Ancient Songs and Ballads, Vol. 2 of 2

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Excerpt from Ancient Songs and Ballads, Vol. 2 of 2: From the Reign of King Henry the Second to the RevolutionThis little piece is preserved by Rouse the historian, and has been reprinted by dr. Percy, but as the use of the Fairfax Ms. enabled the present editor to supply a considerable chasm in the printed copies, the curious reader will not be sorry to see it complete.The measure, which is now properly regulated, was ordinarily adopted by song-writers, from Chaucer to Skelton.The music of the Ms. is (as usual) a composition in three parts, by dr. Fayrfax.Sum what musyng, And more mornyng, In remembringThe unstydfastnes, About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.