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.

XVI. (Book 16)

ROBERT IONES

CANTVS.

〈♫〉〈♫〉 OThred of life when thou art spēt how are my sorrowes eased. O earth why tremblest O vaile of flesh whē thou art rent how shal my soule be pleased: 〈♫〉〈♫〉 〈♫〉〈♫〉 thou at death that did re ceiue both heate and breath by bargain of a second birth, that done .ii, that done again to 〈♫〉〈♫〉 〈♫〉〈♫〉 be cold earth, Come death .ii. .ii. deere widwife to my life, see sin and ver tue holde at strife, 〈♫〉〈♫〉 〈♫〉〈♫〉 Make hast away lest thy de lay .ii. bee my decay world of in anity 〈♫〉〈♫〉 〈♫〉〈♫〉 school house of vanity minion of hell fare well .ii. .ii. farewell. 〈♫〉〈♫〉

2

O coward life whose feare doth tie me in distasting sences, Infused part mount vp on hie, life gets on life offences, O flie immortall flie away, Be not immurde in finite clay, Where true loue doth with selfe loue fight, Begetting thoughts that doe affright, Courage faint heart, sound trumpet death, Ile find it wind with all my breath. O case of glasse, Confusions mase, A flouring grasse, Temple of treachery, Soule yoake to misery, Store-house of hell Farewell, farewell.

TENOR.

〈♫〉〈♫〉 OThred of life when thou art spent, how are my sorrowes eased: O earth why temblest thou at O vaile of flesh when thou art rent, how shall my soule be pleased: 〈♫〉〈♫〉 death, that did receiue both heate and breath, by bargaine of a second birth, that done that done, againe to 〈♫〉〈♫〉 be cold earth, Come death .ii. .ii. deare widwife to my life, see sin••e and vertue hold at strife, make hast a∣way 〈♫〉〈♫〉 lest thy delay, ii. be my decay, de- cay, world of inanity, .ii. 〈♫〉〈♫〉 schoole-house of vanity, vanity, minion of hell farewell, minion .ii. farewell farewell .ii.

BSASVS.

〈♫〉〈♫〉 OThred of life when thou art spent, how are my O vale of flesh when thou art rent, how shal my 〈♫〉〈♫〉 sorrowes eased, O earth why tremblest thou at death soule be pleased, 〈♫〉〈♫〉 that did receiue both heat & breath, by bargain of a second 〈♫〉〈♫〉 birth, that done .ii. again to be cold earth, come death .ii 〈♫〉〈♫〉 .ii. deere midwife to my life, see sinne & vertue hold at strife, 〈♫〉〈♫〉 Make hast away lest thy delay, ii. be my decay 〈♫〉〈♫〉 world of inanity, schoole-house of vanity, O minion of hell 〈♫〉〈♫〉 farewell, ii. minion ofhel farewell, farewell, farewell.

ALTVS.

〈♫〉〈♫〉 OThred of life when thou art spent, how are my sorrowes eased, O earth why trem-blest thou at death, O vayle of flesh when thou art rent, how shall my soule be pleased: 〈♫〉〈♫〉 that did receiue both heate and breath, by bargaine of a second birth, that done, .ii. again .ii. 〈♫〉〈♫〉 come death, .ii. deere midwife to my life, see sin and vertue hold at strife, make hast away, lest thy delay .ii. 〈♫〉〈♫〉 be my de- cay, world of inanity, anity .ii. school-house of vanity, .ii. minion of hell farewell 〈♫〉〈♫〉 .ii. farewell, fare well.