A briefe discourse of the true (but neglected) vse of charact'ring the degrees, by their perfection, imperfection, and diminution in measurable musicke, against the common practise and custome of these times Examples whereof are exprest in the harmony of 4. voyces, concerning the pleasure of 5. vsuall recreations. 1 Hunting, 2 hawking, 3 dauncing, 4 drinking, 5 enamouring. By Thomas Rauenscroft, Bachelor of Musicke.

Rounds or Catches of foure Uoices.

Cannons in the vnison.

4 Uoc.

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〈♫〉〈♫〉 HEy downe downe .il, hey d. d. d. a d. d. d. down .••. heaue and ho, Rumbelo, follow me my sweet heart follow me where I goe Shall I goe walke the woods so wild, wandering here and there as I was once full sore be guild, what remedy though alas for loue I die with woe, Oft haue I ridden vpon my gray nag, and with his cut tayle he plaid the wag, and down he fell vpon his cragge, ••a la re la, la ri dan dino. Hey vt supra.

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〈♫〉〈♫〉 VT, re, me, fa, sol, la, la, sol, fa, me, re, vt. Hey downe downe .ii. hey down .ii. down a. My heart of gold as true as steele as I me leant vnto the bowres, but if my Lady loue me well, Lord so Robin lowres, heaue and hoe Rumbelo, hey trolo troly lo, hey troly trolly hey .ii. .ii. My Ladies gone to Canterbury, S. Thomas be her boote. Shee met with Kate of Malmsbury, why weepst thou maple roote: O sleepst thou or wakst thou Ieffery, Cooke, the rost it burnes, turne round about about, .ii.

〈♫〉〈♫〉 .ii. O Frier how fares thy bandelow bandelow Frier, 〈♫〉〈♫〉 how fares thy Sandelow, Sandelow. Vt vt supra

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Canon in vnisono.

〈♫〉〈♫〉 MIserere-mes Deus secun╌dum magnum misericordi╌ans tuam, Mise. .ii. Mise- vt supra,

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〈♫〉〈♫〉 COnditor Kirie omnium qui vi••••nt, Kirie Leison. Con. vt supra

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〈♫〉〈♫〉 IN te Domine speraui non confunder in aeternum In te Domine speràui, non confunder in aternum. In te vt supra.

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〈♫〉〈♫〉 EXaudi Domine gra╌ti╌o╌nem meam. Exaudi vt supra.

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〈♫〉〈♫〉 ORa & labara .ii. Ora vt supra. expand_less

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〈♫〉〈♫〉 QUicquid peticritis patrem in nomine meo, dal it vobi•• Quic- vt supra.

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〈♫〉〈♫〉 CAnta╌te do mine Canticum no╌uum Canti╌cum nouum no nouum. Can- vt supra.

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〈♫〉〈♫〉 MAne nobiscum .ii. .ii. Christi quontam ad vesperascit & di╌es inclinatus est. Mane vt supra.

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〈♫〉〈♫〉 ATtend my people and giue eare, of ferly thing•• I shall thee te••••l See that my words in mind thou beare, and to my precepts listen well. At∣vt supra

I am thy soueraigne Lord and God, which haue thee brought from carefull thrall: And eke reclaimde from Pharaohs rod, make thee no Gods on them to call. Nor fashioned forme of any thing, in heauen or earth to worshippe it: For I thy God by reuenging, with grieuous plagues this sinne will smite.

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〈♫〉〈♫〉 O Lord in thee is all my trust, giue eare vnto my wofull crie, re∣fuse me not that am vniust, but bowing downe thy heauenly eye. O Lord vt supra.

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Behold how I doe still lament my sinnes wherein I doe offend, O Lord for them shall I be shent, sith thee to please I do entend.

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No, no not so, thy will is bent, to deale with sinners in thine ire: But when in heart they shall repent, thou grantst with speed their iust desire:

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〈♫〉〈♫〉 O Lord turne not away thy face from him that lieth prostrate, lamenting sore his sinnefull life before thy mercies gate, which gate thou openest wide to those that doe lament their sinne, Shut not that gate against me Lord, but let me enter in. O Lord vt supra.

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And call me not to mine accounts how I haue liued here: For then I know right well O Lord, how vile I shall appeare. I need not to confesse my life I am sure thou canst tell, What I haue beene, and what I am, I know thou knowest it well.

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〈♫〉〈♫〉 ADieu seul soit honneur honneur et gloire honneur et gloire adieu seul s••it, honneur et glorie adieu seul soit honneur et gloire. Adieu vt supr

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〈♫〉〈♫〉 CElebrous sans cesse de diu ces boutes celebrous sans cesse de dieu ces boutes. Cele- vt supra.

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〈♫〉〈♫〉 SAuct escriture to propa se, si tu veni a complerla loy, damer to•• dieusour toute chose et ton Prochain antant que toy. Sanct. vt supra,

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〈♫〉〈♫〉 DOnec aboire alle bon companion alleluia alleluia. Donec vt supra. expand_less

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〈♫〉〈♫〉 AS I mee walked in a May Morning, I heard a birde sing Cuckow. As vt supra.

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Shee nodded vp and downe, and swore all by her crowne, Shee had friends in the towne, Cuckow.

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All you that married be, learne this song of me, So shall we not agree, Cuckow.

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All young men in this throng, to marry that thinke it long, Come learne of me this song, Cuckow.

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〈♫〉〈♫〉 THe white Henne shee cackles and layes in the puddles, Sing hey cocke without a combe, cocke a 〈…〉〈…〉. The vt supra.

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THe winde blowes out of the west, thou gentle Mariner a, looke 〈♫〉〈♫〉 to the looffe wel, beware the lee still, for deadly rockes doe now a∣peare 〈♫〉〈♫〉 a, looke to thy tacke; let bowling goe slacke, so shal wee scape them 〈♫〉〈♫〉 and goe cleare, Tarra tan tarra stir well thy course sirra, the wind waxeth 〈♫〉〈♫〉 large, the sheetes doe thou year, goe fill the canne, giue vs some beare. 〈♫〉〈♫〉 Ile drinke thee Ile brinks thee my mates, what cheare? The vt supra.

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IAcke boy, ho boy newes, the cat is in the well, let vs ring 〈♫〉〈♫〉 now for her knell, ding dong ding dong bell, Iacke vt supra.

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BLow thy horne thou iolly hunter, thy hornes for to reuiue a, {repeat} 〈♫〉〈♫〉 shew thy selfe a good huntsman whilst that thou art aliue a, that men may 〈♫〉〈♫〉 say and sing with thee, thou hast a merry life a, in pleasure all the day, 〈♫〉〈♫〉 and Venus mate to wife a. Blow vt supr••a.

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〈♫〉〈♫〉 BAnbery Ale where where where, at the Blacke Smithes house, I would I were there. Banbery vt supra.

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〈♫〉〈♫〉 A Miller, a miller, a miller would I be, to learne his craft as well as he, by art to steale, by cunning to lie, to get a poling pe••••y thereby. A vt supra.

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〈♫〉〈♫〉 ••Irch and greene holly, birch and greene holly, if thou beest beaten boy, thanke thine owne folly. Birch vt supra▪

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〈♫〉〈♫〉 THe Larke Linit and Nightingale to sing some say are best, yet merily sings little Robin, prety Robin with the red breast. The vt supra

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〈♫〉〈♫〉 T. ••. trole. ii. trole the bole to me, and I will trole the same again to thee, beginne now hold in now, for we must merry be as you see, be lusty so must we, Oh it is a braue thing for to passe away the spring with mirth and ioy to sing, Tan tan tan tara tant tant, all a flant braue boyes, what ioy is this to see, when friends so well agree. Trole vt supra.

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〈♫〉〈♫〉 NOw Robin lend to me thy bow, Sweet Robin lend to me thy bow, for I must now a hunting with my Lady goe, with my sweet Lady goe. Now vt supra.

2 And whether will thy Lady goe, Sweet Wilkin tell it vnto me: And thou shalt haue my hawke, my hound, and eke my bow to wait on thy Lady.

3 My Lady will to Vppingham, to Vppingham forsooth will ••hee, And I my selfe appointed for to be the man, to wait on my Lady.

4 Adiew good Wilkin all be shrewde, thy hunting nothing pleaseth mee, But yet beware thy babling hounds stray not abroad, for angring of thy Lady.

5 My hounds shall be led in the line, so well I can assure it thee: Vnlesse by view of straine some persue I may find, to please my sweete Lady.

6 With that the Lady shee came in, and wild them all for to agree: For honest hunting neuer was accounted sinne, nor neuer shall for me.

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〈♫〉〈♫〉 FArewell mine owne sweet heart farewell whome I loue best since I must from my loue depart, adew my ioy and rest. fare. vt supra.

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〈♫〉〈♫〉 FAy mi, fare la mi, beginne my sonne and follow mee fing flat fa, me, so shall weewell agree, hey tro lo ly lo ly lo, hold fast good son with hey tro lily lo trode ly, O sing this once again Iustily. Fa vt supra.

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〈♫〉〈♫〉 MVsing .ii. musing mine owne selfe all alone, I heard a maid .••••▪ I heard a maid making great mone with sobs and sighes, & many a grieuous moane, for that for that for that her maidenhead was gone. Mu▪ vt supra.

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〈♫〉〈♫〉 TO Por••smouth .ii. it is a gallant towne, and there wee will haue a quart of wine with a nutmeg browne, diddle downe. The gal∣lant shippe, the Mermaid, the Lion hanging stout, did make vs to spend there our sixeteen pence all out. The vt supra

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〈♫〉〈♫〉 COme drinke to mee, and I will drinke to thee to thee, and then shall we full well agree. I haue loued the iolly tankerd full seuen winters and more, I loude it so long till that I went vpon the score, he that loues not the tankerd is no honest man .ii. and he is no right souldier that loues not the can: tappe the canikin, to••••e the Canikin, trole the ••ani∣kin turne the canikin, hold good sonne and fill vs a fresh can, that wee may quaffe it round about from man to man. Come vt supra.

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〈♫〉〈♫〉 LEts haue a peale for Iohn Cookes soule, for he was an honest man with belles all in an order, the cruse with the blacke bole, the tankard likewise with the can, and I my owne selfe will ring the treble bell, and drinke to you euery one▪ 〈…〉〈…〉 now my mates, ring merily and well till all this good ale is gon. Lets vt supra.

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〈♫〉〈♫〉 SIng we this roundelay merily my mate, ill may he thriue that doth vs hate, Sing we this roundelay merily each one, take care who will for ile take none. Sing vt supra.

〈♫〉〈♫〉 VT re mi fa mi re vt, hey derry derry sing and be merry, quand•• veni quando coeli, whip little Dauids bome. bome. Vt vt supra. The fourth must sing the Fahurthen. Bome bome. .ii. Bome. Bome vt supra.

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〈♫〉〈♫〉 L••dy come down and see the Cat sits in the Plumtree. Lady vt supra

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〈♫〉〈♫〉 LOue, loue sweet loue for euermore farewell to thee, for fortune hath deceiued me .iii. Fortune my foe, most contrary hath wrought me this misery, but yet my loue, my sweet loue farewell to thee, farewell to thee. Loue vt supra.

A Round of three Country dances in one.

Basse or Ground.

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〈♫〉〈♫〉 SIng after fellows, as you heare me, a toy that seldome is seene a: three country dances in one to be a prety conceit as I weene a.

Tenor.

〈♫〉〈♫〉 RObin Hood Robin Hood said little Iohn, come dance be∣fore the Queene a. In a redde Petticote and a greene iacket, a white hose and a greene a. vt supra.

Cantus.

〈♫〉〈♫〉 NNow foote it as I do, Tom boy Tom, now foot it as I doe Swithen a, And Hicke thou must tricke it all alone, till Robin come leaping in betweene a. vt supra.

Medius.

〈♫〉〈♫〉 THe crampe is in my purse full sore, no money will bide there in a, and if I had some salue therefore, O lightly then would I sing a, hey hoe the Crampe a, hey hoe the Crampe a, hey hoe the crampe a the crampe a. The vt supra.