Court Odes: Good morrow to the year


 Selected item (#2113) = Good morrow to the year
 Attributes of this item 
incipit (first line(s), normalized): Good morrow to the year
version (if more than one exists):
the item's genre (general): ode
the item's genre (specific): New Year’s Day
the institution/place or purpose 
for which the work was first destined:
English court
the work's year (or focal date, if known): 1666
author of the text: [poet unknown]
composer of the music: Henry Cooke
Number of texts stored: 1  
  • Selected text (below): #261 / Source: GB-Bu 5001, ff. 1-9
 Selected text (#261) / Source: GB-Bu 5001, ff. 1-9  
 Attributes of the selected text 
source for this text
(short title, or library & shelfmark):
GB-Bu 5001
location in the source?
(i.e. which vol., pp. or fols):
ff. 1-9
type of source: MS, music and words
the source online (if available):
modern edition of this text:
special title (if any):
version (if more than one exists):
about this transcription: Transcribed by Estelle Murphy, February 2022. Original spellings maintained, line breaks and line-initial capitalisation editorial. Doubtful words followed with [?] and suggestion.
Data-note (EMM, Tue Apr 5 11:36:56 2022, updated Thu Apr 7 10:57:38 2022):
Scansion and partial editorial music transcription available in documents.
Autograph MS.
See file Good_morrow_to_the_year_structure.pdf, Hes_an_envoy_music_transcription.pdf, Good_morrow_to_ye_yeare_GB-Bu_5001_ff.6-10.pdf
Transcription:          
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Good morrow to ye yeare;
And to ye King good years;
And to ye Queene Eternal Spring

The sun’s at dore [?dawn] his horses on ye coach,
Only to you Great Sir dos first approach
Desyring still more glorious to appear
Would[?] bee yr Legate to ye world this yeare

Hee’s an envoye yt still can goe on his way
Ye Bring his Intelligence Every day;
Hee says hee will shine on you and yr queene,
To ye French and ye dutch will scarsly bee seene
Not fearing for all ye Astrologers tricks
To Baffle ye Starrs of Sixty Six

Not fearing for all ye Astrologers tricks
To Baffle ye Starrs of Sixty Six

Hee’l kisse ye Infant King of spaine
And peace wth Portugall obtaine,
Will joine his Influence wth ye moon
This year to give ye Queen a son;
Will audience crave of mighty Jove,
This fowle Contation[?Contagion] to Remove
Flow’rs vines and corne shall bee
Ye Livery of this Embassy

Let us before this Sun fall downe
Who joynes yr Scepter wth his owne
And will imploy his utmost pow’r
That in his Round Hee view no ground
But what is yours Returning still
Wth Laurel in his Raies,
To greet you wth new Crownes on new year’s days on new year’s days


Returning still wth Laurell in his Raies
To greet you wth new Crown’s on new year’s days


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