The first sett, of Italian madrigalls Englished, not to the sense of the originall dittie, but after the affection of the noate
By: by Thomas Watson Gentleman. There are also heere inserted two excellent madrigalls of Master VVilliam Byrds, composed after the Italian vaine, at the request of the sayd Thomas Watson
Series: Early English books online
Publisher: By Thomas Este, the assigné of William Byrd, & are to be sold at the house of the sayd T. Este, being in Aldersgate street, at the signe of the black Horse
Published: 1590
Place of publication: Imprinted at London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 164
Subjects: English Madrigals; Early works to 1800
Other titles: Superius. The first sett, of Italian madrigalls.
Notes: Six partbooks, each with separate dated title page and register. At head of title, part 1, "Superius."; part 2, "Medius."; part 3, "Contratenor."; part 4, "Tenor"; part 5, "Sextus."; part 6, "Bassus.". At foot of titles, "Cum priuilegio Regiæ Maiestatis.". The Medius imprint reads "Imprinted at London by Thomas Este, the assigné of William Byrd. 1590". Variant: this imprint has "assigne".

The words are chiefly free translations or imitations of Luca Marenzio.

Signatures: [A]² B-D⁴ E² ; [A]² C⁴ C⁴ E² ; [A]² B-D⁴ E² ; [A]² B-D⁴ E² ; [A]² B⁴; [A]² B-D⁴ E² .

STC (2nd ed.) 25119.