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.

XIIII. (Book 14)

ROBERT IONES

CANTVS

〈♫〉〈♫〉 GRiefe, griefe of my best loues absenting: Now O now wilt thou as∣sayle 〈♫〉〈♫〉 〈♫〉〈♫〉mee I had rather life should fayle mee then endure thy slow for menting, 〈♫〉〈♫〉 〈♫〉〈♫〉life our griefes and vs doe seuer once for euer absence griefe haue no relenting. 〈♫〉〈♫〉

2

Well, be it foule absence spights me, So far of it cannot send her, As my heart should not attend her. O how this thoughts thought delights me Absence doe thy worst and spare not, Know I care not When thou wrongst me, my thoughts right me.

3

O but such thoughts proue illusions, Shadowes of a substance banisht, Dreames of pleasure too soone vanisht, Reasons maimde of their conclusions, Then since thoughts and all deceiue me, O life leaue me, End of life ends loues confusions.

TENOR.

〈♫〉〈♫〉 GRiefe griefe, of my best loues absenting, Now O now wilt thou assayle me, I had rather life 〈♫〉〈♫〉should fayle me then endure thy slow tormenting, life our griefes and vs doe seuer once for euer, Absence, griefe 〈♫〉〈♫〉haue no relenting.

BASSVS.

〈♫〉〈♫〉 GRiefe griefe of my best loues absenting 〈♫〉〈♫〉Now O now wilt thou assayle me, I had rather life should 〈♫〉〈♫〉fayle me, then endure thy slow tormenting: Life 〈♫〉〈♫〉our griefes and vs doe seuer, once, for euer ab∣sence 〈♫〉〈♫〉griefe haue no relenting.

ALTVS.

〈♫〉〈♫〉 GRiefe, griefe of my best loues absenting, Now O now wilt thou assayle me, I had rather life should 〈♫〉〈♫〉fayle, me then endure thy slow tormenting. life our griefe and vs doe seuer, doe seuer, once for euer, absence 〈♫〉〈♫〉griefes haue no relenting.