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A56163	The first and second part of the signal loyalty and devotion of Gods true saints and pious Christians (as also of some idolatrous pagans) tovvards their kings, both before and under the law, and Gospel especially in this our island. Expressed in and by their private and publike private loyal supplications, prayers, intercession, thanksgiving, votes, acclamations, salutations, epistles, addresses, benedictions, options of long life, health, wealth, safety, victory, peace, prosperity, all temporal, spiritual, eternal blessings, felicities to their kings persons, families, queens, children, realms, armies, officers, chearfull subjections and dutifull obedience to them: whethe [sic] good, or bad, Christians, or pagans, orthodox, or heterodox, protectors, or persecutors of them. With the true reasons thereof from Scripture and policy. Evidenced by varieties of presidents, testimonies and authorities in al ages, ... Whereunto the several forms, ceremonies, prayers, collects, benedictions and consecrations, used at the coronations of Christian emperors, kings, queens (more particularly in England and Scotland, not formerly published) and of the Mahometan and Ægyptian kings, are annexed. By; Signal loyalty and devotion of Gods true saints and pious Christians, towards their kings.	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1660 (1660)	Wing P3955; ESTC R217939	286,462	453

to be read thrice every week or oftener upon occasion there are these several Prayers and Petitions to God That it would please thee to keep and strengthen in the true worshipping of thee in righteousnesse and holinesse of life thy servant Charles our most gracious King and Governor That it may please thee to rule his heart in thy faith fear and love and that he may evermore have affiance in thee and ever seek thy honour and glory That it may please thee to be his defender and keeper giving him the victory over all his Enemies That it may please thee to blesse and preserve our gratious Queen Mary Prince Charles and the rest of the Royal Issue After every of which several Prayers and Supplications all the People severally answered We beseech thee to hear us good Lord. After which followed these two Prayers for the Kings M●…jestie the Queen Prince and Royal Issue and read twice every day in most places O God our heavenly Father high and mighty King of Kings and Lord of Lords the only Ruler of Princes which dost from thy throne behold all the dwellers upon earth most heartily we beseech thee with thy favour to behold our most Gracious Soveraign Lord King Charles and so replenish him with the grace of thy holy Spirit that he may alwaies incline to thy will and walk in thy way endue him plentifully with heavenly gifts Grant him in health and wealth long to live strengthen him that he may 〈◊〉 and overcome all his Enemies and finally after this life he may attain everlasting joy and felicity through Jesus Christ our Lord Amen Almighty God the Father of thine elect and of their seed which Bishop Laud changed into the fountain of all goodnesse we humbly beseech thee to blesse our gracious Queen Mary Prince Charles and the rest of the royal issue Endue them with thy holy Spirit enrich them with thy Heavenly grace prosper them with all happinesse and bring them to thine everlasting Kingdom through Jesus Christ our Lord Amen In the Prayer for the whole Estate of Christs Church there is this Clause relating to Kings in general and King Charles in particular We beseech thee also to besee●…h and defend all Christian Kings Princes and Governors and Specia●…y thy servant Charles our King that under him we may be godly and quietly Governed When these Prayers and Collects with the Book of Common-Prayer were suspended by the Directory of the publike worship of God in most places throughout the 3. Kingdoms of England Scotland and Ireland Printed by order of both Houses 13 Martii 1644. yet the substance of them was still continued by the very Directory it self during the heat of the late Wars between the King and Parliament witnesse p. 10 11. of publike Prayer before the Sermon wherein all Ministers are directed To pray for all in Authority especially for the Kings Majesty that God would make him rich in blessings both in Person and Government establish his Throne in Religion and righteousnesse save him from all evil Counsel and make him a blessed and glorious Instrument for the Conservation and Propagation of the Gospel for the Encouragement and Protection of those that do well and the terror of all that do evil and the great good of the whole Church and of all his Kingdoms for the Conversion of the Queen the Religious education of the Prince and the rest of the Royal seed for the comforting of the afflicted Queen of Bohemia sister to our Soveraign and for the Restitution and Establishment of the Illustrious Prince Charls Elector Palatine much more then now of our Illustrious long-exiled King CHARLES to all his Dominious and Dignities To pretermit all Prayers made for King Charles in Epistles perfixed to hundreds of Books of all sorts dedicated to him whiles Prince of Wales and King of England Scotland and Ireland I shall Conclude only with 3. short Prayers of this Nature in 3. of our learnedest late deceased Antiquaries Dedicatory Epistles to his Majesty being of 3. several professions The first is Mr. John Seldens in the cloze of his Dedicatory Epistle to His Mare clausum Londini 1635. Inexuperabilem Tibi felicitatem sanctissima illa Majestas quae Tuae archetypa est praestet conservetque The 2. is Sir Henry Spelmans in the end of his Dedicatory Epistle before the first Tome of his Councils Londini 1639. Dei Vicario Ecclesiae Nutricio Fidei Defensori Carolo Dei gratia Magnae Britaniae Franciae Hiberniae Regi c. Magno Pio Augustissimo Deus optimus maximus Regi am vestram Majestatem sobolemque Sere●…ssimum Ecclesiae et Britaniis Imperpetuum sospitet beatissime The 3 is most learned renowned and pious Archbishop Ush●…r who thus winds up his Epistle to King Charls perfixed to his Britannicarum Ecclesiarum Antiquitates Dublini 1639. Deus optimus maximus Regum suorum custos et vindex vitam ●…ibi det prolixam imperium securum domum tutam exercitus ●…rtes Senatum fidelem populum probum Veteris Ecclesiae pro Imperatoribus s●…is vota haec solemnia pro tua et tuorum salute Redintegrat et toto animi affectu numini divino nuncupat Serenissimae Tuae Majestatis servus humilimus Iacobus Armachanus The very next day after the most illegal Trial Condemnation and bloody Execution of our late Soveraign Lord King Charles by that Prodigy of Lawyers John Bradshaw and his Assessors in the new created High Court of Injustice against the Votes and Protests of the Secluded Lords and Secured Commons one of the then secured Members out of his Loyalty to his Majesty and his royal Heir and Successor whose rights he strenuously asserted in his Speech in the House for which he was seized and imprisoned by the Army Dec. 6. 1648. at his own charge Printed 350. of the ensuing Proclamations which he caused to be sent to most Sheriffs and Mayors throughout England and Wales and some of them to be pasted up at Westminster and elsewhere in and about London notwithstanding the Anti-Parliamentary and Antimonarchical Junctoes strict Proclamation to the contrary under pain of High Treasons and the most Capital Punishments which deterred others both from crowning and proclaiming their Hereditary Soveraign according to their former Oathes Covenants and printed Remonstrances A PROCLAMATION PROCLAIMING CHARLES Prince of VVales King of Great Britain France and Ireland WEE the Noblemen Iudges Knights Lawyers Gentlemen Free-holders Marchants Marchants Citizens Yeomen Seamen and other freemen of England doe according to our Allegiance and Covenant by these presents heartily joyfully and unanimously acknowledge and proclaim the Illustrious Charles Prince of Wales next heir of the Blood Royal to his Father King Charles whose late wicked and trayterous Murther we doe from our souls abominate and all parties and consenters thereunto to be by hereditary Birthright and lawfull succession rightfull and undoubted King of Great Britain France and Ireland and the Dominions thereunto belonging And

even of the Tribute beyond the River forthwith expences be given to these men that they be not hindred And that which they have need of both young bullocks and rams and lambs for the Burnt-offerings of the God of Heaven wheat salt wine and oyle according to the appointment of the Priests which are at Ierusalem let it be given them day by day without fail that they may offer Sacrifices of sweet savors unto the God of heaven and pray for the life of the King and of his Sons Also I have made a Decree that whosoever shall alter this word let timber be pulled down from his house and being set up let him be hanged thereon and let his house be made a dunghill for this c By this Decree it is most apparent 1. That the Priests and people of God at Ierusalem living as Tributaries under this pagan Persian King were specially enjoyned and required by his royal decree day by day to offer Sacrifices and pray unto the God of Heaven for the life of the King and of his Sons of which there could be but these two probable grounds either that they used thus daily to offer Sac●…ifices and prayers to the God of heaven for their own hereditary Kings and their Sons in the old Temple at Ierusalem by Davids and Solomons injunction before it was demolished as they were now ordered after its rebuilding and repair which is most probable since their antient usual daily Sacrifices and prayers for the King and his Sons are here conjoyned Or because their own pagan Priests used to do so in Persia Babylon and their own antient Dominions 2. That this Decree in all its part●… specially in this last was so peremptory and penal that whosoever should alter or disobey it was to have the Timber pulled from his house and hanged thereon and his house to be made a Dunghill for this Therefore this Duty was no doubt constantly performed by the Priests and Elders of the Jews in whose favour it was made If then those Priests and Subjects demerited such a severe punishment as this for refu●…ing or neglecting to make daily sacrifices and prayers to the God of Heaven for this forein Pagan King and his Sons to whom they were only Captives and Tributaries what penalties executions do those undutifull disloyal Christian Subjects and Ministers deserve who wilfully neglect refuse nay prohibit under grievous penalties daily Prayers and Intercessions to be made to the God of heaven for their own undoubted natural hereditary Christian Protestant Kings and their Sons against the purport of this Decree and the express injunction of God himself in the New Testament 1 Tim. 2. 1 2 3 No doubt hanging and demolishing their Houses is too good for them if this Pagan King may be Umpire The 4. is the Decree of King Artaxerxes to Ezra the Priest and Scribe of the Law of the God of Heaven for monies to buy Bullocks Rams Lambs with their Meat-offerings and Drink-offerings and to offer them upon the Alter of the house of God which was at Jerusalem Ezra 7. 11 to 25. in which Decree though there be no such express clause as in the former to offer Sacrifices and Prayers to the God of Heaven for the King and his Sons yet it is comprised therein in the general being but a confirmation of the Decree of Darius and it is clearly intimated and expressed in the reason of this Decree at the close thereof Whatsoever is commanded by the God of Heaven let it be diligently done for the house of the God of Heaven for why should there be wrath against the Realm of the King and his Sons which wrath Ezra the Priests and people of Israel worshipping the God of Heaven were to deprecate and stave off by their daily publick Sacrifices and prayers to the God of Heaven in the behalf of this King his Sons and Realm and praying for their welfare and prosperity which no doubt they constantly performed as is evident by Ezraes special Thanksgiving to God v. 27 28. Blessed be the Lord God of our Fathers which hath put such a thing as this into the Kings heart to beautifie the House of the Lord which is at Jerusalem and hath extended mercy unto me before the King and his Counsellors and before the Kings mighty Princes ch 9. 8 9 10. And now for a little space Grace hath been shewed from the Lord our God to leave us a remnant to escape and to give us a Nayl in his holy place that our God may lighten our eyes and give us a little reviving in our bondage For we were Bondmen yet our God hath not forsaken us in our Bondage but hath extended mercy to us in the sight of the King of Persia to give us a reviving to set up the House of our God and to repair the desolations thereof and to give us a wall in Judah and Jerusalem And now O our God what shall we say after this for we have forsaken thy commandement c. The recital of which mercy in Ezra his solemn Thanksgiving and also in his publick humiliation was a most effectual prayer for this King and his Sons and praysing God for the benefits extented to his people by their means and favour To these 4. Precepts and Presidents in sacred writ I shall annex a 5th out of the Jewish History Apion accused the Jews to the Emperor Caius Caligula who usurped to himself divine honour that when all other Nations throughout the Roman Empire dedicated Temples and Altars to him and erected his Statue in their Temples and sware by his name that the Jews would do neither nor permit his Statue to be set up in the Temple of their God whereupon he commanded Petronius with two Legions to make war upon the Jews unless they would erect his Statue in the Temple which they peremptorily opposed as being contrary to the law of their God and custom of their Ancestors choosing rather all to dye and offering their Necks to the Block than to permit such a transgression against their Gods law Hereupon they sent Embassadors to Caius whereof Philo was chief to satisfie him who informed him that though they could not erect his Statue nor adore him as a God being contrary to their Religion yet such was their loyalty towards him That they did twice every day offer Sacrifices prayers unto their God for him in the Temple Therfore no doubt they did the like for Darius Artaxerxes Nebuchadnezzar and other Kings to whom they were Tributaries and much more for their own natural Kings and their Sons of the House of David Xly. God himself gave this express prohibition to the Israelites Exod. 22. 26. Thou shalt not revile the Gods nor curse the Ruler of thy People repeated Acts 23. 3. and thus seconded Eccles. 10. 20. Curse not the King no not in thy thoughts for a bird of the Ayr shall carry the voyce and that which hath wings shall tell

precept he being inspired with the same Spirit as the Prophet Jeremy Baruch was who sent an Epistle to the Captive Jews in Babylon to pray unto the Lord for the life of King Nebuchadonozer a●…d of his Sons and for the peace of the City to which they were carried Captives because in the peace thereof they should have peace And that upon the same ground the Servants of God ought to pray unto him for the lives of their Kings Princes and their Sons and the peace of their Realms though Pagans that they may the more freely serve God and lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godlinesse and honesty which they cannot do in times of war and persecution If then this was the constant doctrine practice duty of all the primitive Christians Bishops Ministers Fathers of the Church under their worst bloodiest persecuting Pagan and idolatrous Emperors Kings Princes thus constantly to make supplications●… prayers intercessions thanksgiving unto God for them and to be most dutifull loyal and submissive to them without the least rebellion insurrection or treachery against them as all these Fathers clearly manifest then much more ought it to be so under their own lawfull hereditary Christian Kings and Princes for which I shall produce some notable presidents in former ages after Emperors and Kings became Christians and imbraced the Gospel of Jesus Christ in the 6. 7. Chapters reserved for a second part CHAP. V. BEfore I proceed to the practice of the Primitive Christians and their successors in all Empires Kingdoms in praying interceding supplicating and giving thanks to God for their Emperors Kings and their royal Progeny whether Orthodox or Heterodox after they became Christians I thought fit to subjoyn the practice even of Pagan Idolatrous Subjects in praying and sacrificing to their Idol Gods for the long life prosperity happy reigns and succession of their Pagan Idolatrous Kings and Emperors and their posterity over them both at their solemn inaugurations their ordinary Addresses to them and upon other occasions and that as well for vitious tyrannical oppressive Kings and Emperors as those who were most just gracious good bountifull and beneficial to the publick I have hinted before p. 14. That the Israelites borrowed their acclamations to and prayers for their first King Saul at his inauguration to the Kingdom from the Heathen Nations round about them who used to cry God save the King O King live for ever at their Coronations and addresses to them and likewise to offer sacrifices and prayers to their Gods for them and their Sons as is evident by Ezra 6. 9 10. c. 7. 21 22 23. compared with Jer. 29. 7. Baruck 1. 10 11 12. which I formerly insisted on To which I shall adde Dan. 2. 4. Where King Nebuchadnezzar sending for all the Magicians Astrologers Sorcerers and Caldeans to interpret his dream when they came and stood before the King and heard his demand they spake thus to the King in Syriack O King live for ever tell thy servants the dream and we will shew the interpretation Dan. 3. 8 9. When King Nebuchadnezzar after this had erected a golden Image and commanded all to fall down and worship it under pain of being cast into the midst of a fiery furnace Certain Caldeans came near and accused the Jews before the King for not worshiping his Gods and the Golden Image he had set up which accusation they thus prefaced They spake and said to the King Nebuchadnezzar O King live for ever Dan. 5. 10. When King Belshazzar was very much terrified with the hand-writing in the wall in the midst of his impious feast which none of his Astrologers Magicians South-sayers and wise men could read or interpret the Queen thereupon came into the Banquet-house and spake and said O King live for ever let not thy thoughts trouble thee nor let not thy countenance be changed c. So Dan. 6. 6. when the Presidents of the Kingdoms Princes Governors Counsellors and Captains of King Darius conspired against Daniel and urged him to make an impious royal Statute that whosoever shall ask a Petition of any God or man for thirty days save only of thee O King he shall be cast into the den of Lions these Presidents and Princes assembled together to the King and said thus unto him King Darius live for ever And v. 20 21. When the King came to the Lions den after Daniel was cast into it to inquire of his safety Then said Daniel unto the King O King live for ever From all which texts it is irrefragable that it was the constant practice of the Persians Babylonians Assyrians and Caldeans and of all their Princes Governors Officers Astrologers South-sayers Queens Wisemen Courtiers Subjects People in all their addresses speeches to their Kings to use this salutation to and prayer for them O King live for ever and therefore much more to pray thus for them in their Temples and to use this acclamation and the like at all their Coronations and publick triumphs Hence Theodoret in his Interpretation on Dan. 5. 10. on these words Rex in saecula or in aeternum vive thus comments Haec autem er at praefatio qua subjecti Kegibus e●…s ●…unc salutabant et ad hoc usque tempus hic mos invaluit Quidam enim imperiti Reges eos qui nunc sunt ae●…ernos vocare consueverunt in syngraphis quoque commerciorum hoc quidam ascribunt stultitiae magis quàm impietatis damnandi And on Dan. 6 21. He addes Usitatam praefationem Daniel suis ser monibus praeponit videlieet liceat tibi 〈◊〉 diui●…me vivere Etenim in praesenti eti●…m 〈◊〉 Reges in commerciorum scriptu●… is quidā appellare cons●…everunt Junius C●…lvin and others on Dan. 2 3. 5. 6. observe ●…hat O King live for ever was a common salutation and p●…ayer used amongst the Cald●…ans for fu●…ther proof whereof I shall only adde one memorable president which Aelianus Variae Hist. l. 3. c. 32. records It being the cnstom of the Persians alwaies to present their Kings with gifts when they travelled abroad a certain Persian named Sinaeta meeting King Artaxerxes Mnemon far from his House being much troubled in mind that he had nothing to present him with according to the law custom of the Persians he therupon ran to the river Cyru●… and taking up a little water in the palms of his hands came and presented it to the King saying O King Artaxerxes live for ever O Rex Artaxerxes regnes in ae●…rnum Nunc te prout poss●…m quomodo possum te munere dono ut non indonatus quantum ad me attinct quantum in me est praetereas Honoro autem te Cyri aquis c. Wherewith the King being greatly delighted sent him an honorable and rich reward To passe from the Persians Babylonians and Chaldeans to the Romans It is evident by the Testimonies of sundry Historians and Fathers that the Idolatrous

vobis Rempublicam servent in quo ●…am vos adhuc nutantem collocavistis Trebellius Pollio relates that when the Senate was informed on the 9th of March that Claudius was made Emperor the Senate went to the Temple of Apollo to celebrate divine rites Et lectis literis Claudii Principis haec in Claudium dicta sunt Aug. Claudi Dii te nobis praestent dictum sexagies Claudi Auguste Principem te aut qualis tues semper optavimus dictum quadragies Claudi Auguste te Respub requirebat tu frater tu pater tu amicus tu bonus Senator tu verè Princeps dictum octuagies At another time acclamavit Senatus Claudi Dux fortissimè habeas virtutibus tuis devotioni tuae Claudio statuam omnes dicamus c. Felicem te Claudi judicio Principum felicem et virtutibus tuis Consulem te te Praefectum VIVAS VALERIE AMERIS A PRINCIPE The Emperor Aurelianus in his wars against the M●…comanni writ to the Senate ut inspiciantur fatales libri quibus spes belli terminandi SACRATA DEORUM IMPERIA TERMINANTUR And by his Letters ROGAVIT OPEM DEORVM quae nunquam cuiquam turpis est ut vir fortissimus admiretur Whereupou by the Decree of the Senate the High-Priests Senate and People went to the Temple and offered Sacrifices Devotions and solemnities to the Gods for his good success and victory over his and their enemies When Tacitus was nominated Emperor by the Senate Omnis Senatus acclamavit Tacite Auguste D●… TE SERVENT te diligimus te Principem facimus tibi ●…ram Reipublicae orbisque mandamus suscipe Imperium ex Senatus auctoritate c. And when he refu●…ed to accept the Dignity by reason of his Age acclamationes Senatus fuerunt Et Trajanus ad Imperium senex venit dixerunt decies c. Antoninum tamen non corpus eligimus dixerunt vicies TACITE AUGUSTEDII TE SERVENT Statimque acclamatum est Omnes omnes After this Itum est ad campum Martium comitiale tribunal ascendit ibi Praefectus urbis Aelius Caesenanus sic locutus est Vos sanctisimi milites et sacratissimi vos Quirites habetis Principem quem de sententia omnium exercituum Senatus elegit Tacitum dico augustissimum virum ut qui hactenus sententiis suis Rempublicam juv●… nunc juvit jussis atque cons●…ltis Acclamatum est a populo felicissime Tacite Auguste Dii te servent et reliqua quae solent dici Probus comming to the Army when there wanted an Emperor Quasi divino nutu undique AB OMNIBUS ACCLAMATUM EST PROBE AUGUSTE DII TE SERVENT Deinde concursus cespititium tribunal appellatusque Imperator ornatus etiam pa●…io purpureo quod de statua templi ornatum est atque inde ad Palatium reductus invitus et retrectans et saepe dic●…ns Non vobis expedit milites non mecum bene agitis Ego enim vobis blandiri non possum After his Letters read in the Senat their Opinions being demanded accl matumest PROBE AUGUSTE D●…I TE SERVENT Olim dignus et fortis et justus bonus ductor bonus Imperator Exemplum militis exemplum Imperii DII TE SERVENT A●…rtor Reipublicae FELIX IMPERES Magister militis FELIX IMPERES TE CUM TUIS DII CUSTODIANT c. After which Manlius Statianus the President made an Oration beginning thus Diis Immortalibus gratias et prae caeteris Patres conscripti Iovi optimo qui nobis Principem talem qualem semper optabamus dederunt Si recte cogitemus non nobis Aurelianus non Alexander non Antonini non Trajanus non Claudius requirendi sunt omnia in uno Principe constituta sunt c. Decerno igitur Patres conscripti votis omnium concinnentibus nomen Caesareum nomen Augustum addo Proconsulare imperium Patris patriae reverentiam Pontificatum maximum jus tertiae relationis tribuniciam potestatem Post haec acclamatum est Omnes omnes To pretermit all other Presidents of this kind in Histories and in Panegyrical Orations Poems Epistles and Inscriptions by the Pagan Romans to their Heathen Emperors expressing their Prayers Supplications Intercessious Thanksgivings Acclamations Vows Applauses in behalf of their Emperors both at their elections inaugurations confirmations triumphs congiaries and all other occasions I shall conclude with these already cited being full punctual and rarely taken notice of these Pagans by the light of Nature punctually pursuing the Apostles exhortation 1 Tim. 2. 1 2 3. to the shame of those Christians who neglect it A Corollary to the 5. precedent Chapters I Should now proceed to the 3. remaining Chapters wherein I shall evidence by manifold notable punctual Testimonies Presidents and Records not Vulgarly known 1. The constant practice of the Christians and Churches of this our Island of Great Britain from Lucius the first Christian King thereof till Jan. 30. 1648. the day of King Charles his bloody death in making supplications prayers intercessions and thanksgivings unto God for their Kings Queens and their royal posterity both in publick and private devotions and in their Epistles addresses to them whether good or bad pious or impious orthodox or heterodox gracious or tyrannical 2. The universal practice of all the primitive Christians Churches Fathers Councils under the Roman Emperors and Kings after they turned Christians and of their successors in all succeding ages to this present in doing the like 3. The usual special forms of prayers collects supplications and thanksgivings at the solemn Inaugurations and Coronations of their Emperors Kings and Princes But these being somewhat long and requiring more time to digest and publish them than I am yet master of I shall reserve them God willing for a Second part if this find acceptation as no doubt it will with all pious real Subjects truly fearing God and honoring their lawfull King I shall therefore cloze up this part with a few brief Corollaries and Conclusions deduced from and warranted by the premised Chapters 1. That it is not a meer arbitrary and voluntary but the very bounden commanded indispensible duty of every Christian and Subject whatsoever but more especially of Ministers and Clergy-men by the Law of God Nature Nations to make daily hearty fervent constant supplications prayers intercessions and thanksgivings unto God for their lawfull Emperors Kings Princes and their royal Posterity where hereditary whether their Emperors or Kings be Infidels Idolaters Papists Hereticks Persecutors Tyrants or Orthodox Christians Protestants Just Righteous Pious Mercifull and Fathers to their people And that it is not only a great sin and impiety against God but a high contempt Indignity Disloyalty and Treason to their Soveraigns to neglect and give over these duties or coldly or rarely to perform them 2. That these duties are more frequently fervently and constantly to be practised by Ministers and all other Subjects and Christians in the times of their Emperors Kings and Princes greatest Dangers Troubles Trials Distresses Exiles

N. ad Regni fastigium dignatus es provehere concede propitius ut a cunctis adversitatibus libertatus Ecclesiasticae pacis dono muniatur ad aeternae pacis gaudia te donante pervenire mereatur Per Dominum nostrum Quaesumus Omnipotens Deus ut famulus tuus N. qui tua miseratione suscepti Regni gubernacula virtutum etiam omnium à te percipiat incrementa quibus decenter armatus vitiorum monstra devitare hostem superare ad te qui via veritas vita es gratiosus valeat pervenire Per Dominum nostrum Deus in cujus manu corda sunt Regum inclina ad preces humilitatis nostrae aures misericordiae tuae f●…mulo tuo Imperatori nostro regimen tuae appone sapientiae ut haustis de tuo fonte eonsiliis tibi placeat super omnia Regna praecellat Per Dominum nostrum Deus cujus Regnum est omnium seculorum supplicationes nostras clementer exaudi Christianorum Regnum tibi subditum protege ut in tua virtute fidentes tibi placeaut super omnia Regna praecellant Per eundem Dominum nostrum Deus qui providentia tua coelestia simul terrena moderaris propiciare Christianorum rebus Regibus ut omnis hostium fortitudo te pro nobis pugnante frangatur Per eundem Domiuum nostrum Propiciare Domine precibus famulorum tuorum propter Nomen tuum Christiani nominis defende Rectores ut falus servientium tibi Principum pax tuorum possit esse populorum Per eundem Dominum Deus Regnorum omnium Regumque Dominator qui nos percutiendo 〈◊〉 ignoscendo conservas praetende misericordiam tuam ut tranquillitate pacis tua potestate firmata ad remedia correctionis utamur Per Dom. nostrum These were the constant publick and private prayers and Devotions of the Clergy and people for their Kings Princes and their Kingdoms heretofore not unseasonable for our present times In my perusal of the Clause Rolls in the Tower of London I have observed sundry Memorable Writs and Mandates issued by King Edward the 1 2 3. ●…ichard the 2. and other of our Kings to their Bishops Clergy Abbots Freers Predicants Minors and other Religious Orders upon sundry emergent occasions requiring and commanding them to make frequent and fervent Supplications Prayers I●…tercessions and Thanksgivings unto God alone not Saints or Angels in times of War danger Treaties and the like for his special assistance direction protection blessing and favour upon the King Queen Prince of Wales the Royal issue kingdom Nobles Armies the Kings Counsels Treaties affairs of all sorts and for publike peace and prosperity Which Writs because very rare pious pertinent to my present Theme suitable to the state of our affairs and never hitherto published in print I shall here insert the chiefest of them at large pretermitting all others of like nature for brevitie sake those here transcribed comprehending in them the form and substance of the residue except only Writs for Masses Dirgees and Prayers for deceased Kings Queens and Princes of which there are many Presidents heterogeneal to my Subject matter which I shall totally passe by Claus. 22 E. 1. m. 11. dorso Rex Archiepiscopo Eborum c. salutem Cum inter magnificum Principem Dominum Regem Franciae illustrem Consanguineum nostrum et Nos aliqua sint exorta propter quae ad partes intendimus transmarinas personaliter Nos conferre cum dicto Rege super hiis habituri colloquium et tractatum Credentes firmiter et sper●…tes quod felicior votis nostris effectus adveniret si devotorum intercessionibus ●…djuvemur Paternitatem vestram aff●…ctuosè requirimus et rogamus quatenus apud Deum preces devotas suppliciter effundatis et à vestris Subditis illud idem fieri injungatis ut in hujusmodi negotio prosequendo tractando ac etiam ordinando sic Deus Dominus regat et dirigat actus nostros quod cooperante unigenito Dei filio Jesu Christo labor noster in hac parte ita possit fructuosus haberi quod cedat ad laudem sui nominis ac statum quietum prosperum Regni nostri pariter honorem necnon ad totius Christianitatis commodum profectum T. R. apud Sanctum Albanum decimo die Febr. Consimiles literae diriguntur A. Dunolm Epo Consimiles literae diriguntur I. Epo Karliel Consimiles literae diriguntur O. Line Epo Consimiles literae diriguntur W. Elyen Epo Consimiles literae diriguntur R. Norwyc. Epo Consimiles literae diriguntur I. Wynton Epo Consimiles literae diriguntur G. Cic●…str Epo Consimiles literae diriguntur I. Roffen Epo Consimiles literae diriguntur Th. Exon. Epo Consimilies literae diriguntur N. Sarum Epo Consimiles literae diriguntur R. London Epo Consimiles literae diriguntur W. Bath Well Epo Consimiles literae diriguntur R. Coventr Lichf Epo Consimiles literae diriguntur G. Wygorn Epo Consimiles literae diriguntur Assav●…n Epo Consimiles literae diriguntur Th. Heref. Epo Consimiles literae diriguntur Bangor Epo Consimiles literae diriguntur Custod Spiritualitatis Archiepiscopatus Cant. sede vacante mutatis tamen mutandis viz. ubi paternitatem c. ibi devotionem c. Consimiles lite●…ae Custodi Episcopatus Landaven sede vacante diriguntur Consimiles literae diriguntur M. Meneven electo Claus. 24 E. 1. dorso m. 10. Rex Venerabili in Christo Patri R. eadem gratia Cant. Archiepo totius Angliae Primati salutem Evidentem Causae nost●…ae justiciam quam vos latere non credimus ferventi studio hactenus prosecuti et adhuc summo opere prosequentes pro recuperatione et prosecuti terrae nostrae Vascon tanquam Coronae Regiae et honori Regni nostri Angliae hereditario jure annexae de qua Rex ●…rancia nos injustè exhae●…edare conatur ad partes ips●…s Ducatus gentes nostras nupe●… cum potentia quam tunc commode potuimus et nunc demum Edmundum fratrem nostrum cum honorabili comitiva Nobilium dicti Regni duximus destinand Sanè ●…um in ●…omine non ●…it auxilium sed è coele ac propter hoc ●…porteat impotentiam nostram divinae manus praesidiis sustentari Paternitatem vestram requirimus rog●…mus quatenus non solum nostram set vestram justitiam intuentes corda vestra sursum habentes ad Dominum apud eum ut haec alia quae neg●…tic expedire cognoveritis antedi●…to procedant salubriter in ma●… us nostris prosperè dirigantur devotis supplicationibus insistatis Cumque ob reverentiam ●…edis Apostolicae et ad ve●…erabilium Patrum S. Albanem S. Penestren Episcoporum Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae Cardinalium requisitionem instantem ad tractandum de treugis et pace cum Rege praedicto super guerris dissensionibus discordiis quibuscunque inter ipsum Nos exortis motis sollempnes Nuncios nostros ad partes

Per me Reges regnant Principes imperant in manu sua corda sunt Regum rogamus et obsecramus ut eam in suo sancto proposito confirmet ejusque devotionem multiplicet ac praeclaris pro sancta fide gestis ita illustret ac toti Orbi terrarum conspicuam reddat ut judicium quod de ipsa fecimus eam tam insigni titulo decorantes à nemine falsum aut vanum judicari possit Demum mortatis bujus vitae finito curriculo sempiternae illius gloriae consortem atque participem reddat The 2 is William Wraghton an acute Protestant Writer who in his Epistles to King Henry the 8th before his two Books intituled The Hunting of the Romish Fox printed at Basyl 1543. And his Reseuing of the Romish Fox against Stephen Gardner printed 1545. Wisheth him prosperity both of Body and Soul closing his last Epistle to him with this Prayer God grant you health both of Body and Soul victory over your Enemies and Grace to do in this our matter of Religion as shall be most to the Glory of God and the profit of the Common-wealth Amen And he closeth his last Treatise with this Prayer God save the King The third is our learned Protestant Divine Thomas Beacon who in his Path-way unto Prayer dedicated to the Lady Anne Grey ch 55. hath this Godly exhortation to all private Christians Let u●… flee to God at all times with h●…mble Obsecrations and hearty Requests Let our Prayers be continual Let us in all our Prayers seek the glory of God the advancement of his most blessed word and the health of our own Souls Let us pray for the preservation of the Kings most excellent Majesty H. 8. and for the prosp●…rous successe of his ●…ntirely-beloved Son Edward our Prince that most Angel-like Impe. Let us pray for all the Lords Spiritual and Temporal specially for those that have the regiment of the Publick-weal under the Kings Graces Highness Let us pray for the Ministers of Gods Word that they may freely speak the truth of Christs Gospel as it becommeth them Let us pray for all men universally chiefly for the Inhabitants of this Realm of England That they may all bear a faithfull heart both towards God and our King Upon the Reformation of Religion and abolishing of Popish Missals Psalters Howers 〈◊〉 and Portuasses by King Edward the sixth in his Parliament 2 3 Edw. 6. ch 10. the King by advice of his Convocation and Parliament commanded A Book of Common-prayer and Administration of the Sacraments in the English Tongue to be used in all Churches and Chapels throughout the Realm by the Statutes of 2 E. 6 c. 1. 5 6 E. 6. c. 1. Wherein there was not only a Prayer for the King in the Letany but in a special Collect agreeing in substance with those in our later Books of Common-Prayer hereafter cited In this pious Kings reign the Bishops and Ministers in their Epistles and Dedications to him and in their Prayers before after their Sermons usually prayed most heartily and particularly for his long life religious and prosperous reign and spiritual temporal and eternal felicity And John Bale Bishop of Ossery in his Image of both Churches or Paraphrase upon St. Johns Revelation printed 1550. in the Iast page thereof exhorts all Gods meek-spirited Servants in their daily Prayer afore all other to remember that most worthy Minister of God King Edward the sixth which hath so sore wounded the Beast that he may throw all his Superstition into the bottomlesse lake again from whence they have comen to the comfort of his People Our learned Thomas Beacon in his Preface to The Flower of Godly Prayers dedicated to Anne Dutchesse of Somerset as he doth exceedingly blesse God for the extraordinary zeal and piety of King Edward the 6th in delivering his Realm from Antichristian Tyranny and Popery reforming the Church propagating true religion and in giving us this most worthy Prince to be our King So he hath this particular Prayer for the King to be used by all private Christians daily in their respective Families and Closets with zeal and devotion Almighty God King of Kings and Lord of Lords which by thy divine ordinance hast appointed Temporal Rulers to govern thy People according to equity and justice and to live among them as a loving Father among his natural Children unto the advancement of the good and punishment of the evil we most humbly beseech thee favourably to behold Edward thy Servant our King and Governour and to breath into his heart through thy holy Spirit that Wisdom that is ever about the Throne of thy Majesty whereby he may be provoked moved and stirred to love fear and serve thee to seek thy glory to banish Idolatry Superstition and Hypocrisy out of this his Realm and unfeignedly to avance thy holy and pure Religion among us his Subjects unto the example of other forein Nations O Lord defend him from his enemies send him long and prosperous life among us and give him grace not only in his own Person godly and justly to rule but also to appoint such Magistrates under him as may be likewise affected both toward thy holy Word and toward the Common-we●…l that his Subjects living under his Dominion in all godlinesse peace and wealth may passe the time of this our short pilgrimage in thy fear and service unto the glory of thy blessed name which alone is worthy all honour for ever and ever Amen Next after this follow●… one Prayer for the Kings Council And after that a Prayer for the common peace and quietnesse of all Realms very seasonable for our times And in his Pomaunder of Prayer he hath this Prayer of Subjects or Commons As it is thy godly appointment O Lord God That some should bear rule in the world to see thy Glory set forth and the common peace kept so is it thy pleasure again that some should be Subjects and Inferiours to others in their vocation although before thee there is no respect of Persons And for as much as it is thy good will to appoint me in the number of Subjects I beseech thee to give me a faithfull and an obedient heart unto the High Powers that there may be found in me no Disobedience no Unfaithfullnesse no Treason no Falsehood no Dissimulation no Insurrection no Commotion no Conspiracy nor any kind of Rebellion in Word or Deed against the Civil Magistrates But all Faithfulnesse Quietnesse Subjection Humility and whatsoever else becommeth a Subject That I living here in all lowlynesse of mind may at the last day through thy favour be lifted up into everlasting Glory wh●…re ●…hou with the Father and the Holy Ghost livest and reignest very God for ever Amen These were the Godly Loyal fervent daily publick and private Prayers of Protestant Ministers and Subjects for King Edward the 6th in that Age. Queen Mary a Popish Prince

all our conferences that those things may be propounded conceived allowed and confirmed which may best please thee and most directlie and soundly uphold the honour of thy Name the ●…nceritie of thy worship the safety of our King and peace of thy people even for thy Son our Lords sake And that we may not our selves be any hinderance to the obtaining of these our defires either by means of any sin formerly committed or of any corruption yet remaining in us we humblie pray thee to forgive our sins and blot out all our iniquities and to stand reconciled unto us in an everlasting covenant of peace as if we had never sinned against thee And because our hearts by nature are not fit for good cogitations create a new heart and renew a right spirit in us remove far from us all vain-glorious humour of advancing our private profit all envious humour of disgracing other mens gifts all malicious humour of hurting anie mans person and finally all froward humour of opposing our selves against just needfull and godly things by whomsoever propounded Furnish us with knowledge wisedom and zeal by sending down thy spi●…it into our hearts that we may understand discern prefer and set forward all things tending to the advancement of thy glorie and such as may be thought worthie our assent and furtherance And because all good things are not of equal goodness nor all needfull things of equal necessitie let our care and zeal be equallie proportioned to the degrees of things in g●…nesse and necessitie different And therefore first make us carefull of the glory of thy Name which is the high end of all thy counsels and works and ought to be the last and first respect of all our purposes and doing●… And therein let our especial care be to provide for the continuance of thy word and religious practice of thy worship by the Ministery and means that Christ hath planted in his Church next let the good of this whole Island move our care and zeal which consisting in the safety and honour of the King and the enacting and executing of good Laws let us be wisely carefull and faithfully zealous for the Person of our King whom thou the King of Kings hast in mercy set over us And because no Law can be good that is not agreeable to thy Law which containeth the Fundamental equity of all Laws in making Laws to govern thy people let us alwaies have an eye unto thy Law not digressing from the holy equity thereof and what through thy mercy we shall here profitably enact we pray thee through the whole Kingdom it may be truly executed that our great labour may not be disgraced with little fruit And forasmuch as we all and every one of us have in this place with wonder and astonishment and without any merit of ours found a most evident assurance of thy mercy and goodnesse in a miraculous deliverance from the greatest danger by Popish treachery tha●… ever was attempted or threatned towards our King our State and Us give us good Lord hearts above the hearts of men to offer unto thee in the same place a daily sacrifice of thanksgiving in the highest measure together with a fervent and incessant zeal care and diligence in all our proceedings for the setling of the peace and happy estate of thy Church amongst us the preservation of our King his royal Progeny our selves and our Posterity and for the preventing suppressing and final rooting out of the spring issue and fruit of all such hellish and popish hearts intentions and practices to the everlasting praise and glory of thy blessed name Hear us we pray thee O Father of mercy in these our most humble and needfull petitions forgive and answer us according to thy fatherly and great goodnesse for Jesus Christ his sake to whom with thee and the Holy Ghost three Persons and one God be all praise glory and power now and forever Amen A Prayer for the Parliament used also in the House II. ALmighty God which by thy holy Prophet David art most truly said to stand in the Congregation of Princes and givest judgement in the midst of the mighty men of the world and through whom Princes do reign Law-makers do disce●…n j●…st things Lords bear rule and all Judges of the earth execute judgement and for that cometh of thee all Counsel and equity all understanding and strength grant unto us here gathered together in thy name that wisdom which is alwaies assistant to thy seat to give knowledge to our feeble and ignorant minds Send down we beseech thee the same wisdom out of thy holy heavens and from the throne of thy Majesty that is may be now with us and labour with us whereby we surely knowing what is acceptable unto thee may be led through it to the debating weighing and final determining of those matters by the which thy blessed Name may be glorified thy Catholick Church of England confirmed and increased the Kings assurance established the common tranquillity of this Realm safely maintained and last of all all estates and people thereof in true obedience and charity united and knit together Grant this O God for thy only Sons sake Jesus Christ our Lord Amen In the Lords House the Collects and Prayers in the Common Prayer Book and Letany for the King Queen Prince and Royal Posterity with other prayers were daily used by the Bishops and Peers during their Session To mention all the particular Prayers for the King Queen and Royal posterity comprised in Books of private Prayers and Devotion as the Practice of Piety and the like and Epistles Dedicatory perfixed to hundreds of B●…oks and Sermons dedicated to King James by Bishops Ministers and others of all sorts and in usual Graces before and after meals would be both infinite and nauseous being commonly known and obvious to all and therefore I shall wholy pretermit them the substance of them being comprised in those Prayers already mentioned I shall now proceed to the reign of our late King Charles who as he had constant Supplications and Prayers made for him in all Cathedral and Parish Churches Chapels Colledges most private families and in our Parliaments themselves by name during all King James his reign as Duke of York and Prince of Wales so after his comming to the Crown March 27. 1625. till January 1648. he had the like publike and private Prayers Intercessions and Supplications made for him throughout his 3. Realms as King and for his Queen and royal Posteritie not only by our preaching Ministers in their prayers before their Sermons and by most others in their morning and evening family and closet prayers Graces before or after meales as our own experience attests but likewise these special set Prayers Petitions and Collects in our Letany and common Prayer Book which I shall here transcribe because almost quite forgotten by above 12. whole years discontinuance in most Churches Families too In the publike L●…tany ordered

votorum ut nos sic amarent Dii quomodo t●…si Estne verum quod inter ista clamavimus O NOS FELICES Quid enim felicius nobis quibus non jam illud optandum est ut nos diligat Princeps sed Dii quemadmodum Princeps Civitas religionibus dedita semperque Deorum indulgentiam pie merita nihil felicitati suae putat astrui posse ni●…i ut Dii Caesarem imitentur After which passages he clozeth his Panegyrick with this prayer In fine Orationi Praefides custodesque I●…perii Deos ego Consul pro re bus humanis ac te praecipue Capitoline Jupiter precor ut beneficiis tuis faveas tantisque muneribus add●…s perpetuitatem Audisti quae malo Principi praecabamur Exa●…di quae pro dissimilissimo optamus Non te distringimus Votis non enim pacem non concordiam non securitatem non opes oramus non bonores simplex cunctaque i●…a complexum unum omnium votum est salus Principis Nec enim nova tibi injungimus tu enim jam tunc illum in tutelam recipisti cum praedonis avidissimi faucibus eripuisti neque enim sineauxilio tuo cum altissima quaeque quaterentur hic qui omnibus excelsior inconcussus stetit praeterritus est a pessimo Principe qui praet●…riri ab optimo non potuit Tu elara judicii tui signa misisti cum proficiscenti ad exercitum tuo nomine tuo honore cessisti Tu voce Imperatoris quid sentir 〈◊〉 locutus filium illi nobis Parentem tibi Pontificem maximum elegisti Qu●… majore fiducia Iisdem illis votis quae ipse pro se nunxupari jubet oro et obtestor si bene Remp. si ex utilitate omnium Regis primum ut illum nepotibus nostris ac pronepotibus serves deinde ut quandoque et tribuas quem genuerit quem formaverit slmilemque fecerit adoptato aut si hoc Fato negatur in consilio sis eligenti monstresque aliquem adoptari in Capitolio deceat Eutropius Pedro Mexia Grimston in the life of Trajan and others record that after Trajans death it was a usual Custom in Rome conti●…ing til Eutropius his time after that when they powred out their Blessings upon their new elected Emperors they would pray that they might be as fortunate as Augustus and as good as Trajan accounting the one to have attained the heighth o●… Happiness and the other of all Goodness Julius Capitolinus records that whiles Antonius Pius governed Italy and ascended the Tribunal the people used this amongst other Acclamations Auguste Dii te servent Augustus the Gods preserve thee Uulcanus Gallicanus relates that when the Letter of Marcus Antoninus Pius the Emperor to the Senate of Rome was read in the Senate-House the Senate prosecuted his clemency therin expressed with these Acclamations and Prayers Antonine Pie Dii te servent Antonine clemens Dii te servent Antonine Clemens Dii te servent Vincis inimicos hostes ●…xuper as Dii te tuentur When Commodus after his Election to be Emperor was comming towards Rome he was received with incredible joy and solemnity in all Cities through which he passed for the great love to his Father M. Aurelius Antoninus and the hopes they conceived of him that he would prove a good Prince In Rome it self he was received with exceeding great joy triumph and Blessings generally of all men who strowed the way he went with flowers making all the Demonstratioas of Joy that was possible though he proved most cruel and vicious afterwards Aelius Lampridius stories tha●… Macrinus the Emperor understanding how acceptable the name of Antoninus was to the Souldiers and people presented his Son Diadumenus to the Captains and Souldiers by the name of Antoninus Whereupon they made these Acclamations Macrine Imperator Dii te servent Antonine Diadumene Dii te servent Antoninum divum omnes rogamus Jupiter optime maxime Macrino et Antonino vitam Tu scis Jupiter Macrinus vinci non potest All prayers for them Aelius Lamprid. informs us when Alexander Severus was elected and enstalled Emperor by the whole Senate of Rome in the House and Temple of Concord after his com●…g thither acclamatum est Auguste innocens Dii te servent Alexander Imperator Dii te servent Dii te nobis dederunt Dii conservent Dii te ex manibus impuri eripuerunt Impurum tyrannum Heliogabalum et tu perpessus es Impurum et Obscoenum et tu vivere doluisti Dii illum irradicaverunt Dii te servent Infamis Imperator ritè damnatus Felices nos Imperio tuo felicem Rempublicam Infamis unco tractus est ad exemplum timoris luxuriosus Imperator jure punitus est Contaminator honorum jure punitus est DII IMMORTALES ALEXANDRO VIT AM. Judicia Deorum hinc apparent Et cum egisset gratias Alexander acclamatum est Antonine Alexander DII TE SER VENT Antonine Aureli DII TE SERVENT Antonine Pie DII TE SERVENT Antonini nomen suscipias rogamus c. In te salus in te vita ut vivere delectet Antoninorum Alexandro vitam ut vivere delectet et Antoninus vocetur Antoninorum templa Antoninus dedicet Parthos et Persas Antoninus vin●…at Sacrum nomen sacratus accipiat Antonini nemen Antonin●…rum nomen DII CONSERVENT In te omnia per te omnia Antonine ●…bemus Et post acclamationes Aurelius Caesar A●…gustus made this speech to them Grati a●… vobis Patres Conscripti non nunc primum sed et de Caesareo nomine de vita servata Augusti nomine addito de Pontificatu maximo de Tribunitia potestate Proconsulari Imperio quae omnia novo exemplo uno die in me contulistis Et cum dicere●… acclamatum Haec suscepisti Antoninum nomen tu sus●…ipe Mereatur Senatus mereantur Antonini An●…onine Auguste Dii te servent Dii te Antoninum conservent Monetae nomen Antonini reddatur Templa Antoninorum Antoninus conservet Which name of Antoninus he by two modest Speeches refusing to accept Twice acclamatum est ut supra Upon his 3d. Speech to put it off acclamatum est Dii mala prohibeant haec te imperante non timemus de his te duce securi sumus c. Upon his 4th Speech acclamatum est ut supra Upon his 6th Speech to excuse the accepting of this name ac●…amatum est Alexander Auguste Dii te servent Vere●…undiae t●…ae prudentiae tuae castitati tuae hinc intelligimus qualis futurus sis hinc probamus c. Alexander Auguste Dii te servent Templa Antoninorum Alexander Augustus dedicet Caesar noster Augustus noster Imperator noster Dii te servent vincas valeas multis annis Imperes After his 8th Speech to them acclamatum est magne Alexandre Dii te servent And when by a 9th Speech he refused this Title of Magni Alexandri acclamatum est Aureli Alexander Auguste Dii te servent As you may

succeeding King Edward set aside the Book of Common-prayer and introduced Popish Missals Proc●…ssionals Howers Primers and Popery again wherein they publickly prayed for her in the forecited manner under our Popish King●… her zealous Protestant Bishops Ministers and Subjects likewise making fervent constant Prayers for her But some over-zealous Anabaptistical Fanaticks using some unchristian expressions in their Prayers against her That God would cut her off and shorten her daies of which there was complaint made in Parliament Whereupon there was this special Act made against such Prayers Anno 1555. 1 2 Phil. Mar. ch 9. Forasmuch as now of late diverse noughty seditious malicious and heretical persons not having the fear of God before their eyes who in a divellish sort contrary to the duty of their Allegiance congregated themselves together in Conventicles in divers and sundry prophane places within the City of London esteeming themselves to be in the true Faith where indeed they are in Errors and Heresies and out of the true trade of Christs Catholick Religion and in the same places at several times using their phantastical and schismatical services have of their most malicious and wicked Stomachs prayed against the Queens Majesty That God would turn her Heart from Idolatry to the true Faith which was good and Christian or else to shorten her daies or take her quickly out of the way Which Prayer was never heard or read to have been used by any good Christian man against any Prince though he were a Pagan and Infidel and much lesse against any Christian Prince and especially so virtuous a Princess as our Soveraign Lady that now is is known to be c. For reformation whereof it is enacted That every such person and persons which since the beginning of this Parliament have by expresse words and sayings prayed required or desired or hereafter shall pray by express words or sayings That God would shorten her daies or take her out of the way whose life Almighty God long preserve or any such like malicious Prayer amounting to the same effect their Promoters Abetters therein shall be taken reputed and judged Traytors and every such praying requiring and desiring shall be judged taken and reputed High Treason And the Offendors therein their Procurours and Abetters being thereof lawfully convict according to the Laws of this Realm shall have suffer and forfeit as in Cases of High Treason Provided alwaies and be it enacted that if any Person or Persons shall be indicted for any the offences aforesaid done and perpetrated during this Session of this present Parliament and upon his or their arraignment shall shew him or themselves penitent for their offence and submit him or themselves to the Kings and Queens mercy and humbly desire the same before such Justices or Commissioners before whom he or they shall be arraigned that then no judgement of conviction or attaindour of Treason shall be given against any such Person or Persons so being penitent and submitting themselves And in every such case the Justices or Commissioners before whom such Person or Persons shall be arraigned shall have authority by virtue of this Act to prescribe adjudge and appoint such corporal punishment other than death to such offender and offenders as to them by their discretion shall seem convenient and upon that penance prescribed and done to be discharged of the said Treason comprised in that Judgement These prayers were much against and directly contrary to the Judgement of Archbishop Cranmer Bishop Farrer Bishop Hooper Rowland Taylor John Philpot John Bradford Edward Crome John Rogers Laurence Saunders Edward Laurence Miles Coverdale Bishop of ●…xon and other of our godly Protestant Bishops and Ministers who soon after suffered as Martyrs they in their Letter the 8. of May Anno Dom. 1554. professing That as obedient Subjects we shall behave our selves towards Queen Mary and all that be in Authority and not cease to pray to God for them that he would govern them all generally and particularly with the spirit of wisdom and grace and so we heartily desire and humbly pray all men to do in no point consenting to any kind of rebellion or sedition against our Soveraign Lady the Queens Highnesse but where they cannot obey but they must disobey God there to submit themselves with all patience and humility to suffer as the will and pleasure of the higher powers shall adjudge as we are ready through the goodness of the Lord to suffer whatsoever they shall adjudge us unto And Bishop Hooper writ an Apolo●…y against the slanderous Report made of him that he should encourage and maintain such as cursed Qu. Mary printed 1552. wherein his innocency and loyalty to the Queen in praying for her are vindicated at large In this Parliament there being a general opinion that Queen Mary was with child by King Philip her husband there was a special Act made that in case Queen Mary should die during her childs Minority that King Philip should have the education and protection of him In which Act. The Lords Spiritual and Temporal and Commons assembled in Parliament have firm hopes and confidence by the goodnesse of Almighty God that he will of his infinite goodnesse give the Queens Majesty and Highnesse strength the rather by our continual prayers so passe well the danger of deliverance of Child c. Upon this occasion the Popish Bishops Clergy and Churchmen made many Processions Masses Collects and Prayers to be daily said in all Churches for Qu. Maryes safe deliverance and her issue recorded at large by Mr. Fox where you may peruse them in one of which prayers there were these expressions Give unto our Queen thy servant a little infant in fashion and body comely and beautifull in pregnant wit notable and excellent Grant the same to be in obedience like Abraham in chastity and Brotherly love like Joseph in meeknesse and mildnesse like Moses in strength and valour like Sampson let him be found faithfull as David after thy heart let him be wise among Kings as the most wise Solomon let him be like Job a simple and an upright man fearing God and eschewing evil let him finally be garnished with the comlinesse of all virtuous conditions and in the same let him wax old and live that he may see his Childrens Children to the third and fourth generation And give ●…nto our Soveraign Lord and Lady King Philip and Queen Mary thy blessings and long-life upon earth and grant that of them may come kings and Queens which may stedfastly continue in faith love and holinesse And blessed be their seed of our God that all Nations may know thou art only God in all the earth which art bl●…ssed for ev●…r and ever Amen After Queen Maries decease Anno 1558. Masses and Popish Prayers being again abolished and the Book of Common Prayer restored by the Parliament of 1 Eliz. ch 2. there were the same prayers publickly used for the Queen both in