possibly by Christopher Hatton, Sir (1581 - 1619)

Fair Ladies that to Love captived are
 (Sung text for setting by O. Gibbons)
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Language: English 
Fair Ladies that to Love captived are, 
And chaste desires do nourish in your mind, 
Let not her fault your sweet affections mar, 
Ne blot the bounty of all Woman-kind. 

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Composition:

    Set to music by Orlando Gibbons (1583 - 1625), "Fair Ladies that to Love captived are", published 1612, stanza 1 [ sattb chorus ], from First Set of Madrigals, no. 10, Verified with The First Sett of Madrigals and Mottets of 5. parts: apt for Viols and Voyces by Orlando Gibbons, Thomas Snodham, London 1612.
        Score: IMSLP [external link]

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