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When I smeld I was in blisse,  Neuer felt I sweeter sauourfragrance, aroma . And your harmlesse hart annoynted, As the custome was of Kings: Shewes your sacred soule appoynted, To be prime of earthly things.  Ending thus remember all, Cloathed in a mantle greene: Tis enough I am your thrallslave , Leaue to thinke what eye hath seene. Yet the eye may not so leaue,  Though the thought doo still repine: But must gaze till death bequeath, Eyes and thoughts vnto her shrine. Which if  Amarillis  chaunce, Hearing to make hast to see:  To life death she may aduance. Therefore eyes and thoughts goe free. 

FINIS. T. B.

¶ The Sheepheard Carillo his Song. +Printed in Yong, Diana (1598), pp. 326-7. The song is prefaced by Cardenia’s request to Carisus to watch her kine, cows ‘while I goe hard by to see a kinswoman of mine. .. Carisus putting some strings on his Rebecke, that he had his hand, and tuning his voice to this that followes, answered Cardenias request thus, taking for his ground (bicause it made so fit for his purpose) that common Castillian countrey dance, that saieth in Spanish.’ Rollins points out that the ‘original of the song is the villancico , ‘Guarda me las vacas’, that was added to a ballad of Count Alarcos printed at Sargossa about 1520’. For the music for this lyric, see Musical Settings . Author: Bartholomew Yong. Structure (May/Ringler): 68: 1×4, 8×8, a8b6a8b6, aa8b6cc8b6dd8

Guarda mi las Vaccas Carillo, por tu fe, Besa mi Primero, Yo te las guardare.

(5) I Pre-thee keepe my Kine for me Carillo, wilt thou? Tell. First let me haue a kisse of thee, And I will keepe them well.

If to my charge or them to keepe, (10) Thou doost commend thy Kine or Sheepe,