To the Illustrious Lady,
The Lady Quintilia Gloriera Ferreri,
Roman Gentlewoman

Who sees you the fair turned, or the golden crown of hair,
And him who is near to you sees to be Mars,
Venus moreover names you,
But the pious wedding, and the acts honest, and holy
In You, not of wicked lovers,
But of true kinsmen the good impart.
Then you are named each one moreover the Frown;
But forth of each wicked
Renown, which in praise the cry having Gloria
Thought, whence the Tebro today is boasted, and glory.

Original rhyme scheme - ABACC/BDDEE

Giunto M'Ha Amore (Love Has Joined Me)
Cascarda

In Praise of the Illustrious Lady
The Lady Quintilia Gloriera Ferreri,
Roman Gentlewoman

Facing they will do the Riverenza minima, and 4 Trabuchetti, first with the left foot, and then with the right: after that they will do 2 Seguiti spezzati in the wheel, with 1 Scambiata to the left, and the Cadenza; then will be done 2 Riprese, 2 Trabuchetti to the left, and 2 Passi trangati flanked forward, with 1 Seguito spezzato turned also to the left, and the Cadenza with the right foot: the same Riprese with all the other things will be done to the right, starting with the right foot, and the Cadenza with the left.

In the second time, in the wheel they will return to do 4 Seguiti spezzati, with 2 Scambiate, 1 to the left, and the other to the right: then they will follow with 2 Riprese, 2 Trabuchetti, 1 Seguito spezzato turned to the left, and the Cadenza with the right foot: they will do the same to the right by opposite, resting facing.

In the third time, the man alone will do 2 Seguiti spezzati flanked forward, and 4 Trabuchetti, with 2 other Seguiti spezzati turned to the left: he will also do 2 Passi presti forward, with the Cadenza: then together they will do 2 Riprese, 2 Trabuchetti to the left, with 2 Passi trangati flanked forward, and 1 Seguito spezzato turned, and the Cadenza with the right foot, starting each thing with the left, then following with the right.  They will do the same to the right by opposite.

In the fourth time, the lady alone will do the same which the man will have done, together with the other things of said change.  In the wheel then they will do 6 Passi presti, 3 to the left, and 3 to the right, with 2 Scambiate, 1 to the left, and the other to the right: then they will return to do 2 Riprese, and 2 Trabucheti to the left, with the 2 Passi trangati forward, as of above, and the Seguito spezzato turned to the left, with the Cadenza facing with the right foot: they will do the same by opposite, starting to the right, and in the end resting facing as they started: then doing the Riverenza, they will end the Cascarda.

Lute Tablature of the Balletto Giunto M'Ha Amore


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