Table of Contents

Introduction vii

Editorial notes ix

Texts and notes x i

Select bibliography x x v ii i

Ayres for voice &

1. Lyk e as the lark Anonymous, Tottle’s Miscellany 3 2 a . Lost is my lyberty Anonymous, Ballet Lute Book 4 2b. My L of Dehims lamentation Anonymous, CUL Dd. 2.11 5 3. In angels weed 6 4. My mind to me a kingdom is William Byrd 8 5. Pavana Bray Byrd / Francis Cutting 1 0 6. Galliard Mr Birde William Byrd 1 2 7. Susanna faire William Byrd 1 4 8. O deere life when shall it be William Byrd 16 9. O deere life when shall it be Anon / R. Dowland 18 10. O de a re l y fe Anon / Marsh Lute Book 19 11 a . Sidneys lamentation Anonymous, CUL Dd. 2.11 2 0 1 1b . Mein junges Leben hat ein end Sweelinck 21 1 2 . Author of light 2 2 1 3 . Sypres curtain of the night Thomas Campion 23 1 4 . G alliard Edward Collard 24 1 5 . Tyme cruell tyme John Danyel 26 1 6 . Ouer these brookes Robert Jones 28 1 7 . Cradle pavan Holborne / CUL Dd. 2.11 3 0 1 8 . Sweete stay a while Dowland, 1612 3 2 19 a . Sweete stay a while (original) Anon / c.1626 3 4 19 b. Sweete stay a while (lower) Anon / c.1626 3 5

2 0 . Ah deere hart 3 6 2 1 . The S il u er S wan ne Orlando Gibbons 3 7 2 2 a . Fancy for 2 trebles (lute) Orlando Gibbons 3 8 22b. Fancy for 2 trebles (original) Orlando Gibbons 39 2 3 . I saw my l ady weepe Dowland, 1600 40 2 4 . I saw my Lady weep ing 4 2 2 5 . Sleepe slumbringe eyes Thomas Morley 4 4 2 6 a . With my loue Thomas Morley 46 26b. With my loue Thomas Morley 47 2 7 . Pauin. 3 Thomas Morley 4 8 2 8 . Ga l lyerd 50 29 . Deare, if you change Dowland, 1597 51 3 0 . If that a sinners sighes Dowland, 1612 52 3 1 . In this trembling shadow cast Dowland, 1612 54 3 2 . In darknesse let me dwell Dowland, 1610 56 3 3 . In darknesse let me dwell Giovanni Coprario 58 3 4 . To aske for all thy loue Dowland, 1612 60 3 5 . Tosse not my soule Dowland, 1600 61 3 6 . Come heauy sleepe Dowland, 1597 62 3 7 . Come heauy sleepe Johnson , c. 162 0 63 3 8 . Shall I striue with wordes to moue Dowland, 1612 64 39 . Resolution Dowland / CUL Nn.6.36 66 4 0 . [Fantasia] Dowland / CUL Dd . 9 68 4 1 . Me me and none but me Dowland, 1603 70 42. [Can she excuse] Dowland / CUL Add. MS . 3056 71 4 3 . Can shee excuse my wrongs Dowland, 1597 72