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Ayrs and madrigalles

Cavendish, Michael (ca. 1565-1628)

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I.

[I Stay Glicia stay]

II.

[Mourne Marcus mourne]

III.

IIII.

[IIII Finetta faire and feate]

V.

VI.

VII.

VIII.

[VIII Siluia, is faire, yet scorning loue vnseemly]

IX.

X.

[X Faire are those eies]

XI.

[XI Wandring in this place as in a wildernes]

XII.

[XII Everie bush new springing]

XIII.

[XIII Down in a valley]

XIIII.

[XIIII Wanton, wanton, come hither, wanton]

XV.

[XV Say shepherds say]

XVII.

[XVII Farewell dispaire]

XVIII.

[XVIII Slie theese if so you will beleeue]

XVIIII.

[XVIIII What thing more cruell can you do]

XX.

[XX In flower of April springing]

XXI.

[XXI Zephirus brings the time]

XXII.

[XXII Mvch it delighted to see Phillis smiling]

XXIII.

[XXIII Come gentle swains & shepherds]

XXIIII.

[XXIIII To former ioy now turnes]

XXV.

[XXV Faustina hath the fairer face]

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[XVIII
Slie theese if so you will beleeue]

Slie theefe if so you wil beleeue

Slie theefe if so you wil beleeue, it nought or little, it nought or little did me grieue, that my true hart you had bereft, that my true hart, you had bereft, til yt vnkindly you it left til yt vnkindly you, til that vnkindly, till that vnkindly, you it left, leauing you lose losing you kil yt which I may forgo so ill, that which I may forgo so ill.