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Mvsicks Miscellanie. Or, Mixed Varietie of Pleasant Roundelayes, and delightfull Catches, of 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Parts in one
  
  

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Rounds or Catches of foure Uoices.
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Rounds or Catches of foure Uoices.

[30 Hey downe downe]

Hey downe downe

Hey downe downe hey d. d. d. a d. d. d. down heaue and ho, Rumbelo, follow me my sweet heart follow me where I goe Shall I goe walke the woods so wild, wandering here and there as I was once full sore beguild, what remedy though alas for loue I die with woe, Oft haue I ridden vpon my gray nag, and with his cut tayle he plaid the wag, and down he fell vpon his cragge, fa la re la, la ri dan dino.


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[31 Vt, re, me, fa, sol, la]

Vt, re, me, fa, sol, la,

Vt, re, me, fa, sol, la, la, sol, fa, me, re, vt. Hey downe downe hey down down a. My heart of gold as true as steele as I me leant vnto the bowres, but if my Lady loue me well, Lord so Robin lowres, heaue and hoe Rumbelo, hey trolo troly lo, hey troly trolly hey My Ladies gone to Canterbury, S. Thomas be her boote. Shee met with Kate of Malmsbury, why weepst thou maple roote: O sleepst thou or' wakst thon Ieffery, Cooke, the rost it burnes, turne round about about,


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O Frier how fares thy bandelow bandelow Frier, how fares thy Sandelow, Sandelow.

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Poems 32–44 are in Latin and have thus been omitted.


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[45 Lord of whome I doe depende]

O Lord of whome I doe depende,
beholde my carefull heart,
And when thy will and pleasure is,
Release mee of my smart.
Thou seest my sorrowes what they are,
my griefe is knowne to thee:
And there is none that can remoue,
or take the same from mee.
But onely thou whose aide I craue,
whose mercy still is prest:
To ease all those that come to thee,
for succour and for rest.

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[46 Attend my people and giue eare]

Attend my people and giue eare,
of ferly things I shall thee tell
See that my words in mind thou beare,
and to my precepts listen well.
I am thy soueraigne Lord and God,
which haue thee brought from carefull thrall:
And eke reclaimde from Pharaohs rod,
make thee no Gods on them to call.
Nor fashioned forme of any thing,
in heauen or earth to worshippe it:
For I thy God by reuenging,
with grieuous plagues this sinne will smite.

[47 O Lord in thee is all my trust]

[1]

O Lord in thee is all my trust,
Giue eare vnto my wofull crie,
Refuse me not that am vniust,
But bowing downe thy heauenly eye.

2

Behold how I doe still lament
my sinnes wherein I doe offend,
O Lord for them shall I be shent,
sith thee to please I do entend.

3

No, no not so, thy will is bent,
to deale with sinners in thine ire:
But when in heart they shall repent,
thou grantst with speed their iust desire.

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[48 O Lord turne not away thy face from him]

[1]

O Lord turne not away thy face from him
That lieth prostrate,
Lamenting sore his sinnefull life
Before thy mercies gate,
Which gate thou openest wide to those
That doe lament their sinne,
Shut not that gate against me Lord,
But let me enter in.

2

And call me not to mine accounts
how I haue liued here:
For then I know right well O Lord,
how vile I shall appeare.
I need not to confesse my life
I am sure thou canst tell,
What I haue beene, and what I am,
I know thou knowest it well.
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Poems 49–52 are in French and Latin, and have thus been omitted.


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[53 As I mee walked in a May Morning]

[1]

As I mee walked in a May Morning,
I heard a birde sing Cuckow.
As I mee walked in a May Morning,
I heard a birde sing Cuckow.

2

From March till midst of June
She sung this plesant tune
She had more friends in towne
Cuckow.

3

Shee nodded vp and downe,
and swore all by her crowne,
Shee had friends in the towne,
Cuckow.

4

All you that married be,
learne this song of me,
So shall we not agree,
Cuckow.

5

All young men in this throng,
to marry that thinke it long,
Come learne of me this song,
Cuckow.

[54 The white Henne shee cackles]

The white Henne shee cackles and layes in the puddles

The white Henne shee cackles and layes in the puddles, Sing hey cocke without a combe, cocke a dle luddle.


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[55 The winde blowes out of the west]

The winde blowes out of the west

The winde blowes out of the west, thou gentle Mariner a, looke to the loosse wel, beware the lee still, for deadly rockes doe now apeare a, looke to thy tacke, let bowling goe slacke, so shal wee scape them and goe cleare, Tarra tan tarra stir well thy course sirra, the wind waxeth large, the sheetes doe thou vear, goe fill the canne, giue vs some beare. Ile drinke thee Ile brinks thee my mates, what cheare?


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[56 Iacke boy]

Iacke boy, ho boy newes, the cat is in the well

Iacke boy, ho boy newes, the cat is in the well, let vs ring now for her knell, ding dong ding dong bell.

[57 Blow thy horne thou iolly hunter]

Blow thy horne thou iolly hunter

Blow thy horne thou iolly hunter, thy hornes for to reuiue a, shew thy selfe a good huntsman whilst that thou art aliue a, that men may say and sing with thee, thou hast a merry life a, in pleasure all the day, and Venus mate to wise a.


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[58 Banbery Ale]

Banbery Ale where where where

Banbery Ale where where where, at the Blacke Smithes house, I would I were there.

[59 A Miller would I be]

A miller a miller, a miller would I be

A miller a miller, a miller would I be, to learne his craft as well as he, by art to steale, by cunning to lie, to get a poling penny thereby.

[60 Birch and greene holly]

Birch and greene holly

Birch and greene holly, birch and greene holly, if thou beast beaten boy, thanke thine owne folly.


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[61 The larke Linit and Nightingale]

The Larke Linit and Nightingale to sing some say are best

The Larke Linit and Nightingale to sing some say are best; yet merily sings little Robin, prety Robin with the red breast.

[62 Trole trole the bole to me]

Trole trole the bole to me

Trole trole the bole to me, and I will trole the same again to thee, beginne now hold in now, for we must merry be as you see, be lusty so must we, Oh it is a braue thing for to passe away the spring with mirth and ioy to sing, Tan tan tan tara tant tant, all a flant braue boyvs, what ioy is this to see, when friends so well agree.


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[63 Now Robin lend to me thy bow]

1

Now Robin lend to me thy bow,
Sweet Robin lend to me thy bow,
For I must now a hunting with my Lady goe
With my sweet Lady goe.

2

And whether will thy Lady goe,
Sweet Wilkin tell it vnto me
And thou shalt haue my hawke, my hound, and eke my bow
to wait on thy Lady.

3

My Lady will to Vppingham,
to Vppingham forsooth will shee,
And I my selfe appointed for to be the man,
to wait on my Lady.

4

Adiew good Wilkin all be shrewde,
thy hunting nothing pleaseth mee,
But yet beware thy babling hounds stray not abroad,
for angring of thy Lady.

5

My hounds shall be led in the line,
so well I can assure it thee:
Vnlesse by view of straine some persue I may find,
to please my sweete Lady.

6

With that the Lady shee came in,
and wild them all for to agree:
For honest hunting neuer was accounted sinne,
nor neuer shall for me.

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[64 Farewell mine owne sweet heart]

Farewell mine owne sweet heart

Farewell mine owne sweet heart farewell whome I loue best since I must from my loue depart, adew my ioy and rest.

[65 Fay mi, fa re la mi]

Fay mi, fa re la mi

Fay mi, fa re la mi, beginne my sonne and follow mee sing flat fa, me, so shall wee well agree, hey tro lo ly lo ly lo, hold fast good son with hey tro lily lo tro lo ly, O sing this once again lustily.


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[66 Mvsing musing mine owne selfe all alone]

Mvsing musing mine owne selfe all alone

Mvsing musing mine owne selfe all alone, I heard a maid I heard a maid making great mone with sobs and sighes, & many a grieuous moan, for that for that for that her maiden head was gone.

[67 To Portsmouth]

To Portsmouth it is a gallant towne

To Portsmouth it is a gallant towne, and there wee will haue a quart of wine with a nutmeg browne, diddle downe. The gallant shippe, the Mermaid, the Lion hanging stout, did make vs to spend there our sixeteen pence all out.


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[68 Come drinke to mee]

Come drinke to mee

Come drinke to mee, and I will drinke to thee to thee, and then shall we full well agree. I haue loued the iolly tankerd full seuen winters and more, I loude it so long till that I went vpon the score, he that loues not the tankerd is no honest man. and he is no right souldier that loues not the can: tappe the canikin, tosse the Canikin, trole the canikin turne the canikin, hold good sonne and fill vs a fresh can, that wee may quaffe it round about from man to man.


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[69 Lets haue a peale for Iohn Cookes soule]

Lets haue a peale for Iohn Cookes soule

Lets haue a peale for Iohn Cookes soule, for he was an honest man with belles all in an order, the cruse with the blacke bole. the tankard likewise with the can, and I my owne selfe will ring the treble bell, and drinke to you euery one stand fast now my mates, ring merily and well till all this good ale is gon.

[70 Sing we this roundelay merily my mate]

Sing we this roundelay merily my mate

Sing we this roundelay merily my mate, ill may he thriue that doth vs hate, Sing we this roundelay merily each one, take care who will for ile take none.


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[71 Vt re mi fa mi re vt]

Vt re mi fa mi re vt

Vt re mi fa mi re vt, hey derry derry sing and be merry, quando veni quando cœli, whip little Dauids bome, bome.Bome. Bome, Bome.

[72 Lady come down]

Lady come down and see

Lady come down and see the Cat sits in the Plumtree.

[73 Loue, loue sweet loue for euermore]

Loue, loue sweet loue for euermore

Loue, loue sweet loue for euermore farewell to thee, for fortune hath deceiued me. Fortune my foe, most contrary hath wrought me this misery, but yet my loue, my sweet loue farewell to thee, farewell to thee.


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74 A Round of three Country dances in one.

Sing after fellows, as you heare me
Basse or Ground.

Sing after fellows, as you heare me, a toy that seldome is seene a: three country dances in one to be a prety conceit as I weene a.

Tenor.

Robin Hood Robin Hood said little Iohn, come dance before the Queene a. In a redde Petticote and a greene iacket, a white hose and a green a.



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Cantus.

Now foote it as I do, Tomboy Tom, now foot it as I doe Swithen a, And Hicke thou must tricke it all alone, till Robin come leaping in betweene a.


Medius.

The crampe is in my purse full sore, no money will bide there in a, and if I had some salue therefore, O lightly then would I sing a, hey hoe the Crampe a, hey hoe the Crampe a, hey hoe the crampe a the crampe a.