With Pavins, Galliards, Almaines, and
Corantos
for the Lyra Violl.
Cambridge History of English Literature - 1908 - v04
1590.
Speed, John. The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain, presenting an
Exact Geography of the Kingdom, together with a Prospect of the most
famous parts of the World. 1676.
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462
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Sturmy, Samuel. The Mariner's Magazine, stor'd with these Mathematical
Arts, Navigation and Geometry, Mathematical Instruments, Doctrine
of Triangles, Art of Navigation, etc. 1669. Second edition, 1679.
Terry, Edward. A Voyage to East India. 1655.
Tosier, John, Captain, R. N. A Narrative of his Embassye and Command
to the Captain General and Governor of Havannah to demand His
Majesty of Great Britain's subjects kept prisoners there. 1679.
Vaughan, Sir William. The Golden Fleece. Divided into Three Parts.
Transported from Cambrioll Colchos, out of the Southernmost part of
the Iland, commonly called the Newfoundland, by Orpheus Junior. 1626.
Venn, Captain Thomas. Military and Maritime Discipline, etc. , and the
Compleat Gunner. 1683.
Wafer, Lionel. A New Voyage and Description of the Isthmus of America,
giving an Account of the Author's Abode there, etc. 1699.
Warren, George. An Impartial Description of Surinam, upon the Con-
tinent of Guiana, in America. With a history of several strange
Beasts, Birds, Fishes, Serpents, Insects, and Customs of that Colony, etc.
1667.
Welwood, William. An Abridgement of All Sea Lawes, etc. 1613.
Wheeler, George. A Journey into Greece, with a Voyage to Constan-
tinople, and Adjacent Places. 1682.
Whitbourne, Richard. A Discourse and Discovery of Newfoundland, with
many reasons to prove how worthy and beneficial a Plantation may
there be made, etc. 1620.
Whitehorne, Peter. The Arte of Warre, written in Italian, by Nicholas
Machiavel, and set foorth in English by Peter Whitehorne. 1588.
Certain Waies for the Ordering of Soldieurs in Battleray, and setting of
Battailes after divers fashions, with their manner of marching, also how
to make Saltpetre, Gunpowder, and divers sortes of Fireworkes, or Wilde
Fire. . . . 1588.
Williams, Edward, and Farrer, John. Virgo Triumphans; or, Virginia
Richly and Truly Valued; more especially the South part thereof, viz. ,
the fertile Carolana, and no lesse excellent Isle of Roanoak, etc. 1650.
Williams, Sir Roger. A Brief Discourse of War. 1590.
Wilson, Samuel. An Account of . . . Carolina, etc. 1682.
Wright, Edward. The Haven-Finding Art. Trans. from the Dutch. 1599.
Certain Errors in Navigation. 1599.
Yarranton, Andrew. England's Improvement by Sea and Land, to Out-do
the Dutch without Fighting, to Pay Debts without Moneys, to Set to
Work all the Poor of England with the Growth of our own Lands, etc. ,
a Method of Improving the Royal Navy, and lessening the Growing
Power of France, etc. 1677.
[See also the publications of the Hakluyt Society and Commander
Robinson's own works: The British Fleet, 1894; and (with John Leyland)
The British Tar in fact and fiction, 1909; Arber's English Garner, 'Voyages
and Travels,' 2 vols. , 1903; Froude, J. A. , English Seamen in the 16th century,
1901; Traill, H. D. , Social England, vol. 111, 1902. A. R. W. ]
CHAPTER VI
THE SONG-BOOKS AND MISCELLANIES
I. SONG-BOOKS.
The growth of English song from the earliest days to the period of the
song-books, with its prominent features, “Sumer is icumen in,' the Agincourt
Song, the hymn 'Quene of Evene,' the influence of John of Dunstable and
6
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his School, etc. , may be studied in Chappell, W. , Popular Music of the Olden
Time, ed. Wooldridge, H. E. , 1893; Rockstro, W. S. , A general History of
Music, 1886; The Oxford History of Music, ed. Hadow, W. H. , 1891; Davey,
Henry, History of English Music (1895); Grove's Dictionary of Music and
Musicians, ed. Fuller Maitland, J. A. , 1904. For John of Dunstable see also
D. of N. B. s. v. ; for 'Sumer is icumen in’see also Country Life, 11 April
1908, p. 510, where the music will be found; and for 'Quene of Evene,
British Museum, Arundell MS, 245.
Adson, John. Courtly Masquing Ayres, Composed to 5. and 6. Parts, for
Violins, Consorts, and Cornets. 1621.
Alison, Richard. An howres recreation in Musicke, apt for Instrumentes
and Voyces. 1606.
Amner, John. Sacred Hymnes. Of 3. 4. 5 and 6 parts for Voyces & Vyols. [1615. ]
Attey, John. The First Booke Of Ayres Of Foure Parts, with Tableture
for the Lute. 1622.
Barley, William. A new Booke of Tabliture. 1596.
Bartlet, John. A Booke Of Ayres With a Triplicitie of Musicke. 1606.
Bateson, Thomas. The first set of English Madrigales: to 3. 4. 5. and 6.
voices. 1604. Ed. Rimbault, E. F. 1846.
- The Second Set Of Madrigales to 3. 4. 5. and 6. Parts: Apt for Viols
and Voyces. 1618.
Bennet, John. Madrigalls To Foure Voyces. M. D. xc. ix. Ed. Hopkins, E. J. 1845.
Byrd, William. Psalmes, Sonets, & songs of sadnes and pietie, made into
Musicke of five parts. 1588.
Songs of sundrie natures, some of gravitie, and others of myrth, fit for all
companies and voyces. Lately made and composed into Musicke of 3. 4.
5. and 6. parts. 1589. Another edition, 1610.
Psalmes, Songs, and Sonnets : some solemne, others joyfull, framed to the
life of the Words: Fit for Voyces or Viols of 3. 4. 5. and 6. Parts. 1611.
Madrigales translated of foure, five and sixe parts, chosen out of divers
excellent Authors, with the first and second part of La Verginella, made
by Maister Byrd, upon two Stanz's of Ariosto and brought to speake
English with the rest. Published by N. Yonge, in favour of such as take
pleasure in Musick of voices. 1588.
Musica Transalpina. The Second Booke of Madrigalles, to 5. and 6.
voices: translated out of sundrie Italian Authors. 1597.
Campion, Thomas. [See bibliography to chapter VII]
Carlton, Richard. Madrigals to Five voyces. 1601.
Coperario (i. e. Cooper), John. Funeral Teares, For the death of the Right
Honorable the Earle of Devonshire. Figured In seaven songes. 1606. ,
Songs of Mourning: Bewailing the untimely death of Prince Henry.
Worded by Tho. Campion. And set forth to bee sung with one voyce to
the Lute, or Violl: By John Coprario. 1613.
Corkine, William. Ayres, To Sing And Play To The Lute And Basse Violl.
With Pavins, Galliards, Almaines, and Corantos for the Lyra Violl. 1610.
The Second Booke Of Ayres, Some, to Sing and Play to the Base-Violl
alone: Others, to be sung to the Lute and Base Violl. With new Coran-
toes, Pavins, Almaines; as also divers new Descantes upon old Grounds,
set to the Lyra-Violl. 1612.
Danyel, John. Songs For the Lute Viol and Voice. 1606.
Dowland, John. The First Booke of Songes or Ayres of fowre parts with
Tableture for the Lute: So made that all the partes together, or either
of them severally may be song to the Lute, Orpherian or Viol de gambo.
1597, etc. Second Booke. 1600. Third And Last Booke. 1603.
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464
Bibliography
:
•
Dowland, John. A Pilgrimes Solace. Wherein is contained Musicall
Harmonie of 3. 4. and 5. parts, to be sung and plaied with the Lute and
Viols. 1612.
Dowland, Robert. A Musicall Banquet. Furnished with varietie of delicious
Ayres, Collected out of the best Authors in English, French, Spanish and
Italian. 1610.
Este, Michael. Madrigales To 3. 4. and 5. parts: apt for Viols and voices.
1604. Second set. 1606. Third set. . . Wherein are Pastorals, Anthemes,
Neopolitanes, Fancies, and Madrigales, to 5. and 6. parts. 1610. Fourth
set. 1619. Fift set. . . Wherein are Songs full of Spirit and delight. 1618.
Sixt Set. 1624. Seventh set. 1638.
Farmer, John. The First Set Of English Madrigals: To Foure Voices. 1599.
Farnaby, Giles. Canzonets To Fowre Voyces, With a Song of eight parts.
M. D. XCVIII.
Ferrabosco, Alfonso. Ayres. 1609.
Ford, Thomas. Musicke of Sundrie Kindes, Set forth in two Bookes. 1607.
Gibbons, Orlando. The first set of Madrigals And Mottets of 5. Parts: apt
for Viols and Voyces. 1612. Ed. Smart, G. 1841.
Parthenia or The Maydenhead of the first musicke that ever was
printed for the Virginalls. Composed by three famous Masters: William
Byrd, Dr John Bull, and Orlando Gibbons. [1611. ) Also 1655.
Greaves, Thomas. Songes of sundrie kindes : First, Aires to be sung to the
Lute, and Base Violl. Next, Songes of Sadnesse, for the Viols and Voyces.
Lastly, Madrigalles, for five voyces. 1604.
Hilton, John. Ayres, or Fa las for three voyces. 1627. Rptd by the Musical
Antiquarian Society, 1844.
Catch that Catch can. A Choice Collection of Catches, Rownds, &
Canons. 1652.
Hume, Tobias. The First Part of Ayres, French, Pollish, and others
together, some in Tabliture, and some in Pricke-Song. 1605.
Jones, Robert. The First Booke Of Songes & Ayres Of foure parts with
Tableture for the Lute. 1600. First And Second Booke. 1601.
Ultimum Vale or The Third Book of Ayres. [1608. ] [No title-page.
Unique copy in the library of the Royal College of Music, with MS note
by Edward F. Rimbault. ]
- A Musicall Dreame. Or The Fourth Booke Of Ayres. 1609.
The Muses Gardin for Delights. Or the fift Booke of Ayres, onely for
the Lute, the Base-vyoll, and the Voyce. 1610.
The First Set of Madrigals, of 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Parts, for Viols and Voices,
or for Voices alone, or as you please. 1607.
Kirbye, George. The first set of English Madrigalls, to 4. 5. & 6. voyces. 1597.
Lichfield, Henry. The First Set Of Madrigals of 5. Parts: apt both for
Viols and Voyces. 1613.
Mason, George, and Easden, John. The Ayres That Were Song and Played,
at Brougham Castle in Westmerland, in the Kings Entertainment. 1618.
Morley, Thomas. Canzonets. Or Little Short Songs To Three Voyces. 1593.
The first booke of Canzonets to two voyces. 1595.
Canzonets. Or Little Short Songs To Foure Voyces: Celected out of the
best and approved Italian Authors. 1597.
Canzonets or Litle Short Aers To Five and Sixe Voices. 1597.
Madrigalls to foure voyces. The first booke. 1594.
Madrigals To five voyces. Celected out of the best approved Italian
Authors. 1598.
Madrigals to Foure Voices . . . with some Songs added. 1600.
The First Booke of Balletts To Five Voyces. 1595. (Also 1600. ]
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:
Morley, Thomas. A Plaine And Easie Introduction To Practicall Musicke,
set downe in forme of a dialogue: Devided into three partes, With new
songs of 2. 3. 4. and 5. parts. 1597.
The First Booke of Ayres. Or Little Short Songs, to sing and play to
the Lute, with the Base Viole. 1600.
Madrigales The Triumphes of Oriana, to 5. and 6. voices: composed by
divers severall aucthors. 1601. Ed. Hawes, W. 1815.
The Canzonets And Madrigals For Three and Four Voices. Ed. Holland,
W. W. and Cooke, W. Oxon. and London (1808? ).
Mundy, John. Songs and Psalmes composed into 3. 4. and 5. parts.
1594.
Peerson, Martin. Private Musicke. Or The First Booke of Ayres and
Dialogues: Contayning Songs of 4. 5. and 6. parts. 1620.
Mottects or Grave Chamber Musique. Containing Songs of five parts.
Also, A Mourning Song of sixe parts for the Death of the late Right
Honorable Sir Fulke Grevil. 1630.
Pilkington, Francis. First Booke Of Songs or Ayres of 4. parts.
Speed, John. The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain, presenting an
Exact Geography of the Kingdom, together with a Prospect of the most
famous parts of the World. 1676.
## p. 462 (#484) ############################################
462
Bibliography
Sturmy, Samuel. The Mariner's Magazine, stor'd with these Mathematical
Arts, Navigation and Geometry, Mathematical Instruments, Doctrine
of Triangles, Art of Navigation, etc. 1669. Second edition, 1679.
Terry, Edward. A Voyage to East India. 1655.
Tosier, John, Captain, R. N. A Narrative of his Embassye and Command
to the Captain General and Governor of Havannah to demand His
Majesty of Great Britain's subjects kept prisoners there. 1679.
Vaughan, Sir William. The Golden Fleece. Divided into Three Parts.
Transported from Cambrioll Colchos, out of the Southernmost part of
the Iland, commonly called the Newfoundland, by Orpheus Junior. 1626.
Venn, Captain Thomas. Military and Maritime Discipline, etc. , and the
Compleat Gunner. 1683.
Wafer, Lionel. A New Voyage and Description of the Isthmus of America,
giving an Account of the Author's Abode there, etc. 1699.
Warren, George. An Impartial Description of Surinam, upon the Con-
tinent of Guiana, in America. With a history of several strange
Beasts, Birds, Fishes, Serpents, Insects, and Customs of that Colony, etc.
1667.
Welwood, William. An Abridgement of All Sea Lawes, etc. 1613.
Wheeler, George. A Journey into Greece, with a Voyage to Constan-
tinople, and Adjacent Places. 1682.
Whitbourne, Richard. A Discourse and Discovery of Newfoundland, with
many reasons to prove how worthy and beneficial a Plantation may
there be made, etc. 1620.
Whitehorne, Peter. The Arte of Warre, written in Italian, by Nicholas
Machiavel, and set foorth in English by Peter Whitehorne. 1588.
Certain Waies for the Ordering of Soldieurs in Battleray, and setting of
Battailes after divers fashions, with their manner of marching, also how
to make Saltpetre, Gunpowder, and divers sortes of Fireworkes, or Wilde
Fire. . . . 1588.
Williams, Edward, and Farrer, John. Virgo Triumphans; or, Virginia
Richly and Truly Valued; more especially the South part thereof, viz. ,
the fertile Carolana, and no lesse excellent Isle of Roanoak, etc. 1650.
Williams, Sir Roger. A Brief Discourse of War. 1590.
Wilson, Samuel. An Account of . . . Carolina, etc. 1682.
Wright, Edward. The Haven-Finding Art. Trans. from the Dutch. 1599.
Certain Errors in Navigation. 1599.
Yarranton, Andrew. England's Improvement by Sea and Land, to Out-do
the Dutch without Fighting, to Pay Debts without Moneys, to Set to
Work all the Poor of England with the Growth of our own Lands, etc. ,
a Method of Improving the Royal Navy, and lessening the Growing
Power of France, etc. 1677.
[See also the publications of the Hakluyt Society and Commander
Robinson's own works: The British Fleet, 1894; and (with John Leyland)
The British Tar in fact and fiction, 1909; Arber's English Garner, 'Voyages
and Travels,' 2 vols. , 1903; Froude, J. A. , English Seamen in the 16th century,
1901; Traill, H. D. , Social England, vol. 111, 1902. A. R. W. ]
CHAPTER VI
THE SONG-BOOKS AND MISCELLANIES
I. SONG-BOOKS.
The growth of English song from the earliest days to the period of the
song-books, with its prominent features, “Sumer is icumen in,' the Agincourt
Song, the hymn 'Quene of Evene,' the influence of John of Dunstable and
6
## p. 463 (#485) ############################################
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463
his School, etc. , may be studied in Chappell, W. , Popular Music of the Olden
Time, ed. Wooldridge, H. E. , 1893; Rockstro, W. S. , A general History of
Music, 1886; The Oxford History of Music, ed. Hadow, W. H. , 1891; Davey,
Henry, History of English Music (1895); Grove's Dictionary of Music and
Musicians, ed. Fuller Maitland, J. A. , 1904. For John of Dunstable see also
D. of N. B. s. v. ; for 'Sumer is icumen in’see also Country Life, 11 April
1908, p. 510, where the music will be found; and for 'Quene of Evene,
British Museum, Arundell MS, 245.
Adson, John. Courtly Masquing Ayres, Composed to 5. and 6. Parts, for
Violins, Consorts, and Cornets. 1621.
Alison, Richard. An howres recreation in Musicke, apt for Instrumentes
and Voyces. 1606.
Amner, John. Sacred Hymnes. Of 3. 4. 5 and 6 parts for Voyces & Vyols. [1615. ]
Attey, John. The First Booke Of Ayres Of Foure Parts, with Tableture
for the Lute. 1622.
Barley, William. A new Booke of Tabliture. 1596.
Bartlet, John. A Booke Of Ayres With a Triplicitie of Musicke. 1606.
Bateson, Thomas. The first set of English Madrigales: to 3. 4. 5. and 6.
voices. 1604. Ed. Rimbault, E. F. 1846.
- The Second Set Of Madrigales to 3. 4. 5. and 6. Parts: Apt for Viols
and Voyces. 1618.
Bennet, John. Madrigalls To Foure Voyces. M. D. xc. ix. Ed. Hopkins, E. J. 1845.
Byrd, William. Psalmes, Sonets, & songs of sadnes and pietie, made into
Musicke of five parts. 1588.
Songs of sundrie natures, some of gravitie, and others of myrth, fit for all
companies and voyces. Lately made and composed into Musicke of 3. 4.
5. and 6. parts. 1589. Another edition, 1610.
Psalmes, Songs, and Sonnets : some solemne, others joyfull, framed to the
life of the Words: Fit for Voyces or Viols of 3. 4. 5. and 6. Parts. 1611.
Madrigales translated of foure, five and sixe parts, chosen out of divers
excellent Authors, with the first and second part of La Verginella, made
by Maister Byrd, upon two Stanz's of Ariosto and brought to speake
English with the rest. Published by N. Yonge, in favour of such as take
pleasure in Musick of voices. 1588.
Musica Transalpina. The Second Booke of Madrigalles, to 5. and 6.
voices: translated out of sundrie Italian Authors. 1597.
Campion, Thomas. [See bibliography to chapter VII]
Carlton, Richard. Madrigals to Five voyces. 1601.
Coperario (i. e. Cooper), John. Funeral Teares, For the death of the Right
Honorable the Earle of Devonshire. Figured In seaven songes. 1606. ,
Songs of Mourning: Bewailing the untimely death of Prince Henry.
Worded by Tho. Campion. And set forth to bee sung with one voyce to
the Lute, or Violl: By John Coprario. 1613.
Corkine, William. Ayres, To Sing And Play To The Lute And Basse Violl.
With Pavins, Galliards, Almaines, and Corantos for the Lyra Violl. 1610.
The Second Booke Of Ayres, Some, to Sing and Play to the Base-Violl
alone: Others, to be sung to the Lute and Base Violl. With new Coran-
toes, Pavins, Almaines; as also divers new Descantes upon old Grounds,
set to the Lyra-Violl. 1612.
Danyel, John. Songs For the Lute Viol and Voice. 1606.
Dowland, John. The First Booke of Songes or Ayres of fowre parts with
Tableture for the Lute: So made that all the partes together, or either
of them severally may be song to the Lute, Orpherian or Viol de gambo.
1597, etc. Second Booke. 1600. Third And Last Booke. 1603.
## p. 464 (#486) ############################################
464
Bibliography
:
•
Dowland, John. A Pilgrimes Solace. Wherein is contained Musicall
Harmonie of 3. 4. and 5. parts, to be sung and plaied with the Lute and
Viols. 1612.
Dowland, Robert. A Musicall Banquet. Furnished with varietie of delicious
Ayres, Collected out of the best Authors in English, French, Spanish and
Italian. 1610.
Este, Michael. Madrigales To 3. 4. and 5. parts: apt for Viols and voices.
1604. Second set. 1606. Third set. . . Wherein are Pastorals, Anthemes,
Neopolitanes, Fancies, and Madrigales, to 5. and 6. parts. 1610. Fourth
set. 1619. Fift set. . . Wherein are Songs full of Spirit and delight. 1618.
Sixt Set. 1624. Seventh set. 1638.
Farmer, John. The First Set Of English Madrigals: To Foure Voices. 1599.
Farnaby, Giles. Canzonets To Fowre Voyces, With a Song of eight parts.
M. D. XCVIII.
Ferrabosco, Alfonso. Ayres. 1609.
Ford, Thomas. Musicke of Sundrie Kindes, Set forth in two Bookes. 1607.
Gibbons, Orlando. The first set of Madrigals And Mottets of 5. Parts: apt
for Viols and Voyces. 1612. Ed. Smart, G. 1841.
Parthenia or The Maydenhead of the first musicke that ever was
printed for the Virginalls. Composed by three famous Masters: William
Byrd, Dr John Bull, and Orlando Gibbons. [1611. ) Also 1655.
Greaves, Thomas. Songes of sundrie kindes : First, Aires to be sung to the
Lute, and Base Violl. Next, Songes of Sadnesse, for the Viols and Voyces.
Lastly, Madrigalles, for five voyces. 1604.
Hilton, John. Ayres, or Fa las for three voyces. 1627. Rptd by the Musical
Antiquarian Society, 1844.
Catch that Catch can. A Choice Collection of Catches, Rownds, &
Canons. 1652.
Hume, Tobias. The First Part of Ayres, French, Pollish, and others
together, some in Tabliture, and some in Pricke-Song. 1605.
Jones, Robert. The First Booke Of Songes & Ayres Of foure parts with
Tableture for the Lute. 1600. First And Second Booke. 1601.
Ultimum Vale or The Third Book of Ayres. [1608. ] [No title-page.
Unique copy in the library of the Royal College of Music, with MS note
by Edward F. Rimbault. ]
- A Musicall Dreame. Or The Fourth Booke Of Ayres. 1609.
The Muses Gardin for Delights. Or the fift Booke of Ayres, onely for
the Lute, the Base-vyoll, and the Voyce. 1610.
The First Set of Madrigals, of 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Parts, for Viols and Voices,
or for Voices alone, or as you please. 1607.
Kirbye, George. The first set of English Madrigalls, to 4. 5. & 6. voyces. 1597.
Lichfield, Henry. The First Set Of Madrigals of 5. Parts: apt both for
Viols and Voyces. 1613.
Mason, George, and Easden, John. The Ayres That Were Song and Played,
at Brougham Castle in Westmerland, in the Kings Entertainment. 1618.
Morley, Thomas. Canzonets. Or Little Short Songs To Three Voyces. 1593.
The first booke of Canzonets to two voyces. 1595.
Canzonets. Or Little Short Songs To Foure Voyces: Celected out of the
best and approved Italian Authors. 1597.
Canzonets or Litle Short Aers To Five and Sixe Voices. 1597.
Madrigalls to foure voyces. The first booke. 1594.
Madrigals To five voyces. Celected out of the best approved Italian
Authors. 1598.
Madrigals to Foure Voices . . . with some Songs added. 1600.
The First Booke of Balletts To Five Voyces. 1595. (Also 1600. ]
## p. 465 (#487) ############################################
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465
:
Morley, Thomas. A Plaine And Easie Introduction To Practicall Musicke,
set downe in forme of a dialogue: Devided into three partes, With new
songs of 2. 3. 4. and 5. parts. 1597.
The First Booke of Ayres. Or Little Short Songs, to sing and play to
the Lute, with the Base Viole. 1600.
Madrigales The Triumphes of Oriana, to 5. and 6. voices: composed by
divers severall aucthors. 1601. Ed. Hawes, W. 1815.
The Canzonets And Madrigals For Three and Four Voices. Ed. Holland,
W. W. and Cooke, W. Oxon. and London (1808? ).
Mundy, John. Songs and Psalmes composed into 3. 4. and 5. parts.
1594.
Peerson, Martin. Private Musicke. Or The First Booke of Ayres and
Dialogues: Contayning Songs of 4. 5. and 6. parts. 1620.
Mottects or Grave Chamber Musique. Containing Songs of five parts.
Also, A Mourning Song of sixe parts for the Death of the late Right
Honorable Sir Fulke Grevil. 1630.
Pilkington, Francis. First Booke Of Songs or Ayres of 4. parts.
