penāce calleth disciples And by good life heauenlie doctrine and miracles draweth vnto him īnumerable folowers He institeth the Sacrament of Baptisme for the Remission of sinnes wherof Iohns Baptisme was only a figure teacheth the perfection of iustice namely of Almes deedes Praying and Fasting For which albeit the High Priests Scribes Pharisees Saducees Herodians and the rest of the wicked do diuers waies persecute him yet he neuer thelesse perseuereth doing good to al confuting their errors reprouing their sinnes soluing their malicious and captious questions derecting their calūniations euen the secret cogitations of their hartes and to auoide their vilanous purposes seeking to murder him he flieth often from them and that sometimes miraculously Finally hauing in this maner conuersed in the world three yeres and something more hauing also lately in his Transfiguratiō shewed to certaine of his Apostles some glimse of his glorie at last he entereth into Ierusalem riding vpon an asse colt his disciples and the people triumphing spreading their garments and strawing boughes of Palmes and other trees in the way receiue him as their king with ioyful acclamations the children also crying in the Temple HOSANNA TO THE SONNE OF DAVID Blessed is he that cometh in the name of our Lord HOSANNA in the hieghest O King of Israel The second Rosarie of our Ladies Psalter resembled to a redde rose containing fiue sorowful Mysteries In nomine Patris Filij ✚ Spiritus Sancti Amen GOD forbid that I should glorie sauing in the Crosse of our Lord IESVS Christ who humbled him self made obedient vnto death euen the death of the Crosse 1. Mys terium dolorosum 1. PATER NOSTER Our Sauiours Agonie in the garden of Gethsemanie Ovr Lord and Sauiour the night before his passion when he had eaten the Paschal lambe with his twelue Apostles taking water and a towel was heth al their feete And then exhorting them to humilitie and puritie of life he instituteth and administreth the most blessed Sacramēt and Sacrifice of his owne bodie and bloud in the formes of bread and wine And withal instituting the Holie Sacramēt of Orders cōmādeth his Apostles for them selues and successors to do the same that is to consecrate and offer in Sacrifice his bodie and bloud being according to the order of Melchi sedech the Sacrifice of the newe Testament til he come againe to iudge the world Iudas then goeth out And our Lord instructeth exhorteth and cōforteth the rest promiseth them the Holie Ghost praieth his Father for al the elect And so goeth with the eleuen Apostles into the garden of Gethsemani which place Iudas also knew for that our Lord vsed to goe often thither with his disciples 1. Aue Maria. Our lord entring into the garden with his disciples said to them Sitte you here whilest I goe yonder and pray 2. Aue Maria. IESVS taking Peter Iames and Iohn a litle further beginning to waxe sorowful and sad saith to them My soul is sorowful euen to death abide here and watch with me 3. Aue Maria. And parting also from these three a stones cast he prayeth saying My FATHER if it be possible let this chalice passe from me but yet not my wil but thine be done 4. Aue Maria. IESVS cometh to his disciples and finding them asleepe saith to Peter Euen so Simon sleepest thou couldst thou not watch one houre with me watch ye and pray that ye enter not into tentation 5. Aue Maria. He goeth from them againe and prayeth as before MY FATHER if it be possible take this chalice from me yet not as I wil but as thou wilt 6. Aue Maria. He cometh againe and findeth them sleeping for their eyes were very heauie and they wist not what they should answere him Neither saith he anie thing to them 7. Aue Maria. Leauing them he goeth againe and prayeth the third time the self same prayer MY FATHER if it be possible take this chalice from me yet not my wil but thine be done 8. Aue Maria. And there appeareth to him either al the three times or at least the last time an Angel from heauen strengthening him ◠singular humilitie the Lord of al is comforted by his seruant the Creatour by his creature 9. Aue Maria. And whilest he prayeth long in agonie HIS SWEATE BECOME THAS DROPPES OF BLOVD trickling downe vpon the ground 10. Aue Maria. Coming the third time he saith sleepe ye now and take rest shortly after it sufficeth the houre is come behold the Sonne of man shal be betrayed into the handes of sinners rise let vs go behold he that shal betray me is at hand 2. Mysterium dolorosum 2. PATER NOSTER Our Sauiours apprehension contumelious handling and most cruel vvhipping AS our Lord and Sauiour was yet speaking behold the traitour Iudas Iscariote one of the twelue cometh and with him a great troupe with lanterns torches swordes and other weapons who al at the voice of IESVS saying I AM HE going backward fal to the ground yet he suffereth them to rise againe And Iudas saluting his Master with a kisse which was the signe to know him from his Apostles they lay handes vpon IESVS Peter draweth his sworde and cutteth of the right eare of Malchus one of the high Priests seruāts Which our Sauiour presently restoring and healing biddeth Peter put vp his sworde into the scabbard for that it is his Fathers wil he shal now suffer for al mākind otherwise he could haue manie legions of Angels to defend him if that were more agreable to Gods goodnes and mans saluation Then the disciples leauing their maister runne al away And so is the prophecie fulfilled I vvil strike the shepheard and the sheepe shal be scattered 1. Aue Maria. IESVS being bound is first brought to Annas then to Caiphas By them both he is examined of his disciples and of his doctrine falsly accused and strooken on the face by à seruant 2. Aue Maria. Caiphas adiureth our Sauiour to tel him if he be Christ the Sonne of God who answering that he is so they iudge him a blasphemer and guiltie of death vsing him most spitefully and cruelly 3. Aue Maria. Most base fellowes do spitt in the face of Christ our Lord they strike him with their fistes and couering his eyes beat him and bid him read who is it that striketh thee 4. Aue Maria. In the meane time Peter denieth our Lord thrise but IESVS looking vpon him he goeth forth of the palace and weepeth bitterly The Iewes calling à councel condemne IESVS as guiltie of death 5. Aue Maria. Early in the morning the chiefe of the Iewes with their whole councel deliuer IESVS prisoner to Ponce Pilate Caesars deputie Then Iudas seing that IESVS is condemned to die hangeth him selfe desperatly 6. Aue Maria. Pilate asking what accusation they bring against him they say if he wer◠not a malefactor we would not deliuer him vnto thee Pilate testifying his īnocēcie they wil nedes haue him crucified 7. Aue Maria.
Infant in Elizabeths vvombe leapeth for ioy of Christs preseuce And the mother admireth the great humilitie of the Mother of God 6. Aue Maria. The B. virgin after three moneth returning home appeareth to be with childe Ioseph is therwith trubled but an Angel telleth him that she hath conceiued by the Holie Ghost 7. Aue Maria. They go to Bethleem according to an Edict made by Caesar There our Lord is borne and laid in a manger the Angel sing the shepheards visitie the Infant and glorisie God 8. Aue Maria. The eight day the child is circuÌ„cised and his name called IESVS a name that is aboue al names For God in geuing vs. SAVIOVR powreth as it were vpon vs al his owne bountifulnes 9. Aue Maria. Three Sages seeing à strange and bright starre appeare come from the East to Ierusalem seeking the king of the Iewes And finding him in Bethleem they offer vnto him gold myrrhe and frankincence 10. Aue Maria. The most pure virgin not obliged therto obserueth the ceremonie of Purification presenteth her sonne in the TeÌ„ple Where Simeon ioyfully receiueth him into his armes Yet fortelleth the mother of sorowes to come Virgula ex arâ—matibus mvrrhae et thurts 4. PATER NOSTER The most special tribulations and comforts of our Ladie from her Purification to the Passion of our Lord. HErod seeking to kil our Sauiour in his infancie Ioseph vvarned in sleepe by an Angel to flie into Aegipt vvith the child and his mother presently parteth away the same night In vvhich banishement for their sustenance something the holie virgin gaineth by spinning and sowing something Ioseph getteth by his carpenters art the rest they receiue of almes so much as sufficeth for their state of pouertie which they professe For hauing meate and clothes in very meane sorte they require no more And as vvel in Aegypt as after and before in this happie familie alwaies remaineth vvith singular peace à most holie contention For that euerie person humbling them selues vvil needes be much inferior to the other two IESVS being in deede Lord of heauen and earth yet liueth subiect to his mother and supposed father the B. virgin nourishing and tending her owne sonne yet honoreth him as he is also the Sonne of God and obeyeth Ioseph as her head and Lord. Ioseph helpeth and directeth them both in temporal affayres yet vvith al humble and due reuerence honoreth the Sonne as Lord and king and the mother as Ladie and Quene of men and Angels 1. Aue Maria. Herod being dead Ioseph returneth vvith the childe and his mother into the Land of Israel but fearing ARchelaus his sonne and successor in Iudea they dwel in Nazareth in Galilee 2. Aue Maria. IESVS being tvvelue yeares old remaineth in Ierusalem vnknowne to his pareÌ„ts Who seeking him at night amongst their kinsfolke and not finding him returne the next day and seeke him in Ierusalem 3. Aue Maria. After three daies they find him in the Temple sitting amongst the Doctors hearing them and asking questions To his mother he answereth that he must be about his Fathers busines 4. Aue Maria. The thirtith yeare of his age he taketh leaue of his mother as no more to dwel with her About this time Ioseph dieth And so the mother virgin and widow dwelleth with her cosines 5. Aue Maria. Our Lord is baptized of Iohn fasteth fourtie daies Then calleth disciples and preacheth the kingdom of God And at his mothers instance turneth water into wine at à Mariage 6. Aue Maria. She most deuoutly heareth her sonne Diuine Sermons often seeth his Miracles diligently obserueth the diuers affections of men and continually meditateth vpon al. 7. Aue Maria. A certaine woman bursting out in middes of the troupe in praise of Christ and of his mother sayeth Blessed is the wombe that bare thee and the pappes that gaue thee sucke 8. Aue Maria. Wherunto our Lord ioyneth greater praise saying Yea blessed are they that heare the word of God and keepe it As much to say as my mother is more blessed for hearing me then for hearing me 9. Aue Maria. Seeing manie thousandes folow and admire her sonne and others busie to destroy him she remayneth stil in one state knowing farre greater matters are yet to come 10. Aue Maria. Whilest others receiue our Lord with triumph into Ierusalem as their King onlie his deare mother meditateth vpon his Passion which he is to suffer within fewe daves after Tuam â—pâ—â—â—â— animam pertransibit gladius 5. PATER NOSTER The Compassion of our Ladie at our Lords Passion and death VVhat à sacred ftorehouse of al vertues the B. virgin is doth abundantly appeare in her vvhole life but most specially in the time of her sonne our Lord his Passion and death Where aboue al other vertues her feruent charitie Quene of al the rest doth most excel which neither the obstinate rancor of the high Priests Scribes Pharisees and other deadlie enimies nor the most vvicked treason of Iudas nor the extreme ingratitude of the Iewes his owne people nor the raging furie of most bloudie executioners nor anie other malice could anievvhit diminish but in deede contrariwise infinitly increased the same For how much further she seeth sinners runne in vvickednes to their euerlasting ruine so much the more she thirsteth after their repentance and saluation And therfore seeing her owne death sufficeth not to redeme mankind for vvhom she is most vvilling to yeld her life she spareth not her owne sonne as our heaueÌ„ly Father spareth him not nor he him self but most freely offereth him to suffer al that the exact iustice of God requireth for the redemption of the vvhole vvorld 1. Aue Maria. Our Lord praying in the garden his B. mother also praying at home seeth in spirite and after heareth by his disciples dispersed that her sonne is takeÌ„ and brought bond to Annas and to Caiphas 2. Aue Maria. She seeth also in spirite and in the morning heareth that he is falsly accused vilely and most cruelly handled beaten mocked spit vpon and by the Iewish councel iudged guiltie of death 3. Aue Maria. In the morning she vnderstandeth that he is deliuered vnto Pilate by him sent to Herod there derided and sent back Then most cruelly whipped Crowned with thornes and condemned to the Crosse 4. Aue Maria. Then going forth with S. Iohn and others she meeteth her sonne al embrued with his owne bloud crowned with thornes and carying his owne Crosse vpon his sore shoulders 5. Aue Maria. She seeth her sweete sonne fal downe vnder his Crosse Which then an other is compelled to carie lest he should die in the way before he be crucified 6. Aue Maria. She seeth her sonne and Lord being nailed through both haÌ„des and both feeâ—â— to the Crosse hoissed vp on height and from thence his most sacred bloud streaming downe euen to the ground 7. Aue Maria. Then she heareth him mekely pray for those that do blaspheme and crucisie him Also promise
The ROSARIE of our Ladie Otherwise called our Ladies PSALTER With other godlie exercises mentioned in the Preface ANTVERPIAE Apud Ioannem Keerbergium ANNO M. D. C. THE PREFACE Containing diuers Annotations concerning the Rosarie of our Ladie and the other Exercises here folovving VVith the causes of composing and printing the same in this forme and certaine commodities ensuing hereof FOR so much benigne Catholike reader as euerie thing is better vnderstood by the explication of his proper or vsual name it is first of al to be noted that the name of ROSARIE vvhich properly signifieth the place vvhere roses doe grovve or be reserued is here vsed for the forme of praier vvhich the renovvmed religious father S. Dominicke about the yeare of our Lord 1200 or as some thinke a Religious Priest called Peter of Amiens in Picardie aboue an hundred yeares before instituted of certaine Pater nosters Aues and Credes together vvith certaine principal Mysteries to be meditated in honour of our blessed Ladie the virgin MARIE framed by the number of fiue like to a Rose that hath fiue leaues Whereof it is called the ROSARIE OF OVR LADIE Which name of Rosarie is vsed sometimes largely and sometimes strictly Taken largely it containeth fifteene Decades or Tennes that is to say fifteene times one Pater noster with tenne Aues and three Credes and hath fifteene Mysteries applied thereunto that is to euerie Decade one Mysterie And the same is also called OVR LADIES PSALTER because it hath so manie Aues or salutations of our Ladie as there be Psalmes in the Psalter of Dauid which are an hundred and fiftie But strictly taken as it is cōmonly ment vvhen one is appointed for penance or for pardon or for other like cause to say a Rosarie it containeth only fiue Decades to witt fiue Pater nosters and fiftie Aues with one Crede So that in the great Rosarie or Ladie Psalter be contained three particular Rosaries And these three are resembled to three sortes of Roses white read and damaske For as these three colours doe signifie ioye payne and glorie so these three Rosaries do containe three sortes of Mysteries to be meditated ioyful sorowful and glorious This forme of praying the first institutor of the Rosarie did so accommodate to the vse of al faithfull persons as it might be both a necessarie helpe to vnlerned people and also a most profitable exercise to the most lerned in the world as vvel for the better auoiding of idle and hurtful distractions in the often repetition of the same prayers as also for the more fruitful eleuating of the mind meditating vpon the chiefest Mysteries of our faith vvhich concerne our Lord and Redemer his coming into this world and his going our of the same and the happie effects of both For touching his coming into this world which vvas so long and earnestly desired and expected in the first Rosarie are to be meditated these fiue ioyful Mysteries First how the Archangel Gabriel declared to the immaculate virgin MARIE that she should conceiue and beare the Sonne of God Secondly hovv the same sacred Virgin visited her cosine Elizabeth Thirdly the Natiuitie of our Lord with his Circumcision and adoration by the Sages Fourthly the Purification of the vnspotted virgin mother and Presentatiō of our Lord in the Temple Fifthly the finding of our Lord in the same Temple vvhen at the age of twelue yeares he had bene lost three dayes Lykewise in the second Rosarie are to be meditated fiue sorowful Mysteries pertaining to our Sauiours going forth of this world by his most painful Passion and death which are these First his great agonie and pensiue prayer in the garden Secondly his cruel whipping vvith other manie extreme and vile iniuries Thirdly his crovvning vvith thornes and condemnation to death Fourthly his carying of his ovvne Crosse Fifthly his crucifying and death thereupon Finally concerning the effects of his coming into this vvorld and of his going forth of it againe in the third Rosarie are to be meditated these fiue glorious Mysteries First the Resurrection of our Lord. Secondly his Ascension into heauen Thirdly the coming of the Holy Ghost Fourthly the blessed death and Assumption of our Soueraigne Ladie in soul and bodie And fiftly her Coronation and singular dignitie aboue al other Saincts and seruants of God Thus much in general is euident by the tradition and continual practise of al Catholike nations for the space of foure or fiue hundred yeares at least that is since the time of S. Dominicke or before And of the same antiquitie and authoritie is the vse of Beades which were inuēted for the better obseruing of the prescribed number of prayers in saying the vvhole Rosarie And considering that no man can vvel meditate vpon anie Mysterie except he both particularly know and perfectly remember the special points therof vve can nor doubt but that Christian people vere both taught the particular pointes of al the aboue mentioned fiftene Mysteries and also had some forme or order prescribed vvherby they might the better remember the same pointes euerie one in his place Which instructions being not commonly extant and the vse of Beads also inhibited and made dangerous to Catholikes liuing amongst Heretikes in this age for remedie of both these defects a certaine Catholike Priest and prisoner for the Catholike Religion in the tovvre of London and there also depriued both of bookes and Beades framed for him self a forme of meditation in saying the Rosarie by noting so many particular pointes in euerie one of the fiftene Mysteries that ech Mysterie seruing his owne decade euerie Pater noster Aue and Crede should haue their competent and particular pointes alotted Wherby as wel the iust number of prayers may without beades be exactly obserued as also sufficient and apt matter be redely remembred and the mind more eleuated to God and idle distractions better auoided This priuat Exercise albeit very vnperfect as not purposed for the print but rudely writrē and geuē to a priuat freind yet did so content and please some wel disposed persons that presently without knowlege of the author they caused it to be printed and so made common to manie Wherby at last it came into the handes of one that knew better the authors meaning who finding manie faultes and defects in the edition thought good to correct and a mend the same and adorning it with Images to set it forth anew as wel to satisfie the good desires of such as first did print it as also for the like profite to others who either had it not or vnderstood not the vse therof before And for al their sakes hath also added hereunto the Corone of the same most facred virgin first instituted by the aforesaid religious father S. Dominike or by some of his folovvers and lately reduced into the like forme by the same author and novv first printed vvith the like pictures For the better vnderstanding of the name vse and fruite vvherof it is
Then they accuse him of subuerting theit nation of forbidding to pay tribute to Cesar and of calling him self king not answering at al to the first two being friuolous he coÌ„fesseth that he is à king but his kingdome is not of this world 8. Aue Maria. Pilat perceiuing that Christ is of Galilee sendeth him to Herod by whoÌ„ he is demaÌ„ded many curious questioÌ„s mocked as à foole and sent backe to Pilat 9. Aue Maria. Pilat biddeth the people choose of two only either Barabbas or IESVS to be deliuered they choose Barabbas he offereth them also IESVS but they al crie Away with him and geue vs Barabbas 10. Aue Maria. Pilat to mollifie their stonie hartes causeth our B. Sauiour to be so cruelly vvhipped that from the head to the foote al his bodie is torne thervvith recâ—iuing as is said to haue bene reueled to S. Brigitte 5490 vvoundes in one day 3. Mys terium dolorosum 3. PATER NOSTER The crovvning of our Sauiour vvith thornes and his condemnation to be crucified AFter that our Sauiour is most cruelly whipped the souldiars bring him into the court of the palace where as to à scorneful stage play the whole band coming together they mocke both him and the whole natioÌ„ of the Iewes in sulting vpon their poore and miserable title of a King and Kingdome They pul of againe his owne clothes and put on his bodie al imbrued with bloud à purple garment Then platting a crowne of horrible strong and sharpe thornes they put the same on his tender and most sacred head And leauing nothing vndone that may serue either to scorne or torment him they put à reede in his right hand and so setting him in à high place bowing their knee in derision salute him saying HAILE KING OF THE IEWES And withal most spitefully defile his most sacred face with their abominable spitle beating him also with their fistes as the Iewes had done the night before 1. Aue Maria. They take the reede out of his hand and ther with beate the crowne of thornes into his head forcing therby more sacred bloud to burst out and runne ouer al his bodie 2. Aue Maria. Pilat supposing that the sight hereof should moue the Iewes to so much pitie as to spare his life briÌ„geth forth our Sauiour thus arayed into the vtter court 3. Aue Maria. So shewing him in his purple garmeÌ„t with his crowne of thorns on his head a reede in his haÌ„d al his bodie miserably torne and imbrued with bloud saith to the Iewes BEHOLD THE MAN 4. Aue Maria. The high Priests and the people crie aloud Crucifie him crucifie Him as if they said Thou hast now wel begun hold on crucifie him for this maner of whipping wel besemeth one that is to be crucified 5. Aue Maria. Pilat moued with this crueltie in anger saith Take you him and crucifie him for I find no cause to do it They reply that die he must and he must be crucified 6. Aue Maria. The Iewes seeing Pilat for al their importunitie not disposed to crucifie Christ they threateÌ„ him with his allegeance to Caesar crying If thou release this man thou art not Caesars freind 7. Aue Maria. Pilat hearing this new crie bringeth forth IESVS and sitteth againe in the iudgements seate resoluing rather to put Christ to death though he know him to be most innocent then to hazard his credite with Caesar 8. Aue Maria. Yet once more he sheweth IESVS to the Iewes exprobrating and saying Lo here your king they crie Away away with him crucifie him we haue no king but Caesar 9. Aue Maria. Seeing al this nothing preuaileth he washeth his haÌ„des protesting before the people I am innoceÌ„t of the bloud of this iust man looke ye to it the people crie His bloud be vpoÌ„ vs aÌ„d vpoÌ„ our childreÌ„ 10. Aue Maria. So Pilat ouercome vvith clamour of the people and vvith feare of Caesar geueth sentence that IESVS OF NAZARETH KING OF THE IEVVES be nailed vpon the crosse and there hang vntil he be dead 4. Mys cerium dolorosum 4. PATER NOSTER Our Sauiour carieth his Crosse tovvards Caluarie THE souldiars leade our Sauiour now condemned to death from the iudgement seate into the court of the palace vvhere they cal againe together the vvhole band and pulling of the purple robe which sticked fast in his former vvoundes they drawe our more fresh bloud and put on him his owne clothes but leaue the crowne of thornes fast fixed in his head both for his greater torment and greater ignominie lest perhaps he might appeare like no king at al or should lacke à pillowe to rest his hèad on hanging on the Crosse And hauing in the meane time prepared à most terrible heauie Crosse they lay the same vpon his sore shoulders to carie to the mount of Caluarie tormenting him by the sight and vveight of so huge à burden before he come to be nailed theron And yet much heauier to him is the continual meditation of our sinnes for vvhich he suffereth al this especially our ingratitude in that vve neither go about to imitate his example in taking vp our crosses and folowing him not yet duly consider vvhat he hath done for vs his miserable creatures and vnvvorthie seruants 1. Aue Maria. So IESVS going forth of the citie bewayling vnder the crosse our sinnes marketh the way as he passeth with his owne bloud that whosoeuer wil folow him may not misse of the right path of his steppes 2. Aue Maria. His most sacred mother the immaculate virgin carying also her most heauie crosse of compassion meeteth our Sauiour whose sight and presence greatly increaseth his former sorowe and paine 3. Aue Maria. Our Lord being now weake of bodie and extreme wearie after so great trauel and losse of bloud falleth downe groueling on the ground vnder his Crosse 4. Aue Maria. The cruel tormenters beate our sweet Sauiour lying on the ground as à meke lambe or à poore worme and not à maÌ„ and spurne him with their feete thrusting and haling him forward 5. Aue Maria. Yet fearing he should die in the way and so escape death on the Crosse they compel one Simon Cyrenean to carie the Crosse of Christ the rest of the way to Caluarie 6. Aue Maria. A great multitude of people folow IESVS among which certaine deuour women bewayle and lament him knowing how vniustly he is tormented who did hurt to none at al and good to verie manie 7. Aue Maria. IESVS turning to them saith Daughters of Ierusalem weepe not vpon me but weepe vpon your selues and vpon your children For the daies shal come when al Ierusalem shal be more miserable then now yee thinke me to be 8. Aue Maria. A special deuout womaÌ„ called Veronica reacheth him à handkerchiefe to wipe his face with al being al embrued with sweate and bloud and with filthie spitle of the abhominable tormenters 9. Aue Maria. Our Lord geueth her the handkerchiefe againe not fowle as