our commō Lord with great charge and carefulnes O good Shepheard gentle Peter receiue the praiers of them that pray vnto thee and by authoritie committed vnto thee Vntye the bandes of our sinne The confession of Peter obtained plainly a worthie rewarde because he had seene the Sonne of God in man Blessed is this man who was praised to haue fixed his eyes and seene more thē a thing humane not beholding that which was of flesh and bloud but perceiuing by the reuelation of out heauenly Father the Sonne of God and iudged worthy who should first acknowledge that which was in the Christ of God O happy foundation of the Church in naming of thy new name and a rock worthie of the building by that Rock which should dissolue the infernal lawes and gates of hel al the cloisters of death O blessed porter of heauen gates to whose wil the Keyes of the euerlasting entrie are committed whose terrestrial Iudgment preuenteth the authoritie in heauen that what thinges on earth are bound or loosed obtaine the condition of the same decree in heauen O God who didest bestow vpon S. Peter thine Apostle the Keyes of the Kingdome of heauen geue vnto him the high Preistly power of binding and loosing graunt that by the help of his intercession we may be deliuered from the bandes of our sinnes By how much you more feare the maker of al thinges so much more you may loue his Church to whom it was said Thou art Peter and vpon this rocke wil build my Church the gaites of hel shal not preuaile against it I wil geue vnto thee the keyes of the Kingdome of heauen what soeuer thou shalt binde vpon earth shal be bound also in heauen and whatsoeuer thou shalt vnbind on earth shal be vnbound in heauen From whence it is not doubtful vnto vs with how stronge a loue you bind your selues to him by whom you desire to be vnbound from al the bandes of sinnes Therfore I besech he may be the keeper of the Empyre a Protector to you on earth an Intercessor for you in heauen Let it be lawful for no man without daunger of his state to violate either the diuine constitutions or the Decrees of the Apostolike Sea We pray that by S. Peter these thinges be obserued for euer We with al our Nobles the whol Senate and my Lordes and al people subiect to the Romane glory of the Empyre haue Iudged profitable that as S. Peter semeth to haue bene constituted the Vicar of the Sonne of God on earth so also the Popes which are Successors of the same prince of the Apostles obtaine power of principalitie more then the terrene meeknes of our Emperial serenitie graunted from vs and our Empyre choosing vnto vs the same Prince of the Apostles and his successors to be firme Patrons with God Pray that the Ecclesiastical honour be not euacuated in our daies nor at any time the Romane Sea which by our Lordes inssitution is the head of al Churches may want or be spoyled of her priuileges in any place O Lord God almightie who by the mouth of thine only begotten Sonne our Lord God and Sauiour Iesus Christ hast said to our Father Peter Thou art a Rocke and vpon this Rock wil I build my Church and the gates of hel shal not preuail against it to be shaked and I wil geue vnto thee the Keyes of the Kingdome of heauen whomsoeuer thou shalt binde vpō earth shal be bound in heauen whomsoeuer thou shalt vnbind on earth shal be vnbound in heauen Let thy seruantes and handmaides be vnbound from the mouth of the holy Trinitie the Father the Sonne and holie Ghost and also from my mouth thy seruant a sinner ful of offences What diuersitie of orders and degrees belongeth to true Preisthood Vowes Virginitie Chastitie al degrees of the Church Chapter 18. O Lord remember thy holy and only Catholicke and Apostolicke Church from the endes of the earth vnto the last endes therof is diffused and al thy people and al thy foldes O Lord God omnipotent we pray besech thee to preserue the most holy and most blessed high Preist Pope N. and most reuerend Bishop N Preserue them vnto vs many yeares peaceably executing holy preisthood for thy holy and blessed wil rightly administring the word of truth with al orthodoxal Bishops Preistes Deacons Subdeacons Lectors singers Lay people O Lord remember the orthodoral Bishops Preistes Deacons Subdeacons Lectors singers Monkes perpetual Virgins Widowes Lay people liuing in al places O Lord who didest breath vpon the faces of thine Apostles say vnto them Receiue the holy Ghost so breath vpon vs thy seruantes standing round about in the entrance of the holy ministerie Bishops Preistes Deacons Lectors Singers and Lay people with al fulnes of the Catholicke and Apostolicke Church O Lord remember our fathers and brethren which are dead in the true Faith Preistes Deacons Subdeacons Lectors Monkes liuing in perpetual chastitie Let vs pray for al Bishops Preistes Deacons Subdeacons Acolythites Enorcistes Lectors Ostiaries Confessors Virgins Widowes and for al the holy people of God Let vs pray vnto our Lord for those which liue in Virginitie and Chastitie in Monasteries and in venerable Mariage and for our holy fathers brethren that be exercised in mountaines in caues holes of the earth Let vs besech our Lord praying for our brethren which haue vowed glorious Virginitie in body minde that the spirit of mercy may prosecute them euen to the consummation of their purpose O Lord behold sacred Virgins and voluntarie chast persons the pretious Margarites of thy Church that with an equal estimation they may keepe their bodies and spirit with an inuiolate conscience of chastitie by Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen O Lord thou hast shewed vnto me that I am thine for which I neuer tooke wife that I might wholly intend to thee lest the vse of coniugal loue might diminish or custome dissolue the grace of thy Temple You Virgins haue you only Christ in your praiers before your eyes and his father you being illuminate by the holie Ghost God graunt I may enioy your sanctitie as of Iesus the sonne of Naue as of Melchizedech as of Elizeus as of Iohn Baptist as of that beloued Disciple as of Timotheus as of Titus as of Euodius as of Clement which ended this life in puritie O King of Virgins and louer of chastitie and integritie with the heauenly dew of thy blessing quench in my body the nurishment of burning lust that the tenure of chastitie of bodie and soule remaine in me Mortify in my members the prickes of flesh al lasciuious motions and geue vnto me true and perpetual Chastity with the rest of thy guiftes which please thee in truth that I may be able to offer vnto thee the sacrifice of praise with a chast
Michael Archangel to the blessed Iohn Baptist to the holie Apostles Peter and Paul and al Sainctes to you my ghostly Father that I haue greuously offended in thought word and deede by my default by my default by my greuous default Therfore I besech the B. Mary euer Virgin blessed Michael Archangel the holy Apostles Peter Paul and al Sainctes and you my ghostly Father to pray vnto God for me I confesse to thee o Lord Father of heauen and earth and to thee o good most bountiful Iesus Christ together with the holy Ghost before thy holy Angels and thy Preist that I was conceiued in sinne and borne in sinne and norished in sinnes and conuersing in sinnes after Baptisme vnto this hour I confesse also that I haue sinned too-much in pride vaine-glorie in proud lookes and apparel and al mine actions in enuie in hatred in couetousnes aswel of honour as money in anger frowardnes in slouth in glottonye c. Here the penitent maketh particular confession of al his sinnes he can remember which done before the Priest absolueth him he addeth as foloweth Manie surely and innumerable others are my sinnes which I can not remember in deedes in wordes in thoughtes for al which my wretched soule is sorowful and somtime afflicted with sharpe penance therfore I humbly besech the counsail and iudgment also of thee who art ordained arbitratour and meanes betwene God and man a sinner And I humbly besech thee that thou wilt be an Intercessor for the same my sinnes Because in these and al other vices in which humane frailtie can sinne against his Lord and maker either in thought word or deede or delight or desire I know and confesse my selfe to haue sinned and to be guiltie in the sight of God aboue al men Therfore I humbly besech al you o holy Angels of God and al Sainctes and thee o reuerend Preist in whose sight I haue cōfessed al these thinges that you may be witnesses vnto me in the day of Iudgement against the diuel aduersarie and enemie of mankind that I haue confessed al these thinges I also earnestly intreate thee o Preist of God to make intercession for me and my sinnes to our Lord God that I may deserue to obtaine pardon and Indulgence for these and al other my sinnes by the merites Intercessions of al Sainctes The Absolution by the Preist is not for this place but diuers formes therof are in the Ord. Rom. in S. Albin sup Canon uniuers others Of the external preisthood of Christs Church primarily cōsisting in offering the most holy Sacrifice of Christiās Christ his most pretious Body bloud for the liuing dead Chapter 16. O Lord we offer this reasonable vnbloudie Oblation which al Nations offer vnto thee from the rising of the Sunne to the setting therof frō the north to the south because thy name is great among the Gentiles in euerie place Incence and Sacricfice Oblation is offred to thy name O Lord almightie geue vnto him participation of the holy Ghost that he may haue power to remitte sinnes according to thy commandement also to geue orders as thou hast charged of vnbinding al band according to the power which thou gauest to thine Apostles and to please thee in meeknes a cleane heart offering vnto thee without offence alwaies and without sinne that pure and vnbloudie Sacrifice which by Christ thou hast appointed the Mysterie of the new Testament O Lord o Lord who hast graunted vnto vs abiect sinners and thy vnworthie seruantes that with confidence we might come to thy holy Altare offer vnto thee this dreadful vnbloudy Sacrifice for our sinnes ignorances O Lord let it please thee that we may be ministers of the Sacrifice of thine immaculate Mysteries admitte vs coming to thy holy Altare that we may be worthie to offer Sacrifice for our selues and for those thinges which the people by ignorance hath committed O God haue respect vnto vs and behold this our reasonable dutie and receiue it as thou receauedst the guiftes of Abel Sacrifices of Noe Preistly duties of Moyses and Aaron pacifyinges of Samuel penance of Dauid Incence of Zachary as thou receiuedst this true worship of the hand of thine Apostles so also from the handes of vs sinners receiue by thy gentlenes these guiftes proposed and make that our Oblation sanctifyed by the holy Ghost be grateful and acceptable for propitiation of our sinnes and those which the people by ignorāce hath committed O Lord our god who receiuedst the Sacrifice of Abel Noe Abraham and Elias and Dauid and the oblation of the poore widow in the holy Temple So receiue the oblatiō of me and al thy seruantes offering in thy holy name let it be a redemption for mine their sinnes as we offer so render reward vnto vs in the world present to com world without end Amen From the rising of the Sunne to the setting therof my name is glorified among the Gentyles and in euery place incense a pure oblation is offered vnto me Therfore we Sacrifice to our Lord most high Sacrifice of praise we sacrifice to God the holy sacred Sacrifice ful and bringing sweetnes we sacrifice after a new maner according to the new Testamēt a pure Oblation O Lord God receiue our Supplication make vs worthie in offering praiers and the vnbloudy Sacrifice for al thy people Thou didest become Man and wert our high Preist and as the God of al deliueredst vnto vs the Sacrament of this Mysterie and vnbloudy Oblation Make me worthie indued with grace of Preisthoode to assist to this thy holie Table and consecrate thy holy Body pretious Bloud Graunt that I may offer these Sacraments vnto thee for thou art he which offereth and he that is offered he that receiueth and he that is distributed Christ our God O Christ our God thou art he which offerest and art offered O Lord thou hast shewed vnto vs that great Mystery of saluation thou hast made vs wretches and thy vnworthy seruantes to be worthie ministers of thy holy Altar O Lord graunt that our Sacrifice be acceptable and receueable in thy sighr for al our sinnes and ignorance of thy people Make vs worthie to offer this reuerend and vnbloudy Sacrifice to put away our sinnes and for an expiation of thy people those sinnes which by ignorāce it hath cōmitted for the quiet rest of them that are deceased O Lord holy of holies God of powers we offer vnto thee this reuerend incruental sacrifice for thy holy Churches which are from one end of the earth to the other Almightie euerlasting God let this Oblation which I vnworthie do offer to thy pietie for me a wretch and for mine innumerable offences be placable and acceptable vnto thee We humbly aske and besech that thou wilt accept and blesse these guiftes these offerings these holy
preseruer of bodies abandoner of diuels and lightner of euerie creature then I besech thee vouchsaife to be present a faithful Patrone of my soule O most holie Michael illustrate my inward senses and illuminate the internal eye of my soule and strengthen my heart tossed with the waues of this life and my mind bended downe to earthly things lift it vp ward to heaueÌ„ly wisdoÌ„ and strengthen my weak handes against mine enemies expert in warr fortify my feeble feete that they forsake not the path that leadeth to heauen and cure the rest of the greifes of my miseries and laboures O Michael both in deede and name I pray thee and so much as I am able besech thee that when I shal depart forth of this life thou wilt appeare ioyful pacified and shrowde me vnder the honoured couering of thy winges being deliuered from the narrow darke places of hel lead me into the roomes of the wonderful Tabernacle leading me euen to the house of God O most heauenlie and excellent Angel Gabriel o Gabriel obtainer and geuer of true gladnes I often request and besech thee that thou wilt lâ—uing visit me oppressed with great sicknes and fil me with celestial vertue and ioy of minde and being freed from the tormentes of Belial and dangers both of visible and not visible enemies by thine authoritie and intercession to God ioyne me to the companie of the iust Sainctes and at last settle me in those places which flow with al delghtes O heauenly spirits I desire to aske and earnestly besech you that when as the last gaspe of my life I shal be compelled to goe forth of this earthen vessel and you are to weigh in a balance al mine actions and take accompt of al things which openly or secretly I haue designed that then either al of you or at least they whom God shal send forth of your order to receiue mine vnhappy wretched soule wil shew your selues pleased geÌ„tle vnto me those weightes which I with my wicked deeds haue desperatly burdened you wil happily vnloade and by al meanes and skil as the ministers of our only mercicul God disburden When the day of confundation cotheth and the end of the world shal be when the heauens shal tremble and the firmament shake and the dreedful Iudge approach and you going before his coming shal runne ouer the boundes endes of the earth to gather together al mortal men that are dead from the beginning of the world and set them before the vncorrupt Iudge for euery one to yeld accompt of euerie deede euerie thought and conceipt of minde Then I besech you and wil neuer cease to the end of my life to besech you who behold al thinges and performe the publicke ministeries of God with authoritie then I say then I besech you be mercifully present with me and as the Princes of the most excellent King spare me a wretch and vnhappie by your intercession to God deliuer me from that doleful and angrie sentence that sendeth into euerlasting fyre And contrariwise make me with al my partakers kinsfolkes whose names and calling he knoweth who knoweth al thinges partaker of that ioyful pleasaÌ„t state life that is voide of al sorow and wanteth nothing and lastly pronounce me heire of that ioy which neuer endeth Of praier and honour to al the blessed Sanctes in heaven in general Chapter 6. O House of God shyning and bewtiful I haue loued thy comlines and the dwelling place of the glorie of our Lord my possessor and maker Let my pilgrimage sigh vnto thee day and night Let my heart be open vnto thee my minde intende thee my soule desire to come vnto the felowship of thy blessednes I speake to him who made thee to possesse me in thee because he hath made me and thee And speake thou aske thou him to make me worthie of the participation of thy glorie I wil begin to throw downe my self vpon my knees and pray vnto al Saincts to succour me who dare not aske God for the exceding greatnes of my sinne O ye Sainctes of God with exceding sorow teares and weping I besech you that you wil fal downe before his mercies for me a wretch Amen O al you heauenly Citizens make intercession and pray for me a wretch and your vnworthie seruant And also for al the holie Church of God that we may be made worthie of the promises of Christ that by your praiers we may be ioyned to your blessed felowship for euer O happie Sainctes of God who haue now passed ouer the troublesome sea of this mortalitie are come to the Hauen of euerlasting quietnes securitie and peace and deserued to be fellowes of the heauenly powers you are secure of your selues be careful for vs. I besech you by him that hath chosen you who hath made you such of whose contemplatioÌ„ you now reioice with whose bewtie you are now filled by whose immortalitie and vnchangeablenes you are become immortal and vnchangeable be mindful of vs wretches yet in the sea of this life tossed with waters fownd about vs. Make intercession pray for vs wretches and verie negligent sinners constantly and without ceasing that by the armes of your praiers we may be carried to God We sail as you know by this great vast sea where the great wahle is readie to deuoure those that passe by where there be daungerous places Scilla and Charibdis with many others in which men vnwares and doubtful in faith do suffer ship wrackes wherfore in al thinges we want your help we are carried on the tree and by the Crosse of our Lord hope to passe ouer to harbour Let the aduerse partes flee away by the sight of the signe of Christ Al you armie of the heaueÌ„ly couÌ„try pray that by your merits by your praiers we may with our shippe saife marchandise preserued happily enter into the hauen of eternal glorie where you are where you reioyce where you reigne with God with out end We besech the Sainctes that we be not seperated from thee if we do not deserue to be cloathed with glorie yet that we be not excluded from pardon I besech the intercession of the Apostles O holy Quiers of Patriarches Prophets Apostles Euangelistes Martyrs Confessors Preistes Leustes Monkes Virgins and al the iust I presume to ask you by him who hath chosen you and of whose sight you ioy that you wil vouchsaife to pray to God for me a sinner that I may be deliuered from the iawes of the deuil and from euerlasting death O Apostles Martyrs and Prophets Preistes Confessors and iust men and holie women who haue wel ended your combat kept your faith being faithful to our Sauiour pray for vs that our soules may be saued Amen O you Patriarches of whom the Church which now laboureth on earth is descended make intercession for it O you holie