| Genre Categories | Songs; Incidental music; Theatrical Works; |
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| Work Title | Dispaires Banquet |
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| Alternative. Title | |
| Composer | Lawes, Henry |
| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. | IHL 14 |
| Text Incipit | Come heavy souls oppressed with the weight of crimes |
| Librettist | William Stroud |
| Language | English |
| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Baroque |
| Piece Style | Baroque |
| Instrumentation | bass, bass instrument (unfigured continuo) |
| Extra Information | Note at the end of the autograph manuscript: "This songe was Sunge in A Playe cald the Passions written by / Mr. William Stroud, presented by ye scholars of Christchurch before both / their Majestys. 1636". This entry does not give the title of the play, but according to other sources, it was called The Floating Island. |