A musicall dreame. Or The fourth booke of ayres the first part is for the lute, two voyces, and the viole de gambo; the second part is for the lute, the viole and foure voices to sing: the third part is for one voyce alone, or to the lute, the basse viole, or to both if you please, vvhereof, two are Italian ayres. Composed by Robert Iones.

VIII. (Book 8)

ROBERT IONES

CANTVS.

〈♫〉〈♫〉 FArewell fond youth, if thou hadst not bin blind out of my eye thou mightst haue read 〈♫〉〈♫〉 〈♫〉〈♫〉 my minde, but now I plainely see how thou wouldst faine leaue me; sure I was a curst, not to goe at first 〈♫〉〈♫〉 〈♫〉〈♫〉 sure I was acurst O fie fie no, sweete stay & I will tell thee why no, sure I was accurst not to goe at 〈♫〉〈♫〉 〈♫〉〈♫〉 first, sure I was ac curst O fie fie no, sweet stay and I will tell thee why no. 〈♫〉〈♫〉

2

Once more farewell, since first I heard thee speake, And had but sung farewell, my heart would breake, But now since I doe find thy loue is like the wind, What a foole was I To be like to die. What a foole was I, I was not, Yet say I was a foole I passe not.

3

Woes me alasse, why did I let him goe, These be the fruites of idle saying no, Now that he can disproue me, how shall he euer loue me, Nay but is he gone, Then I am vndone, Nay but is he gone, O hold him, Fie, forty things are yet vnt old him

BASSVS.

〈♫〉〈♫〉 FArewell fond youth. 〈♫〉〈♫〉 〈♫〉〈♫〉 〈♫〉〈♫〉 〈♫〉〈♫〉

ALTVS.

〈♫〉〈♫〉 FArewell fond youth if theu hadst not beene blind, out of mine eyes thou mightst haue read my mind, 〈♫〉〈♫〉 but now I plainely see how thou wouldst faine leaue me, sure I was accurst not to goe at first, sure I was accurst, O fie 〈♫〉〈♫〉 fie, fie, no sweet stay and I will tell thee, why no, sure I was accurst not to goe at first, sure I was accurst, O sie no, sweet 〈♫〉〈♫〉 stay and I will tell thee why no.