mercy grace to the deade pardon rest to thy holy Churche peace concorde to vs poore synners lyfe ioye euerlastynge Uvhiche lyuest reygnest god with the father and the holy ghoste worlde without ende So be it âhe gloryous passyon of our lorde Iesu Chryst delyuer vs from sorowfull heuynesse and bryng vs to the ioyes of Paradyse So be it âHe lamentacyon of the mother Mary Her virgyns herte a sonder all to brake Uvhen tyhynges came to her sodenly How that her sone at mydnyght shulde be take But a the mornyng her wo gan more awake UvheÌ she herde hym brought iÌ to the iudgement hall Uvhich made her ofte to syghe sobbe with al. ãâ¦ã Uve do prayse the and praye the mother of god most mercyfull ãâ¦ã âhat thou entende vs to defende from death that is moost sorowfull ¶ ãâ¦ã âOly lorde Iesus sone of the moost swete virgyn Mary which sufferedest deathe for vs vpon a Crosse shew vnto vs thy mercy and grauÌt vâto vs and vnto all that deuoutly haue in remembraunce the compassyon of thy moost holy mother for her sake prosperous lyfe iÌ this present worlde and throughe thy grace eternall glorye in the world to come Uvherin thou doest lyue and reygne one god with the holy ghoste worlde without ende So be it âhe gloryous PassyoÌ of a virgyns sone brynge vs to the blisse of almighty god y e father So be it ¶ ãâ¦ã âHe fyrst that euer we fynde in scrypture to haue vsed the worshyppynge of god at certeyne set houres of the daye was Daniel the prophet as it appere in his vj. Chapiter And in the newe Testament in the Actes of the Apostles the x. Chapitre we rede that saint Peter the apostle accustomed hym selfe to certayne houres of prayer By whiche examples as saynt Cypriane testifyeth the catholyke Churche of chryst dyd fyrst receyue admyt suche maner of prayeÌg Uvhervpon the same vsuall seruyce that we calle Pryme and houres was fyrste instytuted to be sayde and songe here in the Churches of Englande accordynge to the Custome of SaruÌ and somwhere after the vse of Yorke And therfore when we rede Hora prima tertia sexta and nona that is the fyrst the thyrde the syxte and the nynth houre euyn as they make meÌcyon of seueral houres so were they and may be vsed at seueral tymes of the daye to be sayde in remeÌbraunce of Chrystes Passyon and the compassyon of the virgyn his mother ¶ ãâ¦ã The houres âorde haste the to helpe me âlorye be to the father to the sone to the holye ghoste âs it was in the begynnynge as it is nowe and euer shall be So be it âPrayse ye the lorde ãâ¦ã eni creator âOme holy ghost O creatour eternall In our myndes to make visytacyon And fulfyll thou with grace supernall Our hertes that be of thy creacyon âemembre lorde author of saluacyon That somtyme of a virgyn pure Uvithout helpe of mannes operacyon Thou tokest vpon the our frayle nature âvirgyn Mary moost gracyous O mother of mercy incomparable From our enemye defende thou vs And in the houre of death be fauourable âlory to the lorde of myghtes moost That of a virgyn chaste was bore Glory to the father and the holy ghost To them be praysyng for euermore So be it The Antheme O wonderfull exchaunge âeus in nomine tuo âOd for thy names sake saue me and iudge me by thy power âgod heare my prayer gyue eare vnto the wordes of my mouthe âor straungers haue rysen agaynste me and tyraÌtes hauiÌge no respecte vnto god haue sought my lyfe âut lo god helpeth me and the lorde is protector of my soule âurne the euylles vpon myne enemyes and for thy truethes sake dystroye them âyllyngely shall I sacryfice vnto the and shall acknowledge thy name o lorde for it is good âor thou hast delyuered me out of al trouble myne eye hath loked ouer myne enemyes âlory be to the father to the sone and to the holy ghoste âs it was in the beginnynge as it is nowe and euer shal be So be it âaudate dnÌm oeÌs geÌtes âRayse ye the lorde all gentylles prayse ye hym all nacyons âor his mercy hath ben multyplyed vpoÌ vs and the trueth of the lorde endureth for euer âlory be to the father to the sone and to the holy ghoste âs it was in the begynnyng as it is now and euer shall be So be it âonfiteminâdnÌo qmÌ âCknowledge the lorde for he is good for his mercy is euerlastynge âet Israel saye now that he is good for his mercy is euerlastynge âet the house of Aaron saye nowe that he is good for his mercy is euerlastynge âet al that feare the lorde say that his mercy is euerlastynge ân my trouble haue I called vpon the lorde and the lorde hath herde me at large âhe lorde is my helper I feare not what so euer man do to me âhe lorde is my helper and I shall dispyce myne enemyes âetter it is to truste in the lorde then to trust in men âetter is it to truste in the lorde then to trust in prynces âll nacyons haue compassed me and yet in the lordes name haue I ben auenged vpon them âhey lyeng in a wayt haue closed me in and yet in the lordes name haue I ben auenged on them âhey haue swarmed aboute me lyke bees and they haue burnt me as fyre amonge thornes yet iÌ the lordes name haue I beÌ reueÌged vpoÌ theÌây violeÌce haue I ben ouertourned that I fell and the lorde toke me vp âe strength and prayse is the lorde he is made a sauyour vnto me âhe noyse of myrth and health is the tabernacles of the iuste âhe ryght hande of the lorde hathe wrought vertue the lordes ryght hande hath exalted me the lordes ryght hande hath wrought vertue âet me not dye but lyue and I shall shewe the workes of the lorde âith chastysyng the lorde hath chastysed me hath not put me to death âpen vnto me the gates of iustyce entrynge therin I shall make knowledge to the lorde this is the lordes gate the ryghtuous shall entre therin âwyll coÌfesse the o lorde bycause thou hast harde me and thou arte become my sauyour âhe stone which the buylders reiected the same was set at the heade of the corner âhis is done by the lorde and it is marueylous in our eyes âhis is the daye whiche the lorde made let vs be mery and reioyce therin âlorde saue thou me o lorde preserue me wel blessed is he that commethe in the lordes name âe gyue prayse to you that be of the lordes house god is the lorde he hath gyueÌ lyght vnto vs âppoynte ye a solempne holy daye iÌ thycke places euen vnto the corner of the aulter âhou arte my god and I shall coÌfesse the thou arte my god and I shall exalte the. âshall make knowledge to the O lorde for thou hast herde me and arte become my sauyour âcknowledge ye the lorde
them âhe lorde hathe done greatly for vs we are made ioyfull âorde conuerte our captyuyte as a ryuer in the southe âhey that sowe with teares shall reape with gladnes âhey goynge forth wenâ and wepte castynge theyr sedes âut comynge agayne they shall come with ioye bearynge theyr handes full of corne âlory be to the father to the sone and to the holy ghoste âs it was in the begynnynge as it is now and euer shall be So be it âisi dominus edificauerit ãâ¦ã âXcepte the lorde haue buylded the house they haue labored in vayn which buylde it ââeles the lorde haue kepte the cyte he hathe watched in vayne that kepeth it ât is in vayn for you to ryse before lyght aryse after your syttyng ye that eat the bred of sorow âhen he hath gyuen slepe to his welbeloued lo the herytage of the lorde is chyldren the rewarde is the fruyte of the wombe âs arowes iÌ the hande of the myghty so be the chyldren of smyters âlessed is the man whiche fulfylled his desyre of them he shall not be confounded wheÌ he shall speake to his enemyes in the gate âlory be to the father to the sone and to the holy ghoste âs it was in the begynnynge as it is now and euer shall be So be it âeati omnes ãâ¦ã âLessed be all that feare the lorde whiche walketh in his wayes âor thou shalt eate the labours of thyne haÌdes thou shalt be blessed and wel shalt thou be âhy wyfe as a plenteous vyne in the sydes of thyne house âhy sones lyke the plantes of Olyue trees all aboute thy table âo thus shal a man be blessed whiche feareth the lorde âhe lorde of Syon blysse the that thou mayst âe the goodes of HierusaleÌ al the days of thy lyfe and that thou mayst se the chyldren of thy chyldren and peace vpon israel âlory be to the father to the sone and to the holy ghoste âs it was in the begynnynge as it is now and euer shall be So be it âepe expugnauerunt ãâ¦ã âFtsones haue they assayled me euyn from my youth let Israel now tell it âftsones haue they assayled me euyn from my youth and yet coulde they not ouercome me âpon my backe haue synners buylded they haue prolonged theyr wyckednes âhe ryghtuous lord shall cut a soÌder the neckes of synners let all be confounded turned backe that hate Syon âet them be made as the thatche of houses that dyd wyther before it was plucked vp âherof he that shall mowe hathe not filled his haÌde nor he y t shall gather gleanes his bosome ând they that passed by sayde not the blessynge of the lorde lyght vpon you we do blesse you in the name of the lorde âlory be to the father to the sone and to the holy ghoste âs it was in the begynnynge as it is now and euer shall be So be it âe profundis clamaui ãâ¦ã âRom the deepe places haue I called vnto the o lorde lorde heare my voyce âet thyne eares be intentyfe to the voyce of my prayer âf thou lorde wylte loke so straytly vpoÌ synners o lorde who shall abyde it âut there is mercy with the and because of thy lawe haue I abyden the o lorde ây soule hath abydeÌ iÌ his worde my soule hath trusted in the lorde ârom the mornynge watche vnto nyght let Israel truste in the lorde âor with the lorde there is mercy and hiÌs redeÌpcyon is plenteous ând he shal redeme Israel for all the iniquities of it âlory be to the father to y e sone to y e holy ghost âs it was in the begynnynge as it is now c. âomine non est exaltatum ãâ¦ã âOrde my herte is not exalted neyther is myne eyes set a lofte âeyther haue I walked in great thynges ne in meruayles aboue me âf I dyd not thynke mekely but haue exalted my soule âs a weanlynge is from his mother so let my soule be rewarded âet Israel truste iÌ the lorde froÌ this tyme forth and euermore âlory be to the father ââ¦s it was in the. c. âemento domine Dauid ãâ¦ã âOrde haue mynde of Dauid and of all his mekenes âs he hathe sworne to the lorde hathe made a vowe to the lorde of Iacob If I shal entre in to the tabernacle of my hous yf I shall ascende in to the bedde where I lye If I shall gyue slepe vnto myne eyes and slomberynge vnto myne eye lyddes And rest vnto the temples of myne heade vntyll I fynde a place for the lorde a tabernacle for the god of Iacob âowe haue herde her in Effrata we founde her in the feldes of wood We shall entre iÌ to his tabernacle we shall worshyp in the place where his feete stode Aryse lorde in to thy reste thou and the Arche of thy sanctifycacyon âette thy seruauÌtes do on iustyce and thy sayntes reioyse âor thy seruauÌt dauides sake tourne not backe the face of thyne anoynted The lorde hath smorne trueth vnto Dauid and shall not deceyue hym of the fruyte of thy belly shall I set one vpon the seate âf thy chyldren wyll kepe me testament my testimonyes those that I shall teache them And theyr sones worlde without ende shall syt vpon thy seate For the lorde hathe chosen Syon he hathe chosen it for his dwellynge place This is my restynge place for euermore here shal I dwel for I haue chosen it with blessyng ââhe wydowe of it I shall blysse the pore people of it I shall fulfyll with breade âshal compas the preestes therof with helth the sayntes therof shal triumphe with gladnes âhyther shall I brynge the horne of Dauid I haue prepared a laÌterne for myne anoynted âhe enemyes of hym I shal compas with confusyon vpon hym surely shall my sanctifycacyon florysshe âlory be to the father to the sone and to the holy ghoste âs it was in the begynnynge as it is now and euer shall be So be it âcce quam bonum ãâ¦ã âEholde how good and pleasaunt it is for brethren to dwell togyther âyke as oyntment in the head that discendeth in to the berde euyn the berde of Aaron âhiche discendeth in to the skyrte of his garmen as the dewe of Hermon that discendeth in to the mount Syon âor there hath the lorde promysed blessynge lyfe worlde without ende âlory be to the father to the sone and to the holy ghoste âs it was in the begynnynge as it is now and euer shall be So be it âcce nunc bnÌdicite dnÌm âOo nowe blesse ye the lorde all the seruauÌtes of the lorde âhiche stande in the house of the lorde in the cources of our goddes house âyfte vp your handes in the nyghtes vnto the holy places and blysse the lorde âhe lorde of Syon blysse the whiche made heuyn and earth âlory be to the father to the sone and to the holy ghoste âs it was in the begynnynge as it is now and euer shall be So be it ãâ¦ã emembre not o lorde the faultes eyther
and earth and see and all that be in theÌâhich kepeth trueth euermore doth iudgemeÌt to them that suffre wronge and gyueth meate to the hungry âhe lorde loseth the fettered the lorde gyueth syght to the blynde âhe lorde lyfteth vp theÌ that be fallen the lorde loueth the ryghteous âhe lorde preserueth strauÌgers he shall defeÌde the fatherles and the wydowe and shal destroy the wayes of synners âhe lorde shall reygne euermore thy god o syoÌ from one generacyon to another âorde gyue theÌ eternall rest and let contynuall lyght shyne vnto theÌ ãâ¦ã From the gates of hell ãâ¦ã Lorde delyuer theyr soules ãâ¦ã I truste to se the goodes of the lorde ãâ¦ã In the lande of lyfe ãâ¦ã Lorde god heare my prayer ãâ¦ã And gyue hearynge to my clamour ãâ¦ã âOd to whome it is appropried to be mercyfull euer to spare be mercyfull to the soules of thy seruauntes of eche kynde and forgyue them al theyr synnes that they beyng loosed froÌ the bondes of death may deserue to ascende vnto lyfe By Chryste our lorde âGod the lorde of pardon graunt vnto the soule of N. thy seruaunte the yeares mynde of whose death we haue in remembraunce a place of rest the blysfull quiete and clerenesse of thy lyght By Chryste our lorde âGod whiche haste caused thy seruauÌtes in pontificall dignite to be accompted amoÌge the preestes apostolyke graunt we beseche the that they maye enioye in heuyn the coÌtynuall coÌpany of them whose offyce they dyd beare somtyme heare in earth By Chryste our lorde âGod the graunter of pardon and the louer of mannes saluacyon we beseche thy mercy that thou wylte suffre the congregacyons of our brothers and systers beynge departed out of this worlde through the intercession of blessed Mary the virgyn and saynt Myghell the archaÌ gell all holy sayntes to come to the congregacyoÌ of euerlastynge felicite By Chryste our lorde âGod that arte creatour and redemer of all faythful people graunt vnto the soules of al true beleuers beynge deade remyssyon of al theyr synnes that through deuout prayers they maye attayne thy gracyous pardon whiche they haue alway desyred which shalte come to iudge the quycke and the deade and the worlde by fyre So be it God haue mercy on all chrysten soules So be it ¶ ãâ¦ã ãâ¦ã âyrect good lorde âerba mea auribus ãâ¦ã LOrde perceyue my wordes with thyne eares vnderstande my clamour Make hede to the voyce of my prayer my kynge and my god For vnto the wyl I praye o lorde early shalt y u heare my voyce âarly shall I stande by the I shall se for thou arte a god not fauourynge iniquite Nor y e malygne shal not dwel nere the neyther shal the vnryghteous abyde before thy iyes Thou haste hated all that do iÌiquite thou shalte destroy all that speake falshode A man that is bloudy deceytful the lorde doth abhorre but I through the plenteousnes of thy mercy Shall entre in to my house I shall praye at thy holy temple in thy feare âeade me lorde in thy ryghteousnes bycause of myne enemyes directe my way in thy syght âor in the mouth of them there is no trueth the herte of them is full of vanyte âhe throte of them is an open graue deceytfully haue they done with theyr tonges iudge theÌ o god âet them fall froÌ theyr cogytacyons accordyng to the greatnes of theyr wyckednes expel them for they haue sturred the to angre lorde ând let all reioyse that trust in the they shall euermore be gladde thou shalte dwelle amoÌge them ând they shall glory in the all that loue thy name for thou wylte blesse the ryghteous âorde thou hast couered vs as it were with a shylde of thy good wyll âorde gyue them eternall reste let coÌtynuall lyght shyne vnto them ãâ¦ã Dyrecte good lorde my way iÌ thy syght ãâ¦ã ourne the lorde âomine ne in furore tuo ãâ¦ã âOrde rebuke me not in thy fury neyther chasten thou me in thyne angre âaue mercy on me lorde for I am sycke healem lord for my bones are broused ând my soule is very sore troubled but how loÌge lorde âurne the lorde and delyuer my soule saue me for thy mercye âor there is none in death that hath mynde of the and in hell who wyll acknowledge the. âhaue laboured iÌ my sorow I shal euery nyght wasshe my bedde with teares shall I weate the place where I lye âyne eye is troubled with woodnes I haue waxen olde amonge al myne enemyes âuoyde fro me al ye that worke wyckednes for the lorde hath herd the noyse or my wepynge âhe lorde hath herde my prayer the lorde hath receyued my peticyon âet all myne enemyes be greatly ashamed and confounded let them be ashamed and confounded very quyckely âorde gyue them eternall reste let contynuall lyght shyne vnto theÌ ãâ¦ã Turne the lorde delyuer my soule for he is not iÌ death that hath mynde of the ãâ¦ã est any tyme. ânÌe deê° meus in te speraui ãâ¦ã O Lorde my god in the haue I trusted saue me froÌ al that persecute me and delyuer me âest any tyme they deuour my soule as a lyon whylst there is none y t may redeme nor saue me âlorde god yf I haue done this thynge yf wyckednes be in myne handes âf I haue req ited euyl to theÌ that dyd for me let me then worthely falle into myne enemyes haÌdes âet an enemye persecute my soule lette hiÌ take it and treade downe my lyfe in earth and brynge my glory in to duste âryse lorde in thy wrathe and be exalted in the countrees of myne enemyes ând aryse my lorde god in the precepte that thou hast commaunded and the congregacion of people shall compasse the. ând for the same go vp agayne on hyghe the lorde iudgeth nacyons âudge me lorde accordynge to my iustyce and procede vpon me accordyng to myn innocency âet the wyckednes of synners be coÌsumed and thou shalte ordre the iuste o god that enserchest herte and reynes ây iust helpe is from god which preserueth the ryghteous in herte âhe lorde is a iust iudge stronge and pacyeÌt is he angry al tymes âxcepte ye be tourned he hath shakeÌ his sworde he hathe beÌded his bowe and hathe made it redy ând hath prepared in it vesselles of death he hath made his arowes hotte âo he bredeth iniustyce he hathe conceyued sorowe and hath brought forth vngodlynes âe hathe opened a lake and dygged it out and hath fallen in to the pyt that hym selfe made âet his sorowe be tourned vpon his owne head let his wykednesse falle vpoÌ his owne crowne â shall make knowledge to the lorde accordyng to his iustyce and shall syng to the name of the lorde moost hyest âorde gyue theÌ eternall rest and let contynuall lyght shyne vnto them ãâ¦ã âeste any tyme he may rauysshe my soule as a lyon when there is none that wyll redeme it or saue it ãâ¦ã From the gates of hel The answere Lorde
archbysshoppe xvj  f saynt Newe bysshoppe xvij xvij g octa of saynt Martyn xviij vj saynt Elizabeth xix  b saynt Edmunde kynge xx xiiij c Presentacyon of our Lady xxj iij d saynt Cecily virgyn and martyr xxij  e saynt Clement bysshop of rome xxiij xj f saynt Grysogony martyr xxiiij xix g ãâ¦ã xxv  saynt Lini bysshoppe of Rome xxvj viij b saynt Agricole and vital xxvij  c saynt rufe martyr xxviij xvj d saynt saturne Uigyll xxix v e xxx Decembre The yere by Decembre taketh his ende And so dooth man at thre score and twelue Nature with aege wyll hym on message seÌde The tyme is come that he must go hym selue ãâ¦ã  f saynt Loye bysshoppe i ãâã g saync lybane ij ij A deposicyon of saynt osmunde iij x b saynt Barbara virgyn iiij  c saynt Sabba abbot v xviij d ãâ¦ã vj vij e octaues of saynt andrewe vij  f ãâ¦ã viij ãâã g saynt Cypryan abbot ix iiij saynt Eulalie x  b Damase bysshoppe of Rome xi xij c ¶ ãâ¦ã xij i d saynt lucy vyrgyn xiij  e othilie virgyn xiiij ix f saynt valery bysshoppe xv  g ¶ ãâ¦ã xvâ xvij saynt lazarus bysshoppe xvij vi b saynt Gratian bysshoppe xviij  c saynt venyce virgyn xix xiiij d saynt Iulyan martyr xx iij e ãâ¦ã xxi  f xxx martyrs xxij xi g vyctory virgyâ xxiij xix Uigyll xxiiij  b ãâ¦ã xxv viij c ãâ¦ã xxvj  d ãâ¦ã xxvij xvi e ãâ¦ã xxviij v f ãâ¦ã xxix  g âranslacyon of saynt Iames xxx xiij saynt Syluester bysshop of Rome xxxi âNotâ the golden nombre that is writen after the sayntes on the ryght hande in the moneth of ãâ¦ã and ãâ¦ã And the sonday nexte after the goldeÌ noÌbre for the yeare shall be ãâ¦ã ¶ ãâ¦ã ¶ ãâ¦ã I Am Sonday mooste honorable The heed of al the weke dayes That day all thynges laborable Ought for to resâe gyue prayse To our Creatour that alwayes wolde haue vs reste after trauayle Man seruaunt and thy beaste he sayes And the other to thyne auayle ¶ ãâ¦ã Monday men ought me for to call In whiche good workes ought to begynne Hearynge masse the fyrste dede of all Intendynge for to flee deedly synne This worldly goodes truely to vynne with labour and true exercyse For who of good workes can not blynne To his rewarde shall vynne Paradyse ¶ ãâ¦ã I tuesday am also named of Mars Called of goddes armypotent I loue neuer for to be scars Of workes but alwayes dylygent Stryuynge agaynste lyfe indigent Beynge in this worlde or elles where âo serue our lorde with good intent As of duety we are bounde here ¶ ãâ¦ã wednesday sothely is my name A mydes the weke is my beynge wherin all vertues dothe frame By the meanes of good lyuynge I do remembre the heuenly kynge That was solde in my season I do worke with true meanynge Hym for to serue as it is reason ¶ ãâ¦ã I am the meâyest of seuen Called thursday verely In my tyme the kynge of heuen Made his souper merely In forme of breade gaue his body To his Apostles as it is âlayne And then washed theyr fete mekely And went to Olyuet mountayne ¶ ãâ¦ã Named I am deuoute fryday The whiche careth for no delyte But to mourne fast deale and pray I do set all my hole appetyte To thynke on the Iues dyspyte Howe they dyd Chryste on the tre rent And thynkynge howe I may be quyte At the dredefull Iudgement ¶ ãâ¦ã Saterday I am comynge laste Trustynge on the tyme well spent Hauynge euer mynde stedfaste On that lorde that harowed hell That he my synnes wyll expell At the instaunce of his Mother whose goodnesse dothe farre excell whome I serue aboue all other amen The commaundementes of ãâ¦ã gyuen by Moyses and expounded by ãâ¦ã to our Mother tongue very necessarye and expedyent for Youthe and all other for to lerne and to knowe ¶ ãâ¦ã I Am the Lorde thy god whiche haue brought the out of the lande of Egypt and out of the house of boÌdage ãâ¦ã Thou shalte haue none other goddes iÌ my syght ãâ¦ã Thou shalte make the no graueÌ Ymage neyther any similitude that is iÌ heueÌ aboue or in the earthe beneathe or in the water that is beneath the earthe Se that thou neyther bowe thy selfe to them neyther serue them For I the lorde thy god am a gelouse god vysite the synne of the fathers vpoÌ the chyldreÌ vnto the thyrde and fourth generacyoÌ of them that hate me and yet shewe mercye to thousandes amoÌge theÌ that loue me and kepe my commaundementes ãâ¦ã Heare Israell our lorde god is one lorde and thou shalt loue thy lorde god with all thy herte with all thy Soule with all thy mynde and with ali thy strength Thou shalte worshyp thy lorde god hym onely shalte thou serue ¶ ãâ¦ã âHou shalt not take the name of the lorde thy god in vayne For the Lorde wyll not holde hym gyltlesse that taketh the name of the lorde his god in vayne ãâ¦ã âYe haue herde howe it was sayde to theÌ of olde tyme. Thou shalt not forsweare thy selfe but shalte performe thyn othes to the Lorde âsay vnto you sweare not at all neyther by heueÌ for it is goddes seate nor by the earth for it is his fote stole neyther by IerusaleÌ for it is the Citye of y e great kynge Neyther shalt thou sweare by thy heade bycause thou canst not make one whyte heare or a blacke But let your communicacyon be yea eya nay naye for what soeuer is more then that commeth of euyll ¶ ãâ¦ã âEmembre the Sabbath daye that thou sanctify it ãâ¦ã Syxe dayes mayste thou labour and do all that thou hast to do but the seuenth daye is the Sabbath of the Lorde thy god In it thou shalte do no maner worke neyther thou nor thy sone nor thy doughter neyther thy manseruaunt nor thy mayde seruaunt nor thy catell nor yet the straunger that is within thy gates For in syxe dayes the Lorde made heuen and earth and the see and all that is in them and rested the seuenth day wherfore the Lorde blessed the seuenth daye halowed it ãâ¦ã It is lefull to do a good dede on the Sabbath day For the sone of maÌ is lorde euen of the Sabbath day The Lorde sayth by his prophet ãâ¦ã That his sabbath is halowed and kepte when we rest and cease to do our owne wyll to folowe oure owne wayes to speake our owne wordes when we in worde thought and dede fulfyll his well I say not ours and when we suffer hym to do his workes in vs that at the last we may come to that Sabbath and true reste euen eternall lyfe whiche Chryst the Lorde of the sabbath hath opteyned for vs by his blode ¶ ãâ¦ã âOnoure thy Father and thy Mother that thy dayes may be longe in the lande whiche the lorde thy god gyueth the. âonour
your body and soule Thynke how yll ye haue be stowed the tyme that he hath gyuen you to doâânaunte Thynke how many tymes he hath forgyueÌ you inshryft et how many tymes ye haue falleÌ to synne agayn Thynke in what payne ye had beÌnow et euer yf god had taken you out of this worlde whan ye were in deedly synne Thynke how derely he bought you froÌ the daunger of the deuyll suffryng coÌtynuall paynes in this worlde about the space of xxxn. yeres goynge barefote iÌ colde heate suffryng hoÌgre thyrst many shamefull ââuryes how derely he redemed you gyuyng his pÌââous body his blod his soule at this point coÌsydre all the paynes of his wofull passyon as god wyll gyue you grace Thynke also what payne his dere gloryous mother suffred all y t whyle Consydre his sharpe iugement at the houre of dethe And touchyng this dethe thynke osten the ron and that ye can not escape it nor knoweth whan nor how in what estate nor what place nor tyme day nor houre Thynke thaÌ what shall become of the worldly goodes that ye haue gadred spared with grete labour how lothe ye shall be to leaue theÌ and all your frendes kynsfolke An y t more is whaÌ your soule iÌ grete payne shall leaue your body to rotte in the erthe Consydre thaÌ what shall become of your strenght be aute you the helthe other welthe of the body Thynke what the poore soule shall do whan it goothalone without company where it was neuer Thynke what it shall do whaÌ it seeth the horryble enemyes that wolde drawe it to êdicyon yf ye deye in deedly synne Thynke how wofull a iourney it shall he whan ye must yelde a generall rekenyng of all your werkes wordes thoughtes without excepcyoÌ of ony thyng Thynke how god shall hyue you grace Thynke on y e horryble paynes of hell on the cruell ê¯pany of deuylles where without ende ye shall neuer haue releas yf ye deye in deedly synne And thynke on the ine stimable ioye of the sayntes iÌ heueÌ y e w iche out lorde hath promised you yf ye lyue out of deedly synne et loue hym aboue all thyng And haue ye a êfyte hope yf yelyue wel ye shall come to that glory AmeÌ Â¶ And yt by ony other reasonable besynesse ye may not be so long in the chyrche at is it sayd he re afore yelde thankes to god of his goodnesse And thyne on the resydew in your how 's ones in the day or in the nyght yf ye may WhaÌ ye are coÌe fro y e chyrch take hede to your housholde or occupacyoÌ tyll dyner tyme. And in so doyng thynke soÌ tyme that y e payne y t ye suffre in this worlde is nothyng to the regarde of y e in fynite glory y t ye shall haue yf ye take it mekely ThaÌ take your refeccioÌ or mele reasonably w tout excesse or ouer moche for beryng of your meate for there is as moche daunger iÌ to lytell as in to moche yf ye fast ones in a weke it is ynought besyde vigilles ymbre dayes out of lenten And yf ye tynhe y e fastyng be not good nor êuffytable do by counsell Rest you after dyner an houre or half an houre as ye thynke best prayeng god that in that rest he wyll accept your helthe to y e ende y â after it ye may serue hym y e more deuoutly The resydew of y e day bestowe iÌ your besinnesse to the pleasure of god As touchyn your seruyce say vn to tiers a fore dyner and make an ende of all be fore souper And whan ye may say dyryge and coÌmendacyons for all chrysted soules at the leest way on the holy dayes and yf ye haue leaser say them on other dayes at the leest with thre lessoÌs Shryue you euery weke to your curate except ye haue grete lette and beware ye passe not a fourtenyght excepte veray grete lette Yf ye be of power refuse not your almesse to the fyrst poore body that axeth it of you that day Yf ye thynke it nedefull Take payne to here kepe the worde of god CoÌfesse you euery day to god without fayle of suche synnes as ye knowe that ye haue done that day CoÌsydre ofteÌ eyther by day or nyght whan ye do a wake what our lorde dyde at that houre the day of his blyssed passyon where he was at that houre Seke a god sayth full freÌ de of god coÌuersacyoÌ to whome ye may dyscouer your mynde secretes EnqÌre proue hym well or ye trust iÌ hym And whaÌ ye haue well êued hym do all by is counsell Day lytell folowe ââuous coÌpany Eschew y e felaw shyppe of them y t ye wol de not be lyke After all werke prayse taÌke god loue hi aboue all thynges serue hym his glorious moder diligeÌtely do to nouer ther but that ye wolde were done to you loue the welth of another as your ownâ And in goyng to your bedde haue soÌe good tought eyther of the passyoÌ of our lord or of you sines or of y e paynes y â soules haue purgatory or soÌe other good spirituall toughtes And than I hope your lyuyng shall be acceptable and pleasyng to god Thre verytees ¶ ãâ¦ã GOd our souerain lorde knowlegyng the grete fragilite inclinacyoÌ of out synne is alway red of his infynyte ây te and goodnesse to do vs mercy and forgyuenesse so that truly without faynyng with a good hert and contrite thought we offre and say the thre verytees folowyng ¶ ây god I knowlege and confesse to haue often ded synned agaynst thy goodnesse brekyng thy commaundementes in suche maner and suche Of the which synnes I am sory and repeÌt me for the honour of the that arte all good onely worthy to be serued obeyed honoured worshypped ¶ âood lorde I haue good purpose by your helpe to kepe me from hens forwarde to offende you without brekyng your commaundementes and to fle esheue to my power all occasyoÌs of synne ¶ ãâ¦ã âord god I haue good and stedfast wyl to be coÌfessed clerely of all my synnes in tyme and place after the commaundement of you and our mother holy chyrche or at suche a feest or suche after your ordinaunce and commaundemeÌt of our mother holy chyrche and to make satisfaction to you and to my neyghbour To the relikes in the chirche ¶ ãâ¦ã âorpora sanctorum in pace sepulta sunt et viuent nomina eorum in eternum ãâã Letamini in domino et exultate iusti ãâã Et gloriamini omnes recticorde Dremus ãâã âopiciare nobis domine famulis tuis per sanctorum tuorum quorum reliquie in presenti requiescunt ecclesia merita gloriosa vt eorum pia intercessione ab omnibus semper protegamut aduersis Per dominum Dratio ãâã Ancte dei genitricis marie semper virginis gloriose et beatarum omnium
celestiuÌ virtutum sanctorumque patriarcharuÌ prophet aruÌ apostolorum martyrum confessorum virginum atque omnium sanctorum tuorum quesumus omnipotens deus meritis et precibê° placatus nobis misericordiam tuam et da populo inuiolabileÌ fidei firmitatem paceÌ repelle a nobis hostem famem et pestem et omuem immundiciam da nobis in tua virtute constantiam et fortitudinem immitte hostibus nostris formidinem et inualitu dinem retribue omnibus nobis bona facieÌtibus bona vite eterne beatitudinem da inimicis ntis et peââequentibus nos recognitionem et indulgentiam coâcede defunâtis nostris et omnibus in christo quiescentibus remââsion em peccatorum et requâem sempiternam Per eândem dominuÌ At the eleuacyon of the sacrament ¶ ãâ¦ã ANima christi sanctifica me corpê° christi salua me saÌguis christi inebria me aqua lateris christi laua me passio christi ê¯forta me sudor vultê° christi virtuosissime sa na me O bone iesu exaudi me ne êmittas me separari a te Ab hoste maligno defende me in ho ra mortis voca me pone me iuxta te vt cum an gelis et sanctis tuis laudem te dominum saluatorem meuâ in secula seculorum Amen ¶ ãâ¦ã ãâã Ue domine iesu christe verbum patris filius virgiâis agnus dei salus mundi hostiasacra vera caro âons pietatis âue domine iesu christe laus angelorum gloria sanctorum visio pacis deitas integra verus homo flos fructus virginis matris âue domine âesu christe splendor patris princeps pacis panua regni panis viuê° virginis par tus vas deitatis âue domine iesu christe lumen celi precâuÌ mun di gaudium nostrum angelorum panis iubilus cordis rex et sponsus virginitatis âue dnÌe iesu xpÌe via dulcis veritas vera premiuÌ nostruÌ charitas summa fons amoris pax dulcedo requies vera et vita perennis Amen ¶ ãâ¦ã ãâã Ue vere sanguis dnÌi nti iesu xpÌi qui de latere eiê° câ aqua fluxisti tu michi sis coÌsiliuÌ protectio atque defensio corporis aie in presenti vita et in futuro per infinita seculorum scâa Amen ¶ ãâ¦ã ãâã Alue sancta caro dei per quaÌ salui fiunt rei seruos tuos redemisti duÌ in cruce pependisti quaÌdo morteÌ occidisti Unda qÌ de te manauit a peccato nos mundauit qd patrauit primus hoÌ inobedieÌs de pomo SctaÌ caro tu me munba san guis benigna vnda laua me ab omÌi sorde ab ingernali morte Per tuaÌ benignitateÌ coÌfer michi sanitareÌ et sanctam prosperitateÌ Frange meos inimicos fac eos michi amicos et superbiaÌ illoruÌ destrue rex angelorum In qui es salutis portus pÌsta michi tuuÌ corpê° iÌ exitu mee mortis Libera me deê° fortis a leone rugieÌte drachonâque furieÌte Da michi fideÌ iustorum q i regnas in perpetuum Amen ¶ ãâ¦ã âOmine non sum dignê° vt intres sub tectu meuÌ sed tu domine q i dixisti qui manducat meam carnem et bibit mcum sanguineÌ in me ma net et ego iÌ co propitius esto michi peccatori per sumptionem corporis et sanguinis tui et presta vt noÌ ad iudiciuÌ damnationis illud sumaÌ sed misericordia tua preuenieÌte in saluteÌ et remissioneÌ peccatoruÌ meorum Dui cum patre et spiritu san cto viuis et regnas deus Per omnia secula securum Amen ¶ ãâ¦ã âEra perceptio corporis et sanguinis tui oiÌpotens deus non veniat michi ad iudicium neque ad coÌdeÌnationeÌ sed sit oiÌm pctoÌrum meorum opta ta remissio aiÌe corporis pia gubernatio et potens ad vitaÌ presenteÌ eternaÌ introductio Qui cââ pte et spiritu sancto viuis regnas deê° Per. The gospell of saynt Iohan. Uve do call vpon the we do worshyp the we do prayse the oblyssed Trinyte ãâ¦ã âlessed be the lordes name all other before ãâ¦ã rom this tyme forth and euermore ãâ¦ã âGod the protectour of all that truste in the without whome nothynge is of value nothyng is holy multiply thy mercy vpon vs that through thy gouernaunce and guydyng we may so passe in goddes temporall that we lese not the eternal By Chryst our lorde The gospell of saynt Luke ãâ¦ã THe Aungell Gabriell was sente frome God vnto a Cytye of Galylee named Nazareth vnto a virgyn spoused to a man whose name was Ioseph of the house of Dauid and the virgyns name was Marye And the aungell wente vnto her and sayde hayle full of grace the lorde is with the blyssed arte thou amonge all women Uvhen she sawe hym she was abasshed at his sayenge and caste in her mynde what maner of salutacyon that shulde be And the aungell sayde vnto her Feare not Mary for thou hast fouÌde grace with god Loo thou shalte coÌceyue in thy wombe and shall beare a Sone and his name shall be called Iesus He shal be great and shal be called the sone of the hyghest And the lorde god shall gyue to hym the seate of his father Dauid and he shall reygne ouer the house of Iacob for euer and of his kyngdome shall be no ende Then sayd Mary vnto the Aungell Howe shall this be sayenge I knowe not a manâ And the aungell answered and sayde vnto her The holy ghoste shall come vpoÌ the and the power of the hyghest shall ouershadowe the. Therfore that holy thynge whiche shall be borne shal be called the sone of god And beholde thy cosyn Elizabeth she hath also coÌceyued a sone in her olde age And this is her vi mo neth though she be called barayne for with Bod shall nothynge be vnpossyble And Mary sayde Beholde the hande maydene of the lorde be it vnto me euen as thou haste sayde Thankes be to god The gospell of saynt Mathewe ¶ ãâ¦ã And thou BethleeÌ iÌ the lande of Iewrye arte not the leest ê¯cernynge the prynces of Iuda For out of the shall come a captayne whiche shall gouer ne my people of Israel Then Herode pryuely cal led the wyse men dilygeÌtly enquyred of theÌ the tyme of the. Starre that appered sente them to BethleeÌ sayeÌge Bo sercheye dilygently for the chylde wheÌ ye haue fouÌde hiÌ brynge me worde that I maye come worshyppe hym also Uvhen they herde the kynge they departed And loo the Starre whiche they sawe in the Easte wente before vntyll it came stode ouer the place where the chylde was UvheÌ they sawe the Starre they were merueylous glad wente in to the house founde the chylde with Mary is mother knele downe worshypped hym opened theyr treasures offered vnto hym gyftes Bolde Frankenscens and myrre And after they were warned of god in a dreame
thyne handes the Moone and the starres whiche thou hast set in ordre âhat thynge is man that thou art so mynde full of hym or what is the sone of âdaÌ that thou so regardest hym âhou haste made hym not moche inferyor to auÌgelles thou hast crowned him with glory and honour and hast made hym lorde vpon the workes of thyne handes âhou hast cast all thynges vnder his feet al maner of shepe and oxen yea moreouer the catell of the felde âoules of the ayre and fysshes of the see which swymme in the waters of the see âlorde whiche arte our lorde how marueylous is thy name ouer all the earth âlory be to the father to the sone and to the holy ghoste âs it was in the beginnynge as it is nowe and euer shal be So be it âeli enarrant âHe heuyns declare the glory of god and the firmament manyfesteth the workes of his handes âaye vnto daye vttereth out speache nyght vnto nyght openeth knowlege âhere be neyther speaches nor wordes but that the voyces of them ben herde âheyr souÌde hathe gone throughe all the worlde and theyr wordes through the coostes of the rounde earthe âe hath pyght his pauilion in the sonne he is lyke a brydegrome procedynge out of his chaÌbre âe hath sterte vp lyke a gyaunt for to take his course his progresse is from the hygh heuen ând his recourse is vnto the farthest parte therof neyther is there any that can hyde hym from his heate âhe lawe of the lorde is pure conuertynge soules the testymony of the lorde is faythfull gyuyn ge wysdome to the ygnoraunt âhe commaundementes of the lorde be ryghtfull confortynge the herte the lordes precept is cleare gyuynge lyght to the eyes âhe feare of the lorde is euermore coÌtynuynge the iudgementes of the lorde are true iustyfyed in them selues âhey are to be desyred aboue golde precyous stones more sweter the hony the hony combe âerely thy seruauÌt obserueth them in kepynge of them is great rewarde âho doth consyder his faultes pourge me froÌ those that be secrete and frome other spare thy seruaunt âf they haue not the maystry of me then shal I be cleane shal be purged froÌ the greatest synne ând the wordes of my mouth shal be pleasant and the meditacyon of myne herte acceptable in thy syght alway âlorde thou arte my helper and my redemer âlory be to the father to the sone and to the holy ghoste âs it was in the begynnyng as it is now and and euer shall be So be it âommi est terra âHe earth is the lordes and the habundaunce therof the rounde worlde all that inhabyte in it âor he hathe pyght it vpon the sees and hathe buylded vpon the flodes âho shal ascende in to the hyll of the lorde or who shall stande in his holy place ân innocent in handes and of pure herte whiche hath not taken his soule in vayne nor hath not sworne to deceyue his neyghbour âe shall receyue blessynge of the lorde and mercy of god his sauyoure âhis is the generacyon of theÌ that seke hym of them that seke the face of the god of Iacob âe prynces heaue vp your gates and ye eternall gates open youre selues and a kynge of glory shall entre in âho is this same kynge of glory a stroÌge lorde and a myghty a lorde myghty in batayl âe prynces heaue vp your gates and ye eternall gates opeÌ your selues and a kynge of glory shall entre in âvho is this same kynge of glorye the lorde of powers he is the kynge of glory âlory be to the father to the sone and to the holy ghoste âs it was in the begynnynge as it is now and euer shall be So be it ãâ¦ã âlessed be thou amonge all women and blessed be the fruyte of thy wombe ãâ¦ã âoly mother of god and virgyn perpetuall ãâ¦ã Pray for vs to the lorde celestyall ¶ ãâ¦ã âUr father whiche arte in heuyn sanctifyed be thy name Let thy kyngdome come âhy wyl be fulfylled in erth as it is iÌ heuyn Our dayly breade gyue to vs this daye And forgyue vs our offences euyn as we forgyne theÌ that offende vs. And leade vs not in to teÌptacyon But delyuer vs from al euyl So be it ¶ ãâ¦ã âAyle Mary full of grace our lorde is with the. Blessed be thou amonge women and blessed be the fruyt of thy wombe Iesus Chryst So be it And ledde vs not lorde in to temptacyon But delyuer vs from euyl âorde we besech the of thy blessynge âoly virgyn of virgyns praye for vs vnto the lorde ¶ ãâ¦ã âOly Mary moost pure of virgyns all Mother doughter of the kynge celestial So conforte vs in our desolacyon That by thy prayer and specyall meditacyon Uve enioy the rewarde of the heuynly raygne And with goddes electe there for to remayne Thou lorde haue mercy on vs. âHoly and vndetyled virgynyte I wot not with what praysynge I may exalte the. For hym that the heuyns coulde not conteyn thou barest in thy wombe ââ¦lessed be thou amoÌg al women blessed be the truyt of thy woÌbe For hym that the heuyns coulde not coÌtayn thou ba rest in thy wombe ãâ¦ã Lorde we beseche the of thy blessynge ââ¦raye for vs deuoutly o virgyn Mary ¶ ãâ¦ã âOly Mary of all godly the godlyest Pray for vs of all holy the holyest That he our prayers may accept in good wyse Uvhiche of the was borne and raygneth aboue the skyes By whose charyte and mercyfull grace Our greuous synnes may take no place Thou lorde haue mercy on vs. Thanke we god ââ¦lessed arte thou virgyn Mary thou barest our lorde Thou hast borne hym that made the and yet remaynest a virgyn euermore ââ¦ayle Mary full of grace our lorde is with the. Thou hast borne hym that made the and yet remaynest a vyrgyn euermore ââ¦orde we beseche the of thy blessynge ââ¦oddes holy mother be helpynge to vs. ¶ ãâ¦ã âOly mother of god whiche hym haste conceyued That of all the worlde coulde not worthely be receyued Thy sone beseche with huÌble intercessyoÌ Us for to purge of our transgressyon That so beynge redemed we may the place ascende Uhere thou dwellest with hym worlde without ende Thou lorde haue mercy on vs. ââ¦urely happy arte thou blyssed virgyn Marye worthy to haue all maner of praysyng For of the is ryseÌ the sone of ryghtwysnes Chryst our god ãâ¦ã Pray for the people entreat for the elergye make i Ìt ercessyon for the deuoute womaÌ kynde let all fele thyne helpe that worthely solempnysed thy memoryall For of the is rysen the sone of ryghtwysenes Chryste our god Glorye be to the father to the sone and to the holy ghost Chryst our god ¶ ãâ¦ã UE prayse the O god we knowledge the to be the lorde âll the earth doth worshyp the which arte the father euerlastynge âo the crye forth all aungelles the heuyns and all powers therin âo the thus cryeth Cherubyn and Seraphin coÌtynually âoly
âoly âoly âorde god of Sabaoth âeuyn and earth are fulfylled with the glory of thy maiestye âhe glorious coÌpany of the apostles prayse the. âhe goodly felowshyp of the prophetes worshyp the. âe noble armony of martyrs prayse the âhe holy churche throughout all the worlde doth magnyfye the. âhey knowledge the to be the father of an infynite maiesty âhey knowledge thy honourable and very onely sone ând the holy ghost also to be a conforter âhou arte the kynge of glory o Chryste âhou arte the euerlastyng sone of the father âhen thou tokest vpon the our nature to delyuer man y u dyddest not abhorre the virgyns woÌbe âhen thou haddest ouercomen the sharpnesse of death thou openest the kyngdome of heuyns to all true beleuers âhou syttest on the ryght hande of god in the glory of the father âe beleue that thou shalt com to be our iuge âe therfore pray the helpe thy seruauÌtes whome thou hast redemed with thy precyous bloude âake them to be nombred with thy sayntes in ââ¦ye euerlastynge â lorde saue thy people and blesse thy herytage âouerne and also lyfte theym vp iÌ to blesse euerlastynge âe prayse the euery daye ând we worshyp thy name euer worlde without ende âouchsaufe good lorde to kepe vs this daye without synne â lorde haue mercy vpoÌ vs haue mercy vpoÌ vs. â lorde let thy mercy lyghten vpon vs euen as we trust in the. â lorde iÌ the haue I trusted let me neuer be confouÌded ââ¦oly mother of god make thy petâcyon ãâ¦ã âhat we may deserue Chrystes promyssyon ¶ ãâ¦ã ââ¦e deum ââ¦iserere mei deus â Aue mercy vpon me o god accordynge to thy great mercy ând accordyng to the multytude of thy compassyons wype away myn iniquite âet wasshe me more from myne iniquite and elense me from my synne âor I knowledge myne iniquite and my synne is euer before myne eyes âgaynst the onely haue I synned and haue done euyll in thy syght that thou mayste be instifyed in thy wordes and mayst vaynquysshe wheÌ thou hast iudged âo I was begotten in wyckednesse and my mother conceyued me in synne âo thou haste loued trueth the vnknowen and secrete thynges of thy wysdome hast thou reueled vnto me âpryncle me lorde with ysope and so shall I be cleane thou shalt wasshe me and then shal I be whyter then snowe ânto my hearynge shalt thou gyue ioye gladnesse and my brosed bones shal be refresshed âourne thy face froÌ my synnes and wype away all my wyckednesse â pure herte create in me oh god an vp ryght spyryte renewe within me âast me not away from thy face and thyne holy spyryte take not from me âake me agayn to reioyse in thy sauynge helth and strenthen me with a pryncypal spyryte âwyll enstruct the wycked iÌ thy wayes and the vngodly shall be conuerted vnto the. âelyuer me froÌ bloudes oh god the god of my health my toÌge shal exalte thy ryghtwysenesse âorde open thou my lyppes my mouthe shall pronounce thy prayse âor yf thou haddest desyred sacryfices I hadde surely gyueÌ it but y u delytest not iÌ burnt offrynges âsacryfyce to god is a lowly spirit a contrite an humble herte dispyce not o god âeale gently of thy fauourable beneuolencâ with Syon that the walles of Hierusalem may be buylte agayne âhen shalt thou accept the sacryfyce of ryght wysnesse oblacyons and burnte offerynges then shall they lay calues vpon thyne altare â This worde Laudes is asmoche to saye as prayses the feruyce folowynge is called so because it conteyneth onely the mere laudes prayses of Chryst and the virgyn his mother ¶ ãâ¦ã The Laudes âorde haste the to helpe me âlorye be to the father to the sone to the holye ghoste ââ it was in the begynnyng as it is nowe and euer shall be So be it ¶ ãâ¦ã wonderfull ââ¦ominus regnauit ãâ¦ã âHe lorde hath reygned he hathe put on goodly aray the lorde hath armed hiÌ selfe with strength and hath gyrded hym selfe âe hath surely buylte set fast the rouÌde worlde so that it shall not be moued âhy seate was then prepared o god but thou thy selfe arte of euerlastynge âhe floodes haue rysen o lorde the floodes haue rored âhe floodes haue lyfted vp theyr waues with great noyse and rorynge of many waters âarueylous are the risynges of waters maruey lous is that lorde aboue âhy testymonyes are made passynge credible holynes becometh thy house o lorde for euermore âlory be to the father to the sone and to the holye ghoste âs it was in the begynnynge as it is now and euer shall be So be it âubilate deo omnis âAke ye melody vnto god all that inhabyte the earthe serue ye the lorde with gladnes âutre ye in to his presence with ioyfulnesse ânowledge ye the lorde that he is god he hath made vs and not we our selues âe that are his people and the shepe of his pasture entre his gates in confessyon his court with hympnes to magnifye hym ârayse his name for the lorde is swete his mercy is endelesse and his trueth contynueth from one generacyon to another âlory be to the father to the sone and to the. âs it was in the begynnynge as it is nowe âeus deus meus âOd thou arte my god early do I watche after the. ây soule hath thrysted after the myflesshe hath longed very moche ân a countre deserte wylde and dry so haue I appered before the in a holye place for to se thy power and thy glorye âor thy mercy is better then lyfe my lyppes shall prayse the. âo shall I prayse the in my lyfe and in thy name shall lyfte vp myne handes ây soule shal be satysfyed as it were with enter larde and fatnes and my mouthe shal prayse the with lyppes full of ioye âo haue I ben myndefull of the vpon my bed I shall set my thought on the in the mornynge tymes because thou wast myne helper ând I shall reioyce vnder the couerte of thy wynges my soule hath cleaued vnto the thy ryght hande hath susteyned me âhey veryly haue sought my soule iÌ vayne they shal go into the lower partes of the earth they shall be put in to the power of a swearde they shall be the partes of the foxes âhe kynge truely shal ioye in god all shall praysed that sweare in hym for the mouth of theÌ that speake vngodlynesse is stopped ââus misereatur nostri ãâ¦ã âOd haue mercy vpon vs and blesse vs let hym shew his face vnto vs and haue haue mercy vpon vs. âhat we may knowe thy waye in earth and thy sauynge health amonge all nacyons âât the people make knowledge vnto god let all nacyons coââ¦sse the. âoyfull and gladde be all folke because thou âu lest people with equite and orderest the nacyons in earth âet thy people knowledge the o god let all nacyons confesse to the for the earth hath yel ded her fruyte âlesse vs our god all that inhabyt the
earth all the partes therof feare the. âlory be to the father to the sone and to the holy ghoste ât it was in the begynnyge as it is nowe and euer shall be So be it ãâ¦ã enedicite omâa opera domini ¶ âRayse ye the lorde all his workes prayse ertolle hym for euer âe angelles prayse the lorde ye heuens prayse the lorde âe waters al that are aboue heuen prayse the lorde all the powers of the lorde prayse ye y e lord âhe sonne the moone prayse ye the lorde starres of the fyrmament prayse ye the lorde âhe ravgne and the dâwe prayse ye the lorde all the wyndes of god prayse ye the lorde ââeâ and heate magnifye ye the lorde wynter and sommer prayse ye the lorde âoysture ye hoore frostes prayse ye the lorde frost and colde prayse ye the lorde âse and ââowe prayse ye the lorde nyghtes and dayes prayse ye the lorde âyghte and darkenes prayse ye the lorde lyghtnynge and cloudes laude ye the lorde âhe earth mought prayse the lorde laude and extolle hym for euer âylles and mountaynes prayse ye the lorde all that spryngeth vpoÌ the earth laude ye the lorde âe welles and sprynges prayse the lorde sees flodes prayse ye the lorde âhale fysshes and all that moue iÌ the waters prayse ye the lorde all byrdes of the ayre prayse ye the lorde âll beastes bothe wylde and tame prayse the lorde ye chyldren of men prayse the lorde âet Israel prayse the lorde laude hym and exâoll hym for euer âepreestes of the lorde prayse the lorde ye serua untes of the lorde prayse the lorde âespirites and soules of ryghtwysemen prayse the lorde ye holy meke in herte prayse the lorde ânania Azaria Misael prayse ye the lorde lau de and extolle hym for euer âlesse we the father the sone w t the holy ghost prayse we hym and serue we hym euermore âlessed arte thou lorde in the fyrmament of heuyn thou arte prayse worthy gloryous and magnifyed worlde without ende âaudate dnÌm de celis âRayse ye the lorde of heuyns prayse ye hym in the hygh places ârayse ye hym all his aungelles all his powers prayse ye hym ârayse ye hym Sonne and moone all starres lyght prayse ye hym âhe hyghest of hâuyns prayse ye hym and the waters that are aboue the heuyns let theÌ prayse the lordes name âor by his worde all thynges were made by his commaundemen ⪠all thynges were created âe hath stablysshed them euerlastyngly and in to the worlde of worldes he hath set a lawe that shall not exspyre ârayse the lorde ye dragons and al depnesses of the earthe âyer hayle snowe yse stormes of wyndes that do his commaundement âouÌtaynes and all lytell hylles wodde bearyng fruyte and all Cedre trees âeastes and all maner of Catell serpentes and fethered foules âynges of the earth and all people princes and all iudges of the earth âachelers and maydens olde men and yonge let them prayse the name of the lorde for the name of hym onely is eâalted âhe knowledge of hym is aboue heuyn earth he hathe exalted the horne of his people âaude be vnto al his sayntes to the sones of Israel to the people approchynge vnto hym âantate domino âYng ye vnto the lorde a new song praysed be he in the congregacyon of sayntes âet Israel reioyce in hym that made hym and let the sones of syon triumphe in theyr kynge âet thew prayse his name with daunsynge let them syng vnto hym with tympany and harpe âor the lorde is well pleased with his people hath exalted the lowly into saluacyon âayntes shall triuÌphe iÌ glorye they shall make ioye in theyr chambres âhe prayses of god shal be in theyr mouthes two edged swordes in theyr handes âo do vengeaunce amongest nacyons correccyons amongest people ââ¦o bynde theyr kynges in fetters and theyr nobles in manacles of yron âor to execute on them the iudgement wryten this is glory vnto all his sayntes âaudate dnÌm in sanctis ãâã âRayse the lorde in his sayntes prayse hym in the fyrmament of his power ârayse hym in his strenght prayse hym accordynge to the almyghtynes of his power ârayse hym with the sounde of a trompet prayse ye hym with harpe and lute ârayse hym with tympany and dauÌsynge prayse hym with rebeckes and organs ârayse hym with clarysymbals wel soundynge prayse hym with symbals of swetnesse let euery spyryte prayse the lorde âlory be to the father to the sone and to the holye ghoste âs it was in the begynnynge as it is now and euer shall be So be it ãâ¦ã wonderfull exchaunge The creatour of mankynde takynge vpon hym a lyuynge body hath not disdayned to be borne of a virgyn And he beyng made man without seede of man hath commytted vnto vs his godhed ãâ¦ã aria virgo semper âIrgyn Mary reioyce alway whiche hast borne Chryste the maker of heuen erth for out of thy wombe thou hast brought forth the sauyour of the worlde Thankes be to god ¶ ãâ¦ã gloriosa femina âGloryous floure of womanhed Aboue the starres inthronysed Thyne holy brestes haue nourysshed That lorde that the hath created âur health lost by Eues offence Thy godly fruyte doth recompence For vs in heuyn to haue ingredience Thou wast a wyndowe by prouydence âhou arte the dore of the heuynly kynge And the gate of lyfe resplendysshynge Syns that a virgyn lyfe doth brynge Ye redemed people reioyce and synge âlory to the lorde of myghtes moost That of a virgyn chaste was bore âlory to the father and the holy ghost To them be praysyng for euermore So be it ââ¦od hathe her choseÌ all other before ââ¦nd causeth her to dwell with hym for euermore ãâ¦ã gloryous mother of god ¶ ãâ¦ã âLessed be the lorde god of Israel for he hath visyted and redemed his people ând hath raysed vp an horne of saluacyon vnto vs in the house of his seruaunt Dauid âuyn as he promysed by the mouthe of his holy prophetes whiche were syns the worlde began âhat we shuld be saued from our enemyes and from the handes of all that hate vs. âo fulfyl the mercy promysed to our fathers to remembre his holy testament âo perfourme the othe whiche he sware to our father Abraham that he wolde gyue vs. âhat we delyuered out of the haÌdes of oure ene myes myght serue hym without feare ân holynesse and ryghtwysenes before hym all the dayes of our lyfe ând thou chylde shalte be called the prophet of the hyeste for thou shalte go before the face of the lorde to prepare his wayes âo gyue knowledge of saluacyon vnto his people for the remyssyon of theyr synnes âhrough the tendre mercy of our god wherby the day spryng from an hye hath visyted vs. âo gyue lyght to them that syt iÌ darkenes and in the shadowe of death and to guyde our feete in to the way of peace âlory be to the father to the sone and to the holy ghoste âs it
was in the begynnyng as it is nowe and euer shall be So be it ãâ¦ã gloryous mother of god O perpetuall virgyn Mary whiche dydest beare the lorde of all lordes and alone of all other we dydest gyue sucke vnto the kynge of aungels beseche the of thy petye to haue vs iÌ remembrauÌce to make meanes for vs vnto Chryste that we beynge supported by thy helpe may deserue to come vnto the kyngedome of heuyn ãâ¦ã lorde thy mercy vpon vs extende ãâ¦ã nd our saluacyon we praye the to sende ¶ ãâ¦ã âRaunt we beseche the lorde god that thy seruauntes maye Ioye contynuall healthe of body and soule and throughe the gracyous intercessyon of the virgyn thy mother that we may be delyuered from this present heuynes and to haue the fruycyoÌ of eternall gladnesse By Chryste our lorde So be it Blesse we the lorde Thanke we god The Collettes âGod whiche haste instructed the hertes of the taytâfull by the inspyracyon of the holy gholâe vouchesaufe that we in the same spyrite may sauour the trueth And euermore to reioy ce in his holy consolacyon By Chryst our lorde So be it ¶ ãâ¦ã âLmyghty and euerlastynge god which haste graunted to vs thy seruauntes throughe confessyon of the true fayth for to acknowledge the glorye of the eternall Trinyte And to honou re the one god in thy almyghte maiesty Uve âesechâ the that through our stedfastnes in the same fayth we may be alwaye defeÌded from all aduersyte Uvhiche lyuest and reygnest one god worlde without ende ând prayseth his name with one accorde ¶ ãâ¦ã âGod whiche hast ascended thy moost holy Crosse and hast gyueÌ lyght to the daknesse of the worlde vouchesaufe thou by the vertue of the holy Crosse to illumyne visyte confort bothe our hertes and bodyes Uvhiche lyuest and reygnest o god worlde without ende ââ¦nd thy blessed name coÌfesse alway ¶ âGod whiche by a wonderfull order doth appoynt the seruyce bothe of men and aungel les of thy excedyng mercy graunt vs that by theÌ whiche attende alway vpon thy seruyce iÌ heuyn our lyfe maye be defended here in earth By our lorde Iesu chryst ârom god there was a man sent ââ¦hose name was Iohan verament ¶ âLorde defeÌde vs alway through the coÌtynuall socours of saynt Iohan Baptyst For the more frayle that we be the more nede we haue to be releued with necessary prayers By Chryste our lorde So be it ââ¦nd in the costes of the worlde rounde ¶ ãâ¦ã âGod whose ryghte haÌde dyd lyfte vp blessed Peter the apostle walkyng amoÌge the waues of water for to saue hym froÌ drownyng and delyueredest his felow apostle Paule after thre dayes saylyng from the deepe of the see here vs mercyfully and graunt throughe the merytes of them bothe we maye obtayne the glory euerlastynge Uvhich lyuest and reygnest worlde without ende So be it ââ¦he lorde loued Andrewe his seruaunt âith a sauour swete and pleasauÌt ¶ ãâ¦ã âOrde we huÌbly beseche thy maiestye that lyke as blessed Andrewe thyne appostle was true preacher and prelate of thy churche so let him be a coÌtynuall peticyoner for vs vnto the By Chryste our lorde So be it âreately to be praysed is Iohan the Euangelyste Uvhich leaned on the brest of Iesu Chryste ¶ ãâ¦ã UE beseche the lord of thy benygnite to gloryfye thy churche that it beyng illumyned with teachynges of blessed saynt Iohan thy apostle and Euangelyst may attayne to the rewardes euerlastynge By Chryste our lorde So be it ¶ âOrde we beseche the to gyue vs grace for to quenche the flambes of our vyce eueÌ as thou gauest power to blessed saynt Laurence to ouercome the burnyng heate of his turmentes By Chryste our lorde ¶ ãâ¦ã âRaunt good lorde that we maye perfytly folowe hym whome we worshyp to the enteÌt we may lerne to loue our enemyes For now we solempne his commemoracyoÌ that coulde fynde in his herte to pray for his êsecutours vnto our lorde Iesu Chryste Uvhich lyueth and reygneth with the and the holye ghoste iÌ vnyte of godhed worlde without ende So be it âoly Nycholas for vs make peticyon ââ¦hat we be enabled to Chrystes promyssyon ¶ ãâ¦ã âGod whiche hast gloryfyed blessed Nycholas thy holy bysshoppe with innumerable myracles grauÌt we beseche the that by his merytes and prayers we may be delyuered from the fyre of hell By Chryst our lorde So be it ââ¦ycause her loue was entier ¶ ãâ¦ã âRaunt vnto vs moost mercyfull father that lyke as blessed mary magdalen obteyned pardoÌ of her of feÌces throughe the loue that she bare to the onely begotten sone aboue all other thynges euyn so through thy mercy let her purchase for vs the blesse euerlastynge By Chryst our lorde So be it âoly Katheryne for vs make peticyon ãâ¦ã âhat we be enabled to Chrystes promyssyoÌ Â¶ ãâ¦ã âLmyghty and eternall god whiche hast coÌmauÌded the body of thy gloryous virgyn martyr Katheryne to be caryed by thyn aungelles in to the mount Synai shewe such fauoure vnto vs that by her medytacyon we may deserue to beholde the clerenes of thy face By Chryste our lorde So be it âor thy beautye and colour shene ââ¦rocede prosperously and be a quene ¶ ãâ¦ã âOd that hast caused the blessed virgyn Margarete to obtayue heuyn throughe the crowne of martyrdome graunt we beseche the that by the folowyng of her examples we may deserue to approche vn to the. By Chryste our lorde So be it ââ¦lessed be they that dwelle with the lorde ãâ¦ã âhey prayse hiÌ alway with one accorde ¶ ãâ¦ã âLmyghty god we beseche the vouchsaufe that the meryte of thy holy mother and êpetuall virgyn Mary and thy holy sayntes whose relykes are conteyned iÌ the vniuersal churche may defende vs so that by theyr prayers we may euermore reioyce in praysynge of the with tranquillyte peace By Chryste our lorde So be it âeioyse in the lorde you that be iustyfyed ââ¦nd all you that in hert be rectyfyed ¶ UE besech the good lorde that thou beyng pleased with the prayers of all thyn holy sayntes wylt bothe graunt vs pardon of our defautes and gyue vs also perpetuall remedy for them By Chryste our lorde So be it ââ¦orde sende peace through thy vertue ând great babundauÌce in cuery countree ¶ âGod froÌ whome all holy desyres all good couÌselles all iuste workes do procede gyue vnto thy seruauntes that same peace whiche the worlde can not gyue that our hertes beyng obedyent to thy commaundementes and the feare of our enemyes taken aââ¦ay our tyme may be peasyble through thy proteccyon By Chryst our lorde So be it Blesse we the lorde Thanke we god ¶ ãâ¦ã The Matyns of the Crosse Uve worshyp the Chryste with prayse and benediccyon ââ¦or thou redemydest the worlde from all afflyccyon ¶ âOrde Iesu Chryste sone of y e lyuynge god set thy holy passyon Crosse death betwene thy iudgement and our soules both now and at the houre of death And moreouer vouch saufe to graunt vnto the lyuyng
for he is god for his mercy is euerlastynge âlory be to the father to the sone and to the holy ghost âs it was in the beginnynge as it is nowe and euer shal be So be it ãâ¦ã woÌderfull exchauÌge The creatour of makynde takyng vpoÌ him a lyuyng body hath not disdayned to be borne of a virgyn And he beyng made man without sede of maÌ hath coÌmytted vnto vs his godhed ¶ ãâ¦ã âN all thynges haue I sought reste shall dwell in the herytage of the lorde TheÌ the creatour of all thynges sayde coÌmaunded me he that hath created me hathe rested in my tabernacle ThaÌkes be to god ââ¦ayle Mary full of grace the lorde is with the. âayle Mary full of grace the lorde is with the. âlyssed be thou amonge women and blyssed be the fruyte of thy wombe Our lorde is with the. âlory be to the father to the sone to the holy ghost âayle mary full of grace our lorde is with the. ââ¦oly mother of god virgyn perpetuall ãâ¦ã Pray for vs to the lorde celestiall âorde god heare my prayer And gyue hearynge vnto my clamour ¶ ãâ¦ã âRaunt we beseche the lorde god that thy seruauntes maye Ioye contynuall healthe of body and soule and throughe the gracyous in tercessyon of the virgyn thy mother that we may be delyuered from this present heuynes and to haue the fruycyoÌ of eternall gladnesse By chryst our lorde So be it ¶ ãâ¦ã âHe fyrste houre in the mornyng early To theyr iudge called Pylate the Iues Iesus with his handes bounden they cary Uvhere many a false wytnesse dyd hym accuse In the necke they hym smyt his body they bruse They spyt and defyled there is godly face The lyght of heuyn replete with all grace âUve worshyppe the Chryste with prayse bnÌdiccyon ãâ¦ã or thou redemyddest the worlde from all afflyccyon ¶ ãâ¦ã âOrde Iesu Chryste sone of the lyuynge god set thy holy passyon Crosse and death betwene thy iudgement and our soules both now and at the houre of death And moreouer vouchsaufe to graunt vnto the lyuynge mercy and grace to the deade pardon and rest to thy holy Churche peace and concorde to vs poore synners lyfe and ioye euerlastynge Uvhiche lyuest and reygaest god with the father the holy ghost worlde without ende So be it âhe gloryous passyon of our lorde Iesu Chryst delyuer vs from sorowfull heuynesse and bryng vs to the ioyes of paradyse So be it ¶ ãâ¦ã THen our lady in the mornyng behelde Her only sone scourged foule arayde Bobbed knocte his face with spytte defyled God wote in hert she was full sore dismayde But yet alas it maketh myne herte afrayde To thynke how she fell in greuous wepynge And how dullfully her handes she gan wrynge ãâ¦ã Uve do prayse the and do pray the mother of god moost mercyfull ãâ¦ã âhat thou entende vs to defende from death that is moost sorowfull ¶ ãâ¦ã âOly lorde Iesu sone of the mooste swete virgyn Mary whiche sufferedest deathe for vs vpoÌ a Crosse shew vnto vs thy mercy and grauÌt vnto vs vnto all that deuoutly haue in remeÌbraunce the coÌpassyon of thy moost holy mother for her sake prosperous lyfe in this present worlde and throughe thy grace eternall glorye in the worlde to come Uvherin thou doest lyue reygne one god with the holy ghoste worlde without ende So be it âhe dolourous coÌpassyoÌ of goddes moost swete mother brynge vs to the blysse of almyghty god the father So be it ¶ âorde haste the to helpe me âlorye be to the father to the sone to the holye ghoste âs it was in the begynnynge as it is nowe and euer shall be So be it âOme holy ghost O creatour eternall In our myndes to make visytacyon And fulfyll thou with grace supernall Our hertes that be of thy creacyon âemembre lorde author of saluacyon That somtyme of a virgyn pure Uvithout helpe of mannes operacyon Thou tokest vpon the our frayle nature âvirgyn Mary moost gracyous O mother of mercy incomparable From our enemye defende thou vs And in the houre of death be fauourable âlory to the lorde of myghtes moost That of a virgyn chaste was bore Glory to the father and the holy ghost To them be praysyng for euermore So be it ãâ¦ã Uvhen thou wast borne âd dnÌm cum tribularer âCryed vnto the lorde when I was in trouble and he herde me âlorde delyuer my soule from lyenge lyppes a deceytfull tonge âhat may be gyuen the or what may be layde agaynst the to a deceytfull tonge âhe sharpe arrowes of the myghtye with hotte sparkelynge cooles âho is me for my restynge place is prolonged I haue dwelled with the inhabytaÌtes of Cedar my soule was longe in exyle âwas peasyble with theÌ that hated peace when I spake vnto them they assaulted me causeles âlory be to the father to the sone and to the holy ghoste âs it was in the begynnynge as it is now and euer shall be So be it âeuaui oculos meos âLyfted vp myne eyes in to the hylles from whense helpe shall come vnto me ây helpe commeth from the lorde that made he âyn and earth âe shal not suffre thy soote to slyppe neyther shall he that kepeth the fall in to a slombre âo he shall neyther fall a slepe nor slombre whiche kepeth Israel âhe lorde kepeth the the lorde is thy defence more then thy ryght hande âhe sonne shall not burne the by day nor the moone by nyght âhe lorde kepeth the from all euyll the lorde kepeth euyn thy soule âhe lorde kepeth thy goynge iÌ and goynge out from this tyme forth and euermore âlory be to the father to the sone and to the holy ghoste âs it was in the begynnynge as it is now and euer shall be So be it âetatus sum âReioysed in those thynges that were sayde to me we shall go in to the lordes house âure feete were standynge in thy gates O Hierusalem âicrusaleÌ whiche is buylded lyke a cytie whose perticypacyon is within it selfe âor thyther ascended the trybes euyn the trybes of the lorde the testymonye of Israel to acknowledge the lordees name âor there sate the sytters iÌ iudgement euyn the seate of the house of Dauid âray ye for the peace of Hierusalem and they shall haue plentye that loue the. âet peace be made throughe thy vertue plenteousnes in thy houses âor my brothers and kynredes sakes I prayed peace for the. âor the house of our lorde god I besought good thynges for the. âlory be to the father to the sone and to the holy ghoste âs it was in the begynnynge as it is now and euer shall be So be it ãâ¦ã UvheÌ thou wast borne of the virgyn Mary by an vnspeake able meane then were the scryptures fulfylled for thou dydest discende euyn lykewyse as the rayne dyd in to the flees of Bedeon for the saluacyon of mankynge Uve prayse the lorde god ãâ¦ã âRom the begynnyng before the worlde
was I created and shall neuer fayle vnto the worlde that is to come and I haue minystred before hym in an holy habytacyon Thankes be to god ââ¦oly mother of god and virgyn perpetuall âoly mother of god and virgyn perpetuall ââ¦ray for vs vnto the lorde celestyall âvirgyn perpetuall âlorye be to the father to the sone and to the holy ghoste âoly mother of god and virgyn perpetuall ââ¦fter thy byrth virgyn thou dydest remayne ââ¦raye to thy sone to saue vs from payne âorde god heare my prayer And gyue hearyng vnto my clamour ¶ ãâ¦ã âRaunt we beseche the lorde god that thy seruauntes maye Ioye contynuall healthe of body and soule and throughe the gracyous in tercessyon of the virgyn thy mother that we may be delyuered froÌ this present heuynes and to haue the fruycyon of eternall gladnesse By Chryst our lorde So be it Blesse we the lorde Thanke we god ¶ ãâ¦ã âBoute thre houres after the sonne gan sprynge All the Iewes crye Iesu to crucifye And iÌ scorne they hiÌ clothed w t purple clothynge And in stede of a crowne on his heade they tye A crowne of thorne that prycked cruelly And lad hym forth to the place where he dyed Uvith a great huge crosse on his shulders leyde ãâ¦ã Uve worshyp the Chryst with prayse and benediccyon ââ¦or thou redemydest the worlde froÌ all affliccyon âOrde Iesu Chryst sone of the lyuynge god set thy holy passyon Crosse and death betwene thy iudgement and our soules both now and at the houre of death And moreouer vouchsaufe to graunt vnto the lyuyng mercy grace to the deade pardon and rest to thy holy Churche peace and concorde and to vs poore synners lyfe and ioye euerlastynge Uvhiche lyuest reygnest god with the father and the holy ghost worlde without ende So be it âhe gloryous passyon of our lorde Iesu Chryst delyuer vs froÌ sorowfull heuynesse and brynge vs to the ioyes of Paradyse So be it ¶ ãâ¦ã THeÌ the virgyn of virgyns behelde her sd About iâ houres after the day gaÌ spriÌg Uvith a sharpe crowne of thorne on his heade done And a great crosse on his shulders beryng To the place of death the Iewes hym leadyng Alas for wo downe in the strete she fell Uvith as sad an hert as euer ronge coulde tell ãâ¦ã Uve do prayse the do pray the mother of god moost mercyfull ãâ¦ã âhat thou entende vs to defende from death that is moost sorowfull âOly lorde iesu sone of the mooste swete virgyn Mary whiche sufferedest deathe for vs vpoÌ a Crosse shew vnto vs thy mercy grauÌt vnto vs vnto all that deuoutly haue ân remeÌbraunce the coÌpassyon of thy moost holy mother for her sake prosperous lyfe iÌ this pÌsent worlde throughe thy grace eternall glorye iÌ y e worlde to come wherin y u doest lyue reygne one god w t the holy ghoste worlde without ende So be it âhe dolourous coÌpassyoÌ of goddes moost swete mother brynge vs to the blysse of almyghty god the father So be it ¶ âorde haste the to helpe me âlory be to the father to the sone and to the holye ghoste âs it was in the begynnyng as it is nowe and euer shall be So be it Prayse ye the lorde ââ¦enicreator âOme holy spiryte O creatour eternall In our myndes to make visytacyon And fulfyll thou with grace supernall Our hertes that be of thy creacyon âemembre lorde author of saluacyon That somtyme of a virgyn pure Uvithout helpe of mannes operacyon Thou tokest vpon the our frayle nature âvirgyn Mary moost gracyous O mother of mercy incomparable From our enemye defende thou vs And in the houre of death be fauourable âlory to the lorde of myghtes moost That of a virgyn chaste was bore Glory to the father and the holy ghost To them be praysyng for euermore So be it ãâ¦ã he busshe that Moyses ââd te leuaut oculos âNto the haue I lyfte vp myne eyes o god whiche inhabytest the heuyns âuyn lyke as the eyes of seruauÌtes wayt at the handes of theyr maysters âs the eyes of a handemayden be vpoÌ her maysters euyn so be our eyes vpon oure lorde god vntyll he haue mercy on vs. âaue mercy on vs o lorde haue mercy on vs for we are fulfylled with moche contempte âor our soule is fylled verye moche beynge scorned of the ryche and dispyced of the proude âlory be to the father to the sone and to the holye ghoste âs it was in the begynnyng as it is nowe and euer shall be So be it âisi quia dominus âXcept the lorde had ben amonge vs let Israel now speake except the lorde had ben amonge vs. âhen men rose agaynst vs perauenture they myght haue swalowed vs vp quycke âhen theyr fury was great agaynst vs peraueÌture water mought haue souped vs vp âur soule hath passed ouer a ryuer our soule perauenture myght haue passed ouer a water intollerable âlessed be the lorde whiche hath not suffred vs to be caught with theyr teeth âur soule hath ben delyuered euyn as a sparowe from the foulers snare âhe snare is worne out and we are delyuered âur helpe consysteth in the name of the lorde whiche made heuyn and earth âlory be to the father to the sone and to the holye ghoste âs it was in the begynnynge as it is now and euer shall be So be it âui confidunt ãâ¦ã âHey that truste in the lorde as a mountayne of SyoÌ he shall neuer be moued which inhabyteth Hierusalem âouÌtaynes are in the cyrcute of it and the lorde is in the cyrcuyt of his people froÌ this tyme forth and euermore âor the lorde shall not leaue the rodde of synners vpoÌ the lotte of the iuste leest the iuste shuld âxtende theyr handes vnto synne âowel o lorde to the good and vryght in hert âut those that swarue the lorde shall bryng in to bondes with them that worke wyckednesse peace be vpon Israel âlory be to the father to the sone and to the holy ghoste âs it was in the begynnyng as it is now and euer shall be So be it âhe busshe that Moyses sawe preserued from burnyng when it was vpon a lyght fyre dyd sygnyfye to vs thy moost commendable virginite goddes mother pray for vs. ¶ ãâ¦ã âNd so in Syon was I setled and iÌ the sanctifyed cyte also I rested and in HierusaleÌ was my power Thanke we god ãâ¦ã âfter thy byrth vyrgyn thou dydest remayne After thy byrth vyrgyn thou dydest remayne ââ¦ray to thy sone to saue vs from payne Uirgyn thou dydest remayne âlory be to the father to the sone and to the holye ghoste After thy byrth virgyn thou dydest remayne ââ¦hou arte made beautefull and amorous ãâ¦ã mother of god moost gloryous âorde god heare my prayer And gyue hearynge vnto my clamour ¶ ãâ¦ã âRaunt we beseche the lorde god that thy seruauntes may enioye contynuall healthe of body and soule and throughe the gracyous in tercessyon of the virgyn thy mother that we maybe delyuered
froÌ this present heuynes and to haue the fruycyon of eternall gladnesse By Chryst our lorde So be it Blesse we the lorde Thanke we god ¶ ãâ¦ã âHe syxte houre spryngynge before the mydday Iesu hande and foote to the crosse they nayled Uvith the shamefull est deathe that they contryue may And in dispyte betwene two theues hym hanged Uvhen they thought for payn that he tursted His thurst for to quenche they profered hym gal This lambe so illuded bought our synnes all ãâ¦ã we worshyp the Chryst with prayse benediccyoÌ ââ¦or thou redemydest the worlde from all afflyccyon ¶ ãâ¦ã âOrde Iesu Chryst sone of the lyuynge god set thy holy passyon Crosse death betwene thy indgement and our soules both now and at the houre of death And moreouer vouchsaufe to graunt vnto the lyuyng mercy grace to the deade pardon rest to thy holy Churche peace concorde and to vs poore synners lyfe and ioye euerlastynge Uvhiche lyuest and reygnest god with the father and the holy ghost worlde without ende So be it âhe gloryous passyon of our lorde Iesu Chryst delyuer vs from sorowfull heuynesse and bryng vs to the ioyes of paradyse So be it ¶ ãâ¦ã âHis piteous mother before the none tyde Her sone eleuate on the crosse myght se His body torne and wrapped with wouÌdes wyde Hangynge betwene theues as shamefull as coulde be His thurst to slacke bytter gall tasted he At her owne herte his payne she felt so sore She wayled and cryed a. C. sythe therfore ãâ¦ã Uve do prayse the do pray the mother of god moost mercyfull ãâ¦ã âhat thou intende vs to defende from deathe that is most sorowfull ¶ ãâ¦ã âOly lorde Iesu sone of the moost swete virgyn Mary whiche suffered death for vs vpon a crosse shewe vnto vs thy mercy graunt vnto vs and vnto all that deuoutely haue in remembraunce the compassyon of thy moost holy mother for her sake prosperous lyfe in this present worlde and throughe thy grace eternall glorye in the worlde to come Uvherin thou doost lyue and reygne one god with the holy ghost worlde without ende So be it âhe dolorous coÌpassyoÌ of goddes mooste swete mother brynge vs to the blesse of almyghty god the father So be it ¶ ãâ¦ã And fulfyll thou with grace supernall Our hertes that be of thy creacyon âemembre lorde author of saluacyon That somtyme of a virgyn pure Uvithout helpe of mannes operacyon Thou tokest vpon the our frayle nature Uvirgyn Mary moost gracyous O mother of mercy incomparable From our enemye defende thou vs And in the houre of death be fauourable âlory to the lorde of myghtes moost That of a virgyn chaste was bore Glory to the father and the holy ghost To them be praysyng for euermore So be it ââ¦he roote of Iesse ân conuertendo THen the lorde tourned the captyuyte of Syon we were made gladde âhen was our mouthe fulfylled with myrth our tongue with ioyfulnesse âhen shal they say amonge the gentylles the lorde hath done greatly for them âhe lorde hathe done greatly for vs we are made ioyfull âorde conuerte our captyuyte as a ryuer in the southe âhey that sowe with teres shall reape with gladnes âhey goynge forth went and wepte castynge theyr sedes âut comynge agayne they shall come with ioye bearynge theyr handes full of corne âlory be to the father to the sone and to the holy ghoste âs it was in the begynnynge as it is now and euer shall be So be it âisi dominus edificauerit ãâ¦ã âXcepte the lorde haue buylded the house they haue labored in vayn which buylde it âneles the lorde haue kepte the cyte he hath watched in vayne that kepeth it ât is in vayn for you to ryse before lyght aryse after your syttyng ye that eat the bred of sorow âhen he hath gyuen slepe to his welbeloued lo the herytage of the lorde is chyldren the rewarde is the fruyte of the wombe âs arowes in the haÌde of the myghty so be the chyldren of smyters âlessed is the man whiche fulfylled his desyre of them he shall not be confounded wheÌ he shall speake to his enemyes in the gate âlory be to the father to y e sone to y e holy ghost âsit was in the begynnynge as it is now and euer shall be So be it âeati omnes âLessed be all that feare the lorde whiche walketh in his wayes âor thou shalt eate the labours of thyne handes thou shalt be blessed and wel shalt thou be âhy wyfe shall be as a plenteous vyne in the sydes of thyne house âhy sones lyke the plantes of Olyue trees all aboute thy table âo thus shall a man be blessed whiche feareth the lorde âhe lorde of Syon blesse the and thou shaltese the goodes of HierusaleÌ al the dayes of thy lyfe ând thou shalte se the chyldren of thy chyldren and peace vpon Israel âlory be to the father to the sone and to the. c. âs it was in the begynnynge as it is now and euer shall be So be it ãâ¦ã he roote of Iesse hath borne buddes a starre is rysyn out of the house of iacob a virgyn hathe borne the sauyoure of the worlde we prayse the lorde god ¶ ãâ¦ã âNd I haue planted my roote in an honourable nacyon whose inherytauÌce is in the partes of my god amoÌge the coÌpany of sayntes is my taryenge ThaÌkes be to god ãâ¦ã âhou art made beauteful amorous âhou art made beauteful amourous ãâ¦ã mother of god moost glorious And amourous Glory be to the father to the sone to the holy ghost âhou arte made beauteful and amorous ãâ¦ã rauÌt me blessed lady to auauÌce the with glorye ãâ¦ã gaynst thyne enemyes gyue me the vyctory âorde god heare my prayer And gyue hearynge vnto my clamour ãâ¦ã âRaunt we beseche the lorde god that thy seruauntes may enioye contynuall healthe of body soule throughe the gracyous intercessyon of the virgyn thy mother that we may be delyuered froÌ this present heuynes to haue the fruycyoÌ of eternall gladnesse By chryst our lorde So be it Blesse we the lorde Thanke we god ¶ ãâ¦ã âUr mercyfull lorde Iesu goddes sone Callynge vnto his father almyghty yelded vp his soule and full vpon none The spyryte departed that blessed body The sonne waxed darke the earthe quoke wondersly Great woÌders thynges to beholde heare And yet a knyght persed his hert with a spere ãâ¦ã we worshyp the Chryst with prayse benediccyoÌ ãâ¦ã or thou redemydest the worlde from al afflyccyon ¶ ãâ¦ã âOrde Iesu Chryst sone of the lyuynge god set thy holy passyon Crosse death betwene thy indgement and our soules both now and at the houre of death And moreouer vouchsaufe to graunt vnto the lyuyng mercy grace to the deade pardon rest to thy holy Churche peace concorde and to vs poore synners lyfe and ioye euerlastynge Uvhiche lyuest and reygnest god with the father and the holy ghost worlde with out ende So be
it âhe gloryous passyoÌ of our lorde Iesu chryst ¶ ãâ¦ã âOone after noone this mother soreweping Her sone callynge to his father myght heare Sawe from the body the soule departynge And a knyght openynge his hert with aspere For sorowe she fell downe in a sowne there O mercyfull lorde god what earthly wyght Uvolde nor haue rewed of that pyteous syght ãâ¦ã Uve do prayse the and do pray the mother of god moost mercyfull âhat thou entende vs to defende from death that is moost sorowfull ¶ ãâ¦ã âOly lorde Iesu sone of the mooste swete virgyn Mary whiche sufferedest deathe for vs vpoÌ a Crosse shew vnto vs thy mercy and grauÌt vnto vs vnto all that deuoutly haue in remeÌbraunce the coÌpassyon of thy moost holy mother for her sake prosperous lyfe in this present worlde and throughe thy grace eternall glorye in the worlde to come Uvherin thou doest lyue rcygne one god with the holy ghoste worlde without ende So be it âhe dolourous coÌpassvoÌ of goddes moost swete mother brynge vs to the blysse of almyghty god the father So be it The Euynsonge ¶ ãâ¦ã âYke as the seruyce that we be dayly accustomed to say iÌ the mornynge is called matyns euyn so is the seruyce vsed to be sayde or soÌge towarde euyn called Euynsonge And this is the true sygnifycacyon and meanynge of the same worde whiche we call Euynsonge of our Lady bycause it is specyally done in the laude and praysynge of her ¶ ãâ¦ã âorde haste the to helpe me âlory be to the father to the sone to the holy ghoste âs it was in the begynnynge as it is now and euer shall be So be it ãâ¦ã âfter the byrth etatus sum âReioysed in those thynges that were sayde to me we shall go in to the lordes house âure feete were standynge in thy gates O Hierusalem âierusalem whiche is buylded lyke a cytie whose perticypacyon is within it selfe âor thyther ascended the trybes euyn the trybes of the lorde the testymonye of Israel to acknowledge the lordees name âor there sate the sytters in iudgement euyn the seate of the house of Dauid âray ye for the peace of Hierusalem and they shall haue plentye that loue the. âet peace be made throughe thy vertue plenteousnes in thy houses âor my brothers and kynredes sakes I prayed peace for the. âor the house of our lorde god I besought good thynges for the. âlory be to the father to the sone and to the holy ghoste âs it was in the begynnynge as it is now and euer shall be So be it âd te leuaui oculos âNto the haue I lyfte vp myne eyes o god whiche inhabytest the heuyns âuyn lyke as the eyes of seruauÌtes wayt at the handes of theyr maysters âs the eyes of a handemayden be vpoÌ her maysters euyn so be our eyes vpon oure lorde god vntyl he haue mercy on vs. âaue mercy on vs o lorde haue mercy on vs for we are fulfylled with moche contempte âor our soule is fylled verye moche beynge scorned of the ryche and dispyced of the proude âlory be to the father to the sone and to the holye ghoste âs it was in the begynnyng as it is nowe and euer shall be So be it âisi quia dominus âXcept the lorde had ben amonge vs let Israel now speake except the lorde had ben amonge vs. âhen men rose agaynst vs perauenture they myght haue swalowed vs vp quycke âhen theyr fury was great agaynst vs peraueÌture water mought haue souped vs vp âur soule hath passed ouer a ryuer our soule perauenture myght haue passed ouer a water intollerable âlessed be the lorde whiche hath not suffred vs to be caught with theyr teeth âur soule hath ben delyuered euyn as a sparowe from the foulers snare âhe snare is worne out and we are delyuered âur helpe consysteth in the name of the lorde whiche made heuyn and earth âlory be to the father to the sone and to the holy ghoste âs it was in the begynnynge as it is now and euer shall be So be it âui confidunt âHey that truste in the lorde as a mountayne of SyoÌ he shall neuer be moued which inhabyteth Hierusalem âouÌtaynes are in the cyrcute of it and the lords is in the cyrcuyt of his people froÌ this tyme forth and euermore âor the lorde shall not leaue the rodde of synners vpoÌ the lotte of the iuste leest the iuste shuld extende theyr handes vnto synne âo wel o lorde to the good and vryght in hert âut those that swarue the lorde shall bryng in to bondes with them that worke wyckednesse peace be vpon Israel âlory be to the father to the sone and to the holy ghoste âs it was in the begynnyng as it is now and euer shall be So be it ân conuertendo UHen the lorde tourned the captyuyte of Syon we were made gladde âhen was our mouthe fulfylled with myrth our tongue with ioyfulnesse âhen shal they say amonge the gentylles the lorde hath done greatly for them âhe lorde hathe done greatly for vs we are made ioyfull âorde conuerte our captyuyte as a ryuer in the southe âhey that sowe with teres shall reape with gladnes âhey goynge forth went and wepte castynge theyr sedes âut comynge agayne they shall come with ioye bearynge theyr handes full of corne âlory be to the father to the sone and to the holy ghoste âs it was in the begynnynge as it is now and euer shall be So be it After thy byrth virgyn thou dydest remayne Pray to thy sone to saue vs from payne ¶ âLessed art thou virgyn mary whiche hast borne the lorde that created the worlde Thou haste borne hym that made the yet thou remaynest a vyrgyn euermore ThaÌkes be to god ¶ âAyle starre of the see moost bryght O mother of god immaculate I pure virgyn in goddes owne syght The gate of heuyn moost fortunate âaluted thou wast with great humylyte Uvhen Gabryell sayd Aue Maria. Establysshe vs in sure tranquillite And chaunge the name of synfull Eua. âoose the prysoners from captyuyte Unto the blynde gyue syght agayne Repell our great iniquite All that is good for vs obtayne âhewe thy selfe to be a mother So that he accepte our peticyon Uvhiche for our sake before all other Uvas contented to be thy sone âblessed lady O synguler virgyn In parfyte mekenesse all other excedynge Delyuer vs from bondage of synne And make vs meke and chaste in lyuynge âake vs euer pure lyfe to sue Guyde vs sauffy vpon our iourney That we beholdynge the face of Iesu May ioye with hym in heuyn alway âlory be to god the father Glory to Chryst that made vs free Glory also to the holy comforter One god and persones thre So be it ãâ¦ã race in thy vysage encreaseth euer more ãâ¦ã hou haste ben blessed of god therfore ãâ¦ã oly Mary ¶ ãâ¦ã âY soule magnyfyeth the lorde ând my spyryte hath reioysed in god my sauyour âor he hathe loked on the lowe degre
of his haÌde mayden beholde now from henseforth shall all generacyons call me blessed âor he that is myghty hath done to me great thynges and blessed is his name ând his mercy is always on theÌ that feare hym throughout all generacyons âe hath shewed streÌgth with his arme he hath scatered them that ar proude in the ymagynacyoÌ of theyr hertes âe hathe put downe the myghty from theyr seates and hath exalted them of lowe degre âe hath fylled the hungrye with good thynges and hath sent away the ryche empty âe hath remembred mercy and hath holpeÌ his seruaunt Israel âuyn as he promysed to our fathers Abraham and his sede for euer âlory be to the father to the sone and to the holy ghoste âs it was in the begynnynge as it is now and euer shall be So be it ãâ¦ã oly Mary socoure the myserarable encourage the weyke spyryted recomforte the sorowfull pray for the people make intercessyon for the clergye and be a meane for the deuoute womankynde âorde heare my prayer And gyue hearynge vnto my clamour ¶ ãâ¦ã âRaunt we beseche the lorde god that thy seruauÌtes may enioye coÌtynuall helth both of body soule throughe the gracyous iÌtercessyoÌ of y â blessed virgyn mary thy mother that we may be delyuered froÌ this êsent heuynesse and to haue the fruycyoÌ of eternall gladnes By Chryst our lorde Blesse we the lorde Thanke we god ¶ ãâ¦ã âHe dead corps of Chryst that blessed man From the crosse was losed and takeÌ away At euynsonge tyme but alas where was then His crowne of glory and great streÌgth that day Full preuyly within the godhed it lay Yet wolde he his cruell death suffre thus The true medecyne of lyfe to brynge vs. ãâ¦ã Uve worshyp the Chryst with prayse and benedyccyon ãâ¦ã or thou redemyddest the worlde froÌ al afflyccyon âOrde Iesu Chryst sone of the lyuynge god set thy holy passyon Crosse and death betwene thy iudgement and our soules both now and at the houre of death And moreouer vouchsaufe to graunt vnto the lyuyng mercy grace to the deade pardon and rest to thy holy Churche peace and concorde and to vs poore synners lyfe and ioye euerlastynge Uvhiche lyuest reygnest god with the father and the holy ghost worlde without ende So be it âhe gloryous passyon of our lorde Iesu Chryst delyuer vs from sorowfull heuynesse and bryng vs to the ioyes of paradyse So be it ¶ ãâ¦ã UIth motherly pitye in hert inclosed Her chyldes dead body she gan beholde At euynsonge tyme from the crosse was losed That heuynly pledge in armes she gan folde She wept and kyst his mouth an hundred folde The teares so habundaunt froÌ her eyes twayne Fell that they were all his body lyke rayne ãâ¦ã Uve do prayse the do pray the mother of god moost mercyfull âHat thou intende vs to defende from deathe that is most sorowfull ¶ âOly lorde Iesu sone of the moost swete virgyn Mary whiche suffered death for vs vpon a crosse shewe vnto vs thy mercy graunt vnto vs and vnto all that deuoutely haue in remembraunce the compassyon of thy moost holy mother for her sake prosperous lyfe in this present worlde and throughe thy grace eternall glorye in the worlde to come Uvherin thou doost lyue and reygne one god with the holy ghost worlde without ende So be it âhe dolorous coÌpassyoÌ of goddes mooste swete mother brynge vs to the blesse of almyghty god the father So be it The Complyn ¶ ãâ¦ã âHis worde Complyn is no more to saye but an accomplysshement or fulfyllynge And for so moche as of al the seruyces that ar dayly done in the Churche this is the last therfore is it called coÌplyn as who shulde say that in the same all the hole seruyce of the daye is fully coÌplete and ended âs it was in the begynnynge as it is nowe and euer shall be So be it ãâ¦ã et vs with all sque quo domine ãâ¦ã âOwe longe lorde wylte thou forget me for euer howe longe wylte thou turne away thy face from me âow longe shal I haue troublous thoughtes in my soule and heuynes in myn hert day by day âowe longe shal myne enemy be exalted ouer me beholde and heare me o lorde my god âllumyne myne eyes least I slepe any tyme in death that myne enemye neuer saye I haue preuayled agaynst hym âhey that trouble me wyll reioyce yf I be cast downe but I haue trusted in thy mercy âyn hert shal reioyce in thy saluacyon I shal synge to the lorde that gyueth me benefytes and shall prayse the name of the moost hygh lorde âlory be to the father to the sone and to the holy ghost âs it was in the beginnynge as it is nowe and euer shal be So be it âudica me deus âUdge me o god discerne my cause against the vnholy people from a man vniuste and disceytfull delyuer me âor thou o god arte my fortresse why haste thou forsaken me wherfore do I go al sorowfull whylst myne enemy doth vexe me âende forth thy lyght and thy trueth they haue ledde me and brought me in to thy holy hyll and thy habytacyons ând I shall entre vnto thyne aulter to god y â reioyseth my youthe âshall prayse the w t harpe o god my god why arte thou heuy o my soule and why doest thou trouble me âruste in god for yet shall I prayse hym the sauynge health that I loked for and my god âlory be to the father to the sone and to the holy ghoste âs it was in the begynnynge as it is now and euer shall be So be it âepe expugnauerunt âFtsones haue they assayled me euyn from my youth let Israel now tell it âftsones haue they assayled me euyn from my youth and yet coulde they not ouercome me âpon ny backe haue synners buylded they haue prolonged theyr wyckednes âhe ryghtuous lord shall cut a soÌder the neckes of synners let all be confounded turned backe that hate Syon âet them be made as the thatche of houses that dyd wyther before it was plucked vp âherof he that shall mowe hathe not filled his hande nor he that shall gather gleanes his bosome ând they that passed by sayde not the blessynge of the lorde lyght vpon you we do blesse you in the name of the lorde âlory be to the father to the sone and to the holye ghoste âs it was in the begynnynge as it is now and euer shall be So be it omine non est exaltatum âOrde my herte is not exalted neyther be myne eyes set a lofte âeyther haue I walked in great thynges ne in meruayles aboue me âf I dyd not thynke mekely but haue exalted my soule âs a weanlynge is from his mother so let my soule be rewarded âet Israel truste iÌ the lorde froÌ this tyme forth and euermore âlory be to the father to the sone and to the holy ghoste âs it was in the begynnynge as it is now and euer shall
be So be it ãâ¦ã et vs with all gladnesse soleÌpnyse the memory of our blessed Lady to the ende that she maye praye for vs to oure lorde Iesu Chryste ¶ ãâ¦ã âY sauyour hath ben lyke vnto the Cynamon and baulme that smelleth mooste fragrantly I haue gyuen and odour as pleasaunt as the precyous myrre Thankes be to god ¶ ãâ¦ã âBlessed lady O synguler virgyn In parfyte mekenesse all other excedyng Delyuer vs from bondage of synne And make vs meke and chaste in lyuynge âake vs euer pure lyfe to sue Guyde vs saufly vpon our iourney That we beholdynge the face of Iesu May ioye with hym in heuyn alway âlory be to god the father Glory to Chryst that made vs free Glory also to the holy comforter One god and persones thre So be it ãâ¦ã od hath her chosen all other before ãâ¦ã nd makes herwith him to dwel euermore ãâ¦ã mother of god âunc dimittis ¶ ãâ¦ã âOrde now lettest thou thy seruaunt depart in peace accordynge to thy promyse âor myne eyes haue sene thy sauynge helth âhiche thou hast prepared before the face of all people âlyght to be shewed vnto the geÌtylles and to the glory of thy people Israel âlory be to the father to the sone and to the holy ghoste âs it was in the begynnynge as it is now and euer shall be So be it ãâ¦ã mother of god we do gloryfy the for of the was Chryst borne saue all theÌ that gloryfye the. âorde heare my prayer And gyue hearynge vnto my clamour ¶ ãâ¦ã âOrde we beseche the to powre out thy grace in to our hertes so that we whiche haue knowledge of the incarnacyon of Iesu Chryste thy sone by the annuncyacyon of the aungell through his holy passyoÌ crosse may be brought vnto the glory of the last resurreccyon By the same lorde Iesu Chryste which lyueth reygneth one god with the father the holy ghost worlde without ende So be it Let vs prayse the lorde And gyue hym thankes with one accorde ¶ ãâ¦ã âHe hope of our lyfe euer to endure Of Iesu the noble and blyssed body At complyne tyme was brought to sepulture Spyced and adourned fragraunt and swetely Of scrypture complete was then the mysterye Therfore Iesu graunt to me thy woundes teÌdre And thy death busely styll to remembre âBlyssed Chryste these houres canonicall To the I offre with meke deuocyon For as thou hast suffred those paynes all In thy greuous agony by lyke reason So by the remembraunce of thy passyon Make me accordynge to my busynes Partener of thy crowne and glory endles ãâ¦ã Uve worshyp the Chryst with prayse and benediccyon ãâ¦ã or thou redemydest the worlde froÌ all affliccyoÌ Â¶ ãâ¦ã âOrde Iesu Chryste sone of the lyuynge god set thy holy passyon Crosse and death betwene thy iudgement and our soules both now and at the houre of death And moreouer vouchsaufe to graunt vnto the lyuynge mercy and grace to the deade pardon and resâ to thy holy Churche peace and concorde to vs poore synners lyfe and ioye euerlastynge Uvhiche lyuest and reygnest with god the father the holy ghost worlde without ende So be it âhe gloryous passyon of our lorde Iesu Chryst delyuer vs from sorowfull heuynesse and bryng vs to the ioyes of paradyse So be it ¶ ãâ¦ã âT complyn tyme this mother of mercy To her sones sepulture nygh approched His death to bewayle moost lamentably She taryed there styll and not departed For her herte and mynde was euer there fyxed Tyll that by aungelles her blyssed body To her sone exalted was vnto glory âThou meke mother haue mercy therfore On wretches for whome thou haddest these paynes all Seyng thy sone that vyne cluster pressed sore And from the pestylence of death eternall Kepe vs by voydynge the fende infernall And ioyne vs with them whiche rewarded be Uvith eternall lyfe seynge the deitie Uve do prayse the do pray the mother of god moost mercyfull ãâ¦ã hat thou enteÌde vs to defeÌde froÌ death that is moost sorowfull ãâ¦ã âOly lorde iesu sone of the mooste swete virgyn Mary whiche sufferedest deathe for vs vpoÌ a Crosse shew vnto vs thy mercy grauÌt vnto vs vnto all that deuoutly haue in remeÌbraunce the coÌpassyon of thy moost holy mother for her sake prosperous lyfe iÌ this pÌsent worlde throughe thy grace eternall glorye iÌ y e world to come wherin y u doest lyue reygne one god w t the holy ghoste worlde without ende So be it âhe dolourous coÌpassyoÌ of goddes moost swete mother brynge vs to the blysse of almyghty god the father So be it Prayers ¶ ãâ¦ã ãâ¦ã alue regina mater misericordie O mercyfull O holy O swete virgyn Mary âirgyn mother of the congregacyon Gate of glory that neuer is done Be for vs a reconciliacion Unto the father and the sone âirgyn mercyfull virgyn holy O swete virgyn blyssed Mary Heare theyr prayers gracyously Uvhiche crye and call vnto the. âray for vs vnto thy sone Uvounded and crucifyed for vs all And sore tourmented with flagellation Crowned with thorne and fedde with gall âgloryous mother of god on hye Uvhose sone is the father eternall Pray for vs all incessauntly That worshyp thy blessed memoryall ârom the wretched theyr faultes expell Uvype the spottes of synnes vncleane Gyue vs the lyfe that moost doth eycell Throughe thy prayer and specyall meane âhat he vs loose of all our synne For the loue of his mother the virgyn And vnto the kyndome of heuyn bâys Brynge vs that kynge that moost holy is O mercyfull O holy O swete virgyn Maryc ãâ¦ã Hayle Marye full of grace the lorde is with the. ãâ¦ã Blyssed be thou amoÌg all women and blessed be the fruyte of thy woÌbe ¶ ãâ¦ã âLmyghtye eternall god whiche by the operacyon of the holy ghost dyddest woÌderfully prepare the body and soule of the gloryous virgyn and mother Marye to th ende it shulde be the worthy habytacyon of thy onely begotten sone graunt that we maye be saued from all instaunte euylles eternall death throughe the deuoute intercessyon of her in whose commemoracyon we take ioye and conforte By Chryste our lorde So be it ¶ ãâ¦ã ãâ¦ã aude virgo mater Christi âhiche haste conceyued by hearynge with eare Of gabryels salutacyon âeioyce bycause to god y u arte lefe And barest hym without payne oâ grefe In chaste conuersacyon âeioyce bycause thy moost deare sone Uvhome thou dydest se throughe the herâe ron Rose with manyfestacyon âeioyce bycause he ascended playne Before thy face in to heuyn agayne By his propre exitacyon âeioyce bycause thou folowest hym And great honour to the is gyuen In the heuynly habytacyon âhere the fruyte of thy wombe euerlastynge Uve may beholde through thy deseruynge In ioye without mutacyon ãâ¦ã Of thy sone arte thou blyssed o gloryous lady ãâ¦ã For the fruyte of lyfe we receyued by the. ¶ ãâ¦ã âGod whiche with double ioye hast fulfylled the most blessed virgyn Mary as wel iÌ the
concepcyon as in the byrth of thy ryght entyrely beloued sonne her virgynitie saued whiche also hast multiplyed her ioyes through the resurreccyon of her sayd sone GrauÌt we beseche the thaâ by her merytes prayer we may attayne to that vnspeakeable ioy Uvhere as she beyng assuÌpt dothe now reioyse with the in heuyn for euermore By Chryst our lorde So be it ¶ ãâ¦ã ãâ¦ã aude flore virginali honoreque speciali Excedynge a thousande folde The pryncypalyte of aungelles eminent And the dygnite of sayntes refulgent More then can be tolde âeioyce o spouse of god moost dere For as the lyght of the day so clere Comes of the sonne moost radiant Euyn so dost thou cause questionles The worlde to florysshe in quietnes Throughe thy grace habundaunt âeioyce o vessell of vertue splendent At whose becke incontinent All heuynly consystorie The moost gentyll and also happyest The worthy mother of Iesu Chryste Do worshyp with moche glory âeioyce in the knot of charyte And in the liege of dignyte Beyng coupled with god so nere That thou mayst at thy desyre Obtayne all that thou wylte desyre Of Iesu thy sone moost dere âeioyce o mother of wretches all For the father that is eternall To them that do the reuerence In this worlde gyues good wages And a place in the heuynly stages In the kyngdome of excellence âeioyce o mother of Iesu Chryst Uvhiche wast alone moost worthyest O virgyn immaculate To be of suche hygh dygnite That nexte to the blyssed trinyte In place thou arte now collocate âeioyce o mother mayden pure And of this be certayne and sure That these ioyes seuen Shall neyther minysshe nor also seace But styll contynue and euer encrease Uvhyle the father is in heuyn âmoost holy and humble spouse moost beautyful mayde Mary mother of god virgyn elect conduyt vs the ryght way vnto euerlastynge ioye where is perpetuall peace and glory And euer swete Mary gyue hearyng to my prayer with a beneuolent eare âmother of god thou arte exalted ouer all ãâ¦ã Aboue the ordres of aungelles in the kyngdome celestyall ¶ ãâ¦ã âOost swete lorde Iesu sone of the lyuyng god whiche haste rewarded the mooste âlyssed gloryous humble benygne and beautyfull virgyn marye thy moost hooly mother beyng nowe crowned with the in heuyn with euerlastynge ioye and blysse Graunt vs of thy mercy that by her gracyous merytes and contynuall prayers we may obtayne health and prosperite of body and soule with ioy alacrite and habuÌdauÌce of all goodes ghostly and bodily And that we maye lyue in this worlde vertuously iustly and mekely And that after our passage out of this world we maye haue the grace to come to y e ioyes euerlastyng Uvhiche lyuest and reygnest worlde without ende So be The mortall pestilence froÌ vs hathe banysshed Uvhiche was planted by the preuarication Of our fyrst father in euery generacyon âet not the same sterre anywhit dysdayne The vnholsome planettes for to restrayne Uvhose great repugnaunce coÌtagious influeÌce Hath plaged the peple with mortal pestilence âsterre of the see moost gloryous and clere From the foule pestilence vs preserue and heare Because thy blyssed sone doth the nothyng deny But gyues the honour in heuyn eternally Saue and defende vs mercyfull lorde Iesu For whome thy mother doth vnto the sue âHoly mother of god praye to thy sone ãâ¦ã That we maye deserue his blyssed promyssyon ¶ ãâ¦ã âGod mercyfull pytifull fauourable whiche hauynge remorse on the afflictioÌ of thy seruauntes saydest vnto the aungell when he strake thy peple It is ynough Now holde thy hande ouer vs for the loue of that gloryous sterre whose blyssed brestes thou dydest ryght swetely sucke agaynst the poyson of oure synfulnes Gyue vs thy moost gracyous helpe that we may be delyuered from al maner of pestylence and sodeyne death and that we may be preserued from all daunger of perdicyon By the Iesu Chryst sauyour of the worlde kynge of glory whiche lyuest and reygnest god worlde without ende So be it ¶ ãâ¦ã e profundis âRom the deepe places haue I called vnto the o lorde lorde heare my voyce âet thyne eares be intentyfe to the voyce of my prayer âf thou lorde wylte loke so straytly vpoÌ synners o lorde who shall abyde it âut there is mercy with the and because of thy lawe haue I abyden the o lorde ây soule hath abydeÌ in his word my soule hath trusted in the lorde ârom the mornyng watche vnto nyght let Israel truste in the lorde âor with the lorde there is mercy and his redeÌpcyon is plenteous ând he shall redeme Israel for all the iniquâties of it Lorde haue mercy on vs. Chryste haue mercye oâ vs. Lorde haue mercy on vs. Our father ãâ¦ã âAnd leade vs not in to temptacyon ãâ¦ã âBut delyuer vs from all euyll ãâ¦ã Lorde gyue theÌ eternall reste ãâ¦ã And contynuall lyght may shyne vnto theÌ ãâ¦ã From the gates of hell ãâ¦ã Lorde delyuer theyr soules ãâ¦ã I truste to se the goodes of the lord ãâ¦ã In the lande of lyfe ãâ¦ã Lorde god heare my prayer And gyue hearynge to my clamour ¶ ãâ¦ã âOrde enclyne thyne eare vnto our prayers wherin we ryght denoutly call vpoÌ thy mercy that thou wylte bestowe the soules of thy seruauntes bothe men women whiche thou haste coÌmauÌded to departe froÌ this worlde in the couÌtrey of peace reste further cause theÌ to be made parteners with thy sayntes By Chryst our lorde So be it he soules of all true beleuers beynge deade by y e mercy of god may rest iÌ peace So be it ¶ ãâ¦ã ãâ¦ã ue verum corpus natum Ayle very body incarnate of a virgyn Nayled on a crosse and offered for maÌnes synne Uvhose syde beyng pprsed bloude ran out plenteously At the our of death let vs receyue the bodily O swete O holy O Iesu sone of Mary The .xv. Oos ¶ ãâ¦ã âIesu endeles swetnesse to all that loue the a ioye passynge and ercedynge all gladnes an desyre The sauyoure and louer of all repentaunt synners that lykest to dwel as thou saydest thy selfe with the chyldren of men for that was the cause why thou wast incarnate and made maÌ in the ende of the worlde Haue mynde blyssed Iesu of all the sorowes that thou suffered in thy manhode drawynge nygh to thy blyssed passyoÌ the whiche moost holsome passyoÌ was ordeyned to be in the diuine herte by counsell of the holy Trinyte for the raunsome of all maÌkynve Haue mynde blessed Iesu of all the great dredes anguyshes and sorowes that thou suffered in thy teÌdre flesshe afore thy passyoÌ on the Crosse wheÌ thou wast betrayed of thy discyple Iudas to the Iewes whiche of synguler affeccyon that thou hadest to them shulde haue ben thy specyall people After tyme that thou haddest made thy prayer vpon the mounte of Oliue and swettest there bothe blode and water Also I haue mynde of the great anguysshe that thou waste in when thou wast taken of the fals Iewes and by fals wytnes accused And at
Hierusalem in tyme of Easter iÌ the florysshynge youth of thy body without trespasse receyueddest thou thy iudgemeÌt of death vpon the Crosse where also thou wast dispoyled of thyn owne clothes scorned blyndefelde buffeted bounden to a pyller and scourged with thornes crowned with a reede sinyte on the heade and with innumerable paynes thy bodye was all to brused and torne For mynde of this blessed passyon I beseche the benygne Iesu graunte me afore my death very contrycyoÌ true confessyon and worthy satisfaccyoÌ And of all my synnes remyssyon So be it Our father whiche arte in heuyn halowed Hayle Mary full of grace our lorde is with ¶ âBlessed Iesu maker of all the worlde that of a man may not be measured whiche closest in thy haÌde all the earth Haue mynde of thy bytter sorowe Fyrste when the Iewes fastened thy blyssed handes to the crosse with bloute nayles Also to encrease more thy payn they added sorowe vpon sorowe to thy bytter woundes wheÌ they persed thy tender feete because thou woldeste not accorde to theyr wyll And so cruelly they drew thy blyssed bodye iÌ length and breadeth to the measure of the crosse that all the ioyntes of thy lymmes were both losed and broken for mynde of thy moost blyssed passyon I beseche the benygne Iesu gyue me grace to kepe with me bothe thy loue and thy drede So be it Our father whiche arte in ãâ¦ã Hayle Mary ful of grace our lorde be with ¶ ãâ¦ã âIesu heuynly leache haue mynde of thy laÌgour and blewnes of thy woundes and sorowe that thou suffered iÌ the heyght of thy crosse when thou wast lyft vp froÌ the earthe that thou waste all to torne iÌ all thy lymmes therof there was no lymme abydyng iÌ his ryght ioint so that no sorowe was lyke to thyne bycause that from the sooles of the feet the toppe of thy heade was no hole place and yet forgettyng iÌ maner al those greuous paynes thou prayed deuoutly that charytably to thy father for thy enemyes sayeÌge Father forgyue it them for they wote not what they do For this charytable mercy that thou shewedest to thyn enemys for mynde of those bytter paynes graunt me that thâ mynde of thy bytter passyon be to me plenar remyssyoÌ and forgyuenes of al my synnes So be it Our father Hayle Mary ful of grace our lorde is with ¶ âIesu very fredom of angels the paradyse of all ghostly pleasures Haue mynde of the dred and hydâous fearfulnes that thou suffered when al thyne enemyes lyke vnto moost wode lyons compassed about smytynge the and spyttyng on the scratchyng the with many other greuous paynes turmentynge the. For mynde of all these despyteful wordes cruel beatynges sharpe turmentes I besech the blyssed Iesu delyuer me froÌ all myne enemyes bodily ghostely gyue me grace to haue the defence proâeââyon of health euerlastynge agaynst theÌ vnder y â shadowe of thy wynges So be it Our fa. Hayle ma. ¶ âIesu myrrour of the diuine clerenesse haue mynde of that dreade heuynesse whiche thou hadst when thou hangedst naked and myserable on the crosse and all thy frendes and acquayntaunce stode agaynst them and fouÌdest coÌfort of none but onely thy most louyng mother faythfully standynge by the with great bytternes of herte whome thou dydest betake to thy welbeloued discyple sayeng Lo woman thy sone And lyke wyse to the discyple Lo thy mother I beseche the blyssed Iesu by the swerde of sorowe that then persed her hert to haue compassyon on me in all my troubles and afflyccyons bodily and ghostly and gyue me conforte in all tyme of trybulacyon So be it Our father which arte in Hayle Mary full of grace our lorde is with ¶ âIesu kynge moost worthy to be loued and frende moost to be desyred Haue mynde of the sorowe that thou haddest when thou be heldest iÌ the myrrour of thy moost cleare maieste the âdestynacyon of all thy chosen soules that shuld be saued by the meryte of thy passyon For mynde of the depnes of thy great mercy whiche thou haddest vpon vs lost and desperate synners and namely for the great mercy whiche thou shewedest to the thefe that hynge on thy ryght syde sayenge thus This daye thou shalte be with me in paradyse I pray the benygne Iesu to shewe thy mercye on me in the houre of my death So be it Our father Hayle Mary ¶ ãâ¦ã âIesu wel of endles pity that sayde on the crosse of thy passyoÌ by inward affeccyon of loue I thyrste that is to saye the health of maÌs soule For mynde of this blyssed desyre I besech the benygne Iesu kyndle our desyre to euery good and parâyte worke the thryste of concupyscence and burnynge of all wordelye loue in vs vtterly koole and extynguysshe So be it Our father whiche arte iÌ heuyn c. Hayle Mary ful of grace our lorde be with et cetera ¶ â Iesu swetnes of hertes and ghostly pleasure of soules I beseche the for the bytternes of aysel and galle that thou tasted suffered for vs at the houre of thy death grauÌt that we may worthely receyue thy moost blessed body bloude for the remedy of our synnes and conforte of our soules So be it Our father whiche arte iÌ heuyn halowed c. Hayle Mary ful of grace our lorde is with c. ¶ â Iesu royal strength and ghostly ioye haue mynde of the anguysshes great sorowes that thou suffered when thou cryed to thy father with a myghtye voyce what for the bytternes of thy death and also for the scornyng of the iewes sayeng thus O my god why hast thou forsaken me By this paynfull anguyshe forsake vs not in the anguysshes of our death our blyssed god So be it Our father Hayle Mary ¶ â Iesu begynnyng and ende way lyfe vertue iÌ euery meane haue mynde that fro the top of the heade vnto the sooles of thy fete thou suffred for vs to be drowned in the water of thy paynefull passyon For mynde of this great payne and namely for the depenesse and wyndenes of thy woundes I beseche the blessed Iesu teache methe large precept and commaundement of loue which am drowned all iÌ foule syn So be it Our father whiche Hayle Mary full of grace our lorde is with ¶ â Iesu depnes of endelesse mercy I beseche the for the depnes of thy wouÌdes that weÌre throughe thy tendre flesshe and thy bowelles the marye of thy bones that thou vouchsaufe to drawe me out beyng drowned in the depnesse of synne and hyde me euer after in the holes of thy woundes from the face of thy wrathe vnto the tyme lorde that thy dredfull fury be passed So be it Our father which c. Hayle Mary full of grace our lorde is with cetera ¶ â Iesu myrrour of trueth token of vnyte and sure bonde of charyte Haue mynde of thyne inumerable paynes and wouÌdes with the whiche froÌ the toppe of thy heade
to the soole of thy fote thou wast wounded of the wycked Iewes thou wast all to torne and rent and al thy body made redde with thy most holy bloude the which great sorowe blessed Iesu in thy cleane virgyns bodye thou sufferydest Uvhat myghtest thou do more for vs then thou dydest Therfore benygre Iesu for the mynde of this passyon wryte all thy wouÌdes in my hert with thy moost precyous bloude that I maye bothe rede in them thy drede and thy loue And that I maye styll coÌtynue in praysynge and thankynge the to my lyues ende So be it Our father whiche art in c. Hayle mary ful of grace our lorde is with cetera ¶ â Iesu moost myghtye Lyon kynge immortall and moost vyctoryous Haue mynde of the sorow that thou sufferedest when all the powers of thyne herte body fayled the vtterly and then thou enclynynge thyne heade saydest thus It is all done For mynde of this anguysshe and sorowe haue mercy on me when my soule in the laste coÌsumacyon and departyng of my breth shall be anguysshed and troubled So be it Our father whiche arte in heuyn halowed Hayle Mary full of grace our lorde is with ¶ â Iesu the onely begotteÌ sonne of almyghty god the father the bryghtnesse and fygure of his godly substaunce Haue mynde of that entyre commendacyon in whiche thou dyddest commende thy spiryte in to the handes of thy father and with a torne bodye broken hert shewyng to vs for our raunsome the bowelles of thy mercy for the redemynge of vs dydest gyue vp the breathe For mynde of that precyous deathe I beseche the kynge of sayntes conforte âe to with stande the fende the worlde and my flesshe that I maye be dead to the worlde and lyuynge ghostly towarde the. And in the laste houre of my departynge fro this worlde receyue my soule coÌmynge to the whiche in this lyfe is an out lawe and a pylgryme So be it Our father whiche Hayle Mary full of grace our lorde is with ¶ â Iesu very true and plenteous vyne Haue mynde of the moost excedynge and habundant effusyoÌ of bloude that thou sheddest moost plenteously as it had ben crusht out of a rype crustre of grapes when thou vpon the Crosse dydest treade that presse alone and gauest vs drynke bothe bloude and water out of thy syde beynge perced with a knyghtes spere so that in all thy body was not lefte a drop of bloude ne of water Then at the last lyke a bundell of myrre y u waste hanged on the crosse on hyghe where thy tender fless he waxed wanne and the lycoure of thy bowelles and the marye of thy bones was dryed vppe For mynde of this thy moost bytter passyoÌ Swete Iesu wounde my herte that the water of penaunce and the teares of loue maye be my foode bothe nyghte and daye And good Iesu tourne me hole to the that my hert may be euer to the a dwellynge place and that my lyuynge may be euer pleasaunt and acceptable And that the ende of my lyfe may be so commendable that I may perpetually deserue to prayse the with all thy sayntes in blesse So be it Our father whiche arte in heuyn halowed Hayle Mary full of grace I beleue in god ¶ ãâ¦ã ¶ ãâ¦ã The seuen Psalmes THy that these vij psalmes folowyng are called penitenciall and be cheyfly noted aboue other the common opinion and mynde of many wryters is and hath ben that the kynge the Prophet Dauid compunt and stryken with herty repentaunce of his greuous adultry coÌmitted with Barsabe and the detestable murder of Urie her husbaÌde beynge his knyght and seruaunt after he was admonysshed by Nathan the prophet of god shulde make them specyally to declare his inwarde sorowe and depe contricion that he toke for the same but whether it were done vpoÌ that occasyon or not that I referre to the iudgement of other because that in the Psalter they stande not togyther ordrely yet this is very certeyne that they may well and of good coÌgrueÌce be called penitenciall for so moche as penauÌce in theÌ is so dilygeÌtly often and manyfestly treated repeted and commended as iÌ the selfe Psalmes is easely perceyued ãâ¦ã emembre not lorde ãâ¦ã omine ne in furore ¶ ãâ¦ã â aue mercye on me lorde for I am sycke heale me lorde for my bones are broused â nd my soule is verye sore troubled but howe longe lorde â urne the lorde and delyuer my soule saue me for thy mercye â or there is none in death that hath mynde of the and in hell who wyll knowledge the. â haue laboured iÌ my sorow I shal euery nyght wasshe my bedde with teares shall I weate the place where I lye â yne eye is troubled with woodnesse I haue waxen olde amonge al myne enemyes â uoyde from me al ye that worke wyckednes for the lorde hath herd the noyse of my wepynge â he lorde hath herde my prayer the lorde hath herde my pecicyon â ct all myne enemyes be ashamed and confouÌded let them be ashamed and confounded very quyckely â lorâ be to the father to the sone and to the holye ghoste â s it was in the begynnynge as it is now and euer shall be So be it ãâ¦ã cati quorum BLessed are they whose iniquities are forgyuen and whose synnes be couered â lessed is the man to whom god shal not impute synne neyther in his spiryte is deceyte â or I haue holdeÌ me styll my bones haue waxeÌ olde whylst I cryed all the daye â or daye and nyght hath thyne hande be iÌburdened vpon me I was tourned in me trouble whylst my backebone was stryken â haue made my faulte knowen to the and haue not hydde myne vnryghteousnesse â sayde I shall coÌfesse myne vnryghtuousnesse agaynst my selfe to the lorde and thou hast remyâtyd the wyckednesse of my synne â or that shall euery holy êsone praye vnto the in tyme conuenyent â euerthelesse iÌ the surroundynge of many waters they shall not approche vnto hym â hou arte my refuge from tribulacyoÌ that hath enclosed me my ioy delyuer me from them that compasse me â shall gyue the vnderstandynge and shall enstructe the iÌ thy way that thou shalte go I shall fasten myne eyes vpon the. â e ye not made as the horse and the mule in whome is none vnderstandynge â ynde the mouthes of theym in snafles brydles that wyll not drawe vnto the. â any are the plages of the synner but hym that trusteth in the lorde he shall compasse with mercy âe glad in the lorde and reioyse ye ryghtuous and be inyous all that be vpryght in herte âlory be to the father to the sone and to the holy ghoste âs it was in the begynnynge as it is now and euer shall be So be it âomine ne in furore âOrde reproue me not in thy fury neyther in thyne angre correcte thou me âor thyn arowes are fastened in me and vpon me hast thou enforced thyne
hande âhere is no healthe in my flesshe in regarde of thy wrath is ther no rest in my bones because of my synnes âor myn iÌiquities are ouerpassed myn head and are layde vpon me as an heuy burden ây woundes haue putrifyed and festred by reason of my folysshenesse âam made wretche and croked vnto the ende all day dyd I go sorowfully âor my loynes are fol of illusyons and there is no health in my flesshe âam sore afflycted and brought lowe I dyd rore out for the sorowe of myne herte âorde before the is all my desyre and my mournynge is not hydde from the ây herte is troubled my strength hath left me the syght of myne eyes and the very same is not with me ây freÌdes and my neyghbours drewe togyther and stode agaynst me ând they that stode nexte me stode farre of they that layde wayte for my lyfe set vpon me ând they that sought me spake euyll to me vanites and deceytes they imagyned all daye âut I as one beyng deaf dyd not heare and as one that were dombe not openyng my mouth ând I was made as a maÌ not hearyng and hauynge no countercheckes in his mouthe âor in the lorde haue I trusted thou wylte heare me my lorde god âor I haue sayde lest any tyme myn enemyes tryumphe vpoÌ me and whylst my fete slyde they spake great thynges agaynst me âor I am prepared vnto the whyppes and my dolour is alwayes in my syght âor I shall confesse myne vngodlynesse shall take thought for my synne âut myne enemyes lyue are made strong ouer me and they are multiplyed whiche hated me vniustly âhey that requyted euyll for good detracted me because I folowed goodnesse âorsake me not o lorde my god neyther departe thou from me ântend toward my helpe o lorde god my helth âlory be to the father to the sone and to the ho lye ghoste âs it was in the begynnynge as it is now and euer shall be So be it âiserere mei deus âAue mercy vpon me o god accordynge to thy great mercy ând accordyng to the multytude of thy compassyons wype away myn iniquite âet wasshe me more froÌ myne iniquite and clense me more from my synne âor I knowledge myne iniquite and my synne is euer before myne eyes âgaynst the onely haue I synned and haue done euyll iÌ thy syght that thou mayste be iustifyed in thy wordes and mayst vaynquysshe wheÌ thou hast iudged âo I was begotten in wyckednesse and my mother conceyued me in synne âo thou haste loued trueth the vnknowen and secrete thynges of thy wysdome hast thou reueled vnto me âpryncle me lorde with ysope and so shall I be cleane thou shalt wasshe me and then shal I be whyter then snowe ânto my hearynge shalt thou gyue ioye gladnesse and my brosed bones shal be refresshed âourne thy face froÌ my synnes and wype away all my wyckednesse âpure herte create in me oh god an vp ryght spyryte renewe within me âast me not away from thy face and thyne holy spyryte take not from me âake me agayn to reioyse in thy sauyng helth strenghten me with a pryncypal spyryte âwyll enstruct the wycked iÌ thy wayes and the vngodly shall be conuerted vnto the. âelyuer me from bloudes oh god the god of my health my toÌge shal exalte thy ryght wysenesse âorde open thou my lyppes my mouthe shall pronounce thy prayse âor yt thou naddest desyred sacryfices I hadde surely gyuen it but thou delytest not in burnt offrynges âsacryfyce to god is a lowly spirit a contrite an humble herte dispyce not o god âeale getsy of thy fauourable benenoleÌce with Syon that the walles of HierusaleÌ may be buylte agayne âheÌ shalt thou accept the sacryfyce of ryghtwysenesse oblacyons and burnte offerynges then shall they lay calues vpon thyne altare âlory be to the father to the sone and to the ho ly ghoste âs it was in the begynnynge as it is now and euer shall be So be it ãâã omine eraudi orationeÌ meaÌ âOrde heare my prayer and let my clamouââ¦re come vnto the. âourne not thy face from me wheÌ soeuer I am troubled bowe thyne eare vnto me ân what soeuer day that I am troubled hear me quyckely âor my dayes haue vanysshed as smoke my bones waxe drye as a fyrebrande âam stryken and my hert wythered lyke hay by cause I forgat to eate my breade âith the noyse of my mournynge my boone hath clouen to the flesshe âam made lyke vnto a pellycan of wyldernes and am made lyke the nyght rauyn in an house âhaue waked and am made lyke a sparowe solytary in the roufe of an house âll daye dyd myne enemyes rayle vpon me and they that praysed me conspyred agaynst me âor I dyd eate asshes as breade and myngled my drynke with wepynge ân regarde of thy wrathe and indygnacyon for thou takynge me vp dyddest cast me agaynst the grounde ây dayes haue faded as a shadow and I haue wythered lyke haye âut thou lorde abydest for euer and thy memoryal is from one generacyon vnto another âhou lorde arysyng shalt haue mercy of SyoÌ for it is tyme to haue mercy on it for the tyme ê¯meth âor the stones therof haue pleased thy seruauÌtes they shall haue rueth on the grouÌde therof ând the people shall feare thy name o lorde all kynges of the earth thy glorye âor the lorde hath buylded Syon and shall be sene in his glorye âe hath regarded the speache of the humble hath not dispyced theyr prayer âet these thynges be wryten in another generacyon and the people that shall be created shall prayse the lorde âor he hathe loked downe from his hyghe holy place the lorde hathe loked downe from heuyn vnto the earthe âor to hear the waylyng of them that be fettered for to lose the sones of them that were slayn âhat they shulde in Syon declare the name of the lorde and his prayse in Hierusalem ân assemblynge of people togyther and kynges for to serue the lorde âe answered hiÌ in the way of his vertue shewe vnto me the shortnes of my dayes âall me not backe in the myddes of my dayes in to the euerlastyngnes of thy yre âroÌ the begynnynge thou lorde haste layde the foundacyon of the earthe the workes of thyne handes are the heuyns âhey shal perysshe but thou abydest and shal all waxe olde as a garment And as a couerynge thou shalte chaunge them and they shal be chauÌged but thou arte one and the same and thy yeres shall not fayle âhe sones of thy seruauÌtes shall dwel togyther and theyr seede shal be directed for euer âe profundis clamaui ãâ¦ã âRom the deepe places haue I called vnto the o lorde lorde heare my voyce âet thyne eares be intentyfe to the voyce of my prayer âf thou lorde wylte loke so straytly vpoÌ synners o lorde who shall abyde it But there is mercy with the and because of thy lawe haue I abyden the
o lorde My soule hath abyden in his worde my soule hath trusted in the lorde From the mornyng watche vnto nyght let Israel truste in the lorde âor with the lorde there is mercy and his redeÌpcyon is plenâeous ând he shall redeme Israel for all the iniquities of it âlory be to the father to the sone and to the holy ghoste âs it was in the begynnynge as it is now and euer shall be So be it ¶ ãâ¦ã âOrde heare my prayer wiâh thyne eares perceyue my desyre for thy truethes sake heare me for thy ryghteousnesse ând entre not in to iudgemeÌt with thy seruauÌt for euery persone lyuynge shall not be iustifyed in thy syght âor an enemy hath pursued my soule hathe brought lowe my lyfe in earth âe hath set me in darkenes as the deade meÌ of the worlde and my spyryte was vexed my herte troubled within me âhaue ben myndeful of olde dayes I haue sludyed vpoÌ all thy workes and in the dedes of thy handes I mused âhaue stretched forth myn handes vnto the my soule vnto the as earth without water âastly heare me o lord my spirit hath fayled me urne not thy face froÌ me least I belyke to men discedyng in to a pyt âause thy mercy to be herde of me betymes for in the haue I trusted âhewe me the way wherin I may walke for vn to the haue I lyft vp my mynde âelyuer me from myn enemyes lorde vnto the haue I fled teache me to do thy wyll for y u art my god âhy good spiryte shall conduyte me in to the laÌde of ryghteousnes for thy names sake lord thou shalt reuyue me thorough thyn equite âhou shalt brynge my soule from trouble and through thy mercy destroy all myn enemyes ând thou shalte destroye all that molest my soule for I am thy seruaunt âlory be to the father to the sone and to the holy ghoste âs it was in the begynnynge as it is now and euer shall be So be it ãâ¦ã âemembre not o lorde the faultes eyther of vs or of our parentes neyther take thou vengeaunce on our synnes Spare o lorde spare thy peple whiche then hast redemed w t thy precyous bloude Be neuermore angry with vs. The .xv. Psalmes ¶ ãâ¦ã âd dnÌm cum tribularer ãâ¦ã âCryed vnto the lorde when I was in trouble and he herde me âlorde delyuer my soule froÌ lyenge lyppes and a deceytfull tonge âhat may be gyuen the or what may be layde agaynst the to a deceytfull tonge âhe sharpe arowes of the myghtye with hotte sparkelynge cooles âo is me for my restynge place is prolonged I haue dwelled with the inhabytaÌtes of Ledar my soule was longe in exyle âwas peasyble with theÌ that hated peace wheÌ I spake vnto them they assaulted me causeles âlory be to the father to the sone and to the holy ghoste âs it was in the begynnynge as it is now and euer shall be So be it âeuaui oculos meos ãâ¦ã âLyfted vp myne eyes in to the hylles from whense helpe shall come vnto me ây helpe commeth from the lorde that made he uyn and earth âe shal not suffre thy foote to slyppe neyther shall he that kepeth the fall in to a slombre âo he shall neyther fall a slepe nor slombre whiche kepeth Israel âhe lorde kepeth the the lorde is thy defeÌcce more then thy ryght hande âhe sonne shall not burne the by day nor the moone by nyght âhe lorde kepeth the from all euyll the lorde kepeth euyn thy soule âhe lorde kepeth thy goynge iÌ and goynge out from this tyme forth and euermore âlory be to the father to the sone and to the holy ghoste âs it was in the begynnynge as it is now and euer shall be So be it âetatus sum âReioysed in those thynges that were sayde to me we shall go in to the lordes house âure feete were standynge in thy gates O Hierusalem âierusalem whiche is buylded lyke a cytie who se perticypacyon is within it selfe âor thyther ascended the trybes euyn the trybes of the lorde the testymonye of Israel to acknowledge the lordees name âor there sate the sytters in iudgement euyn the seate of the house of Dauid âray ye for the peace of Hierusalem and they shall haue plentye that loue the. âet peace be made throughe thy vertue plenteousnes in thy houses âor my brothers and kynredes sakes I prayed peace for the. âor the house of our lorde god I besought good thynges for the. âlory be to y e father to the sone to y e holy ghost âs it was in the begynnynge as it is now and euer shall be So be it âd te leuaui oculos ãâ¦ã âNto the haue I lyfte vp myne eyes o god whiche inhabytest the heuyns âuyn lyke as the eyes of seruauÌtes wayt at the handes of theyr maysters âs the eyes of a handemayden be vpoÌ her maysters euyn so be our eyes vpon oure lorde god vntyl he haue mercy on vs. âaue mercy on vs e lorde haue mercy on vs for we are fulfylled with moche contempte âor our soule is fylled verye moche beynge scor ned of the ryche and dispyced of the proude âlory be to the father ââ¦s it was in the. âist quia dnÌs ãâ¦ã âXcept the lorde had ben amonge vs let Israel now speake except the lorde had ben amonge vs. âhen men rose agaynst vs perauenture they myght haue swalowed vs vp quyeke âhen theyr fury was great agaynst vs peraueÌ ture water mought haue souped vs vp âur soule hath passed ouer a ryuer our soule paueÌture myght haue passed ouer a water itollerable âlessed be the lorde whiche hath not suffred vs to be caught with theyr teeth âur soule hath beÌ delyuered euyn as a sparowe from the foulers snare âhe snare is worne out and we are delyuered ur helpe consysteth in the name of the lorde whiche made heuyn and earth âlory be to the father to the sone and to the holy ghoste âs it was in the begynnynge as it is now and euer shal be So be it âm confidunt ãâ¦ã âHey that truste in the lorde as a mountayne of SyoÌ he shall neuer be moued which inhabyteth Hierusalem âouÌtaynes are in the cyrcute of it and the lorde is in the cyrcuyt of his people froÌ this tyme forth and euermore âor the lorde shall not leaue the rodde of synners vpoÌ the lotte of the iuste leest the iuste shuld extende theyr handes vnto synne âo wel o lorde to the good and vryght in hert âut those that swarue the lorde shall bryng in to bondes with them that worke wyckednesse peace be vpon Israel âlory be to the father to the sone and to the holy ghoste âs it was in the begynnyng as it is now and euer shall be So be it ân conuertendo ãâ¦ã UHen the lorde tourned the captyuyte of Syon we were made gladde âhen was our mouthe fulfylled with myrth our tongue with ioyfulnesse âhen shal they say amonge the gentylles the lorde hath done greatly for
of vs or of our parentes neyther take thou vengeaunce on our synnes Spare o lorde spare thy peple whiche thou hast redemed w t thy precyous bloude Be neuermore angry with vs. ¶ ãâ¦ã âAmercus bysshoppe of Uienne what tyme that a terryble earth quake fell in his prouynce Leo the fyrst theÌ beyng bysshop of Rome caused the people to asseÌble and to go togyther in a longe araye prayenge and callyng vpoÌ god whiche thynge we now call processyon bycause we vse in the same to procede or go forth Hereof it came that wheÌ any greuous plage was eyther sent by god amonge the people or any sodeyne cause of gladnesse chaunged processyon hath alwayes ben vsed somtyme to pacyfye goddes wrathe and somtyme to thanke hym of his benefytes for this cause Agapetus bysshoppe of Rome fyrst instytute that processioÌ shulde be done euery Sondaye throughout the yere And after hi Gregory in the tyme of a comen pestylence caused more solempne ordre and syngyng to be vsed theri ordeyned this seruyce called Letany whiche is a Greke worde and asmoche in Englysshe to say as supplycacyoÌ or prayer wherof it hath taken his name bycause that in our generall processyons and rogacion dayes prayer and supplycacyon is made vnto god for the people for all estates accordynge to the couÌseyl of saynt Paule j. Timoth. ij and dyuers other examples of scrypture The Letany ¶ ãâ¦ã âOrde haue mercy on vs. ââ¦hryste haue mercy on vs âorde haue mercy on vs. âhryste heare vs God father of heuyn haue mercy on vs. Goddes sone redemer of the worlde haue mercy God the holy ghoste haue mercy on vs. Holy Trynite one god haue mercy on vs. âaynt Mary praye for vs Holy mother of god praye for vs Holy mayde of maydens praye for vs âaynt Myghell praye for vs âaynt Gabryel praye for vs âaynt Raphael praye for vs âll holy angels and archangels praye for vs ââ¦l ordres of holy spirites praye for vs âaynt Iehan Baptyst praye for vs âll holy patriarkes prophetes praye for vs Saynt Peter praye for vs Saynt Paule praye for vs Saynt Andrewe praye for vs Saynt Iehan praye for vs Saynt Iames praye for vs Saynt Thomas praye for vs Saynt Phylyppe praye for vs Saynt Iames praye for vs Saynt Mathewe praye for vs Saynt Bartholome praye for vs Saynt Symon praye for vs Saynt Tade praye for vs Saynt Mathie praye for vs Saynt Barnabe praye for vs Saynt Marke praye for vs Saynt Luke praye for vs All holy apostles euangelystes praye for vs All holy discyples and innocentes praye for vs Saynt Stephen praye for vs Saynt Lyne praye for vst Saynt Clement praye for vs Saynt Cornelys praye for vs Saynt Cypriane praye for vs Saynt Laurence praye for vs Saynt Uincent praye for vs Saynt Cosme praye for vs Saynt Fabyane praye for vs Saynt Sebastyane praye for vs Saynt Thomas praye for vs Saynt Erasme praye for vs Saynt Edmunde praye for vs âaynt Chrystofer praye for vs âaynt George praye for vs âaynt Blase praye for vs âaynt Adryan praye for vs âll holy martyrs praye for vs âaynt Edwarde praye for vs âaynt Syluester praye for vs âaynt Lyon praye for vs âaynt Hierome praye for vs âaynt Augustyn praye for vs âaynt Ambrose praye for vs âaynt Gregory praye for vs âaynt Isodore praye for vs âaynt Iulyane praye for vs âaynt Lambert praye for vs âaynt Martyn praye for vs âaynt Anthony praye for vs âaynt Nycolas praye for vs âaynt Leonerde praye for vs âaynt Erkenwalde praye for vs âaynt Edmunde praye for vs âaynt Benet praye for vst âaynt Dunstone praye for vs âaynt Cuthbert praye for vs âll holy confessours praye for vs âaynt Mary Magdeleyn praye for vs âaynt Mary Egypcyan praye for vs âaynt Anne praye for vs âaynt Katheryne praye for vs âaynt Margarete praye for vs âaynt Barbara praye for vs Saynt Heleyne praye for vs Saynt Appollyne praye for vs Saynt Agathe praye for vs Saynt Luce praye for vs Saynt Agnes praye for vs Saynt Cycylle praye for vs Saynt Gertrude praye for vs Saynt brygyt praye for vs SaiÌt vrsule with thy holy felowes praye for vs All holy virgyns praye for vs All holy sayntes praye for vs Be mercyfull Spare vs o lorde From all euyll Lorde delyuer vs. From the awaytes of the deuyll Lorde delyuer From endles dampnacyon Lorde delyuer vs. From the imminent peryl of our synnes Lorde From the assaulte of deuylles Lorde delyuer From the spiryte of fornicacyon Lorde delyuer From the desyre of vayne glory Lorde delyuer From all vnclennes of body and soule Lorde From wrathe and hate and all euyl wyl Lorde From vncleane thoughtes Lorde delyuer vs. From blyndnes of herte Lorde delyuer vs. From lyghtnynge and tempest Lorde delyuer From sodeyn vnprouyded death Lorde dely By thy mystery of thy holy incarnacyon Lorde By thy natyuyte Lorde delyuer vs. By thy circuncision Lorde delyuer vs. By thy baptyme Lorde delyuer vs. By thy fastynge Lorde delyuer vs. By thy crosse and passyon Lorde delyuer vs. ây thy precyous death Lorde delyuer vs. ây thy gloryous resurreccyoÌ Lorde delyuer vs. ây thy meruaylous asceÌcyon Lorde delyuer vs. ây the grace of the holy ghost Lorde delyuer vs ân the houre of death Lorde succour vs. ân the day of Iudgement Lorde delyuer vs. âe synners pray the to heare vs. âhat thou gyne vs peace we pray the heare âhat thy mercy pity may euer pÌserue vs. we âhat thou vouchsaufe to gouerne and kepe thy Churche we pray the heare vs. âhat the gyft apostolyke and all the degrees of holy relygyon be kept and saued we pray the. âhat thou gyue peace and coÌcorde to our kyng and prynces and also vyctory we pray the to âhat thou kepe all our bysshops and abbottes in holy relygyon we pray the to heare vs. âhat thou kepe al the congregacyons of sayntes in thy holy seruyce we pray the heare vs. âhat thou preserue al chrysten people whiche thou haste redemed with thy precyous bloude we praye the to heare vs. âhat thou gyue all our bnÌfactours euerlastyng benefytes we pray the to heare vs. âhat thou wylte delyuer the soules of vs our parentes from eternall dampnacyon we pray the to heare vs. âhat thou vouchsaufe to gyue and preserue the fruytes of the earth we pray the to heare vs. âhat thou vouchsaufe to caste vpoÌ vs thy mercyfull eyes we pray the to heare vs. âhat thou do cause the obsequy of our seruice to be reasonable we pray the to heare vs. âhat thou do plucke vp our myndes vnto heuynly desyres we pray the to heare vs. âhat thou vouchsaufe to beholde and releue the mysery of the poore and the captyue we pray âhat thou gyue euerlastynge rest to all that beleue in the bothe quycke and dead we pray the. âhat thou vouchsaufe to heare vs. âone of god we praye the to heare vs. âone of god we praye the to heare vs. âone of god we praye the to heare vs. âambe of
god that takest awaye the synne of the worlde Heare vs lorde âambe of god that takest awaye the synne of the worlde Spare vs orde âambe of god that takest awaye the synne of the worlde Haue mercy on vs. Lorde haue mercy on vs. Chryste haue mercy on vs. Lorde haue mercy on vs. Our father And leade vs not But delyuer vs from all euyll ãâ¦ã âorde shewe âs thy mercy ãâ¦ã And gyue vs thy fauynge health ãâ¦ã ând let thy mercy come vpon vs. ãâ¦ã Thy sauyng helthe accordynge to thy promyse ãâ¦ã Uve haue offended with our fore fathers ãâ¦ã Uve haue done wronge and committed iniquyte ãâ¦ã orde do not w e vs accordynge to our synnes ãâ¦ã Neyther rewarde thou vs after our vngodlinesse ââ¦orde let vs pray for euery degre of the chyrche ãâ¦ã Let thy preestes do on iustyce and let thy sayntes reioyce ãâ¦ã âor our brothers and âysters ãâ¦ã Saue O god thy seruauÌtes bothe men womeÌ that truste in the. ãâ¦ã et vs pray for all chrysteÌ people ãâ¦ã Lorde saue thy people blysse thyn herytage rule theÌ exalt them euer more ââ¦orde sende peace through thy vertue ãâ¦ã And great habouÌdaÌce iÌ euery place âhe soules of all thy seruauntes bothe meÌ and women may rest in peace ââ¦orde heare my prayer ãâ¦ã And gyue hearrynge to my clamour ¶ ãâ¦ã âOd to whome it is appropried to be mercyfull euer and to spare take our prayer let thy mercyfull pyte assoyle them that are bounde with the chayne of synnes By Chryst our lorde So be it ¶ ãâ¦ã âLmyghtye eternall God whiche alone doeste great wonders graunt vnto thy ser uauntes the bysshops and to all congregacyons commytted vnto them the spiryte of grace And to the ende that they may please the powre on them the peâpetuall dewe of thy benediccyon By Chryste our lorde ¶ ãâ¦ã âGod whiche doest infude the gyftes of charite iÌ to the hertes of the faythfull through the grace of the holy ghoste graunt vnto thy seruauntes both men and women for whome we pray vnto thy mercy helth of body soule that they may loue the with all theyr power and perfourme with all loue the thynges that be pleasynge to the. By Chryste our lorde ¶ ãâ¦ã O God from whome all holy desyres all good counselles and all iuste workes do procede gyue to vs the same peace which the worlde can not gyue that oure hertes beynge obedyeÌt to thy commaundemeÌtes and the feare of our enemy âs taken awaye our tyme may be peasyble through thy proteccyon By Chryste our lorde ¶ ãâ¦ã âOrde we beseche the to shewe vnto vs thyne vnspeakeable mercye that thou bothe purge vs froÌ all our synnes and mercyfully delyuer vs froÌ the payne that we deserue for the same By Chryste our lorde ¶ ãâ¦ã O God that arte creatour and redemer of all faythfull people graunt vnto the soules of al true beleuers beynge deade remyssyon of al theyr synnes that through deuout prayers they maye attayne thy gracyons pardon whiche they haue alway desyred By Chryste our lorde ¶ ãâ¦ã âOrde god of hostes kynge moost myghty stronge by whom kynges do reygne and in whose hâdes are the hertes of all kynges grauÌte vnto thy well be loued seruaunt Hour kynge contynuall health of body soule that his herte alwayes enclynynge ãâã holsome and godly couâselles the enemyes of the commen welth beyng vanquyââ¦ed wâ maye longe eâoye vnder hym perpetuall peace and brotherly concorde By Câryââe our lorde ¶ ãâ¦ã âOr thy pâtye Lorde we beseche the to lose the boÌde of all oure synnes through the prayer of the blessed and gloryous euerlastynge mayde Mary with all thy sayntes kepe vs thy sâruauntes and our kynge and all chrysten people in all holynesse all that by kynrede of bloude or by familiarite or by confessyon and prayer be ioyned with vs ââânse them lorde of all vyces lyghten theym with vertues peace and helth gyue vnto vs put from vs all our enemyes aswell they that be visyble as muysyble gyue thy charyte to our frendes and to our enemyes health to all chysten men quycke and deade grauÌte lyfe and endeles reste By Chryste our lorde ¶ ãâ¦ã âHroughe the merytes intercessyons prayers and suffrages of all these holy auÌgelles patriarkes prophetes apostles euaungelystes martyrs confessours virgyns and all thy elccte seruauntes moost mercyfull lorde powre in to oure hertes a fouÌtayne of teares to the ende we may perfytly knowe the offence of oâre coÌsâyence and that we maye truely coâfesse before the the defaultes of oure actes commytted and through the lyberalyte of thy grace to haue assured pardoÌ therof By Chryste our lorde So be it ¶ ãâ¦ã âLlumynate myne eyes to the ende I neuer sâepe iÌ darken esse leste myne enemyes saye at any tyme I haue preuayled agaynst hym ãâ¦ã âorde I commende my soule in to thy handes ãâã lorde very god thou hast redemed me ãâ¦ã I haue spoken with my tongue lorde gyue me knowledge of myne ende ãâ¦ã ând the nombre of my dayes what it is that I may knowe howe moche I lacke ãâ¦ã âorde thou haste brokeÌ my bondes I shall gyue vnto the a sacryfyce of prayse shall call vpoÌ the name of the lorde ãâ¦ã âefuge is takeÌ from me and there is none that seketh my lyfe ãâ¦ã I haue cryed vnto the o lorde I haue sayd thou art my hope and my porcyon in the lande of the lyuynge ãâ¦ã âake in me a sygne of goodnesse that they whiche hate me may se it be confounded for thou lorde haste holpen me and conforted me ãâ¦ã âorde the lyght of thy countenauÌce is marked vpon vs thou hast made myne herte ioyfull âlory be to the father ââ¦s it was in te âEsu sone of god maker of all thynges helpe me to the ende I delyte not in vayn thoughtes Our father whiche art in heâyn Hayle Mary full of grace âEsu sone of god which heldest thy peace before a iudge kepe my tongue vntyl I haue deuysed howe and what I shall say Our father whiche art Hayle Mary full of grace âEsu sone of god whiche was bounde rule myn haÌdes and all my membres to the ende my workes may come to a good ende So be it Our father which Hayle Mary full of grace ââ¦ryse lorde and helpe vs. ãâ¦ã And for thy names sake delyuer vs. ãâ¦ã âBeseche the lorde Iesu cause me to haue in thy loue a meane without measure and affeccyon without meane alongynge without ordre a burnynge without ceasynge So be it I beleue in god the father almyghty The Dirige ¶ ãâ¦ã âHe makynge of this seruyce that we call Dirige some do ascrybe to saynt Isodore and some to saynt Gregory but whether of them it was forceth not moche for certeyn it is that al that is coÌteyned therm the collettes except may as well be aâplyed for the lyuyng as for the dead Yet as Platina âryteth Palagius bysshop of Rome dyd fyrst ordeyne the commemoracyon or prayenge for the dead Uvhiche thyng after
the mynde of Isodore was receyued as a tradicyoÌ of the apostles Howbeit S. Ambrose affyrmeth that it was deryued of an olde custome had amoÌg the Hebrewes which vsed longe lameÌtacyon for the dead after theyr departynge as they dyd for Iacob the space of xl dayes and for Moyses xxx But we that are vnder the newe lawe are taught of god by the mouthe of saynt Paule his apostle not to mourne or be sory for them that be departed in the fayth of Chryst but to reioyse as in theÌ that rest in the slepe of peace for so is it dayly remembred in the Masse vntyll they shall be called vnto the last iudgemeÌt Neuerthelesse I thynke it very charytable and to procede of a good godly mynde in that we vse any worldely obseâuies about the deade or do pray for theÌ for sait Augustyn in his Enchiridion sayth It is not to be denyed but that the soules departed are greatly releued by prayer Uvhiche vse is very commeÌdable for asmoche as it hath contynued in the chrysten churche euyn froÌ the very infaÌcy therof ¶ ãâ¦ã ãâ¦ã shall please ââ¦exi quoniam exaudiet âor he hathe enclyned his eare vnto me all me lyfe I shall calle vpon hym âhe sorowes of deathe haue comâassed me and the perylles of hell haue entangled me âhaue frounde moche trouble and sorowe and haue called vppon the name of the lorde âlorde delyuer my soule for the lorde is pityfull and ryghteous and our god hath mercy âhe lord pÌserueth the lytle ones I was brought lowâ and he delyuered me âurne the my soule iÌ to reste for the lorde hath done moche for the. âor he hathe delyuered my soule froÌ death my âyes from teares my feete from slydynge âshal please the lorde in the countre of lyuers orde gyue theÌ eternall reste and let coÌtynuall lyght shyne vnto them ãâ¦ã shall please the lorde in the regyon of lyuers ãâ¦ã Uvo is me âd dnÌm cum tribularer ãâ¦ã âCryed vnto the lorde when I was in trouble and he herde me âlorde delyuer my soule froÌ lyenge lyppes and a deceytfull tonge âhat may be gyuen the or what may be layde agaynst the to a deceytfull tonge âhe sharpe arowes of the myghtye with hotte sparkelynge cooles ââ¦o is me for my restynge place is prolonged I haue dwelled with the inhabytantes of Cedar my soule was longe in exyle âwas peasyble with them that hated peace when I spake vnto them they assaulted me causeles âorde gyue them eternall reste let contynuall lyght shyne vnto them ãâ¦ã Uvo is me for that my banysshment is prolonged ãâ¦ã orde âeuauioculos meos ãâ¦ã âLyfted vp myne eyes in to the hylles from whense helpe shall come vnto me ây helpe commeth from the lorde that made heuyn and earth âe shal not suffre thy foote to slyppe neyther shall he that kepeth the fall in to a slombre âo he shall neyther fall a slepe nor slombre whiche kepeth Israel âhe lorde kepeth the the lorde is thy defence more then thy ryght hande âhe sonne shall not burne the by day nor the moone by nyght âhe lord kepeth the from all euyll the lorde kepeth euyn thy soule âhe lorde kepeth thy goynge iÌ and goynge out from this tyme forth and euermore âorde gyue theÌ eternall reste and let coÌtynuall lyght shyne vnto them ãâ¦ã âhe lorde kepeth the from all euyll he kepeth euyn thy soule ãâ¦ã âf thou lorde âe profundis ãâ¦ã âRom the deepe places haue I called vnto the o lorde lorde heare my voyce âet thyne eares be intentyfe to the voyce of my prayer âf thou lorde wylte loke so straytly vpoÌ synners o lorde who shall abyde it âut there is mercy with the and because of thy lawe haue I abyden the o lorde ây soule hath abyden in his worde my soule hath trusted in the lorde From the mornyng watche vnto nyght let Israel truste in the lorde For with the lorde there is mercy and his redeÌpcyon is plenteous And he shall redeme Israel for all the iniquities of it Lorde gyue them eternall reste and let contynual lyght shyne vnto them ãâ¦ã âf thou lorde imputest meÌs synnes vnto them lorde who shal abyde it ãâ¦ã he workes âonfitebor tibi domine ãâ¦ã LOrde I shal make knowlege to the with all my herte for thou hast herde the wordes of my mouthe ân the syght of aungels I shall synge to the I shall worshyppe the in thy holy temple and shall confesse thy name UpoÌ thy mercy thy trouth for aboue al thyng thou hast magnifyed thy holy name Then soeuer I shall call vpon the heare me thou shalte encrease strength in my soule Let al the kynges of the earth coÌfesse the o lord for they haue herde all y e wordes of thy mouthe And let them synge in the wayes of the lorde for great is the glory of the lorde For the lorde is hyghe beholdeth lowe thynges and knoweth hygh thynges a farre If I walke in the myddes of trybulacyon thou wylt reconforte me and vpon the cruelte of myn enemyes thou hast extende thy power and thy ryght hande hath made me saufe âhe lorde shall requyte for me lorde thy mercy is euerlastynge the workes of thyne handes despyce thou not âorde gyue them eternall reste and let contynuall lyght shyne vnto them ãâ¦ã âorde despyce not the workes of thy handes ãâ¦ã Fro the gates of hell ãâ¦ã Lorde delyuer theyr soules ãâ¦ã herde a voyce ¶ ãâ¦ã âY soule magnifyeth the lorde ând my spirit hath reioysed iÌ god my sauyour âor he hathe regarded the humilite of his haÌdmayden beholde nowe from hensforth shall all generacyons call me blessed âor he that is myghty hathe done to me great thynges and blessed is his name ând his mercy is alwayes on theÌ that fear hym throughout all generacyons âe hathe shewed streÌgth with his arme he hath scatered them that are proude in the ymagynacyon of theyr hertes âe hath put downe the myghtye from theyr sea tes and hath exalted them of lowe degree âe hath fylled the hungre with good thynges and hath sent away the ryche empty âe hath remembred mercy and hathe holpeÌ his seruaunt Israel âuyn as he promysed to oure fathers Abraham and to his seede for euer âorde gyue them eternall reste let contynuall lyght shyne vnto them ãâ¦ã haue herde a voyce froÌ heuyn sayenge Blessyd be the deade whiche dye in the lorde âorde haue mercy on vs. âhryste haue mercy on vs. âorde haue mercy on vs. Our father whiche arte Hayle Mary âauda aiÌa mea dnÌz ãâ¦ã âRayse the lorde my soule I shall laude the lorde durynge my lyfe I shall syng to my god so longe as I lyue âruste ye not in prynces nor in the chyldren of men in whome there is no health ây sou'e shall passe out and shall retourne iÌ to his countrey in that day shall all theyr cogytacyons perysshe âlessed is the man whose helper is the god of Iacob whose hope is in our lorde god which made heuyn
delyuer theyr soules Our father And leade vs not But delyuer vs. ¶ ãâ¦ã âPare me o lorde my days be brefe and short For what is the maÌ whome thou doest ma gnifye Or why from hym thyn hert dost thon transport âonfortyng hym in the mornynge and sodeynly Thou temptest hym agayne with aduersyte Uvhy dost thou not so moch as suffre me a lytle That I may tary the swalowyng of my spytle Lorde I haue offended and what shall I do Thou that orderest man in euery thynge why woldest thou make me to swarue froÌ the so And makest me to be myne owne vndoynge Uvhy takest thou not froÌ me my synful lyuyng Io howe in dust I slepe wonderous fast And yf thou tary a whyle all helpe wyl be past ãâ¦ã I veryly thynke and byleue surely That my redemer is eterne on lyue And that at the last day fynally Out of the earth who so it deny I shall aryse and shall agayne reuyue And in my flesshe I shall playnly se My god my sauyour whiche hath redemed me ãâ¦ã Uvhome I shall beholde and se in very dede As parfytly as any is able to deuyse None other it is that shall se in my stede But I my selfe with these present eyes Shall hym beholde in moost parfyt wyse And in my flesshe I shal playnly se My god my sauyour whiche redemed me ¶ ãâ¦ã âY soule is full verye of this lyfe that I leade And of this worlde sull lytle doth it recke But suffre me a whyle agayne my selfe to pleade That for very bytter anguysshe my wordes out they breake And payne maketh my soule to God thus to speake Thou gyd take from me thy condempnacyon Shew me why thou handlest me on this fasshyoÌ I wene that thou doyst some pleasure take Thus with calamite me to ouerpresse Uvhiche am the very worke that thy handes dyd make Thou art of counsel with the wycked as I gesse And wylt thou helpe them in theyr wyckednes Be thyne eyesflesshely as other mennes be And seest thou none otherwyse then other men dose Be thy dayes lyke to the dayes of other men Thy yeres and tyme be not they also In no other maner or fasshyon then Be the yeres of men whiche so soone ouer go My synne and iniquite why enserchest thou so And yet thou knowest that in me no synne shall be fande Syth no man may escape thy mortall hande âblessed god whiche by myracle diu ne Dydestrayse vp Lazar from his sepulture Uvhen he in the same foure ãâã ayes had lyne So that his body began to sauour Lyke as it fareth by euery creature Braunt them rest that from hens are discended And gyue them pardon where they haue offeÌded âhou that shalt come to iuge and gyue senteÌce Upon quycke and deade and the worlde ouer all And by burnyng fyre shalt trye the conscyence Of euery creature in iudgement generall Uvhiche to escape may no man mortall Braunt them rest that from hens are discended And gyue them pardon where they haue offended ¶ ãâ¦ã âHy handes good lorde haue me made and formed In euery parte all in compasse rounde And shal I now agayn so soone be ouer turned Remembre how thou madest me lyke clay out of the grounde Now agayne to dust shall I so sone redounde Lyke softe mylke hast thou not me dressed And lyke vnto chese hast thou not me pressed Uvith skynne and flesshe also for the nones Thou hast me enclosed and therwith ouer clade And eke also with senewes and with bones Thou hast compacte me and stronge thou hast me made Lyfe and mercy of the also I had And with thy goodnes and thy visytacyon Thou hast contynually ben my preseruacyon ãâ¦ã good lorde in what maner place May I hyde my selfe in that fearefull houre Away from thy moost gloryous face Uvhen that thou as souereygne Emperour The worlde shalt iudge by thy woÌderous power For I knowe well that in my lyfe dayes I haue synned moche by many sondry wayes ãâ¦ã or of my synnes I am full sore adrad I shal be ashamed before the to appere Uvhen thou shalt com to iuge both good bad Neuer suffre for thy mercy dere That I be condempned then before the there For I knowe well that in my lyfe dayes I haue synned moche by many dyuers wayes ãâ¦ã n a place âominus regit me ãâ¦ã âHe lorde ruleth me nothynge shall fayle me iÌ a place of pasture there hath he set me âe hath brought me vpon a fresshe water he coÌ uerth my soule âe hath ledde me vpon the patthes of iustyce for his names sake âor all though I walke in the myddes of the shadowe of death I shall feare no harme for thou arte with me âhy staffe and thy rod they haue conforted me âhou haste âpared a table iÌ my syghte agaynst them that trouble me âhou hast soupled myn heade in oyle my cuppe beynge full is ryght goodly ând thy mercy shall folowe me all the dayes of my lyfe ând that I may iÌhabyte in the house of the lor de for the length of my dayes âorde gyue them eternall reste let coÌtynuall lyght shyne vnto them ãâ¦ã n a place of pasture there hath he set me âhe defaultes âd te dnÌe leuaui ãâ¦ã âNto y e lorde haue I lyfte vp my soule my god in the I trust let me not be ashamed âor let not myn enemyes mocke me for truly all that euer trust in the shal not be confounded âet all them be coÌfounded that worke wyckednes in vayne Good lorde shew me thy wayes teache me thy patthes Directe me teache me in thy trouthe for thou arte god my sauyour and I haue susteyned the all the hole day âaue mynde good lorde of thy mercyfulnes of thy mercyes whiche euer haue ben âhe offences of my youth nor myne ygnoraunces do thou not remembre âhou for thy goodnes good lorde haue mynde of me accordynge vnto thy mercy âhe lord is swete and ryghteous for this shal he gyue a lawe to them that go out of the way âe shal direct the mylde in iudgement he shall teache te meke his wayes âll the wayes of the lorde are mercy and verite to theÌ that requyre his Testament his êmyses âor thy names sake good lorde thou shalte ha ue mercy on my synne for truely it is great âho is the maÌ that feareth the lorde he hath ordeyned a lawe to hym in y e way whome he hath chosen is soule shall dwell in goodnes his sede shall inheryte the earth âhe lorde is a sure grouÌde to theÌ that feare hym his testameÌt that it maye be manyfested to theÌ âyne eyes be euer to the lorde for he shall pull my foote out of the snare âoke vpoÌ me haue mercy vpoÌ me for I am alone poore he trybulacyons of my herte be multiplyed delyuer me from my necessytes âeholde my humylyte and my laboure and for gyue me all my faultes âeholde myn enemyes for they
be multiplyed and they haue hated me with a wycked hate âepe my soule and delyuer me I shall not be ashamed for I haue trusted in the. ânnocentes and good meÌ haue cleued vnto me forbycause that I haue susteyned the. âgod delyuer Israel from all trybulacyons âorde gyue them eternall reste let contynuall lyght shyne vnto theÌ ãâ¦ã The defaultes of my youth and my ygnorauncyes remeÌbre not o lorde ãâ¦ã trust to se ââs illuminatio mea âHe lorde is my lyghte my healthe whom shall I feare âhe lorde is the defender of my lyfe of whome shall I be a drad âvhylst euyll doers approche vnto me for to deuoure my flesshe âyne enemyes whiche trouble me they were made weyke and fell downe âf they pytche pauylyons agaynste me my herte shall not feare âf a batayle ryse agaynst me I shal trust in it âne thynge haue I asked of the lorde that I shal requyre that I may inhabyte in the hous of the lorde all the dayes of my lyfe âhat I may se the wyll of the lorde and maye visyte his temple âor he hath hyd me in his tabernacle in y â euyll daye he hathe defended me in the secrete place of his tabernacle âe hath exalted me vpoÌ arocke now he hath exalted myne head aboue myn enemyes â haue gone aboute and haue offred in his tabernacle I shall synge the sacryfyce of innocacyon and shall say a psalme vnto the lorde âeare my voyce lorde wherwith I haue cryed vnto the haue mercy on me and heare me âyne herte hath sayd vnto the my face hath sought the thy face lorde I shall desyre âourne not thy face awaye from me do not swarue from thy seruaunt in thy wrath âe myne helper forsake me not neyther despyse thou me o god my sauyour âor my father my mother haue forsaken mâ but the lorde hath receyued me âorde set me a lawe in the way and leade me in a strayght pat the in spyte of myne enemyes âet me not go after the mindes of theÌ that trou ble me for vniust wytnesses haue rysen agaynst me and wyckednes hath lyed vnto them âtrust to se the goodnesse of god in the lande of the lyuynge âoke after the lorde do manfully and let thyne herte be conforted and abyde the lorde âorde gyue them eternall rest and let rtynuall lyght shyne vnto them ãâ¦ã trust to se the goodnes of the lorde in the lande of the ly uynge ãâ¦ã The ryghtuous shall be iÌ eter nall remembraunce ãâ¦ã He shall not feare euyl speakyngâ Our father And leade vs not But delyuer vs. ¶ ãâ¦ã âOwe sore am I laden with synne and wyckednes Lorde of thy goodnes I pray the let me knowe My cursed actes and great vnryghtuousnes Uvherby my soule in daunger is and wo Thy face alas why hydest thou me fro Entreatynge me with lyke extremyte As yf I were thy mortall enemy Agaynst a leafe that tossed is with wynde Thou shewedst thy power thy force thy myght And dost me persecute whiche by very kynde Am as the drye stubble or straw that is lyght Syns agaynst me thou dost bytterly wryte And wylt as I thynke me vtterly vpcast For the faultes of my youth that are done past Myfeete in stockes set thou hast fast Awaytynge ryght narowly all my hole trade In so moche that wy foote steppes nombred thou hast And neuerthelesse when death shall inuade As the rotten dunge I must away fade And sodeynly my flesshe shall tourne to wormes meate Lyke as agarment that mothes do wast and eat ãâ¦ã las good lorde and welaway For my lyfe euyll spent my soule is afrayde Uvhat shall I do or what shall I say Uvhyther shall I flee thus wofully arayde But vnto the lorde for mercy and ayde Uvhiche for to graunte I humbly the pray Uvhen thou shalt come at the latter day ây soule within me is troubled ryght sore Uvith greuous sorowe and depe repentaunce Of my manyfolde synnes commytted before By very fraylte of humayne ygnoraunce But yet good lorde in all suche greuaunce It for to succour I humbly the pray Uvhen thou shalt come at the latter day ¶ ãâ¦ã âHe man that procedeth from his mothers wombe Uvhose lyfe in this worlde is short transitory And in conclusyon is cast in to a toumbe Fulfylled is with manyfolde mysery Moost lyke a floure that fadeth naturally And lyke vnto a shadowe doth vanyssh abate Neuer contynuynge in one lyke estate And thynkest thou it mere eyther els coÌuenyent Wpon suche a none so narowly to spye Or to contende with hym in iudgement For who is able by crafte or polycye A thynge infecte with synne to purifye whiche was vncleane from his concepcyon No man surely but thou god alone Shorte be the dapes of mannes lyfe here His yeres thou hast counted iust is the nombre Thou hast apoynted his tyme so nere Uvhiche neuer shal passe neyther ouer ne vnder Suffre hym then a whyle and nomore hym encomber Untyl that day com that he hath long desyred whiche he hath loked for as a seruaunt hyred ãâ¦ã ord I besech the to rase out of mynde My greuous synnes and great impietie whiche he I of all other most cursed and vnkynde Haue dayly commytted agaynst thy maiesty whiche brynge my soule in great perplexyte wherof thy pardon moost mekely I desyre when thou shalt come to iudge vs by fyre ãâ¦ã lease it the lorde my wayes to dyrect So euyn alwayes in thy blessed syght That I may deserue amonge thy electe Euer to beholde that gloryous lyght wherin thou reygnest as a god of myght Thyther to brynge me I humbly the requyre when thou shalte come to iudge vs by fyre ¶ ãâ¦ã THo can assure me that y u wylt me defende In the lowe place me âo hyde secretly Untyll thy fury be past and at an ende And to apoynt me a tyme certeynly when it may the please for to remembre me For what do I force to suffre death and payne Syns that the deade shall ones ryse agayne All the longe tyme of this lyfe mortall whiche as a souldier led I haue in payne My hope and trust hath ben in speciall To chaunge this lyfe that is momentayne In to the same that is heuynly and certayn wherto when it lykes the me for to call I wyll the answere moost gladly of all To me therfore that am thy handy worke Sende for thy succours and godly assystence From whose knowledge nothyng ther may lurk Syns thou enserchest the secretes of conscyence And nombrest my ueppes by godly prouydence wherfore I beseche thy moost mercyful grace To spare my synne greuous trespas ân iudgement lorde do thou not procede After myne acte and synne moost odyous For I am parfyte and knowe in very dede That nothyng I haue done good or merââ¦s Before the to be counte o god moost glorious Thy maiesty therfore I besech of thy goodnes Clene take away my synne wyckednes Uerse Uvasshe me lorde from myne
vnryghtwysenes And of my synne make me clene and pure For to the onely by great vngodlynes I haue offended herof am I sure And put my soule in ryght harde aduenture Thy maiesty therfore I besech of thy goodnes To take clene away my synne and wyckednes ãâ¦ã leasynge be it âxpectans expectauâ TIth longe awayt I loked after the lorde and he intended vnto me ând he herde my prayers he brought me out of the lake of mysery and from the muddy clay ând set my feete vpon a rocke and directe my steppes ând he put iÌ to my mouthe a newe songe a ver se vnto our god âany shall se and shall feare and shall truste in the lorde âlessed is the man whose hope is the name of the lorde and hath not regarded vanites false madnesses âany meruayles haste thou done o lorde my god and thy dysposyâyons there is none that is lyke vnto the. âhaue tolde forth and spoken they are multiplyâd aboue nombre âaryfyce and offerynge thou woldest not verily thou hast made myne eares parfyte ând burnt offeryng for synne y u hast not req ired then sayd I lo I come ân the begynnyng of the boke it is wryteÌ of me that I shall do thy wyll for so wolde I my god haue thy lawe in the myddest of myn hert ãâ¦ã haue declared thy iustyce in a great congrega cyon lo I shall not holde iÌ my lyppes lorde thou knowest ãâ¦ã haue not hydden thy ryghtuousnes iÌ my herte I shewe thy trueth and thy saluacyon ãâ¦ã haue not keptesecrete thy mercie thy trouth from a great company âut y u lorde do not estraunge thy mercyes from me thy mercy thy trouth haue euer defeÌded me âor myscheues innumerable haue compassed me my wyckednesses haue caught me I was not able to se them âhey are multyplied mo then the heere 's of my heade and my herte hath fayled me âet it be thy pleasure o lorde for to delyuer me lorde haue regarde to helpe me âonfounded and afrayde be they that seke my lyfe for to take it away âet them be turned backewarde and affcayde that mynde to do me harme âet them incontynent beare away theyr confu syon that speake to me in scornfull wordes âet all that seke the reioyse be glad of the let all that loue thy sauynge health say the lorde be magnyfyed âveryly am a beggar and poore the lorde is myndefull of me âhou arte my helper and protectoure o my god tary not âorde gyue theÌ eternall reste and let coÌtynuall lyght shyne vnto them ãâ¦ã leasynge be it vnto the o lorde for to delyuer me lorde haue regarde to helpe me ãâ¦ã eale my soule ãâ¦ã eatus qui intelligit âLessed is he that consydereth the nedy and the poore in the euyll day the lorde shall delyuer hym âhe lorde shall preserue hym refresshe hym and make hym fortunate in the earth and shall not delyuer hym to his enemyes âhe lorde shall succour hym lyenge diseased in his bedde all his estate thou hast chaunged iÌ his infyrmyte âsayd lorde haue mercy on me heale my soule for I haue trespassed to the. âyne enemyes spake euyll vnto me sayeÌg wheÌ shal he dye that his name may perysshe ând though he entred in for to se he spake vanites his hert gathered mischeyf vnto it self âeyssued forth and spake to the same purpose âgaynst me dyd al myne enemyes murmure agaynst me haue they ymagyned mycheyf âhey haue deuysed an vntrue sayenge by me shal he that slepeth haue no help to ryse agayn âor a man pretendynge peace vnto me in who me I trusted whiche hathe eaten of my breade made greate meanes to supplante me âut thou lorde haue mercy on me restore me and I shall requyte them ân that they haue perceyued that thou fauourest me that my enemy shal not trysiph vpon me But for my innocency thou hast defended me hast made me sure in thy syght for euer Blessed be the lorde god of Israel worlde with out ende So be it âorde gyue them eternall reste and let contynuall lyght shyne vnto them ãâ¦ã Heale my soule lorde for I haue synned agaynst the. ãâ¦ã My soule thrysted âueÌadmoduÌ desyderat âUyn as the harte longeth after the fountaynes of waters so doth my soule longe after the o god ây soule hath thrysted after god the lyuynge fountayne when shal I come and appere before the face of god ây teares were to me day nyght iÌ steade of bre ade whylst it is dayly sayd vnto me wher is thy god âhese thynges I call to mynde cast it in my thought because I shall deête in to a place of meruaylous habitacioÌ euyn vnto y e house of god âvhit a voyce of gladnes and confessyon lyke the sounde of one that banketteth âvhy arte thou sorowfull my soule why doest thou trouble me âruste in god for I shall euer coÌfesse hym that gyueth heath vnto me and is my god âhe foule within my self is troubled therfore I shall haue the in mynde in the lande of IordaÌ the lytle mountayne of Hermon âepenes calleth vpon depenes with the noyse of thy watercourses âll thy raynes thyfloodes haue roÌne ouer me ân the day the lorde hath sent forth his mercy and in nyght his songe ân me is prayer to the god of my lyfe I shall say vnto god thou arte my defender âhy hast thou forgoten me why do I go also rowful whylst myn enemy doth afflycte me âhylst my bones are brokeÌ myne enemyes that trouble me haue cast it in my teeth âhylst they saye to me euery daye where is thy god âhy arte thou sorowfull my soule why troublest thou me âruste in god for yet I shall make knowledge to hym that he is my sauyour and my god âorde gyue them eternall reste and let contynuall lyght shyne vnto them ââ¦y soule thyrsted for god thely uynge fountayne when shall I ones come and appere before the face of god ãâ¦ã Lorde gyue them eternall reste ãâ¦ã And let contynuall lyght shyne vn to them Our father And leade vs not But de lyuer vs. ¶ ãâ¦ã ây spyryte god wote is weykened wonders sore My tyme iÌ this world but very shorte vayne is And saue a poore graue get I now no more My synne is not great and yet to me remaynys Nothynge at all saue greuous bytter paynes But yet helpe me o lorde and let me by thesyt And for al myn enmyes I force not theÌ a whyt My lyues dayes be passed cleane away The thoughtes whiche were wont to trouble so my mynde The darke nyght haue turned in to the clere daye And after darkenes I hope yet lyght to fynde But yf I contynue thus synfull styll and blynde In contynuall darkenes my lodgynge theÌ I ma ke And hell for my dwellynge house nedes must I take I spake to the earthe that vyle was and rotten Sayn gthou art my father and thou my mother And to the wormes in
the earthe also haue I spoken Sayenge thou arte my syster and thou also my brother Uvhat hope I haue then aboue all other Uvho shall rewarde my paynes y â which I abode Surely none other but onely thou my god ãâ¦ã hus dayly in me my synne encreasyng double And I not repentynge in my lyues space The feare of death full sore my hert doth trouble For why in that lowe and depe infernall place There is no redempcyon no mercy nor no grace But yet good lorde yf it may the please Haue mercy on me and heale thou my desease ãâ¦ã good lord through thy holy name Saue me from peryll in euery case And by thy great myght ryd me from the same For why in that lowe and depe infernall place There is no redempcyon no mercy nor no grace But yet good lorde if it may the please Haue mercy on me and heale thou my desease ¶ ãâ¦ã ây flesshe is consumed there is but skyn and bone My lyppes they be fallen away my teeth bare appere Take pety vpon me and haue compassyon At the lest way ye that be my frendes dere For the hande of god lo hath me touched here why persecute ye me more to encrease my payr Is it my flesshe that ye wolde haue so fayne Uvho shall warrant me that my dedes shall be wrytten Or who can promyse me eyther that they shal Be regystred so that they shal not be forgeten In iyrne leade or in the stony wall But one thynge I knowe that surest is of all That my redemer shall euerlyue this I know for true And in the last day that I shall ryse a newe And w t this skynne agayne theÌ I shall be clade And in my flesshe I shall playnlyse My sauyoure and my god whiche hath me wrought and made And as I am now so shall I then be I shall not beholde hym by no depute But these same eyes shal se hym manyfest This conforte sure remayneth in my brest ãâ¦ã ternall rest goost lorde let theÌ haue And let theÌ be euer in contynuall lygh âhou that raysedest from the fylth graue The dead Lazer through thy great myght So graunt them grace of the to haue the syght And gyue them rest that be from hens discended And grauÌte theÌ pardoÌ where they haue offended ¶ ãâ¦ã âHy from my mothers wombe hast thou me out brought That wolde to god that I had ben clene Consumed away euyn to ryght nought So that none eye me euer myght haue sene For then shulde I be as I had neuer bene Nowe brought in to the worlde and streyght agayne out sent Oh that my lyfe dayes full soone are gone and spent wherfore good lorde spare me yet a whyle That I may bewayle my sorowe or I go From wheÌs is no retourne I meane that wretched yle whiche is the lande of mysery and wo Couered all with death in darknes ouerthrow where is no rule nor ordre at all But horror euerlastyng and payne contynuall ãâ¦ã Uvherfore good lorde hertely I the pray To be a succour and ayde vnto me And specyally in that moost dradfull day Uvhen heuyn and earth and al that therin be Shal tremble and quake before the face of the when thou shalt come in thy most feruent yre The worlde to iudge by hotte burnyng fyre âhat is the day full sorowful to beholde That is the day of wrathe the day of mysery That is the day to wofull to be tolde when heuyn and earth and al that therin be Shall trembled quake before the face of the when thou shalt come in thy most feruent yre The worlde to iudge by hotte burnynge fyre ââ¦las I wretche myserable and poore what thynge shall I do or what thynge shall I saye That dredfull iudge when I shall come before Hauynge no good dede for my selfe to lay Howe fearefull shall I staÌde iÌ that dredfull daye when that thou shalt come in thy feruent yre The worlde to iudge by hotte burnynge fyre ââ¦ow therfore Chryste we the beseche ychone Let thy mercy vnto vs appere Thou that descendest from thy heuynly trone To redeme them that lost and dampned were âoÌdempne neuer theÌ whome thou haste bought so dere Uvherfore good lorde hertly I the pray To be a succour and ayde vnto me And specyally in that moost dredfull day when heuyn and earth and al that therin be Shal treÌble and quake before the face of the when thou shalt come in thy most feruent yre The worlde to iudge by hotte burnynge fyre ãâ¦ã Uvherfore good lorde we humbly the requyre That of thy goodnes thou woldest not forget To delyuer me from euerlastynge fyre whiche brakest vp the brasen gates great And vysyted hast the lowe infernall seate And vnto lyght them dydest restore whiche in payne of darkenesse hadde ben longe before ãâ¦ã whiche vnto the thus dyd call and cry welcome to vs our blyssed sauyour swete welcome our redemer welcome hertely whiche brakest vp the brasen gates great And visited hast the lowe infernall seate And vnto lyght them dydest restore whiche in payne of darkenesse hadde ben longe before ãâ¦ã Reste in peace ãâ¦ã So be it ââ¦y broused âisere meideus ãâ¦ã âAue mercy vpon me o god accordynge to thy great mercy ând accordyng to the multitude of thy coÌpassyons wype away myn iniquite Yet wasshe me more from myne iniquite clense me more from my synne âor I knowledge myne iniquite and my synne is euer before myne eyes ãâã gaynst the onely haue I synned and haue done euyll in thy syght that thou mayste be instistifyed in thy wordes mayst vaynquysshe wheÌ thou hast iudged âo I was begotten in wyckednesse and my mother conceyued me in synne âo thou haste loued trueth the vnknoweÌ and secrete thynges of thy wysdome hast thou reueled vnto me âpryncle me lorde with ysope and so shall I be cleane thou shalt wasshe me and then shal I be whyter then snowe ânto my hearynge shalt thou gyue ioye gladnesse and my brosed bones shal be refresshed âourne thy face froÌ my synnes and wype away all my wyckednesse âpure herte create in me oh god and an vp ryght spyryte renewe within me âast me not away from thy face and thyne holy spyryte take not from me âake me agayn to reioyse in thy sauynge helth and strengthen me with a pryncypal spiryte âwyll istruct the wycked in thy wayes and the vngodly shall be conuerted vnto the. âelyuer me from bloudes oh god the god of my health and my tonge shal exalte thy ryght wysenesse âorde open thou my lyppes and my mouthe shall pronounce thy prayse âoryf thou haddest desyred sacryfices I hadde surely gyuen it but thou delytest not in burnt offrynges âsacryfyce to god is a lowly spirit a contrite an humble herte dispyce not o god âealy geÌtly of thy fauourable beneuoleÌce with Syon that the walles of HierusaleÌ may be buylte agayne âhen shalt thou accept the sacryfyce of ryghtwysenesse oblacyons and burnte offerynges theÌ shall
Syon tryumphe in theyr kynge âet them prayse his name with daunsyng let them synge vnto hym with tympany an harpe âor the lorde is well pleased with his people hath exalted the lowly in to saluacyon âayntes shall tryumphe in glorye theyr shall make ioye in theyr chambres âhe prayses of god shall be in theyr mouthes two edged swordes in theyr handes âo take vengeaunce amonge nacyons and correccyons amonge people âo bynde theyr kynges in fetters and theyr nobles in manacles of yron âor to execute on them the iudgemeÌt wrytten this is glorye to all his sayntes âaudate dnÌm in sanctis âRayse the lorde in his sayntes prayse hym in the fyrmament of his power ârayse hym in his strength prayse hym accordynge to the almyghtynes of his maiestye ârayse hym with the sounde of a troÌpette prayse hym with harpe and lute ârayse hym with tympany daunsynge prayse hym with rebeckes and organs ârayse hym with clarysymballes well souÌdyng prayse hym with symballes of swetnes let euery spirite prayse the lorde âorde gyue theÌ eternall reste and let coÌtynuall lyght shyne vnto them ãâ¦ã what soeuer thynge is endued with spirite let it prayse the lorde ãâ¦ã From the gates of hell ãâ¦ã Lorde delyuer theyr soules âam ¶ ãâ¦ã âLessed be y â lorde god of Israel for he hath visyted and redemed his people ând hath reysed vp an horne of saluacyoÌ vnto vs in the house of his seruaunt Dauyd âuyn as he êmysed by the mouthes of his holy prophetes whiche were syns the worlde began âhat we shulde be saued froÌ our enemyes and from the handes of all that hate vs. âo fulfyll the mercy promysed to our fathers to remembre his holy couenaunt ând to êfourme the othe whiche he sware vnto our father abraham that he wolde gyue vs. âhat we beynge delyuered out of the handes of our enemyes myght serue hym without feare ân holynes and ryghtwysnes before hym all y e dayes of our lyfe ând thou chylde shalte be called the prophet of the hyest for thou shalt go before the face of the lorde to prepare his wayes ând to gyue knowledge of saluacyon vnto his people for the remyssyon of synnes âhrough the tender mercy of our god by the which he spriÌgyng from an hye hath visyted vs. âo gyue lyght to them that sate in darknesse in the shadowe of death and to guyde oure feete in to the way of peace âorde gyue them eternall reste and let contynuall lyght shyne vnto them ãâ¦ã am the resurreccyon and lyfe he that byleueth in me ye all though he were deade yet shall he lyue and who soeuer lyueth and byleueth iÌ me shall not se euerlastyng death Lorde haue mercy on vs. Chryste haue mercy on vs. Lorde haue mercy on vs. Our father And leade vs not But delyuer vs. âxaltabo te domine âShal exalte the o lorde for thou hast defended me neyther hast thou suffered myne enemyes to haue theyr pleasure vpon me âlorde my god I haue cryed vnto the thou hast healed me âorde thou hast brought my soule out of the lowe place thou hast preserued me from theÌ that descende in to the pytte âynge vnto the lorde we that be his sayntes confesse ye the memory of his holynes âor there is vengeaunce in his displeasure and lyfe in his pleasure ât the euenynge waylynge shall contynue and in the mornynge gladnes âeryly I sayd in my welthynes I shall neuer more be moued âorde through thy good wyll thou hast lent strength vnto my beautye âhou turnedest thy face from me and I was all astonyed ânto the lorde shal I crye and shal pray vnto my god âvhat profyte is there in my bloude when I shall discende in to corrupcyon âhall dust make knowledge vnto the or shal iâ publysshe thy trouth âhe lorde hath herde hath had mercy on me the lorde is made myne helper âhou hast tourned my sorowe in to ioye thou haste cutte my sacke haste compassed me with gladnes âo the ende that my glory myght synge to the and myght not be pryckââ o my lorde god I shall euermore confesse the. âorde gyue them eternall reste let contynuall lyght shyne vnto them From the gates of hell Lorde delyuer theyr soules I trust to se the goodes of the lorde In the laÌde of the lyuynge Lorde heare my prayer And let my clamour come vnto the. ¶ ãâ¦ã âGod whiche by the mouthe of saynt Paule thyne apostle haste caught vs not to be sory for them that slepe in Chryste graunt we beseche the that in the coÌmynge of thy sonne our lorde Iesu Chryste we with all other faythfull people beyng departed may be gracyously brought vnto ioyes euerlastyng which shalt come to iudge the quycke the deade the worlde by fyre âLmyghty eternall god to whome there is neuer any prayer made without hope of mercy be propiciable to the soule of thy seruaunt ãâã that seynge it departed from this lyfe in the confessyon of thy name thou wylte cause it to be associate to the company of thy sayntes By Chryste our lorde âGod of whose mercy there is no noÌbre admyt our prayers for the soules of thy seruauntes the bysshoppes And grauÌte vnto them the lande of pleasure and lyght in the felawshyp of thy blessed aungels By Chryste our lorde âOrd enclyne thyn eare vnto our prayers wherin we ryght deuoutly call vpoÌ thy mercy that thou wylte bestowe the soules of thy seruauntes bothe meÌ womeÌ whiche thou hast coÌmaunded to depart from this worlde in the countre of peace and reste and further cause them to be made parteyners with thy sayntes By Chryste our lorde UE beseche the lorde that the prayer of thy supplyaâtes may auayle to the soules of thy seruauÌtes of eyther kynde that thou wylte bothe pourge theÌ of all theyr synnes cause theÌ to be partakers of thy redeÌpcyon whiche lyuest reygnest god worlde without ende So be it ¶ ãâ¦ã ãâ¦ã âoce mea ad dnÌm clamaui The. crli Psalme UIth my voyce vnto the lorde I haue cryed with my voyce I haue prayed to the lorde I vtter my prayer in the syght of hym and my trouble before hym I declare ââa and that vntyl my breath fayled me thou hast knowen my wayes In the same waye that I walked the proude haue hydden a snare for me âloked vpon my ryght hande sawe and there was none that wolde knowe me Refuge is taken froÌ me an there is none that requyreth my soule ãâã haue cryed vnto the o lorde I haue sayde y u arte my hope my porcyon in the lande of the lyuynge ântende vnto my prayer for I am brought passynge lowe âelyuer me from them that persecute me for they are made very stronge agaynst me âelyuer my soule out of pryson to confesse thy name the ryghtuous loke after me vntyl that thou requyte me âHe holy and indiuisible Trinyte to the humanyte of Iesu chryst crucyfyed glory infynite be gyuen of euery creature worlde
without ende So be it âlessed be the swete name of our lorde Iesu Chryste of the gloryous virgyn Mary his mother for euermore ând the soules of all true beleuers beynge departed through the mercy of god may reste iÌ peace So be it âraysynge be to god peace to the lyuynge and rest vnto the deade So be it Commendacyons ¶ ãâ¦ã âHis psalme folowynge accordynge to the nombre of the hebrew letters is diuided in to xxij Chapiters which are called Octonaries bycause euery of theÌ coÌteyneth eyght vses But why is it called the coÌmendacyons of soules I moche meruayle For yf they meane it of the soules departed then after my iudgement do they gretly erre namely syns it is nor can not otherwyse be applyed but eyther as a spirytuall meditacion of the ryghteous in the lawes of god or els to be the voyce of those blessed soules which beynge rysen with Chryste in a newnes of lyfe âo coÌtynually crye and cal vpon hym to be enstructed and lyue after his worde and commaundement For the vnderstandynge wherof two thynges are to be noted The one that we do make therin a feruent herty peticyon vnto god that he vouchesafe to teache dyrecte and guyde vs in the waye of iustyce and veryte The other that in all poyntes touchynge our saluacyon we shulde in no wyse cleaue to the doctrynes or êsuacions of men And therfore is the hole psalme garnysshed with these wordes thy law thy wayes thy preceptes thy iudgementes and suche lyke whiche glyster euery where lyke to bryght and radyant sterres as who shulde say that all the lawes wayes and iudgementes of men are fallyble and therfore not to be folowed Also it is a complaynt of the godly congregacyon expressynge howe sore it greueth them to se the lawes of god reiected and set at nought mannes wayes and inuencions to be receyued in steade therof pronunsynge them onely to be blessed whiche walke in the waye of the lorde and are hooly gyuen to serche his lawe beynge nyghte and daye earnestly occupyed in diuine studyes To al suche doeth his Psalmes gyue hyghe and synguler commendacyons ãâ¦ã eatumm aculati âlessed are they that serche his testymonies that seke hym with all theyr herte âor they truely which worke wyckedly haue not walked iÌ his wayes âhou haste coÌmaunded thy commaundemeÌtes to be kept very streytly âvolde to god my wayes myght be dyrected to kepe thy iustyfycacyons âhen shall I not be confounded when I shall be well sene in all thy commaundementes âshall acknowledge the dyrectly in my herte in that that I haue lerned the iudgementes of thy ryghtuous âshal kepe the iustyfycacyons thou shalte not forsake me at not tyme. UHerin doeth the yonge maÌ correcte his lyfe in kepynge of thy commaundementes âvith all my herte I haue sought the out put me not away from thy commaundementes ân my herte I haue hydde thy wordes that I myght not offende the. âlorde thou arte blessed teache me thy iustyfycacyons âvith my lyppes I haue pronuÌced all the iudgementes of thy mouthe âhaue ben delyted in the way of thy testymonies as it were in all maner of ryches âshall be exercised in thy commaundementes and I shall consyder thy wayes âshall study in thy iustifycacyoÌs I shall not forget thy wordes âEwarde thy seruaunt quycken me and I shall kepe thy wordes âpen myne eys and I shall consydre the meruaylousnes of thy lawe âam a strauÌger in the lande hyde not from me thy commaundementes ây soule hath desyred thy iustyfycacyon in all tymes âhou hast rebuked the proud men cursed are they whiche declyne from thy commauÌdemeÌtes âake from me opprobry and contempte for I haue sought after thy commaundementes ând truely the prynces haue beÌ set agaynst me and they spake agaynst me but thy seruauÌt was styll exercysed in thy iustyfycacyons For thy testymonies are my meditacyon thy iustyfycacyons is my counsell My soule hathe cleaued to the grouÌde quycken me accordyng to thy worde I haue shewed my wayes and thou hast herde me teache me thy iustyfycacyons Instructe me in the way of thy iustyfycacyons and I shall be exercised in thy meruayles My soule hath slepte for werynes confyrme me in thy wordes âemeue from me the way of iÌiquite and accordynge to thy lawe haue mercy on me âhaue chosen the way of trueth I haue not forgotten thy iudgementes âhaue cleaued to thy testimonies put me not to confucyon âhaue ronne the waye of thy commaundementes when thou hast eased my herte âGood lorde set the waye of thy iustyfycacyons to me for a lawe and I wyll euerseke it out âyue vnto me vnderstandynge I shall serche thy lawe and shall kepe the same with myne hole herte âeade me in the patthe of thy commaundementes for I haue wysshed the same ânclyne my herte in to thy testymonies and not in to couetyse âourne away myne eyes that they se not vanite quycken me in thy way ârdre thy worde to thy seruaunt in thy feare âut of myne opprobrye whiche I suspected for thy iudgementes be ioyous âo I haue desyred thy commaundementes in thy equite quycken me âNd let thy mercy come vpon me o lorde thy health accordynge to thy promyse ând I shal answere to them that vpbrayde me with checkes for I haue trusted in thy wordes ând take not the worde of trueth froÌ my mouth on no parte for I haue moche trusted in thy iudgementes ând I shall kepe thy lawe in the worlde and in to the worlde of worldes ând I haue walked at large for I haue sought thy commaundementes ând I spake of thy testymonies in the syght of kynges and I was not confounded ând I shall be occupied in thy coÌmaundementes whiche I haue loued ând I haue lyfte vp my handes to thy coÌmaundementes whiche I haue loued and I shall be occupyed in thy iustyfycacyons âEmembre thy worde to thy seruaunt in whiche thou hast gyuen me hope âhe same hath coÌforted me in my humylyte for thy worde hath quyckened me âhe proude men haue done wyckednes on euery syde but I haue not declyned from thy lawe âhaue ben myndeful of thy iudgementes good lorde froÌ the begynnynge of the worlde and haue ben conforted âefaulte hath holdeÌ me bycause of synners forsakynge thy lawe âhy iustifycacyons were to me songes iÌ the place of my wayfayrynge âhaue ben myndefull in the nyght of thy name good lorde and I haue kepte thy lawe âhis was done to me for bycause I serched out thy iustyfycacyons âLorde thou arte my porcyon I haue promysed to kepe thy lawe âhaue prayed before thy face with al my here haue mercy on me accordynge to thy promyse ââaue consydered my wayes and I haue coÌuerted my fote in to thy restymonies âwas redy and I was not troubled but that I myght kepe thy commaundementes âhe cordes of synners haue bewrapt me and I haue not forgoten thy lawe ârose vp in the myndes of the nyght that I myght acknoweledge the vpon the iudgemeÌtes of thy iustyfycacyons âam a
parttaker of all that feare the of them that kepe thy commaundementes âlorde the earth is full of thy mercye teache me thy iustifycacyons âHou hast delt gentilly with thy seruaunt good lorde accordynge to thy worde âeache me goodnes lernynge and knowledge for I haue beleued thy commaundementes âhaue synned before I was humble therfore I haue kepte thy worde âhou arte good and in thy goodnes teache me thy iustyfycacyons âhe iniquite of proude men is multyplied vpon me but I with all my hole herte shall searche out thy commaundementes ây hert is congyled lyke mylke I truly haue thought vpon thy commaundementes ât was good to me that thou dydest brynge me lowe that I myght lerne thy iustifycacyons âhe lawe of thy mouthe is good to me a boue a myllyon of golde or syluer âHy haÌdes haue made me and fourmed me gyue me vnderstandynge that I may lernethy commaundementes âhey that feare the shall se me shall be glad for I haue trusted moche in thy wordes âhaue knowen lorde that thy iudgementes are equite and iÌ thy trueth thou haste humiliate me âet thy mercy be shewed that it may coÌfort me accordyng to thy promyse which am thy seruauÌt âet thy mercyes come to me I shal lyue for thy lawe is my meditacyon âet the proude whiche wrongfully haue done wyckednes vnto me be coÌfounded and I truely shall be exercised in thy commaundementes âet them be conuerted to me whiche feare the and they that knowe thy testymonies âet my herte be imaculate in thy instifycacyoÌs that I be not confounded âY soule hath faynted in thy health and I haue trusted moche in thy worde âyne eyes haue faynted in thy promyse sayeÌge when wylte thou conforte me âor I am made lyke a bottell iÌ the smoke I haue not forgoten thy commaundementes âow many be the dayes of thy seruaunt when thou wylt gyne iudgement of them that persecute me âyked men haue shewed to me fables but not as thy lawe âll thy commaundementes is trueth wycked men haue persecuted me helpe me âlmost they had consumed in the earth but I truly haue not forsaken thy commaundementes âuycken me accordynge to thy mercy I shall kepe the testymonies of thy mouthe âLorde thy worde doth remayne iÌ heuyn euer lastyngly âhy trueth froÌ generacyon to generacyon thou hast set the earth and it shall abyde ây thyne ordinaunce the dayes coÌtynue for all thynges obey vnto the âxcepte thy lawe hadde ben my meditacyon peraduenture I had perysshed in my humylite âsh all neuer forget thy iustifycacyons for iÌ theÌ thou hast quyckened me âam thyne make me safe for I haue sought out thy iustifycacyons âynners haue awayted me to destroye me I haue vnderstande thy testymonies âhaue sene the consumacyon of euery ende thy commaundemente is very large âLorde how moche haue I loued thy lawe it is my meditacion all the day longe âhou hast made me wyse ouer myn enemyes throughe thy coÌmaundement for it is to me euer lastynge âhaue perceyued more then all that taught me for thy testymonies were my meditacyon âhaue perceyued more then auncyent men bycause I haue searched thy commaundementes âhaue kepte my feete froÌ euery euyll way that I myght kepe thy wordes âhaue not declyned from thy iudgementes for bycause thou hast set a lawe to me âowe swete be thy wordes to my iawes and to my mouthe sweter then hony âhaue taken vnderstaÌdynge of thy coÌmauÌdemeÌtes therfore haue I hated euery waye of iiquite âHy worde is a laÌterne vnto my feete and a lyght vnto my patthes âhaue sworne and decreed to ⪠kepe the iudgementes of thy iustyce âlorde I am brought lowe on euery syde quycked me accordynge to thy worde âhe voluntary thynges of my mouthe o lorde make them acceptable to the and teache me thy iudgementes ây soule is euer in my handes and I haue not forgoten thy lawe âinners haue set a snare for me and I haue not erred from thy commaundementes âhaue goten thy testymonies by inherytaunce for euer forbycause they be the ioy of my herte ânelyne my hert to do thy iustifycacyoÌs for euer for rewarde âHaue hated the wycked and haue loued thy lawe âhou arte my helper and my defeÌder and I haue trusted moche in thy worde âye wycked declyne ye froÌ me and I shall serthe the coÌmaundementes of god âeceyue me accordynge to thy promyse and I shall lyue nor thou shalte not confounde me otherwyse then I loked for âelpe me I shall be safe and shal be ocupyed in thy iustyfycacyons euer âhou hast despysed al that go from thy iudgementes for theyr thoughtes were vniust âhaue reputed all synners of the earthe for offeÌders therfore I haue loued thy testymonyes âhaue afflycted my flesshe for feare of the for I am aferde of thy iudgementes âHaue done iustyce and ryghtwysnesse thou shalte not delyuer me to them that caluÌpniate me âeceyue thy seruauÌt ito goodnes let not proude men calumpniate me âyne eyes haue fayled in thy healt the worde of thy iustyce âo to thy seruauÌt accordynge to thy mercy and teache me thy iustyfycacyons âam thy seruaunt gyue me vnderstaÌdynge that I may knowe thy testymonies ât is tyme to do good lorde for they haue scattered abrode thy lawe âherfore I haue loued thy commaundementes aboue golde and topase ând therofore I was let to all thy coÌmaundementes I haue hated euery wycked way âLorde meruaylous be thy testymonyes therfore my soule hath serched them âhe declaracyon of thy wordes doth illumyne and gyueth vnderstandynge to the lytleons âhaue opened my mouthe and haue draweÌ my breath for bycanse I desyred thy coÌmauÌdemeÌtes ââ¦oke vpon me and haue mercy vpon me accordynge to the iudgemeÌt of theÌ that loue thy name âyrect my goynges accordynge to thy worde let no iniquite reygne ouer me âedeme me froÌ the calumniacyon of meÌ that I may kepe thy coÌmaundementes âllyghten thy face vpon thy seruaunt and teache me thy iustifycacyons âyn eyes haue brought forth streames of water bycause they haue not kepte thy lawe âYghtuous arte thou lord and iuste are thy iudgementes âhou hast coÌmauÌded iustyce in thy testymonies and trueth moost chyefly âhe loue of the caused me consume bycause myne enemyes forgat thy wordes âhy worde is excedyngly fyred and thy seruauÌt loued it ãâã am yonge and set at nought yet haue I not forgoten thy coÌmaundementes âhy iustyce is euerlastynge thy law is truth ââ¦rouble and heuines haue intaÌgled me thy coÌmaundementes are my studye âhy testymonies be gyuen in euerlastyng equite gyue me vnderstandynge and I shall lyue ãâã Haue called vpoÌ the with all my herte heare me lorde for I shal serch thy lawes I haue cryed vnto the saue me so that I may obserue thy coÌmaundementes I haue preuented the tyme and haue cryed for I haue greatly trusted in thy coÌmaundementes âyn eyes haue preuented the daunyng of the day for to study thy worde âorde heare my voyce accordynge to thy mercy and quycken me accordynge to thy
iudgemeÌt âhey that persecute me haue encreased theyr wyckednesse but froÌ thy lawe they are gon farre wyde âorde thou art nere at haÌde and all thy wayes are very trouth ât the begynnynge I had knowledge of thy testymonies for thou hast establysshed theÌ for euer âEholde my humylite and delyuer me for because I haue not forgoten thy lawe âudge my iudgemeÌt and redeme me for thy promyse sake quykest me âealth is farre from synners for they haue not searched out thy iustyfycacyons âhy mercy lorde is moche accordynge to thy ryghtwysenes quycken me âany there be whiche persecute me and trouble me I haue not declyned from thy testymonies âsawe the offenders and I was astonyed for they kepte not thy wordes âcholde lorde for I haue loued thy coÌmaundementes quycken me in thy mercy âhe begynnyng of thy wordes is veryte all thy iudgementes are euerlastynge iustyce âHe prynces haue persecuted me fautlesse and my hert bath ben adrad of thy wordes âshall be glad of thy wordes as he that hath founde many spoyles âhaue hated iniquite and haue abhorred it but thy lawe I haue loued âeuyn tymes in a daye haue I praysed the vpoÌ the iudgementes of thy ryghtwysenes âreat peace is to them that loue thy law there is no sclaunder in them âloked for thy saluacyon o lorde and I loued thy coÌmaundementes ây soule hath kepte thy testymonies and hath loued them greatly âhaue kepte thy coÌmaundementes and thy testymonies for all my wayes are in thy syght âLorde let my prayer approche nere in thy syght gyue me vnderstandynge accordyng to thy promyse âlorde let my prayer entre in to thy syght delyuer me accordynge to thy promyse ây lyppes shal powre forth thy prayse when thou hast taught me thy iustyfycacyons ây tongue shall shewe forth thy promyse for in all thy coÌmaundementes is equite âet thy hande be redy to helpe me for bycause I haue chosen thy coÌmaundementes âlorde I haue desyred thy helth and thy lawe is my meditacyon ây soule shall lyue and shall prayse the thy iudgementes shall helpe me âhaue wandered lyke a shepe whiche is loste o lorde seke out thy seruaunt for I haue not forgotten thy coÌmaundementes âorde gyue them eternall reste let contynuall lyght shyne vnto them Lorde haue mercy on vs. Chryste haue mercy on vs. Lorde haue mercy on vs. Our father whiche arte in heuyn Hayle Mary full of grace âOrde thou hast proued me and knoweÌ me thou haste knowen my downe syttynge vprysynge âhou haste perceyued my thoughtes a farre of my patthe and the strynge of my lyfe thou hast searched out ând all my wayes thou haste preueÌted so that there is not one worde on my tongue âo lorde thou hast knowen all thynges bothe newe and olde thou hast fourmed me put thy hande vpon me âhe conuyng that thou hast wrought on me is merueylous it is wrought so that I caÌ not attayne in to it âhyter shal I go froÌ thy spyryt and whyther shall I flye from thy face âf I shal ascende vp to heuyn thou arte there yf I shal descende downe in to hel thou art also present âf I shall take mywynges in the mornyng and shall dwell in the farthest coostes of the see âet shall thy haÌde brynge me froÌ thens and thy ryght hande shall holde me ând I haue sayd peradueÌture the darknes shal treade me vnder feete the nyght is my lyght in thy delytes âor the darkenes shall not be hyd froÌ the and the nyght shall be as lyght as the day for as his lyght is so is his darkenes âor thou hast possessed my raynes thou hast taken me from the wombe or my mother I shall confesse to the that thou arte terryble meruaylous thy workes be wonderous and my soule knoweth it to well My bones is not hydde froÌ the which thou hast made preuyly my substauÌce within the in warde partes of the earth âhyne eyes haue sene myne imperfectenes and in thy boke are wryten all dayes they were fourmed and no man was in them O god thy frendes ar greatly honoured of me the cheyf of them is ouer moche strengthed I shall nombre theÌ and they shall be multiplyed aboue the grauell I haue rysen vp and yet am with the. O god yf thou woldest slee the synners ye bloudy men go ye away from me âor ye say in your thought they take in vayne theyr cytyes Do not I hate them good lorde that hate the was I not angry with thyne enemyes I haue hated them with a ferueÌt hate and they be myne enymyes âroue me good lorde and knowe my herte queslyon with me and knowe my wayes And loke yf the way of iniquite be in me and brynge me in to the way euerlaslynge ãâ¦ã Lorde gyue them eternall reste ãâ¦ã And let eternal lyght shyne vnto theÌ ãâ¦ã FroÌ the gates of hell ãâ¦ã Lorde delyuer theyr soules ãâ¦ã I truste to se the goodes of the lorde ãâ¦ã In the lande of the lyuynge ãâ¦ã Lorde heare my prayer ãâ¦ã And let my cryenge come vnto the. ãâ¦ã ¶ ãâ¦ã âO the lorde we coÌmende the soules of thy seruauÌtes bothe men and women so that they that be deade to the worlde may lyue to the and all the synnes that they haue commytted by fraylte of worldely coÌuersacyon thou lorde wasshe them away by the forgyuenes of thy moost mercyfull pyte By Chryst our lorde God haue mercy on al chrysten soules So be it The argumeÌt of the Psalmes of y e PassyoÌ Â¶ ãâ¦ã âOr asmoch as in these psalmes folowyng dyuerse prophecyes coÌcernyng the passyoÌ death and resurreccyon of our sauyoure Chryste are conteyned therfore are they called Psalmes of the passyoÌ wherin Dauid expressyng beyng the fygure of Chryste doth fyrst as it were in a songe recorde and expresse his great deieccyon downefal after that his sodeyn exaltacyon and rysyng agayne the coÌfucyon of his aduersaries the restoryng of his kyngdome with the encrease and dilatynge of the same euyn to the vttermost parte of the earth and fynally the contynuaunce therof vnto the worldes ende And euyn so dyd our medyatour Chryst fyrst suffre the death of the crosse whiche to the face of the worlde was ryght shameful and sclaunderous and after that rose agayne with hygh glory and trymphe when he hadde obteyned vyctory agaynst the deuyll death and synne delyuer his kyngedome whiche is the Churche from the strayghte oblygacyon and bonde of death in the whiche it was wrapped by the offence of AdaÌ and destroyed the Churche Malygnant the kyngdome and Synagoge of Sathan with the myghty spiryte of his mouthe I meane the vertue of his euerlastynge worde wherby he shall preserue and contynue his sayde kyngdome or Churche vnto y e worldes ende Uvhiche as he dyd at the begynnynge by his apostles so shal he by his true preachers dilate and exteÌde the same in to all the costes of the worlde and at the latter resurreccyon shall delyuer it vp vnto his
father pure and vnspotted to be immortally gloryfyed in body and soule euyn as verily as he hym selfe arose agayn froÌ death and ascended vnto his father in body and soule eternally to reygne with hym in heuyn ¶ ãâ¦ã ãâ¦ã eus deus meus respice ¶ ãâ¦ã Psalmes of the Passyon âhou truely dwellest iÌ the hooly place the prayse of Israel âur fathers haue trusted in the they haue trusted and thou haste delyuered them âhey haue cryed to the and they be made safe they haue trusted in the and they were not confounded âtru y am but a worme and no man the approbry of men and out cast of all the people âll that euer sawe me laughed me to skorne they spake with theyr lyppes and noded with theyr heades âayenge he hath trusted in the lorde nowe let hym take hym let hym make hym hole for he loueth hym âor thou arte he that haste drawen me from the wombe and wast myne hope from the brestes of my mother I was cast out from my mothers wombe vnto the. âhou arte my god from my mothers wombe departe not from me âor tribulacyon is nere and there is none to helpe me âany calues haue compassed me and fatte bulles haue beset me aboute âhey haue set theyr mouthes wyde open vpon me lyke a lyon raumpynge and rorynge ãâã was powred forth lyke water and all my bones were dispersed a sonder ây herte was made lyke meltyng waxe with in the myddes of my belly ây strength was dryed vp lyke a shelle my tongue cleaued fast to my iawes thou hast brought me to deade duste âor dogges compasse me aboute the counsell of tuyll men haue beset me âhey haue bored my handes and my feete they haue nombred all my bones âhey truely haue consydered and loke vpoÌ me and haue deuyded amonge them my garmentes and vpon my cote they haue cast lottes ârolonge not good lorde thy helpe from me but loke vnto my defence âelyuer my soule froÌ the swerde and myne onely soule from the hande of the dogge âaue me from the mouth of the lyon and my humylite from the hornes of vnycornes I shal shewe thy name to my brethren I shal prayse the in the myddes of the coÌgregacyon âe that feare the lorde prayse ye hym all the hole seede of Iacob gloryfye ye hym Let all the sede of Israel feare hym for he despy seth not nor tourneth his face from the prayer of the poore Weyther turneth he awaye his face froÌ me and when I cryed vnto hym he hath herde me ât the shall my prayse be in the great congregatyon I shal yelde vp my vowes in the syght of them that feare hym âet poore men eate and they shall be satisfyed and they shall prayse the lorde that seke after hym theyr hertes mouthe lyue worlde with ende âll the costes of the earth shall remembre them selues and shall be conuerted to the lorde ând all the familyes of the gentylles shall do worshyp in his presence âor to the lorde apperteyneth kyngdome and he shall rule the people âll the ryche men of the earth haue eaten and worshypped hym al that shal descende in to the earth shall bowe downe in his syght ând my soule shall lyue to hym my seede shall serue hym âhe generacyon to come shal be shewed to the lorde and the heuyns shal shew the iustyce that he hath done to the people that shall be borne âOminus regit me âhe lorde ruleth me c Ye shall fynde in the Dirige âOmini est terra ãâ¦ã he eart his the lordes âhis Psalme is in the Matyns âD te domiÌe leuaui ânto the lorde haue âhis psalme is in the Dirige âudica me domine âUdge me good lorde for I haue entred in myn innocencye and trustynge in the lorde I shall not be made weyke âroue me good lorde and tempte me bothe my raynes and my herte âor thy mercy is before myne eyes and I haue delyted in thy trouth âhaue not sytten with a vayne couÌsell neyther shall I medle with them that do vniustly âhaue hated the congregacyoÌ of the malygnaÌt and with the vngodly I shal not sytte âshall wasshe my handes amonge the innocentes I shal compasse aboute thy aultare o lorde âhat I may hear the voyce of thy laud and that I may shewe forth all thy wonderous workes âorde I haue loued the beautye of thy house the dwellynge place of thy glory âgod delâroy not my soule with the wycked nor my lyfe with bloudsheders ân whose handes is wyckednesse theyr ryght hande is fylled with brybes âtruely haue entred in myne innoceÌcye redeme me and haue mercy vpon me ây god hath stande ryght vp o lorde in the congregacyons I shall prayse the. âOminê° illuminatio mea âhe lorde is my lyght âYe shal fynde it in the Dirige âd te domine clamabo âLorde I shall cry to the o god my god be not longe sylent towarde me leste y t when thou shalt holde thy peace to me I shall be lykened to them that descende downe in to the lake âgood lorde heare y e voyce of my prayer whyle I pray to the whyle I lyfte vp my handes vnto thy holy temple âhat thou delyuer me not amonge the synners that thou do not loose me amonge theym that worke iniquite âhiche speake peace to theyr neyghbour and theyr hertes be full of euyll âyue vnto theÌ accordynge to theyr workes and accordynge to the wyckednes of theyr inueÌcyoÌs rewarde them âyue vnto them accordynge to the workes of theyr handes so gyue them theyr rewarde âor because they haue not vnderstaÌde the workes of the lorde and in the workes of theyr hande thou shalte destroy them and thou shalt not edifye them âhe lorde is blessed for he hath herd the voyce of my complaynt âhe lord is my helper and my defender in hym hath my herte trusted and I haue ben holpen ând my flesshe hath reflorysshed and I shall be confessed to hym with al my wyll âhe lorde is the strength of his people and he is the defender of the helth of his anoynted âgood lorde make safe thy people blesse thyne herytauÌce and gouerne them and extolle theÌ for euer âfferte domino filij ãâ¦ã âKynge to the lord o ye soÌnes of god bryng to the lorde the sones of rammes ârynge ye to the lorde glory and honour bryng ye to the lorde the glory of his name prayse ye the lorde in his holy courte âhe voyce of the lorde vpoÌ the waters the god of maiestye hath thondered the lorde ouer many waters âhe voyce of the lorde iÌ vertue the voyce of the lorde in excellencye âhe voyce of the lorde breakynge y e Cedre trees and the lord shal breake euyn the Cedre trees of Lybany ând he shall destroy them lyke a calfe of lybany and he is loued lyke as the sones of vnicornes âhe voyce of the lorde cuttyng the flaÌbes of fyre the voyce of the lorde beatynge the desarte the
lorde shall meue the deserte Cades âhe voyce of the lorde preparyng hertes and he shal open the thycke places and iÌ his temple all men shall gyue glory âhe lorde maketh the great floude to inhabyt and he shall reygne kynge for euer âhe lorde shall gyue vertue vnto his people the lorde shall blesse his people in peace âxalt abote domine qmÌ ãâ¦ã âShall exalte the O lorde for thou haste defended me neyther hast thou suffered myn enemyes to haue theyr pleasure vpon me âlorde my god I haue cryed vnto the thou hast healed me ââorde thou hast brought my soule out of the lowe place thou hast preserued me from theÌ that descende in to the pytte âynge vnto the lorde ye that be his sayntes confesse ye the memory of his holynes âor there is vengeauÌce in his displeasure and lyfe in his pleasure ât the euenynge mournynge shall contynue in the mornynge gladnesse âerily I sayd in my welthynesse I shall neuer more be moued âorde through thy good wyll thou hast lente strength vnto my beauty âhou turnest thy face from me and I was al astonyed ânto the lorde shall I crye shall make prayer vnto my god âhat profyte is there in my bloude wheÌ I shall descende in to corrupcyon âhall dust make knowledge vnto the or shal it publysshe thy trouth âhe lorde hath herde hath had mercy on me and the lorde is made myne helper âhou hast tourned my sorowe iÌ to ioye thou haste cutte my sacke and haste compassed me with gladnesse âo the ende that my glory myght syng to the and myght not be pryckte o my lorde god I shall euermore confesse the. ân te domine speraui ãâ¦ã âN the lorde haue I trusted let me not be confounded for euer delyuer me iÌ thy ryghtuousnesse ânclyne thyne eare vnto me make haste to delyuer me âe thou to me a god and a protectour a place of refuge that thou mayst make me safe âor thou art my strength and my refuge for thy names sake thou shalte coÌduyte me shalte norysshe me âhou shalt brynge me out of the snare whiche they haue layde preuylye for me for thou arte my protectoure ân to thy handes o lorde do I coÌmende my spirite o lorde god of trueth thou hast redemed me ãâ¦ã Chryst was made obedient for vs vnto death euyn vnto the death of the crosse ãâ¦ã Holy mother of god pray to thy sone ãâ¦ã That we may be enabled to his promyssyon ãâ¦ã Greatly to be praysed is Iohan the Euangelyst ãâ¦ã âvhiche leaned on the brest of Iesu Chryste ãâ¦ã âEgarde we beseche the lord this thy housholde for the whiche our lorde Iesu chryst hath not doubted to be delyuered to the handes of euyll doers to suffre the payne of the Crosse âorde Iesu chryst I beseche the of thy goodnes to accepte the intercessioÌ of the glorious virgyn Mary thy moost holy mother for vs bothe nowe and at the houre of death whose moost blessed herte the swerde of sorowe dydde pearce at the houre of thy passyon âorde god we beseche the that the prayer of blessed saynt Iohan thy apostle and Euaungelyst may be euer auaylable to vs bothe nowe and at the houre of death to whom when thou wast dyeng on the crosse dydest commende the virgyn thy mother Uvhiche lyuest and reygnest O god worlde without ende So be it âhe gloryous passyon of our lorde Iesu Chryst delyuer vs from sorowfull heuynesse and bryng vs to the ioyes of paradyse So be it âo the holy and indinisible Trinyte to the humanyte of Iesu Chryst crucifyed and to the gloryous virgyn Mary glory infinite be gyuen of euery creature worlde withthout ende So be it ââhayle moost benygne Iesu full of mercy and grace Blessed be thy passyon death woundes and blyssed be the bloude of thy body Lord haue mercy on me wretched synner Moost swete lord gyue vnto me a cleane a coÌtryte herte quiete pacient a bodye chaste humble obedient and stable and alwaye redy to thy seruyce Uvhich lyuest and reygnest god worlde without ende So be it Saynt hieroms psalter ¶ ãâ¦ã âyeause it is vnknowen who fyrst gathered all the verses togyteer that we call saynt Hieroms Psalter therfore of the begynnynge purpose of the seruyce I can declare nothynge for certayne for though it go forth vnder the name of saynt hierom yet is it vncertayne whether euer he were author therof or not seynge it doth not so appere by any of his workes nor by any other approued history but only iÌ a rubryke that is sette before it in latyn which maketh meÌcyon that the angel of god shulde teache it hym with suche other prety persuasions But who soeuer were the maker therof true it is that y e redynge therof is not vnfruytfull ¶ ãâ¦ã ãâ¦ã erba mea auribus percipe domine âOrde perceyue my wordes with thyne eares vnderstande thou my complaynt âmy kynge my god intende to the voyce of my prayer âgood lorde reproue me not in thyne ire nor in thy tury do not chastyce me âauâ mercy on me good lorde for I am sycke hele me good lorde for al my bones ar troubled ând my soule is greatly troubled but o lorde how longe âourue the good lorde delyuer my soule make me saue for thy mercy âoke vpon me and heare me o lorde my god âllumyne myne eyes that I slepe not in death âerfourme my goinges in thy patthes that my sâeâpes may not be remoued âhaue cryed out for thou hast hard me o god in clyne thyne eare to me and heare my wordes âake thy mercy meruaylous thou which sauest them that truste in che âepe me good lorde lyke the balle of thyne iwe defende me vnder the shadow of thy wynges froÌ the face of the wycked whiche haue troubled me âlense me good lorde from my secretes and froÌ straunge thynges spare thy seruaunt âut thou good lorde let not thy helpe be farre from me loke vnto my defence âgod delyuer my soule froÌ the swerde and my only soule from the hande of the dogge âaue me froÌ the mouthe of the lyon and my humylyte from the hornes of vnycornes âshall shewe thy name to my brethrene in the myddes of the congregacyon I shal prayse the. âlorde make thy wayes knowen vnto me and teache me the pathes direct me in thy trueth âaue mynde good lorde of thy mercyes and of thy mercyfulnes whiche haue ben froÌ the begynnyng of the worlde âhe offences of my youth and myn ygnoraunces do not remembre good lorde âccordynge to thy mercy haue remembraunce of me for thy trueth good lorde âor thy names sake thou shalt take pyte of my synne for why it is great âeholde my humylyte and my labour and forgyue all myne offences âestroy not my soule o god with the wycked nor my lyfe with the bloudsheders âorde heare my voyce with the whiche I haue cryed to the haue mercy on me and heare me âurne not thy
face from me nor iÌ thy wrath do not swarue from thy seruaunt âood lord be thou my helper do not forsake me nor despyce me o god my healt âgood lorde set me a law in thy way and direct me in thy ryght path for feare of my enemyes âelyuer me not at the pleasure of theÌ that trouble me for they haue rysen agaynst me âo the o lorde I crye o my god be not sylent towarde me nor do y u not at anye tyme go awaye from me for then I shal be lyke to them that descende in to the lake âgood lorde heare the voyce of my prayer why le I praye to the whyle I lyft vp my handes to thy holy temple âelyuer not me amonge the synners nor do not destroye me with them that worke iniquite O lorde make safe thy people and blysse then inherytaunce ând gouerne them and extoll them for euer ân the lorde haue I trusted let me neuer be confounded in the ryghtuousnes delyuer me âncline to me thy ere make hast to delyuer me âe thou to me a god a defender and in the house of refuge that thou mayst make me safe ân to thy handes good lorde do I commende my spyryte âelyuer me and take me froÌ the haÌdes of myne enemyes ânlyghten thy face vpon thy seruauÌt make me safe in thy mercy good lorde let me not be confounded for bycause I haue trusted in the. âet thy mercy lorde be done vpon vs lyke as we haue trusted in the. âshal blesse the lorde in euery tyme his prayse shall be euer in my mouthe ây soule shal be praysed in the lorde the meke shall heare and they shal be glad âagnifye ye the lord with me and let vs exalte his name in to it selfe âlorde iudge theÌ that hurte me and ouercome them that be agaynst me âake vp weapons and a shelde and ryse vnto my helpe âe not sylent o lorde nor do not departe from me and aryse and intende in to my iudgement my god and my lorde intende to my cause âudge me good lorde and my god accordynge to my ryghtuousnes âtretche forth good lorde thy mercy to theÌ that knowe the and thy ryghtuousnes to theÌ whiche be of good mynde âet not the foote of pryde come to me nor let not the hande of a synner moue me ââare myn oracyoÌ good lorde and my prayer receyue them in thyn eares whyles I wepe âe not sylent bycause I am but a strauÌger with the and a pilgrym lyke as al my forefathers âpare me that I myght breath a lytel before I go and shall neuer be here more âut thou good lorde let not thy helpe be longe from me thy mercy and thy trueth haue euer defended me âor so many myscheues haue coÌpassed me that they can not be noÌbred myn iniquites haue comprehended me and I had no power to se them âhey haue ben multiplied more theÌ the heere 's of my head and my herte hath forsaken me âay it please the good lorde to delyuer me good lorde loke to my helpe âor truely I am nedy and poore good lord take cure of me âhou arte my helper and my defeÌder o my god be not sâowe âhaue sayd o lorde haue mercy vpon me heale my soule for I haue synned agaynst the. âryse vp lorde why doest thou slombre aryse do not repelle me to the ende âhy turnest thou away thy face and forgettest our nedynes and our tribulacyons âryse vp lorde helpe vs and delyuer vs for thy names sake âaue mercy on me o god accordyng to thy great mercy ând accordyng to the multitude of thy mercyes put away my wyck dnes ând wasshe me cl ane froÌ myne vniustyce and clense me from my faultes âor I do knowe myne iniquite and my synne is euer agaynst me âhaue synned to the alonly I haue done euyll before the that thou myghtest be iustyfyed in all thy wordes and that thou mayst ouercome when thou shalte be iudged âo surely I am coÌceyued in iniquite and my mother hath conceyued me in synnes âo truely thou hast loued trueth the vncertayne and the secrete thynges of thy wysdome thou hast magnifyed to me âhou shalte sprynkle me good lorde with hysope and I shal be made cleane thou shalt wasshe me and I shall be made whyther then snowe âo my hearyng thou shalte gyue ioye gladyes and the humbled bones shall sprynge for ioye âourne thy face awaye from my synnes and put away all myne iniquite âgod create iÌ me a cleane herte renue a ryght spirite in my bowelles âut me not away from thy face nor take not away thy holy spirite from me âyue vnto me the gladnes of thy health and coÌfyrme me with thy princypall spirite âlorde thou shalte opeÌ my lyppes my mouthe shall shewe thy prayse âgod make me safe in thy name and in thy vertue iudge me âgod heare my prayer and with thyne eares receyue the wordes of my mouth âor straungers haue rysen agaynst me stroÌge men haue sought my soule they haue set god before theyr syght âgod heare my requeste and do not despyse my prayer intende to me and heare me ân god I prayse the worde in the lorde I shal prayse the speche I haue trusted in god I shal not feare any thynge that man can do to me âgod iÌ me ben the vowes whiche I shall yelde vnto the prayse of the. âor thou hast delyuered my soule froÌ death my feete froÌ fallynge that I may please before god in the lande of the lyuynge âaue mercy on me good lord haue mercy on me for my soule trusteth in the. ând I shall truste iÌ the shadowe of thy wynges vntyll iniouite ouerpasse âake me from them that worke iÌiquite and saue me from bloudsheders âor lo they haue taken my soule the stronge haue fallen vpon me âtruely haue made my prayer to the o god in tyme acceptable ân the multitude of thy mercyes heare me iÌ the veryte of thy health âelpe me out of the claye that I stycke not fast delyuer me from them that hate me and froÌ the depnes of waters âet not the teÌpest of water drowne me nor let not the depnes swalowe me vp nor let not the pyt open his mouthe vpon me ââare me good lorde for thy mercy is bounteous loke vpon me accordynge to the multitude of thy mercyes ântende to my soule delyuer it take me away for feare of myne enemyes O god intende to my helth lorde make hast to helpe me âor I truly am nedy poore o god helpe me O lorde be thou my helper and my delyuerer do not tary ân the o lorde haue I trusted let me not be confounded for euer iÌ thy ryghtuousnes delyuer me ânclyne thyne eare to me and heale me âe thou to me a god and a defender and in stede of a bulwerke that thou mayst make me safe ây god delyuer me from the handes of a synner and from the handes of a wycked maÌ that worketh agaynst the
lawe âet my mouthe be fulfylled with prayse that I may synge thy glory all the daye longe and thy magnifycence âast me not away in the tyme of my age when my strength shall fayle me forsake not me âgod kepe not thy selfe afarre from me o my god loke to my helpe âtruely shall hope in the and I shall euer adde aboue all thy laude ââlyuer not to bestes the soules of theÌ that confesse the and the soules of thy poore men do not forget at length âoke vpon thy testament for they be fulfylled whiche haue endarked the earth with the houses of iniquite âelpe vs o god our sauyour and for the glory of thy name o lorde delyuer vs and be mercyfull to our synnes for thy names sake ââyse vp thy power and come that thou mayste make vs saufe âlorde god of vertues coÌuert vs and shew thy face and we shall be saufe âonuerte vs o god our sauyour turne away thy wrathe from vs. âvylt thou be wrath with vs for euer or wylt thou exteÌde thyne ire froÌ generacyoÌ and êgeny âgod thou beynge turned shalt quyckeÌ vs and thy people shall ioye in the. âlorde shewe vs thy mercy and gyue vs thy health âlorde iÌclyne thyn eare and heare me for I am nedy and poore âepe my soule for I am a synner o my god make hole thy seruaunt that trusteth in the. âaue mercy on me good lord for I haue cryed to y â all y â day englade y â soule of thy seruauÌt forbycause o lorde I haue lyfted vp my soule vnto the. ând thou lorde god arte a minyster of mercy and arte mercyfull pytifull pacyent and of moche mercy and also true âoke vpoÌ me and haue mercy on me gyue thyne Empere to thy chylde and make safe the seruaunt of thyne hande mayde âake me a sygne in goodnes that they that haue hated me may se me be coÌfounded for thou good lorde haste holpeÌ me and hast coÌforted me âlorde god of my health I haue cryed to the in the daye and in the nyght before the. âet my prayer entre in to thy syght inclyne thyne eare vnto my prayer âlorde where be thyne olde mercyes lyke as y â hast sworne to Dauyd in the trueth âlorde haue in mynde the obbrobry of thy seruaunt whiche I haue conteyned in my bosom of many people âurne agayne lorde yet hytherto and vouchsafe that thy seruaunt myght pray to the. ând let the glory of the lorde our god be vpon vs vpon the workes of our handes directe vs and directe the workes of our handes âlorde heare my prayer and let my crye come vnto the. âourne not away thy face from me in what daye soeuer I am troubled inclyne thyne eare vnto me ân what daye soeuer I shall calle vpoÌ the here me with spede ând leade me not forth in the myddest of my dayes from generacyon in to the generacyon of âhy yeare ând thou lorde do good vnto me for thy names sake for thy mercy is swete âlorde delyuer me for I am nedy and poore my herte is troubled within me âam vanysshed away lyke a shadow when it declyneth I am crushed togyther lyke a locust ââlpe me o god my god and saue me for thy mercye âewarde thy seruaunt quycken me and obserue thy wordes âpen myne eyes and I shal consydre the meruayles of thy lawe âam but a straunger in the earth hyde not thy commaundementes from me ây soule hath alwayes desyred to knowe thy ryghtuousnes âhou hast blamed the proude they be cursed that declyne from thy commaundementes âake away from me rebuke and conteÌpte for I haue sought after thy lawes âor prynces haue sytteÌ spoken agaynst me âhe way of uÌquite remoue from me and of thy lawe haue mercy on me âhaue chosen the way of trouth I haue not for gotten thy iudgementes âcade me in to the patthe of thy commaundementes for that is that I wolde ânclyne myne herte in to thy lawes and not to couetyse âurne awaye myne eyes that they se not vanyte and quycken me in thy way âake sure thy seruaunt in thy worde in the feare of the. âeache me goodnes lernynge and scyence for I haue beleued thy commaundementes âhou arte good and in thy goodnes teache me thy iustyfycacyons âet thy mercye be that it may exorte me accordynge to thy promyse to thy seruaunt âet thy mercyes come to me I shal lyue for thy lawe is my meditacyon âet my herte be iÌmaculate in thy iustyfycacyoÌs that I be not confounded âlorde I am brought lowe on al partes quycken me accordynge to thy worde âlorde lette the voluÌtarye thynges of thy mou the be acceptable vnto the teache me thy iudgementes ây soule is euer in my handes and I haue not forgotten thy lawe âake me accordydge to thy promyse I shall lyue and thou shalte not confounde me otherwyse then I loked for âelpe me and I shall be safe and I shall be occupyed in thy meditacyons âo to thy seruaunt accordynge to the mercy teache me thy iustyfycacyons âam thy seruaunt gyue me vnderstandynge that I may knowe thy wyll âoke vpon me haue mercy vpoÌ me accordyng to the iudgementes of them that loue thy name âyrecte my steppes accordynge to thy promyse and no iniquite shall ouercome me âlysse me from the inââryes of meÌ that I may kepe my commaundementes âyghten thy face vpon thy seruaunt teache me thy iustyfycacyons âeholde my humilyte and delyuer me for I haue not forgotten thy lawe âudge my iudgement and redeme me quycken me for thy promyse âlorde lette my prayer approche nere in thy syght delyuer me accordynge to thy promyse âet my prayer entre in to thy syght delyuer me accordynge to thy promyse ây lyppes shal powre forth thy prayse when y u hast taught me thy iustyfycacyons ây tongue shall shewe forth thy worde for iÌ all thy commaundementes is equite âet thy haÌde be redy to helpe me forbycause I haue chosyn thy commaundementes âlorde I haue desyred thy healthe thy lawe is my meditacyon ây soule shall lyue and shall prayse the and thy iudgementes shall helpe me âhaue wandered lyke a slepe that was loste o lorde seke out thy seruaunt for I haue not forgotten thy commaundementes âaue mercy on me lorde haue mercy on me for we be replete full of contempte âood lorde do well to theÌ that be good and of ryght mynde âlorde turne away our captyuyte as a ryuer in the southe wynde âhaue cryed to the from the hyest places o lorde hear my prayer âet thyne eares be entendynge to the voyce of my prayer ân what day soeuer I shall call vpoÌ the heare y u me thou shalte encrease strengthe in my soule âlorde set a keper ouer my mouth and a doreouer my lyppes âeclyne not myne herte in to wordes of malyce to make excuses in synne ântende to my prayer for I am humbled very moche âelyuer me from theÌ that êsecute me for they haue preuayled
agaynst me ârynge my soule forth of pryson that it may coÌ fesse thy name âlorde heare my prayer receyue my request in to thyn eares heare me in thy ryghtuousnes ând thou shalte not entre with thy seruauÌt in iudgement for there is none lyuynge that caÌ be iustifyed in the syght of the. âor myne enemye hath êsecuted my soule and hath humbled my lyfe in the earth âe hath set me in darkenes lyke the dead men of the worlde my soule is greued within me in me my herte is troubled âhaue iÌ mide myne olde dayes I haue thought vpon al thy workes and vpon al the workes of thy handes I mused âhaue caste myne haÌdes abrode to the o my soule lyke the earth without water âeare me quyckly good lorde for my spyrite fayleth âhou shalt not tourne away thy face from me I shal be lyke them that go downe in to a lake âet thy mercy be knowen to me betyme for I haue trusted in the. âet me knowe the waye in whiche I shall walke for I haue lyfte vp my soule to the. âelyuer me lorde from myn enemyes I haue fled to the teache me to do thy wyll for thou arte my god âhy good spyryte shall brynge me in to the ryght lande for thy name thou shalte quycken me in thy ryghtuousnes âhou shalte brynge my soule out of tribulacyon and in thy mercy thou shalte destroye all myne enemyes ând thou shalt destroy all that trouble my soule for I am thy seruaunt ¶ ãâ¦ã âRauÌte I beseche the lorde god that by the holy melody of this heuynly psalter my soule may be refresshed GrauÌt that the roryng lyoÌ may be ouercom of the feble shepe Graunt that by thy grace the moost violeÌt spirite may be subdued of the weyke flesshe GrauÌt that he whiche fell from heuyn may be vaÌquysshed here through my fyghtynge Graunt that thoughe we abyde his tyranny through thy sufferauÌce for a season that yet we be not swalowed vp with his vnsacyable iawes Cause hym to be sory for mannes saluacyon whiche alwayes reioyseth at our fall Cause me alwayes to applye my selfe to thy praysynge and at length ioyfully to come to thy blyssednes whiche lyuest and reygnest god worlde without ende So be it Prayers ¶ ãâ¦ã ââ¦mator humani âGod the louer of mankynde whiche by thy ne electe seruaunt and bysshop saynt hieroÌ hast renewed in the worlde the gyft of tongues wherwith in tyme passed thou dydest heuynly in structe thyne apostles for the preasynge of thy gospel by thym holy spirite grauÌt that in all tongues and iÌ all places all meÌ may pÌache the glory of thyne onely begotten sone Iesu for to confounde the tonges of false apostles whiche conspyrynge togyther do buyld the cursed toure of BabyloÌ laborynge to darken thy glorye whylest they procure to exalte theyr owne where as all glory is due onely to y e with our lorde Iesu thy sone worlde with out ende So be it ââ¦nÌe non sum dignus vt intres sub tectum âMercyfull lorde I am not worthy that y u shuldest entre in to my synfull house yet not withstandynge thou hast âayd who that eateth my flesshe dryn keth my bloude he dwelleth iÌ me and I in hym Uvhertore lorde haue thou mercy vp me synner by the receyuynge of this thy body flesshe bloude and that I receyue it not to my daÌpnacioÌ but through thy mercy to the helth of my soule and in the remyssyoÌ of my synnes through thy paynful passyon So be it ¶ ãâ¦ã âera perceptio corporis et sanguinis tui He very true receyuynge of thy gloryous body of flesshe bloude my souereygne lorde oipoteÌt is that I cast the not forth agayne to my daÌpnacyoÌ iudgemeÌt but that I may obteyne therby remyssyoÌ of my synnes that I may ly ue in charytable lyfe whyles I am here lyuyng so that I may here after come to the eternall lyfe by thy vertue and grace ¶ ãâ¦ã ââ¦bone Iesu O dulcis Iesu âGloryous kynge whiche amoÌgest thy sayntes arte laudable neuerthelesse incoÌperable Thou arte in vs lorde thy holy name hath beÌ caued vpoÌ by vs. Therfore do not forsake vs lord god in the day of iudgement vouchsafe to bestowe vs among thy sayntes and electe O blyssed kynge ¶ ãâ¦ã ãâ¦ã onditor celi et terre ¶ ãâ¦ã ãâ¦ã eus patrum nostroruÌ et dominus miÌe ¶ ãâ¦ã ãâ¦ã u fecisti domine cum seruo tuo ¶ ãâ¦ã ãâ¦ã no rogauite ne deneges mihi ¶ ãâ¦ã ãâ¦ã ãâ¦ã ãâ¦ã omine tu fecissi celum et terram mare ¶ ãâ¦ã ââ¦ter venit hora clarifica filium ¶ ãâ¦ã ãâ¦ã ãâ¦ã u deus noster suauis et verus es ¶ ãâ¦ã ân tonso capite corruens in terram âOb his he ade clypped fallynge flatte on the grounde worshypped god sayeng Naked I entred out of my mothers woÌâe and naked I shall retourne The lorde hath gyueÌ the goodes and the lorde hath taken them away As it pleased the lorde so it is done Blyssed be the name of the lorde So be it ¶ ãâ¦ã âustus es domine et omnia iudicia tua âHou arthe iuste lorde and all thy iudgementes are true all thy wayes mercy truth and iustyce And now lorde remeÌbre me and take not vengeaunce of my synnes nor thynke not on my offences nor the synÌes of my parentes Bycause we haue not obeyed thy pÌceptes therfore thou halte delyuered vs vp in to these euylles in to confusyon reproche and to be a fable to al people and the gentles and now lorde great be thy iudgementes for we haue not done accordynge to that preceptes and we haue not walked purely before the. And now lorde accordynge to thy pleasure do with me and cheyfly receyue my spy rite in peace for it is better for me to dye then to lyue ¶ ãâ¦ã âana me domine et sanabor ¶ ãâ¦ã ¶ ãâ¦ã The table Yrst an Almanacke for .xxiij. yeres The Kalender A rule to knowe Easter for euer The dayes of the weke moralysed The .x. commaundementes of god gyuen by Moyies and expounded by Chryste The symbole or Crede of the great doctoure Athanaâius called Quicunâ vult The oââyce of all estates A preface The foure gospels of the foure Euangelysâes The Passyon of Chryst Egressus est The Pater noster the Aue maria ãâã Englysh The .xij. articles of the fayth The duety of a Chrysten man Auxiliatrix The matyns of our Lady The houres The Euynsonge The Complyne The fyftene Oos The seuen Psalmes with the Letany A prayer for remyssyon of synnes A prayer for the churche A pray for Charyte A prayer for peace A prayer for mercy A prayer for soules departed A prayer for the kynge A prayer for all estates A prayer for true repentaunce The verses of saynt Bernarde The Dirige with the Commendacyons The Psalmes of the Passyon Saynt Hiâroms Psalter with the declaraâyons meanynge or sygnyfycacyons of them A prayer of saynt Hiârome A prayer when thou shalte receyue the sacrament A prayer when thou hast receyued it O bone iesu Conditor celi et terre The prayers of Salomon two for wysdome one for a competent lyuynge A prayer of the churche of the faythfull for the worde of god A prayer of Chryste before his passyon A prayer of the Churche for synners The prayer blyssynge of iob in his moost tribulacyons A prayer of Tobie when we be scourged A prayer of Hieremye the prophet Thus endeth the Prymer in ãâ¦ã after the vse of Salysbury dilygeÌtly correcte newly imprynted at ãâ¦ã by ãâ¦ã for ãâ¦ã M. 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