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A booke of ayres VVith a Triplicitie of Mvsicke

whereof the first Part is for the Lute or Orpharion and the Viole de Gambo, and 4. Partes to sing, The second part is for 2. Trebles to sing to the Lute and Viole, the third part is for the Lute and one Voyce, and the Viole de Gambo. Composed by Iohn Bartlet

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[What thing is loue, I pray thee tel]

What thing is loue, I pray thee tel
It is a prickle it is a sting
It is a pretty prety thing
It is a fire it is a coale
Whose flame creeps in at euery hole,
And as my wits can best deuise,
Loues darling lies in Ladies eyes.