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XX.

Change me, O heauens! into the ruby stone,

That on my loue's fair locks doth hang in gold;
Yet leaue me speech to her to make my moane,
And guie me eies her beauties to behold.

Or if thou wilt not make my flesh a stone,

Make her hard heart seem flesh that now seems none. xxi.

Loue not me for comely grace,

For my pleasing eye or face;

Nor for any outward part,

No nor for my constant heart;
For those may faile or turne to ill,

So thou and I shall seuer;

Keepe therefore a true woman's eye,

And loue me still, but know not why,
So hast thou the same reason still,

To dote vpon me euer.
xxij.

Happy, oh happy he, who not affecting
The endlesse toyles attending worldly cares,
With mind repos'd, all discontents reiecting,
In silent peace his way to heauen prepares;
Deeming this life a scene, this world a stage,
Whereon man acts his weary pilgrimage.

xxiij.*

With angel's face and brightnesse,

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And orient hew faire Oriana shining, with nimble foote she O're hills and mountaines, at last in dale she rested;

This

"Cantus. Madrigales. The triumpbes of Oriana, to 5 and 6 voices: composed by diuers seuerall aucthors. Newly published by Thomas Morley, Batcheler of Musick, and one of the gentlemen of bir Maiesties bonorable Chappell, 1601. In London printed by Thomas Este, the assigne of Tbomas Morley. Cum &c." 4to. Dedicated to the Right Honorable the

Lord

This is that maiden Queene of the Fayrie land,

With scepter in hir hand!

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The faunes and satiers dauncing, did shew their nimble Faire Nais and the nimphs did leaue their bowers,

And brought their baskets full of hearbs and flowers.

Then sang the sheperds and nimphs of Diana,
Long liue, long liue faire Oriana!

xxiiij.

The nimphs and shepheards daunced,
Lauoltos in a dazy tapstrid vally;
Loue from their face lamps glaunced,
Till wantonly they dally;

Then in a rose bankt ally,

Bright maiestie aduanced.

A crown grac't virgin whom all people honor,
They leaue their sport amazed;

Runne all to looke vpon hir;

A moment scarce they gazed,

Ere beauties splendor all their eies had dazed,
Desire to see yet euer fixed on hir.

Then sang the shepherds and nimphs of Diana,
Long liue faire Oriana.

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Now en'rie tree renewes his sommers greene,
Why is your hart in winter's garment clad?.
Your beautie saies, my loue is sommers queene,
But your cold loue, like winter makes mee sad;

Then

Lord Charles Howard, Earle of Notingham, Baron of Effingham-" Contains twenty-five songs, the composition of twenty-four several musicians, to commemorate the beauty and virginity of Oriana, als. Queen Elizabeth, in the sixty-eighth year of her age.

"Cantus primo. Madrigals to 3, 4, 5, & 6 voyces. Made & newly pablished by Thomas Weelkes at London, printed by Thomas Este, 1597.”

Then either spring with budds of loue againe,
Or else congeale my thoughts with your disdaine.
xxvj.

Ovr cuntry swains, in the morris daunce,
Thus woo'd and win their brides;
Will, for our towne, the hobby horse*
At pleasure frolike rides ;

I wooe with teares and ne're the neere,
I dye in griefe and liue in feare.

xxvij.

Lady your spotles feature,

Noteth a heauenly creature;

And heauenly things, by course of kind,

Both liue and loue desire to find.

4to. The dedication to "Master George Phillpot, Esquire," where Weelkes presents "these six dishes full of diuers Madrigalls, the first fruiets of my barren ground." Contains twenty-four songs.

• The morris dance upon all occasions appears to have been formed for a representation of several distinct characters, and it is probable that when set on foot by a village some of those characters were dispensed with. The idea preserved in this line of the hobby-horse being attached to a town seems also supported by the passage in Samson's play of the Vowbreaker, 1636. "Let the major play the hobby-horse among his brethren and he will; I hope our towne-lads cannot want a hobby-horse, &c." See Illustrations of Shakspeare, by Mr. Douce, V. II. 468.

In the Quaternio of Tho. Nash Philopolitem, whose work is a store-house of translation from various languages, occurs a notice of the morice dance. Theologus the divine describes himself as first studying Camden's Brittannia to become acquainted with the most famous cities, towns, and villages of his own country; and after visiting them, proceeds, "I tooke my flight at last over the seas into Fraunce, where, I must confesse, I was a little daunted and disanimated at my first arrivall, when I saw others make themselues merry with discourse, and I stood by like the picture of Erasmus in Roterodame, or of Gresham in the Exchange, staring vpon them, not able to answere a word, and one while I did envie the ages of our forefathers, to see them so wittie, as to be able in Moris-daunce with their feete and fingers, to expresse whole Historics, and I not able, with all my art, without a greate deale of difficultie, to make myself to be vnderstood." Further notice of this sverk in note, p. 24

xxviij. Retire

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xxviij.

Retire my thoughts vnto your rest againe,
Your proffred seruice may incur disdaine;
The dice is cast, and if the gamsters please,
I'll take my chance, and rest myself at ease.

XXX.

Those spots vpon my ladyes face apeering,

The one of black, the other bright carnation;

Are like the mulberries in dainty gardens growing, Where growes delight and pleasure of each facion; They grow so high, and warily kept from mee, Which makes mee sing, aye me, twill neuer bee!

xxxi.*

To shorten winter's sadnesse,

See where the nimphs with gladnesse, Fa la la.
Disguised all are comming,

Right wantonly a mumming. Fa la la.

xxxij.

Whilst youthfull sports are lasting,

To feasting turn our fasting; Fa la la.

With reuels and with wassals,

Make grief and care our vassals; Fa la la.

For youth it well beseemeth,

That pleasure he esteemeth;

And sullen age is hated,

That mirth would haue abated.

voyces;

"Cantus. Ballets and Madrigals to fiue voyces, with one to 6 newly published by Thomas Weelkes, at London, printed by Thomas Este, 1598." 4to. Dedicated to the Right Worshipful his Maister Edward Darcye, Esquier, Groome of hir Maiestie's Priuie Chamber." Contains twenty-four songs. "Tenor" of same pieces" In London, printed by Thomas Este, the assigne of William Barley, 1608." xxxiij. Sing

xxxiij.

Sing shepherds after mee,

Our hearts do neuer disagree; Fa la la.
No war can spoile vs of our store,
Our welth is ease, we wish no more;
Black are our lookes, we goe not braue,
A merry heart is all we haue.

xxxiiij.

I loue, and haue my loue regarded,

And sport with sport as well rewarded, Fa la la:
Which makes me laugh when others weep,
And play with loue when others sleep. Fa la la.

XXXV. *

Cold winter's ice is fled and gone,
And sommer brages on eu'ry tree;
The red-breast peepes amidst the throng,
Of wood-borne birds that wanton bee;
Each one forgets what they haue beene,
And so doth Phillis, sommer's queene!

xxxvj. (First part.)

Why are you ladies staying,
And your lords gone a Maying;

Runne apace and meete them,

And with your garlands greete them;
'Twere pittie they should misse you,

For they will sweetly kisse you!

"Canto. Madrigals of 5, and 6 parts, apt for the viols and voices. Made and newly published by Thomas Weelkes of the Coledge at Winchester, Organist. At London printed by Thomas Este, the assigne of Thomas Morley. 1600. 4. Dedicated "to the trvely noble, vertuous, and honorable, my very good Lord Henry Lord Winsor, Baron of Bradenham." Contains ten

songs.

(Second

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