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.
Author
East, Michael, ca. 1580-1648.
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In London :: Printed by Thomas Este,
1604.
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Subject terms
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.

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

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First part. XVIII.

〈♫〉〈♫〉MY prime of youth: Is but a frost of cares, my feast▪ of 〈♫〉〈♫〉ioy, My ij. is but a 〈♫〉〈♫〉dish of paine, is but a dish of paine; My crop of corne, is 〈♫〉〈♫〉but a feeld of tares, and all my good, is but vaine hope of gaine: is 〈♫〉〈♫〉but ij. and yet I saw no Sunne, and now, and now I liue, and 〈♫〉〈♫〉now ij. and now I liue, 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, and yet the leaues bee greene, the 〈♫〉〈♫〉leaues ij. My youth is gone, my ij. and yet I am but young, 〈♫〉〈♫〉I saw the world, and yet I was not seene, and yet it is not 〈♫〉〈♫〉spunne, and now, and now I liue, and ij. and now I liue, 〈♫〉〈♫〉and now my life is done.

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XX.

〈♫〉〈♫〉FAyer is my loue, my deere and onelie, Iewell, 〈♫〉〈♫〉Mylde are her lookes, but yet her hart is cruell, 〈♫〉〈♫〉O that her hart were as her lookes are mylde, Then should I not from 〈♫〉〈♫〉comfort be exilde. Then ij. from comfort bee 〈♫〉〈♫〉exil'd. O that her hart, were as her lookes are mylde, then should I not from 〈♫〉〈♫〉comfort be ex- ild. Then ij. from comfort 〈♫〉〈♫〉bee ex- ild.

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First part. XXI.

〈♫〉〈♫〉SLie theefe, if so you will beleeue, 〈♫〉〈♫〉It nought or little did mee grieue, it 〈♫〉〈♫〉nought or little did mee grieue, That 〈♫〉〈♫〉my true hart you had bereft, bereft, Till that vnkindely you it left, Leauing you loose, 〈♫〉〈♫〉loo-sing you kill, that which I may for-goe so ill. that ij. 〈♫〉〈♫〉that which I may forgoe so ill. Leauing you loose, loo-sing you kill, That 〈♫〉〈♫〉which I may forgoe 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. Where- 〈♫〉〈♫〉fore of loue I aske this meede, you did this deede, To bring you where you 〈♫〉〈♫〉did this deede, you did this deede, to ij. you did this deede. That 〈♫〉〈♫〉there you may for your amisses, Bee dammag'd in, bee dammag'd in a thousand 〈♫〉〈♫〉kisses. bee dammag'd in, bee dammag'd in a thousand kisses, That there you may 〈♫〉〈♫〉for your amisses, bee dammag'd in, bee dammag'd in a thousand kisses. bee 〈♫〉〈♫〉dammag'd in, bee dammag'd in a thousand kisses.

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XXIII.

〈♫〉〈♫〉YEE restles cares, yee ij. companions of the night, 〈♫〉〈♫〉That wrap my ioyes, that wrap my ioyes in foulds of 〈♫〉〈♫〉endlesse woes, And wound it with your spight, with your spight: Since loue and 〈♫〉〈♫〉fortune, since loue and fortune, loue and fortune, loue and fortune proues my equall 〈♫〉〈♫〉foes, Farewell my happie daies, Welcome sweet griefe, welcome sweet griefe, wel- 〈♫〉〈♫〉come sweet griefe, the subiect of my layes. Farewell my happie daies, Welcome sweet 〈♫〉〈♫〉griefe, welcome sweet griefe, welcome sweet griefe, the subiect of my laies.

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XXIIII.

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

FINIS.

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