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
to be noted that it is called the CORONE or Crowne of our Ladie because it containeth so manie AVES or salutations of the B. Virgin as she is supposed to haue liued yeares in this vvorld before she receiued her Crovvne in heauen vvhich are threescore and three And it is diuided into seuen partes Euerie part containing one Pater noster and tenne Aues sauing the last which hath one Pater noster and only three Aues with a Crede in the end In saying of vvhich Corone certaine particular points of the singular priuileges vertues and dignities of the same B. virgin grounded vpon the testimonie of hohe Scriptures and auncient Fathers are so accommodated to euerie Pater noster Aue and Crede in historical order from before her Conception vnto her most glorious Coronation that as nere as vvel may be obserued in the first part are proposed those things to be meditated that belong to the preparation made for her coming before she was borne In the second such as pertaine to her birth and education In the third how she cooperated with the B. Trinitie in Christs incarnation and natiuite In the fourth her participation with him both in ioyes and afflictioÌ„s most part of his life in this world In the fifth her singular compassion in the time of his Passion and death In the sixth the rest of her life with her death and assumption And in the seuenth and last part her most glorious Coronation and exaltation aboue al Saincts and Angels next to her sonne aboue al created persons And because Christs Crowne and glorie is aboue al here is added also an other godlie exercise called the CORONE OF OVR LORD Which albeit in dignitie is first and chiefest yet here it is placed in order of the time in which it was instituted by a certaine holie Heremite in monte Camaldulensi in the yeare of our Lord 1515. alowed and priuileged with indulgences by Leo the tenth and others his successors This Crowne consisteth of thirtie and three Pater nosters according to the number of yeares which our Sauiour liued in this world and foure Aues with one Crede And so is diuided into foure partes ech part coÌ„taining tenne Pater nosters and one Aue sauing the last which hath but three Pater nosters and one Aue with the Crede in the end And to these prayers are likewise applied certaine Articles or points of our Sauiours acts and sufferings to be meditated in this order In the first part of his coming into this world In the second of his conuersation amongst men for their saluation In the third of his going forth of the world by his bitter Passion and death And in the fourth part of his most glorious victorie and Exaltation Finally here is also added an other briefe ROSARIE of fiftene Pater nosters with so manie Aues and one Crede in memorie of seuen principal sorowes and eight ioyes of our B. Ladie Which Rosarie who so euer saith dayly shal in the space of a yeare recite so manie Pater nosters and Aues as our Sauiour susteyned woundes for vs in one day as is sayd to be reueled to S. Brigit And thus much might suffice for this Preface touching the contents and occasion of printing this litle booke but that some may perhaps moue a doubt or two against this maner of praying which I thought necessarie here to solue before I conclude The first doubt is vpon what authoritie or godlie example this numbring of prayers is grounded To which I answere That we haue for this not only the practise of the whole Church of later time that is of foure or fiue hundred yeares which is a sufficient warrant to al Catholikes for that so vniuersal a practise of the whole Church can not be erroneous as S. Augustin Proueth in his exposition of the. 118. Psalme v. 43. and very often against the Donatists but also the confirmation of holie Scriptures and examples of Christ him self and of diuers Saincts euen from the primitiue Church to our time As for example we read in the 6. chap. of Isay and in the 4. of the Apocalyps that the Angels and other Saincts ceasse not day nor night to repete continually one thing saying HOLIE HOLIE HOLIE Lord God of Hostes Which forme of praising God the Church militant in the self same wordes obserueth in the Canticle TE DBVM and in the Preface of the daylie Sacrifice Likewise the Royal prophet Dauid offered vp his holie prayers and praises to God seuen times euery day as him self testifieth in the 118. Psalme And the whole Church of Christ doth the same in the seuen Canonical houres Also our B. Sauiour in the garden of Gethsemani the night before his death repeted the same prayer three times as the EuaÌ„gelists do exactly note And in the 18. of S. Luke he coÌ„mandeth that we continue and perseuere in prayers Which the vulerned especially can not doe but by often repeting the same prayers S. Barthlemew the Apostle agreably to his Masters instructions prayed euery day an huÌ„dred times as witnesseth Abdias The same did St. Machaâ—us in Aegypt manie yeares together as Zozomenus recordeth lib. 6. cap. 29 And St Paul the Heremit recited euerie day three hundred prayers as is written in his life For obseruing of which number he put so many litle stones in his bosome and taking them forth one by one after euerie prayer when al were so remoued he knew thereby that his taske of prayers was accomplished Euen as Catholike people doe now by their beades and may do by obseruing the particular pointes of the Mysteries set downe in this booke and that without booke after some diligent practise or by anie other like meanes An other doubt is How this maner of praying with meditation vpon such Mysteries as are not expressed by the wordes of the prayers may helpe attention or produce the fruit of prayer and not rather hinder the same by leading the mind of purpose into other cogitations different from the proper and literal sense of the wordes For solution hereof it is to be noted that in vocal prayer there be three sortes of attention that may be obserued and three fruites which may be reaped as the Angelical Doctor S. Thomas teacheth 2. 2. q. 83. a. 13. One attention is to pronounce the wordes perfectly and distinctly An other is to attend to the sense of the same wordes either literal or spiritual The third attention is to remembrer the cause why we pray or the thing we pray for which ought euer to be the glorie of God the saluation of our owne and other soules or some other good thing directed thervnto And the first effect of prayer is to merite the second to obtayne that which is duely requested and the third is a spiritual refection of the mind So then I answere to the doubt proposed that to al the three effects it is necessarie that we intend and purpose to haue the first attention but if afterwardes
of frailrie the mind be caried away the fruit of that prayer is not therfore lost or frustrat but hath his effect by vertue of the former intention and purpose And the same is to be said of the second attention if one that vnderstandeth the language in which he prayeth doth purpose to marke the sense of the wordes and yet afterwards faileth to performe it But betvvene this second and the first attention this is the difference that albeit this second is profitable yet it is not so necessarie as the first neither in the beginning nor in the rest of the prayer For those that pray in a tongue they vnderstand not can not haue this attention and yet their prayer is profitable and fruitful by the vniuersal iudgement of al Doctors The third attention by which the mind is lifted vp to God and good spiritual desires and cogitations is not only necessarie in the beginning like as the first attention is but also most necessarie of al the three to be kept stil without interruption in respect of the third effect And this the vulerned may also haue praying in an vnknowne tongue And it sometimes so aboundeth that the mind forgetteth al other things as S. Thomas and before him S. Hugo de Victore and others do teach And in this case it supplieth also the defects which often happen in the other two attentions as wel in those vocal prayers which we are bound vnto by precept of the Church or other obligation so there be no notable defect in reciting the wordes as in other prayers which we are not bound to say And finally this attention perfecteth so much as can be in this transitorie life the spiritual repast of the faithful soule which attention ceassing necessarily the refection of the mind therwith also vanisheth but yet the other two effects do not therfore ceasse but remaine stil For not with standing the mind be caried by humane frailtie without voluntarie consent to thinke vpon base and terrestrial things yet the prayer may both merite increase of grace and obtayne the things that be asked And much lesse is euery euagation of mind in prayer to be reputed a sinne but that only which we either volunrarily admitte or willingly desire of some vaine or hurtful thing And so you see the maner of praying proposed in this booke doth not hinder due attention as the obiection presupposeth but greatly helpeth the same and bringeth also other spiritual commodities Of which some may be here briefly noted For first besides that the mind is hereby directed to the best and most necessarie attention required in prayer such also as be not so wel instructed already may by this forme of saying the Rosaries and Corones here ensuing learne many particular and most necessary points of Christian doctrine which being once knovven can not but moue a true Christian hart to some more or lesse cogitation and meditation of so great and singular benefites bestovved vpon vs by Almightie God And the more one shal meditate vpon the same the more also shal his knovvlege be stil increased So knovvlege and meditation do mutually helpe and increase ech other but one vvithout the other auaileth little For as meditation vvithout knovvlege is erroneous so knovvlege vvithout meditation is drie and fruitles But both together vvil easely inkindle the soul vvith the loue of God and feede it with a spititual refection and sturre vp and inflame the desire to al possible endeuour for the increase of Gods glorie and health of their ovvne and other mens soules Likevvise out of this varietie and copie of diuine Mysteries and benefites the vvel disposed may at al times and occasions choose sufficient and fit pointes to meditate vpon in al their prayers vocal or mental And finally by diligent vewing and beholding the pictures here placed euerie one may better conceiue and consider the Mysteries by them represented and be perhaps more moued to deuotion by sight therof then by only reading If any therfore wil vse this exercise no doubt but for revvard of their paines they shal reape hereby no smal fruite and increase of pietie You at least my deerely beloued in our Lord Iesus Christ vvho haue not better meanes to further your deuotions vvithal vse this helpe And vouchsafe of your charitie to commend al vs vvho to do you good haue bestovved labour and cost in setting forth this little vvorke amongst your other deere frendes vnto our B. Lord and to his B. mother our Ladie to our propre Angels and special Patrons and the vvhole Court of heauen in your svveete deuotions Amen 25. of March 1590. Your ovvne al and euer in Christ T. VV. P. THE FIRST ROSARIE OF OVR LADIES PSALTER resembled to a white Rose containing fiue ioyful Mysteries In nomine Patris Filij ✚ Spiritus Sancti Amen WHat soeuer thou doest ô my soul in word or in worke do al in the name of our Lord IESVS CHRIST and to the glorie of God For God forbid I should glorie sauing in the CROSSE of our Lord IESVS CHRIST 1. Mysterium gaudiosum 1. PATER NOSTER The Annunciation and Incarnation of Christ THe most Blessed Trinitie one God Almightie most iust most merciful forseeing al makind fallen from most happie estate wherin he was created into infinite miserie and calamitie As to haue lost original iustice grace vertues and most excellent gifts and qualities by transgressing Gods cōmandement And contrariwise to haue incurred sinne death and eternal damnation And that he could not be restored to his former estate by the worke or vertue of anie man or Angel or anie other pure creature of his infinite loue which is most agreable to his Diuine goodnes decreed defore al worldes that the Sonne of God the second Person of the same most Holie Trinitie should take mans nature and being made man should pay our ransome by his death on the Crosse And so not only in general take away the sinne of the world but also in particular iustifie sanctifie and bring al those to whom this most souereigne meanes is rightly applied to euerlasting life for which we were first created 1. Aue Maria. Our merciful Lord promised this MEDIATOR immediatly after the fal of Adā saying that the seede of a womā should crusse in peeces the serpentes head 2. Aue Maria. Our heauenlie Father renewed the same promise to the holie Patriarch Abraham saying In thy seede al nations shal be blessed 3. Aue Maria. Almightie God eftsones iterated the same promise to king Dauid saying of the fruit of thy Ioynes I wil set vpon thy seat And establish his kingdom for euermore 4. Aue Maria. About 4000. yeares from the creation of the world the Archangel Gabriel being sent from God to the most pure virgin Marie saluteth her HAYLE FVL OF GRACE OVR LORD IS WITH THEE BLESSED ART THOV AMONG VVOMEN 5. Aue Maria. The most humble virgin is trubled with this speach thinking with her self what maner of
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
might be expected but al faire and in it the most comfortable image of his owne sweete visage expressed 10. Aue Maria. Our Sauiour cometh to Caluarie à place execrable ful of carkases and dead mens bones in vvhich none but notorious malefactors vsed to be crucified Here manie thinke that Adam vvas buried 5. Mysterium dolorosum 5. PATER NOSTER Our Sauiours crucifying and death vpon the Crosse COming to the toppe of mount Caluarie in steede of such confortable good wine as vsually was geuen to refresh and strengthen the hartes of them that were to die they geue vnto our swete Sauiour al vvearied and afflicted vinegre mingled vvith myrrhe and gal vvhich vvhen he had tasted he vvould not drinke Then againe rhey pul of al his clothes with such furie and fiercenes as bringeth more bloud out of the innumerable vvoundes of his sacred bodie and so racking his armes and legges vvith great violence to the length of the Crosse vvith manie knockes of hammers they naile him fast therunto pearcing through the most tender vaines sinevves flesh and bones of both his handes and both his feete vvith great and rugh nailes And for more reproch and ignominie they place our B. Sauiour betwen two theenes as though he were the wickedest of them al and put a title ouer his heade containing his name his countrie and the cause of his death vvritten in Hebrew Greeke and Latin IESVS OF NAZARETH KING OF THE IEWES And so they set vp the Crosse the foote falling into à hole made for that purpose 1. Aue Maria. CoÌ„sider now my soul and thinke with thy self hovv al his holie bodie is miserarably shaken and vvhat fluddes of most pretious bloud do runne forth of those foure great vvoundes 2. Aue Maria. What sorovv also it is to our Sauiour to heare the Priestes Elders Scribes and others both of the greatest and vilest sorte to blaspheme him novv hanging on the Crosse for their sakes and for al mankind 3. Aue Maria. Meditate also his most perfect charitie vvho not only prayeth for al the vvorld but also particularly for those that novv crucifie him and blaspheme him saying FATHER FORGEVE THEM FOR THEY KNOVV NOT VVHAT THEY DOE 4. Aue Maria. Likevvise consider and admire his exceeding mercie tovvardes paenitents so graciously grauÌ„ting to the poeniteÌ„t theefe more then he asketh saying THIS DAY THOV SHALT BE WITH ME IN PARADISE 5. Aue Maria. And much more maist thou admire the depth of his loue tovvards al iust persons and namely towards his deere mother and beloued disciple vvhom he coÌ„mendeth ech to other saying to her BEHOLD THY SONNE and to him BEHOLD THY MOTHER 6. Aue Maria. Great darknes continuing three houres together al are astonished Christ as man offereth him self in Sacrifice to God and that in extreme paines vvhich at last he expresseth saying My GOD MY GOD VVHY HAST THOV FOR SAKEN ME 7. Aue Maria. Our Lord afflicted with bodelie drynes and most sollicitous to saue mankind saith I THIRST his flesh in dede desiring to be refreshed vvith drinke and his spirite to be recreated vvith the saluation of soules 8. Aue Maria. They vvrappe a sponge ful of vinegre in hyssope offer it to his mouth which out svveete Lord mekely taking saith IT IS CONSVMMATE 9. Aue Maria. Hauing therfore accoÌ„plished al according to Gods ordinance for mankind vvith strong and loud voice he sayeth FATHER INTO THY HANDES I COMMEND MY SPIRITE 10. Aue Maria. And so preuenting death though he could haue liued longer bowing his heade he geueth vp the ghost fulfilling that himself had said before No man taketh my life avvay from me but I yelde it of my selfe Erit sepulchrum eius gloriosum CREDO IN DEVM AT what time the Sonne of God dyed vpon the Crosse for the redemption of mankind it pleaseth also the same Diuine power intestimonie and confirmation of so vvnderful a Mysterie to shewe sundrie miraculous and strange euents apparent to the whole world First the Creator of heauen and earth by the iniurie of his creatures hanging on the Crosse the earth is al darkened at midday so continuing three whole houres together by ecclips of the sune aboue al course of nature ouer al the earth at once and that in the fulmoone After vvhich the author of life before nature coÌ„pelleth yeldeth vp the ghost at his owne wil vvhich no other liuing creature can do Then the veile of the Temple is rent in two peeces from the toppe euen to the bottome The earth doth quake The rockes are torne in peeces The graues are opened and after our Lords resurrection manie bodies of the Saincts that had slept do rise and appeare to manie The Capitaine and souldiars vvhose hartes vvere eueÌ„ novv hardened vvith malice going avvay confesse openly that in deede this man is the Sonne of God And manie of the most obstinate Iewes goe also avvay repeÌ„ting and striking them selues on the brest A souldiar vvith a speare pearcing his side incontinent there cometh forth bloud and water Ioseph of Aramathia a noble Senatour who before durst not professe him self a disciple of Christ now goeth boldly to Pilate and beggeth his bodie and so taketh it froÌ„ the crosse In which holie worke an other principal maÌ„ of the Ievves called Nicodem ' vvho vvas vvoÌ„t to resort to Christ by night not daring so do in the day ioyning him self brought a mixture of myrrhe and aloes about an hundreth pounds To al vvhich miraculous accideÌ„ts happening at the death of out Sauiour thou maist iustly adde in thy meditation the singular modestie in uincible courage most heroical fortitude and vnspeakeable pietie of the sacred virgin his mother Who seeing vvith her eyes aÌ„d feeling in her ovvne hart al that passed and vvas done and suffered by her only svveete soÌ„ne yet admitteth nor committeth no act vnsemely to her person and most high perfectioÌ„ in al vertues but taking into her ovvne armes the dead bodie of her former ioy and life bevvaileth the same deliuering it again assisteth in burying therof And so the precious bodie enbalmed vvith spices and vvrapped in fine linnen is buried in à nevv monumeÌ„t made in à rocke wherin none hath bene laid before and agreat stone is rolled to the doore vvhich also the Ievves by permission of Pilate seale vp and set a gard of vvatch men to kepe the sepulchre lest his disciples steale him avvay say he is risen from death The third Rosaire of our Ladies Psalter resembled to a damaske rose containing fiue glorious Mysteries In nomine Patris Filij ✚ Spiritus Sancti Amen OVR Lord IESVS Christ was obedient vnto death eueÌ„ the death of the Crosse For the which God hath exalted â—im and hath geuen him à name which â—s aboue al names 1. MystÌ„erium gloriosum 1. PATER NOSTER The Resurrection of our Lord. THE most holie and euer glorious soule of our Lord and Sauiour leauing his bodie dead on the Crosse goeth incontinent into the
glorification of her bodie in heaueÌ„ where she enioying the perfect vision of God in the highest degree after her sonne of al creatures is established Quene of heauen and of al blessed Saincts and Angels adorned with so excellent à crowne as no earthly thing can expresse though often prefigured by diuers excellent things and persons but al infinitly inferior to the thing it self 1. Aue Maria. She is crowned Quene of al holie CoÌ„fessors and holie Angels for that fhe in this life keeping in Matrimonial state Angelical puritie was blessed with fruite wherby mankind is redeemed 2. Aue Maria. She is crowned Q. of holie widowes and of Archangels who being saluted by an Archangel conceiued the sonne of God And afterward became an exaÌ„ple and consolation of al faithful widows 3. Aue Maria. She is crowned Q. of virgins and Angelical Principalities vvho so farre excelled al others in virginal puritie as a Quene excelleth her subiects in princelie dignitie 4. Aue Maria. She is crowned Q. of al Religious Orders and of Angelical Potestats because she renouncing the vvorld and by vowe of virginitie excluding the ordinarie maner of conceiuing conceiued by the Holie Ghost our Redemer 5. Aue Maria. She is crowned Q. of Euangelists and of Angelical Powres for that she instructed euen the Euangelists in diuine Mysteries and conceiued and bare him vvho only is the author and vvorker of al miracles 6. Aue Maria. She is crowned Q. of al holie Bisshops and Postors and of Angelical Dominations because she by geuing her special assent to that the B. Trinitie had decreed brought into the vvorld the bread of life the true foode of soules 7. Aue Maria. She is crowned Q. of Patriarches and of the Angelical Thrones for that she by an ineffable meanes conceiued and nine moneths bare in her wombe the Sonne of God her owne also proper sonne 8. Aue Maria. She is crowned Q. of al holie Prophets and of the holie Cherubims for that she more perfectly knew al diuine Mysteries being the mother of God then any other mere creature vvhosoeuer 9. Aue Maria. She is crovvned Q. of al Christs Martyrs and Apostles and of the burning Seraphims for that she farre excelled them vvherin they excel the rest of Gods seruants in feruent charitie 10. Aue Maria. She therfore vvho excelled in grace al orders of men and Angels doth also excel the same in most high degree of glorie and is placed and crowned by her owne most excellent sonne the Quene of al creatures Omne iudicâ—â—m dedit Filio quia Filius Hominis est CREDO IN DEVM BE thankful ô my soul to the most B. Trinitie one aeternal God who created thee after his owne Image to the end thou shouldest serue him and therby inherite his heauenly kingdome who also to redeme thee being through sinne become the bond slaue of the Diuel and guiltie of aeternal death and damnation sent his owne only Sonne the second Person of the same Holie Trinitie to take flesh of man and to be borne of à virgin to liue in pouertie labours tribulatioÌ„s and worldlie miseries and finally to suffer the most ignominious and painful death of the Crosse who the third day rose againe for thy iustification the fourtith day folowing ascended into heauen for thy glorificatioÌ„ And after tenne dayes more sent the Holie Ghost the third Person of the same most B. Trinitie in visible signes to his Church theÌ„ beginning in Ierusalem to continue with the same Church to the end of the world that by his grace and operation thou and euerie soule shouldest be made partaker of these so great benefites so dearly purchased by our sweete Sauiour And in particular be thou most thankful for that by this grace of the Holie Ghost which thou by no meanes couldest deserue thou art now a meÌ„ber of the Catholike Church and therby partaker of diuers SacrameÌ„ts and other most holie Mysteries and of al the prayers and merites of the faithful in this world yea and of al the court of heauen By which graces also thou hast bene washed from thy sinnes iustified and saÌ„ctified and that not once only but often thy Redemer not hitherto suffering thee to die in thy sinnes as manie others haue done but stil offereth thee his grace and sweete pardon readie to receiue thee wheÌ„ and how often soeuer thou doest truly conuert and sincerely wilt accept thereof eueÌ„ at this instant except thou thy selfe repel the same from thee And finally so thou perseuere in his seruice to the end he wil geue vnto thee my soule shortly after death and to my bodie for thy sake in the general iudgement day when al flesh shal rise againe an inaestimable crowne of glorie and life euerlasting AMEN The Corone of our B. Ladie With certaine particular points to be meditated in saying the same In nomine Patris Filij ✚ Spiritus Sancti Amen BE mindful ô my soul of the PassioÌ„ of our Lord and of the Compassion of our Ladie his mother Suffer thou with them in this world that thou maist reigne with them in glorie In sudore vultus tui vesceris pane 〈◊〉 1. PATER NOSTER Certaine singular Priuilegies of the B. virgin Marie before her Natiuitie THE aeternal vvisdom of God ordayning before al vvorldes that Christ our Lord should be borne of a virgin die vpoÌ„ a crosse and therby redeme maÌ„kind from the captiuitie of sinne and damnation into which we fel by the traÌ„sgression of A daÌ„ordayned withal that there should be extant in the world at the time designed a certaine virgin excelling al other creatures euen the pure Angels in grace and sanctitie who should be the mother of this our Redemer And by cooperating with him to our saluation as old Eue had done with Adam to our fal and destructioÌ„ should do more then recompence the hurt of the former For as Adam was the proper and principal cause and Eue the next occasion of sinne and death so Christ is the only proper cause aÌ„d his mother the next occasion of grace and life Wherupon saieth sweete S. Bernard Albeit by one man in deede and one woman we were excedingly damaged yet God be thanked by one man and one woman al losses are repared And that not without great increase of graces For the benefite doth farre excede the losse Our merciful Father geuing vs for à terrestrial Adam Christ our Redemer and for old Eue Gods owne mother 1. Aue Maria. Our merciful Lord promiseth this singular virgin straight after the fal of man saying to the serpent I vvil put enmitie betvven thée and the vvomaÌ„ betvven thy seede and her seede but she shal bruyse thy head in peeces 2. Aue Maria. The first woman being by sinne the mother of death yet is called EVA that is the mother of the liuing in figure of this blessed virgin ordayned to be the Mother of life 3. Aue Maria. Likwise Sara Rachael Anne Elizabeth and others being long barraine but afterwards
paradise to the penitent theefe And commend her selfe and his beloued disciple ech to other 8. Aue Maria. Againe she heareth him complaine that he is destitute of al temporal comforth opâ—â—â—ssed vvith thirst affirme that al is consumâ—ate and commend his spirite into the handes 〈◊〉 his Father 9. Aue Maria. An other great wound she seeth made â—n her sonnes side with à lance from whence issueth his last bloud and waâ—er withal Neither doth she yet depart â—â—om the Crosse 10. Aue Maria. She taketh the dead bodie into her arâ—es Which when she hath à litle beholâ—en and washed with teares it is taken â—â—om her againe buried shut vp and guarâ—ed that none may take it away Conseruat omnia verba haec conferens in corde suo 6. PATER NOSTER The actes of our Ladie from Christs Resurrection to her ovvne death and Assumption THE vvonderful Mysterie of Christs most sacred Passion being accomplished some busie in this sorte some in that sorte as they vvere very diuersly affected and almost al either doubting or altogether despairing of our Lords Resurrection onlie the most faithful virgin mother firmely beleeueth and assuredly expecteth her Sonnes Resurrection the third day Wherupon she retyring to her chamber after that she hath awhile meditated vpon the sacred vvoundes of her deare sonne and Lord and other torments by him suffered she turneth her cogitatioÌ„s from that tragical act to thinke vvhat he now doth vvhere he is And so as vvel in the sepulche she adoreth him as God knowing that his humaine flesh albeit vvithout soul yet is continually vnited to his Godhead by vvhich it vvas assumpted as also in Limbo vvhere his soule by his excellent brightnes driuing away the wonted darknes triumpheth ouer death losseth the captiuitie of the old fathers and by his most glorious presence maketh that place vvhich hitherto vvas à prison to be to them as heauen or paradise 1. Aue Maria. The third day our Lord rising from death appeareth first of al to his deare mother who being neerest vnto him both by nature and grace best deserued that priuilege 2. Aue Maria. She often enioyeth his conuersation til his Ascension and then of al others is also most ioyful for his exaltation most assuredly beleeuing and hoping in him and aboue al desiring his glorie 3. Aue Maria. On Whitsunday al the faithful are replenished with the Holie Ghost but she most abundantly who by howe much she was more ful of grace before is so much more capable of increase therof 4. Aue Maria. The rest of her life being most free from al worldly cares and altogether attending to Gods seruice she passeth with the deuoutest Christians 5. Aue Maria. WheÌ„ the time drew nere that she should go to her sonne he first voutchsafeth her the sight of al his Apostles then liuing except S. Thomas who by special prouidence cometh after her death 6. Aue Maria. The Apostles and other Apostolical persons attending about her and Angels singing praises of God and of his mother she most sweetly yeldeth her ghost 7. Aue Maria. The Apostles lay the holie bodie with al solemitie in an honorable tumbe in Gethsemani Where quires of Angels do sing three dayes together 8. Aue Maria. After three dayes the Angels cease singing and Thomas the Apostle cometh who requesteth most instantly his felow Apostles that he may see and reuerence the sacred bodie 9. Aue Maria. They willing to do him this fauour open the tumbe but find nothing saue only the linnen wherin the bodie had â—ene wrapped and those yelding à most â—weete sauour 10. Aue Maria. Wherby these so notable eye witnesâ—es do vndoubtedly iudge that our â—ord who tooke flesh of this bodie â—ath raised and alreadie glorified and â—ssumpted the same into heauen Eta ergo ADVOCATA nostra illos tuos misericordes oculos ad nos conuerte PATER NOSTER The Coronation of the glorious virgin the mother of God SEeing the glorie of euerie Sainct in heauen is so great as no tongue can expresse nor the mind of man vnderstand for neither eye hath seene nor care hath beard neither hath it ascended into the hart of man vvhat things God hath prepared for them that loue him how much lesse can the glorie of the mother of God exalted aboue al the quires of Angels be vttered or conceiued by anie mortal man But shal we therfore be silent and say nothing at al therof shal we also cease to thinke and meditate therof because it so farre surmounteth both our sense and vnderstanding No in no wise can we â—e so excused but so much the more we are bound to reioice and as we can â—seing we can not as we would vtter forth the praises of the mother of mercie mother of grace mother of life mother of glorie mother of God now â—eigning Quene of heauen whom also â—l generatioÌ„s of the faithful in earth do cal â—lessed deuoutly serue religiously honour euery where preach magnifie and humbly beseke to obtaine for vs al things behooful for our saluation 1. Aue Maria. She is crowned Quene of al holie Confessors widowes and Virgins And of the Orders of Angels Archangels and Principalities 2. Aue Maria. She is crowned Quene of al holie Religious persons Pastors and Bishops And of the Angelical Potestates Powers and Dommations 3. Aue Maria. She is crowned Quene of al holie Patriarkes Prophets Martyrs and Apostles And of the Thrones Cherubims and Seraphims And of al created persons Credo in Deum BE thankful therfore ô my soul to the most blessed Trinitie who for thee and for al mankind hath not only sent the Sonne of God IESVS CHRIST à new and heauenlie Adam to redeme the world from the thraldome into which we fel through the old terestrial Adam but also vvheras our old mother Eue was in à sort the cause or occasion of our ruine by suggesting to Adam that sinne which was our vniuersal destruction hath bestowed vpon vs à new and most blessed woman the immaculate virgin MARIE who in like sort is à meanes of our saluation by cooperating with our Sauiour in diuers Mysteries of our Redemption and by continual intercession for vs to her Sonne much more profiting vs by ech of these waies then the other woman did vs harme And to thee oÌ„ most sacred virgin what thankes shal I render for thy exceding great benignitie and goodnes towards me and the whole world Or with what praises shal I a poore wrech extol thee whose incomparable excellencie as à shadowe may resemble à bodie or à figure signifie à truth was long before thy birth represented by the brightnes of the sea starre by the bewtie of the moone the clearnes of the sune the bush burning and not consuming Aarons rodde Gedeons wool-fleece the looking glasse without blemish the fountaine of the gardens the welspting of liuing water the garden iuuironed the lilie of the valley the palme tree in Cades the rose in Ierico the bewtiful Oliue the high Cedar
in Libanus the Cipresse tree in Sion the towre of Dauid the throne of Salomon the citie of God the gate of heauen and by manie the like And by al the renowmed women from the beginning of the world but by none of al these no nor by al together can be sufficiently expressed thy singular graces giftes vertues priuilegies and dignities who art al faire neuer touched with anie spot who alwaies remaining a virgin hast coÌ„ceiued him in thy wombe whom the heauens could not comprehend Who art the singular spouse of the Father of heauen the mother of the Sonne of God and aboue al mere creatures ful of the Holie Ghost the inaestimable gemme of the celestial and terrestrial world which we thy Catholike clients euery where most assuredly beleeuing and sincerly professing do admire thy singular grace and congratulate thy most praeemineÌ„t glorie To thee we repaire crauing in al our necessities thy praerogatiue intercession because next to thy sonne thou art our aduocate our hope our refuge our comforth our helpe our supreme Ladie and Quene mother of al good mother of Christ mother of God we therfore most humbly besech thy celestial Maiestie voutsafe to intreate thy sonne for vs sinners nowe and in the houre of our death that we may be made worthie of his promises through the same Christ our Lord thy Sonne who with the Father and Holie Ghost liueth and reigneth one God world without end Amen The Corone of our Lord. With particular pointes to be meditated in saying the same In nomine Patris Filij ✚ Spiritus Sancti Amen THE B. Trinitie decreed before al worlds that the Sonne of God should be borne of à virgin by death on the crosse redeme mankind and iudge the whole world The coming of our Sauiour into this world 1. Pater noster The Archangel Gabriel sent from God saluteth the B. virgin MARIE and imparteth to her that she shal conceiue the Sonne of God wherunto she consenting CHRIST IS INCARNAT God made man 2. Pater noster The B. virgin visiting her cosin Elizabeth the Infant in Elizabeths wom be is sanctified and leapeth for ioy of our Sauiours presence 3. Pater noster Our SAVIOVR is borne in Bethleem wrapped in clothes and laid in à maÌ„ger Angels declare his birth to poore shephards and sing Glorie to God in the hieghest 4. Pater noster The shephards presently do visite this childe in Bethleem and finding al as the Angel had told them they returne glorifying God 5. Pater noster The eight day folowing the childe is circumcised and his name called IESVS that is SAAIOVR for he shal saue his people from their sinnes 6. Pater noster Three Sages called Gaspar Melchior and Baltasar coming from the East adore him ech one fotering three giftes gold frankincense and myrrh 7. Pater noster Our Lord is presented in the Temple His mother offereth a paire of turtles and two pigeons Simeon ioyfully taketh the childe into his armes He and holie Anne do prophecie 8. Pater noster Herod seeking to kil our Sauiour in his cradle Ioseph warned by an Angel flieth with the childe and his mother into Aegypt 9. Pater noster Herod killeth al the male-children vnder two yeres old in and nere BethleeÌ„ They are al Martyrs And the Diuels flie out of the Idols in Aegypt 10. Pater noster Herod being dead Ioseph with the child and his mother returne from Aegypt and dwel in Nazareth of Galilee not daring to go into Iurie for feare of Archelaus Herods sonne 1. Aue Maria. The virgin mother cooperateth with the B. Trinitie and our Sauiour in al these Mysteries meditating vpon the same Our Sauiours conuersation in this world 1. Pater noster Our Lord at the age of twelue yeares remaining in Ierusalem vnknowne to his parents after three dayes is found in the Temple sitting amongst the Doctors 2. Pater noster His mother demanding why he stayed behind them he answereth that he must be occupied in his Fathers affayres And so returning to Nazareth liueth subiect to them 3. Pater noster In the thirtith yeare of his age he is baptised by Iohn Baptist The Holie Ghost descending vpon him à voice declareth This is my Sonne in whom I am wel pleased 4. Pater noster In the desert he fasteth fourtie dayes and fourtie nights is tempted and vanquisheth the Diuel Instructing vs as wel by example as by word how to fight with the spiritual enimie 5. Pater noster Then he calleth disciples preacheth the kingdom of heauen to be at hand and to be obtayned paenance and by perfect workes of iustice 6. Pater noster He confirmeth his doctrine by miracles Scriptures reasons testimonie of good men and by his owne so perfect life that none can charge him with anie sinne 7. Pater noster He often foretelleth that he shal be betrayed in Ierusalem deliuered to the Gentiles mocked whipped spitt vpon crucified and the third day shal rise againe 8. Pater noster That none be scandalized with his Passion he fortelleth of the glorie to come And before three of his Apostles is transfigured shewing them à glimse of his glorie 9. Pater noster He often detecteth the calumniations of his enimies conuinceth their errors reproueth their sinnes and sometimes deliuereth him selfe miraculously out of their handes 10. Pater noster He rideth into Ierusalem is receiued with great triumph and saluted king of Israel And driueth byers and sellers out of the Temple 2. Aue Maria. The B. virgin is partaker with her sonne in ioy and tribularion most diligently heareth his diuine worde and of al others most faithfully keepeth the same Our Sauiours passing forth of this world 1. Pater noster Our Sauiour eateth the Paschal lambe with his tvvelue Apostles washeth their feete and instituteth the B Sacrament and Sacrifice of his owne bodie and bloud 2. Pater noster He praieth in the garden that the cuppe of his Passion may be taken from him yet submitteth his wil to his Fathers wil sweateth bloud is comforted by an Angel and betrayed by Iudas 3. Pater noster He is brought bound to Annas and Caiphas scornfully and cruelly handled falsly accused thrise denied by Peter and condemned by the Iewes councel as guiltie of death 4. Pater noster In the morning he is deliuered to Pilate by him found innoceÌ„t yet sent to Herod by him also iudged innocent but mocked as à foole and sent back to Pâ—late 5. Pater noster The Iewes with great clamour require that Barabbas be deliuered and IESVS crucified Pilate to appease their furie causeth our B. Sauiour to be most cruelly whipped vvhere he receiueth 5490. stripes 6. Pater noster They put on him a scarlet robe a crowne of thornes and à reede in his hand saluting him as King Pilate so sheweth him saying ECCE HOMO the Iewes crie Crucifie him Crucifie him 7. Pater noster Pilate washeth his handes protesting that he is innocent the people crie his bloud be vpon vs and vpon
our children Pilate fearing to offend Caesar iudgeth Christ to be crucified 8. Pater noster Taking away the scarlet robe but leauing the crowne on his head they cause him to carie his owne crosse he falleth vndet it but lest he die in the way they force an other to carie it 9. Pater noster Our Sauiour crucified betwen two theeues destitute of al temporal comforth in extreme paine sheweth exceding patience and infinite charitie towards al frends and foes 10. Pater noster After three houres al things being now consummate he yeldeth the ghost His soule presently triumpheth in limbo in the euening his bodie is honorably buried 3. Aue Maria. His constant mother aboue al others suffereth vvith him the svvord of sorovv often pearcing her hart and afflicting her vvith the paines of death The glorie of our Lord after his Passion 1. Pater noster The third day our Lord riseth gloriously from death deliuering out of limbo al the Sainctes of the old Testament appeareth first to his mother then to others disposeth manie things pertayning to the kingdome of God 2. Pater noster The fourtith day he ascendeth into heauen sitteth on the right hand of his Father our singular and proper Aduocate by whom we haue manie intermediators and intercessors 3. Pater noster Vpon Whitsunday he sendeth the Holie Ghost in visible signes By whom he gathereth gouerneth sanctifieth conserueth and glorifieth his Church continually to the end of the world Credo in Deum OVR Lord IESVS CHRIST who before al worlds was ordained to be the Redeemer of mankind Who at the time appointed was borne of the virgin MARIE in great humilitie and pouertie who sustayned most great labours calling al men to penance inuiting al by example and word to grace desirous to saue al who after infinite traualies reproches and torments at last suffered the most ignominious and most bitter death vpon the Crosse who finally is gloriously risen from death ascended into heauen from thence sent the Holie Ghost who continually conserueth and sanctifieth his Church in earth The selfe same Lord and Redemer wil come againe in great powre and Maiestie Iudge of al Angels and men And wil render to euerie one according as they shal deserue wel or euil euerlasting paine or euerlasting glorie AMEN A briefe Rosarie of fiftene Pater nosters and Aues with one Crede in memorie of eight ioyes and seuen sorovves of the most B. Virgin MARIE In nomine Patris Filij ✚ Spiritus Sancti Blessed be the most holie and indiuisible Trinitie novve and euer vvorld vvithout end Amen 1. Pater Aue. The first ioy The Annunciation and Conception of Christ wherby God is made man and the B. virgin the mother of God 2. Pater Aue. The second ioy The B. Virgin visiting S. Elizabeth the infant in Elizabeths wombe both the mothers Zacharias their kins folke and neighbours do al reioyce 3. Pater Aue. The third ioy Our Sauiour is borne the Angels sing the shepheards visite the Infant the Sages adore him 4. Pater Aue. The fourth ioy Presenting her sonne in the Temple Simeon ioyfully taketh the childe into his armes he and holie Anne do prophecie 5. Pater Aue. The first sorowe Ioseph vvith the childe and his mother flie into Aegypt parting avvay by night 6. Pater Aue. The second sorowe Our Sauiour being tvvelue yeres old is lost three dayes his parents seking him vvith great griefe 7. Pater Aue. The third sorowe In the thirtith yere of his age our Lord taketh leaue of his mother as no longer to dvvel in her familie Ioseph also dieth 8. Pater Aue. The fourth sorowe The B. Virgin heareth that her sonne is takē cruelly handled vvhipped crovvned with thornes and cōdēned to be crucified 9. Pater Aue. The fith sorowe The afflicted mother meteth her sonne carying his Crosse and seeth him fal dovvne vnder it 10. Pater Aue. The sixt sorowe She seeth her sonne crucified betvven tvvo theeues and after extreme paines to yeld the ghost 11. Pater Aue. The seuenth sorowe She taketh his bodie in her armes And it is taken from her againe and buried 12. Pater Aue. The fifth ioy Our Sauiour rising from death first of al appeareth to his deare mother 13. Pater Aue. The sixt ioy The blessed mother reioyceth aboue al others for her sonnes Ascension and exaltation in heauen 14. Pater Aue. The seuenth ioy She also reioyceth most for the coming of the Holie Ghost and is thervvith most abundantly replemshed 15. Pater Aue. The eight ioy The glorious mother of God is both in soul and bodie assumpted into heauen and exalted aboue al the orders of Angels OVR Lord IESVS CHRIST in whom there could neuer be anie sinne And the most blessed virgin his mother being alwayes preserued from al spot or blemish therof suffered extreme paines and so entred in to their glorie leauing vnto vs example to folow their steppes How much more then are we most miserable creatures being loadden with sinnes compassed about with infirmities and subiect to al dangerous tentations bound to sustaine necessarie chastisments and sweete corrections reioycing in hope patient in tritribulation instant in prayer not to be wearied in our mindes nor faint vnder the rodde of our heauenly Fathers discipline that we may at last reigne with them be glorified with them and made heyres of God felowe heyres of Christ our Sauiour and our most blessed Ladie his mother of aeternal ioy and glorie which no man can take away from vs. Which he graunt vnto vs who with his owne bloud purchased the same for vs by the intercession of his most sweete mother and of al his glorious Saincts AMEN LITANIES GATHERED OVT OF THE CORONE OF OVR LORD KYrie eleyson Christe eleyson Kyrie eleyson Christe audi nos Chiste exaudi nos 1 Ab Angelo Gabriele annunciate CHRISTE Miserere nobis 2 Baptistam tuum in vtero sanctificans CHRISTE Miserere nobis 3 Ex virgine nate ab Angelis agnite CHRISTE Miserere nobis 4 A Pastoribus in praesepio visitate CHRISTE Miserere nobis 5 Circuncise nomine IESV appellate CHRISTE Miserere nobis 6 A Magis Gentium primitijs adorate CHRISTE Miserere nobis 7 Presentate in Simeonis vlnas suscepte CHRISTE Miserere nobis 8 In Aegypto cum parentibus exulans CHRISTE Miserere nobis 9 Simulachra Aegyptiorum destruens CHRISTE Miserere nobis 10 Archelaum fugiens Nazareth inhabitans CHRISTE Miserere nobis Virgo benedicta his omnibus cooperata or a pro nobis 1 Triduo amisse inter Doctores inuente CHRISTE Miserere nobis 2 In Patris negotijs semper occupate CHRISTE Miserere nobis 3 A Ioanne in Iordane baptizate CHRISTE Miserere nobis 4 In deser to ieiunans tentatorem vincens CHRISTE Miserere nobis 5 Exemplo verbo legem Dei docens CHRISTE Miserere nobis 6 Miraculorum sermon is virtute potens CHRISTE Miserere nobis 7 De Passione tua Resurrectione praemonens CHRISTE