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AYERES OR Phantasticke Spirites for three voices, Made and newly published by THOMAS WEELKES, Gentleman of his Maiesties Chappell, Batchelar of Musicke, and Organest of the Ca­thedral Church of Chichester.

LONDON Printed by William Barley, and are to be sold at his shoppe in Gracious street.

1608.

Cum Priuilegio.

TO THE RIGHT NO­ble and most worthy, EDVVARD Lord, DENNY, Baron of Waltham, Thomas Weelkes wisheth the happines of both worldes.

RIGHT HONOVRABLE,

IT were needlesse to commend the worth of musicke to a noble and vn­derstanding disposition: for in the natures of Artes and generous spirites, ther is a sympathie, this being only grac'd by them; and they the onely patrones of this profession: I haue presumed, though not worthy your acceptance (as to the fauourer of all vertue) humbly to entreate your Lordship to patronize these my simple labours, which if your Lordship vouchsafe, they haue their hire, and my self euer bound (as is my duty) to doe your Lordship all faithfull, dutifull and acceptable ser­uice.

THOMAS VVEELKES.

CANTVS.

3 voc.

II.

[...] I Ockey thine horne pipes dull, giue wind [...] man at full, fie vpon such a sad gul, like an hoody [...] doody, all to moody, toodle, toodle, pipe it vp thicker, ile tread it [...] the quicker: why then about it roundly. .ii. and I will [...] foot it foot it .ii. .ii. soundly, ile take my steps the shorter, [...] as if I trampled, trampled trampled morter.

Darite growes so grane,
I may not her haue:
In around when I do craue,
with hoop sir hoy day, O you hurtme.
Toodle, Toodle,
set me thy worke by,
and come to me smurkly.
Then if she chance to glance in,
Giue vs two roome to dance in,
Though my green ierkin bare it
Vs two to all the parish,

III.

[...] SOme men desire spouses, that come of noble [...] houses, and some would haue in mariage ladies [...] of courtly cariage, fa la la fa la la la la la, [...] but few desire as I do, the maidenhead, the maidenhead .ii. [...] .ii. of a widow, fa la la la la fa la la [...] la la la.

2
Some thinke faire youth will cherish,
Strength that begins to perish,
I le haue no colts to taming,
Let me be young'st at gaming.
Ile get ore, ile go nigh too,
The maidenhead of a widdow.

IIII.

[...] TO morrow is the marriage day of Mopsus [...] and faire Phillida, Come shepheards bring your [...] garlands gay, .ii. .ii. [...] your garlands gay. [...]

2
If loue lye in so fowle a nest,
and fowlenes on so faire a breast,
What louer may not hope the best.
3
O do not weepe faire Bellamoure,
though he be gone theres many more,
for loue hath many loues in store.

V.

[...] Vpon a hill, a hill, the bony bony, boy, [...] sweet Thirsis sweetly plaid, and calde his lambes [...] their maisters ioy, and more hee would haue said, but loue, but loue [...] that giueth wings, but loue that giues the louers wings, withdrew his [...] mind, his mind, withdrew his mind, withdrew his mind, his mind [...] from other things.

2
His pipe and he could not agree,
for Milla was his note,
This silly pipe could neuer get,
this louely name by rote.
With that they both fell in a sound,
he fell a sleepe, his pipe to ground.

VI.

[...] COme sirrah Iaoke hoe, fill some Tobacco, bring a wire, [...] and some fire, hast hast away, quicke I say, do not stay, shun delay, for [...] I dranke none good to day: I sweare that this Tobacco it's perfect [...] Trinidado, by the very very mas, neuer neuer neuer was better gere then [...] is here, by the roode, for the bloud, it is very very good, tis very good.

2
Fill the pipe once more,
My braines daunce trenchmore,
It is headdy,
I am geeddy,
My head and braines,
Back and raines,
Iointes and vaines,
From all paines,
It doth well purge and make cleane.
Then those that doe Condemne it,
Or such as not Commend it,
Neuer were so wise to learne,
Good Tobacco to discerne
Let them go, plucke a crow, and not know as I do
The sweet of Trinidado.

VII.

[...] TAn ta ra ran tan tant, cryes Mars on bloudy rampier [...] fa la fa la fa la, fa la cries Venus in a Chamber toodle loodle [...] .ii. loo, cryes Pan that Cuckoo, with bels at his shoo, and a [...] fiddle too, .ii. Aye me, but I alas lye weeping, for death [...] hath slaine my sweeting, which hath my heart in kee- ping, [...] .ii.

VIII.

[...] THe Gods haue heard my vowes, fond Lyce, [...] whose faire browes wont scorne with such disdaine, my lone, [...] .ii. my teares my paine .ii. fa la la la. [...]

2
But now those spring-tide roses,
are turnde to winterposes,
to Rue, and time, and sage,
fitting that shriuledage,
Fa la la la &c.
3
Now youthes with hote desire,
See, see that flamelesse fire,
Which erst your hearts so burned,
quicke into ashes turned.
Fa la la la &c.

IX.

[...] THough my carriage be but carelesse, though my [...] looks be of the sternest, yet my passions are compare- lesse, [...] when I loue, when I loue, .ii. I loue in earnest. [...]

2
No my wits are not so wild.
But a gentle soule may yoake me,
Nor my heart so hard compilde,
But it melts, if loue prouoke me.

X.

[...] THe Ape, the Monkey and Baboone did meete, and [...] breaking of their fast in fryday street, two of them sware together [...] solemnly in their three natures was a simpathie, Nay quoth Baboon, I [...] do deny that straine, I haue more knauery in me then you twaine. [...]

2
Why quoth the Ape I haue a horse at will,
in Parris Garden for to ride on still,
and' there shew trickes: tush quoth the Monkey I
for better trickes in great mens houses lie.
Tush, quoth Baboone, when men do know I come,
for sport, from City, country, they will runne.

XI.

[...] NO no, though I shrinke still, yet I thinke stil [...] that a wincke will do what louers louers best [...] know, fa la la liro logh .ii. .ii. .ii. [...] till then I will be glad, and then I will be mad, hang vp all loue that is [...] sad, is sad, fa la la liro logh .ii. .ii. .ii.

2
What what,
if she faine so,
then I plaine go,
in a vaine to
ouerthrow her that's flat, fa la la, &c.
O, but she loued me well,
no but I cannot tell,
who dares trust women or hell,

XII.

[...] A Ye me alas, hey hoe, hey hoe .ii. .ii. [...] thus doth Messalina go vp and downe the house [...] a cry- ing .ii. a cry- ing, for her Monkey lyes a [...] dying .ii. death thou art too cruel, to bereaue [...] her Iewell, or to make a seasure of her only treasure, if her Monkey die [...] she will sit and crie, fie fie fie fie fie fie fie fie.

XIII.

[...] LAte in my rash accounting, my Fortune [...] was amoūting, fa la la fa la la fa la la [...] fa la la la fa la la fa la la la la la la la la fa [...] la la and now all is vndone, all courses backwards runne, fa la [...] la fa la la fa la la la la la fa la la.

2
Harts greedy in desiring,
Are speedy in aspiring, fa la la &c.
But this femall sexe,
Make stout hearts breake their necks.
3
You Ladies faire and fickle,
Whose climing thoughts do tickle, fa la &c.
Shall most deepely repent.
And finde a base descent.

XIIII.

[...] FOwre arms, two neckes, one wreathing, two [...] paire of lips one breathing, fa la la fa la [...] la fa la la la la: two hearts that multiply, sighes [...] enterchangeably, fa la fa la fa la la fa la la fa la la [...] fa la la la fa la la la.

2
The thought of this confound me,
and as I speake it woundes me, fa la la, &c.
It cannot be exprest,
good help me whilst I rest.
3
Bad stomackes haue their loathing,
and O this all is nothing, fa la la, &c.
this no with griefes doth proue,
report oft turnes in loue, fa la la.

XV.

[...] LOrd when I thinke what a paltery thing is a [...] gloue or a ring, or a top of a fan to brag of, and [...] how much a Noddy will triumph in a buske point, snatch with the [...] tagge of, then I say, wellfare him, that hath euer vsed close play. [...]

2
And when I see,
what a pittifull grace,
hath a frowne in the face,
Or a no in the lips of a Lady,
and when I had wist,
she would bee kist,
When shee away did go,
with hey hoe,
I end so,
Neuer trust any woman more then you know.

XVI.

[...] SAy wāton wil you loue me, I loue no long de- laying, [...] no long delaying, I loue no lōg delaying, [...] delaying, whilst that you striue to proue me, to proue me, I feare [...] your loue, I feare your loues decaying. [...]

2 Feare not my loues decaying,
Whilst that you striue to proue me,
I loue no long delaying,
Come wanton then and loue me.

XVII.

[...] I Bei ligustri e rose, Ch'in voi natura, pose [...] .ii. Donna gen [...] til mi fanno, ogn' hor mori re, Si graue éla mia pena e'l [...] mio martire,. ii. [...]

XVIII.

[...] Strike it vp Tabor and pipe vs a fauour, thou shalt be [...] well paid for thy labour: I meane to spend my shoe sole to dance [...] about the May pole, I will be blith and briske, leap and skip, hop [...] and trip, turne about in the rout, vntill very meary werry ioyntes [...] can scarse friske.

2
Lusty Dicke Hopkin,
lay on with thy napkin,
the stiching cost me but a dodkin,
the Morris were halfe vnd one,
Wert not for Martin of Compton,
O well said Iiging Alce,
Pritty Gill,
stand you still,
Dapper Iacke,
meanes to smacke,
how now, fie, fie fie, you dance false.

XIX.

[...] HA ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha this [...] world doth passe most merily most merily ile bee sworne, for many [...] an honest Indian Asse goes for a vnicorne, .ii. .ii. [...] .ii. farra diddle diddle dyno .ii. [...] this is idle idle fino, .ii.

2
Tygh hygh, tygh hygh, O sweet delight,
he tickles this age that can,
call Tulliaes Ape a Marmasyte.
And Ledaes Goose a swan,
Fara diddle deyno,
this is idle fyno.
3
So so so so fine English dayes,
for false play is no reproch,
for he that doth the Cochman prayse,
may safely vse the Coch,
fara dyddle deyno,
this is idle fyno.

XX.

[...] SInce Roben Hood, maid Marian, and little [...] Iohn are gone a, the hobby horse was quite for- got, [...] when Kempe did dauncea lone a, he did labour after the [...] tabor for to dance then into France, for .ii. he [...] tooke paines to skip, .ii. to skip it in hope of gaines of gaines [...] he will trip it trip it trip it on the toc, diddle diddle diddledoe, [...] .ii.

XXI

[...] FA la la la fa la la, O now weepe, now [...] sing fa la la la la la: for this is loue in frost [...] to frie, in teares to sing, in life to die, .ii. .ii. to die [...] and neuer to haue en- ding. [...]

2
Fa la la la, &c.
I die willingly,
fa la la la la, &c.
And yet I liue in spite of loue,
in hope of gaine,
And thinke to proue,
some pleasure mingled with paine.

XXII.

[...] ALas tarry but one halfe houre, .ii. O tarry but [...] one halfe howre, vntill an opportunity fit my power then will I look [...] and sigh out all my sorrow, now euery body looketh on, and you [...] know I must be gone and .ii. & you know I must be gon to morrow, [...] to morrow.

2
Adiew, why did I aspire high,
when I see my ruinous end so nigh,
Yet will I now prolong my last farewell,
else in sodaine sort to part,
will go neare to breake my heart,
that doth swell.

XXIII.

[...] AS deadly serpents lurking, so enuy lyeth wor. [...] king, still to disgrace those men which do striue [...] by vertues fame to augment their height of name, by labour, art [...] and pen. [...]

But let all carping Momi,
and idle foolish Zoili,
what so ere they will report,
I put my selfe in venture
to iudgements learned censure
and men of better sort.

XXIIII.

[...] DOnna il vostro bel vi so, Apr'a [...] chi mir' ogn' hor .ii. .ii. [...] il paradi so, Ma'l mio misero core, Sen viu' ogn' hor in [...] lagrim'e in lagrim'e dolore do lo re.

XXV.

[...] THe Nightin- gall the Organ of [...] de light the nimble nimble nimble nimble Larke, the blacke [...] bird .ii. and the Thrush the Thrush, and all the prety Cho- risters [...] of flight, that chant their Musicke notes in euery bush, ii. [...] Let them no more contend who shal excell, the [...] coockoo coockoo, the coockoo coockoo. ii. the coockoo, [...] coockoo .ii. .ii. .ii. .ii. is the bird that beares the bell.

XXVI.

6. voc
A remembrance of my friend, M. Thomas Morley.

SEXTVS.

[...] DEath hath &c. my dearest friend is dead is dead, [...] and laid in graue, in graue hee rests .ii. vntill the world [...] shall end, the world shall end, as end must all things haue, [...] all things must haue an end that nature wrought, that nature [...] wrought must vnto dust be brought .ii. must [...] vnto dust be brought .ii. .ii.

ALTVS

[...] DEath hath depriued mee, depriued mee of my dearest [...] friend, my dearest friend is dead, and laid in graue, in graue [...] in graue he rests, in .ii. vntill the world shall end, [...] the world shall end, as end must all things haue, all things must haue [...] an end that nature wrought, that nature wrought that .ii. [...] must vnto dust be brought, must .ii. must .ii. [...] must vnto dust be brought, vnto dust be brought.

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[Page] TENOR

AYERES OR Phantasticke Spirites for three voices, Made and newly published by THOMAS WEELKES, Gentleman of his Maiesties Chappell, Batchelar of Musicke, and Organest of the Ca­thedral Church of Chichester.

LONDON Printed by William Barley, and are to be sold at his shoppe in Gracious street.

1608.

Cum Priuilegio.

A Table of all the Songes contained in this Set.

Come come lets begin. I

Iockey thine horne pipes dull. II

Some men desire Spouses. III

To morrow is the marriage day. IIII

Vpon a hill, the bonny boy. V

Come sirrah Iacke hoe. VI

Tan ta ra ran tan tant. VII

The Gods haue heard my vowes. VIII

Though my carriage be but IX

The Ape, the Monkey. X

No, no though I shrinke still. XI

Aye me alas hey hoe. XII

Late in my rash accounting. XIII

Fowre armes two neckes. XIIII

Lord when I thinke. XV

Say wanton will you loue me. XVI

I bei ligustri e rose. XVII

Strike it vp Tabor. XVIII

Ha ha this world doth passe. XIX

Since Robin Hood. XX

Fa la la, O now weepe. XXI

Als tarrry but one halfe howre. XXII

As deadly serpents lurking. XXIII

Donna il vostro. XXIIII

The Nightingale. XXV

A Song for 6. voices

Death hath depriued me. XXVI

TENOR.

3. voc.

I.

[...] COme, come lets begin to reuel't out, to [...] reuel't out, and tread the hilles and dales a- bout. [...] that hilles and dales and dales and woodes may [...] sound, an Eccho .ii. to this warbling round. [...]

Lads merry bee with musicke sweete,
and Faires trip it with your feet,
Pans pipe is dull, a better straine,
doth stretch it selfe to please your vaine,

II.

[...] IOckey thine horne pipes dull, giue wind [...] man at full, fie vpon that gull, like an hoody [...] doody, all to moody, toodle, toodle, pipe it vp thicker, ile tread it [...] the quicker: why then about it roundly, .ii. and I will [...] foot it foot it .ii. .ii. soundly, ile take my steps the shorter, [...] as if I trampled, trampled trampled morter.

Darite growes so graue,
I may not her haue:
In around when I do craue,
with hoop sir hoy day, O you hurtme
Toodle, Toodle,
set me thy worke by,
and come to me smurkly.
Then if she chance to glance in,
Giue vs two roome to dance in,
Though my green ierkin bare is
Vs two to all the parish.

III.

[...] SOme men desire spouses, that come of noble [...] houses, and some would haue in mariage ladies [...] of courtly cariage, fa la la fa la la, la la la [...] but few desire as I do, the maidenhead, the maidenhead .ii. [...] .ii. of a widow, fa la la la la la la [...] la la la la.

2
Some thinke faire youth will cherish,
Strength that begins to perish,
I le haue no colts to taming,
Let me be young'st at gaming.
Ile get ore, ile go nigh too,
The maidenhead of a widdow.

IIII.

[...] TO morrow is the marriage day of Mopsus [...] and faire Phillida, Come shepheardes [...] bring your garlands gay, your garlands, come shepheardes bring your [...] garlandes .ii. Come shepheardes bring your garlands gay, [...] garlandes gay.

2
If loue lye in so fowle a nest,
and fowlenes on so faire a breast,
What louer may not hope the best.
3
O do not weepe faire Bellamoure,
though he be gone theres many more,
for loue hath many loues in store.

V.

[...] Vpon a hill, .ii. the bonny bonny boy, [...] .ii. sweet Thirsis sweetly plaid, and [...] calde his lambes their maisters ioy, their maisters ioy, and more hee [...] would haue said, but loue, but loue that giues the louers wings, [...] withdrew his mind, his mind, .ii. from other things.

2
His pipe and he could not agree,
for Milla was his note,
This silly pipe could neuer get,
this louely name by rote.
With that they both fell in a sound,
he fell a sleepe, his pipe to ground,

VI.

[...] COme sirrah Iacke hoe, fill some Tobacco, bring a wire, [...] and some fire, hast hast away, quicke I say, do not stay, shun delay, for [...] I dranke none good to day: I sweare that this Tobacco it's perfect [...] Trinida do, by the very very mas, neuer neuer neuer was better gere then [...] is here, by the roode, for the bloud, it is very very good, tis very good.

2
Fill the pipe once more,
My braines daunce trenchmore,
It is headdy,
I am geeddy,
My head and braines,
Back and raines,
Iointes and vaines,
From all paines,
It doth well purge and make cleane.
Then those that doe Condemne it,
Or such as not Commend it,
Neuer were so wise to learne,
Good Tobacco to discerne:
Let them go, plucke a crow, and not know as I do
The sweet of Trinidado.

VII.

[...] TAn ta ra ran tan tant, cryes Mars on bloudy rampier [...] fa la fa la fa la, cries Venus in a Cham-ber toodle toodle [...] .ii. loo, cryes Pan that Cuckoo, with bels at his shoo, and a [...] fiddle fiddle too, Aye mee, but I alas lye wee- ping, for death [...] hath slaine my sweeting, which hath my heart in kee- ping, [...] .ii.

VIII.

[...] THe Gods haue heard my vowes, fond Lyce, [...] whose faire browes wont scorne with such disdaine, my loue, [...] .ii. my teares my paine .ii. fa la la la. [...]

2
But now those spring-tide roses,
are turnde to winter poses,
to Rue, and time, and sage,
fitting that shriuled age,
Fa la la la, &c.
3
Now youthes with hote desire,
See, see that flamelesse fire,
Which erst your hearts so burned,
quicke into ashes turned.
Fa la la la &c.

IX.

[...] THough my carriage be but carelesse, though my [...] looks be of the sternest, yet my passions are compare- lesse, [...] when I loue, when I loue, .ii. .ii. .ii. I loue I [...] loue, I loue I loue, I loue in earnest. [...]

2
No my wits are not so wild.
But a gentle soule may yoake me,
Nor my heart so hard compilde,
But it melts, if loue prouoke me.

X.

[...] THe Ape, the Monkey and Baboone did meete, and [...] breaking of their fast in fryday street, two of them sware together [...] solemnly in their three natures was a simpathie, Nay quoth Baboon, [...] I do deny that straine, I haue more knauery in me then you twaine.

2
Why quoth the Ape I haue a horse at will,
in Parris Garden for to ride on still,
and there shew trickes; tush quoth the Monkey I
for better trickes in great mens houses lie.
Tush, quoth Baboone, when men do know I come,
for sport, from City, country, they will runne.

XI.

[...] NO no, though I shrinke still, I shrinke still [...] yet I thinke stil that a wincke will do what louers [...] best know, fa la la liro logh .ii. .ii. [...] fa la liro logh till then I will be glad, and then I will be mad, I will [...] be mad, hang vp all loue that is sad, fa la la liro logh .ii. [...] .ii. fa la liro liro logh.

2
What what,
if she faine so,
then I plaine go,
in a vaine to
ouerthrow her that's flat, fa la la, &c.
O, but she loued me well,
no but I cannot tell,
who dares trust women or hell,

XII.

[...] AYe me alas, hey ho, hey hoe .ii. .ii [...] thus doth Messalina go about the house a cry- ing [...] vp and downe the house a crying, .ii. for her [...] Monkey lyes a dying .ii. a dy- ing [...] death thou art too cruel, to bereaue her Iewell, or to make a [...] seasure of her only treasure, if her Monkey die she will sit and crie, [...] fie fie fie fie fie fie fie.

XIII.

[...] LAte in my rash accounting, my Fortune [...] was amoūting, fa la la la la fa la la [...] fa la la fa la la fa la la fa la la la la la la [...] la la la la la and now all is vndone, al courses backwards run, [...] fa la la la la la la fa la la la la la.

2
Harts greedy in desiring,
Are speedy in aspiring, fa la la &c.
But this femall sexe,
Make stout hearts breake their necks.
3
You Ladies faire and fickle,
Whose climing thoughts do tickle, fa la &c.
Shall most deepely repent,
And finde a base descent.

XIIII.

[...] FOwre arms, two neckes, one wreathing, two [...] paire of lips one breathing, fa la la fa [...] la la fa la la: two harts that multiply, sighes [...] enterchangeably, fa la fa la la la fa la la la fa la la la [...] fa la la fa la la.

2
The thought of this confound me,
and as I speake it woundes me, fa la la, &c.
It cannot be exprest,
good help me whilst I rest.
3
Bad stomackes haue their loathing,
and O this all is nothing, fa la la, &c.
this no with griefes doth proue,
report oftturnes in loue, fa la la.

XV.

[...] LOrd when I thinke what a paltery thing is a [...] gloue or a ring, or a top of a fan to brag of, and [...] how much a Noddy will triumph in a buske point, busk point, snatch [...] with the tagge of, snatch .ii. .ii. then I say, welfare [...] him that hath euer vsed close play.

2
And when I see,
what a pittifull grace,
hath a frowne in the face,
Or a no in the lips of a Lady,
and when I had wist,
she would bee kist,
When shee away did go,
with hey hoe,
I end so,
Neuer trust any woman more then you know.

XVI.

[...] SAy wāton wil you loue me, I loue no long de- laying, [...] no long delaying, I loue no lōg delaying, [...] .ii, whilst that you striue to proue me, to proue me, I [...] feare your loues decaying decaying. [...]

2
Feare not my loues decaying,
Whilst that you striue to proue me,
I loue no long delaying,
Come wanton then and loue me.

XVII.

[...] I Bei ligustri e rose, Ch'in voi natura, po- se [...] .ii. Donna gen. [...] til mi fanno, ogn' hor mori re, Si graue é la mia pena e'l [...] mio marti re, .ii. martire. [...]

XVIII.

[...] Strike it vp Tabor and pipe vs a fauour, thou shalt be [...] well paid well paid for thy labour: Imeane to spend my shoe sole [...] to daunce about the May pole, I will be blith and briske, blith and [...] briske, ile leap and skip, hop and trip, turne about in the rout, vntill [...] very weary weary ioyntes can scarse friske.

2
Lusty Dicke Hopkin,
lay on with thy napkin,
the stiching cost me but a dodkin,
the Morris were halfe vndone,
Wert not for Martin of Compton,
O well said Iiging Alce,
Pritty Gill,
stand you still,
Dapper Iacke,
meanes to smacke,
how now, fie, fie fie, you dance false.

XIX.

[...] HA ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha this [...] world doth passe most merily most merily ile bee sworne, for many [...] an honest Indian Asse goes for a vnicorne, .ii. .ii. [...] .ii. farra diddle diddle dyno .ii. [...] this is idle idle fino, .ii.

2
Tygh hygh, tygh hygh, O sweet delight,
he tickles this age that can,
call Tulliaes Ape a Marmasyte.
And Ledaes Goose a swan,
Fara diddle deyno,
this is idle fyno.
3
So so so so fine English dayes,
for false play is no reproch,
for he that doth the Cochman prayse,
may safely vse the Coch.
fara dyddle deyno,
this is idle fyno.

XX.

[...] SInce Roben Hood, maid Marian, and little [...] Iohn are gone a, the hobby horse was quite for- got, [...] when Kempe did daunce a lone a, he did labour after the [...] tabor for to dance then into France, for .ii. he [...] tooke paines▪ tooke paines to skip, .ii. to skip it in hope of [...] gaines .ii. he did trip it trip it .ii. on the toe, diddle diddle [...] diddle doe, .ii.

XXI.

[...] FA la la la la fa la la, O now weepe, now [...] sing fa la la la la: for this is loue in frost [...] to frie, in teares to sing, in life to die to die, in life to die to die .ii. [...] and neuer to haue ending. [...]

2
Fa la la la, &c.
I die willingly,
fa la la la la, &c.
And yet I liue in spite of loue,
in hope of gaine,
And thinke to proue,
some pleasure mingled with paine,

XXII.

[...] ALas tarry but one halfe howre, one halfe howre, vntill an [...] opportunity fit my power .ii. then will I looke [...] and sigh out all my sorrow, now euery body looketh on, and you [...] know I must be gone to morrow, and you know I must be gon to morrow. [...]

2
Adiew. why did I aspire high,
when I see my ruinous end so nigh,
Yet will I now prolong my last farewell,
else in sodaine sort to part,
will go neare to breake my heart,
that doth swell.

XXIII.

[...] AS deadly serpents lurking, so enuy lyeth wor. [...] king, still to disgrace those men which do striue [...] by vertues fame to augment their height of name, by labour, art [...] and pen. [...]

But let all carping Momi,
and idle foolish Zoili,
what so ere they will report,
I put my selfe in venture
to iudgements learned censure
and men of better sort.

XXIIII.

[...] DOnna il vostro bel viso vi so, Apr'a [...] chi mir' ogn' hor il paradi so, .ii. [...] Ma'l mio misero core, Sen viu' ogn' hor in [...] lagrim'e in lagrim'e dolore do lo re.

XXV.

[...] THe Nighting gale the Organ of delight [...] the nimble nimble .ii. .ii. Larke, the Blackbird .ii. and the [...] Thrush, and all the prittie queristers of flight, that chant their [...] musicke notes in euery bush .ii. let them [...] no more contend who shall excell, the cuckoo, coockoo, the coockoo [...] .ii. coockoo the coockoo coockoo is the bird coockoo .ii. [...] .ii. is the bird that beares the bell.

XXVI.

6. voc
A remembrance of my friend M. Thomas Morley.

QVINTVS

[...] DEath hath depriued mee, hath depriued me of my dearest [...] friend my dearest friend is dead and laid in graue, in graue hee [...] rests ii. vntill the world shall end. the world shall [...] end, as end must all things haue, all things must haue an end that [...] nature wrought, nature wrought, that nature wrought, must vnto [...] dust be brought must vnto dust be brought, to dust be brought [...] must .ii. be brought.

TENOR

[...] DEath hath depriued mee of my dearest friend, of [...] .ii. my dearest friend is dead and laid in graue, in graue, in [...] graue he restes, in .ii. vntill the world shall end, the world [...] shall end, as end must all thinges haue, all thinges must haue an [...] end, that na ture wrought, that nature wrought, that .ii. [...] must vnto dust be brought, must .ii. must vnto dust [...] vnto dust be brought, bee brought.

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AYERES OR Phantasticke Spirites for three voices, Made and newly published by THOMAS WEELKES, Gentleman of his Maiesties Chappell, Batchelar of Musicke, and Organest of the Ca­thedral Church of Chichester.

LONDON Printed by William Barley, and are to be sold at his shoppe in Gracious street.

1608.

Cum Priuilegio.

A Table of all the Songes contained in this Set.

Come come lets begin. I

Iockey thine horne pipes dull. II

Some men desire Spouses. III

To morrow is the marriage day. IIII

Vpon a hill, the bonny boy. V

Come sirrah Iacke hoe. VI

Tan ta ra ran tan tant VII

The Gods haue heard my vowes. VIII

Though my carriage be but IX

The Ape, the Monkey. X

No, no though I shrinke still. XI

Aye me alas hey hoe. XII

Late in my rash accounting. XIII

Fowre armes two neckes. XIIII

Lord when I thinke. XV

Say wanton will you loue me. XVI

I bei ligustri e rose. XVII

Strike it vp Tabor. XVIII

Ha ha this world doth passe. XIX

Since Robin Hood. XX

Fa la la, O now weepe. XXI

Als tarrry but one halfe howre. XXII

As deadly serpents lurking. XXIII

Donna il vostro. XXIIII

The Nightingale. XXV

A Song for 6. voices

Death hath depriued me. XXVI

BASSVS.

3. voc.

I.

[...] COme, come lets begin lets begin to reuel't out, [...] to reuel't out, and tread the hilles and dales a- bout, [...] that hilles and dales and woodes may sound, an Eccho [...] .ii. to this warbling round. [...]

Lads merry bee with musicke sweete,
and Faires trip it with your feet,
Pans pipe is dull, a better straine,
doth stretch it selfe to please your vaine,

II.

[...] IOckey thine horne pipes dull, giue wind [...] man at full, fie vpon such a sad gul, like an hoody [...] doody, all to moody, toodle, loodle, pipe it vp thicker, ile tread it [...] the quicker: why then about it roundly, .ii. and I will [...] foot it foot it .ii. .ii. soundly, ile take my steps the shorter, [...] as if I trampled, trampled trampled morter.

Darite growes so graue,
I may not her haue:
In around when I do craue,
with hoop sir hoy day, O you hurtme
Toodle, Toodle,
set me thy worke by
and come to me smurkly.
Then if she chance to glance in,
Giue vs two roome to dance in,
Though my green ierkin bare is
Vs two to all the parish,

III.

[...] SOme men desire spouses, that come of noble [...] houses, and some would haue in mariage ladies [...] of courtly cariage, fa la fa la la fala la la la, but few [...] desire as I do, the maidenhead, the maidenhead .ii. [...] .ii. of a widow, fa la la la fa la la [...] la la la la la.

2
Some thinke faire youth will cherish,
Strength that begins to perish,
le haue no colts to taming,
Let me be young'st at gaming.
Ile get ore, ile go nigh too,
The maidenhead of a widdow.
[...]
[...]

IIII.

[...] TO morrow is the marriage day of Mopsus [...] and faire Phillida, Come shepheards bring your [...] garlands gay, .ii. .ii. [...] your garlands gay.

2
Ifloue lye in so fowle a nest,
and fowlenes on so faire a breast,
What louer may not hope the best.
3
O do not weepe faire Bellamoure,
though he be gone theres many more,
for loue hath many loues in store.

V.

[...] VPon a hill, .ii. a hill, the bony bony boy, [...] sweet Thirsis sweetly plaid, and calde his lambes [...] their maistersioy, and more hee would haue said, but loue, but loue [...] that giues the louers wings, withdrew his mind, his mind from other [...] things, from o- ther things.

2
His pipe and he could not agree,
for Milla was his note,
This silly pipe could neuer get,
this louely name by rote.
With that they both fell in a sound,
he fell a sleepe, his pipe to ground.

VI.

[...] COme sirrah Iacke hoe, fill some Tobacco, bring a wire, [...] and some fire, hast hast away, quicke I say, do not stay, shun delay, for [...] I dranke none good to day: I sweare that this Tobacco it's per [...] fect Trinidado, by the very mas, neuer was better gere then is here, for [...] the bloud, tis very good.

2
Fill the pipe once more,
My braines daunce trenchmore.
It is headdy,
I am geeddy,
My head and braines,
Back and raines,
Iomtes and vaines,
From all paines,
It doth well purge and make cleane.
Then those that doe Condenme it,
Or such as not Commend it,
Neuer were so wise to learne,
Good Tobacco to discerne
Let them go, plucke a crow, and not know as I do
The sweet of Trinidado.

VII.

[...] TAn ta ra ran tan tant, cryes Mars on bloudy rampier [...] fa la fa la fa la, cries Venus in a Chamber toodle loodle [...] loo, cryes Pan that Cuckoo, with bels at his shoo, and a fiddle fiddle [...] too, Aye me, but I alas lye weeping, for death hath slaine my [...] sweeting, which hath my heart in keeping, my hart in keeping.

VIII.

[...] THe Gods haue heard my vowes, fond Lyce, [...] whose faire browes wont scorne with such disdaine, my loue, [...] .ii. my teares my paine .ii. fa la la la la la. [...]

2
But now those spring-tide roses,
are turnde to winter poses,
to Rue, and time, and sage,
fitting that shriuledage,
Falalala. &c.
3
Now youthes with hote desire,
See, see that flamelesse fire,
Which erst your hearts so burned,
quicke into ashes turned.
Fa la la la &c.

IX.

[...] THough my carriage be but carelesse, though my [...] looks be of the sternest, yet my passions are compare- lesse, [...] when I loue, when I loue, I loue, I loue, I loue, I loue in earnest. [...]

2
No my wits are not so wild.
But a gentle soule may yoake me,
Nor my heart so hard compilde,
But it melts, if loue prouoke me.

X.

[...] THe Ape, the Monkey and Babone did meete, and [...] breaking of their fast in fryday street, in their three natures [...] was a simpathie, Nay quoth Baboone I do deny that straine, I haue [...] more knauery in me then you twaine.

2
Why quoth the Ape I haue a horse at will,
in Parris Garden for to ride on still,
and there shew trickes: tush quoth the Monkey I
for better trickes in great mens houses lie.
Tush, quoth Baboone, when men do know I come,
for sport, from City, country, they will runne.

XI.

[...] NO no, though I shrinke still, yet I thinke stil [...] that a wincke will do what louers best know, [...] fa la la liro logh .ii. .ii. .ii. till then [...] I will be glad, and then I will be mad, hang vp all loue that is sad, fa la [...] la liro logh .ii. .ii. .ii.

2
What what,
if she faine so,
then I plaine go,
in a vaine to
ouerthrow her that's flat, fa la la, &c.
O, but she loued me well,
no but I cannot tell,
who dares trust women or hell.

XII.

[...] AYe me alas, hey hoe, hey hoe .ii. .ii. [...] thus doth Messalina▪ go up and downe .ii. [...] vp and downe the house a crying, a crying, for her Monkey lyes a [...] dying for .ii. death thou art too cruel, to bereaue her [...] Iewell, or to make a seasure of her onely treasure, if her Monkey die [...] she will sit and crie, fie fie fie fie fie fie fie fie fie.

XIII.

[...] LAte in my rash accounting, my Fortune [...] was amounting, fa la fa la la fa la la fa [...] la la fa la la fa la la fa la la fa la la la la: [...] and now all is vndone, all courses backward runne, fa la la fa [...] la la fa la fa la la fa la la fa la la la.

2
Harts greedy in desiring,
Are speedy in aspiring, fa la la &c.
But this femall sexe,
Make stout hearts breake their necks.
3
You Ladies faire and fickle,
Whose climing thoughts do tickle, fa la &c.
Shall most deepely repent,
And finde a base descent.

XIIII.

[...] FOwre armes, two neckes, one wreathing, two [...] paire of lips one breathing, fa la la fa la la fa [...] la la: two hearts that multiply, sighes enterchangeably, fa la fa la [...] fa la fa la fa la fa la la la.

2
The thought of this confound me,
and as I speake it woundes me, fa la la, &c.
It cannot be exprest,
good help me whilst I rest.
3
Bad stomackes haue their loathing,
and O this all is nothing, fa la la, &c.
this no with griefes doth proue,
report oft turnes in loue, fa la la.

XV.

[...] LOrd when I thinke what a paltery thing is a [...] gloue or a ring, or a top of a fan to brag of, and [...] how much a Noddy will triumph in a buske point, snatch with the [...] tagge of, snatch with the tagge of, then I say, well fare him [...] that hath euer vsed close play.

2
And when I see,
what a pittifull grace,
hath a frowne in the face,
Or a no in the lips of a Lady,
and when I had wist,
she would bee kist,
When shee away did go,
with hey hoe,
I end so,
Neuer trust any woman more then you know.

XVI.

[...] SAy wanton wil you loue me, I loue no long de- laying, [...] delaying, I loue no long delay- ing, [...] whilst that you striue to proue me to proue me, I feare your [...] loues decaying. [...]

2
Feare not my loues decaying,
Whilst that you striue to proue me,
I loue no long delaying,
Come wanton then and loue me.

XVII.

[...] I Bei ligustri e rose, Ch'in voi natura, po [...] se .ii. Donna gen [...] til mi fanno, ogn hor mori re, Si graue é la mia [...] pena e'l mio martire, .ii. [...]

XVIII.

[...] Strike it vp Tabor and pipe via fauour, thou shalt be [...] well paid for thy labour: to dance about the Maypole, I [...] will be blith and briske, leap and skip, hop and trip, turne about in [...] the rout, vntill very weary ioyntes can scarse friske.

2
Lusty Dicke Hopkin,
lay on with thy napkin,
the stiching cost me but a dodkin,
the Morris were halfe vnd one
Wert not for Martin of Compton,
O well said Iiging Alce,
Pritty Gill,
stand you still,
Dapper Iacke,
meanes to smacke,
how now, fie, fie, fie, you dance false.

XIX.

[...] HA ha ha ha ha ha .ii. .ii. this [...] world doth passe most merily most merily I wil be sworn, for many [...] an honest Indian Asse goes for a vnicorne, goes for an vnicorne [...] .ii. a vnicorne, farra diddle diddle dyno .ii. [...] this is idle idle fino, .ii.

2
Tygh hygh, tygh hygh, O sweet delight,
he tickles this age that can,
call Tulliaes Ape a Marmasyte.
And Ledaes Goose a swan,
Fara diddle deyno,
this is idle fyno.
3
So so so so fine English dayes,
for false play is no reproch,
for he that doth the Cochman prayse,
may safely vse the Coch,
fara dyddle deyno,
this is idle fyno.

XX.

[...] SInce Roben Hood, maid Marian, and little [...] Iohn are gone a, the hobby harse was quite for- got, [...] when Kempe did daunce a lone a, he did labour after the [...] tabor for to dance then into France, for .ii. he [...] took pains to skip, to skip .ii. to skip it in hope of gains of gains [...] he will trip it trip it trip it on the toe, diddle diddle diddle doe, [...] .ii.

XXI

[...] FA la la la la, O now weepe, now [...] sing fa la la la la la: for this is loue in frost [...] to frie, in teares to sing, in life to die, .ii. .ii. and neuer [...] to haue ending. [...]

2
Fa la la la, &c.
I die willingly,
fa la la la la, &c.
And yet I liue in spite of loue,
in hope of gaine,
And thinke to proue,
some pleasure mingled with paine.

XXII.

[...] O tarry tarry but one halfe houre, .ii. [...] halfe howre, vntill an opportunity fit my power then will I looke [...] and sigh out all my sorrow, now euery body looketh on, and you [...] know I must be gon & you know I must be gon tomorow, tomorow.

2
Adiew, why did I aspire high,
when I see my ruinous end so nigh,
Yet will I now prolong my last farewell,
else in sodaine sort to part,
will go neare to breake my heart,
that doth swell.

XXIII.

[...] AS deadly serpents lurking, so enuy lyeth wor. [...] king, still to disgrace those men which do striue [...] by vertues fame to augment their height of name, by labour, art [...] and pen. [...]

But let all carping Momi,
and idle foolish Zoili,
what so ere they will report,
I put my selfe in venture
to iudgements learned censure
and men of better sort.

XXIIII.

[...] DOnna il vostro bel vi so, Apr'a [...] chi mir' ogn' horil paradiso, .ii. [...] Ma'l mio misero core, Sen viu' ogn' hor in [...] lagrim'e in lagrim'e dolore do lo re.

XVIII.

[...] THe Nightin- gall the Organ of [...] delight the nimble nimble nimble nimble Larke, the blacke [...] bird .ii. and the Thrush, and all the prety quiristers of flight, [...] that chant their Musicke notes in euery bush, ii. [...] in euery bush, in euery bush: Let them no more contend who shal [...] excell, the coockoo .ii, is the bird, the coockoo is the bird the [...] coockoo is the bird that beares the bell.

XXVI.

6. voc
A remembrance of my friend, M. Thomas Morley.

BASSVS.

[...] DEath hath, &c. My dearest friend is dead and laid [...] in graue in graue he rests, .ii. vntill the world shall end the [...] world shall end, as end must all thinges haue, all thinges must haue an [...] end that nature wrought, that nature wrought, must vnto dust bee [...] brought, must .ii.

CANTVS.

[...] DEath hath depriued me of my dearest friend, my dearest [...] friend, my dearest friend is dead and laid in grane, in graue he rests [...] in .ii. vntill the world shall end, the world shall end, [...] as end must all things haue, all things must haue an end that nature [...] wrought, that nature wrought must vnto dust bee brought must [...] vnto dust be brought must vnto dust must vnto dust be brought.

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