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X:1
T:VII. Stay time a while thy flying,
T:CANTUS.
C: John Dowland
B: db: -c 4 -b 13
H: From A Pilgrimes Solace.
H: Wherein is contained Musicall 
H: Harmonie of 3. 4. and 5. parts,
H: To be sung and plaid with the Lute and Viols.
H: First published in 1612
L:1/4
M:3/2
%%MIDI nobarlines
%%MIDI ratio 3 1
%%MIDI gchordoff
% %%LY voices \property Voice.Slur \set #'dashed = #1
%%LY voices \property Staff.automaticMelismata = ##f
N:Original clef, C on first line
K:A min
|: c4 B2 | c2 d2 B2 | c4 B4 | A2 G2 | 
w:For fates and friends have left mee,
w:T'is time that must be- friend me,
w:Light griefes can speake their plea- sure,
E3  F G2 | G2 E2 A4 ^G2 :|
w:Stay and pit- * * tie me dy- ing
w: And of com- * * fort be- reft mee.
w:When thus friends * * doe dis- daine mee?
w:Drown'd in sor- * * row to end mee.
w:I feede by * * night, (oh cru- ell)
w:Mine are dumbe * * pass- ing meas- ure.
|: B2 | c4 "(1)"d3 | c B2 "(1)"c3 |  B A2 B2 | ^G2 E4 |
N:(1) Original has dot on the other side of the "barline".
w:Come, come close mine eyes, bet- ter to dye bless- ed,
w:Come, come close mine eyes, bet- ter to dye bless- ed,
w:Quicke, quicke, close mine eyes, bet- ter to dye bless- ed,
z2 A2 G F | E3 G "(2)"F2 | E A ^G4 HA4 :|
N:(2) Original has what looks like a quarter note, although it may be an authentic 17th century xerox smudge.
w:Then to * live, to live thus di- stres- sed.
w:Then to * live, to live thus di- stres- sed.
w:Then here to live, to live dis- * tres- sed.

X:2
T:VII. Stay time a while thy flying,
T:ALTUS.
C: John Dowland
B: db: -c 4 -b 13
H: From A Pilgrimes Solace.
H: Wherein is contained Musicall 
H: Harmonie of 3. 4. and 5. parts,
H: To be sung and plaid with the Lute and Viols.
H: First published in 1612
L:1/4
M:3/2
%%MIDI nobarlines
%%MIDI ratio 3 1
%%MIDI gchordoff
% %%LY voices \property Voice.Slur \set #'dashed = #1
%%LY voices \property Staff.automaticMelismata = ##f
N:Original clef, C on second line
K:A min
|:A4 B2 A2 A2 ^G2 A4 ^G4
w:1.~Stay time a while thy fly- ing, 
w:For fates and friends have left mee,
w:2.~To whom shall I com- plaine me,
w:T'is time that must be- friend me,
w:3.~Teares but aug- ment this se- well
w:Light griefes can speake their plea- sure,
C2 B,2 C > D E2 D2 B,2 C2 D2 E4 :|
w:Stay and pit- * * tie me dy- * ing
w: And of com- * * fort be- reft * mee.
w:When thus friends * * doe dis- daine * mee?
w:Drown'd in sor- * * row to end * mee.
w:I feede by * * night, (oh cru- * ell)
w:Mine are dumbe * * pass- ing meas- * ure.
|:^G2 | A2 A4 B > A G4 A > G F2 F2 E4 B,2
w:Come, come close, close mine eyes, bet- ter to dye bless- ed,
w:Come, come close, close mine eyes, bet- ter to dye bless- ed,
w:Quicke, quicke, close, close mine eyes, bet- ter to dye bless- ed,
C4 D3 C2 E D2 C E E4 E4 :|
w:Then to live, to live thus di- stres- sed.
w:Then to live, to live thus di- stres- sed.
w:Then here to live, to live dis-  tres- sed.

X:3
T:VII. Stay time a while thy flying,
T:TENOR.
C: John Dowland
B: db: -c 4 -b 13
H: From A Pilgrimes Solace.
H: Wherein is contained Musicall 
H: Harmonie of 3. 4. and 5. parts,
H: To be sung and plaid with the Lute and Viols.
H: First published in 1612
L:1/4
M:3/2
%%MIDI nobarlines
%%MIDI ratio 3 1
%%MIDI gchordoff
% %%LY voices \property Voice.Slur \set #'dashed = #1
%%LY voices \property Staff.automaticMelismata = ##f
N:Original clef, C on third line
K:A min -8va
|: e4 e2 e2 f2 e2 e4 e4
w:1.~Stay time a while thy fly- ing, 
w:For fates and friends have left mee,
w:2.~To whom shall I com- plaine me,
w:T'is time that must be- friend me,
w:3.~Teares but aug- ment this se- well
w:Light griefes can speake their plea- sure,
z A d > G G3 A B c d e2 c B > A B4 :|
w:Stay, stay and pit- tie, pit- * tie me dy- * * ing
w: And, and of com- fort, com- * fort be- reft * *  mee.
w:When, when thus friends doe dis- daine, dis- * daine * * mee?
w:Drown'd, drown'd in sor- row, sor- * row to end * * mee.
w:I, I feede by night, by * night (oh cru- * * ell)
w:Mine, mine are dumbe pass- ing, pass- * ing  meas- * * ure.
|: e2 e3 e ^f > e d4 e > d c4 d > c B2 ^G4
w:Come, come close mine * eyes, bet- ter to dye * bless- ed,
w:Come, come close mine * eyes, bet- ter to dye * bless- ed,
w:Quicke, quicke, close mine * eyes, bet- ter to dye * bless- ed,
A3 c B A G3 c B2 A c B4 HA4 :|
w:Then to * * live, to live thus di- stres- sed.
w:Then to * * live, to live thus di- stres- sed.
w:Then here * * to live, to live dis- tres- sed.

X:4
T:VII. Stay time a while thy flying,
T:BASSUS.
C: John Dowland
B: db: -c 4 -b 13
H: From A Pilgrimes Solace.
H: Wherein is contained Musicall 
H: Harmonie of 3. 4. and 5. parts,
H: To be sung and plaid with the Lute and Viols.
H: First published in 1612
L:1/4
M:3/2
%%MIDI nobarlines
%%MIDI ratio 3 1
%%MIDI gchordoff
% %%LY voices \property Voice.Slur \set #'dashed = #1
%%LY voices \property Staff.automaticMelismata = ##f
%%MIDI transpose -24
K:A min bass
|:a4 ^g2 a2 d2 e2 A4 e4
w:1.~Stay time a while thy fly- ing, 
w:For fates and friends have left mee,
w:2.~To whom shall I com- plaine me,
w:T'is time that must be- friend me,
w:3.~Teares but aug- ment this se- well
w:Light griefes can speake their plea- sure,
f2 g2 c4 B2 G2 A2 F2 E4 :|
w:Stay and pit- tie me dy- * ing
w: And of com- fort be- reft * mee.
w:When thus friends doe dis- daine * mee?
w:Drown'd in sor- row to end * mee.
w:I feede by night, (oh cru- * ell)
w:Mine are dumbe pass- ing meas- * ure.
|:e2 | a3 g ^f2 g3 ^f e2 f3 e d2 e2 e2 E2
w:Come, come close, * close mine eyes, bet- ter to dye bless- ed,
w:Come, come close, * close mine eyes, bet- ter to dye bless- ed,
w:Quicke, quicke, close, * close mine eyes, bet- ter to dye bless- ed,
A4 B2 c3 c G2 A A e4 HA4 :|
w:Then to live, to live thus di- stres- sed.
w:Then to live, to live thus di- stres- sed.
w:Then here to live, to live di- stres- sed.