Triplex Of Songes, for three, fower, and fiue voyces, composed and made by Thomas Whythorne ... the which Songes be of sundry sortes, that is to say, some long, some short, some hard, some easie to be songe, and some betwene both: also some solemne, and some pleasant or mery: so that according to the skill of the singers (not being Musitians) and disposition or delite of the hearers, they may here finde Songes for their contentation and liking. Now newly published. In the Tenor or fift booke, ye shall haue the Preface of the Author, wherein he declareth more at large the contentes of these his fiue bookes |
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[If thou yt hast a trusty frend]
If thou yt hast a trusty frend, desire that his loue may not swarue, then how to vse him to that end, thou shalt now know thy turne to serue. Both gentlenes and curtesie, to him to vse see that thou do. Let no rough speech his patience try: nor crooked maners see thou show. Forbeare him when he is angry. In his errour gently reproue. When aduers chaunce doth touch him nye, comfort him then as doth behoue. So mayst thou
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