{MADRIGALLS} TO FOVR …

{MADRIGALLS} TO FOVRE VOYCES NEWLY PVBLISHED BY IOHN BENNET HIS FIRST WORKS.

AT LONDON Printed in little Saint Hellens by William Barley, the Assigne of Thomas Morley.

Cum Priuilegio.

M.D.XC.IX.

{☞}CANTVS.{☞}

TO THE RIGHT WORSHIPFVL, RALPH ASSHETON Esq; one of her Maiesties Justices of Peace, and Quorum: and of the Oier and terminer in the Country Palantine of Lancaster, and Receiuer of her highnesse Duchy reuenues, in the said County: and the Countie Palantine of Chester.

RIght worshipfull, It would be too tedious, to make particuler declaration of your worshipfull fauours, from time to time, towards me. I hauing beene hit herto altogether vnable, so much as to make any show of thankfulnes for the same. And see­ing it hath pleased GOD to make you many waies, a principall patron of my good: by meanes whereof, I haue at length attai­ned to somwhat, whereby I may manifest my selfe, a well affected member of the common wealth. I haue thought it my duetie, to present vnto your worship, these first fruits of my simple skill. Beseeching you, fauourablie to accept them, as the indeauors of a yong wit, and tokens of a thankfull mind. And be­cause I haue alwaies knowne you a fauourer of all good exercises, and namely of Musicke: I am imbouldned, to craue your worshipfull Patronage of these my labours; whereby I shall bee incouraged, to indeauor my selfe with all diligence, to put in practise some others, that may deserue better acceptation. Thus leauing them to your delightfull recreation, and your worship to the protection of the most high, I humbly take my leaue.

Your worships in all duetie, Iohn Bennet.

I. CANTVS.

[...] I Wander vp, I wander vp & downe, & faine would [...] rest me, ij. & fain would rest me, ij. [...] rest me, Yet cannot rest, yet cannot rest, such cares do stil molest me, yet cānot [...] rest, yet cānot rest such cares doe stil molest me, All things conspire I see, [...] ij. & this cōsent in, consent in, to find a place for me, a place for [...] me, to find a place for me for me fit to lament fit to lament a place for me fit [...] to lament in.

II. CANTVS.

[...] WEepe, weepe sil-ly soule disdained, disdained, ij. [...] thy haples hap ij. lamen- [...] ting, lamenting, thy haplesse hap la- menting, That loue whose passiō pai- [...] ned, raught neuer thy cōtenting, ij. raught neuer thy cōtenting, thy con- [...] tenting, ij. raught neuer thy cōtenting, ij. [...] raught neuer thy contenting, thy contenting, And since thou art ij. [...] disdai-ned, dis- dained, by them thou most affec- ted, ij. [...] Let them be now reiected, ij. let them be now reiec- [Page] [...] ted now reiected, ij. let them be now reiected, [...] now reiec- ted let them be now reiected.

III. CANTVS.

[...] SO gracious is thy sweet selfe, so faire so [...] framed, ij. so faire so fra- [...] med, that who so sees thee, who so sees thee, ij. that who so sees thee [...] without a hart en- flamed, ij. without a heart enflamed, [...] Either he liues not, ij. either he liues not, ij. or loues delight he [...] knowes not, or loues de- [...] light he knowes not, Either hee liues [...] ij. either he liues not, or loues delight he knowes not, or [...] loues delight he knowes or loues delight he knowes not.

IIII. CANTVS.

[...] LEt goe, ij why do you stay me? ij Let go, [...] ij. Let go, ij. let go, why do you stay me, I will for [...] spite go run & slay me, I wil for spite go run [...] & slay me, go run [...] & slay me, go ij. O new found tormen- ting, O strāge dis- [...] daining, I die for loue, for loue I ij. I ij yet fain'd is my complaining, [...] But you y t say I fained, now see what you haue gained, ij. I wil for [...] spite go run & slay me, I ij. I ij. I ij. [...] let go, let go jj. ij. let go, why doe you stay me.

V. CANTVS.

[...] COme shepherds follow me, run vp apace the mountaine, [...] run vp apace y e moun- taine, run ij. [...] run vp apace y e moūtain, See loe, ij. See loe besides y e foūtain, ij besides see [...] loe besides y e foūtain, loue laid to rest: How sweetely sweetly sleepeth he, How [...] ij. how sweetely sleepeth he, O take heed come not nie him, [...] but hast we hence and flie him, and louers daunce, [...] ij. with gladnes, ij. with gladnes, ij. with gladnes, ij. for while loue [...] sleepes is truce with care and sadnes.

VI. CANTVS.

[...] Ilanguish to complaine me, [...] I languish to complaine me, with gast-ly griefe [...] tormented, I stand amazd', amazd', to see you discontented, to see you discon- [...] tented. Better I hold my peace, and stop my breath, then cause my sorrowes to [...] increase, ij. then cause my sorrowes to increase, ij. [...] and worke my death.

VII. CANTVS.

[...] SIng out ye Nimphes & shepheards of Pernas- [...] sus, shepheards of Pernas- [...] sus, Sing out ye Nymphs, and sheepheards of Per- [...] nassus, With sweet delight your me- ry notes consenting, with [...] sweet delight your me-ry notes your me- [...] ry notes consen- ting, consenting, Sith time affordes to bannish loue relen- [...] ting, fortune she smiles, ij. sweet- ly still to grace vs, [...] sweet- ly to grace vs, sweetly to [Page] [...] grace vs. Sith time affordes to banish loue relenting, fortune she smiles [...] ij. sweet- ly still to grace vs, to [...] grace vs, still to grace vs, still to grace vs.

VIII. CANTVS.

[...] THirsis? sleepest thou? ij. sleepest thou? ij. [...] Hol- la, Holla, Holla, ij. let not [...] sor- row slay vs, Hold vp thy head man, ij. (Said the gentle Meli- [...] beus, See Sommer comes againe, the countries pride ador- ning, ij. [...] adorning, (Cuckoe Cuckoe singeth) ij. Harke [...] how the Cuckoe singeth, (Cuckoe) this faire Aprill morning. Aprill ij. O said y e [...] sheepherd & sight, as one all vndon, let me alone a- las, & driue him backe to [...] London, ij. ij. ij. ij. to London.

IX. CANTVS.

[...] YE rest- les thoughts, ij. that harbour [...] dis- content, discontent, ij. [...] cease your assaults, and let my hart lament, and let my hart lament, lament, [...] And let my tongue haue leaue to tel my griefe, that shee may pittie though not [...] graunt reliefe, ij, Pittie would help (a- las) what [...] loue hath almost slaine, almost slaine, hath al- most slaine, and salue the [...] wound that festred this disdaine, this dis- daine, that festred this disdaine.

X. CANTVS.

[...] WHen as I glaūce, ij. on my louely [...] Phil-lis, whose cheeks are deckt with Roses, & Lillies [...] When as I glaūce, ij. on my louely Phil-lis, When as I glaunce, ij. [...] on my louely Phil-lis, whose cheeks are deckt with Roses & with [...] Lil- lies: I me complaind', ij. that shee me nought re-garded, [...] and that my loue with en-uie was rewar- ded, Then wantonly shee smileth [...] ij. shee smileth & griefe from me from me ex-i- leth. Then [...] wantōly shee smileth, ij. shee smileth, & greefe from me ex-i-leth.

XI. CANTVS.

[...] CRuell vnkind, my hart thou hast be- reft me, [...] my hart thou hast be-reft me, Cruell vnkind, my [...] hart thou hast bereft me, ij. my hart my hart thou [...] hast bereft me, And will not leaue, ij. while a- ny life is left me, And [...] yet, ij & yet, ij still will I loue thee▪ And yet, ij. & yet, still will I loue thee.

XII. CANTVS.

[...] O sleepe O sleepe, fond fancie, fond fancie, ij. [...] fond fancie, O sleepe O sleepe, fond fan-cie, [...] ij. My head a- las thou ty- erest ij. [...] thou tyrest, with false delight of that which thou de-si- [...] rest of that which thou de-si-rest, of that, of ij. [...] sleepe, sleepe, I say, fond fancie, ij. And leaue my [...] thoughts molesting, thy masters head hath need of sleepe & resting, hath need of [...] sleepe and resting. ij.

XIII. CANTVS.

[...] WEepe O mine eyes, ij. weepe O mine [...] eyes, and cease not, (A-las) these your spring-tides, ij. [...] me thinkes increase not. O when, ij. be-gin [...] you, To swell so high that I may drown me in you, that I may drown me in [...] you, O when, ij. begin you, To swell so high that I may drown me [...] in you, that I may drowne me in you.

XIIII. CANTVS.

[...] SInce neither tunes of ioy, nor notes of sadnes, [...] Cru-ell vnkind can moue thee, I will goe run a [...] way, I will goe run a-way, for rage, and madnes, for rage and madnes, Be- [...] cause I will not loue thee. O come againe, a-gaine, ij. thy [...] fruitles labour wast not, How wilt thou run (foole) how [...] wilt thou run (foole) when thy heart thou hast not, ij. when thy [...] heart thou hast not. O come againe, againe ij. thy fruitelesse [...] la-bour wast not. How wilt thou run (foole) how [Page] [...] wilt thou run (foole) when thy heart thou hast not, ij. when thy [...] heart thou hast not.

XV. CANTVS.

[...] O Griefe, where shall poore griefe find patient [...] hearing, Footsteps of men I flie, footsteps of men I [...] flie, I flie, I flie, I flie, my pathes each creature [...] balking: Wild and vn- haunted woods, ij. seeme ti-red with [...] my walking. Earth with my teares are drunke: Aire with my sighes, tor- [...] mented: Heauens with my cry- ing, ij. growne deafe, growne [...] deafe, and discon- tented: ij. In- fer- nall eares affrigh- [Page] [...] ted, with my dolefull accen- ting: onely my loue, lou's my la- men- ting, [...] lou's my la-men- ting, on- ly my loue lou's my lamenting.

XVI. CANTVS.

[...] O Sweet griefe, O sweet sighes, O sweet disday- [...] ning: O sweet re- pulses, ij. Sweet wrōgs, [...] sweet wrongs, Sweet la-menting. Words sharply sweet, ij. and sweet-ly [...] sharp consen-ting, and sweet-ly sharp consenting, O sweet vn-kindnes, sweet [...] feares, sweet complayning. Grieue then no more (my soule) those deepe grones [...] stray- ning, Your bitter anguish now shall haue re-lenting, re- lenting, And sharpe [...] disdaines, ij. re-ceaue their full contenting. contenting.

XVII. CANTVS.

[...] REst, ij. rest, rest now Amphi- on, Rest, ij. [...] rest, thy charming lier, ij. thy charming lier, [...] For Daphnes loue (sweet loue) makes melo- dy, ij. for Daphnes loue [...] makes me-lo-dy, Her loues concord with mine doth well cōspire, doth [...] well conspire, ij. No dis- cord iars, ij. no [...] discord iars, in our lou's simpa-thie, Our cōcords haue some discords mixt a- [...] mong, Discord-ing concords, makes the sweetest song, ij. [...] dis-cor-ding con- cords ij. makes the swee- test song.

A TABLE OF ALL THE MADRIGALLS.

  • I Wander vp and downe. I.
  • Weep silly soule disdained. II.
  • So gratious is thy sweet selfe. III.
  • Let goe. IIII.
  • Come shepherds follow me. V.
  • I languish to complaine me. VI.
  • Sing out ye Nimphes. VII.
  • Thirsis? VIII.
  • Ye restles thoughts. IX.
  • When as I glaunce. X.
  • Cruell vnkind. XI.
  • O sleepe, ô sleepe fond fancic. XII.
  • Weepe ô mine eyes. XIII.
  • Since neither tunes of ioy. XIIII.
  • O griefe. XV.
  • O sweete griefe. XVI.
  • Rest. XVII.
FINIS.
{MADRIGALLS} TO FOVR …

{MADRIGALLS} TO FOVRE VOYCES NEWLY PVBLISHED BY IOHN BENNET HIS FIRST WORKS.

AT LONDON Printed in little Saint Hellens by William Barley, the Assigne of Thomas Morley.

Cum Priuilegio.

M.D.XC.IX.

{☞}ALTVS.{☞}

TO THE RIGHT WORSHIPFVL, RALPHE ASHETON Esq: one of her Maiesties Justices, of Peace, and Quorum, and of the Oier and terminer in the County Palantine of Lancaster, and Receiuer of her highnesse Duchy reuenues, in the said County, and the Countie Palantine of Chester.

RIght worshipfull, It would be too tedious, to make particuler declaration of your worshipfull fauours, from time to time, towards me. I hauing beene hitherto altogether vnable, so much as to make any show of thankfulnes for the same. And see­ing it hath pleased GOD to make you, many waies, a principall patron of my good: by meanes whereof, I haue, at length attai­ned to somwhat, whereby I may manifest my selfe, a well affected member of the common wealth. I haue thought it my duetie, to present vnto your worship, these first fruits of my simple skill. Beseeching you, fauourablie to accept them, as the indeauors of a yong wit, and tokens of a thankfull mind. And be­cause I haue alwaies knowne you a fauourer of all good exercises, and namely of Musicke: I am imbouldned, to craue your worshipfull Patronage of these my labours; whereby I shall bee incouraged, to indeauor my selfe with all diligence, to put in practise some others, that may deserue better acceptation. This leauing them to your delightfull recreation, and your worship to the protection of the most high, I humbly take my leaue.

Your worships in all duetie, Iohn Bennet.

I. ALTVS.

[...] I Wander vp & downe, I wander vp I wander vp and [...] down, & fain would rest me, ij. & fain would rest [...] me, & faine & faine would rest me, & ij. Yet cānot rest, yet cannot [...] rest such cares do stil mo-lest me, yet cannot rest, yet cannot rest such cares doe [...] stil molest me, All things conspire I see conspire I see, and this cōsent, & this & [...] this consent in, to find a place for me ij. to find a place for me for [...] me fit to la ment in, fit to lament for me fit to lament in.

II. ALTVS.

[...] WEepe, weep silly soule disdained disdained ij. weepe [...] sil-ly soule disdained, thy haples hap ij. lamen- [...] ting la- menting, That loue whose passion pai- ned ij. [...] raught neuer thy contenting, ij. raught neuer thy conten- [...] ting thy contenting ij. raught neuer thy cōtenting thy cō- [...] ten- ting, raught ij. And since thou art ij. disdai- ned dis- [...] dained and since thou art dis- dained, by them thou most affec- ted, [...] let them be now reiected ij. let them be now reiected now re- [Page] [...] iected ij. let them be now reiected ij. [...] let them be now reiected now reiected.

III. ALTVS.

[...] SO gracious is thy sweet selfe, so faire [...] so fra- med, So gracious is thy [...] sweet selfe, so faire so fra- med, that who so sees thee, ij. [...] without a hart en- flamed, ij. without a heart en- [...] fla- med, Either he liues not, ij. either he liues not, [...] or loues delight he knowes not, or loues delight he knowes ij. he [...] knowes not. Either he liues not ij. either he liues not, ij or [...] loues delight he knowes not, or loues de- light he knowes not

IIII. ALTVS.

[...] LEt goe: ij why do you stay me? why ij Let [...] go, ij. Let go, let go, ji. why do you stay me? [...] why ij. I will for spite go run & slay me ij I wil for [...] ij. ij. O new found tormenting, new ij [...] O strange disdai- ning, I die for loue, for loue, I ij. I ij yet fain'd is my [...] complai-ning, But you that say I fained, now see what you haue gained. I will for [...] spite go run and slay me, ij. go run [...] and slay me, go ij. let go, let go, ij. ij. why do you stay me.

V. ALTVS.

[...] COme shepherds follow me, run vp apace the moūtain, run [...] vp apace the mountain, Come shepherds shepherds [...] follow ij. See loe besides the fountain, see loe besides see jj. [...] loue laid to rest, to rest: How sweetely sweetely sleepeth he ij. [...] How sweetely sweetely slee- peth hee, O take heede come [...] not nie him, but hast we hence and flie him, ij. and louers daunce, [...] ij. louers daunce with gladnes, ij. with gladnes ij. glad- [...] nes, for while loue sleepes ij. ij. is truce with care and sad- nes,

VI. ALTVS.

[...] I languish to complaine me, ij [...] to com- plaine me, with gastly grief tor- [...] mented, tormen- ted, I stand ama'zd, to see you to see you discōtented, to see you [...] disconten- ted, Better I hold my peace, I hold my peace, & stop my [...] breath, then cause my sorrowes to in- crease in crease ij. [...] increase, then cause my sorrowes to increase, and worke my death.

VII. ALTVS.

[...] SIng out ye Nimphes & shepheards of Per- nas- [...] sus, ye Nymphs & shepheards of Pernas- [...] sus of Pernassus, ij. ye Nymphs & shepheardes [...] of Pernassus, shepheards of Pernassus, with sweet delight your mer- [...] ry notes, with sweet delight your mer- ry notes con- [...] sen- ting, Sith time affordes, to bannish loue relenting, fortune shee smiles, [...] ij. sweet- ly still to grace vs, to [...] grace vs, still to grace vs, still to grace vs, Sith time affordes, [Page] [...] to bannish loue relenting, fortune she smiles, ij. sweet- ly [...] still to grace vs, sweet- ly to grace vs, [...] sweetly to grace vs.

VIII. ALTVS.

[...] THirsis? sleepest thou? ij sleepest thou? ij [...] Holla ij. let not sorrow slay vs, Hold vp thy head man, [...] ij. (Said the gentle Meli-be- us) See Sōmer comes againe, the [...] Countries pride adorning, ij. Harke how the [...] Cuckoe singeth, Cuckoe singeth, ij sing- eth, this fayre Aprill mor- [...] ning. O said the shepheard (and sight, and sight) as one all vn- [...] done, Vndone, let me alone a- las, ij. and drine him backe to Lōdon. & [...] ij. & driue him backe to London▪ to Lon don. to Lon­don.

IX. ALTVS.

[...] YEe rest-les thoughts ij that harbour discon- [...] tent, ij. that harbour dis- content, cease [...] your assaults, assaults, & yet my hart lament, ij. la- [...] ment, And let my tongue, ij. haue leaue to tel my griefe, that shee may [...] pittie though not graunt reliefe, ij. Pittie would [...] help a- las, ij. what loue hath almost slaine, ij. hath [...] almost flaine, & salue the woūd that festred this disdaine. ij. [...]

X. ALTVS.

[...] WHen as I glaunce, ij. on my louely Phillis, whē [...] as I glaūce, ij. on my louely Phillis, whose [...] cheekes are dekt with Roses and with Lillies: When as I glaūce, ij. on [...] my louely Phillis, whose cheekes are dekt with Roses & Lillies, I me complain'd [...] ij. that shee me nought re-garded, and that my loue with enuie [...] was rewarded, rewarded, then wantonly shee smileth ij. she smi- [...] leth & griefe from me exileth, then wantonly she smileth ij. she [...] smileth, and griefe from me from me exi­leth.

XI. ALTVS.

[...] CRuell vnkind, my hart thou hast be- reft me, my [...] hart thou hast thou hast bereft me, ij. Cru- [...] ell vnkind, Cruell vnkind, my hart thou hast be- refst me, thou hast be- reft [...] me, my hart thou hast bereft me, y u hast bereft me, & will not leaue, ij. [...] while a- ny life is left is left me, And yet, and yet, and yet, still will I loue [...] thee: and yet, ij. and yet, ij. still will I loue thee.

XII. ALTVS.

[...] O sleepe, ij. O sleepe fond fancie, fond fancie, [...] ij. O sleepe O sleepe, ij. fond fan- [...] cie, My head a-las thou tye- rest, ij. thou tyrest, [...] ij. with false delight of that which y u desi-rest. ij [...] of that ij. which y u de- sirest, sleepe, sleepe, I say, fond fan-cie, [...] And leaue my thoughts ij. mo-lesting, thy mastershead, hath need of [...] sleepe & resting, sleepe & resting, need of sleepe & rest- tinge.

XIII. ALTVS.

[...] WEepe O mine eyes, ij. and cease not, ij. [...] weepe O mine eyes, and cease not, (A-las) these your [...] spring tides: ij. me thinkes increase not, me thinkes increase not. [...] O when, ij. begin you, To swell so high that I may drown, me [...] in you, that I may drown me in you, O when, ij. begin you, To [...] swell so high that I may drown me in you, that I may drowne me in you.

XIIII. ALTVS.

[...] SInce neither tunes of ioy, nor notes of sad- nes, [...] Cru-ell vnkind can moue thee, I will go run away, I [...] will goe run a way, for rage, for rage and madnes, Because I will not loue thee. [...] O come againe, a- gaine ij. thy fruitlesse labour waste not, How [...] wilt thou runne, (foole) how wilt thou runne, ij. [...] (foole) when thy heart thou hast not, ij. when thy heart thou [...] hast not. O come againe, a- gaine ij. thy fruitelesse labour wast [...] not, How wilt thou runne, (foole) how wilt thou [Page] [...] runne, how wilt thou runne, (foole) when thy heart thou hast not, ij. [...] when thy heart thou hast not.

XV. ALTVS.

[...] O Griefe, where shall poore griefe find patient [...] hea- ring, find patiēt hearing, Footsteps of [...] men I flie, I flie, I flie, my pathes each creature [...] balk- ing: Wild & vn- haunted woods, vnhaunted woods, ij. [...] woodes, seeme ti- red with my walking. Earth with my teares are drunke: [...] Aire with my sighes, tormen- ted: Heauens with my crying, [...] ij. growne deafe with my crying, growne deafe, and dis- conten- [...] ted: ij. In- fernall eares affrighted, with [Page] [...] my dolefull accen- ting: onely my loue, lou's my lamen- ting. lou's my la- [...] menting. on- ly my loue lou's my lamenting, lamen- ting.

XVI. ALTVS.

[...] O Sweet griefe, O sweet sighes, O sweet disday- [...] ning: O sweet repulses, ij Sweet wrōgs, sweet [...] wrōges, Sweet la-men- ting. ij. Words sharply sweet, & [...] sweet-ly sharp concen-ting, con- centing, and sweet- ly sharp concen- ting, O [...] sweet vnkindnes, sweet feares, sweet complay- ning. Grieue then no more (my [...] soule) those deepe grones strayning, Your bitter anguish now shall haue re- [...] len- ting now shall haue relenting, relenting, And sharpe disdaines, re- [...] ceine their full contenting. ij.

XVII. ALTVS.

[...] REst, rest now Amphion, ij. Rest, rest, [...] rest thy charming lier, thy charming lier, ij [...] For Daphnes loue (sweet loue) makes melody, ij. for Daphnes [...] loue, (sweet loue) makes me-lody ij. Her loues cōcord with [...] mine doth well conspire, doth well con- spire, No discord iars, in our [...] loues simpa- thy, ij. Our concords haue some dis- [...] cords mixt a- mong, Discor-ding concords makes the sweetest song, makes [...] the swee- test song, discording concords, concords, makes the sweet-est song.

A TABLE OF ALL THE MADRIGALLS.

  • I Wander vp and downe. I.
  • Weep silly soule disdained. II.
  • So gratious is thy sweetselfe. III.
  • Let goe. IIII.
  • Come shepherds follow me. V.
  • I languish to complaine me. VI.
  • Sing out ye Nimphes. VII.
  • Thirsis? VIII.
  • Ye restles thoughts. IX.
  • When as I glaunce. X.
  • Cruell vnkind. XI.
  • O sleepe, ô sleepe fond fancie. XII.
  • Weepe ô mine eyes. XIII.
  • Since neither tunes of ioy. XIIII.
  • O griefe. XV.
  • O sweete griefe. XVI.
  • Rest. XVII.
FINIS.
{MADRIGALLS} TO FOVR …

{MADRIGALLS} TO FOVRE VOYCES NEWLY PVBLISHED BY IOHN BENNET HIS FIRST WORKS.

AT LONDON Printed in little Saint Hellens by William Barley, the Assigne of Thomas Morley.

Cum Priuilegio.

M.D.XC.IX.

{☞}TENOR.{☞}

TO THE RIGHT WORSHIPFVL, RALPH ASSHETON Esq: one of her Maiesties Justices of Peace, and Quorum: and of the Oier and terminer in the County Palantine of Lancaster, and Receiuer of her highnesse Duchy reuenues, in the said County and the Countie Palantine of Chester.

RIght worshipfull, It would be too tedious, to make particuler declaration of your worshipfull fauours from time to time, towards me. I hauing beene hitherto altogether vnable, so much as to make any show of thankfulnes for the same. And see­ing it hath pleased GOD to make you many waies, a principall patron of my good: by meanes whereof, I haue at length attai­ned to somwhat, whereby I may manifest my selfe, a well affected member of the common wealth. I haue thought it my duetie, to present vnto your worship, these first fruits of my simple skill. Beseeching you, fauour ablie to accept them, as the indeauors of a yong wit, and tokens of a thankfull mind. And be­cause I haue alwaies knowne you a fauourer of all good exercises, and namely of Musicke: I am imbouldned, to craue your worshipfull Patronage of these my labours; whereby I shall bee incouraged, to indeauor my selfe with all diligence, to put in practise some others, that may deserue better acceptation. Thus leauing them to your delightfull recreation, and your worship to the protection of the most high, I humbly take my leaue.

Your worships in all duetie, Iohn Bennet.

I. TENOR.

[...] I wander vp & downe, ij. & [...] faine would rest me, ij. & faine would rest me, [...] ij. and faine would rest me, Yet cannot rest, ij. yet cannot [...] rest, such cares doe still molest me, yet cannot rest, yet can- not rest, such [...] cares do still molest me, All things conspire I see, I see ij. [...] conspire I see, & this consent in, To find a place for me, for me, ij. [...] for me, fit to lament in, fit to lament in, fit to la- [...] ment in.

II. TENOR.

[...] WEepe, weepe sil-ly soule disdained, disdained, weepe weepe [...] sil- ly soule dis- day- ned, thy haples hap, ij. [...] lamenting, ij. thy haples hap, lamenting, That loue whose passiō pai- [...] ned, raught neuer thy cōten- ting, ij. thy cōtenting, raught [...] neuer thy conten-ting, ij. raught neuer thy con- [...] tenting, raught neuer thy con- ten- [...] ting. And since thou art, ij. disdained ij. and since thou art dis- [...] dained, by them thou most affec- ted, thou ij. let them be now re- [Page] [...] iected now reiected, ij. let them be now reiec- [...] ted, ij. let them be now re- iec- ted.

III. TENOR.

[...] SO gratious is thy sweet selfe, so faire, so [...] framed, ij. so gratious is thy [...] sweet selfe, so faire, so framed: that who so sees thee, ij. who [...] so sees thee. without a heart inflamed, ij. without a [...] heart in- fla- med: Either he liues not, ij. ij. [...] or loues delight he knowes not, ij. he knowes not, [...] or loues delight he knowes not. Either he liues not, ij. ij. [...] or loues delight he knowes not, ij. he ji. ij.

IIII. TENOR.

[...] LEt go, why do you stay me? ij [...] let go, ij let go, ij. let go why do you stay me? [...] why ij why do you stay me? I will for spite go run & [...] slay me, ij & slay me. O new foūd tormenting, new foūd tor- menting, [...] O strāge disdaining. I die for loue, ij for loue yet fain'd is [...] my complaining: But you that say I fai- ned now see what you haue gained, now [...] ij. ij. I will for spite go run & slay me [...] ij. let go ij. ij. why do you stay me. let ij. [Page] [...] [Page] [...]

V. TENOR.

[...] COme shepeheards follow me, run vp apace the [...] mountaine, run vp apace the mountaine. See loe, [...] Seeloe besides besides the foūtaine, ij besides the foūtain [...] loue laid to rest to rest: How sweetely sweetly sleepeth he, ij. [...] how sweetely sleepeth he. O take heed take heed, come not nie him, but [...] hast we hence and flie him, ij. And louers dance, ij. [...] with gladnes, ij. with gladnes, with glad- nes, for while loue [...] sleepes, ij. ij. is truce with care is truce with care and sadnesse.

VI. TENOR.

[...] I Languish to complaine me, I lan- [...] guish to complaine, to complaine [...] me, to complaine me, with gast-ly griefe tor- [...] men- ted, I stand amazd', to see you discontented, dis- con- [...] tented, dis- contented. Better I hold my peace, and stop my breath, thē cause my [...] sorrowes to increase, ij. then cause my sorrowes to in- [...] crease and worke my death.

VIII. TENOR.

[...] Sing out ye Nymphs, & sheepheards of Per- nas- [...] sus, ij. Sing outye [...] Nymphs, & shepheards of pernassus, shepheards of pernassus, with sweet delight your [...] me- ry notes, with sweet delight your me- ry notes con- [...] sen- ting, Sith time affords, to bannish loue relenting, fortune she smiles, [...] ij. sweet- ly, to grace [...] vs, sweet- ly, sweet- ly, sweet- ly still to grace [...] vs▪ sith time affords, to banish loue re- len- ting, fortune shee smiles, ij. [Page] [...] sweet- ly, sweet- ly sweet- ly to [...] grace vs, still to grace vs, still to [...] grace vs.

VIII. TENOR.

[...] THirsis? sleepest thou? ij. sleepest thou? ij. [...] Hol-la, Holla, Holla, ij. let not sorrow [...] sor-row slay vs, Hold vp thy head man, (Said the gentle gentle Meli-be- [...] us) See Sommer comes againe, the countries pride ador- ning, ij. [...] the countries pride a-dorning, Harke how the Cuckoe [...] singeth, ij. singeth, Harke how the Cuckoe singeth, this faire [...] Aprill morning. O said the shephard, & sight, ij. as one all vndō, let me a- [...] lone alas, alone alas, & driue him backe to London, ij. to London.

IX. TENOR.

[...] YE restles thoughts: That harbour discontent, discontent, [...] ij. that harbour discontent, ij. [...] cease your assaults, ij. and let my hart la- ment, ij. [...] And let my tongue haue leaue to tell my griefe, that shee may pittie [...] though not graunt re- liefe, reliefe, ij, Pittie would [...] help (a- las) what loue hath almost slaine, ij. hath almost slain, & [...] salue the wound that festred this disdaine, this dis- daine, that [...] festred this disdaine.

XII. TENOR.

[...] WHen as I glaunce, ij. on my (swee) tlouely [...] Phil- lis, when as I glaunce, on my louely [...] Phil-lis, whose cheeks are deckt with Roses, with Ro- ses & Lillies, when as I [...] glaunce, ij. on my (sweet) louely Phil- lis, when as I glaunce, on [...] my louely Phil- lis, whose cheeks are deckt with Roses, with Ro- ses & Lillies, [...] I me complaind', ij. I me com- plaīd, that shee me nought re- gar- [...] ded, and that my loue with en- uie was rewar-ded, rewar-ded, Then wantonly shee [...] smileth ij. and griefe from me ex-i- leth. Then

IX. TENOR.

[...] CRuell vnkind, my heart thou hast be-reft me, [...] my heart thou hast be- reft me, thou hast bereft [...] me, thou hast bereft me, my heart thou hast bereft, my heart thou hast be- [...] reft me, And will not leaue while a- ny life is left, is left me, And yet, ij. and [...] yet, still will I loue thee. And yet, ij. and yet, still will I loue thee [...] wantonly she smileth, ij. & griefe from me ex-i- leth.

XII. TENOR.

[...] O Sleepe O Sleepe, fond fancie, ij. [...] fond fancie, ij. O Sleepe O Sleepe, O [...] Sleepefond fancie, ij. My head a-las, a-las, thou [...] ty- rest, thou ty- rest, thou ty-erest, with false delight of [...] that which thou de- sirest, which thou desirest, of that which thou de-si- [...] rest, which thou desirest, ij. Sleepe Sleepe I say fond fancie, ij. [...] fond fancie, & leaue my thoughts molesting, thy masters head hath [...] need of sleep, ij. & resting, & resting, need, ij.

XIII. TENOR.

[...] WEepe O mine eyes, and cease not ij. [...] weepe O mine eyes, ij. and cease [...] not, (A-las) these your spring tides: ij. me thinkes increase not. O [...] when, ij. begin you, To swell so high that I may drown, that I may drown me in [...] you ij. O when, ij. begin you, To swell so high that I may [...] drowne, that I may drowne me in you. ij.

XIIII. TENOR.

[...] SInce neither tunes of ioy not notes of sad- [...] nes, Cruell vnkind can moue thee, I will go run a [...] way, ij. I will go run, I will go run a-way, for rage and madnes, Be- [...] cause I will not loue thee. O come againe, againe ij. thy fruitlesse [...] labour waste not, How wilt thou runne (foole) how wilt thou tunne [...] (foole) when thy heart thon hast nor, ij. [...] when thy heart thou hast not. O come againe, againe ij. [...] thy frutelsse labour wast not, How wilt thou runue [Page] [...] (foole) how wilt thou runne (foole) when thy [...] heart thou hast not, ji. when thy heart thou hast not.

XV. TENOR.

[...] O Griefe, where shall poore griefe find patiēt hea- [...] ring, ij. Foot-steps of [...] men I flie, I flie, Foot-steps of men I flie, I [...] flie, my pathes each creature balking: Wild & vnhaun- [...] ted woodes, ij. wild & vnhaunted [...] woodes, seeme ti- red with my walking. Earth with my teares are drunke: Aire with [...] my sighes, tormen- ted: Heauens with my crying, ij. [...] with my crying, growne deafe, and dis- conten- ted: ij. [Page] [...] In- fer- nall eares affrighted, with my dolefull accenting: onely [...] my loue, lou's my lamenting. lou's my lamenting. ij. [...] la- menting.

XVI. TENOR.

[...] O Sweet griefe, O sweet sighes, O sweet dis- [...] dayning: O sweet repul- ses, ij Sweet wrōgs, [...] Sweet lamen- ting. ij. Words sharply sweet, sharply sweet, & sweetly sharp [...] sweetly sharp concen- ting, concen- ting, words sweetly sharp concen- ting, [...] O sweet vnkindnes, sweet feares, sweet complaying. Grieue then no more [...] (my soule) those deepe grones strayning, Your bitter anguish now shall haue re- [...] lenting, ij. shall haue relenting, And sharpe dsidaines, [...] ij. receiue their full contenting.

XVII. TENOR.

[...] REst, rest now Amphion, ij. Amphi- [...] on, Rest, rest thy charming lyer, thy charming lyer, [...] For Daphnes loue (sweet loue) ij makes me- lody, for Daphnes loue, [...] ij. (sweet lone) makes me-lody, me-lody, Her loues concord with [...] mine doth well conspire, No discord iarres, in our loues simpathy, no discord [...] iarres, ij. in ou [...] loues simpathy. Our concords haue some discords mixt a- [...] mong, Discording concords makes the sweetest song, ij. [...] discording concords, ij. makes the sweetest song.

A TABLE OF ALL THE MADRIGALLS.

  • I Wander vp and downe. I.
  • Weep silly soule disdained. II.
  • So gratious is thy sweet selfe. III.
  • Let goe. IIII.
  • Come shepherds follow me. V.
  • I languish to complaine me. VI.
  • Sing out ye Nimphes. VII.
  • Thirsis? VIII.
  • Ye restles thoughts. IX.
  • When as I glaunce. X.
  • Cruell vnkind. XI.
  • O sleepe, ô sleepe fond fancie. XII.
  • Weepe ô mine eyes. XIII.
  • Since neither tunes of ioy. XIIII.
  • O griefe. XV.
  • O sweete griefe. XVI.
  • Rest. XVII.
FINIS.
{MADRIGALLS} TO FOVR …

{MADRIGALLS} TO FOVRE VOYCES NEWLY PVBLISHED BY IOHN BENNET HIS FIRST WORKS.

AT LONDON Printed in little Saint Hellens by William Barley, the Assigne of Thomas Morley.

Cum Priuilegio.

M.D.XC.IX.

{☞}BASSVS.{☞}

TO THE RIGHT WORSHIPFVL, RALPH ASSHETON Esq: one of her Maiesties Justices of Peace, and Quorum: and of the Oier and terminer in the County Palantine of Lancaster, and Receiuer of her highnesse Duchy reuenues, in the said County: and the Countie Palantine of Chester.

RIght worshipfull, It would be too tedious, to make particuler declaration of your worshipfull fauours, from time to time, towards me. I hauing beene hitherto altogether vnable, so much as to make any show of thankfulnes for the same. And see­ing it hath pleased GOD to make you, many waies, a principall patron of my good: by meanes whereof, I haue at length attai­ned to somwhat, whereby I may manifest my selfe, a well affected member of the common wealth. I haue thought it my duetie, to present vnto your worship, these first fruits of my simple skill. Beseeching you, fauourablie to accept them, as the indeauors of a yong wit, and tokens of a thankfull mind. And be­cause I haue alwaies knowne you a fauourer of all good exercises, and namely of Musicke: I am imbouldned, to craue your worshipfull Patronage of these my labours; whereby I shall bee incouraged, to indeauor my selfe with all diligence, to put in practise some others, that may deserue better acceptation. Thus leauing them to your delightfull recreation, and your worship to the protection of the most high, I humbly take my leaue.

Your worships in all duetie, Iohn Bennet.

I. BASSVS.

[...] I wander vp ij. & downe, & faine would [...] rest me, rest me, ij. & faine would [...] rest me, Yet cannot rest, ij. such cares doe still molest me, yet cannot rest, [...] ij. such cares do still molest me, All things conspire I see, ij. [...] & this conseut in, ij To find a place for me, ij. to [...] find a place for me, ij for me, fit to lament fit to lament in. for [...] me fit to lament in.

II. BASSVS.

[...] Wepe, weepe sil-ly soule disdained, disdained, ij. [...] thy haples hap ij. lamenting, [...] That loue whose passiō pai- ned, pai- ned, ij. raught [...] neuer thy cōten- ting, ij. raught neuer thy cōten- [...] ting, ij. cōten- ting, raught neuer thy conten- [...] ting, thy contenting, And since thou art ij. disdained, by them thou [...] most affec- ted, af- fected, ij. affec- [...] ted, Let them be now reiec- ted, ij. let [Page] [...] them be now reiected, reiec- ted, let them be now reiec- [...] ted now reiected.

III. BASSVS.

[...] SO gratious is thy sweet selfe, so faire, so fra- med, [...] so gra- tious is thy selfe, so faire, so fra- med: [...] That who so sees thee, who so sees thee. ij. with out a [...] heart in- flamed, ij. without a heart infla- [...] med: Either he liues not, ij. or loues delight he knowes not, he [...] knowes not, or loues delight or loues delight he knowes not. Either he liues not, [...] ij. or loues delight he knowes not, he knowes not, or [...] loues delight or loues delight he knowes not.

IIII. BASSVS.

[...] LEt goe: I will for spite goe run & slay me, [...] ij. I will for spite gorunne [...] & slay me, go run & slay me, O new found tormēting, new found tormen- [...] ting, O strange disdaining, I die for loue, ij. yet fain'd is my complai- [...] ning, now see what you haue gained, I will for spite go run & slay me, I [...] ij. I will for spite go run & slay me go run & slay [...] me, Let goe let goe ij. why doe you stay me.

V. BASSVS.

[...] COme shepherds follow me, run vp apace the [...] mountaine, run vp apace the moūtain, See loe, ij. [...] See loe beside y e foūtaine, ij loue laid to rest: How [...] sweetely sweetly slee- peth he, O take heed come not nie him, [...] com not nie him but hast we hence and flie him, [...] And louers dance, ij. with gladnes, ij with gladnes, ij. [...] for while loue sleepes, ij. for while loue sleepes is truce with care & sadnes.

VI. BASSVS.

[...] I languish to complaine me, to complaine [...] me, I languish to complaine me, with gast- ly [...] griefe tormen- ted, I stand amaz'd, amaz'd, to see you discō- tented, discon- [...] tented, Better I hould my peace, aud stop my breath, then cause my sorrowes to [...] increase, ij. then cause my sorrowes to in- crease, ij. [...] and worke my death.

VII. BASSVS.

[...] SIng out ye Nimphes & shepheards of Per- [...] nassus shepheards of Pernassus, ye Nymphs and shepheards [...] of Pernassus, Sing out ye Nymphs and shepheardes of Pernas- sus, with [...] sweet delight your mer- ry notes, your ij. cōsêting, with ij. [...] your ij. Sith time affordes, to bannish loue re- [...] len- ting, fortune shee smiles, ij. sweet- ly, sweet- [...] ly, sweet- ly to grace vs. [...] still to grace vs, still to grace vs, Sith time affords, to bannish [Page] [...] loue relenting, fortune she smiles, ij. sweet- ly, to [...] grace vs, sweet- ly, sweet- ly, sweet- [...] ly still to grace vs.

VIII. BASSVS.

[...] THirsis? sleepest thou? ij. sleepest thou? ij. [...] Hol- la, ij. Holla, ij. Holla, ij. let not sor- row slay [...] vs, Hold vp thy head man, ij. (Said the gentle Meli- beus, Meli- beus.) [...] See Sommer comes againe, the countries pride adorning, ij. [...] Harke how the Coockoe singeth, ij. Harke how y e [...] Coockoe singeth, singeth, this fayre Aprill morning. O said the shepheard and [...] sight, & sight, as one all vndōe, let me a- lone a-las, & driue him backe to [...] London, to London. ij.

IX. BASSVS.

[...] YEe restles thoughts: That harbour dis- tent, [...] ij. dis- content, cease [...] your assaults, ij & let my hart lament, ij. And let my [...] tongue haue leaue to tel my griefe, that shee may pittie though not graunt reliefe, [...] ij. reliefe, Pittie would help (a-las) what loue [...] hath almost slaine, what loue hath almost slaine, ij. and salue the [...] wound that festred this disdaine, that festred this disdaine. ij.

X. BASSVS.

[...] WHen as I glaūce, ij. on my louely Phillis, [...] whose cheekes are dekt with Roses & Lillies: When as I [...] glaūce, ij. on my louely Phillis, whose cheekes are dekt with Roses, & Lil- [...] lies: I me complaind', ij. I me complaind', that shee me [...] nought regarded, & that my loue with en- uie was rewarded, rewarded, Then [...] wantonly shee smileth ij. and griefe from me exi- leth, Then [...] wantonly shee smileth, ij. & griefe from me ex- i- leth.

XI. BASSVS.

[...] CRuell vnkind, my hart thou hast be- reft me, y u [...] hast bereft me, ij. my [...] hart thou hast be- reft me, my hart my hart thou hast be- ref me, & will not [...] leaue, ij. while a- ny life if left me, And yet, and yet, and yet, still will I [...] loue thee. And yet, ij. and yet, still will I loue thee.

XII. BASSVS.

[...] O sleepe, O sleepe fond fancie, ij. [...] fond fancie, fond fancie, ij. O sleepe O [...] sleepe, fond fancie, fond fancie, My head a- las thou ty- erest ij. [...] thou tyrest, ij. with false delight of that which thou desi- rest [...] ij. of that, ij. with thou de- sirest, sleepe, [...] sleepe, I say, fond fancie, ij. And leaue my thoughts moles- [...] ting, molesting, thy masters head hath need of sleepe & resting, & resting, need of [...] sleepe and restinge.

XIII. BASSVS.

[...] WEepe O mine eyes, and cease not, ij. [...] weepe O mine eyes, (weepe) and cease not, and cease [...] not, (A-las) these your spring tides: increase not, me thinkes increase not. O [...] when, ij. begin you, To swell so high that I may drown me in you, that I may [...] drown me in you, O when, ij. begin you, To swell so high that I may drown [...] me in you, that I may drowne me in you.

XIIII. BASSVS.

[...] SInce neither tunes of ioy, nor notes of sadnes, [...] Cru- ell vnkind can moue thee, I will goe run a- [...] way, I will goe run a- way, for rage, and madnes, Because I will not loue thee. [...] O come againe, a-gaine, ij. thy fruitlesse labour waste not, [...] How wilt thou runne, (foole) how wilt thou runne, [...] foole) when thy heart thou hast not, ij. when thy [...] heart thou hast not. O come againe, againe ij. thy fruitelesse [...] la- bour wast not, How wilt thou runne, (foole) how [Page] [...] willt thou runne, (foole) when thy heart thou hast not, ij. [...] when thy heart thou hast not.

XV. BASSVS.

[...] O Griefe, where shall poore griefe find patient [...] hea- ring, Footsteps of men I flie, [...] I flie, I flie, footsteps of men I flie, I flie, ij. [...] my pathes each crea- ture balking: Wild and vn- haunted woods, seeme [...] ti- red with my walking. Earth with my teares are drunke: Aire with my [...] sighes, tormen- ted: Heauens with my cry- ing, [...] ij. with my crying, growne deafe, and disconten- [...] ted: ij. In- fernall eares affrighted, with my dolefull ac-cen- [Page] [...] ting: onely my loue, lou's my la- menting, lou's my la- menting, on-ly my [...] loue lou's my lamenting.

XVI. BASSVS.

[...] O Sweet griefe, O sweet sighes, O sweet disdayning: [...] O sweet re- pulses, ij. Sweet wrōgs, sweet [...] wrongs, Sweet lamen- ting. ij. Words sharp- ly sweet, ij. and [...] sweet- ly sharp concen-ting, concenting, and sweet-ly sharp con- centing, O [...] sweet vnkindnes, sweet feares, sweet complayn- ing. Grieue then no more (my [...] soule) those deepe grones strayning, Your bitter anguish now shall haue re- [...] lenting, now shall haue relenting, re- lenting, shall haue relenting, And sharpe [...] disdaines re-ceiue their full contenting.

XVII. BASSVS.

[...] REst, ij. rest now Amphi- on, Amphiō, Rest, ij. thy [...] charming lier, thy charming lier, For Daphnes loue (sweet [...] loue) makes melody, ij. for Daphnes loue, makes melody ij. [...] (sweet loue) makes me-lody, ij. Her loues concord with mine doth [...] well conspire, No dis- cord iars, in our lou's. simpa- thie, ij. [...] Our concords haue some discords mixt a-mong, Dis- cording con- [...] cords, ij. makes the sweetest swee- test song, makes the [...] sweetest song.

A TABLE OF ALL THE MADRIGALLS.

  • I Wander vp and downe. I.
  • Weep silly soule disdained. II.
  • So gratious is thy sweet selfe. III.
  • Let goe. IIII.
  • Come shepherds follow me. V.
  • I languish to complaine me. VI.
  • Sing out ye Nimphes. VII.
  • Thirsis? VIII.
  • Ye restles thoughts. IX.
  • When as I glaunce. X.
  • Cruell vnkind. XI.
  • O sleepe, ô sleepe fond fancie. XII.
  • Weepe ô mine eyes. XIII.
  • Since neither tunes of ioy. XIIII.
  • O griefe. XV.
  • O sweete griefe. XVI.
  • Rest. XVII.
FINIS.

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