Funeral teares For the death of the Right Honorable the Earle of Deuonshire. Figured in seauen songes, whereof sixe are so set forth that the wordes may be exprest by a treble voice alone to the lute and base viole, or else that the meane part may bee added, if any shall affect more fulnesse of parts. The seauenth is made in forme of a dialogue, and can not be sung without two voyces. Inuented by Iohn Coprario.

IIII. CANTO

〈♫〉〈♫〉 IN darkenesse let me dwel, the ground shall sorrow, sorrow be the roofe de╌spaire to barre all chereful light from mee the walles of marble blacke that moistned stil shal weepe, my musicke my musicke hellish iarring soundes to banish friendlie sleep. Thus wedded to my woes, and bedded in my tombe O let mee dying liue, O let mee dying liue, O let me dying liue till death doth come till death doth come.

In darknesse let me dwell, the ground shall sorrow be, The roofe despaire to barre all chearefull light from me, The walles of marble black that moistned stil shall weepe, My musicke hellish iarring sounds to banish frendly sleepe. Thus wedded to my woes, and bedded in my tombe, O let me dying liue till death doth come.

My dainties griefe shall be, and teares my poisned wine, My sighes the aire, throgh which my panting hart shall pine My robes my mind shall sute exceeding blackest night, My study shall be tragicke thoughtes sad fancy to delight. Pale Ghosts and frightful shades shal my acquaintance O thus my haples ioy I haste to thēe.

IIII. BASSO.

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IIII. ALTO

〈♫〉〈♫〉IN darknesse let me dwell, the ground the ground shall sorrow be, The roofe despaire to barre all chearefull light from me, from me, The walles of mar╌ble black that moi╌stned stil shall weepe, My musicke hellish iarring sounds to banish frendly sleepe. Thus wed╌ded to my woes, and bedded in my tombe, and bedded in my tombe, O let me O let mee dying liue, dying liue, O let me dying liue, till death doth come, till death doth come.