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Priuate Musicke

Or the first booke of Ayres and Dialogues: Contayning Songs of 4. 5. and 6. parts, of seuerall sorts, and being Verse and Chorus, is fit for Voyces and Viols. And for want of Viols, they may be performed to either the Virginall or Lute, where the Proficient can play vpon the Ground, or for a shift to the Base Viol alone. All made and composed, according to the rules of Art

Peerson, Martin (1571?-1651)

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III.

IIII.

VI.

VII.

VIII.

IX.

XI.

XII.

XIII.

XIIII.

XIIII

XV.

[XV. Come pretty wag and sing]

XVI.

[XVI. Then with reports most sprightly]

XVII.

[XVII. Pretty wantons sweetly sing]

XVIII.

[XVIII. Sing loue is blinde]

XIX.

[XIX. What neede the morning rise]

XX.

[XX. Gaze not on youth]

XXI.

[XXI. True pleasure is in Chastitie]

XXII.

[XXII. The Spring of ioy is dry]

XXIII.

[XXIII. Is not that my fancies Queene]

XXIIII.

[XXIIII. See, O see, who is heere come a maying]

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[XXIIII. See, O see, who is heere come a maying]

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This Song was made for the King and Queenes entertaynement at High-gate on May-day. 1604.

See, see, see, see, see, see, see, O see, who is heere come a maying

See, see, see, see, see, see, see, O see, who is heere come a maying, Why left we off our playing? On them that Gods as men amaze? Vp Nightingale and sing, Iug, Iug, Iug, Iug, Iug, Iug, All birds, all birds their Musick bring,

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Record from euery bush; Whose like was neuer seene for good and faire, Nor can be though fresh May should euery day, should euery day inuite a seuerall paire, inuite a seuerall seuerall paire, inuite, inuite a seuerall paire.