Helen, Rather later than I think you were looking for, but nevertheless may interest you, is the Bottegari Lute Book which contains vocal works with lute tablature from the later 16th century. An edition was done (by Wellesley Editions) in 1965 which transcribes the tablature into staff notation but a new edition with transcription into French tablature is now available from Mignarda Editions ( Ron Andrico). The below is from their website: 'The Bottegari Lute Book: Volume One contains music for voice with lute from the manuscript, including all the sacred music with Latin and Italian texts, the complete lute solos, and some of the more important settings of madrigals arranged by Bottegari for solo voice with lute'. I had the impression that there was a new facsimile edition but can't find it; perhaps this is to be Volume Two?
There are also a number of other lute books from this period (say 1570 -1600) which, tho mostly containing solos, also contain some vocal items with tablature (eg 'Cavalcanti MS Brussels BR Mus MS II 275). The vocal line is often embedded in the tablature. MH -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
