archangels I beseche you praye for me for all people Saynt IohnÌ„ baptyst al holy patriarkes ê“phetes I beseche you pray for me for al chrysteÌ„dom Saynt Peter saynt Paule saynt IohnÌ„ the euaÌ„gelyst and all holy apostles euangelystes I beseche you praye for me for all the worlde and you also all dysciples of our lorde and holy Innocentes Saynt StephaÌ„ and all holy martyrs SayÌ„t Augustyne al holy coÌ„fessours all religious ê“sones heremytes Saynt Katheryne saynt Margarete saynt Barbara al holy virgyns I beseche you praye for me for all persones And fynally all you holy sayntes of heueÌ„ of euery degre and state where you be I beseche you all in generall and eueryche in specyall pray for me all maÌ„kynde Here may you bryÌ„ge in the patrones of your chirches or dioces and suche as you haue as I sayd synguler deuocyon vnto And here an ende as vnto your selfe But yet some of you wyll say Syr this werke is good for religious persones for suche ê‘sones as ben solytary done lye alone by theÌ„ selfe but we done lye .ij. or .iij. somtyme togyder yet in one chaÌ„bre dyuers beddes so many in company yf we shulde vse these thyÌ„ges in pÌ„sence of our felowes some wold laugh vs to scorne and mocke vs. O Iesu bone O good lord Iesu what here I nowe I dare well say there ben but fewe persones in englande but they wolde byde some daunger or rebuke for pleasure of theyr kynge or prynce many for theyr mayster or maystresse or theyr souereyns some for theyr freÌ„des felowes specyally where great gaynes shuld growe therby vnto theÌ„ selfe And for the pleasure of god our father of our swete sauyour Iesu our brother shulde we be abasshed to take dauÌ„ger bere a poore mocke or scorne that neuer shal wouÌ„de our flesshe ne yet tere our skyn for the pleasure of our pereles pryÌ„ce kyÌ„ge of kyÌ„ges lord of al lordes Fye for shame that any christian shulde be so cowardous Ventre vpon it go forthe wtall OmÌ„e principiuÌ„ difficile labor iÌ„broboiÌ„a vincit In .ix. dayes as they saye the dauÌ„ger shal be past fere nothyÌ„ge Euery begyÌ„nynge is harde of great difficulte But importune labour dothe vaynquysshe ouercome all thyÌ„ges I tel you this dayly exercyse by custum vse shal seme very shorte swete ê“fytable pleasauÌ„t Rede it or here it ouer ones or twyse at the leest before they cast it away How be it we thyÌ„ke it not sufficieÌ„t nor ynough for you to lyue well your selfe but that all other christians also lyue the better for you by your example specyally those that you haue in charge gouernauÌ„ce that is to say your childer seruauÌ„tes And me semeth it shuld also be a good pastyme moche merytoryous for you that can rede to gader your neyghbours aboute you on the holy day specyally the yonge sorte rede to them this poore lesson For therin ben suche thyÌ„ges as they ben bounde to knowe or can saye that is the Pater noster the Aue maria the Crede with suche other thynges as done folowe I wolde therfore you shulde begyn with them by tyme in youthe as soone as they can speke For it is an olde sayenge Quod nouatesta capit in veterata sapit The pot or vessell shall euer sauour or smell of the thynge wherwith it is fyrst seasoned And your englyssh ê“uerbe sayth that the yonge cocke croweth as he dothe here lerne of the olde you may in youthe teche them what ye wyll that shall they leÌ„gest kepe remeÌ„bre you shulde therfore aboue all thynges take hede and care in what coÌ„pany your chylder beÌ„ nourysshed brought vp For educacyon doctryne that is to saye bryngynge vp lernynge done make the maners with good vertuous ê‘sones sayth the prophete you shal be good vertuous Psal xvij And with the euyll ê‘sones you shal be also euyll Let your chylder therfore vse kepe good coÌ„pany The pye the say and other byrdes done speke what they moost here by eare The plouer by syght wyll folowe the gesture behauyour of the fowler And the ape by exercyse wyll worke do as she is taught so wyll the dogge by violence contrary to naturall disposicion lerne to daunce The chylder therfore that by reason done fer excede other creatures wyl bere away what they here spokeÌ„ they shulde therfore be vsed vnto suche coÌ„pany where they shulde here none euyl but where they may here godly and chrystyan wordes They wyll also haue in theyr gestures behauyour suche maners as they se behold in other persones And as they beÌ„ taught so wyl they do in many thyÌ„ges they may be coÌ„pelled vnto a contynuall custome whiche doth alter chauÌ„ge naturall disposicion Vnto some craftes or occupacyons a certayn age is required in chylder but vertue vice may be lerned in eueri age Se therfore that in any wyse you let them vse no company but good and vertuous And as soone as they can speke let them fyrst lerne to serue god to saye the Pater noster Aue. and Crede as I sayd before And not onely your chylder but also se you proue that all your seruauntes what age so euer they be of can say the same And therfore I haue aduysed many persones here now to couÌ„seyle that in euery mele dyner or souper one persone shulde with lowde voyce saye thus Fyrst peticyon Pater noster qui es incelis sanctificetur nomen tuuÌ„ Good lorde god our holy father that art in heuen let thy name be sanctifyed that is to meane I beseche the graunte vs grace to blesse to honour to laude and prayse thy holy name secunde Adueniat regnum tuum Good lorde god our father the art in heueÌ„ let thy kyngdom come that is I beseche the lorde that all the people of the worlde may come vnto the grace of baptysme so be the feythfull subiectes of thy realme and kyngdome of christianite thyrde Fiat voluÌ„tas tua sicut in celo et in tra Good lorde god our holy father the art in heueÌ„ let thy wyll be wrought in erth as it is wrought in heuen that is to meane I beseche the lorde that all thy chrystyan people here in erth may performe thy wyll kepe thy coÌ„maundemeÌ„tes after theyr estate condicion as thy holy angels and sayntes done in heuen after theyr state degre Panem nostrum cotidianuÌ„ da nobis hodie fourth Good lordê god our holy father that art in heuen gyue grauÌ„te vnto vs this daye our dayly breed that is to meane I beseche the good lorde graunt vnto vs coÌ„tinually the spiritual fode grace effecte of thy holy sacrameÌ„tes Or thus Graunt vnto vs the coÌ„tinuall grace effecte of thy holy sacrameÌ„tes whiche is the dayly fode
of our soules and spirituall suerte of our saluacyon Et dimitte nobis debita nostra fyfth sicut et nos dimittimê° debitoribus nostris Good lorde god oure holy father that art in heuen forgyue vs our dettes as we done forgyue our detters that is to meane I beseche the good lorde forgyue pardon me all chrystyans all maner of offences trespaces done agaynst the thy lawes lykewyse as we done forgyue all maner of ê‘sones all maner of greues trespaces done agaynst vs. Et ne nos inducas in tentationem syxth Good lorde god our holy father that art in heuen lede vs not into temptacyon that is to meane I beseche the good lorde suffre me not ne any christyan to be ledde or brought by any tentacyon vnto the full consent of any synne Sed libera nos a malo seuenth But good lordê god our holy father that art in heueÌ„ delyuer me all christians froÌ„ euyl that is to meane I beseche the good lorde that not onely thou kepe me al thy people froÌ„ al syn offeÌ„ce of thy goodnes but also that thou wylt delyuer make vs quyte of all syÌ„nes past coÌ„serue kepe vs coÌ„tinually in the state of grace AmeÌ„ so be it that is to meane good lord we beseche the that all these thynges may come to passe in ful effect according to our peticion desyre This prayer of the Pat nrÌ„ is the moost excellent prayer bycause that our sauyour made it hyÌ„selfe taught it to his disciples The Aue maria is the moost pleasaunt prayer of most honour vnto your blessed lady bycause one parte therof is the salutacyon of the angell Gabryell wherby immedyatly after her coÌ„sent she coÌ„ceyued the sone of god in her wombe Luc. j. And the other parte was spoken vnto her by saynt Elizabeth inspired moued thervnto by the spiryte of god the holy ghost And therfore done we set forth the Aue maria after suche maner as we dyd the Pater nrÌ„ Aue maria grÌ„a plena dnÌ„s tecuÌ„ bnÌ„dicta tu in mulieribê° et bnÌ„dictê° fructê° veÌ„tris tui Iesus AmeÌ„ Hayle Mary full of grace god is with the. Blessed be thou amonge women and blessed be the fruyte of thy wombe Iesus Chryst god maÌ„ AmeÌ„ so mote it be That fyrst worde Aue whiche I do englysshe after the coÌ„mune maner hayle is a worde of salutacion as we saye in coÌ„mune congresses or metynges togyder God spede you god saue you god blesse you Good morowe good euen god spede god be at your game god be at your werke god sende you with suche other after the maner of the countree where it is spoken And the last worde Amen it is a worde of consent or desyre that the mater spoken before shulde come to passe or vnto effecte as coÌ„munely it is sayd be it so be it let it be so I graunte I assent with other lyke This haue we sayde bycause you shulde vnderstande what euery worde meaneth ¶ Now dothe folowe the Crede ¶ The fyrst artycle Saynt Peter CRedo in deuÌ„ partreÌ„ oiÌ„poteÌ„teÌ„ creatoreÌ„ celi terre I byleue vpon god the father almyghty maker of heueÌ„ and of erth This terme in deum is dyuersly englysshed some done saye into god some inwardly in god some perfitly in god But the moost coÌ„mune vse of the countree of the vnlerned people is to saye I byleue vpon god vpon his feyth but all doth meane in effecte that the ê‘son hath ê‘fyte feyth byleue zin god vnto god ¶ The secunde artycle Et in Iesum ChristuÌ„ filium eiê° vnicuÌ„ dnÌ„m nostrum Saynt Andrewe And I also byleue ê‘fytly vpon our lorde Iesu Chryst his onely begoten sone that is to saye the onely begoteÌ„ sone of the sayd father ¶ The thyrde artycle Qui coÌ„ceptê° est de spuÌ„ sancto natê° ex maria virgine Saynt IohnÌ„ And also I byleue perfitly that our sayd lorde Iesu was coÌ„ceyued of the holy ghost and borne of our ladi saynt Mary she remaynynge abydynge euer a vyrgyn ¶ The fourthe artycle Passus sub poncio Pilato crucifixê° mortuê° sepultê° And also I perfitly byleue the our sayd lorde Iesu dyd suffre his passyon was crucyfyed deed buryed vnder the power iudgment of a man called by ê“pre name Poncius by his secunde or surname Pylate Saynt Iames the more ¶ The fyfth artycle Descendit ad inferna tertia die resurrexit a mortuis Saynt Thomas of Ynde And I byleue perfytly also that our sayd lorde Iesu after his sayd passyon deth desceÌ„ded went downe vnto the lowe places of hel brought forth froÌ„ theÌ„s our fyrst father Adam all that were there with hym that vpon the thyrde day after his deth he dyd aryse from deth al the bondes therof vnto lyfe euerlastyng ¶ The syxth artycle AsceÌ„dit ad celos sedet ad dextraÌ„ dei patris oiÌ„poteÌ„tis Saynt Iames the lesse And also I byleue ê‘fytely that our sayd lorde Iesu dyd ascende stye vp vnto the hyghest heueÌ„s there dothe syt vpon the ryght hande of god the father omnipoteÌ„t and almyghty ¶ The seuenth artycle Saynt Philyp Inde venturus est iudicare viuos et mortuos And I also perfytly byleue that he wyll come thens agayne into this worlde to iudge all persones quycke deed ¶ The .viij. artycle Saynt Bartholomewe Credo in spirituÌ„ sanctuÌ„ I byleue perfytly also vpon the holy ghost the spiryte of the father of the sone with them bothe the same selfe god ¶ The .ix. artycle Saynt Mathewe SanctaÌ„ ecclesiam catholicam I also byleue that the chirche of Chryst is was euermore shal be holy feythfull therfore I do gyue feyth credence vnto the same and vnto the terminacions therof ¶ The .x. artycle Saynt Symon SanctoruÌ„ coÌ„munioneÌ„ remissioneÌ„ peccatoruÌ„ I byleue also the coÌ„munion of sayntes that is to say I byleue that all the werkes good dedes of al good holy persones ben and shal be coÌ„mune so that euery feythfull chrystyan hath shall haue parte with other And also I byleue the remyssyon of synnes that is to saye that all maner of synnes may and shal be forgyuen yf forgyuenes be duely desyred and axed ¶ The .xj. artycle SaiÌ„t Iude called also saynt Taddeê° Carnis resurrectioneÌ„ I also byleue the resurreccyon of our flesshe that is to say I byleue that al maner of persones shall aryse at the day of dome in soule body with the same flesshe blode bones that they were borne with dyed with ¶ The .xij. artycle Saynt Mathye Et vitaÌ„ eternaÌ„ Amen And also I byleue euerlastyng lyfe that is to say that after the generall resurreccion all maner of ê‘sones as well good as euyll dampned or saued shall contynue in lyfe euerlastynge eyther in ioye or peyne
good englysshe bookes and gader thervnto as many persones as you can For I tell you there shulde be no tyme lost ne mysspent vpon the holy daye Let this poore lesson now content you for these thre commaundementes of the fyrste table whiche as I sayd done apperteyne and belonge vnto almyghty god hymselfe Another shorte lesson shall we set forth for the commaundementes of the secuÌ„de table The .iiij. precepte And fyrst the due reuereÌ„de honour to be done of the chylder vnto the pareÌ„tes that is to saye vnto theyr fathers and mothers Teche your chylder therfore to axe blessynge euery nyght knelynge before they go to rest vnder this fourme Father I beseche you of blessynge for charite or thus Mother I beseche you of charite gyue me your blessynge ThaÌ„ let the father or mother holde vp bothe the handes ioynynge them bothe togyder loke vp reuerently deuoutly vnto the heuen saye thus Our lorde god blesse you chylde therwith make a crosse with the ryght hande ouer the chylde sayenge In noiÌ„e prÌ„is et filij et spuÌ„s sctiÌ„ AmeÌ„ And yf any chylde be styffe herted stubburne and frowarde wyll not thus axe blessynge yf it be within age let it surely be whysked with a good rodde be compelled thervnto by force And yf the persones be of forther age and past suche correccyon and yet wyl be obstynate let them haue suche sharpe greuous punysshment as conuenyently may be deuysed as to syt at dyner alone by them selfe at a stole in the myddle of the hall with onely browne breed water and euery persone by ordre to rebuke them as they wold rebuke a these or a traytour Deuter. xxj d. For in the olde lawe suche chylder were brought before the hole townshyp that is to saye the people of the cyte or of that towne and there were they stoned vnto dethe And certeynly I wolde not aduyse ne couÌ„seyle any parentes to kepe suche a chylde in theyr hous wtout great afflyccyon punysshment And therfore I thynke it were moche coÌ„uenient for the pareÌ„tes oft tymes to shewe vnto theyr chylder what coÌ„modytees profites what perylles ieopardyes done folowe the honour dyshonour of the pareÌ„tes accordynge vnto holy scrypture Eccliastici iiij A. Some wherof I haue here set forth as is coÌ„teyned in the boke of the wyse maÌ„ called Ecclesiasticus in the thyrde chapytre Those persones sayth he that ben the chylder of Chryst ben also the chylder of this chirche and al suche as though it were by naturall dysposicyon ben gyueÌ„ and applyed of that godly disposicyon vnto obedyence and loue All you therfore that ben louyÌ„ge chylder be euer obedient vnto the iudgment dyscrecion of your pareÌ„tes And so be you obedient in all your werkes that you therby may be the chylder of saluacion that is to say that your obedience be done with the very loue of your hert vnsayned wtout dissimulacyoÌ„ For god hath ordeyned that the father shall haue due honour amonge his chylder the mother in lyke maner with lowly obedyence Those persones that done loue god wyl praye vnto hym for the forgyuenes of theyr syÌ„nes afterward wyll beware conteyne kepe them selfe froÌ„ them And iÌ„ that dayly prayer they shall gracyously be herde And lyke as a persone for the surete of his lyuynge here doth horde vp gather tresour so done they ordeyn for the suerte of theyr saluacyon that duely done honour theyr parentes This worde parentes doth signifye bothe the father and mother Who so euer dothe duely honour his parentes shall haue ioye pleasure and conforte amonge his owne chylder And who so euer is duely obedyent vnto the father dothe therby refresshe and moche coÌ„forte the mother And these ê‘sones that done due honour vnto theyr parentes shall haue longe lyfe and in the day of theyr prayer they shal gracyously be herde of our lorde haue theyr peticyon Those persones that haue a reuerende drede vnto our lorde god haue in lyke maner a reuerende drede vnto theyr parentes done duely honour them and wyll do them suche seruyce and in lyke maner as a bonde seruaunt shulde do vnto his lorde mayster as well in werke as worde with all pacyence and gentylnes Do therfore vnto your parentes honoure reuereÌ„ce that the blessyng of god may therby lyght vpon you and that blessynge shall remayne endure vnto your last ende The blessynge of the parentes dothe fyrme and make stable the possessyons and the kynred of the chylder And coÌ„trary the cursse of the pareÌ„tes doth eradicate and rote walt vtterly destroye bothe Chylde neuer take thou pleasure ne pryde in the rebuke dysprayse of thy pareÌ„tes For that rebuke is not thy glory boost nor prayse but rather thy coÌ„fusyon shame rebuke For the glory and prayse of euery persone standeth in the honour of the parentes And a great shame rebuke is it vnto the chylder whan the parentes ben without honour reuerence Good chylder take good pacyence with the age of your parentes neuer displease ne greue them in al your lyfe Ane they fayle in wytte or vnderstandynge therafter speke or do any thynge contrary vnto your reason or wytte take you pacyence with them let the mater passe And in no wyse do not you despyse them bycause of our owne strength or better abilite For the pite and compassion that you haue vnto your parentes shall neuer be forgoten before god For you shall haue good and profyte of theyr offence and synne And in the iustyce and ryght you do vnto them shal you be edifyed and encreace in vertue And in the tyme of your trybulacyon that good dede shal be remembred For as the yce in the frost dothe melte by the clere sonne beames so shall your synnes by your duety done vnto your parentes be wasted clene losed forgyuen That persone is of euyll name and fame that doth forsake the pareÌ„tes in theyr nede And those chylder beÌ„ accursed of god that done anger vexe and trouble theyr pareÌ„tes Chylde of what state or degre so euer thou be do euer thy duty with myldnes mekenes and lowlynes and than shalte thou be well byloued and praysed aboue other persones And the more hyghe estate thou come vnto the more meke and lowly be thou in all thynges and than shalt thou in the presence of god haue great meryte encrease in grace For god dothe loke vpon them that done rendre and gyue due thankes for the fauour goodnes done vnto them before Ad verbuÌ„ ferme traÌ„slata All this now is the very text lettre of the holy scrypture in the place before rehersed Where you may se and perceyue many great coÌ„modytes and graces that done come vnto them that duely done honour theyr pareÌ„tes And many great ieopardyes and peryls and also the curse of god that doth lyght vpon them that wyll not do theyr duety of