THE CITTHARN SCHOOLE, BY ANTONY HOLBORNE Gentleman, and seruant to her most excellent Maiestie.
Hereunto are added sixe short AERS Neapolitan like to three voyces, without the Instrument: done by his brother WILLIAM HOLBORNE.
AT LONDON. Printed by Peter Short, dwelling on Breadstreet hill at the signe of the Starre 1597.
TO THE RIGHT HONORABLE, NOBLE, AND MOST WORTHY LORD, THOMAS LORD BVRGH, BARON GAINS BVRGHE, LORD GOVERNOVR FOR HER MAIESTY OF HER TOWNE OF BREILL, AND THE FORTS OF CLAYBVRGH AND MEWENNOORT IN THE COVNTIE OF HOLLAND IN THE LOWE COVNTRYES, KNIGHT OF THE MOST HONORABLE ORDER OF THE GARTIER, LORD DEPVTY AND GOVERNOR GENERALL FOR HER MAIESTY OF HER REALME OF IRELAND.
I haue long wrastled in the labor of my best wits, to betoken to your L. selfe as the choise of a world, some acceptable pledge or testimoniall acknowledgement of my loue, duety and thankefulnes: which in the b [...]st allowaunce from my weake fortunes I can in no sort better appoint then by this my silly Citharn Schoole. For as among other your many graceful vertues I know your L. liueth iudicially accompanied with a loue to Musique irremoueable, both art and nature tying [Page] you therevnto in a bond of great right by your owne most excellent managing of all kinds of Instruments gentile, so am I most assured that this little Wanton hath not the least, but a prime place in the commaunding performance of your pleasures: wherein as well others as my selfe which hould it in profession, are bound euen in a generall assent to humble our best doings to your honorable and learned fingers. By which reason alone were there none other (vnder your L. good fauour I speake it) this slender worke of mine may as in a law full birthright challenge the inheritance of protection from you. Howbeit, neither arrogantly nor too presumptuously do I dare to present it vnto you, but dutifully, reuerently, and in euery good sort best becomming me, as an open badge by which the world shall not deny, but know me to be yours. Most humbly therefore beseeching your L. good acceptance hereof, and in the continuance of your honorable fauors, to hould of mee as the man that hath euer liued in a religious desire to do you all honor and seruice, I take my leaue.
To the proficient Scholler or louer of the Cittharn.
FAr be it from me (gentle friend) in the humor of vaineglorie to recommend these my silly labours to the presse, and by the presse to thee, vnder a further hope of thy better censure then of their little-worth: for hitherto could I neuer stande so well conceipted of my selfe in selfe-opinion, nor by perswasion of others, to enworthy them of thee in this publike forme. But the time nowe presenting occasion by a wrong proffered from a meere stranger vnto me, who (without my knowledge of either man or meane) hath deliuered in common to the worlds view certiane corrupt coppies of my Idles, (the vntimely fruits of my youth, begotten in the cradle and infancy of my slender skill) I am therfore with a more easie reason led to call home mine own mangled children to the originall place of their natiuity: both in respect of their immaturitie, and the disguised countenance wherin they liue abroad. And to purchase thy better conceipt, with a more pleasing rellish to thy chast eares then their bastarde barbarisme since their first escape from me could promise, I haue indeuored my selfe in a carefull reuisitation, to regenerate and newly replant them, by purging them of those vnsauory corruptions, which I know could not choose but giue offence to thee as well as to my selfe. Such therefore as they nowe are, with a liberall consent I do freely commend them to thy handes and good vsage, as the true images of their father; whome I haue appointed to attend thee in all their best seruices. And in their deseruings if they haue any, giue them leaue I pray thee, (as well for their dutie towardes me as their willingnesse [Page] to serue thee) meekely in my name to craue but good acceptance. Thou shalt find them of seuerall natures and offices: which I haue accordingly marshalled in such methode and forme, as to my iudgement may best beseeme thee in degrees of thine habilitie to entertaine them. For in the front of the booke (as the first step or key to open a way to thy beginnings) I haue prefixed some fewe tastes, which by another name I call Praeludia: things short and not hard: deliuered vnto thee of purpose to guide thy hand to some proper vse of plaie, and withall to search and feele if thy Cytharn be well in tune: thinges verie well also becomming any man as a preface before he shall proceede to do any determinate matter. Next vnto them as in an orderly consequence I haue conioyned the most vsuall and familiar grounds of these our times, for consort or thine owne priuate selfe: together with some such other light fansies of vulgar tunes for variety as I could best call to memory: wherein happilie some men in the condition of their own nature may hould themselues better pleased then in things of more worth. All which I haue layde downe with as much facilitie and ease for a schollers encouragement as my poore wits could fashion, obseruing such formality as may wel stand with a tollerable allowance in the nature of the Instrument. To these as thy increase of performance riseth, haue I annexed some of the same groundes in variable diuision: done after a more quicke and hard maner of plaie: thereby to teach thee the neerest course to shift thy hand from string to string. Lastly, (as a complet summary of this little worke) I conclude with thinges graue and more iudicious then the rest with their Bases in prickesong notes, which I haue set downe on euery Page opposite to the same lesson. These thinges being of another stampe, doe carry their naturall partes tyed together in a different nature, with some reasonable good cordes and bindinges after a more heedfull manner of composition, which in the first obiect to thine eye and finger by a superficiall passage, may amate and withhould thy forwardnesse, because they will appeare more seuere and painfull then do lie in common custome. Howbeit I wish thee not to desist, but rather aduance thy best conceiptes with a resolution, for I haue prepared nothing which hath not beene, is not, and may bee commanded by the hand: for all are comprehended within the limits [Page] of hand-reach. And therefore (good friend if thou do respectiuely performe them in a true obseruation and orderlie rule of plaie, they shal leaue in thee a better impression of their worth then the other first sortes, and feede thee (no doubt) with a pleasing humor of passion and sweet melancholy. Mine they were once, now are they euer thine, begotten, bred, and borne to doe thee seruice. Vse them therefore: and m [...], (if thou please) as but in common curtesie I hope thou wilt. And if the liberty of hereafter-times shall occasion me in this kind to enlarge my further paines, I will sende some others of my children in the quest of their brethren: which proouing better schollers shall also teach thee to handle sixe strings, where now thou hast but foure. In the meane time I wish to please thee, and thee to please thy selfe in a liberall saciety if it bee heere. And if happily (euen in a narrow search) thou do but meet with any one digestiue portion of contentment from among these my little ones, I shall hould my selfe bound in euer-redoubling thanks for thy fauorable acceptation, and rest thine in all loue, and my best means to pleasure thee.
[...] PRaeludium.
[...] PRaeludium.
[...] PRaeludium.
[...] PRaeludium.
[...] PRaeludium,
[...] PRaeludium.
[...] PAuane passamezo.
[...] GAlliarde.
[...] PAuane Quadro.
[...] PAuane la vecchio. Verte fol. [Page] [...]
[...] THe oulde Almaine.
[...] THe voyce.
[...] IN pescod time, Verte fol. [Page] [...]
[...] THe Spanish pauane.
[...] QVi passi.
[...] AS I went to Walsingham.
[...] MOunsiers Almayne.
[...] THe Miller.
[...] WHat you will,
[...] THe maydens of the Countrey.
[...] AIyg.
[...] BOnny sweet Robin.
[...] A French toy.
[...] GO from my window.
[...] SIcke sicke and very sicke.
[...] PAuane Quadro. Verte fol. [Page] [...]
[...] PAuane passamezo. Verte fol. [Page] [...] Verte fol. [Page] [...] Verte fol. [Page] [...]
[...] PAuane passamezo. [Page] [...] Verte fol. [Page] [...] Verte fol. [Page] [...]
[...] GAlliard pessamezo. [Page] [...]
[...] PAuane Quadro. Verte fol. [Page] [...] Verte fol. [Page] [...]
[...] PAuanela vecchio. Verte fol. [Page] [...] Verte fol. [Page] [...]
[...] PAuane Quadro. Verte fol. [Page] [...] Verte fol. [Page] [...] Verte fol. [Page] [...]
[...] A Horne pype. Verte fol. [Page] [...] Verte fol. [Page] [...]
[...] PAuane.
[...] PAuane.
[...] MAister Earles pauane.
[...] MAister Earles Pauane.
[...] PAuane.
[...] PAuane.
[...] PAuane.
[...] PAuane.
[...] PAuane.
[...] PAuane.
[...] ALmayne.
[...] ALmaine.
[...] GAlliarde.
[...] GAlliarde.
[...] MAister Birds Galliard.
[...] MAister Birds Galliard.
[...] GAlliarde
[...] GAlliard.
[...] GAlliard.
[...] GAlliarde.
[...] GAlliard.
[...] GAlliard.
[...] GAlliard.
[...] GAlliarde.
[...] GAlliarde.
[...] GAlliard.
[...] ALmaine.
[...] ALmaine.
[...] GAlliard.
[...] GAlliard.
[...] GAlliarde.
[...] GAlliarde.
[...] ALmaine.
[...] ALmayne.
[...] ALmayne.
[...] ALmayne.
[...] GAlliard.
[...] GAlliard.
[...] ALmaine.
[...] ALmayne.
[...] GAlliard.
[...] GAlliard.
[...] THe Lullaby.
[...] The Lullaby.
Bassus.
[...] FAntasia. Trium vocum.
Tenor.
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Bassus.
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Tenor.
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Bassus.
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Tenor.
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Bassus.
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Bassus.
[...] FAntasie. Trium vocum.
Tenor.
[...] [Page] [...]
Bassus.
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Tenor.
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Bassus.
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Tenor.
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Hereafter do follovv Sixe short Aers or Canzonets to three voyces, being the first fruites of Composition, doone by his brother William Holborne.
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ALTVS.
[...] CHange then for loe she changeth fa la la fa la la And af╌ter new loue rangeth fa la la fa la la la. I, change and quite her, No no loue and spite her. Fa la la la fa la la la la.
BASSVS.
[...] CHainge then for lo she chaingeth Fa fa fa la And af╌ter new loues raingeth Fa fa fa la la I, change & quite her, No no no no loue and spite her fa
CANTVS.
[...] CHange then for lo she changeth fa la la fa And af╌ter new loues rangeth fa la la fa la la la. I, change and quite her, No no no loue and spite her. Fa la la la fa la fa la la la. la la la la fa la la.
ALTVS.
[...] SInce Bonny-boots ij. was dead that so diuine╌ly Could toot and foot it could toot & foot it toot and foot it (ô he did it finely We neare went more a may╌ing Nor hard that sweet that sweet fala╌ing. Fa la la la la la that sweet fala╌ing.
BASSVS:
[...] SInce Bonny-boots was dead that so diuinely could toot and foote it toot and foot it (ô he did it finely) We neare went more a
CANTVS.
[...] SInce Bonny-boots was dead y t so diuine╌ly Could too and foot it could toot and foot it (ô hee did it finely) We neare went more a may╌ing, Nor had that sweet that sweet fa-la╌ing, fa la la la la la la that sweet falaing. maying a maying, Nor hard that sweet fala╌ing fa la la la la that sweet falaing.
ALTVS.
[...] HEere rest my thoughts, what needeth all this hasting To fry in pangs and torment euerlasting. And yet my Heart is eu'n to you as cruell, Her eye the flame but my Heart lendes the fu╌ell.
BASSVS.
[...] HEere rest my thoughts what needeth all this hasting To fry in panges and torment euerlasting. And yet my Hart is
CANTVS.
[...] HEere rest my thoughts, what needeth all this hasting? hasting? To fry in pangs and torment euer╌last╌ing. And yet my Heart is eu'n to you as cruell, Her eye the flame the flame but my Heart lends the fuell. eu'ne to you as cruell Her eye the flame but my heart lendes the fuell.
ALTVS.
[...] SWeet I grant ij. that I am as blacke and homely and homely As thou art faire and come╌ly But ah why dost thou flie me Were I a Moore thou couldst no lesse set by me no lesse set by me.
BASSVS.
[...] SWeet, I grant that I am as blacke and homely As thou art faire and comely, But ah why dost thou fly me? Were I a Moore thou
CANTVS.
[...] SWeete I grant that I am as black y t I am as blacke I grant that I am as blacke and homely, As thou art faire and comely As thou art faire & come╌ly. But ah why doest thou flie why doest thou flie me? Were I a moore were I a moore thou couldst no lesse set by me. couldst not lesse set by me.
ALTVS.
[...] GVsh foorth my teares foorth my teares and stay the burning ei╌ther of my poore hart or her eyes choose you whe╌ther Oh peeuish fond desi╌er For out alas alas for out alas alas my sighes my sighs my sighs still blow the fier.
BASSVS.
[...] GVsh foorth my teares & stay y e burning either of my poore hart or her eies choose you whether Oh peeuish fond desier For
CANTVS.
[...] GVsh forth forth my teares and stay the burning the bur╌ning either Of my poore hart or her eyes choose you whe╌ther Oh (most) peeuish fond de╌sire: For out alas alas ij. out alas my sighs my sighs out alas my sighes still blowe the fier. out alas my sighes still blow still blow the fier.
ALTVS.
[...] SIt still & sturre not stur not, Lady Here it is coole & shady, Fa la la la la la la Fa la la la la la la la. O no away away awaie O no away I dare not Let me then kisse & spare not Fa la la la la la la la Fa la la la la la la la fa la la la la fa la la la.
BASSVS.
[...] SIt still & sturre not Lady Here it is coole & shady Fa la la la la la la fa la la la la la la la O no away away I dare
CANTVS.
[...] SIt still and sturre not sturre not, Lady here it is coole & shady Fa la la la la la la fa la la la la la O no away away I dare not O no away away I dare not. Let me then kisse: & spare not Fa la la la la la fa la la la fa la la la la fa la la la. not I dare not, Let me then kisse: & spare not Fa la la la la la la la fa la la la fa la la la la la la la la la.