archbysshoppe xvj  f saynt Newe bysshoppe xvij xvij g octa of saynt Martyn xviij vj saynt Elizabeth xix  b saynt Edmunde kynge xx xiiij c Presentacyon of our Lady xxj iij d saynt Cecily virgyn and martyr xxij  e saynt Clement bysshop of rome xxiij xj f saynt Grysogony martyr xxiiij xix g 〈…〉 xxv  saynt Lini bysshoppe of Rome xxvj viij b saynt Agricole and vital xxvij  c saynt rufe martyr xxviij xvj d saynt saturne Uigyll xxix v e xxx Decembre The yere by Decembre taketh his ende And so dooth man at thre score and twelue Nature with aege wyll hym on message seÌ„de The tyme is come that he must go hym selue 〈…〉  f saynt Loye bysshoppe i 〈◊〉 g saync lybane ij ij A deposicyon of saynt osmunde iij x b saynt Barbara virgyn iiij  c saynt Sabba abbot v xviij d 〈…〉 vj vij e octaues of saynt andrewe vij  f 〈…〉 viij 〈◊〉 g saynt Cypryan abbot ix iiij saynt Eulalie x  b Damase bysshoppe of Rome xi xij c ¶ 〈…〉 xij i d saynt lucy vyrgyn xiij  e othilie virgyn xiiij ix f saynt valery bysshoppe xv  g ¶ 〈…〉 xvâ— xvij saynt lazarus bysshoppe xvij vi b saynt Gratian bysshoppe xviij  c saynt venyce virgyn xix xiiij d saynt Iulyan martyr xx iij e 〈…〉 xxi  f xxx martyrs xxij xi g vyctory virgyâ— xxiij xix Uigyll xxiiij  b 〈…〉 xxv viij c 〈…〉 xxvj  d 〈…〉 xxvij xvi e 〈…〉 xxviij v f 〈…〉 xxix  g â—ranslacyon of saynt Iames xxx xiij saynt Syluester bysshop of Rome xxxi â—Notâ— the golden nombre that is writen after the sayntes on the ryght hande in the moneth of 〈…〉 and 〈…〉 And the sonday nexte after the goldeÌ„ noÌ„bre for the yeare shall be 〈…〉 ¶ 〈…〉 ¶ 〈…〉 I Am Sonday mooste honorable The heed of al the weke dayes That day all thynges laborable Ought for to resâ—e gyue prayse To our Creatour that alwayes wolde haue vs reste after trauayle Man seruaunt and thy beaste he sayes And the other to thyne auayle ¶ 〈…〉 Monday men ought me for to call In whiche good workes ought to begynne Hearynge masse the fyrste dede of all Intendynge for to flee deedly synne This worldly goodes truely to vynne with labour and true exercyse For who of good workes can not blynne To his rewarde shall vynne Paradyse ¶ 〈…〉 I tuesday am also named of Mars Called of goddes armypotent I loue neuer for to be scars Of workes but alwayes dylygent Stryuynge agaynste lyfe indigent Beynge in this worlde or elles where â—o serue our lorde with good intent As of duety we are bounde here ¶ 〈…〉 wednesday sothely is my name A mydes the weke is my beynge wherin all vertues dothe frame By the meanes of good lyuynge I do remembre the heuenly kynge That was solde in my season I do worke with true meanynge Hym for to serue as it is reason ¶ 〈…〉 I am the meâ—yest of seuen Called thursday verely In my tyme the kynge of heuen Made his souper merely In forme of breade gaue his body To his Apostles as it is â—layne And then washed theyr fete mekely And went to Olyuet mountayne ¶ 〈…〉 Named I am deuoute fryday The whiche careth for no delyte But to mourne fast deale and pray I do set all my hole appetyte To thynke on the Iues dyspyte Howe they dyd Chryste on the tre rent And thynkynge howe I may be quyte At the dredefull Iudgement ¶ 〈…〉 Saterday I am comynge laste Trustynge on the tyme well spent Hauynge euer mynde stedfaste On that lorde that harowed hell That he my synnes wyll expell At the instaunce of his Mother whose goodnesse dothe farre excell whome I serue aboue all other amen The commaundementes of 〈…〉 gyuen by Moyses and expounded by 〈…〉 to our Mother tongue very necessarye and expedyent for Youthe and all other for to lerne and to knowe ¶ 〈…〉 I Am the Lorde thy god whiche haue brought the out of the lande of Egypt and out of the house of boÌ„dage 〈…〉 Thou shalte haue none other goddes iÌ„ my syght 〈…〉 Thou shalte make the no graueÌ„ Ymage neyther any similitude that is iÌ„ heueÌ„ aboue or in the earthe beneathe or in the water that is beneath the earthe Se that thou neyther bowe thy selfe to them neyther serue them For I the lorde thy god am a gelouse god vysite the synne of the fathers vpoÌ„ the chyldreÌ„ vnto the thyrde and fourth generacyoÌ„ of them that hate me and yet shewe mercye to thousandes amoÌ„ge theÌ„ that loue me and kepe my commaundementes 〈…〉 Heare Israell our lorde god is one lorde and thou shalt loue thy lorde god with all thy herte with all thy Soule with all thy mynde and with ali thy strength Thou shalte worshyp thy lorde god hym onely shalte thou serue ¶ 〈…〉 â—Hou shalt not take the name of the lorde thy god in vayne For the Lorde wyll not holde hym gyltlesse that taketh the name of the lorde his god in vayne 〈…〉 â—Ye haue herde howe it was sayde to theÌ„ of olde tyme. Thou shalt not forsweare thy selfe but shalte performe thyn othes to the Lorde â—say vnto you sweare not at all neyther by heueÌ„ for it is goddes seate nor by the earth for it is his fote stole neyther by IerusaleÌ„ for it is the Citye of y e great kynge Neyther shalt thou sweare by thy heade bycause thou canst not make one whyte heare or a blacke But let your communicacyon be yea eya nay naye for what soeuer is more then that commeth of euyll ¶ 〈…〉 â—Emembre the Sabbath daye that thou sanctify it 〈…〉 Syxe dayes mayste thou labour and do all that thou hast to do but the seuenth daye is the Sabbath of the Lorde thy god In it thou shalte do no maner worke neyther thou nor thy sone nor thy doughter neyther thy manseruaunt nor thy mayde seruaunt nor thy catell nor yet the straunger that is within thy gates For in syxe dayes the Lorde made heuen and earth and the see and all that is in them and rested the seuenth day wherfore the Lorde blessed the seuenth daye halowed it 〈…〉 It is lefull to do a good dede on the Sabbath day For the sone of maÌ„ is lorde euen of the Sabbath day The Lorde sayth by his prophet 〈…〉 That his sabbath is halowed and kepte when we rest and cease to do our owne wyll to folowe oure owne wayes to speake our owne wordes when we in worde thought and dede fulfyll his well I say not ours and when we suffer hym to do his workes in vs that at the last we may come to that Sabbath and true reste euen eternall lyfe whiche Chryst the Lorde of the sabbath hath opteyned for vs by his blode ¶ 〈…〉 â—Onoure thy Father and thy Mother that thy dayes may be longe in the lande whiche the lorde thy god gyueth the. â—onour
the mynde of Isodore was receyued as a tradicyoÌ„ of the apostles Howbeit S. Ambrose affyrmeth that it was deryued of an olde custome had amoÌ„g the Hebrewes which vsed longe lameÌ„tacyon for the dead after theyr departynge as they dyd for Iacob the space of xl dayes and for Moyses xxx But we that are vnder the newe lawe are taught of god by the mouthe of saynt Paule his apostle not to mourne or be sory for them that be departed in the fayth of Chryst but to reioyse as in theÌ„ that rest in the slepe of peace for so is it dayly remembred in the Masse vntyll they shall be called vnto the last iudgemeÌ„t Neuerthelesse I thynke it very charytable and to procede of a good godly mynde in that we vse any worldely obseâ—uies about the deade or do pray for theÌ„ for sait Augustyn in his Enchiridion sayth It is not to be denyed but that the soules departed are greatly releued by prayer Uvhiche vse is very commeÌ„dable for asmoche as it hath contynued in the chrysten churche euyn froÌ„ the very infaÌ„cy therof ¶ 〈…〉 〈…〉 shall please â—…exi quoniam exaudiet â—or he hathe enclyned his eare vnto me all me lyfe I shall calle vpon hym â—he sorowes of deathe haue comâ—assed me and the perylles of hell haue entangled me â—haue frounde moche trouble and sorowe and haue called vppon the name of the lorde â—lorde delyuer my soule for the lorde is pityfull and ryghteous and our god hath mercy â—he lord pÌ„serueth the lytle ones I was brought lowâ— and he delyuered me â—urne the my soule iÌ„ to reste for the lorde hath done moche for the. â—or he hathe delyuered my soule froÌ„ death my â—yes from teares my feete from slydynge â—shal please the lorde in the countre of lyuers orde gyue theÌ„ eternall reste and let coÌ„tynuall lyght shyne vnto them 〈…〉 shall please the lorde in the regyon of lyuers 〈…〉 Uvo is me â—d dnÌ„m cum tribularer 〈…〉 â—Cryed vnto the lorde when I was in trouble and he herde me â—lorde delyuer my soule froÌ„ lyenge lyppes and a deceytfull tonge â—hat may be gyuen the or what may be layde agaynst the to a deceytfull tonge â—he sharpe arowes of the myghtye with hotte sparkelynge cooles â—…o is me for my restynge place is prolonged I haue dwelled with the inhabytantes of Cedar my soule was longe in exyle â—was peasyble with them that hated peace when I spake vnto them they assaulted me causeles â—orde gyue them eternall reste let contynuall lyght shyne vnto them 〈…〉 Uvo is me for that my banysshment is prolonged 〈…〉 orde â—euauioculos meos 〈…〉 â—Lyfted vp myne eyes in to the hylles from whense helpe shall come vnto me â—y helpe commeth from the lorde that made heuyn and earth â—e shal not suffre thy foote to slyppe neyther shall he that kepeth the fall in to a slombre â—o he shall neyther fall a slepe nor slombre whiche kepeth Israel â—he lorde kepeth the the lorde is thy defence more then thy ryght hande â—he sonne shall not burne the by day nor the moone by nyght â—he lord kepeth the from all euyll the lorde kepeth euyn thy soule â—he lorde kepeth thy goynge iÌ„ and goynge out from this tyme forth and euermore â—orde gyue theÌ„ eternall reste and let coÌ„tynuall lyght shyne vnto them 〈…〉 â—he lorde kepeth the from all euyll he kepeth euyn thy soule 〈…〉 â—f thou lorde â—e profundis 〈…〉 â—Rom the deepe places haue I called vnto the o lorde lorde heare my voyce â—et thyne eares be intentyfe to the voyce of my prayer â—f thou lorde wylte loke so straytly vpoÌ„ synners o lorde who shall abyde it â—ut there is mercy with the and because of thy lawe haue I abyden the o lorde â—y soule hath abyden in his worde my soule hath trusted in the lorde From the mornyng watche vnto nyght let Israel truste in the lorde For with the lorde there is mercy and his redeÌ„pcyon is plenteous And he shall redeme Israel for all the iniquities of it Lorde gyue them eternall reste and let contynual lyght shyne vnto them 〈…〉 â—f thou lorde imputest meÌ„s synnes vnto them lorde who shal abyde it 〈…〉 he workes â—onfitebor tibi domine 〈…〉 LOrde I shal make knowlege to the with all my herte for thou hast herde the wordes of my mouthe â—n the syght of aungels I shall synge to the I shall worshyppe the in thy holy temple and shall confesse thy name UpoÌ„ thy mercy thy trouth for aboue al thyng thou hast magnifyed thy holy name Then soeuer I shall call vpon the heare me thou shalte encrease strength in my soule Let al the kynges of the earth coÌ„fesse the o lord for they haue herde all y e wordes of thy mouthe And let them synge in the wayes of the lorde for great is the glory of the lorde For the lorde is hyghe beholdeth lowe thynges and knoweth hygh thynges a farre If I walke in the myddes of trybulacyon thou wylt reconforte me and vpon the cruelte of myn enemyes thou hast extende thy power and thy ryght hande hath made me saufe â—he lorde shall requyte for me lorde thy mercy is euerlastynge the workes of thyne handes despyce thou not â—orde gyue them eternall reste and let contynuall lyght shyne vnto them 〈…〉 â—orde despyce not the workes of thy handes 〈…〉 Fro the gates of hell 〈…〉 Lorde delyuer theyr soules 〈…〉 herde a voyce ¶ 〈…〉 â—Y soule magnifyeth the lorde â—nd my spirit hath reioysed iÌ„ god my sauyour â—or he hathe regarded the humilite of his haÌ„dmayden beholde nowe from hensforth shall all generacyons call me blessed â—or he that is myghty hathe done to me great thynges and blessed is his name â—nd his mercy is alwayes on theÌ„ that fear hym throughout all generacyons â—e hathe shewed streÌ„gth with his arme he hath scatered them that are proude in the ymagynacyon of theyr hertes â—e hath put downe the myghtye from theyr sea tes and hath exalted them of lowe degree â—e hath fylled the hungre with good thynges and hath sent away the ryche empty â—e hath remembred mercy and hathe holpeÌ„ his seruaunt Israel â—uyn as he promysed to oure fathers Abraham and to his seede for euer â—orde gyue them eternall reste let contynuall lyght shyne vnto them 〈…〉 haue herde a voyce froÌ„ heuyn sayenge Blessyd be the deade whiche dye in the lorde â—orde haue mercy on vs. â—hryste haue mercy on vs. â—orde haue mercy on vs. Our father whiche arte Hayle Mary â—auda aiÌ„a mea dnÌ„z 〈…〉 â—Rayse the lorde my soule I shall laude the lorde durynge my lyfe I shall syng to my god so longe as I lyue â—ruste ye not in prynces nor in the chyldren of men in whome there is no health â—y sou'e shall passe out and shall retourne iÌ„ to his countrey in that day shall all theyr cogytacyons perysshe â—lessed is the man whose helper is the god of Iacob whose hope is in our lorde god which made heuyn
delyuer theyr soules Our father And leade vs not But delyuer vs. ¶ 〈…〉 â—Pare me o lorde my days be brefe and short For what is the maÌ„ whome thou doest ma gnifye Or why from hym thyn hert dost thon transport â—onfortyng hym in the mornynge and sodeynly Thou temptest hym agayne with aduersyte Uvhy dost thou not so moch as suffre me a lytle That I may tary the swalowyng of my spytle Lorde I haue offended and what shall I do Thou that orderest man in euery thynge why woldest thou make me to swarue froÌ„ the so And makest me to be myne owne vndoynge Uvhy takest thou not froÌ„ me my synful lyuyng Io howe in dust I slepe wonderous fast And yf thou tary a whyle all helpe wyl be past 〈…〉 I veryly thynke and byleue surely That my redemer is eterne on lyue And that at the last day fynally Out of the earth who so it deny I shall aryse and shall agayne reuyue And in my flesshe I shall playnly se My god my sauyour whiche hath redemed me 〈…〉 Uvhome I shall beholde and se in very dede As parfytly as any is able to deuyse None other it is that shall se in my stede But I my selfe with these present eyes Shall hym beholde in moost parfyt wyse And in my flesshe I shal playnly se My god my sauyour whiche redemed me ¶ 〈…〉 â—Y soule is full verye of this lyfe that I leade And of this worlde sull lytle doth it recke But suffre me a whyle agayne my selfe to pleade That for very bytter anguysshe my wordes out they breake And payne maketh my soule to God thus to speake Thou gyd take from me thy condempnacyon Shew me why thou handlest me on this fasshyoÌ„ I wene that thou doyst some pleasure take Thus with calamite me to ouerpresse Uvhiche am the very worke that thy handes dyd make Thou art of counsel with the wycked as I gesse And wylt thou helpe them in theyr wyckednes Be thyne eyesflesshely as other mennes be And seest thou none otherwyse then other men dose Be thy dayes lyke to the dayes of other men Thy yeres and tyme be not they also In no other maner or fasshyon then Be the yeres of men whiche so soone ouer go My synne and iniquite why enserchest thou so And yet thou knowest that in me no synne shall be fande Syth no man may escape thy mortall hande â—blessed god whiche by myracle diu ne Dydestrayse vp Lazar from his sepulture Uvhen he in the same foure 〈◊〉 ayes had lyne So that his body began to sauour Lyke as it fareth by euery creature Braunt them rest that from hens are discended And gyue them pardon where they haue offeÌ„ded â—hou that shalt come to iuge and gyue senteÌ„ce Upon quycke and deade and the worlde ouer all And by burnyng fyre shalt trye the conscyence Of euery creature in iudgement generall Uvhiche to escape may no man mortall Braunt them rest that from hens are discended And gyue them pardon where they haue offended ¶ 〈…〉 â—Hy handes good lorde haue me made and formed In euery parte all in compasse rounde And shal I now agayn so soone be ouer turned Remembre how thou madest me lyke clay out of the grounde Now agayne to dust shall I so sone redounde Lyke softe mylke hast thou not me dressed And lyke vnto chese hast thou not me pressed Uvith skynne and flesshe also for the nones Thou hast me enclosed and therwith ouer clade And eke also with senewes and with bones Thou hast compacte me and stronge thou hast me made Lyfe and mercy of the also I had And with thy goodnes and thy visytacyon Thou hast contynually ben my preseruacyon 〈…〉 good lorde in what maner place May I hyde my selfe in that fearefull houre Away from thy moost gloryous face Uvhen that thou as souereygne Emperour The worlde shalt iudge by thy woÌ„derous power For I knowe well that in my lyfe dayes I haue synned moche by many sondry wayes 〈…〉 or of my synnes I am full sore adrad I shal be ashamed before the to appere Uvhen thou shalt com to iuge both good bad Neuer suffre for thy mercy dere That I be condempned then before the there For I knowe well that in my lyfe dayes I haue synned moche by many dyuers wayes 〈…〉 n a place â—ominus regit me 〈…〉 â—He lorde ruleth me nothynge shall fayle me iÌ„ a place of pasture there hath he set me â—e hath brought me vpon a fresshe water he coÌ„ uerth my soule â—e hath ledde me vpon the patthes of iustyce for his names sake â—or all though I walke in the myddes of the shadowe of death I shall feare no harme for thou arte with me â—hy staffe and thy rod they haue conforted me â—hou haste â—pared a table iÌ„ my syghte agaynst them that trouble me â—hou hast soupled myn heade in oyle my cuppe beynge full is ryght goodly â—nd thy mercy shall folowe me all the dayes of my lyfe â—nd that I may iÌ„habyte in the house of the lor de for the length of my dayes â—orde gyue them eternall reste let coÌ„tynuall lyght shyne vnto them 〈…〉 n a place of pasture there hath he set me â—he defaultes â—d te dnÌ„e leuaui 〈…〉 â—Nto y e lorde haue I lyfte vp my soule my god in the I trust let me not be ashamed â—or let not myn enemyes mocke me for truly all that euer trust in the shal not be confounded â—et all them be coÌ„founded that worke wyckednes in vayne Good lorde shew me thy wayes teache me thy patthes Directe me teache me in thy trouthe for thou arte god my sauyour and I haue susteyned the all the hole day â—aue mynde good lorde of thy mercyfulnes of thy mercyes whiche euer haue ben â—he offences of my youth nor myne ygnoraunces do thou not remembre â—hou for thy goodnes good lorde haue mynde of me accordynge vnto thy mercy â—he lord is swete and ryghteous for this shal he gyue a lawe to them that go out of the way â—e shal direct the mylde in iudgement he shall teache te meke his wayes â—ll the wayes of the lorde are mercy and verite to theÌ„ that requyre his Testament his ê“myses â—or thy names sake good lorde thou shalte ha ue mercy on my synne for truely it is great â—ho is the maÌ„ that feareth the lorde he hath ordeyned a lawe to hym in y e way whome he hath chosen is soule shall dwell in goodnes his sede shall inheryte the earth â—he lorde is a sure grouÌ„de to theÌ„ that feare hym his testameÌ„t that it maye be manyfested to theÌ„ â—yne eyes be euer to the lorde for he shall pull my foote out of the snare â—oke vpoÌ„ me haue mercy vpoÌ„ me for I am alone poore he trybulacyons of my herte be multiplyed delyuer me from my necessytes â—eholde my humylyte and my laboure and for gyue me all my faultes â—eholde myn enemyes for they
vnryghtwysenes And of my synne make me clene and pure For to the onely by great vngodlynes I haue offended herof am I sure And put my soule in ryght harde aduenture Thy maiesty therfore I besech of thy goodnes To take clene away my synne and wyckednes 〈…〉 leasynge be it â—xpectans expectauâ— TIth longe awayt I loked after the lorde and he intended vnto me â—nd he herde my prayers he brought me out of the lake of mysery and from the muddy clay â—nd set my feete vpon a rocke and directe my steppes â—nd he put iÌ„ to my mouthe a newe songe a ver se vnto our god â—any shall se and shall feare and shall truste in the lorde â—lessed is the man whose hope is the name of the lorde and hath not regarded vanites false madnesses â—any meruayles haste thou done o lorde my god and thy dysposyâ—yons there is none that is lyke vnto the. â—haue tolde forth and spoken they are multiplyâ—d aboue nombre â—aryfyce and offerynge thou woldest not verily thou hast made myne eares parfyte â—nd burnt offeryng for synne y u hast not req ired then sayd I lo I come â—n the begynnyng of the boke it is wryteÌ„ of me that I shall do thy wyll for so wolde I my god haue thy lawe in the myddest of myn hert 〈…〉 haue declared thy iustyce in a great congrega cyon lo I shall not holde iÌ„ my lyppes lorde thou knowest 〈…〉 haue not hydden thy ryghtuousnes iÌ„ my herte I shewe thy trueth and thy saluacyon 〈…〉 haue not keptesecrete thy mercie thy trouth from a great company â—ut y u lorde do not estraunge thy mercyes from me thy mercy thy trouth haue euer defeÌ„ded me â—or myscheues innumerable haue compassed me my wyckednesses haue caught me I was not able to se them â—hey are multyplied mo then the heere 's of my heade and my herte hath fayled me â—et it be thy pleasure o lorde for to delyuer me lorde haue regarde to helpe me â—onfounded and afrayde be they that seke my lyfe for to take it away â—et them be turned backewarde and affcayde that mynde to do me harme â—et them incontynent beare away theyr confu syon that speake to me in scornfull wordes â—et all that seke the reioyse be glad of the let all that loue thy sauynge health say the lorde be magnyfyed â—veryly am a beggar and poore the lorde is myndefull of me â—hou arte my helper and protectoure o my god tary not â—orde gyue theÌ„ eternall reste and let coÌ„tynuall lyght shyne vnto them 〈…〉 leasynge be it vnto the o lorde for to delyuer me lorde haue regarde to helpe me 〈…〉 eale my soule 〈…〉 eatus qui intelligit â—Lessed is he that consydereth the nedy and the poore in the euyll day the lorde shall delyuer hym â—he lorde shall preserue hym refresshe hym and make hym fortunate in the earth and shall not delyuer hym to his enemyes â—he lorde shall succour hym lyenge diseased in his bedde all his estate thou hast chaunged iÌ„ his infyrmyte â—sayd lorde haue mercy on me heale my soule for I haue trespassed to the. â—yne enemyes spake euyll vnto me sayeÌ„g wheÌ„ shal he dye that his name may perysshe â—nd though he entred in for to se he spake vanites his hert gathered mischeyf vnto it self â—eyssued forth and spake to the same purpose â—gaynst me dyd al myne enemyes murmure agaynst me haue they ymagyned mycheyf â—hey haue deuysed an vntrue sayenge by me shal he that slepeth haue no help to ryse agayn â—or a man pretendynge peace vnto me in who me I trusted whiche hathe eaten of my breade made greate meanes to supplante me â—ut thou lorde haue mercy on me restore me and I shall requyte them â—n that they haue perceyued that thou fauourest me that my enemy shal not trysiph vpon me But for my innocency thou hast defended me hast made me sure in thy syght for euer Blessed be the lorde god of Israel worlde with out ende So be it â—orde gyue them eternall reste and let contynuall lyght shyne vnto them 〈…〉 Heale my soule lorde for I haue synned agaynst the. 〈…〉 My soule thrysted â—ueÌ„admoduÌ„ desyderat â—Uyn as the harte longeth after the fountaynes of waters so doth my soule longe after the o god â—y soule hath thrysted after god the lyuynge fountayne when shal I come and appere before the face of god â—y teares were to me day nyght iÌ„ steade of bre ade whylst it is dayly sayd vnto me wher is thy god â—hese thynges I call to mynde cast it in my thought because I shall deê‘te in to a place of meruaylous habitacioÌ„ euyn vnto y e house of god â—vhit a voyce of gladnes and confessyon lyke the sounde of one that banketteth â—vhy arte thou sorowfull my soule why doest thou trouble me â—ruste in god for I shall euer coÌ„fesse hym that gyueth heath vnto me and is my god â—he foule within my self is troubled therfore I shall haue the in mynde in the lande of IordaÌ„ the lytle mountayne of Hermon â—epenes calleth vpon depenes with the noyse of thy watercourses â—ll thy raynes thyfloodes haue roÌ„ne ouer me â—n the day the lorde hath sent forth his mercy and in nyght his songe â—n me is prayer to the god of my lyfe I shall say vnto god thou arte my defender â—hy hast thou forgoten me why do I go also rowful whylst myn enemy doth afflycte me â—hylst my bones are brokeÌ„ myne enemyes that trouble me haue cast it in my teeth â—hylst they saye to me euery daye where is thy god â—hy arte thou sorowfull my soule why troublest thou me â—ruste in god for yet I shall make knowledge to hym that he is my sauyour and my god â—orde gyue them eternall reste and let contynuall lyght shyne vnto them â—…y soule thyrsted for god thely uynge fountayne when shall I ones come and appere before the face of god 〈…〉 Lorde gyue them eternall reste 〈…〉 And let contynuall lyght shyne vn to them Our father And leade vs not But de lyuer vs. ¶ 〈…〉 â—y spyryte god wote is weykened wonders sore My tyme iÌ„ this world but very shorte vayne is And saue a poore graue get I now no more My synne is not great and yet to me remaynys Nothynge at all saue greuous bytter paynes But yet helpe me o lorde and let me by thesyt And for al myn enmyes I force not theÌ„ a whyt My lyues dayes be passed cleane away The thoughtes whiche were wont to trouble so my mynde The darke nyght haue turned in to the clere daye And after darkenes I hope yet lyght to fynde But yf I contynue thus synfull styll and blynde In contynuall darkenes my lodgynge theÌ„ I ma ke And hell for my dwellynge house nedes must I take I spake to the earthe that vyle was and rotten Sayn gthou art my father and thou my mother And to the wormes in
they lay calues vpon thyne altare â—orde gyue them eternall reste and let contynuall lyght shyne vnto them â—…y broused bones lorde shall be refresshed 〈…〉 earelorde â—e decet hymnus 〈…〉 â—Rayse becoÌ„meth the o god iÌ„ SyoÌ„ let euery pmyse be ê‘fourmed to the in hierusaleÌ„ â—god heare my prayer vnto y e shall euery creature come â—he wordes of the wycked haue preuayled agaynste vs vnto our vngodlynes thou shalte be mercyfull â—lessed is he whome thou haste chosen and taken vp ne shall dwell in thy court â—e shal be satisfied with the godes of thy hous holy is thy temple and meruaylous in equite â—eare vs o god our sauyour the hope of all the costes of the earth and mayne see â—hou preparest the hylles with thy strength whiche beynge gyrded with power styrrest the depnes of the see the rorynge waters therof â—eople shal be affrayde they that dwel vpon the see coostes shall drede thy sygnes thou shalt refresshe the mornynge and euenyng fruytes â—hou haste visyted the earth and hast watered it thou hast done moche to enryche it â—he flode of god is replenysshed with waters thou hast prepared theyr fode for so is the preparacyon of it â—hou encreasynge the watercourses of it multiply est the sprynges of it with softe showres it shall englad the out sprynges â—hou shalte blesse the crowne of the yere of thy benygnyte and thy feldes shal be replenysshed with habundaunce â—he goodly places of deserte shal waxe flatte the lytell hylles shall be gyrte with gladnes â—he rammes of thy flocke are well fleced the valeys shall crease with weate ye they shal outcrye and gyue prayse â—orde gyue theÌ„ eternall reste and let coÌ„tynuall lyght shyne vnto them 〈…〉 â—eare my prayer o lorde vnto the shal euery creature come â—…e hath receyued 〈…〉 eus deus meus 〈…〉 â—Od thou arte my god early do I watche after the. â—y soule hath longed after the my flesshe hath thyrsted very moche â—n to a countre deserte wylde and drye so baue I appered before the iÌ„ an holy place for to se thy power and thy glory â—or thy mercy is better theÌ„ lyfe my lyppes shall prayse the. â—o shal I prayse the in my lyfe and in thy name I shall lytte vp my handes â—y soule shall be satysfyed as it were with enterlarde and fatnes and my mouthe shall prayse the with lyppes full of ioye â—o haue I ben myndefull of the vpoÌ„ my bed in the mornyng tymes bycause thou waste my helper I shall set my thought on the. â—nd I shall reioyse vnder the couerte of thy wynges my soule hath cleaued vnto the thy ryght hande hath susteyne me â—hey veryly haue sought my lyfe in vayne they shall go in to the lower partes of the erth they shall be put iÌ„ to the power of a swerde they shall be the parthes of foxes â—he kynge truely shall ioye in god all shal be praysed that sweare in hym for the mouthe of them that speake vngodlynes is stopped â—eus miscreatur nostri 〈…〉 GOd haue mercy vpon vs and blesse vs let hym shewe his face vnto vs and haue mercy vpon vs. â—hat thy way may be knowen in the earth and thy sauynge helth also amonge all nacyons â—et thy people make knowledge vnto god let all nacyons confesse the. â—oyfull and glad be all folke because thou rulest the people with equite ordrest nacyoÌ„s in earth â—eople knowledge the to be god let all nacyoÌ„s confesse the for the earth hathe brought forth her fruyte â—lesse vs our god and all that inhabyte the earth that al the partes therof may feare the. â—orde gyue them eternall reste and let contynuall lyght shyne vnto them 〈…〉 â—orde thy ryght hande hathe de fended me 〈…〉 rom the gates of hell ¶ 〈…〉 〈…〉 go dixi in dimidio â—Sayd in the myddes of my dayes I shall go to the gates of hell â—desyred the resydue of my yeres I sayd to my selfe I shal not se the lorde god in the lande of the lyuynge â—shall not se man any more and hym that dwelleth in reste â—y generacyon is taken from me and folden vp as the shepherdes tente â—y lyfe is cut of lyke a weauers webbe euyn when I began he cutte me downe froÌ„ mornyng vntyll the nyght thou shalt fynysshe me â—was in hope vntyll mornynge euyn as a lyon so dyd he gnawe by bones â—roÌ„ mornynge vntyll nyght thou shalte fynysshe me as a yonge swalow so shall I crye shall muse as a done â—yne eyen daseled with lokyng on hygh â—orde I am enforced answere for me what I shall say or what shall he answere me syns I haue done it â—shall reuolue all my yeres vnto the with great bytternes of herte â—orde yf they lyue thus the lyfe of my spirite be iÌ„ suche chynges thou shalt correct me quycken me lo in peace my sorowe is most bytterest â—hou surely haste delyuered my soule that it shulde not perysshe thou haste cast behynde thy backe all my synnes â—or neyther hell shall knowledge the nor death shall prayse the they that discende in to the pyt shall not trust vpon thy veryte â—e that is lyuyng the man lyuynge shal knowledge the lyke as I do nowe the father vnto the chyldren shall declare thy trueth â—aue me lorde and we shall synge our psalmes in the lorde house all the dayes of oure lyfe â—orde gyue them eternall reste and let contynuall lyght shyne vnto them 〈…〉 rom the gates of hell lorde delyuer theyr soules 〈…〉 uery spirite â—audate dnÌ„m decâ—lis â—Rayse ye the lorde of heuyns prayse ye hym in the hygh places â—rayse ye hym all his aungelles all his powers prayse ye hym â—rayse hym sonne and moone all sterres and lyght prayse ye hym â—he hyghest of heuyns prayse ye hym and the waters that are aboue the heuyns lette them prayse the lordes name â—or by his worde all thynges were made by his commaundement al thynges were created â—e hath stablysshed them euerlastyngly in the worlde of worldes he hathe set a lawe it shall not expyre â—rayse the lorde ye dragons and all depnesses of the earth â—yre hayle snowe yse stormes of wyndes that do his commaundement â—ouÌ„taynes and all lytle hylles woode bearynge fruyte and all ceder trees â—eastes and all maner of catell serpentes and fethered foules â—ynges of the earth all people prynces and all iudges of the earth â—achâ—lers and maydens olde meÌ„ and yong let them prayse the name of the lorde for the name of hym onely hath ben exalted â—he knowledge of hym is aboue heuyn earth and he hathe exalted the horne of his people â—rayse be vnto all his sayntes to the sones of Israel to the people approchyng vnto hym â—orde gyue them eternall reste let contynuall lyght shyne vnto them â—antate dnÌ„o canticuÌ„ â—Ynge we vnto the lorde a newe song the prayse of hym is in the congregacyon of sayntes â—et Israel reioyse in hym that made hym let the sones of
your body and soule Thynke how yll ye haue be stowed the tyme that he hath gyuen you to doâ—â—naunte Thynke how many tymes he hath forgyueÌ„ you inshryft et how many tymes ye haue falleÌ„ to synne agayn Thynke in what payne ye had beÌ„now et euer yf god had taken you out of this worlde whan ye were in deedly synne Thynke how derely he bought you froÌ„ the daunger of the deuyll suffryng coÌ„tynuall paynes in this worlde about the space of xxxn. yeres goynge barefote iÌ„ colde heate suffryng hoÌ„gre thyrst many shamefull â—â—uryes how derely he redemed you gyuyng his pÌ„â—â—ous body his blod his soule at this point coÌ„sydre all the paynes of his wofull passyon as god wyll gyue you grace Thynke also what payne his dere gloryous mother suffred all y t whyle Consydre his sharpe iugement at the houre of dethe And touchyng this dethe thynke osten the ron and that ye can not escape it nor knoweth whan nor how in what estate nor what place nor tyme day nor houre Thynke thaÌ„ what shall become of the worldly goodes that ye haue gadred spared with grete labour how lothe ye shall be to leaue theÌ„ and all your frendes kynsfolke An y t more is whaÌ„ your soule iÌ„ grete payne shall leaue your body to rotte in the erthe Consydre thaÌ„ what shall become of your strenght be aute you the helthe other welthe of the body Thynke what the poore soule shall do whan it goothalone without company where it was neuer Thynke what it shall do whaÌ„ it seeth the horryble enemyes that wolde drawe it to ê‘dicyon yf ye deye in deedly synne Thynke how wofull a iourney it shall he whan ye must yelde a generall rekenyng of all your werkes wordes thoughtes without excepcyoÌ„ of ony thyng Thynke how god shall hyue you grace Thynke on y e horryble paynes of hell on the cruell ê¯pany of deuylles where without ende ye shall neuer haue releas yf ye deye in deedly synne And thynke on the ine stimable ioye of the sayntes iÌ„ heueÌ„ y e w iche out lorde hath promised you yf ye lyue out of deedly synne et loue hym aboue all thyng And haue ye a ê‘fyte hope yf yelyue wel ye shall come to that glory AmeÌ„ ¶ And yt by ony other reasonable besynesse ye may not be so long in the chyrche at is it sayd he re afore yelde thankes to god of his goodnesse And thyne on the resydew in your how 's ones in the day or in the nyght yf ye may WhaÌ„ ye are coÌ„e fro y e chyrch take hede to your housholde or occupacyoÌ„ tyll dyner tyme. And in so doyng thynke soÌ„ tyme that y e payne y t ye suffre in this worlde is nothyng to the regarde of y e in fynite glory y t ye shall haue yf ye take it mekely ThaÌ„ take your refeccioÌ„ or mele reasonably w tout excesse or ouer moche for beryng of your meate for there is as moche daunger iÌ„ to lytell as in to moche yf ye fast ones in a weke it is ynought besyde vigilles ymbre dayes out of lenten And yf ye tynhe y e fastyng be not good nor ê“uffytable do by counsell Rest you after dyner an houre or half an houre as ye thynke best prayeng god that in that rest he wyll accept your helthe to y e ende y â— after it ye may serue hym y e more deuoutly The resydew of y e day bestowe iÌ„ your besinnesse to the pleasure of god As touchyn your seruyce say vn to tiers a fore dyner and make an ende of all be fore souper And whan ye may say dyryge and coÌ„mendacyons for all chrysted soules at the leest way on the holy dayes and yf ye haue leaser say them on other dayes at the leest with thre lessoÌ„s Shryue you euery weke to your curate except ye haue grete lette and beware ye passe not a fourtenyght excepte veray grete lette Yf ye be of power refuse not your almesse to the fyrst poore body that axeth it of you that day Yf ye thynke it nedefull Take payne to here kepe the worde of god CoÌ„fesse you euery day to god without fayle of suche synnes as ye knowe that ye haue done that day CoÌ„sydre ofteÌ„ eyther by day or nyght whan ye do a wake what our lorde dyde at that houre the day of his blyssed passyon where he was at that houre Seke a god sayth full freÌ„ de of god coÌ„uersacyoÌ„ to whome ye may dyscouer your mynde secretes EnqÌ„re proue hym well or ye trust iÌ„ hym And whaÌ„ ye haue well ê“ued hym do all by is counsell Day lytell folowe â—â—uous coÌ„pany Eschew y e felaw shyppe of them y t ye wol de not be lyke After all werke prayse taÌ„ke god loue hi aboue all thynges serue hym his glorious moder diligeÌ„tely do to nouer ther but that ye wolde were done to you loue the welth of another as your ownâ— And in goyng to your bedde haue soÌ„e good tought eyther of the passyoÌ„ of our lord or of you sines or of y e paynes y â— soules haue purgatory or soÌ„e other good spirituall toughtes And than I hope your lyuyng shall be acceptable and pleasyng to god Thre verytees ¶ 〈…〉 GOd our souerain lorde knowlegyng the grete fragilite inclinacyoÌ„ of out synne is alway red of his infynyte â—y te and goodnesse to do vs mercy and forgyuenesse so that truly without faynyng with a good hert and contrite thought we offre and say the thre verytees folowyng ¶ â—y god I knowlege and confesse to haue often ded synned agaynst thy goodnesse brekyng thy commaundementes in suche maner and suche Of the which synnes I am sory and repeÌ„t me for the honour of the that arte all good onely worthy to be serued obeyed honoured worshypped ¶ â—ood lorde I haue good purpose by your helpe to kepe me from hens forwarde to offende you without brekyng your commaundementes and to fle esheue to my power all occasyoÌ„s of synne ¶ 〈…〉 â—ord god I haue good and stedfast wyl to be coÌ„fessed clerely of all my synnes in tyme and place after the commaundement of you and our mother holy chyrche or at suche a feest or suche after your ordinaunce and commaundemeÌ„t of our mother holy chyrche and to make satisfaction to you and to my neyghbour To the relikes in the chirche ¶ 〈…〉 â—orpora sanctorum in pace sepulta sunt et viuent nomina eorum in eternum 〈◊〉 Letamini in domino et exultate iusti 〈◊〉 Et gloriamini omnes recticorde Dremus 〈◊〉 â—opiciare nobis domine famulis tuis per sanctorum tuorum quorum reliquie in presenti requiescunt ecclesia merita gloriosa vt eorum pia intercessione ab omnibus semper protegamut aduersis Per dominum Dratio 〈◊〉 Ancte dei genitricis marie semper virginis gloriose et beatarum omnium