faithfully serue thee perfectly obey the with my wholl hart alwaies study to please thee Aue Maria. 1 O my Lord Iesus Christ I adore thee blesse thee and geue thee thankes that hast fore-chosen a most noble Virgin to be thy mother which beeing prefigurated before and of holy parents conceiued and borne without sinne thou hast replenished with vertues and all good things Graunt me grace I beseech thee that I may perfectly knowe my sinnes and mine owne base condicion and with trew contrition and an holy hatred to bewaile them and to detest and eschew whatsoeuer is displeasant in thy sight Aue Maria 2 O my Lord Iesus Christ I adore thee blesse thee and giue thee thanks which hast inspired that most amiable maide the most honest and beautifull Virgin Mary which was to be thy mother to offer and dedicate her selfe vnto thee to be thy temple and to vow perpetuall virginitie O Blessed Iesu graunt me most perfite chastitie both of mind and body and most feruēt deuotion simplicity puritie and stablenes of hart Aue Maria. 3 O my Lord Iesus Christ I adore thee blesse thee and geue thee thankes that wouldest haue that most chast Virgin Mary to be espoused to IOSEPH a virgin and both to be preserued immaculate in puritie O that I could obtaine that grace fauour at thy hands that I might ouercome and contemne the world with all the vices and concupiscences thereof and alwaies adhere cleaue vnto thee with a most burning and sincere loue Aue Maria. 4 O my Lord Iesus Christ I adore thee blesse thee and geue thee thankes that hast voutsafed to salute the most holy Virgin by an Angell and to make her fruitfull by the holy Ghost and to be incarnate in her wombe O most sweet Iesu I hūblie beseech thee to make my harte so free from all sinne and vice that it may be vnto thee a perpetuall habitation Aue Maria. 5. O my Lord Iesus Christ I adore thee blesse thee and geue thee thankes that hast vouchsafed to be carried nine monethes in the wombe of a Virgine and to be knowne and foretold by thy precursor not yet borne I humblie beseech thee so to wounde my harte with thy most chaste loue that it may loathe all worldlye thinges and without intermission feele and perceaue thee the inhabit our and Possessour therof Aue Maria. 6 O my Lorde Iesus Christ I adore thee blesse thee and giue thee thankes whom the immaculate Virgin brought forth whth-out paine destitute of lodging in a strange place O most sweet Iesu I humbly beseech thee alwaies to replenish my hart with the grace of true and perfitt contrition that I may deserue to be vnto thee a childe of eternall adoption Aue Maria. 7 O my Lord Iesus Christ I adore thee blesse thee and giue thee thankes who in pouerty colde being laide in a manger art praised by Angells and adored by Shepherdes Grant that in thy seruice I neuer wexe colde or faint and relent in thy laude praise Aue Maria. 8 O my Lord Iesus Christ I adore thee blesse thee and giue thee thankes that hast voutsafed to be circumcised and wounded and for our cōfort to be named Iesus I humbly beseech thee by the she ding of thy pretious blood that I may deserue throughly to be clēsed and alwaies to be preserued from all fault and offence Aue Maria. 9 O my Lord Iesus Christ I adore thee blesse thee and geue thee thankes that wert sought adored and honoured with giftes by the three Sages O most sweete Iesu giue me grace alwaies to resigne and offer my selfe wholie vnto thee and that I may spend and employ all my strength and all that whasoeuer I am or can be at any time in thy loue honour and pleasure Aue Maria. 10 A Praier to the wound of the leafte foote O MOST louing and sweete Iesus vnto thee be praise honour and glory for the woūd and greife of thy leafte foote In this woūde I doe bide all my negligences trespasses and debtes beseeching thee to supply them to iustifie me and to replenish and confirme me with thy eternall grace in which I may growe and increase and which I may neuer haue the power to lose Pater noster 1. O my Lord Iesus Christ I adore thee blesse thee and giue thee thankes that thou wouldest bee offered in the Temple and with the most pure Virgin thy mother be subiecte to the lawe O most sweet Iesus giue vnto me most perfect humilitie wherby I may detest all the glory of the world forsake all honour and deuoutly submit my selfe become obedient to euery man for thy sake Aue Maria. 1. O my Lord Iesus Christ I adore thee blesse thee and geue thee thankes that in thy infancie with thy blessed mother diddest suffer the persecution of Herod togither with the flight and banishment into Egipt Graunt that I may willingly and patiētly beare all aduersitie faithfully cleaue vnto thee in all tribulation Aue Maria. 2. O my Lord Iesus Christ I adore thee blesse thee and geue thee thankes that remaininge in the Temple being sought for by thy mother after three daies werte found againe O most sweet Iesu I humbly beseech thee that with my wholle hart with a zealous desire I may feruently thirst after thee incessantly seeke thee and so happely finde thee that I may neuer loose thee againe Aue Maria. 3 O my Lord Iesus Christ I adore thee blesse thee and geue thee thankes that didest liue secretly with thy mother thirtie yeeres vnknowne wouldest be thought the sonne of a Carpenter I humbly beseech thee that thy grace may roote out all arrogancie in me and extinguish all pride that I may not loue to be seene or to set forth my selfe but to be vnknowne to be accounted base and vile Aue Maria. 4. O my Lord Iesus Christ I adore thee blesse thee and geue thee thankes that for our sakes didest voutsafe to be baptised in Iordan and by thy Father to be declared from Heauen Graunt that I by continuall teares may be clensed from all sinnes and vices that I may deserue alwaies wholly to be dronke with the loue of thee and desire of the life to come Aue Maria. 5 O my Lord Iesus Christ I adore thee blesse thee and giue thee thankes that fasting in the Desert diddest voutsafe to be tempted by the Deuill O most sweet Iesu protect me with thy grace and make me to escape all the deceites of the Deuill and in thy power to ouercome all temptations Aue Maria. 6 O my Lorde Iesus Christ I adore thee blesse thee and giue thee thankes that for the health of foules weart wearied out with praiers and continuall preaching Grant me feruently to thirst thy honour and the health of soules for the same zealously to spend my body and all that I haue Aue Maria. 7 O my Lorde Iesus Christ I adore thee blesse thee and giue thee
thankes which hast so honoured mariage with thy presence and with thy first miracle and didest bountifullye heale all those that were needy and infirme Graunt me an hart full of pittie compassion and all kind of mercie wher by I may afford the benefite and affect of a most perfit loue charity vnto all men and that especially vnto my enemies Aue Maria. 8. O my Lorde Iesus Christ I adore thee blesse thee and giue thee thankes for thy benigne familiarity which thou full of pitty and mercy didest exhibite vnto Mary Magdalen Zacheus Mathew the womā taken in aduoutry and other Penitents more Grant me the grace of most profound humility perfit meeknes benignity and charity Aue Maria. 9. O my Lorde Iesus Christ I adore thee blesse thee and giue thee thankes that in the middest of many praises and much honour diddest weepe vpon Hierusalem O most swet Iesu power into me the zeale of perfitte charity that in all places I may detest and abhorre from all contempt of thee and irreuerence towardes thee and for euery sinne whatsoeuer I may be sory from the very bottome of my harte and that I may haue a very sensible feeling of the euells that happen vnto any of my neighboures as if they were my owne Aue Maria. 10. A Praier to the wound of the right hand O MOST louing sweet Iesus vnto thee be praise honour and glory for the wound and greife of thy right hand In this wounde I doe hide and commend vnto thee all my actions endeuours And whatsoeuer by thy grace is wrought in me or by me that thou maiest preserue sanctifie make perfit the same to the honor glory of thy holy name Pater noster 3 O my Lorde Iesus Christ I adore thee blesse thee and giue thee thankes that weart solde by one of thy owne Disciples vnto the Iewes that did persecute thee conspire thy death O sweet Iesu grant me grace to take as well euell as good at thy hand amiddest them all to be thankfull for euery of thē in particuler to loue thee more and more and to retaine peace tranquillity of hart and charity with all men Aue Maria. 1. O my Lorde Iesus Christ I adore thee blesse thee and geue thee thankes that leauing thy mother at Hierusalem didest eate the Paschall with thy Disciples with exceeding humility washe theire feet I most humbly beseech thee that for thy loue I may willingly forsake all thinges preferre thee before all thinges in all thinges and aboue all thinges loue thee and gladly submit my selfe to euery mans seruice for thy sake Aue Maria. 2. O my Lorde Iesus Christ I adore thee blesse thee and giue thee thankes that instituting the B. Sacrament of the Aultar diddest deliuer it vnto thy Disciples and leaue it vnto vs. O most sweet Iesu inflame my hart to the hungar of this venerable Sacrament that with a most burning desire and chast affectiō humility reuerēce and most sinceare deuotiō I may frequent it when and so often as it shall stand with thy gratious fauour Aue Maria. 3. O my Lorde Iesus Christ I adore thee blesse thee and giue thee thankes that being most desirous to suffer and with all sad and fearfull didest thrise in praier resigne thy selfe vnto thy Father and falling into a great agony diddest sweat bloode I humbly beseech thee that in all aduersity and tentation I may alwaies flye to thee for refuge and put my trust and confidence in thee only and forsaking my selfe commit offer and resigne me vnto thee only Aue Maria. 4. O my Lorde Iesus Christ I adore thee blesse thee and giue thee thankes who being taken by thy enimies wert boūd blasphemed and wickedly abused I humblye beseech thee make me free from all vices and captiue in thy loue that I may exceedingly wish and desire to be despised and to suffer iniuries and contumelies Aue Maria. 5. O my Lorde Iesus Christ I adore thee blesse thee and giue thee thankes that being brought to Annas diddest patiently beare the blowe that his seruant gaue vnto thee Grant that I may loue them thathate me render good for euell and plentifully afforde vnto all the affecte of sweetnes and charity Aue Maria. 6. O my Lorde Iesus Christ I adore thee blesse thee and geue thee thankes that in the house of Caiphas didest beare the false witnes of those that did accuse thee and mercifully respecting Peter whē he denied thee thrise didist recal him to the teares of Penance O most mercifull IESV graunt me grace perfectlye to bewaile my sinnes ingratitude and negligences and with all my hart study endeuour to please thee Aue Maria. 7. O my Lorde Iesus Christ I adore thee blesse thee and giue thee thankes that being condemned spitted vpon beaten and blindfolded diddest also suffer very many other vnworthy abuses I humbly beseech thee that thy loue may be so feruent in me that I may hate to be had in estimatiō and desire and be glad with all my harte to be vnknowne to be despised and to suffer Aue Maria. 8. O my Lorde Iesus Christ I adore thee blesse thee and giue thee thanks that being vniustly accused before Pilate with greate humility didest hould thy peace O good Iesu bridle my toung with a greate and mighty feare of thee that I may abstaine euen from all idle speech and that I may willingly desirously offer my selfe to all maner of humble offices Aue Maria. 9 O my Lord Iesus Christ I adore thee blesse thee and geue thee thankes that being dispised by Herod wert also mocked by a ridiculouse garment and scorned amongst many reproches and so brought backe againe vnto Pilate O most sweete Iesu graunt mee grace to thinke well of all men to iudge or despise none to preferre all men before my selfe and allwaies to thincke of my selfe more basely Aue Maria. 10. A Praier to the wound of the leafte hande O MOST louing and sweete IESVS for the wound and griefe of thy left hand I geue the humble and hartie thankes into this wound I do offer vnto thee and eftsons cōmend all the gifts benefites and graces and whatsoeuer thou hast bestowed vpon me most miserable and vngratefull wretch and I humbly besech thy mercy by euery of thos drops of blood that issued from thence that thou wilt preserue confirme make perfit and increase them all in me to the glory of thy name that humilitie and charitie may day by day increase in me according to thy will and pleasure Pater noster 4 O my Lord Iesus Christ I adore thee blesse thee and geue thee thankes that for my sake didest vouchsafe to be stripped of thy cloathes to be bound vnto a Pillar to be scourged all thy body ouer to be wounded and begoared with blood graunt me now so patiently to suffer thy scourges and to beare them with such will and affection that by thy paines and meritts being fully purged I may
presently after my departure out of this life deserue to be with thee in ioy where I may please thee praise thee and loue thee for euer more Aue Maria. 1. O my Lord Iesus Christ I adore thee blesse thee and geue thee thankes which diddest suffer a crowne of thorne to be pressed vpon thy head and withall many scornes and mockes and buffets and spittings for my sake sweet Iesu imprint in my hart a continuall memory of thy Passion that may incessantly moue my minde to cōpunction wound wholly swallow vp my mind melting cōsuming it in thy loue Aue Maria. 2 O my Lord Iesus Christ I adore thee blesse thee and geue thee thankes that not-withstandinge thou wert from toppe to toe full of miseries wounds and griefes and so brought out and presented to the people yet notwithstanding such was the enuie of the Iewes that they demaunded to haue thee crucified Barrabas to be kept aliue O most sweet Iesu mortifie and extinguish in me all pride and desire of glory all enuy and all maner of vices and make me trulie humble meeke of hart O Passion most noble of my Lord and Sauiour wound my soule O pretious woundes of my true louer rauish make dronke my mind Aue Maria. 3. O my Lord Iesus Christ I adore thee blesse thee and geue thee thankes that standing innocently for my sake before the tribunal seate wert content to be condēned to death and to be made a stale to thy enimies by this charity of thine I beseech thee O my God to grant me grace neuer to backbite neuer to iudge condemne or dispise my neighbour or euer to giue eare or consent to others herin Aue Maria. 4. O my Lorde Iesus Christ I adore thee blesse thee and giue thee thankes for all and singuler thy greifes and sighes when amongst many reproches and stripes bearing thy Crosse thou didest in the presence of thy mother fall vnder thy burthen grant vnto me most meek Iesu to imbrace with most feruent deuotion the Crosse of perfitt deniall and mortification of my selfe and to imitate the steppes of thy vertues with most perfit charity Aue Maria. 5. O my Lorde Iesus Christ I adore thee blesse thee and giue thee thankes whose members were al discouered greifes wounds renued by the strippinge of thy clothes I hūbly besech thee that thou wilt cause my harte perfitly to bee purged from all vnprofitable thoughts that with the cōtinuall presence of thy visitation I may deserue euery day to be renued wholly to be absorpe with the most feruent loue of thee Aue Maria. 6. O my Lorde Iesus Christ I adore thee blesse thee and giue thee thanks that wert cruelly stretched vpon the Crosse and fastened with nailes not hauing any comlynes or beauty but being as a leaper and one striken by God grant me that I may be nothing in my owne sight but that I may dispise my selfe and endeuour to greater and better thinges employ all the forces of my soule body in thy loue and pleasure Aue Maria. 7. O my Lorde Iesus Christ I adore thee blesse thee and giue thee thankes that beeing placed betweene two theeues didest patiently beare the blasphemies of those that did vpbraid thee and praying for thine enimies didest promise Paradise to the penitent theefe Graunte me grace most perfitly to mortifie al vices in my selfe with a most burning desire continually to aspire vnto thee the true Paradise Aue Maria. 8. O my Lorde Iesus Christ I adore thee blesse thee and giue thee thankes for the greife where with thy harte was clouen when thou didest commend vnto thy Disciple S. IOHN thy most faithfull compassionate mother O most sweete Iesu graunt me so to bee affected and occupied in the reuerence loue of her that I may deserue alwaies to be protected cherished and gouerned by her as by a most louing mother Aue Maria. 9. O my Lorde Iesus Christ I adore thee blesse thee and giue thee thankes that amiddest the bitter torments of thy paines didest cry out that thou werte forsaken at what time also thou being then tormented with a most burning thirst haddest not one droppe of water giuen vnto thee but gaule and viniger O most sweet Iesu cause that in all tentatiō pressure I may flye vnto thee thirst and hungar after thee and loath all worldly thinges Aue Maria. 10. A Praier to the hart of Iesus O MOST louing and sweete Iesus vnto thee be praise honour and glory for the wound of thy hart into this wound I do offer commit and resigne vnto thee my hart all my powers forces ntents and affections beseeching thee by the effusion of the blood water that ran from the that thou thy selfe alone wilt possesse gouerne me and with the most feruent fire of thy loue consume deuour vnite me vnto thee Amen Pater noster 5. O my Lord Iesus Christ I adore thee blesse thee and geue thee thanks for thy most innocent most painfull death that is for the dolorous separation of thy most holy soule from thy most noble body O my God my Sauiour my hope and my crowne graunt me perfectly to dye to all vices concupiscences and to all inordinate loue of my selfe and that I may liue to thee only and vnmoueably cleaue to thee Aue Maria. 1. O my Lorde Iesus Christ I adore thee blesse theè and giue thee thankes for that louing wounde wherewith thy harte being pearced did yeeld vnto vs blood and water wound I beseech thee my harte with the speare of thy loue that I may neither thinke nor desire any other thing then thee my Lord God crucified for me nothing may please me nothinge may affecte me but thou only my God my ioy and my life Aue Maria. 2. O my Lorde Iesus Christ I adore thee blesse thee and giue thee thankes for the pittifull taking downe of thy bodye from the Crosse and for the mornefull lamentation of thy mother thy frendes I humbly beseech thee that the memory of thy Passion may fill all my senses and may so wholly rauishe and possesse me that I may see no other thing tast no other thing knowe no other thing then thee my Lorde crucified and dead for my sake Aue Maria. 3 O my Lorde Iesus Christ I adore thee blesse thee and giue thee thankes that wouldest be wrapped in a Syndon and be buried in an other mans Sepulcher I humbly beseech thee to bury my hart sences and all my forces in thee and by thy loue venite them vnto thee and make me as it were insensible and without feeling in all thinges which stand not with thy liking Aue Maria. 4. O my Lorde Iesus Christ I adore thee blesse thee and giue thee thankes that didest voutsafe to descend into hell and to deliuer the Fathers that were there in captiuity O most sweet Iesu let the vertue and force of thy Passiō and blood now also
descend into Purgatorye and yeeld refreshing vnto all the soules Aue Maria. 5. O my Lorde Iesus Christ I adore thee blesse thee and giue thee thankes that rising from death didest appeare gloriouse first vnto thy mother then vnto Mary Magdalene and the Apostles O most sweet Iesu graunt me perfectly to die to all vices passions and disordered manners to liue vnto thee to please thee and to taste and desire heauenly thinges only Aue Maria. 6 O my Lord Iesus Christ I adore thee blesse thee and geue thee thankes that didest ascend into heauen with the triumphe of Angells the cōpany of the Fathers I humblye beseech thee that my minde may alaies languishe in thy loue loath all worldly things and feruently hunger and thirst thee alone and that nothing may delighte me nothing make me glad but thou ô my Lord Cod. Aue Maria. 7. O my Lorde Iesus Christ I adore thee blesse thee and giue thee thankes that hast geuen the holy ghost sent thy Disciples to cōuert the worlde geue mee most pure simplicity of harte and perpetuall stablenes of minde geue me most feruent most faithfull constant charitie that the holye ghost may fill gouerne posesse me to the end that he may make me worthy to be more and more replenished with the giftes of his grace Aue Maria. 8. O my Lorde Iesus Christ I adore thee blesse thee and giue thee thankes that hast glorified thy Mother assumpted in bodie and soule and hast geuen her vnto vs most mightie and mercifull By her merittes graunt me thy grace and perseuerance in all goodnes that I may neuer relent in thy seruice nor by indiscretion euer exceed Aue Maria. 9 O my Lord Iesus Christ I adore thee blesse thee and geue thee thanks that art to come as Iudge and to giue either punishment or reward O most mercifull Iesus graunt me so to finish my wholle life accordinge to thy pleasure that my soule departing out of the bodie may goe immediately vnto thee her Creator with great loue towardes thee where shee may praise blesse thee for euer in thy glory with all thy Saintes Amen Aue Maria. 10. ANOTHER MANER OF deuiding the Rosary of 150. Aue Maries according to the misteries of the life of our Sauiour taken out of the Italian booke of the Rosary Cap. 10. Contemplations vpon the first ioifull Misteries Of the Annunciation Pater noster MISSVS est Angelus Gabriel a Deo in ciuitatem Galileae cui nomen Nazareth Luc. 1. The Angell Gabriell was sent of God into a citie of Galilee called Nazareth Aue Maria. Ad virginem desponsatam viro cui nomen erat Ioseph Luc. 1. de domo Dauid et nomen Virginis Maria. To a Virgin dispoused to a man whose name was Ioseph of the house of Dauid and the Virgins name was MARIE Aue Maria. Et ingressus Angelus ad eam dixit Aue gratia plena dominus teeum benedicta tu in mulieribus Luc. 1. And the Angell being entred in saide vnto her Haile full of grace our Lord is with thee bles sed art thou among women Aue Maria. Quae cum audisset turbata est in Sermone eius et cogitabat qualis esset ista Salutatio Luc. 1. Who hauing heard was troubled at his saying thought what maner of Salutatiō this should be Aue Maria. Et ait Angelus ei ne time as Maria inuenisti enim gratiam apud Deum And the Angell said to her Luc. 1 feare not Mary for thou hast foūd grace with God Aue Maria. Ecce concipies in vtero et paries filiū et vocabis nomen eius Iesum Behold thou shalt conceiue in thy womb Luc. 1 shalt beare a sonne thou shalt call his name Iesus Aue Maria. Hic erit magnus filius Altissimi vocabitur He shall be greate Luc. 1 shall be called the Son of the most High Aue Maria. Dabit illi Dominus Deus Sedem Dauid patris eius regnabit in domo Iacob in aeternum et regni eius non erit finis Luc. 1 Our Lord God shall giue him the Seate of Dauid his father he shall reigne in the house of Iacob for euer and of his kingdom there shall be no end Aue Maria. Dixit autem Maria ad Angelum quomodo fiet istud quoniam virum non cognosco Luc. 1 And Mary said to the Angell How shall this be done because I know not man Aue Maria. Et respondens Angelus dixit ei Spiritus Sanctus superueniet in te et virtus Altissimi obumbrabit tibi ideoque quod nascetur ex te Sanctum vocabitur filius Dei Luc. 1 And the Angell answering saide to her The holy ghost shall come vpon thee and the power of the most high shall ouershadow thee And therfore also that which of thee shal be borne holy shall be called the sonne of God Aue Maria. Dixit autem Maria ad Angelum ecce ancilla Domini fiat mihi secundum verbum tuum Luc. 1. And Mary said to the Angell Behold the hādmaid of our Lord be it done to me according to thy word Contemplations vppon the Second ioyfull mistery Pater noster EXVRGENS Maria in diebus illis abijt in montana cum festi natione in ciuitatem Iuda Luc. 1. And Mary rising vp in those daies went vnto the hill countrie with speed into a citie of Iuda Aue Maria. Luc. 1. Et intrauit in domū Zachariae et salutauit Elizabeth And she entred into the house of Zacharie saluted Elisabeth Aue Maria. Et factum est vt audiuit salutationem Mariae Elizabeth Luc. 1. And it came to passe as Elisabeth heard the salutatiō of Mary Aue Maria. Exultauit infans in vtero eius Luc. 1 The infant did leape in her wōbe Aue Maria. Et repleta est Spiritu Sancto Elizabeth et exclamauit voce magna et dixit Luc. 1. And Elisabeth was replenished with the holy Ghost and she cried out with a loude voice said Aue Maria. Benedicta tu inter mulieres et benedictus fructus ventris tui Blessed art thou among womē and blessed is the fruite of thy wombe Luc. 1. Aue Maria. Et vnde hoc mihi vt veniat mater Domini mei ad me Luc. 1 And whence is this to me that the mother of my Lorde doth come to me Aue Maria. Ecce enim vt facta est vox salutationis tuae in auribus meis exultauit in gaudio infans in vtero meo For behold as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine eares Luc. 1 the infant in my womb did leape for ioy Aue Maria. Et beata quae credidisti quoniā perficientur ea quae dicta sunt tibi a Domino And blessed art thou that beleeued Luc. 1 because those things shal be accomplished that were spokē to thee by our Lord. Aue Maria. Et ait Maria
in time past Finally euery deuout Christian may after these formes aboue mētioned Other formes of saying the beades religiously honour either the niue orders of holy Angells by whome our life vnder God is protected in this world Or the 12 glorious Apostles of our Sauiour the first Pastors founders of Christian faith or the seuen effusions of blood of our Lord. or the seuen ioyes or the seuen sorrowes which our B. Lady had in this life Or offer vp a proportionable deuotion for whatsoeuer thing according to the custome of holy Church is obserued in any misticall number But because I haue heere made mentiō of the ioyes and sorrowes of our B. Lady which are not altogether the same with those ioifull sorrowfull misteries of the holy Rosary I will here briefly for euery ones comfort set thē downe The 7 ioyes of our B. Lady 1 The Annunciation 2 The visitation of S. Elizabeth 3 The natiuity of Christ 4 The cōming of the three Kings 5 The Resurrectiō of our Sauiour 6 The Ascension 7 The cōming of the holy Ghost The 7 sorowes of our Lady 1 The circumcisiō which in that our Sauiours blood was with such pain shed forth was most sorowfull but in the impositiō of his glorious name most comfortable 2 The flying into Egipt 3 The losse of our Sauiour for three daies 4 The departure of our Sauiour to his bitter Passion 5 The meetinge of our Sauiour carying his Crosse 6 His Crucifying and that which passed vpon the Crosse 7 The beholding him dead vpon the Crosse in her sacred lappe and at the Sepulcher The seuen effusions of Blood of our Sauiour according to the doctrin of S. Bernard lib. de Pass Do. cap. 36. 1 The Circumcision 2 The Praier in the garden Luc. 2 Luc. 22 3 The pulling of his beard when they mocked him in Caiphas house according to that of Esay the Prophet c. 50. I gaue my body to those which did strike and my cheekes to those which pulled them 4 The Whipping Ioan. 19. Mar. 27. Mat. 27. Ioan. 19. 5 The Crowning with thornes 6 The Nailing to the Crosse 7 The peacing of his Side THE MANER OF DIstribution of the life of our Sauiour and of our Lady for the Corone of 63. Aues for those which shall desire to vse the same although the Corone may be saide without such particuler memory Cap. 7. 1. Pater THE first Pater noster to aske imitation of our Lady 1. Aue. Of the Conception of our Lady 2 Of her Natiuitie 3 Of her Presentation 4 Of her life in the Temple 5 Of her Despousation and the vow that both she and S. Ioseph made of Virginitie 6 Of the Annunciatiō of the Angell 7 Of the Conception and Incarnation of Christ 8 Of the Visitatiō of S. Elizabeth 9 Of the suspition of S. Ioseph 10 Of our Ladies voiage to Bethlem 2. Pater To aske humilitie and true pouertie of spirite 1 Aue. Of the Natiuitie of Christ 2 Of the Shepheardes comming vnto him by the warning of the Angell 3 Of the Circumcision 4 Of the three Kings comming 5 Of the Purification 9 Of the flight into Egipt 7 Of the finding of our Lorde in the Temple 8 Of our Sauiours Obedience subiection frō 12 yeres to 30. 9 Of his going forward in age wisdome and grace before God and man 10 Of his departure frō his Mother to go to preach 3. Pater To aske the inspiration and light of the holy GHOST for to know follow the doctrine of Christ 1 Aue. Of the Baptisme of Christ 2 Of his Fasting and tēntation in the wildernes 3 Of S. IOHNS shewing of him saying Ecce agnus Dei that is beholde the Lambe of God which taketh away the sinne of the world wherby Christ did begin to gather Disciples 4 Of the turning water into wine and other miracles 5 Of the Preaching of Christ 6 Of the reproches and iniuries offered of the Iewes 7 Of his Trauailes iorneis and viages 8 Of his often watching praying 9 Of the washinge of the Disciples feet 10 Of the last Supper and institution of the B. Sacrament 4 Pater To aske patience in aduersitie 1 Aue. Of the Praier and sweat of Blood in the garden 2 Of his taking by Iudas and the rest 3 Of his carying to Annas house where he had a blow on the eare 4 Of Caiphas house and the trou 5 Of his bringing to Pilate and wrongfull accusations 6 Of the mockery done vnto him with a white garment in Herodes house 7 Of his Scourging 8 Of the Coronatiō with thornes 9 Of his shewing to the multitude Ecce homo their cries Crucifige 10 His Condemnation and Barabas his liberation 5 Pater To aske true sorow of our sinnes and compassion with Christ 1 Aue. Of the carying of the Crosse 2 Of our Ladies meeting of him 3 Of the deliuering of the Crosse to Simon Cyrineus 4 Of his Nailing to the Crosse 5 Of the lifting vp of the Crosse 6 Of the gaule and viniger giuē him to drinke 7 Of his seuen wordes and togither of his death crying Pater in manus tuas cōmendo Spiritum meum 8 Of the pearcing of his Side 9 Of the laying him down from the Crosse into his sorowfull Mothers lappe 10 Of his deuout buriall 6. Pater To aske of Christ a spiritual ioy peace together with him rising from the dead 1. Aue. Of the Resurrection of Christ 2 Of his Ascention 3 Of the expectation of the holy ghost of all the Disciples with our Lady 4 Of the comming of the holy ghost 5 Of the diuiding of the Apostles through the world 6 Of the ioy which our Lady had hearing the great workes done by them 7 Of her often visiting the holy places which our Sauoiour had bene in 8 With what diligent deuotion shee prepared her selfe to her death drawing neare 9 Of her most holy death in the presence of all the Apostles than aliue 10 Of her solemne buriall 7. Pater To aske a trew despising of the world and desire of heauen 1. Aue. Of the raising againe of her most pure body 2 Of her assumption into Heauen in the armes of her deare Sonne 3 Of her Exaltation and Coronation aboue all Angells and pure creatures Last of all Pater noster to the B. Trinitie geuing thankes for our Lady such a notable gifte bestowed on the world There is no neede for to spend any more time in these pointes than whilest at other times the Beades are saide But it is sufficient deuoutly to remember at euery Aue Mary such mistery as is here sette downe which also may be obserued in the two Chapters following although for the better conceiuing of the seuerall pointes I thought good to set them downe at large or if at any time any wold spend more time therin ANOTHER ROSARY of the B. Virgin Mary much like vnto the former but deuided according to the actes of our Sauiour Iesus
Aue Maria c. O benigne c. Whom Herod despised beeing sent vnto him and wisely vsing silence before him and put vpon him as vpon a foole a white and ridiculous garment Cause 9 Aue Maria c. O benigne c. Who in the iudgement Hall was vnseemly stripped of his clothes barbarously bound vnto a Pillar and rent and cut most cruelly with whips miserably begoared with his owne blood Cause 10 Aue Maria c. O benigne Whō vniust persons for more reproch clothed with a purple robe and crowned with sharp thorne adored in scornfull maner grinning with their teeth and strooke with a reed and filthely spit vpon beat with cruel strokes Cause The fourth parte PATER noster c. Aue Maria c. O benigne c. Who bearing a crowne of thorne and a purple garment was brought by Pilate out of the Iudgement Hall and shewed to the Iewes and by them with a great tumultuous cry required to the death of the Crosse Cause c. 2 Aue Maria c. O benigne c. Whom Pilate vniustly adiudged to death deliuered ouer to the Iewes pleasure and he then being by them presently loadē with the huge beame of the Crosse did patiently beare with great paine and torment thisignominiouse Tree vpon his torne shoulders being made the scorne of men the outcast of the people meekly went forwarde to the Mount Caluary Cause c. 3 Aue Maria c. O benigne c. Who at the place of Caluary was made to drinke of wine mingled with mirrh and bitter gaule and shamfully stripped of his clothes and cruelly bored through both handes feet with nailes and so fastened vpon the Crosse Cause 4 Aue Maria c. O benigne c. Who being naked wounded and had in contempt did hang for vs vpon the tree of the Crosse and suffered most bitter paines and shead his moste pretious blood Cause that we c. 5 Aue Maria c. O benigne c. Who whē he did hang vpon the Crosse betweene two theeues was scorned and blasphemed of the Iewes meekly shewed patience and more then that praied vnto his Father for his blasphemous crucifiers Cause c. 6 Aue Maria c. O benigne c. who mercifully forgaue the these all his sinnes being truely penitēt and most liberally promised him the ioies of Paradise Cause c. 7 Aue Maria c. O benigne c. Who tenderly tooke compassion of thee his most dearely beloued mother standing vnder the crosse in bitter greefe sorow and cōmended thee to his Disciple S. Iohn and gaue thee as a mother vnto him and vs all Cause c. 8 Aue Maria c. O benigne c. Who suffered his Passion without reliefe of any sensible consolatiō in so much as to shew the greeuousnes of his torments he cried out with a loud voice that he was forsaken Cause 9 Aue Maria c. O benigne c. Who hanging vpon the Crosse al pale without blood said that he was vehemently athirst but they gaue him to drinke nought else but gaule and viniger in that extreame calamitie Cause c. 10 Aue Matia c. O benigne Who being neere death cōmended his spirit into the handes of his Father and hauing now ended the worke of our redemption like a good Shepheard of meere loue gaue his life for his sheepe Cause c. The fifth part PATER noster c. Aue Maria. O benigne c. Who hauing tasted death for our sakes vpō the Crosse did presently of his great charitie descend into Hell according to the soule and mightely deliuered from thence his elect Cause that we c. 2 Aue Maria c. O benigne c. Whose most holy Side was in thy presence opened with a speare and louing Harte wounded from whence issued for our behoofes pretious blood and the water of saluation Cause c. 3 Aue Maria c. O benigne c. Whom being taken downe from the Crosse thou didest receiue as we deuoutly beleeue into thy bosome and lappe and didest plentifully bathe with teares and louingly imbrace and kisse Cause 4 Aue Maria c. O benigne c. Whose most holy Body Ioseph Nichodemus with godly deuotiō imbalmed with spices and wrapped in a Syndon and laid in the Sepulcher Cause c. 5 Aue Maria c. O benigne c. Who the third day coming forth like a conqueror out of the shutt and sealed Sepulcher with his owne force rose from the dead replenished with most desired ioy of thee his beloued mother the rest of his frendes Cause c. 6 Aue Maria c. O benigne c. Who the fourtie day after his refurrectin ascended gloriously in to Heauen and sitteth as a noble triumphāt conqueror at the right hand of his Father Cause c. 7 Aue Maria c. O benigne c. Who sent the holy Ghost vpon the Apostles other of the faithfull and by him did marueilously comfort strēgthen lighten and in struct them Cause c. 8 Aue Maria c. O benigne c. Who exalted thee his most deare mother being assumpted into heauen aboue the quires of Angells and placed thee there as the most Soueraigne Queene and Emperesse Cause c. 9 Aue Maria c. O benigne c. Who in the end of the world is to com as Iudge in great Maiesty to render horrible punishmentes to the reprobate and eternall ioyes to the iust Cause c. 10 Aue Maria c. o benigne c. Who is the most amiable desired glory of the Saintes and with the Father and the holy ghost liueth and raigneth God worlde without end Cause c. Laus Trinitati fulgidae Patri Nato Paraclito Laus Virgini Deiparae Nunc per omni seculū Amen AN OTHER LIKE EXercise of the life Passion of Christ cōsisting of 5. Paters and 50. Aues Cap. 9. A Praier to the wound of the right foote O Most louing sweet Iesus Christ Pharetra diuini amoris vnto thee be praise honour and glory for the woūd and griefe of thy right foote In this most holy wound I doe lay downe and commend vnto thee all may of ingratitude infirmitie basenes and want of mine beseeching thee through thy infinite goodnesse to destroy all these thinges in me to clense heale me Also to take away from me whatsoeuer is in me that displeaseth thee and to powre into me all things that do please thee that thou garde direct keep me in thy grace free frō all sinne to my liues end Amen Pater noster 1. O my Lord Iesus Christ I adore thee blesse thee and geue thee thanks that hast created me and doest hitherto conserue and keep me sinning daily against thee although most vnworthy doest cherish me with benefites Grant me I besech the that I may know thee my Creator with feare reuerēce
deuoutly graunt I beseech thee conuenient time grace deuotion And although I may seeme to forgiue my neighboures all offences frō the very bottome of my harte yet do thou also afford me thy special helpe and assistance that I may neuer beare in mind any offence whatsoeuer 6 And lead vs not into tētation that is driue away from vs future euels not suffering vs at any time to consent vnto sinne nor to giue occasion that we be forsaken by thee And if by our default wee chance at any time to fall that our harts be not hardened but that they may presently rise from sinne and be conuerted 7 But deliuer vs frō euel Amen Turne away O Lord presēt euells from vs famine warre pestilēce and other corporall calamities as also prosperities that are not behoofefull for the helth of the soule Also all spirituall euells vnto which our cōcupiscēce which alwaies maketh warre against the spirite is inclined that from it if not wholly yet in parte we may be exempted AN EXPOSITION of the Angelical Salutation Cap. 13. NEXT after our Lords praier the Angells Salutation is vsually saide Francisous Costerus for two causes First certes that we may knowe that not by our owne meritt are the petitions aforesaid either to bee obtained or expected but by Christ Iesus incarnate who by this Salutatiō made by the voice of an Angell inuited the virgin his mother to giue her consent to his incarnatiō And secondly that we may learne that wee haue in heauen a Patronesse aduocate of our businesse vnto the eternall King vnto whom we committ the care of our requests and supplications put vp vnto Almighty God that by her petitions we may obtaine and haue our cause solicited for vs. Haile that is be thou ioifull happy and secure The B. Virgin being saluted will for her meeke and benigne charity returne Salutation backe againe Mary her proper name which signifieth Lady and Starr of the Sea Full of grace that is adorned with the grace of God Iustice and replenished with all maner of vertewes in her soule in all the powers therof Our Lord is with thee thy thoughts words and workes are pleasing vnto God there is nothing in thee which may displese him and therfore was God neuer absent from thee thou alwaies arte vnited vnto God in heauen Blessed art thou a mougst all women that is thou aboue and beyond all other womē arte blessed first because thou art a mother a Virgin Then because the mother of God thirdly because aduaunced to the highest dignity that could be giuen vnto the women kind that is to say to bee Queene of heauen and earth to be the next vnto Almighty God and aboue all creatures There is one only man that excelleth the Christ King of the worlde both God and man For two chefe principal offices dignities ther were to be bestowed one vnto a man to be King of the worlde an other vnto a woeman to bee the Queene of the world that Christ hath this thou hast granted vnto thee And Blessed is the fruite of thy wombe Iesus that is thy Sonne is trew and perfecte man the same is also the Sonne of God God aboue all things blessed for euermore vnto whom we owe praise thanksgiuing and benedictiō for infinite causes And especially for this that he hath prouided vs thee his mother as Lady Patronesse Aduocate Holy Mary mother of God pray for vs sinners now in the houre of our death Amen worthely maiest thou aske because as our Lady and maistresse thou hast care of vs and it is not hard for thee to obtaine because he is thy sōne whome thou doest aske And to thee we make our praier that by thee we may obtaine all good thinges by whom we haue receiued the Auctor of all goodnesse DIVERSE OTHER deuotions necessary or conuenient for euery Christian to vse Cap. 14. The maner of examining a mans cōscience to be vsed euery night least God perhaps calling vs out of this life do find vs vnprepared 1 THE first is to geue thākes to our Lord God for the fits which he hath bestowed vpon vs both generally and especially of that day 2 The second to aske grace for to know our sinnes and to auoide them 3 The third to take account of our soule orderly by euery houre since we rose first of our thoughts then of our wordes with the same order and also of our deeds 4 The fourth to demaund pardō of our sinnes 5 The fifth to purpose amendment with Gods grace and so to say a Pater noster Aue Credo Confiteor Salue Regina a Pater noster also to our guardian Angell and especiall Patrons with other praiers according to euery ones deuotion The Himne of our Lady called Salue Regina which for the deuoute generall vse therof in the wholle Church is worthely to bee learned euen of the simpler sort SAlue Regina Mater miserecordiae Vita dulcedo spes nostra salue Ad te clamamus exules filii Euae Ad te suspiramus gementes flentes in hac lacrimarum valle Eia ergo aduocata nostra illos tuos miserecordes oculos ad nos conuerte Et Iesum benedictum fructum ventris tui nobis post hoe exilium ostende O clemens o pia o dulcis virgo Maria. Vers Ora pro nobis sancta Dei genetrix Res Vt digni efficiamur promissionibus Christi CONFITEOR Deo omnipotenti Beatae Mariae semper Virgini beato Michaeli Archangelo beato Ioanni Baptistae Sanctis Apostolis Petro Paulo omnibus Sanctis tibi Pater quia peccaui nimis cogitatione verbo opere mea culpa mea culpa mea maxima culpa Ideo precor beatam Mariam semper Virginē beatum Michaelem Archangelū beatum Ioannem Baptistam Sanctos Apostolos Petrum Paulum omnes Sanctos te Pater orare pro me ad Dominum Deum nostrum The same in Englishe I Confesse vnto almighty God to Blessed Mary alwaies a virgin to Blessed Michaiell Archangell to Blessed Ihon Baptist to the holy Apostles Peter paul to all the Saintes * This is to be said onely at Confession and Masse And to you my ghostly Father that I haue greuously sinned in thought word deed my faulte my fault my most great faulte * Here you must leaue vntill you haue don your Cōfession as aboue Therfore I pray blessed Mary alwaies a virgin blessed Michaiel Archangell blessed IOHN Baptist the holy Apostles Peter and Paule all the Saints And you my ghostly Father to pray for me vnto out Lord God The maner of commending our selues to God in the morning 1 FIrst making the signe of the Crosse to geue thākes vnto God for all his benefittes particulerly that he hath preserued vs that night 2 Secondly To offer him our body and soule 3 Thirdly To demaund of his diuine maiesty that whatsoeuer we do that day