Ayeres or phantasticke spirites : for three voices, made and newly published by Thomas Weelkes, gentleman of his Maiesties chappell, Batchelar of Musicke, and organest of the Cathedral Church of Chichester.

Ayeres or phantasticke spirites : for three voices, made and newly published by Thomas Weelkes, gentleman of his Maiesties chappell, Batchelar of Musicke, and organest of the Cathedral Church of Chichester.

London : Printed by [John Windet for] William Barley, and are to be sold at his shoppe in Gracious street, 1608.

[4], XXVI, [5], XXVI, [4], XXVI, [1] p. : music ; (4to)

Three partbooks. At head of title, part 1: "Cantus"; part 2: "Tenor"; part 3: "Bassus". At foot of each: Cum priuilegio.

Actual printer's name from STC.

Signatures: A² B-D⁴ E²; ²A² B-D⁴ E²; ³A² B-D⁴ E².

Includes a 6-part song in memory of Thomas Morley.

Signatures from DFo.

Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2006. "Noyses, sounds, and sweet aires" (catalog entry 105)

Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 25202
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S119739

Great Britain -- England -- London.

STC 25202

HH215/15. The word "Bassus" on 3rd t.p. is on a slip-cancel (placed over the word "Cantus"). Tenor t.p. (i.e. 2nd part) is inlaid; other leaves partially restored in facsimile. Red goatskin binding signed by F. Bedford. Provenance: bookplate of Huth library (motto "animus non res"); Huth sale, lot 7958; collated at Quaritch; Harmsworth copy