Matthew Spring's book contains a reference to Christopher Tye's Acts of The Apostles, published in 1553, with music "to synge and also play upon the Lute".
However, Tye's book (available on EEBO) doesn't have any lute tablature, just four voice parts. Has anyone tried doing these songs on lute? Worth the effort? P -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html