Pastyme with good company

(Henri VIII - 1491-1547)

This song is preserved in a manuscript now residing at the British Museum (B.M. Addl. MSS. 31,922; Addl. MSS. 5,665; MSS. Reg. Appendix 58). Both words and music are certainly written by Henry VIII of England Score edited by the Arena vocal ensemble (http://arenai.free.fr)

Soprano

D & 
Pas Youthe Com -

,
-

I off is


love good ver

un some ces

tyme with must have pan - y

good com sum da with ho

pa - ny, lli - ance, nes - ty,

and shall or ill tu, vi

Alto

D &


-

I off is


love good ver

un some ces

Pas Youthe Com -

Tnor

D &

tyme with must have pan - y

good com sum da with ho

pa - ny, lli - ance, nes - ty,

,
-

I off is

and shall or ill tu, vi

un some ces

Pas Youthe Com -

tyme with must have pan - y

good com sum da with ho

Basse

"

&

pa - ny, lli - ance, nes - ty,

love good ver

and shall or ill tu, vi

I off is


love good ver

Pas Youthe Com -

tyme with must have pan - y

good com sum da with ho

pa - ny, lli - ance, nes - ty,

and shall or ill tu, vi

un some ces

S.


till pas to

I -

be and ry

die Grudge tance Com flee Com

who lust pan - y pan - y

but none me thinks is good

de - nye, then best, and ill,

so God all thoughts but eve

A.

D 
till pas to -

be and ry

die Grudge tance Com flee Com

T.

D
till pas to

I -

who lust pan - y pan - y

D 

but none me thinks is good

de - nye, then best, and ill,

so God all thoughts but eve

die Grudge tance Com flee Com

who lust pan - y pan - y

but none me thinks is good

B.

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till pas to

I -

 X
die Grudge tance Com flee Com -

D 

de - nye, then best, and ill,

so God all thoughts but eve

be and ry

be and ry

who lust pan - y pan - y

but none me thinks is good

de - nye, then best, and ill,

so God all thoughts but eve

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S.

D 
plea fan man -

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-


live to his

will di free -

I. gest will:

pas del en


- tance, - nes, - sue,

my of my

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sed thus cies hath

For my For i The best

hunt, sing is chief the worst

and dance, mi - stress es - chew,

A.

thus cies hath

live to his

will di free -

I. gest will

pas del en


- tance, - nes, - sue,

D
hunt, sing is chief the worst

my of my

pleased fan 14 man

For my For i The best

T.

D 
plea fan man -

,
-

live to his

will di free

O
I. gest will:

and dance, mi - stress es - chew,

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sed thus cies hath

For my For i The best

pas del en

- tance, - nes, - sue,

B.

"

D
pleased fan man

thus cies hath

D
live to his

will di free

I. gest will

hunt, sing is chief the worst

and dance, mi - stress es - chew,

my of my

- tance, - nes, - sue,


my of my

For my For i The best

pas del en

hunt, sing is chief the worst

and dance, mi - stress es - chew,

21

S.

D 
heart vic mind

,
-

is es shall


set all be


sport, say use,


me of use

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let. all. me.

21

all good - ly Then who can Ver - tu to

for my com - fort, but mirth and play vice to re - fuse,

who shall is best thus shall

A.


heart vic mind -

is es shall


set all be


sport, say use,

D
who shall is best thusshall~I


me of use

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let. all. me.

21

all good - ly Then who can Ver - tu to

for my com - fort, but mirth and play vice to re - fuse,

T.

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heart vic mind

,
-

is es shall


set all be

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me of I use

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let. all. me.

21

all good - ly Then who can Ver - tu to

sport, say use,

B.

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set all be

for my com - fort, but mirth and play vice to re - fuse,

who shall is best thus shall

sport, say use,

me of use

X
let. all. me.

 

heart vic mind

is es shall

all good - ly Then who can Ver - tu to

for my com - fort, but mirth and play vice to re - fuse,

who shall is best thusshall~I

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