Sonne of God and acceptable to al Angels and Archangels vouchsaife to remember vs we intreate thee with what praiers we are able that he who hath geuen victorie of thy laboures vnto thee wil bestow pardon of sinnes vpon vs. O Agnes a true ornament the bright image of shamfastnes o noble Virgin I besech thee fauour my praiers Agnes o happie Virgin o new glory noble inhabitant of the heauenly towre bow downe thy face adorned with a double Diademe vpon our vncleanes Thou shynest as a bride heauen aske for me fauour those which honour thee O holie blessed Paula help with thy praiers the decaying old age of thy worshipper thy faith and workes associate thee to Christ being present thou shalt more easily obtaine what thou askest THE OLD LITANIES vsed within the first 600 yeares cited by Wallafridus Strab. l. de rebus Ecclesiast 28. de lit agend S. Amalar. l 2. de eccl offic c. 28. Cermonial antiq tit Lytan and others Chapter 9. LOrd haue mercie vpon vs. Christ haue mercy vpon vs. Lord haue mercie vpon vs. O Christ heare vs. O God the Father of heauen haue mercie vpon vs. O God the Sonne Redemer of the world haue mercie vpon vs. O God the holy Ghost haue mercie vpon vs. O holie Trinitie one God haue mercie vpon vs. O holie Marie pray for vs. O holie Mother of God pray O holie Virgin of virgins pray O holie Michael pray O holie Gabriel pray O holie Raphael pray O al holie Angels Archangels of God pray O al holie orders of blessed spirits pray O holie Iohn Baptist pray O al holie Patriarches Prophets pray S. Peter pray S. Paul pray S. Andrew pray S. Iohn pray S. Iames pray S. Mathew pray S. Bartholomew pray S. Symon pray S. Thadeus pray S. Mathias pray S. Barnabas pray S. Marcke pray S. Luke pray O al holie Apostles and Euangelistes pray for vs. O al holie Disciples InnoceÌ„tes pray for vs. S. Stephen pray S. Linns pray S. Cletus pray S. Clement pray S. Fabian pray S. Albane pray S. Cosmas pray S. Damian pray S. Primus pray S. Faelician pray S. Dionise with his felowes pray S. Victor with his felowes pray O al holy Martyrs pray S. Siluester pray S. Leo pray S. Ierome pray S. Augustine pray O al holy Confessors pray O al holy Monkes Erâ—miâ—eâ— pray S. Marie Magdaleine pray S. Marie of Egipt pray S. Margaret pray S. Scholastica pray S. Pernel pray S. Genouefs pray S. Praxedes pray S. Sotheris pray S. Prisca pray S. Thecla pray S. Afra pray O holy Virgins pray O al holy Sainctes of God men women pray for vs. Of honour reuerence to the holie bodies and other Reliques of Sainctes Chapter 10 WE honour the vessels of the bodies of Sainctes and repay vnto them memory as it were reward and wages of their vertue magnanimitie of mind The noble reliques are pulled forth of their vnnoble sepulchre The Trophes of victorie are shewed vnto heaueÌ„ Let the triuÌ„phant victims succede vnto the place where Christ is the Sacrifice But he who suffered for al vpon the Altare These redemed by his passion vnder the Altare This place I had appointed for my selfe for it is worthie a priest should rest there where a Preist accustomed to offer Sacrifice But I yeald the right hand portion to the holy victims This place beloÌ„ged to Martyrs therfore let vs burie the sacred reliques carrie them into worthie houses and celebrate the whole day with faithful deuotion O thrice and four times o 7. times happie that Citizen who celebrateth thee nearhaÌ„d the seate of thy bones who may lay himself downe neare them who sprincleth the place with teares who presseth his brest vpon the earth who offereth vowes in secret O blessed Apostles what thankes shal we render vnto you who haue laboured so much for vs. O Peter I remember thee and I am amased O Paule I cal thee to mind rauished in mind I am oppressed with teares For what I may say or what I may speake beholding your afflictions I know not O peter thou maist ioy to whom it was geuen to enioy the Crosse of Christ Ioy thou also o Paule whose head was cutte of with a sword Let that sword be to me for a crowne and the nailes of Peter for pretious Stones infixed in my Diademe O who wil graunt vnto me to be rolled about the bodie of Paule to be fastened to his sepulchre to see the dust of that bodie fulfilling the thinges which as yet were wanting in Christ bearing the signes of his woundes O double renoumed we besech thee by thy handes blocke of thy prison by those potsheardes by which thou gainedst conquest by which we that come after with reuerence kisse thy bedde haue mercy vpon our praiers Here Christ verily was crucified for our sinnes and if thou wouldest deny it this place apparant disproueth thee Blessed is this mount Golgatha in which now for him that was crucified wel make ioy in him and the whole globe of the earth is filled with wood of the Crosse by parcels When wil that day be that it may be lawful for vs to enter into the Sepulchre of our Sauiour to wepe in the Sepulchre of our Lord and then to licke the wood of the Crosse and in mount Oliuet with our Lord ascending to be lifted in desire and mind Praier for one in particular deceased Chapter 11. GOd of his mercie forgeue to the departed out of this life al sinnes by humane frailtie and weaknes committed and bring him into light and the Countrie of the liuing into the bosome of Abraham Isaac and Iacob into the Place voide of al greife sadnes and groaning Let vs pray for al that rest in Christ that our gentle God who hath receiued his soule wil forgeue him al offence being merciful vnto him wil place him in the Region of the godly and blessed in the bosome of Abraham Isaac Iacob with al that haue pleased him from the beginning of the world and performed his wil where there is no sorow sadnes or sighing God of Abraham God of Isaac and God of Iacob God not of the dead but of the liuing because the soules of al do liue with thee and the spirits of the Iust are in thy handes and torment shal not touch them for al that are sanctified are vnder thy hand Looke thou also now vpon this thy seruant whom thou hast receiued into the other life and pardoÌ„ him whatsoeuer he hath offended in Assigne geÌ„tle Angels vnto him and place him in the bosome of Patriarches Prophets and Apostles and al that from the beginning of the world haue pleased thee where there is no sorow nor horror but the felowship of the godlie and such as reioyce and the blessed Countrie of the iust beholding the glorie of thy Christ by whom to thee be glorie honour worship
Sonne and our Lord that by thee we may finde mercie in the day of Iudgment and obtaine those good thinges which are laid vp for those that loue God by the grace and bountie of our Lord Iesus Christ witâ— whom to the Father and Holie Ghost be glorie honour and Rule now and euer world without end Amen O holie Mother of God praise be to thee for thou art the precious pearle of the world Thou the vnquenchable lampe crowne of virginitie Scepter of true faith indissoluble Temple containing him who can no where be contained A Mother and Virgin Thou art blessed among women Mother of him that cometh blessed in the name of our Lord. By thee the Trinitie is sanctifyed By â—â—ee the precious Crosse is celebrated and worshipped in al the world By thee heauen doth ioy the Angels and Archangels reioice the diuels are driueÌ„ away and man him self is called backe to heauen By thee euerie creature detained in the errour of Idols is conuerted to the knowledge of the truth faithful men haue come to holy baptism churches are builded in al the world Thou being helper the Nations haue come to penance What more By thee the only begotten Sonne of God that true light hath shyned to them that sat in darknes and shadow of death By thee the Prohets foretold By thee the Apostles preached saluation to the Gentiles Who shal be able to expresse the greatnes of thy praises o Marie Mother and Virgin Let vs extol her adoring her Sonne the immaculate Spouse of the Church To whom be honour and glorie world without end Amen Of Praier and honour vnto the blessed Angels in heauen Chapter 5. O Ierusalem the eternal house of God next to the loue of Christ be thou my gladnes and consolation Let the sweete memory of thy blessed name be the releife of my sorow werisomnes O holie Angels holie Archangels holie Powers holie Potentates holie Principalityes holie Dominations holie Thrones holie Seraphines holy Cherubins holie Michael holie Gabriel holie Raphael and thou my holie Angel to whom our common maker hath committed me to be kept and al you administring spirits and heauenlie Citizens al orders of blessed Spirits make intercession and pray for me a wretch and your vnworthie seruant for al the Church of God that we may be worthie of the promises of Christ that by your praiers we may be ioyned to your B. felowship for euer Let vs aske that we may haue God and Christ and the Angels fauourers vnto vs in al our actions We besech the Angel of peace loue with praier and obsecration O you diuine armies of God immaterial O Angels intellectual reasonable But it is better by degree in order to Praise magnify and cal vpon you O Seraphines I besech you to cleanse the inward corners of my soule from the filthes of sinne and vtterly expelling and putting away the darknes of my heart lighten the internal senses of my minde O you Cherubins adorne me with the knowlege of the heauenlie word Kindle anger in me against the old serpent and powerablie carrie me on high from the earth O you Thrones who are the seate-bearers and rest of God almightie deliuer me from al deceipt and cursed work and make me worthie of the glorie and Maiestie of God O venerable Dominations graunt vnto me that I may gouerne the passions of my minde which corrupt the vnderstanding and to the last breath of my life subdue the deceiptes of the diuel which greuosly hurt my soule O Potentates named agreable to your office geue power vnto me against the visible and inuisible enemies which rise against my soule labour to bring my mind into captiuitie endeuour to ouerthrow my waies O you immoueable and mightie powers compasse me about with heauenly strength and power that am weake and infirme and make me apt that I may manfully driue away and tread vnder foote those spritual snakes scorpions O Principalities cheife in the third order of Angels be faithfully present and vse your careful diligence that I may triumphe ouer my most noysome enemies and resist them without feare wound euen to the end O you the rest of the Angels Archangels I aske and besech your bounty o you good without blemish Angels and Archangels o vndefiled spirits I intreate your magnificence preserue my life without offence my hope vnmoued manners blamelesse my loue towardes God and my neighboure perfect and free from al transgression I besech you leade and guide me with your hand and direct me to euery way of saluation and acceptable to God Al places are ful of Angels o Angel come receiue one cenuerted froÌ„ old error from doctrine of diuels from iniquity speaking against God and receiuing him as a good Phisitian cherish and instruct him and cal vnto thee other fellowes of thy ministery that al you together may instruct them to faith which sometime were deceiued For there is greater Ioy in heauen for one sinner doing penance then nyntie nine iust Haue mercy vpon me haue mercy vpon me o my freindes he seemeth to request the Angels to pray for him or surely the Saincts to pray for a penitent O holy Michael holy Gabriel holy Raphael o you holy Quiets of Angels and Archangels I presume to aske you by him that hath chosen you and of whose sight you reioyce that you vouch saife to pray for me to God a sinner O Michael Prince of the heauenly armie we vnworthie do besech thee that thou wilt defend vs by thy intercessions keepe vs with the shadow of thy winges of an immaterial nature We fal downe and without ceasing crie vnto thee deliuer vs from daungers as prince of the heauenly powers Be present vnto me o you Angels of my God which are neuer absent constituted in your ministerie for them that shal receiue the inheritance of saluation Consider and behold how Syon the Citie of our God is made vyle become as it were polluted among her enemies Al comlines and delightes are gone from her countenance Her Virgins yong people brought vp in Monasteries haue learned to treade sharp wayes O you Angels succour vs. O God omnipotent we humbly aske intreate that the intercession of Archangels be vnto our Lord for vs the Intercessions of Michael and Gabriel Raphael that we may appeare worthy before our Sauiour by the intercession of the neene orders of Angels The Thrones Dominations and Principalities and Powers also Cherubins and Seraphimes vouchsaife to pray for vs. O thrice most holie and much beloued and reuerenced Prince and cheife of the Angels Michael when at the last al those admirable thinges which are expected shal be ended by the sounde which thou shalt geue then o holy Arch-prince teacher of those that erre raiser of them that fal defender of soules
Prophets behold how she is afflicted whom you haue tuned forth with Prophetical praise O you Apostles be you intercessors for her whom to gather together you haue runne about al the world O you holie prophets who foretold the coming of God in our flesh you Martyrs who with the slaughter of your bodies shedding of your bloud haue geuen testimonie to the Lambe that was killed and is aliue I humbly besech you to be present with me The Infantes protomartyrs in the order of Sainctes acquainted with the diuine secrets by their familier nearenes vouchsaife to intreate the mercie of God for our laboures O most blessed Martyrs who for our Sauiour and the loue of him haue frely and perfectly sustained tormentes therfore are more familiarly ioyned to God We intreate you that you wil vouchsaife to make intercession to our Lord for vs wretches and sinners and polluted with the filthines of negligence that the grace of Christ may com vpon vs to illustrate our heartes with the beame of his holy loue O most blessed men o most glorious Martyrs of God help me a wretch with your praiers that I may obtaine mercie in that hour when the secrets of men shal be manifest Stande before the Throne of the Maiestie of God for me that by your praiers I may deserue to be saued and with you to enioy eternal blessednes I aske the Sainctes by their intercession to obtaine vnto me the goodwil of God I aske and besech that by the Intercession of al Sainctes I may obtaine the help of God I besech those Sainctes whose life I have written that they wil not despise me liuinge farre from their spiritual companie but draw me lying beneath and lift me vp to the toppe of vertue ioyne me with them that I may not only praise the riches of others but my selfe may haue some occasion of praise glorifying the Sauiour of al both in deede and word and thought O Sainctes arise and kepe vs humble sinners in peace Of praier and honour vnto some Sainctes on particular deceased before the Passion of Christ Chapter 7. O Father Abraham pray for me that I be not driven from the boundes which I have greatly desired O blessed Iob who liuest for euer with God and remainest a conquerour in the sight of the King our Lord pray for vs wretches that the dreadful mercie of God defend vs in al tribulations and deliuer vs from al oppressions of the diuel and number vs among the iust inrol vs with those that are saued and cause vs to rest with them in his kingdome where we may continually magnify him with his Sainctes Amen O blessed Iob be a guide vnto vs forsake vs not vntil thou haue directed vs vnto the plaine way in which we may trauaile saifly not erre from truth The Protomartyrs which haue the first place in the order of Sainctes and acquainted with diuine secrets by their most familiar nearnes vouchsaife to entreate the clemency of God for our laboures whom to this day deadly Herode persecuteth with whose bloud and death the diuel delighteth Therfore these translated from their cradles to heaueÌ„ are made Senators of the heauenly Capitol and Iudges there obtaining pardon for some without desâ—ruing O Baptist I besech thee graunt vnto me the hope of my Praier and as thou art a voice preserue vnto me sure stable the senses of the instrumentes of voice O Rachel Rachel my Mother behold Ioseph thy Sonne whom thou hast loued what hath chanced vnto him Behold he is ledde captiue as a malefactor O Rachel receiue thy sonne O mother receiue me o my mother heare the mourning and bitter scriking of my heart mine eyes can no longer sustaine teares neither my life sufficeth to such lamentations and groaninges Of praier and honour vnto Sainctes in particular deceased after the Passion of Christ Chapter 8. THe most blessed Apostle Peter vouchsaife by his praiers to helpe our praiers fastings and almes Blessd Peter and al Sainctes that haue bene present with vs in manie tribulations vouchsaife to help our praiers with the merciful God through Christ our Lord. Amen O Peter from whence may I cal thee to teach me what thou didst think when thou didst weepe from whence I say may I cal thee from heaueÌ„ where thou art among the Queares of Angels or froÌ„ thy graue also because thou thinkest it no iniurie to be there froÌ„ whence our lord arose teach vs what thy teares did profitt thee O Peter Paul pray for vs continually we besech you performe your promises for these are your couenantes of one of you this come with me let vs not faint in good thinges and of the other that I wil studie after my death to make mention of you Therfore do not forgeat your agreed couenantes but you which are immediatly present to the B. Trinitie without beginning aske for vs al thinges belonging to saluation O holy Paul Doctor of the Gentiles and al you holie Apostles lament together with vs. We prostrate aske by him who promoted you lowly fishers to the highest Apostolical dignitie that you do not despise your wretched sinners O Paul excellent Doctor instruct our maners and endeuour to translate vs in minde into heauen O S. Paul who hast receiued the Crowne pray and make intercession for vs that our soules may be deliuered by the multitude of the mercies of Iesus Christ and his holy name O S. Andrew cherish vs which be fainting haue care of vs that by the victorie of the Crosse we may go to the countrie of heauen O verily worthily more holy Apostle the shyning head of Spaine be a defendour patrone and saifguard to vs from heauen driue away from vs siknes sore and sinne Be fauourable that by heauenly help we may possesse Ioy obtaining the kingdome may be adorned with eternal glorie that by thee we may escape hel O Euangelist o blessed Iohn speak vnto vs some great and notable thing O Aposte open vnto vs the wel of life graunt now that we may draw from thy fountaines O ornament of Martyrs and glory of Sainctes defend and kepe this company without harme by thy praiers O most holie driue-backe the cruel diuels with the dart of thine intercessions O holie Lawrence thou hast a double mansion one of thy bodie on earth and an other of thy soule in heauen There thou art a chosen Citizen of the vnspeakable citie wearest a celestial Croune aboue in the euerlasting Court I seeme to see a man glittering with illustrious pretious stones whom the heauenly Rome hath chosen vnto her for an eternal Consul What power is bestowed vpon thee and what great office is giueÌ„ vnto thee is expressed by the ioies of the Romanes whose petitions thou yeldest vnto what anie man doth humbly aske he prosperously obtaineth They aske they
vnspotted Sacrifices which we offer vnto thee for thy Catholicke church We aske and pray that thou wilt receiue this Oblation in thy high Altare by the handes of thine Angels as thou didest vouchsaife to receiue the guiftes of thy seruant Abel the iust and which thy high Preist Melchizedech hath offered vnto thee Being mindful of Christes most glorious passion and Resurection from those below and ascension into heauen O Lord we offer vnto thee this immaculate Oblation vnbloudy Sacrifice this holy bread and Chalice of eternal life And we aske and pray that thou wilt receiue this Oblation in thy high Altar by the handes of thine Angels as thou didest vouchsaife to receiue the guifts of thy seruant iust Abel and the Sacrifice of our Patriarch Abraham which the high Preist Melchizedech offered vnto thee O Lord I being mindful of thy venerable passion do come to thine Altare although a sinner that I may offer vnto thee the sacrifice which thou hast instituted and commanded to be offered in commemoration of thee for our saluation O high God receiue it I besech thee for thy holy Church and for the people which thou hast gotten with thy bloud O high Preist and true Bishop Iesus Christ who hast geuen vnto vs thy flesh to eate and thy bloud to drinke hast put this Mysterie in vertue of the holy Ghost saying So often as you do these you shal do them in memory of me I aske by the same thy bloud the price of our saluation I ask by this meruelous vnspeakable Charitie with which thou hast vouchsaifed to loue vs wretches vnworthy that thou wouldest wash vs frō our sinnes in thy bloud Teach me thy vnworthy seruāt whom thou hast vouchsaifed to cal vnto preistly functiō teach me I besech thee by thy holy Spirit to handle so great a Mysterie with that reuerence and honour with that deuotion and feare with which it behoueth and becometh For thy great clemency graunt me to celebrate the solemnities of Masse with a cleane heart and pure minde For with how great contrition of heart and fountaine of teares with how great reuerence and trembling with how great chastity of body and purity of soule is that diuine and heauenly Sacrifice to be celebrated where thy flesh in truth is receiued where thy Bloud in truth is drunke where lowest thinges are ioyned to the highest earthly thinges to diuine where the presence of holy Angels is where thou meruelously and vnspeakably art constituted Sacrifice and Preist We aske thee also o Lord for the soules of the faithful departed that this great Sacrament of pietie be vnto them saluation health ioy and refreshing O Lord let that inuisible and incomprehensible Maiestie of thy holy Spirit descend as long agone it did vpon the Oblations of the Fathers and make our Oblations thy Body and Bloud and teach me an vnworthy Preist to handle so great a Mysterie with puritie of heart and deuotion of teares with reuerence and dread that thou maist receiue pleasedly and gently of my handes for the saluation of al both liuing and dead We aske that the holy Ghost coming may with his holy good and glorious presence sanctify and make this bread the holy Body of thy Christ this Chalice the pretious Bloud of thy Christ that it may be vnto al receiuing of them to remission of sinnes O louer of men we humbly besech thee that thou wilt shew thy face vpon this bread and Chalice vpon this portable Altare Blesse sanctify cleanse and change this bread into thine immaculate flesh and this wine into thy pretious bloud O Lord Iesus Christ our God attend from thy holy Tabernacle from the Throne of the Glorie of thy Kingdome come to sanctify vs vouchsaife with thy powerable hand to impart vnto vs thine impolluted bodie and pretious Bloud and by vs to al the people O Lord make this bread the glorious Body of our Lord Iesus Christ for expiation of offences remission of sinnes and life euerlasting to them that receiue it Amen And this Chalice the pretious bloud of our Lord God Sauiour Iesus Christ for expiation of offences and forgeuenes of sinnes life euerlasting to them that receiue it Amen O Lord send forth thy spirit vpon vs and vpon these guiftes proposed and make this bread the pretious body of thy Christ and that which is in this Chalice the pretious bloud of Christ thy Soone transchanging them with thy holy Spirit O Lord we besech thee that pacified thou wilt accept this Oblation of our seruice and of al thy family Which Oblation o God vouchsaif we besech thee in al thinges to make blessed ratified acceptable that it may be made for vs the body and bloud of thy most beloued Sonne our Lord Iesus Christ O lord we thy seruantes and thy holy people mindful of so blessed passion rysing from hel and ascention into heauen of the same Christ thy Sonne our Lord do offer to thine excellent Maiestie out of thy guiftes a pure oblation holy oblation immaculate oblation the holy bread of eternal life and Chalice of euerlasting saluation Vouchsaife to accept them as thou didest the guiftes of thy seruant iust Abel and the Sacrifice of our Patriarch Abraham that which Melchizedech thy high Preist offered vnto thee holy Sacrifice immaculate Oblation Humbly we besech thee o god almightie that as many of vs as shal receiue of this participatiō of the Altare the holy Body and Bloud of thy Sonne may be filled with celestial Benediction and grace by the same Christ our Lord. Amen O Lord we offer this Sacrifice vnto thee that we may remember al those which before vs are departed from this world First the Patriarkes Prophets Apostles Martyrs that God by their praiers wil receiue our praiers We pray for our holy Fathers and Bishops after we pray for al which are dead among vs beleuing it to be the greatest help of soules for whom is offered praier of that holy and dreadful Sacrifice which is placed vpon the Altar When we pray for the dead although they be sinners we offer vp Christ who was slaine for our sinnes that we may procure him who is most bountiful to be merciful both to our selues and them O Lambe of God that takest away the sinnes of the world looke vpon vs and haue mercie vpon vs. Thou art made vnto vs a Sacrifice who art our Preist Thou art our reward who art our Redemer kepe vs whom thou hast redemed from al euils What preeminence aboue al others S. Peter his Successors in his Sea Apostolick haue in this sacred Preisthood Chapter 17. O Peter the Rocke and firmament of the Church highest topp of the Apostles I besech thee to be present this day taking pitie vpon vs and in spirit conuerse in this place O B. Peter why art thou silent for the sheepe and Lambes commited vnto thee by
Patriarks and most true praise of the vnsearchable oracles of God Blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruite of thy wombe and verily thou art trulie blessed for God hath blessed thee a Tabernacle to him self Blessed art thou among women who alone hast gott the blessing which God had promised to the Gentiles by Abrahā Verily thou art blessed who art called the Mother of the blessed child Iesus Christ our Sauiour for whom the Gentiles crie Blessed is he that cometh in the name of our Lord blessed the eternal name of his glorie Blessed art thou among women whom al generations proclame blessed kinges do glorifie whom Potentates adore whom virgins both following and going before thee do attend into the Temple of the King O haphie Marie and worthie of al praise O Virgin o glorious Mother of God o high child-bearer to whose bowels the maker of heauen and earth is committed O B. Marie admitte our praiers within the sacrarie of thy Auditorie and bring againe vnto vs grace of reconciliation Obtaine what we aske and excuse that we feare for we finde none more excellent in merits to pacify the Iudges anger then thou art who hast deserued to be the Mother of our Redemer Iudge Succour those that be in miserie assist the weake harted comfort those that weepe pray for the people intreat for the Cleargie make intercession for the company of Monkes besech for the deuout woman sexe Let al persons perceaue thy helpe that celebrate thy name Haue compassion vpon the afflicted beare a merciful affection to vs that be pilgrims from heauen present our wepinges vnto God and for vs intreate him as thine owne sonne We on earth are yet afflicted intertained with iniuries affected with reproches do hunger thirst are detained in prison But thou in heauen art preferred before al companies of virgins thou folowest the Lambe whether soeuer he goeth Thou in that most happy Region of the blessed hast gotte the cheifest dignitie To thee a kingly Queare of Angels is placed in the palace of the eternal King And the King of kinges himself louing thee aboue al with an embracing of loue doth sociate thee to him seif as his true Mother and comlie Spouse Therfore possessing these felicities turne thy self to the saluation of our soules assist the praiers of them that aske thee be careful daily to pray for the people of God thou being blessed didest deserue to beare the Redemer of the world who liueth and reigneth for euer Amen O blessed Marie who is able worthily to render dutie of thankes solemnitie of praises vnto thee who by thy singular assent hast sucoured the world which was lost What praises shal the frailtie of man yeld vnto thee who by thy negotiation alone hast found the meanes to recouer it againe Wherfore receiue such as they be very smale such as they be thankes vnequal to thy merites and when thou hast receiued our praiers by praying excuse our faultes Blessed among women pacify our Lord for his common creature For so long as thou didest conuerse on earth a litle portion of the earth had thee but since thou art translated from earth the whole world conteineth thee a common propitiatorie O Mother of God to vs that honor thee geue againe this reward of a litle guift that we may haue more precious and resplendant then riches humble praiers to thy Sonne and our Lord and King and God O vnspotted and whollie pure Virgin Goddes Mother Queene of al hope of the desolate my most glorious Ladie higher then the inhabitantes of heauen more pure then the beames brightnes of the Sunne more to be honoured then the Cherubim more holie thē the Seraphim hope of the Fathers glorie of the Prophets praise of the Apostles and honour of Martyrs ioy of Sainctes and light of the godlie Abraham Isaac and Iacob ornament of Aaron shynnig of Moyses fleece of Gedeon the Crowne of the companie of sarced Prelates and al Sainctes and Virgins inaccessible for brightnes By thee we are reconciled to Christ my God thy Sonne Thou art the helper of those that sinne and are destitute of aide comfort of the world renowmed deliuerer of the imprisoned Thou the receiuer of orphanes Thou the redemption of captiues Thou the exultation of the sicke and saiftie of al. Thou the ornament crowne ioy of virgins haue mercie on me that am defiled who with vetie manie sinnes haue offended my Creator my God and Iudge that most hateful Sathan do not glorie against me O syncere Virgin I haue none other trust for thou o inuiolate Virgin art my harbour and readie helper Lastly I am whollie vnder thy winge and protection most renowmed Mother I besech thee with frequent teares I lye prostrate to thee o my Ladie humbly crauing that thy sweete Sonne geuer of the life of al do not take me away for manie sinnes which I haue committed O thrice holie Virgin Marie looke vpon us frō heauen with a merciful eye and now lead vs from hence in peace place vs free from confusion before the Throne of the Iudge and at last make vs partakers of the station at the right hand that from thence being taken to heauen together with the Angels we may praise the increated and Homousion Trinitie O Virgin Mother of God and Christ at al times carrie vp our praier with the elect of thy Sonne that our sinnes may be forgeuen Be ioyful o Lady because thou hast brought forth to vs the true light pray for vs with him that he wil haue mercie on our soule pray for vs in the sight of the Throne of thy sonne Iesus Christ be ioyful o immaculate verily our Queene be glad o glorie of our parents because thou hast brought forth vnto vs Emanuel o verily Mediatrix before our Lord Iesus Christ We humblie besech thee that thou wilt be mindful of vs that our iniquities may be blotted out Verily the blessed Virgin Marie was a great miracle for what was or euer shal be found at anie time greater or more renowmed then she She alone 〈◊〉 assed heauen earth in renowme What more holie then she Not the Prophets not Apostles not Maryrs not Patriarches not Angels not Thrones not Dominations not Seraphim not Cherubim Lastly no other thing among thinges visible or inuisible can be founde greater or more excellent The same is the handmaid and Mother of God The same a Virgin Mother This is the Mother of him who before al beginning was begotten of his Father whom Angels and men acknowledge Lord of al thinges Wil you know how much this Virgin is more excellent then the celestial powers They with feare tembling do assist she offereth Mankind to him whom she brought forth By her also we obtaine Pardon of sinnes Haile therfore o Mother Heauen Maiden Virgin Throne of our Church the renowme glorie and firmament pray for vs daily to Iesus thy