Cantus [Altus, Tenor, Bassus, Quintus] madrigales to 3, 4, and 5 parts : apt for viols and voices / newly composed by Michael Este.

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Cantus [Altus, Tenor, Bassus, Quintus] madrigales to 3, 4, and 5 parts : apt for viols and voices / newly composed by Michael Este.
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East, Michael, ca. 1580-1648.
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In London :: Printed by Thomas Este,
1604.
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Madrigals -- Early works to 1800.
Part-songs, English -- Early works to 1800.
Vocal music -- England.
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"Cantus [Altus, Tenor, Bassus, Quintus] madrigales to 3, 4, and 5 parts : apt for viols and voices / newly composed by Michael Este." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A21097.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 7, 2024.

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Of 5. voc.

XVII.

〈♫〉〈♫〉ALL yee that ioy in wayling, All ij. 〈♫〉〈♫〉come seate your selues arow, come ij. come 〈♫〉〈♫〉seate ij. come ij. and weepe, and ij. beesids 〈♫〉〈♫〉mee, That while my lyfe is fayling, the world may see, in loue what ill bee- 〈♫〉〈♫〉tide mee, And after death, doe this in my beehoue, And ij. 〈♫〉〈♫〉And after death doe this in my beehoue, tell Cressed, Troye-lus, 〈♫〉〈♫〉tell ij. tell ij. is dead for loue.

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First part. XVIII.

〈♫〉〈♫〉MY prime of youth, My ij. is but a frost 〈♫〉〈♫〉of cares, my feast of ioy, My ij. 〈♫〉〈♫〉is but a dish of paine, is ij. is ij. 〈♫〉〈♫〉a dish of paine▪ My crop of corne, is but a feeld of tares, a ij. is ij. 〈♫〉〈♫〉and all my good, is but vaine hope of gaine: of gaine, is ij. 〈♫〉〈♫〉is ij. of gaine, and yet I saw no Sunne, and now, & now I liue, & 〈♫〉〈♫〉now ij. and ij. and now my lyfe is done. is done.

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The second part. XIX.

〈♫〉〈♫〉THe spring is past and yet it hath not sprung, 〈♫〉〈♫〉the fruit is dead, the ij. and yet the 〈♫〉〈♫〉leaues bee greene, and ij. and ij. My youth is 〈♫〉〈♫〉gone, my ij. my ij. my ij. and yet, and yet I am but young, 〈♫〉〈♫〉I saw the world, the world, and yet I was not seene, and 〈♫〉〈♫〉yet I was not seene, and yet it is not spunne, and now, and 〈♫〉〈♫〉now I liue, and ij. and ij. and now my life is done.

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XX.

〈♫〉〈♫〉FAyer is my loue, my deere and onelie, Iewel, Fayer ij. 〈♫〉〈♫〉Fayer ij. my deere and onely Iewell, Mylde are her 〈♫〉〈♫〉lookes, mylde ij. mylde ij. mylde ij. but yet her hart is cru- ell: 〈♫〉〈♫〉but ij. O that her hart were as her lookes are milde, Then 〈♫〉〈♫〉should I not from comfort be exilde. Then ij. from comfort 〈♫〉〈♫〉bee exilde. O that her hart, were as her lookes are mylde, then should I not 〈♫〉〈♫〉from comfort bee exil'd. Then ij. from comfort bee exild.

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First part. XXI.

〈♫〉〈♫〉SLie theefe, if so you will (me) beleeue, 〈♫〉〈♫〉It nought or little did mee grieue, mee 〈♫〉〈♫〉grieue, it nought or little did me grieue, That 〈♫〉〈♫〉my true hart, that ij. you had be- reft, Till that vnkindely, till ij. 〈♫〉〈♫〉you it left, till ij. till ij. you it left, Leauing you loose, 〈♫〉〈♫〉loosing you kill, that which I may for-goe so ill. that ij. 〈♫〉〈♫〉that ij. Leauing you loose, loosing 〈♫〉〈♫〉you kill, That which I may for-goe so ill. that ij. 〈♫〉〈♫〉that which I may for-goe so ill.

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Second part. XXII.

〈♫〉〈♫〉WHat thing more cruell can you doe, Then rob a man and 〈♫〉〈♫〉kill him to, then ij. then ij. 〈♫〉〈♫〉then ij. and kill him to, Wherefore of loue I aske this meede, 〈♫〉〈♫〉To bring you where you did this deede, to ij. this deede, 〈♫〉〈♫〉to ij. where you did this deede, That there you may for 〈♫〉〈♫〉your amisses, Be dammag'd in, bee dammag'd in a thousand kisses, bee ij. 〈♫〉〈♫〉bee ij. a thousand kisses, That there you may for your amisses, 〈♫〉〈♫〉bee dammag'd in, bee ij. a thousand kisses. bee ij. bee ij. a thousand kisses.

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XXIII.

〈♫〉〈♫〉YEE restles cares, yee ij. yee ij. companions 〈♫〉〈♫〉of the night, That wrap my ioyes, that wrap my ioyes 〈♫〉〈♫〉in foulds of end- lesse woes, Tire on my hart, and wound it with 〈♫〉〈♫〉your spight, and ij. and ij, Since loue and fortune, since loue and 〈♫〉〈♫〉fortune, loue and fortune, loue and fortune proues my e-quall foes, Farewell my hopes, 〈♫〉〈♫〉farewell my happie daies, Welcome sweet griefe, welcome sweet griefe, welcome 〈♫〉〈♫〉sweet griefe, sweet griefe, the subiect of my layes. Farewell my hopes, farewell my 〈♫〉〈♫〉happie daies, Welcome▪ sweet griefe, wel: ij▪ wel: ij. sweet griefe, the 〈♫〉〈♫〉subiect of my laies.

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XXIIII.

〈♫〉〈♫〉YOu mournefull Gods, and Goddesses de-fend, defend, 〈♫〉〈♫〉and ayde my soule, and aide my soule with sadnesse, with 〈♫〉〈♫〉sadnesse, and my sprite, Sadnesse is fittest now, sadnesse is fittest now, for mee t'in- 〈♫〉〈♫〉tend, Let heauinesse and griefe, and griefe, let heauinesse and griefe, let heauinesse 〈♫〉〈♫〉and griefe, and griefe, let ij. delight, And pensiue sorrow alwaies in my sight, in my 〈♫〉〈♫〉sight: I pray thee stand, and help mee sing lamenting, and help mee sing lamenting▪ 〈♫〉〈♫〉lamenting, and ij. The powers deuine, to it are all assenting. 〈♫〉〈♫〉assenting. to ij. to ij. all assent- ing.

FINIS.

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