The first booke of ayres. Or Little short songs, to sing and play to the lute, with the base viole. : Newly published by Thomas Morley Bachiler of Musicke, and one of the gent. of her Maiesties Royall Chappel.
The first booke of ayres. Or Little short songs, to sing and play to the lute, with the base viole. : Newly published by Thomas Morley Bachiler of Musicke, and one of the gent. of her Maiesties Royall Chappel.
Created/published
Imprinted at London : In litle S. Helen's by [H. Ballard for] VVilliam Barley, the assigne of Thomas Morley, and are to be sold at his house in Gracious streete, 1600.
Printer's name from STC. Includes the Page's song, "It was a lover and his lass", from Shakespeare's "As you like it". At foot of title page: Cum Priuilegio. Signatures: A-D⁴ (lacks all after leaf D4). Identified as STC 18116a on UMI microfilm.
Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 18115.5 R. Steele, The earliest English music printing (1903), no. 189 English short title catalogue (ESTC), S106339
cs452. Imperfect: lacking all after D4. Some fore-edges frayed and repaired, affecting text. Blue goatskin binding with gilt panels and turn-ins. Provenance: J. O. Halliwell-Phillipps (MS. note on front fly-leaf signed "J.O.H.-P."); M. J. Perry copy (Folger files)
