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A briefe discourse of the true use of charact'ring the degrees in measurable musicke

Ravenscroft, Thomas (1592?-1635?)

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In Approbation of this Worke.
  
Of this Ensuing Discourse.
  
Iohn Dowland Bachelar of Musicke, and Lutenist to the Kings Sacred Maiestie, in commendation of this Worke.
  
In the most iust praise of, Musicke, this praiseworthy Worke, and my deare, vertuous, and right expert friend, the most iudicious Author.
  
In Approbation of this ensuing Discourse, and the Author therof my deare friend, Maister Thomas Ravenscroft.
  
To him that reades.
  
To my deare Friend Maister Thomas Ravenscroft, vpon this Worke.
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Hunting, & Hawking
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[1] A Hunts vp.
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2 For Hunting.
  
The Hunting of the Hare.
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3 A Hawkes-vp, for a Hunts vp.
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4 Hawking for the Partridge.
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5 For the Hearne and Ducke.
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Dauncing.
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6 The Fayries Daunce.
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7 The Satyres Daunce.
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8 The Urchins Daunce.
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9 The Elues Daunce.
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Drinking.
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[10 Trudge away quickly & fill the black Bole]
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11 Of Drinking.
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12 Ale and Tobacco.
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Enamoring.
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[13 What seekes thou foole?]
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14 The Seruant of his Mistris.
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15 Of Enamoring.
  
The Mistris of her Seruant.
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16 Their Mariage Zolemnized.
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17 Hodge Trillindle to his Zweet hort Malkyn.
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18 Malkinz anzwer to Hodge Trillindle.
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19 Their Goncluzion.
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20 Their Wedlocke.

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Ale and Tobacco.

Tobacco fumes away all nastie rheumes,
but health away it neuer lightly frets,
And nappy nappy Ale makes mirth, makes mirth (as Aprill raine
doth Earth) Spring like the pleasant spring, where ere it soaking wets.

Chorus.

But in that spring, &c.
One cleares the braine, the other glads the hart,
which they retaine, by nature and by art:
The first by nature cleares, by Arte makes giddy will,
the last by nature cheares, by Art makes heady still.

Chorus.

So we whose braines, &c.

Cho

But in that spring of mirth of mirth, such madnes hye doth growe,
as fills a foole by birth, a foole a foole by birth, with crotchets,
with Ale and Tobacco, Tobacco with Tobacco Ale with Ale and Tobacco.

Chorus

So we, whose Braynes els lowe swell hye with crotchet rules,
Feed on these two, as fat as headdy giddy fooles.
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