The first booke of ayres. Or Little short songs, to sing and play to the lute, with the base viole. : Newly published by Thomas Morley Bachiler of Musicke, and one of the gent. of her Maiesties Royall Chappel.

Imprinted at London : In litle S. Helen's by [H. Ballard for] VVilliam Barley, the assigne of Thomas Morley, and are to be sold at his house in Gracious streete, 1600.

[32+] p. : music ; (fol.)

Printer's name from STC.
Includes the Page's song, "It was a lover and his lass", from Shakespeare's "As you like it".
At foot of title page: Cum Priuilegio.
Signatures: A-D⁴ (lacks all after leaf D4).
Identified as STC 18116a on UMI microfilm.

Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2006. "Noyses, sounds, and sweet aires" (catalog entry 28)

Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 18115.5
R. Steele, The earliest English music printing (1903), no. 189
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S106339

Great Britain -- England -- London.

STC 18115.5

cs452. Imperfect: lacking all after D4. Some fore-edges frayed and repaired, affecting text. Blue goatskin binding with gilt panels and turn-ins. Provenance: J. O. Halliwell-Phillipps (MS. note on front fly-leaf signed "J.O.H.-P."); M. J. Perry copy (Folger files)