of skill, ij. 〈♫〉 beewraise thy knowledge excellent, ij. ij. ij. in- 〈♫〉 grafted in thy Will, my tongue shall speake, my penne shall write, in 〈♫〉 praise of thee to tell, the sweetest byrd that euer was, in friendly 〈♫〉 sort farewell. in friendly sort farewell.

〈♫〉 PEnelope, that longed for hir V- lisses, yt long- 〈♫〉 ed for hir Vlisses, wādring, wandring all to long, 〈♫〉 all to long, felt neuer ioy, felt ne-uer ioy, ij. wherin wherin shee 〈♫〉 tooke delight although although she liu'd in greatest ioys a- mōg, amōg, so 〈♫〉 I poore wretch, ij. ij. possessing y• I craue, both liue & 〈♫〉 lack, by wrōg of yt I haue, thē blame me not although to heauēs I cry, to: ij. 〈♫〉 al: ij. & pray ye gods, the Gods, ij. the Gods, & 〈♫〉 pray the Gods that shortly I might dye. that shortly I might dye.

〈♫〉 WHo loues a life deuoyd of quiet rest, de- 〈♫〉 uoyd of quiet rest, who: ij. of quiet 〈♫〉 rest, and seeks contēt in dens of cruel care, of cruel care, in dens of cru-ell 〈♫〉 care, who most triumphs, when most he is opprest, & weens him free, and 〈♫〉 weens him free, whē fast he is in snare, whē fast he is in snare, who in ye sweet 〈♫〉 doth finde the sowrest tast, doth ij. his life is loue, his ij. 〈♫〉 loue, his life is loue, his food is vain repast, vaine repast, his food is 〈♫〉 vain re- past. ij. ij. his foode is vain re- past.

〈♫〉 PRayse the Lord the Lord ô my soule, 〈♫〉 while I liue will I praise the Lord: will I praise the 〈♫〉 Lord: yea as long as I haue any beeing, I will sing prayses vnto 〈♫〉 my God. Euery day will I giue thāks, giue thanks, will I giue thanks, 〈♫〉 euery day will I giue thanks to thee, giue thanks to thee, and 〈♫〉 prayse thy name for euer-more, and prayse thy name for euer more.

〈♫〉 SAue mee ô God and that with speed, ij. 〈♫〉 the waters flow full fast: waters 〈♫〉 flow full fast: ij. ij. sony my soule doe they pro- 〈♫〉 ceed, that I am sore agast. ij. I stick full deep in clay, 〈♫〉 I stick full deep, I stick full deep in filth and clay, wher as I 〈♫〉 feele no ground: I fall into such fluds, ij. I say, fluds I say, y• I 〈♫〉 am like bee dround.

〈♫〉 O All ye nations of the Lord, prayse 〈♫〉 ye the Lord alwayes: praise the Lord praise the 〈♫〉 Lord all-waies: and all ye peo-ple e- uery where, set 〈♫〉 foorth his noble prayse, ij. ij. ij. 〈♫〉 for great his kindnesse is to his, his truth endures for aye: where 〈♫〉 fore prayse ye the Lord our God, prayse ye the Lord, prayse 〈♫〉 ye the Lord I say.

〈♫〉 BLessed art thou that fearest God & walkest 〈♫〉 in his way: for of thy labor thou shalt 〈♫〉 eate; happie art thou ij. are thou I say Like fruitfull Vines on 〈♫〉 thy house side, ij. so doth thy wyfe spring out: ij. 〈♫〉 Thy Children stand lyke Oliue plants, thy Children 〈♫〉 stand like Oliue plants thy table round a- bout ij. 〈♫〉 round a- bout.

〈♫〉 THus art thou blest that fearest God, that 〈♫〉 fearest God, and hee shall let the see: ij. 〈♫〉 the promised Ie- ru-sa- lem, 〈♫〉 and his fe- li- ci- ty. Thou shalt thy childrens children see, ij. 〈♫〉 to thy great ioyes, ij. to thy great ioyes in- 〈♫〉 crease, and likewise grace on Isra- ell, on Isra- ell, pro- 〈♫〉 spe-ri-tye, and peace.

〈♫〉 HEare my prayer, ô Lord, and consider 〈♫〉 my desire: hearken vnto mee, vn-to mee, 〈♫〉 hearken vn- to mee, hearken vnto mee, and en-ter 〈♫〉 not in- to iudgement with thy ser- uant: for in thy 〈♫〉 fight, shall no man li-uing bee iustified, bee iustified, for in thy 〈♫〉 sight shall no man li-uing bee iu-sti-fied.

〈♫〉 YEe people all in on accord, ij. 〈♫〉 clap hands and eke reioyce: 〈♫〉 and eke reioyce: bee glad and sing vn- to the Lord, to the Lord, with 〈♫〉 sweet and ple-sant voyce. Sing praises to our God, sing prayses 〈♫〉 to our God, sing prai-ses to our king: for God is king 〈♫〉 of all the earth, God is king, of all the earth, all skilfull praises sing. 〈♫〉 praises sing. all skilfull pray- ses sing.

〈♫〉 O Lord turne not away thy face, Lord turne 〈♫〉 not away thy face from him that lies prostrate, 〈♫〉 lamenting sore his sinnfull life, sore his sinn-full life before thy 〈♫〉 mercie gate, which gate thou openest wide to those, that doe lament their 〈♫〉 sinne, shut not that gate a- gainst mee Lord, but let mee enter in. 〈♫〉 ij. let mee enter in. ij. ij. 〈♫〉 let mee en-ter in.

〈♫〉 O Come let vs lift vp our voyce, ij. 〈♫〉 our voyce, and sing vn- to the Lord: 〈♫〉 ij. ij. in him our rock of health re- 〈♫〉 ioyce, let vs with one accord, yea let vs come before his face, let: ij. 〈♫〉 to giue him thanks and praise: in singing Psalmes vnto his 〈♫〉 grace, in singing Psalmes vn- to his grace, vn-to his grace, let vs bee 〈♫〉 glad all- wayes. glad all-wayes.

〈♫〉 OF all the byrds that I heard, the Nyghtin- 〈♫〉 gale doth beare the bell: ij. 〈♫〉 whose pretie pretie tunes, whose pretie pretie fine sweet pleasing tunes, 〈♫〉 all other byrds doth far excell ex- cel, but if such voices were not 〈♫〉 deere, I would my Mistris sung so cleere. ij. so cleere. 〈♫〉 ij. I would my Mistris sung so cleere.

〈♫〉 AS I went a walking in the month of May, 〈♫〉 merily talking, ij I thus began to 〈♫〉 say, where dwelleth Loue, ij. ij. where dwelleth 〈♫〉 Loue that liuely Boy, how might I see his face, that breedeth 〈♫〉 paine, and bringeth ioy, that alt'rith euery case: then with a sigh I 〈♫〉 dyd re- fraine, I dyd re- fraine, and to the world let it remaine. 〈♫〉 remaine. ij. and to the world let it re- maine.

〈♫〉 TVrne about and see mee and see mee and see 〈♫〉 mee, how lu- stely lu-stely lusty, I spring, as 〈♫〉 ioyfully as may as may bee, as glad as glad as any thing. If you will 〈♫〉 aske the cause & why, I meane to tell you by and by, by and by, she 〈♫〉 liues that I doe honor most, doe honor most, far passing all the rest. 〈♫〉 A mightie Prince & excelent, excelent, Sweet Eglentine ye best: the 〈♫〉 best then ioy with 〈◊〉 ij ij Ioy, ij. ij. both great 〈♫〉 and smal, hir life brings Ioy vnto vs al. ij. vn: ij.

〈♫〉 LOrd to thee I make my mone, ij. 〈♫〉 when dangers mee op- 〈♫〉 presse: ij. I call, I sigh, ij. plaine and grone, 〈♫〉 trusting to find release, to find release. Heare now ô Lord, ij. 〈♫〉 heare my re- quest, heare my request, for 〈♫〉 it is full due time: and let thine eares bee e- uer prest, ij. 〈♫〉 and let thine eares be e-uer prest, vnto this prayer 〈♫〉 mine, vnto this prayer mine. this prayer mine.

〈♫〉 O Lord of whome I doe de- pend, I 〈♫〉 doe de- pend, bee-hold my carefull heart: 〈♫〉 ij. and when thy will and pleasure is, ij 〈♫〉 release mee of my smart release mee, re: ij. 〈♫〉 thou seest my sorowes what they are, ij. 〈♫〉 my griefe is knowne to thee: is knowne to thee: and there is none that 〈♫〉 can re- moue, or take the same from mee. or take the same 〈♫〉 from mee.

〈♫〉 SIng yee vnto the Lord our God, vnto the 〈♫〉 Lord our God, ij. A 〈♫〉 new reioy-sing song: ij. and let the praise of him 〈♫〉 bee heard, his ho- ly saints among. a- mong. Let Is-ra-ell re- 〈♫〉 ioyce in him, that made that made him of nothing, and let the 〈♫〉 seede of Si-on eke, bee ioyfull, bee ioyfull of their king.

〈♫〉 I Lift my hart to thee, ij. ij. 〈♫〉 my God and guide most iust: 〈♫〉 and guide most iust: Now suffer mee to take no shame, suffer mee to take 〈♫〉 no shame, for in thee doe I trust. ij. Let not my foes re- 〈♫〉 ioyce, reioyce, nor make a scorne of mee: a scorne of mee: and let them 〈♫〉 not bee o-uer throwne, and let them not bee ouer throwne, and 〈♫〉 let them not bee ouerthrowne that put their trust in thee. in thee. that 〈♫〉 put their trust in thee.

〈♫〉 MY prime of youth is but a frost os cares, 〈♫〉 my feast of ioye is but a dish of payne, 〈♫〉 my crop of corne is but a feeld of tares. ij. and all my 〈♫〉 goods is but vaine hope of gaine, and all my goods is but vaine 〈♫〉 hope is but vaine hope of gaine, the day is past, the day is past and 〈♫〉 yet I saw no sunne, and now I liue and now my life is done. 〈♫〉 ij. and now my life is done.

〈♫〉 IN deep distresse to liue without delight, 〈♫〉 were such a life as few I think would craue, ij. 〈♫〉 in pangs and paines, to languish day and night, 〈♫〉 to languish day and night, day and night, were to to much for one poore 〈♫〉 soule to haue, if weale and woe will thus continue strife, if: ij. 〈♫〉 a gentle death were good to cut of fuch a life, a 〈♫〉 gentle death were good to cut of such a life,

〈♫〉 THE longer that I liue, the more offence doth 〈♫〉 flow, the ij. the ij. the 〈♫〉 more offence I giue, the more account I owe, ij. 〈♫〉 the more account I make, ij. the harder it will bee, wherfore 〈♫〉 to liue my hart doth shake, death is a gaine to mee. ij. 〈♫〉 death is a gaine to mee.

〈♫〉 THE shepheard Strephon:

〈♫〉 WItnesse ye heauens: 〈♫〉 〈♫〉 〈♫〉 〈♫〉

〈♫〉 HAigh ho chill go to plow no mote, sit 〈♫〉 downe and take thy rest, of goulden groats I 〈♫〉 haue great store, to flaunt it, to flaunt it with the best, but I loue & I 〈♫〉 loue, I loue and who thinke you, &. ij. the finest las yt ere you knew, 〈♫〉 ij. ij. that ere you knew, which 〈♫〉 makes mee sing when I should cry, haigh ho for loue I die, haigh ho for 〈♫〉 loue for loue I dye. haigh ho for loue I dye. ij. haigh ho 〈♫〉 for loue I dye,

〈♫〉 LOrd arise and help thy seruant, Lord a- 〈♫〉 rise and help thy seruant, which one-ly trusteth 〈♫〉 in thee, trusteth in thee, for I am in mi-se- rie. ij. 〈♫〉 for I am in mi-se-rie, mi-se- rie. for I am in mi-se-rie. in 〈♫〉 mi-se-rie

〈♫〉 HAue mercie on mee ô Lord, ô 〈♫〉 Lord, and graunt mee my desire: & graunt 〈♫〉 mee my desire: Let truth and righteousnesse dwell with mee for 〈♫〉 euer, dwel with mee for euer, for e- uer: so shall I alwaies praise 〈♫〉 thy name, and sing to thee ô my God. ô my God. to thee ô 〈♫〉 my God. and sing to thee ô my God.

〈♫〉 VN-to thee lift I vp mine eyes, ij. 〈♫〉 thou that dwellest in the 〈♫〉 heauens, that dwellest in the heauens, thou y• dwellest in the heauens, 〈♫〉 doe well ô Lord, ô Lord, doe well ô Lord to those that are true 〈♫〉 of heart, that are true of heart doe well ô Lord, ô Lord, doe well 〈♫〉 ô Lord to those that are true of heart, for onely in thee doe I 〈♫〉 trust doe I trust.

〈♫〉 WEre I a king, ij. I might I might 〈♫〉 commaund content, were I obscure, ij. 〈♫〉 vnknown should bee my cares, ij. and were I dead, ij. 〈♫〉 no thoughts no thoughts should me tormēt, nor words, nor words, nor 〈♫〉 wrongs, nor wrongs, nor loues, nor loues, nor hopes, nor feares, a doubt- 〈♫〉 full choise of three things one to craue a kingdome or a cottage, or a 〈♫〉 graue. a kingdome or a cottage or a graue.

〈♫〉 IN midst of woods or pleasant groue, where 〈♫〉 all sweet byrds doe sing, my thought I heard, I 〈♫〉 heard so rare a sound, my thought I heard, I heard so rare a sound, which 〈♫〉 made the heauens to ring, ij. the charme was good, was 〈♫〉 good, the charme was good, the noise full sweet, the noise ful sweet, each 〈♫〉 byrd dyd play his part, dyd play his part, and I admir'd to heare the same, 〈♫〉 ioy sprong in-to my hart. in-to my hart. ioy sprong in-to my hart.

〈♫〉 THE black byrd made the sweetest sound, ij. 〈♫〉 whose tunes dyd far excell, did ij. 〈♫〉 full pleasantly and most profound ij. was all things placed 〈♫〉 well, thy prety tunes, mine owne sweet byrd, ij. done with 〈♫〉 so good a grace, with ij. extolls thy name, prefers the same, abroad in 〈♫〉 e-uery place, thy Musick graue bedecked well, with sundry poynts of 〈♫〉 skill, with sundry poynts with sundry poynts of skill, bewraise thy know- 〈♫〉 ledge excelent, ij. ij. in-grafted in thy Will, my tongue shal 〈♫〉 speake, my pen shall write in praise of thee to tell, the sweetest bird 〈♫〉 that e-uer was, the sweetest byrd that e-uer was, in friendly sort farewell. 〈♫〉 in friendly sort fare-well.

〈♫〉 PEnelope, that longed for the sight the sight 〈♫〉 of hir Vlisses, wandring, wandring all to long 〈♫〉 to long, wandring all to long, felt neuer ioy, felt neuer ioy, neuer ioy 〈♫〉 wherein shee tooke delight, although she liued liued in greatest ioyes 〈♫〉 a- mong, so I poore wretch, so I poore wretch possessing that I craue, 〈♫〉 both liue & lack, by wrong of that I haue, then blame me not although to 〈♫〉 heauens I cry, al: ij. to heauens I cry, & pray ye gods ij. 〈♫〉 ij. & ij. that shortly I might dye. ij.

〈♫〉 WHo loues a life deuoyd of quiet rest, ij. 〈♫〉 deuoyd of quiet rest, & 〈♫〉 seeks contēt in dens of cruel care of cruel care, who most triumphs, whē 〈♫〉 most he is opprest, & weens him free, weens him free, & weens him free 〈♫〉 when fast he is in snare, who in ye sweet ij. doth finde the 〈♫〉 sowrest tast, his life is loue, ij. is loue, his food is vaine 〈♫〉 repast. his foode is vaine re- past. ij. is vaine repast. is 〈♫〉 vaine repast.