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Of 5. Voc.

[XVI. Sing, we dance]

Sing we, dance we ore the greene

Sing we, dance we ore the greene, and fill these vallies, with our melodious straines, and fill these values, fill, &c. with, &c. for ioy that our Summers Queene, that, &c. for, &c. that, &c. for, &c. enuironed, with all the country swaines, Fairely trips it ore the plaines, fairely, &c. let vs about, these Daffadillies sweet, Tread a ring dance with out feete, Let vs about, these daffadillies sweet, Tread a ring dance with our feete. Tread a ring dance with our feete.

[XVII. Vnder the tops]

Vnder the tops of Helicon

Vnder the tops of Helicon, Vnder the tops of Helicon, Not farre from Parnasse stately towers, state: not farre from Parnasse stately, stately towers, Springs forth the fountaine Hippocrene, the fountaine Hippocrene, springs, &c. With bankes beset with fragrant flowers, The hill is it, my Muses vse, is, &c. The hill is it my Muses vse, my muses vse, The fountaine which my hast doth chuse. The hill is it, The, &c. is it my Muses vse, The hill is it my Muses vse, my Muses vse. The fountaine which my heart doth chuse.

[XVIII. Sweet Phillida]

Sweet Phillida, Phillida

Sweet Phillida, Phillida my flockes as white and pure as snowie downe, my my flocks as white and pure, my fit mourning for thy sake, fit, &c. for, &c. Come when thou wilt I neuer meane to frowne, Thy loue I will pertake, will pertake, thy, I, thy, Come quickly, come, come, come, I sigh, I sigh, for thee my deerest sweet, Ile turne my flocks away, And with them Ile not stay, So thee and I most louingly, so, &c. in loue each other meete. in loue each other meete.

[XIX. My hart is dead]

My hart is dead within me

My hart is dead within me, For that my loue forsakes me, Yet why should I, yet, shed tears, shed tears in vaine? yet why shold I shed tears in vaine? shed, yet, &c. shed, &c. She wil not once respect my paine, I therefore will ioy, sing and dance, In hope to cast a better chance, in hope to cast, a better chance, I therefore will ioy, sing and dance, I therefore will ioy, I therefore will ioy, sing and dance, In hope to cast a better chance, In, a better chance.

[XX. No, no, no]

No no no no no no

No no no no no no no no no no no no no no no, it will not be, no no no it will not be, Your labour is in vaine, I stay you not, but set you free, Why doe you then complaine, And waile conceited wrongs? conceited wrongs, as done to me, No no no no no no no no no no, I tell you once againe, you haue your trauell for your paine, for your paine, No no no no no no no no no no no no no it will not be, no no no no it wil not be, no no no no no it will not be. No no no no no no no no no no no no no no it will not be, no no no no it will not be, no no no no no it will not be.

[XXI. When Oriana]

When Oriana walkt to take the aire

When Oriana walkt to take the aire, the world did striue, to entertaine so faire, By Flora faire, and sweetest flowers, by, &c. were strone, by, &c. sweetest flowers were strone, Along the way, along the way, for her to tread vpon, The trees did blossome, the siluer riuers ran, The winde did gently play vpon her fan, And then for to delight her Graces eare. The woods a Temple seem'd, the &c. the Birds a Quire. Then sang the shepherds and Nimphs of Diana, in heau'n liues Oriana. in: Oriana.

[XXII. Now I see]

Now I see thou flowtest me

Now I see thou flowtest me, and disdaines the gifts I offer thee, I offer thee, Then since thou scornes to accept it, On Cloris head Ile set it, on, For her Ile gather daintie poses, of Gilliflowers and purple Roses, of, &c. purple roses, of, &c purple Roses. With her on ech holyday, with, &c. holyday, Ile dance the merry merry roundelay, rounde roundelay, And this I know will moue thee, and, To say I doe not loue thee. With her, &c.