Title Air 22 (t) 
Short Title Decoy, 1733 
Page T30M7 
Genre  BA 
Country 
Instruments  VO 
Incipit  //5654/32//11/5654/32/1 
Indicated Tune Mirliton, to the French Tune (it) 
First Line My lord, you are but a bad schemer (fl) 
Burden Text Mirliton, ton, ton (bt) 
Verses
Stress Notes  531531 
Intervals  2,-2,-2,-2,-2,-2,5,2,-2,-2,-2,-2,-2, 
Time Signature
Do
Date 1733 
Number R113.22 
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