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[I. See, see, myne owne sweet Iewell]

See, see, myne owne sweet Iewell

See, see, myne owne sweet Iewell, mine owne sweet Iewell, what I haue what I haue for my darling, A Robin red brest and a Starling, a Robin and a Starling. These I giue both in hope, to moue thee, yet thou saist I doe not, I doe not loue thee, no I doe not, I doe not loue thee. These I giue both in hope to moue thee, yet thou saist I doe not I doe not loue thee.

[II. Ioy, ioy doth so arise and so content me]

Ioy, ioy doth so arise and so content me

Ioy, ioy doth so arise and so content me, and so content me, when I but see thee, ô my lifes faire treasure, Ioy, ioy doth so arise and so content me, That blind I am through too great pleasure, But if such blinding, sweet loue, doth so delight thee, doth so delight thee, Come Loue and more and more blind me still & spight mee, Come Loue, and more yet, yet, yet, more and more blind me still, blind mee still and spight and spight mee, Come Loue & more and more blind mee still and spight mee, Come loue and more, yet, yet, yet more and more blind mee still, blind mee still and spight, and spight mee, (I doe) and spight mee.

[III. Ladie those eyes]

Ladie those eyes, those eyes of yours

Ladie those eyes, those eyes of yours, those eyes that shine so cleerely: Why doe you hide from he: that bought their beames so deerely? Thinck not when thou exilest mee, lesse heate in mee seiourneth, lesse heate in mee seiourneth, O, no, ô no, no, ô no, no, no, then thou beguilest thee, Loue doth but shine but shine in thee, Loue doth but shine in thee, but ô in me in me, ô but in me in mee, but ô in me in me he burneth. Loue doth but shine but shine in thee, Loue doth but shine in thee, but ô in mee in mee, ô but in me in mee, but ô in mee in mee hee burneth.

[IIII. Cruel, you pul away to soone your sweet lips]

Cruel, you pul away to soone your sweet lips

Cruel, you pul away to soone your sweet lips, your daintie lips when as you kisse mee, cruell, you pull away to soone your sweet lips, your daintie lips when as you kisse me: But you should hold them still, should hold them still, but you should hold thē still, should hold thē still, & then should you blisse mee, Now or eare I tast them, strait away they hast them, strait away they hast, they hast them, But you perhaps retire thē, to moue my thoughts there by the more to fyre them. Alas, alas such bayts, alas such bayts you need to finde out neuer: If you would but let mee, if you would but let mee, if you would but let mee, if you would let mee, if you would let mee, I would kisse you, would kisse you

euer. Alas, alas such bayts, alas such bayts you need to finde out neuer, if you would but let mee, if you would but let mee, if you would let mee, if you would but let mee, I would kisse, and kisse you, kisse you euer.

[V. Hould out my hart]

Hould out my hart

Hould out my hart, hould out, hould thou out my hart, hould out my hart, hold with ioyes delights accloyed, hold, ô hold thou out my hart, my hart, and shew it, and shew it, that all the world may know it, that all the world, the world may know it, the world may know it, the world may know it, what sweet content, what sweet content, thou lately hast enioyed, what sweet content thou hast enioyed, She that come deere would say, then laugh and smile and run away, and if I stai'd hir cry, nay fie for shame fie, nay fie sweet hart fie, my true loue not regarding, not regarding; hath giuen my loue now at length, his full rewarding, rewarding, his full rewarding. So that vnlesse I may tell, so that vnlesse I may tell, I may tell the ioyes,

I may tell the ioyes that fill mee. So that vnlesse I may tell, so that vnlesse I may tell, I may tell the ioyes, I may tell the ioyes, that ouer fill mee, my ioyes kept in, I know will kill mee.

[VI. God morrow, faire Ladies, of the May]

God morrow, faire Ladies, of the May, wher is my cruell?

God morrow, faire Ladies, of the May, wher is my cruell? God morrow faire ladies of the May, say, wher is my swet swet cruell, faire Cloris my sweet cruell? See loe wher she comes a Queene, a Queene, shee comes, all in greene, all in greene araying, in gaudie greene araying. How gaily goes my Iewell? Was neuer such a Maying, was neuer such a May, such a Maying, since May delights first decaying, since Mayes first decaying? How gayly goes my Iewell? Was neuer such a Maying, was neuer such a May, such a Maying, since May delights first decaying, since May first decaying: So was my Cloris sheen, brought home for ye May Queene.

[VII. O flye not O take some pittie]

O flye not O take some pittie

O flye not O take some pittie, take some pittie, O, flye not, ô take some pittie, take some pittie, I faint, I faynt O stay, ô stay, ô stay, stay hir, See, see, see, see, how she flies, (away) she flies, she flies, See, see, how she flies, she flyes, O stay, ô stay, ô stay, & heare my prayer, And you shall ease mee, I am no Tiger fierce that seeks to spill thee, no, no, thou dost but this to kill me, no, no, thou dost but this to kill me, I see to kill, to kill me, I am no Tiger fierce that seeks to spill thee, no, no, thou dost but this to kill me, no, no, thou dost but this to kil me, to kill, to kill mee, Lo then I dye, I dye, I dye, I dye, I dye, I dye, and all to please, to please thee.

[VIII. Whether away so fast]

Whether away so fast, tell mee my deere

Whether away so fast, tell mee my deere, my white sweet bonny darling: whether away so fast my deere? whether away so fast? tell mee, ah, my deere, from your loue approued? what hast I say, what hast tell me, what hast? what hast? tell me, my darling deere beloued. Then will we trie who faster runs thou or I, See then I come, dispatch thee I come, away, away, away, away, lo I come, I come, I come, dispatch thee, hast thee hence I say, or else I catch thee, I catch thee. Thinck, thinck not thus away to scape without mee, to scape thus without, without me, no thinck not thus away to scape without me, to scape without mee: but run you need not doubt mee: what now? what faint you, faint you, of your sweet feet forsaken, forsaken?

O wel I see you meane to mock me, run or else I catch you: what you halt? O doe you so? alack the while, what are you down? pretty mayd, well ouertaken, what now? what faint you, faint you, of your sweet feet forsaken, of your sweet feet forsaken, O well I see you meane to mock mee, run or else I catch you, what? you halt, ô doe you so? alack the while, what are you downe pretty maid, well ouertaken.

[IX. Blow, Shepheards, blow, blow resounding]

Blow, Shepheards, blow, blow resounding

Blow, Shepheards, blow, blow resounding, Blow Shepheards your pipes with gladsome glee resounding: fayre Eliza, faire Eliza, see shee comes with loue and heauenly grace, and grace abounding, Run, run apace, run a pace Nimphes goe meet hir, with flowers & garlands greet hir, with flowers and garlands goodly greet hir, All haile Eliza faire, all haile the countries pride and goddesse, long, long mayest thou liue our Mistresse: long long maiest thou liue our Mistresse, long, long, maist thou liue the shepheards louely Mistresse, long, long maiest thou liue their Mistresse. All haile Eliza fayre, all haile the countries pride and goddesse, long, long maist thou liue our Mistresse,

Long long maist thou liue our Mistresse, long, long maiest thou liue the shepheards louely Mistresse, long, long maiest thou liue their Mistresse.

[X. Deep lamenting]

Deep lamenting, griefe bewraying

Deep lamenting, griefe bewraying: griefe bewraying, poore Amintas thus sat saying: Glut now, now glut thine eies, glut now, now glut thine eies, while I lye dying, kild with disdaine, alas, and pittie, crying, pittie crying: Now, now maist thou laugh full merily, for dead loe is the man, dead is thy mortall enimie. O no, no, no weep not, O no, no, no, weep not, I cannot bide this blindnesse, I cannot bide this blindnesse, this blindnesse: All to late, all to late now, all to late, all to late, all to late now god wot, to late comes this your kindnesse. But if you would that death should, that death should of life depriue mee, weep not, alas, weep not least you againe reuiue mee,

weep not least you againe reuiue mee, least you thereby reuiue me? Ah cease, ah cease to bewaile, ah cease to bewaile me, my life, my life now doth faile, my life now doth faile mee.

[XI. Farewell disdainefull]

Farewell disdainefull

Farewell disdainefull, since loue, no loue, no, no loue, no loue auailes me, O sharp and bitter anguish, what discord griefe assailes mee, assailes me? I must depart, yet parting makes me languish, But it doth please thee, Therefore a diew vnkind, a diew therefore a diew there is no remedie. O come againe, againe, againe? O come returne thee, No, no, no, no, no, false loue, no thy flames, no, no more shall burne me, No, no, no, be still, no, no, be still content thee, when I am gone perhaps then, perhaps then thou wilt repent, repent thee, thou wilt repent thee, repent thee. No, no, no, be still, no, no, be still content thee, when I am gone perhaps then, perhaps then thou wilt repent, repent thee, thou wilt repent thee, repent thee, I repent, I thou wilt repent thee.

[XII. Doe you not know how Loue]

Doe you not know how Loue lost first his seeing?

Doe you not know how Loue lost first his seeing? Because with mee, because with mee once gazing, on those faire eies, wher all powres, all powres haue their beeing, wher all powres, all powres haue their beeing, She with hir beauty blazing, she with hir bewtie blazing, she with hir beautie blazing, which death might haue reuiued, him of his sight, and mee of hart depriued: She with hir bewtie blazing, she with hir bewtie blazing, she with hir beautie blazing, which death might haue reuiued, him of his sight, and mee of hart depriued.

[XIII. Thirsis, O let, let pittie, pittie]

Thirsis , O let, let pittie

Thirsis , O let, let pittie, pittie, O let some pittie moue thee, let, pittie, Thirsis, pittie moue thee: thou knowst (ô alas) thy Cloris too too well, thou knowst doth loue thee, thou knowst, (ô alas) to well doth loue thee, yet thou vnkind dost flye mee, I faint, alas, O I faint, heere must, heere must I lye mee, I faint alas, O I faint, heere must, heere must I lye mee: Crye alas now for griefe, since hee is beereft thee, vp the hills downe the Dales, the hills and dales downe, vp hill and downe, I haue not left, not left thee. Ah, can these trickling teares of mine, trickling teares, these teares no whit procure loue? Ah, can these trickling teares, these teares of mine, no whit

procure loue? What Shepheard euer kild a Nimphe, what Shepheard euer kild a Nimph for pure loue? See cruell, See the beasts, their teares reward mee: yet thou dost not regard mee.

[XIIII. Now must I dye]

Now must I dye

Now must I dye, now, now, alas I dye, now must I dye recurelesse, recurelesse, when faith is thus regarded, when faith is thus regarded, regarded, and poore Loue alas, poore Loue vnkindly, vnkindly is thus rewarded, O griefe, who may abide it? O who may abide it? hould, hould out, break not hart, O hide it, hould, hould out, break not, break not, break not hart, O hould, and hide it: O break not, break not hart, O hide, O hide it. O Nature cruell wittie, O Nature cruell wittie, O cruell wittie, beautie so to make without all pittie; Farewell, farewell a diew with this your loue, your loue vnfained: I dye alas, I dye through your disdaine

constrained: O Nature, O cruell wittie, bewtie so to make without all pittie: Farewell, farewell, a diew with this your loue, your loue vnfayned, I dye alas, I dye through your disdaine constraynd.

[XV. Lady if I through griefe]

Lady if I through griefe

Lady if I through griefe, through griefe, & your disdaining, iudg'd be to liue in hell eternally remaining, adiudged be (alas) to liue in hell, to liue in hell eternally remayning: Of those my burning flames, my burning flames, of those my burning flames, well shall I rest content, well shall I rest content, contented: O but you I grieue and waile, O but you I waile, I waile, who there must bee tormented. For when I shall behold you, for when I shall behold you, your eies alone, alone, your eies will so delight me, your eies alone, alone your eies, your eies will so delight mee, delight mee, your eies alone, alone your eies, Lady your eies alone, alone your eies will so delight mee, that

once I know no paine can affright mee, But this (alas) ô would haue kild me, I, I doe not doubt you, there to haue beene alone without you, without you, But this (alas) ô would haue kild mee, I, I doe not doubt you, there to haue beene alone without you, without you.

[XVI. Cease myne eyes]

Cease myne eyes, cease your lamenting

Cease myne eyes, cease your lamenting, your lamenting, in vaine, in vaine, in vaine, you hope, you hope of hir hard harts relenting; O cease your flowing: drop not, ô drop not, drop not so fast, drop not ô where no grace is growing. See shee laughes, shee smiles, shee plaies with ioy and gladnesse: See shee laughes, shee smiles, shee playes, shee plaies and smiles, see shee plaies with ioy and gladnesse: see shee laughes, and smiles, and plaies, smiles, laughes, and plaies, with ioy and gladnesse; to see your griefe and sadnesse; O Loue thou art abused, thou art abused, was neuer true loue so scornefully, scornefully

thus, ô thus vsed. O Loue, thou art abused: O Loue, ô Loue, ô Loue, thou art abused. Was neuer true Loue so scornefully, scornefully thus, O thus vsed.

[XVII. Where art wher art thou]

Where art? wher art thou, wanton

Where art? wher art thou, wanton, wher art thou, & I so long haue sought thee? See, wher thy true loue true, see wher thy true loue true, his hart to keep, his hart to keep hath brought thee, his hart to keep hath brought thee, why then, why dost thou, why then dost thou hide, why dost thou hide thee? why hidest thou then thee? why then dost thou hide thee? dost thou hide thee? Still I follow thee, still I follow, follow thee, but thou fliest mee, still I follow thee, still I follow thee, but still thou fliest mee. Say, vnkind, and doe not thus deride mee. Where art? where art thou, wanton, where art thou,

and I so long haue sought thee? See where thy true loue true, See where thy true loue true, his hart to keep, his hart to keep, hath brought thee. his hart to keep, to keepe, hath brought thee.

[XVIII. What ailes my darling]

What ailes my darling

What ailes my darling, say, what ailes my darling, what ailes my darling? say, what ailes my daintie, daintie darling, what ailes mine owne sweet daintie darling? what ailes my daintie darling, my daintie darling, so to sit alone, so to sit alone so weary? and is not merry. O cease, ô cease thus to grieue thee, to grieue thee, O cease to grieue thee, alas to grieue thee, O cease to grieue thee, and heere a kisse kisse take to relieue thee. Vp now arise arise thee, vp now arise thee, vp arise thee. O how can my Loue my Loue lye sleeping, my Loue lye sleeping, how can my Loue lie sleeping, and see yon lusty leaping, lusty lusty leaping, lusty

leaping: O who can lie a sleeping, and see yon lusty, lusty, lusty leaping, lusty leaping, and see yon lusty leaping.

[XIX. Arise, get up my deere]

Arise, get vp my deere, get vp my deere Loue

Arise, get vp my deere, get vp my deere Loue, rise make hast bee gone thee, Loe where the Bride, loe where the Bride faire Daphne bright, where the Bride faire Daphne bight still stayes on thee. Hark, ô hark you merry, merry, wanton maidens squealing: Spice cake sops in wine, spice cakes are a dealing, spice cake sops in wine, sops in wine, are a dealing, are a dealing. Runne then, runne a pace, runne a pace then, Runne then, runne a pace, a pace, and get, a Bride lace, and a guilt Rosemary braunch, the while yet there is catching, and then hould fast for feare of old snatching. Alas my Loue, my

Loue, why weep yee? O feare not, feare not that, deere Loue, the next day keep wee. List hark you Minstrels, how fine they firck it? and how the maides ierk it, With Kate and Will, Tom and Gill, hey ho braue, now a skip, there a trip, finely set aloft, on a fine wedding wedding day. List hark you Minstrels, how fine they firk it, and how the maydes ierk it, With Kate and Will, Tom and Gill, hey ho braue, now a skip, then a trip, finely set aloft, all for faire Daphnes, Daphnes wedding, wedding day.

[XX. Say, deere, will you not haue mee]

Say, deere, will you not haue mee?

Say, deere, will you not haue mee? will you not haue me? heere then take your kisse you gaue me, that kisse you once gaue me: heere then that kisse, that kisse, heere againe the kisse, the kisse you gaue, you gaue me, You else where parhaps would bestow it, and I as loath againe, and I as loth againe, I would be as loth to owe it, to owe it. Or if you will not, you will not the thing once giuen, or if you will not so take the thing once giuen, let me, kisse you, kisse you, let me I say kisse you, and so we shal bee euen. Or if you will not, you will not the thing once giuen; or if you will not so take the thing, the thing once giuen: Let mee, kisse you, kisse you, let mee I say kisse you, and so wee shall bee euen.

[XXI. Loue learnes by laughing first to speake]

Loue learnes by laughing first to speake

Loue learnes by laughing first to speake, Then slilie gaines cares passing great. Fa la la la la. Loue learnes by laughing first to speake, Then slilie gaines cares passing great. Fa la la la la. But I will laugh, without that care, And bid loue touch mee if hee dare. Fa la la la la la la la la. Fa la la la la. But I will laugh, without that care, And bid loue touch mee, if hee dare. Fa la la la la la la, la la. Fa la la la la.

[XXII. This Loue is but a wanton fit]

This Loue is but a wanton fit

This Loue is but a wanton fit, Deluding euerie yonglings wit. Fa la la la. Fa la la la la. This loue is but a wanton fit, deluding euerie yonglings wit. Fa la la la. Fa la la la la. The winged boy doth neuer light, But where hee finds an idle wight. Fa la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la. The winged boy doth neuer light, but where hee finds an idle wight. Fa la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la.

[XXIII. Though Philomela lost hir loue]

Though Philomela lost hir loue

Though Philomela lost hir loue, fresh notes she warbleth yeas againe; Fa la la la la. Fa la la la la. Fa la la. Fa la la la la la la. Though Philomela lost hir loue, fresh notes she warbleth yeas againe; Fa la la la la. Fa la la la la. Fa la la. Fa la la la la la la. He is a foole, that louers proue: and leaues to sing, to liue in paine. Fa la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la. Fa la la la la la la la la. He is a foole, that louers prooue, and leaues to sing, to liue in paine. Fa la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la. Fa la la la la la la la la.

[XXIIII. Spring tyme mantleth euery bough]

Spring tyme mantleth euery bough

Spring tyme mantleth euery bough, and Bowers make for Shepheards sport, Birds and beasts are of consort: Fa la la la la la la la la la la la. Spring time mantleth euery bough, & Bowers make for Shepheards sport, Byrds and beasts are of consort: Fa la la la la la la la la la la la. Our harts in true loue wee doe vow, vnto that Fairie Shepherds mayde, wee with true loue are repayd: Fa la la la la la la la la la la la. Fa la la la. Fa la la la la la la la. Fa la la la la la. Our harts in true loue wee doe vow, vnto that Fairie Shepherds mayde, wee with true loue are repayd: Fa la la la la. Fa la la la la la la. Fa la la la. Fa la la la la la la la. Fa la la la la la.