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
vnspotted Sacrifices which we offer vnto thee for thy Catholicke church We aske and pray that thou wilt receiue this Oblation in thy high Altare by the handes of thine Angels as thou didest vouchsaife to receiue the guiftes of thy seruant Abel the iust and which thy high Preist Melchizedech hath offered vnto thee Being mindful of Christes most glorious passion and Resurection from those below and ascension into heauen O Lord we offer vnto thee this immaculate Oblation vnbloudy Sacrifice this holy bread and Chalice of eternal life And we aske and pray that thou wilt receiue this Oblation in thy high Altar by the handes of thine Angels as thou didest vouchsaife to receiue the guifts of thy seruant iust Abel and the Sacrifice of our Patriarch Abraham which the high Preist Melchizedech offered vnto thee O Lord I being mindful of thy venerable passion do come to thine Altare although a sinner that I may offer vnto thee the sacrifice which thou hast instituted and commanded to be offered in commemoration of thee for our saluation O high God receiue it I besech thee for thy holy Church and for the people which thou hast gotten with thy bloud O high Preist and true Bishop Iesus Christ who hast geuen vnto vs thy flesh to eate and thy bloud to drinke hast put this Mysterie in vertue of the holy Ghost saying So often as you do these you shal do them in memory of me I aske by the same thy bloud the price of our saluation I ask by this meruelous vnspeakable Charitie with which thou hast vouchsaifed to loue vs wretches vnworthy that thou wouldest wash vs frō our sinnes in thy bloud Teach me thy vnworthy seruāt whom thou hast vouchsaifed to cal vnto preistly functiō teach me I besech thee by thy holy Spirit to handle so great a Mysterie with that reuerence and honour with that deuotion and feare with which it behoueth and becometh For thy great clemency graunt me to celebrate the solemnities of Masse with a cleane heart and pure minde For with how great contrition of heart and fountaine of teares with how great reuerence and trembling with how great chastity of body and purity of soule is that diuine and heauenly Sacrifice to be celebrated where thy flesh in truth is receiued where thy Bloud in truth is drunke where lowest thinges are ioyned to the highest earthly thinges to diuine where the presence of holy Angels is where thou meruelously and vnspeakably art constituted Sacrifice and Preist We aske thee also o Lord for the soules of the faithful departed that this great Sacrament of pietie be vnto them saluation health ioy and refreshing O Lord let that inuisible and incomprehensible Maiestie of thy holy Spirit descend as long agone it did vpon the Oblations of the Fathers and make our Oblations thy Body and Bloud and teach me an vnworthy Preist to handle so great a Mysterie with puritie of heart and deuotion of teares with reuerence and dread that thou maist receiue pleasedly and gently of my handes for the saluation of al both liuing and dead We aske that the holy Ghost coming may with his holy good and glorious presence sanctify and make this bread the holy Body of thy Christ this Chalice the pretious Bloud of thy Christ that it may be vnto al receiuing of them to remission of sinnes O louer of men we humbly besech thee that thou wilt shew thy face vpon this bread and Chalice vpon this portable Altare Blesse sanctify cleanse and change this bread into thine immaculate flesh and this wine into thy pretious bloud O Lord Iesus Christ our God attend from thy holy Tabernacle from the Throne of the Glorie of thy Kingdome come to sanctify vs vouchsaife with thy powerable hand to impart vnto vs thine impolluted bodie and pretious Bloud and by vs to al the people O Lord make this bread the glorious Body of our Lord Iesus Christ for expiation of offences remission of sinnes and life euerlasting to them that receiue it Amen And this Chalice the pretious bloud of our Lord God Sauiour Iesus Christ for expiation of offences and forgeuenes of sinnes life euerlasting to them that receiue it Amen O Lord send forth thy spirit vpon vs and vpon these guiftes proposed and make this bread the pretious body of thy Christ and that which is in this Chalice the pretious bloud of Christ thy Soone transchanging them with thy holy Spirit O Lord we besech thee that pacified thou wilt accept this Oblation of our seruice and of al thy family Which Oblation o God vouchsaif we besech thee in al thinges to make blessed ratified acceptable that it may be made for vs the body and bloud of thy most beloued Sonne our Lord Iesus Christ O lord we thy seruantes and thy holy people mindful of so blessed passion rysing from hel and ascention into heauen of the same Christ thy Sonne our Lord do offer to thine excellent Maiestie out of thy guiftes a pure oblation holy oblation immaculate oblation the holy bread of eternal life and Chalice of euerlasting saluation Vouchsaife to accept them as thou didest the guiftes of thy seruant iust Abel and the Sacrifice of our Patriarch Abraham that which Melchizedech thy high Preist offered vnto thee holy Sacrifice immaculate Oblation Humbly we besech thee o god almightie that as many of vs as shal receiue of this participatiō of the Altare the holy Body and Bloud of thy Sonne may be filled with celestial Benediction and grace by the same Christ our Lord. Amen O Lord we offer this Sacrifice vnto thee that we may remember al those which before vs are departed from this world First the Patriarkes Prophets Apostles Martyrs that God by their praiers wil receiue our praiers We pray for our holy Fathers and Bishops after we pray for al which are dead among vs beleuing it to be the greatest help of soules for whom is offered praier of that holy and dreadful Sacrifice which is placed vpon the Altar When we pray for the dead although they be sinners we offer vp Christ who was slaine for our sinnes that we may procure him who is most bountiful to be merciful both to our selues and them O Lambe of God that takest away the sinnes of the world looke vpon vs and haue mercie vpon vs. Thou art made vnto vs a Sacrifice who art our Preist Thou art our reward who art our Redemer kepe vs whom thou hast redemed from al euils What preeminence aboue al others S. Peter his Successors in his Sea Apostolick haue in this sacred Preisthood Chapter 17. O Peter the Rocke and firmament of the Church highest topp of the Apostles I besech thee to be present this day taking pitie vpon vs and in spirit conuerse in this place O B. Peter why art thou silent for the sheepe and Lambes commited vnto thee by
Sonne and our Lord that by thee we may finde mercie in the day of Iudgment and obtaine those good thinges which are laid vp for those that loue God by the grace and bountie of our Lord Iesus Christ witâ— whom to the Father and Holie Ghost be glorie honour and Rule now and euer world without end Amen O holie Mother of God praise be to thee for thou art the precious pearle of the world Thou the vnquenchable lampe crowne of virginitie Scepter of true faith indissoluble Temple containing him who can no where be contained A Mother and Virgin Thou art blessed among women Mother of him that cometh blessed in the name of our Lord. By thee the Trinitie is sanctifyed By â—â—ee the precious Crosse is celebrated and worshipped in al the world By thee heauen doth ioy the Angels and Archangels reioice the diuels are driueÌ„ away and man him self is called backe to heauen By thee euerie creature detained in the errour of Idols is conuerted to the knowledge of the truth faithful men haue come to holy baptism churches are builded in al the world Thou being helper the Nations haue come to penance What more By thee the only begotten Sonne of God that true light hath shyned to them that sat in darknes and shadow of death By thee the Prohets foretold By thee the Apostles preached saluation to the Gentiles Who shal be able to expresse the greatnes of thy praises o Marie Mother and Virgin Let vs extol her adoring her Sonne the immaculate Spouse of the Church To whom be honour and glorie world without end Amen Of Praier and honour vnto the blessed Angels in heauen Chapter 5. O Ierusalem the eternal house of God next to the loue of Christ be thou my gladnes and consolation Let the sweete memory of thy blessed name be the releife of my sorow werisomnes O holie Angels holie Archangels holie Powers holie Potentates holie Principalityes holie Dominations holie Thrones holie Seraphines holy Cherubins holie Michael holie Gabriel holie Raphael and thou my holie Angel to whom our common maker hath committed me to be kept and al you administring spirits and heauenlie Citizens al orders of blessed Spirits make intercession and pray for me a wretch and your vnworthie seruant for al the Church of God that we may be worthie of the promises of Christ that by your praiers we may be ioyned to your B. felowship for euer Let vs aske that we may haue God and Christ and the Angels fauourers vnto vs in al our actions We besech the Angel of peace loue with praier and obsecration O you diuine armies of God immaterial O Angels intellectual reasonable But it is better by degree in order to Praise magnify and cal vpon you O Seraphines I besech you to cleanse the inward corners of my soule from the filthes of sinne and vtterly expelling and putting away the darknes of my heart lighten the internal senses of my minde O you Cherubins adorne me with the knowlege of the heauenlie word Kindle anger in me against the old serpent and powerablie carrie me on high from the earth O you Thrones who are the seate-bearers and rest of God almightie deliuer me from al deceipt and cursed work and make me worthie of the glorie and Maiestie of God O venerable Dominations graunt vnto me that I may gouerne the passions of my minde which corrupt the vnderstanding and to the last breath of my life subdue the deceiptes of the diuel which greuosly hurt my soule O Potentates named agreable to your office geue power vnto me against the visible and inuisible enemies which rise against my soule labour to bring my mind into captiuitie endeuour to ouerthrow my waies O you immoueable and mightie powers compasse me about with heauenly strength and power that am weake and infirme and make me apt that I may manfully driue away and tread vnder foote those spritual snakes scorpions O Principalities cheife in the third order of Angels be faithfully present and vse your careful diligence that I may triumphe ouer my most noysome enemies and resist them without feare wound euen to the end O you the rest of the Angels Archangels I aske and besech your bounty o you good without blemish Angels and Archangels o vndefiled spirits I intreate your magnificence preserue my life without offence my hope vnmoued manners blamelesse my loue towardes God and my neighboure perfect and free from al transgression I besech you leade and guide me with your hand and direct me to euery way of saluation and acceptable to God Al places are ful of Angels o Angel come receiue one cenuerted froÌ„ old error from doctrine of diuels from iniquity speaking against God and receiuing him as a good Phisitian cherish and instruct him and cal vnto thee other fellowes of thy ministery that al you together may instruct them to faith which sometime were deceiued For there is greater Ioy in heauen for one sinner doing penance then nyntie nine iust Haue mercy vpon me haue mercy vpon me o my freindes he seemeth to request the Angels to pray for him or surely the Saincts to pray for a penitent O holy Michael holy Gabriel holy Raphael o you holy Quiets of Angels and Archangels I presume to aske you by him that hath chosen you and of whose sight you reioyce that you vouch saife to pray for me to God a sinner O Michael Prince of the heauenly armie we vnworthie do besech thee that thou wilt defend vs by thy intercessions keepe vs with the shadow of thy winges of an immaterial nature We fal downe and without ceasing crie vnto thee deliuer vs from daungers as prince of the heauenly powers Be present vnto me o you Angels of my God which are neuer absent constituted in your ministerie for them that shal receiue the inheritance of saluation Consider and behold how Syon the Citie of our God is made vyle become as it were polluted among her enemies Al comlines and delightes are gone from her countenance Her Virgins yong people brought vp in Monasteries haue learned to treade sharp wayes O you Angels succour vs. O God omnipotent we humbly aske intreate that the intercession of Archangels be vnto our Lord for vs the Intercessions of Michael and Gabriel Raphael that we may appeare worthy before our Sauiour by the intercession of the neene orders of Angels The Thrones Dominations and Principalities and Powers also Cherubins and Seraphimes vouchsaife to pray for vs. O thrice most holie and much beloued and reuerenced Prince and cheife of the Angels Michael when at the last al those admirable thinges which are expected shal be ended by the sounde which thou shalt geue then o holy Arch-prince teacher of those that erre raiser of them that fal defender of soules
offer they honour no man departeth in sadnes as though thou wert alwaies present embracing in thy nurcing bosome thy countrie Citizens norish them with a fatherly loue Among these o honour of Christ heart me also confessing the sinnes of my heart and bewraying my deedes I acknowledge and know my selfe vnworthy to be heard of Christ him selfe yet I may receiue cure by his Martyrs my Patrones O bountiful heare thy Suppliant vnbind him from the bandes of the world Blessed Ciprian vouchsaife to helpe vs with his praiers in the mortalitie of this flesh as labouring in a dark cloude that by the guift of God we may so much as we can imitate his good thinges O noble Maryr looke downe mercifully on vs from aboue and direct our speach and life and feede this holy fold or gouerne it and so much as is possible dispose other thinges to the best Where two or three be gathered together in the name of our Lord there is God But where fourtie shal be who wil doubt but God is present there He that is oppressed with anie distresse let him flee to these he that doth ioy let him pray to these The one to be deliuered from thinges that be euil the other to continew in his ioyes O holy Queare o sacred order o common kepers of mākind most excellent fellowes of cares offerers vp of praiers and Vowes most potent Ambassadoures with God the Starres of the world Floures of the Churches O holie S. Albane I besech thee to pray to our Lord for me that it wil please him to send his Angel to leade me securely that I be not hindered in my way by the cursed enemie the diuel O holy Father Albane who leauing thinges terrestrial hast ascended the high seate of heauen with glorie now we besech thee with earnest praier thee who art our true glorie vnbind by thy deuout praiers the sinnes of thy seruantes Pray for the English Nation and for the euerlasting peace thereof obtaine for vs thy suppliants the eternal ioyes of life where Alleluya doth soūd continually O Sainct Albane pray for vs. O S. Albane make intercession for the soules of the deceased O twice renuomed descend hither a while bringing Christes fauour with thee that our greeued senses may feele the ease of pardon Let no death now remaine but the noble Soule receiue flesh againe that as it hath bene partaker of laboures and common daunger so it may be coheire of glorie for euer O Romanus constant Confessor of Christ our God be frendly vnto me moue the organe of my speachles mouth graunt me to declare the meruelous thinges of thy praises for thou knowest that the dūme may be made to speake O blessed Theodorus be Present vnto vs we want manie benefites Make intercession and pray for thy coūtrie to our common King and Lord. We feare afflictions we expect daungers As a souldier defend vs that the madde and wicked Barbarian rage not against Churches or Altares that the prophane and impious do not spurne the holy thinges And if there be need of greater aduocation and praier then assemble the companie of thy brethren Martyrs and pray together for vs with them al. Let the praiers of manie iust blotte out the sinnes of the multitude people Moue Peters stirre vp Paule also Iohn the Diuine and beloued Disciple that they wil be careful for the Churches which they haue founded for which they haue borne Chains for which they haue suffered daungers and death that heresses do not as thornes ouergrow the vineyard let not cocle choake vp the wheate but by vertue of thine owne and thy felowes praiers o admirable man let the Christian common wealth become a feild of corne which feild may remaine to the end in a fertile and fruitful foile of faith in Christ alwaies bringing forth fruit of eternal life O Felix o Sainct of God o beloued of God be a right hand and most saife Towre of defence vnto me Receiue the praiers of thy suppliants and commend thē to God Intreate the dreadfull Maiestie of our Lord that by thy abundā◠praiers and merites he wil pardon our offences O great Basile looke downe vpon vs from heauen and either command my greife to go away or help me and perswade me so patiently to endure it that when I shal at last depart from hence thou maist receiue me into the eternal Tabernacles and that with thee I may behold the Blessed Trinitie in such maner as it is O Athanasius looke downe gently vpon vs from aboue and direct this holy people worshipper of the holy Trinitie and nourish vs in peace defend vs. Direct vs in our combate receiue vs and place vs with thy self and those that be as thou art O holy Ephrem excellent Father Doctor of the Church standing by the heauenly Altare and Prince of life together with the Angels sacrificing to the sacred Trinitie remember al vs obtaine pardon of sinnes for vs that we may enioy the euerlasting blessednes of the celestial Kingdome in Christ Iesus our Lord. To whom be glorie for euer Amen O merciful haue mercie vpon me a wretch that when the high Iudge of the world shal come thou wilt procure that my sinnes be blotted out Be a mediator betwene our Lord and me Let thine intercessiō vnbind him whom his offence doth binde Let thy gentle pietie harken vnto me for with praier thou art powerable with him whose thou art what I aske thou art able to doe because he geueth al to his frendes I besech thee craue pardon thou who hast gotte the crowne o sheephard deliuer thy sheepe that it be not lame nor shutte forth Be vnto me a Medidiator betwene God and the guiltie Be mindful of thy seruants by him whose light thou shalt see for euer O beloued of God remember remember vs continually Thou standest without blemish before God singing that new song and following the Lambe whether soeuer he goeth Thou that art a follower of him be a Patrone vnto vs an interpreter of our Praiers an acceptable strong Aduocate Make intercession for vs to our Lord Iesus Christ that we may deserue to obtaine the song of the heauenly Trmupet the voice of that desired sound and the ioyes of the holy Resurrection I desire Intercession which holy Simeon can geue and I know I shal obtaine it For he wil graunt my petition Imitating the Bountifulnesse of our Lord. I pray also that I may haue the Intercession of holy Aphrates I aske that I may also haue the Benediction of holy Theodosius Holie Iames vouchsaife with his praiers to sustaine vphold our weaknes that being strengthned we may receiue manie victories from others that haue gotten them against vs and so depart out of this life with them as Conquerours O most blessed Agnes glorious vnto Christ bewtiful to the
Sonne of God and acceptable to al Angels and Archangels vouchsaife to remember vs we intreate thee with what praiers we are able that he who hath geuen victorie of thy laboures vnto thee wil bestow pardon of sinnes vpon vs. O Agnes a true ornament the bright image of shamfastnes o noble Virgin I besech thee fauour my praiers Agnes o happie Virgin o new glory noble inhabitant of the heauenly towre bow downe thy face adorned with a double Diademe vpon our vncleanes Thou shynest as a bride heauen aske for me fauour those which honour thee O holie blessed Paula help with thy praiers the decaying old age of thy worshipper thy faith and workes associate thee to Christ being present thou shalt more easily obtaine what thou askest THE OLD LITANIES vsed within the first 600 yeares cited by Wallafridus Strab. l. de rebus Ecclesiast 28. de lit agend S. Amalar. l 2. de eccl offic c. 28. Cermonial antiq tit Lytan and others Chapter 9. LOrd haue mercie vpon vs. Christ haue mercy vpon vs. Lord haue mercie vpon vs. O Christ heare vs. O God the Father of heauen haue mercie vpon vs. O God the Sonne Redemer of the world haue mercie vpon vs. O God the holy Ghost haue mercie vpon vs. O holie Trinitie one God haue mercie vpon vs. O holie Marie pray for vs. O holie Mother of God pray O holie Virgin of virgins pray O holie Michael pray O holie Gabriel pray O holie Raphael pray O al holie Angels Archangels of God pray O al holie orders of blessed spirits pray O holie Iohn Baptist pray O al holie Patriarches Prophets pray S. Peter pray S. Paul pray S. Andrew pray S. Iohn pray S. Iames pray S. Mathew pray S. Bartholomew pray S. Symon pray S. Thadeus pray S. Mathias pray S. Barnabas pray S. Marcke pray S. Luke pray O al holie Apostles and Euangelistes pray for vs. O al holie Disciples InnoceÌ„tes pray for vs. S. Stephen pray S. Linns pray S. Cletus pray S. Clement pray S. Fabian pray S. Albane pray S. Cosmas pray S. Damian pray S. Primus pray S. Faelician pray S. Dionise with his felowes pray S. Victor with his felowes pray O al holy Martyrs pray S. Siluester pray S. Leo pray S. Ierome pray S. Augustine pray O al holy Confessors pray O al holy Monkes Erâ—miâ—eâ— pray S. Marie Magdaleine pray S. Marie of Egipt pray S. Margaret pray S. Scholastica pray S. Pernel pray S. Genouefs pray S. Praxedes pray S. Sotheris pray S. Prisca pray S. Thecla pray S. Afra pray O holy Virgins pray O al holy Sainctes of God men women pray for vs. Of honour reuerence to the holie bodies and other Reliques of Sainctes Chapter 10 WE honour the vessels of the bodies of Sainctes and repay vnto them memory as it were reward and wages of their vertue magnanimitie of mind The noble reliques are pulled forth of their vnnoble sepulchre The Trophes of victorie are shewed vnto heaueÌ„ Let the triuÌ„phant victims succede vnto the place where Christ is the Sacrifice But he who suffered for al vpon the Altare These redemed by his passion vnder the Altare This place I had appointed for my selfe for it is worthie a priest should rest there where a Preist accustomed to offer Sacrifice But I yeald the right hand portion to the holy victims This place beloÌ„ged to Martyrs therfore let vs burie the sacred reliques carrie them into worthie houses and celebrate the whole day with faithful deuotion O thrice and four times o 7. times happie that Citizen who celebrateth thee nearhaÌ„d the seate of thy bones who may lay himself downe neare them who sprincleth the place with teares who presseth his brest vpon the earth who offereth vowes in secret O blessed Apostles what thankes shal we render vnto you who haue laboured so much for vs. O Peter I remember thee and I am amased O Paule I cal thee to mind rauished in mind I am oppressed with teares For what I may say or what I may speake beholding your afflictions I know not O peter thou maist ioy to whom it was geuen to enioy the Crosse of Christ Ioy thou also o Paule whose head was cutte of with a sword Let that sword be to me for a crowne and the nailes of Peter for pretious Stones infixed in my Diademe O who wil graunt vnto me to be rolled about the bodie of Paule to be fastened to his sepulchre to see the dust of that bodie fulfilling the thinges which as yet were wanting in Christ bearing the signes of his woundes O double renoumed we besech thee by thy handes blocke of thy prison by those potsheardes by which thou gainedst conquest by which we that come after with reuerence kisse thy bedde haue mercy vpon our praiers Here Christ verily was crucified for our sinnes and if thou wouldest deny it this place apparant disproueth thee Blessed is this mount Golgatha in which now for him that was crucified wel make ioy in him and the whole globe of the earth is filled with wood of the Crosse by parcels When wil that day be that it may be lawful for vs to enter into the Sepulchre of our Sauiour to wepe in the Sepulchre of our Lord and then to licke the wood of the Crosse and in mount Oliuet with our Lord ascending to be lifted in desire and mind Praier for one in particular deceased Chapter 11. GOd of his mercie forgeue to the departed out of this life al sinnes by humane frailtie and weaknes committed and bring him into light and the Countrie of the liuing into the bosome of Abraham Isaac and Iacob into the Place voide of al greife sadnes and groaning Let vs pray for al that rest in Christ that our gentle God who hath receiued his soule wil forgeue him al offence being merciful vnto him wil place him in the Region of the godly and blessed in the bosome of Abraham Isaac Iacob with al that haue pleased him from the beginning of the world and performed his wil where there is no sorow sadnes or sighing God of Abraham God of Isaac and God of Iacob God not of the dead but of the liuing because the soules of al do liue with thee and the spirits of the Iust are in thy handes and torment shal not touch them for al that are sanctified are vnder thy hand Looke thou also now vpon this thy seruant whom thou hast receiued into the other life and pardoÌ„ him whatsoeuer he hath offended in Assigne geÌ„tle Angels vnto him and place him in the bosome of Patriarches Prophets and Apostles and al that from the beginning of the world haue pleased thee where there is no sorow nor horror but the felowship of the godlie and such as reioyce and the blessed Countrie of the iust beholding the glorie of thy Christ by whom to thee be glorie honour worship