The English Lyrics of the Henry VIII Manuscript
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The English Lyrics of the Henry VIII Manuscript by RAYMOND G. SIEMENS B. A. (Hons), The University of Waterloo, 1989 M.A., The University of Alberta, 1991 A THESIS SUBMITTED LN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY in THE FACULTY OF GRADUATE STUDIES, Department of English We accept this thesis as conforming to the required standard THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA May 20, 1997 ©R.G. Siemens, 1997 In presenting this thesis in partial fulfilment of the requirements for an advanced degree at the University of British Columbia, I agree that the Library shall make it freely available for reference and study. I further agree that permission for extensive copying of this thesis for scholarly purposes may be granted by the head of my department or 'by his or her representatives. It is understood that copying or publication of this thesis for financial gain shall not be allowed without my written permission. /7 v. Department of The University of British Columbia Vancouver, Canada Date DE-6 (2788) Abstract The Henry VIII MS (BL Additional MS 31,922)—a song book with lyrics by Henry VIII, Thomas Wyatt, William Cornish, and other literary figures of the early Henrician court—is a document that contributes greatly to a critical understanding of the connections between poetry, patronage, and power in early Renaissance society because of the prominence of its chief author, the King himself, and the manuscript's reflection of literary, social, and political elements of the early Tudor court. Acknowledging that the contents of the Henry VIII MS have been thoroughly treated as "words for music" by the musicologist John Stevens, whose Music and Poetry in the Early Tudor Court and Music at the Court of Henry VIII are the standard works in the area, my thesis builds on existing scholarship to treat the lyrics of H chiefly as "words," as literary texts. The chief focus of this work is the fifty-three English lyrics longer than one line, many of which are extant in the Henry VIII MS alone; the four English incipits and seventeen foreign lyrics and incipits are gathered in the appendices. Intended to be the beginning of a larger work toward the demonstration of the Henry VIII MS* importance both as a poetic and cultural document, my thesis provides the first text of the English lyrics of this manuscript intended for an audience of literary scholars and students. In introductory chapters, my thesis provides an analysis of the manuscript's content, text, and context; ultimately, my work aims to provide the basis for a more complete consideration of the Henry VIII MS' foundation in literary tradition, its influence, and its place within the court culture of early Tudor England. Siemens, Henry VIII MS ii Table of Contents Frontmattcr Abstract ii Table of Contents iii List of Figures vii Table of Abbreviations and Sigla viii Acknowledgements xii Introduction 1 King, Court, and Literary Accoutrement 2 Processes of Naming: The Name and "Place" of the Henry VIII MS 7 i. Interpretative Provinces and Sites of Authorisation: The Critic, the Author, and the Process of Attribution in the Henry VIII MS 13 Song or Verse? Interpretative Provinces and the Authors of// 15 Skelton and Wyatt: The Court Professional and the Coterie Poet / Troubadour 20 A Critical Approach to Textual Authorship in the Early Tudor Songbooks 28 Authorial Evidence in H, and the Ascription of Works to Henry VIII 33 ii. Henry VIII as Writer and Lyricist 41 Henry as Author: Models and Texts 42 Lyrical Attributions, Dubious and Otherwise 48 Henry's Lyrics, Their Contexts, and the Realms of Their Interpretation 53 Youth and Age, Lover and Disdainer: Poetic Discourses and Royal Power in Henry's Lyrics 65 Henry VIII's Place in Literary History 72 Appendix. Myne hart is set vpponw a lusty pynne 73 Textual Introduction 75 Authors and Composers 77 Description 83 The Date of the Manuscript 88 The Provenance of the Manuscript .92 Language 100 The Principles of this Edition 101 Notes, References, and Brief Comments on Textual Witnesses and Related Manuscripts . 104 The English Lyrics 110 Possible Presentations 110 English Lyrics by Composer/Author Ill English Lyrics by Manuscript Order 113 English Lyrics by Occasion/Theme 115 Siemens, Henry VIII MS iii Siemens, Henry VIII MSiv English Lyrics, Alphabetically by Incipit 118 The Lyrics, Organized by Composer/Author Henry VIII Pastyme with good companye (The Kynges Ballade) (14M51) 121 Alas what shall I do for love (20v-210 131 0 my hart and o my hart (22v-23") 133 The tyme of youthe is to be spent '. (28v-2Qr) 135 Alac alac what shall I do (35") 139 Grene growith the holy (3T-3V) 141 Whoso that wyll all feattes optayne (39*) 145 Iflovenowreynydasithathbene (48v-490 148 Wherto shuld I expresse (5 lv-52r) 151 Thow that men do call it dotage (55v-56*) 154 Departure is my chef payne (60") 157 Withowt dyscord (68v-690 160 Though sum saith that yough rulyth me (IV-TS*) 164 Whoso that wyll for grace sew (84V-85I) 168 Lusti yough shuld vs ensue (94v-97*) 170 William Cornish Adew adew my hartis lust (23v-240 174 My loue sche morneth for me (30v-31'1) 176 A the syghes that cum fro my hart (32^33") 185 Blow horrme hunter (39M(r) 188 Adew corage adew (42") 195 Trolly lolly loly lo (43v-44r) 197 Yow and I and amyas (45v-46*) 199 Arobyngentylrobyn[Wyatt] (53v-540 205 Whilk? lyue or breth is in my brest (54v-55r) 211 Thomas Farthing Aboffe ail thynge (24") 218 In may that lusty sesouw (26^ 222 The thowghtes wi/ttn my brest (29v-30r) 224 With sorowfull syghs and greuos payne (33v-34r) 226 1 love trewly wj/frowt feynyng (44M51) 228 Robert Cooper Alone I leffe alone (221) 230 I haue bene a foster (65v-66r) 232 Fare well my Ioy and my swete hart (66v-68*) 239 Siemens, Henry l-WMSv William Daggere Downbery down (25") 242 Henry Rysby Whoso that wyll hym selff applye (2T-2V) 244 John Lloyd Deme the best of euery dowt (79*) 246 William Pygott QUid petis o fily (112M161) 249 Robert Fayrfax / Anthony Woodville Sv/wwhat musyng (120M220 253 Unattributed Ifflhadwyttfortoendyght (34v-350 274 Hey nony nony nony nony no (360 281 Iamajolyfoster (69v-71r) 287 MAdame damours (73v-74r) 291 Adew adew le company (74v-750 294 Heytrolylolyloly (800 298 Letnotvsthatyongmenbe(Possibly Henry VIII) (ST-SV) 300 ENglond be glad pluk vp thy lusty hart (100M020 305 Pray we to god that all may gyde (103") 307 And I war a maydyn (106M07*) 310 Why shall not I (107M080 312 What remedy what remedy . (108M Iff) 315 Wherbeye (H0v-112r) 319 My thought oppressed my mynd in trouble (116M200 323 I loue vnloued suche is myn aduewture (122V-124I) 328 Heytrolylolylo (124M280 330 Appendix 1: English Incipits 335 Heynowenowe (Kempe) (21*) 336 Hey now now (Farthing) (25*) 337 It is to me a ryght gret Ioy (Henry VIII) (61*) 338 Now (Unattributed) (980 339 Appendix 2: Foreign Lyrics & Incipits 340 Adew mes amours et mon desyre (Cornish) (15M70 341 Adew madam et ma mastress (Henry VIII) (17*-180 342 HElas madam eel que ie me tant (Henry VIII) (W-IS1) 343 Sy fortune mace bien purchase (Unattributed) . ! (50-510 344 Siemens, Henry VIII MS vi Benedictus (Isaac) (3v-4*) 345 Fortune esperee (di Giovanni) (4v-5r) 346 Alles regret uuidez dema presence (van Ghizeghem/Duke Jean II of Bourbon) . (5^60 347 En frolyk weson (Barbireau) (6v-70 349 De tous bien plane (van Ghizegehem) (40v-41r) 351 lay pryse amours (Unattributed) (41M21) 352 Ough warder mouwt (Unattributed) (46v-47r) 353 La season (Compere) (47M8«) 355 Gentyl prince de renom (Henry VIII) 356 En vray Amoure (Henry VIII) (86v-870 357 Dulcis arnica (Prioris) (88v-89r) 358 Belle sur tautes (Agricola) (99v-100r) 359 Ffors solemant (Ockeghem) (104v-105r) 361 Bibliography 362 Siemens, Henry VIII MS vii List of Figures 1. Henry VIII at the tournament celebrating the birth of a son 4 (From Anglo's reproduction of the Great Tournament Roll of Westminster [Membrane 13]) 2. Henry VIII reading in his chamber 37 (From the Henry VIII Psalter.) 3. Henry VIII playing a harp, with fool Will Summers nearby 39 (From the Henry VIII Psalter.) 4. "Blush not fayer nimphe," attributed to Henry VIII 49 (From a prayer book belonging to Katherine Parr, at Sudeley Castle.) 5. "Romance Subject" from Henry VIII's Holy Day Room, Hampton Court 67 (From Marillier.) 6. Block capital "H" from the second voice of Henry's "HElas madam eel que ie me tant" . 75 (i/18v-19r;343.) 7. Portrait of Henry Guildford (by Holbein) 93 8. Henry VIII as a young monarch, ca. 1520 120 (Artist unknown; from the National Gallery, London.) 9. Detail of Henry' s "Pastyme with good companye" (H 14V-15r; 121) 129 10. Henry's "Departure is my chef payne" (H60v; 157) 159 11. Cornish's "My loue sche mometh for me" (H 30v-3 lr; 176) 183 12. Cornish's "Blow thi horrme hunter" (#39v-4Cr"; 188) 193 13. Cornish's "Yow and I and amyas" (H 45v-46r; 199) 203 14. Cornish / Wyatt's "A robyn gentyl robyn" (H 53v-54r; 205) 209 15. Cornish's "Wliilles lyue or breth is in my brest" (H 54v-55r; 211) 216 (Seemingly intended for presentation by Katherine of Aragon.) 16. Farthing's "Aboffe all thynge" (H 24v; 218) 221 17. Cooper's "I haue bene a foster" (//65v-66r; 232) 237 18. Lloyd's "Deme the best of euery dowt" (H 79v; 246) 248 19.