Byrd himself described his last publication, Psalmes, Songs and Sonnets of 1611 as his ultimum vale. Nonetheless, some of the music was written earlier, and compiled or adapted to complete this collection of 32 pieces in three, four, five and six parts. Five of the 3-part pieces are settings of texts from the first English emblem book, Geoffrey Whitney’s A Choice of Emblems of 1586. Facsimiles of the relevant pages from Whitney are included.

• The Eagle's Force
• Of Flattering Speech
• In Winter Cold
• Whereat An Ant
• Who Looks May Leap
• Sing Ye To Our Lord A New Song
• I Have Been Young But Now Am Old
• In Crystal Towers
• This Sweet And Merry Month Of May
• Let Not The Sluggish Sleep
• A Feigned Friend
• Awake Mine Eyes
• Come Jolly Swains
• What Is Life Or Worldly Pleasure
• Fantasia
• Come Let Us Rejoice Unto Our Lord
• Retire My Soul Consider Thine Estate
• Arise Lord Into Thy Rest
• Come Woeful Orpheus
• S...