Patriarks and most true praise of the vnsearchable oracles of God Blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruite of thy wombe and verily thou art trulie blessed for God hath blessed thee a Tabernacle to him self Blessed art thou among women who alone hast gott the blessing which God had promised to the Gentiles by Abrahā Verily thou art blessed who art called the Mother of the blessed child Iesus Christ our Sauiour for whom the Gentiles crie Blessed is he that cometh in the name of our Lord blessed the eternal name of his glorie Blessed art thou among women whom al generations proclame blessed kinges do glorifie whom Potentates adore whom virgins both following and going before thee do attend into the Temple of the King O haphie Marie and worthie of al praise O Virgin o glorious Mother of God o high child-bearer to whose bowels the maker of heauen and earth is committed O B. Marie admitte our praiers within the sacrarie of thy Auditorie and bring againe vnto vs grace of reconciliation Obtaine what we aske and excuse that we feare for we finde none more excellent in merits to pacify the Iudges anger then thou art who hast deserued to be the Mother of our Redemer Iudge Succour those that be in miserie assist the weake harted comfort those that weepe pray for the people intreat for the Cleargie make intercession for the company of Monkes besech for the deuout woman sexe Let al persons perceaue thy helpe that celebrate thy name Haue compassion vpon the afflicted beare a merciful affection to vs that be pilgrims from heauen present our wepinges vnto God and for vs intreate him as thine owne sonne We on earth are yet afflicted intertained with iniuries affected with reproches do hunger thirst are detained in prison But thou in heauen art preferred before al companies of virgins thou folowest the Lambe whether soeuer he goeth Thou in that most happy Region of the blessed hast gotte the cheifest dignitie To thee a kingly Queare of Angels is placed in the palace of the eternal King And the King of kinges himself louing thee aboue al with an embracing of loue doth sociate thee to him seif as his true Mother and comlie Spouse Therfore possessing these felicities turne thy self to the saluation of our soules assist the praiers of them that aske thee be careful daily to pray for the people of God thou being blessed didest deserue to beare the Redemer of the world who liueth and reigneth for euer Amen O blessed Marie who is able worthily to render dutie of thankes solemnitie of praises vnto thee who by thy singular assent hast sucoured the world which was lost What praises shal the frailtie of man yeld vnto thee who by thy negotiation alone hast found the meanes to recouer it againe Wherfore receiue such as they be very smale such as they be thankes vnequal to thy merites and when thou hast receiued our praiers by praying excuse our faultes Blessed among women pacify our Lord for his common creature For so long as thou didest conuerse on earth a litle portion of the earth had thee but since thou art translated from earth the whole world conteineth thee a common propitiatorie O Mother of God to vs that honor thee geue againe this reward of a litle guift that we may haue more precious and resplendant then riches humble praiers to thy Sonne and our Lord and King and God O vnspotted and whollie pure Virgin Goddes Mother Queene of al hope of the desolate my most glorious Ladie higher then the inhabitantes of heauen more pure then the beames brightnes of the Sunne more to be honoured then the Cherubim more holie thē the Seraphim hope of the Fathers glorie of the Prophets praise of the Apostles and honour of Martyrs ioy of Sainctes and light of the godlie Abraham Isaac and Iacob ornament of Aaron shynnig of Moyses fleece of Gedeon the Crowne of the companie of sarced Prelates and al Sainctes and Virgins inaccessible for brightnes By thee we are reconciled to Christ my God thy Sonne Thou art the helper of those that sinne and are destitute of aide comfort of the world renowmed deliuerer of the imprisoned Thou the receiuer of orphanes Thou the redemption of captiues Thou the exultation of the sicke and saiftie of al. Thou the ornament crowne ioy of virgins haue mercie on me that am defiled who with vetie manie sinnes haue offended my Creator my God and Iudge that most hateful Sathan do not glorie against me O syncere Virgin I haue none other trust for thou o inuiolate Virgin art my harbour and readie helper Lastly I am whollie vnder thy winge and protection most renowmed Mother I besech thee with frequent teares I lye prostrate to thee o my Ladie humbly crauing that thy sweete Sonne geuer of the life of al do not take me away for manie sinnes which I haue committed O thrice holie Virgin Marie looke vpon us frō heauen with a merciful eye and now lead vs from hence in peace place vs free from confusion before the Throne of the Iudge and at last make vs partakers of the station at the right hand that from thence being taken to heauen together with the Angels we may praise the increated and Homousion Trinitie O Virgin Mother of God and Christ at al times carrie vp our praier with the elect of thy Sonne that our sinnes may be forgeuen Be ioyful o Lady because thou hast brought forth to vs the true light pray for vs with him that he wil haue mercie on our soule pray for vs in the sight of the Throne of thy sonne Iesus Christ be ioyful o immaculate verily our Queene be glad o glorie of our parents because thou hast brought forth vnto vs Emanuel o verily Mediatrix before our Lord Iesus Christ We humblie besech thee that thou wilt be mindful of vs that our iniquities may be blotted out Verily the blessed Virgin Marie was a great miracle for what was or euer shal be found at anie time greater or more renowmed then she She alone 〈◊〉 assed heauen earth in renowme What more holie then she Not the Prophets not Apostles not Maryrs not Patriarches not Angels not Thrones not Dominations not Seraphim not Cherubim Lastly no other thing among thinges visible or inuisible can be founde greater or more excellent The same is the handmaid and Mother of God The same a Virgin Mother This is the Mother of him who before al beginning was begotten of his Father whom Angels and men acknowledge Lord of al thinges Wil you know how much this Virgin is more excellent then the celestial powers They with feare tembling do assist she offereth Mankind to him whom she brought forth By her also we obtaine Pardon of sinnes Haile therfore o Mother Heauen Maiden Virgin Throne of our Church the renowme glorie and firmament pray for vs daily to Iesus thy
Prophets behold how she is afflicted whom you haue tuned forth with Prophetical praise O you Apostles be you intercessors for her whom to gather together you haue runne about al the world O you holie prophets who foretold the coming of God in our flesh you Martyrs who with the slaughter of your bodies shedding of your bloud haue geuen testimonie to the Lambe that was killed and is aliue I humbly besech you to be present with me The Infantes protomartyrs in the order of Sainctes acquainted with the diuine secrets by their familier nearenes vouchsaife to intreate the mercie of God for our laboures O most blessed Martyrs who for our Sauiour and the loue of him haue frely and perfectly sustained tormentes therfore are more familiarly ioyned to God We intreate you that you wil vouchsaife to make intercession to our Lord for vs wretches and sinners and polluted with the filthines of negligence that the grace of Christ may com vpon vs to illustrate our heartes with the beame of his holy loue O most blessed men o most glorious Martyrs of God help me a wretch with your praiers that I may obtaine mercie in that hour when the secrets of men shal be manifest Stande before the Throne of the Maiestie of God for me that by your praiers I may deserue to be saued and with you to enioy eternal blessednes I aske the Sainctes by their intercession to obtaine vnto me the goodwil of God I aske and besech that by the Intercession of al Sainctes I may obtaine the help of God I besech those Sainctes whose life I have written that they wil not despise me liuinge farre from their spiritual companie but draw me lying beneath and lift me vp to the toppe of vertue ioyne me with them that I may not only praise the riches of others but my selfe may haue some occasion of praise glorifying the Sauiour of al both in deede and word and thought O Sainctes arise and kepe vs humble sinners in peace Of praier and honour vnto some Sainctes on particular deceased before the Passion of Christ Chapter 7. O Father Abraham pray for me that I be not driven from the boundes which I have greatly desired O blessed Iob who liuest for euer with God and remainest a conquerour in the sight of the King our Lord pray for vs wretches that the dreadful mercie of God defend vs in al tribulations and deliuer vs from al oppressions of the diuel and number vs among the iust inrol vs with those that are saued and cause vs to rest with them in his kingdome where we may continually magnify him with his Sainctes Amen O blessed Iob be a guide vnto vs forsake vs not vntil thou haue directed vs vnto the plaine way in which we may trauaile saifly not erre from truth The Protomartyrs which haue the first place in the order of Sainctes and acquainted with diuine secrets by their most familiar nearnes vouchsaife to entreate the clemency of God for our laboures whom to this day deadly Herode persecuteth with whose bloud and death the diuel delighteth Therfore these translated from their cradles to heaueÌ„ are made Senators of the heauenly Capitol and Iudges there obtaining pardon for some without desâ—ruing O Baptist I besech thee graunt vnto me the hope of my Praier and as thou art a voice preserue vnto me sure stable the senses of the instrumentes of voice O Rachel Rachel my Mother behold Ioseph thy Sonne whom thou hast loued what hath chanced vnto him Behold he is ledde captiue as a malefactor O Rachel receiue thy sonne O mother receiue me o my mother heare the mourning and bitter scriking of my heart mine eyes can no longer sustaine teares neither my life sufficeth to such lamentations and groaninges Of praier and honour vnto Sainctes in particular deceased after the Passion of Christ Chapter 8. THe most blessed Apostle Peter vouchsaife by his praiers to helpe our praiers fastings and almes Blessd Peter and al Sainctes that haue bene present with vs in manie tribulations vouchsaife to help our praiers with the merciful God through Christ our Lord. Amen O Peter from whence may I cal thee to teach me what thou didst think when thou didst weepe from whence I say may I cal thee from heaueÌ„ where thou art among the Queares of Angels or froÌ„ thy graue also because thou thinkest it no iniurie to be there froÌ„ whence our lord arose teach vs what thy teares did profitt thee O Peter Paul pray for vs continually we besech you performe your promises for these are your couenantes of one of you this come with me let vs not faint in good thinges and of the other that I wil studie after my death to make mention of you Therfore do not forgeat your agreed couenantes but you which are immediatly present to the B. Trinitie without beginning aske for vs al thinges belonging to saluation O holy Paul Doctor of the Gentiles and al you holie Apostles lament together with vs. We prostrate aske by him who promoted you lowly fishers to the highest Apostolical dignitie that you do not despise your wretched sinners O Paul excellent Doctor instruct our maners and endeuour to translate vs in minde into heauen O S. Paul who hast receiued the Crowne pray and make intercession for vs that our soules may be deliuered by the multitude of the mercies of Iesus Christ and his holy name O S. Andrew cherish vs which be fainting haue care of vs that by the victorie of the Crosse we may go to the countrie of heauen O verily worthily more holy Apostle the shyning head of Spaine be a defendour patrone and saifguard to vs from heauen driue away from vs siknes sore and sinne Be fauourable that by heauenly help we may possesse Ioy obtaining the kingdome may be adorned with eternal glorie that by thee we may escape hel O Euangelist o blessed Iohn speak vnto vs some great and notable thing O Aposte open vnto vs the wel of life graunt now that we may draw from thy fountaines O ornament of Martyrs and glory of Sainctes defend and kepe this company without harme by thy praiers O most holie driue-backe the cruel diuels with the dart of thine intercessions O holie Lawrence thou hast a double mansion one of thy bodie on earth and an other of thy soule in heauen There thou art a chosen Citizen of the vnspeakable citie wearest a celestial Croune aboue in the euerlasting Court I seeme to see a man glittering with illustrious pretious stones whom the heauenly Rome hath chosen vnto her for an eternal Consul What power is bestowed vpon thee and what great office is giueÌ„ vnto thee is expressed by the ioies of the Romanes whose petitions thou yeldest vnto what anie man doth humbly aske he prosperously obtaineth They aske they
thankes and adoration in the holie Ghost for euer Amen O Lord of life and death o keeper and benefactor of our soules receiue the soule of C. whom we commend to thy wisdome by which al thinges are done and hereafter in time conuenient also receiue vs and gouerne vs in our flesh so long as is profitable for vs O Lord who kepest litle ones and sauest those that trust in thee geue vnto thy perfect seruant that rest which thou hast prepared for thy Sainctes Let his soule returne thither frō whence it came where it can feele no sting of death where it may know that this death is not the end of mā but of sinne For in that he is dead he is dead to sinne that there may now be no place for sinne Amen O Lord we commend vnto thee the soule of thy seruant that being dead to the world he may liue to thee And the sinnes which by frailtie of worldly conuersation he hath committed blotte thou out with the pardon of thy most merciful pietie by our Lord. Amen In the name of our Lord Iesus his soule and al soules of the faithful deceased by the mercie of God rest in peace without end Amen Our Lord raise him vp againe to euerlasting life and be merciful vnto vs. Our Lord place him in the bosome of Abraham and be merciful vnto vs. Of praier Sacrifice Almes and other good deedes for al true faithful deceased Chapter 12. Opardoner and clenser o forgeuer blotter out and forgeating our manie and great sinners withou nūber and the sinnes of al thy faithful people pardon o God and haue mercy vpon vs. Remember vs o Lord God in the mercies that are from thee and remember our soules and the soules of our fathers and brethren and instructours and of our deceased Finally of al faithful deceased children of thy holy and glorious Church O Lord God geue rest to their soules and bodies and sprincle the dew of thy miserations vpō their bones O Christ our King take compassion and be merciful vnto vs them O thou my God who geuest rest to the dead and raisest againe those that be buried receiue the soules of thy seruants which we haue remembred and place them o my Lord in the blessed mansions of the house of thy Father with Abraham and Isaac and Iacob thy frendes and with al Sainctes that haue performed thy wil in the true faith and of thy Father and thy holy Spirit for euer Amen O Lord geue euerlasting rest vnto al which haue gone before vs in the faith of Christ O Lord remember haue mercy vpō shew fauour to the soules which rest pacify illuminate them associate them vnto thy Sainctes in the kingdom of heauen make them worthie of thy loue Let vs bring forth our praiers asking of the pietie of our Lord that he wil vouchsaife to place the soules of them that rest in the bosome of Abraham admitte them vnto the part of the first Resurrection O Lord graūt our oblation be grateful and acceptable for the rest of the soules of them which are deceased before vs. Because while we are in this world oftentimes we be deceived err both vnwillingly and voluntary we make memorie both of the lust and sinners that are deceased for sinners beseching the mercie of God O God have respect vnto vs and remember al that are deceased in hope of the Resurrection and life euerlasting and cause them to rest where the light of thy countenence is seene O Lord as merciful remember thy seruantes pardon whatsoeuer thinges they in their life haue offended in We Offer vnto thee this reasonable dutie for the faithful deceased for our Brethren and Sisters by the intercession of Patriarches Prophets Apostles Martyrs Confessors al Sanctes O Lord remember our deceased Princes Bishops Kinges and al that are dead in the true faith O Lord remēber al men and women thy seruantes brethren and sisters and al the faithful deceased and resting in the signe of the true faith O Lord remember al those that sleepe in hope of Resurrection of euerlasting life and refresh them where the light of thy countenance doth visit O Lord remember al thy seruantes which haue gone before vs with the signe of faith and rest in the sleepe of peace O Lord we besech thee to graūt vnto them and to al that rest in Christ a place of refreshing and peace Euerlasting God we humbly besech thee that thy seruant to whom thou hast geuen the gouernmēt of thy Church being now deliuered from the prison of flesh and ioyned to the Prelates of Apostolick dignitie may deserue to obtaine the reward of eternal life My praise and my life God of my heart I besech thee for the sinnes of my mother heare me by the medicine of our woundes which hanged vpon the Crosse sitting at thy right hand maketh intercession to thee for vs. I know that she delt mercifully and with al her heart forgaue offences to them that had offended her Therfore forgeue thou also her debts if she hath incurred any by so manie yeares after the water of saluation O Lord forgeue her forgeue her I besech thee enter not into iudgment with her Let her rest in peace together with her husband O Lord our God remember the soules of the orthodoxal and true beleuers frō Abel the iust vnto this day Cause them to rest in the land of the liuing in thy Kingdome and delightes of paradise in the bosome of Abraham Isaac and Iacob our holy fathers from whence is banished sorow sadnes and groning where the light of thy countenance doth rule and shine continually O Lord Creatour of bodies soules remember at thy heauenly Altare al those that are departed forth of this wretched world and refresh them in thy Tabernacle ful of bewtie Passe them ouer beyond the horrible mansiōs of torment and place them in thy light-some Tabernacles Deliuer them from want of light from darknes take them forth of tribulation and greife let thy countenance appeare peaceable unto them neither seuerly examine their former life But whether in word or work as men in flesh they haue sinned forgeue and abolish their errours O holy Father we besech thee for the soules of the faithful departed that they may haue eternal saluatiō perpetual health ioy and comfort euerlasting O Lord make an end of our sinnes graunt ioy to the afflicted deliuery to captiues health to the sicke and rest to the dead O Lord our God geue rest to the soules of the faithful departed in thy holy Tabernacles in thy Kingdome graūting vnto them the good thinges of thy promises which the eye hath not seene and the eare hath not heard and haue not ascended into the heart of man which thou o God hast prepared for them who loue thy name O God
Michael Archangel to the blessed Iohn Baptist to the holie Apostles Peter and Paul and al Sainctes to you my ghostly Father that I haue greuously offended in thought word and deede by my default by my default by my greuous default Therfore I besech the B. Mary euer Virgin blessed Michael Archangel the holy Apostles Peter Paul and al Sainctes and you my ghostly Father to pray vnto God for me I confesse to thee o Lord Father of heauen and earth and to thee o good most bountiful Iesus Christ together with the holy Ghost before thy holy Angels and thy Preist that I was conceiued in sinne and borne in sinne and norished in sinnes and conuersing in sinnes after Baptisme vnto this hour I confesse also that I haue sinned too-much in pride vaine-glorie in proud lookes and apparel and al mine actions in enuie in hatred in couetousnes aswel of honour as money in anger frowardnes in slouth in glottonye c. Here the penitent maketh particular confession of al his sinnes he can remember which done before the Priest absolueth him he addeth as foloweth Manie surely and innumerable others are my sinnes which I can not remember in deedes in wordes in thoughtes for al which my wretched soule is sorowful and somtime afflicted with sharpe penance therfore I humbly besech the counsail and iudgment also of thee who art ordained arbitratour and meanes betwene God and man a sinner And I humbly besech thee that thou wilt be an Intercessor for the same my sinnes Because in these and al other vices in which humane frailtie can sinne against his Lord and maker either in thought word or deede or delight or desire I know and confesse my selfe to haue sinned and to be guiltie in the sight of God aboue al men Therfore I humbly besech al you o holy Angels of God and al Sainctes and thee o reuerend Preist in whose sight I haue cōfessed al these thinges that you may be witnesses vnto me in the day of Iudgement against the diuel aduersarie and enemie of mankind that I haue confessed al these thinges I also earnestly intreate thee o Preist of God to make intercession for me and my sinnes to our Lord God that I may deserue to obtaine pardon and Indulgence for these and al other my sinnes by the merites Intercessions of al Sainctes The Absolution by the Preist is not for this place but diuers formes therof are in the Ord. Rom. in S. Albin sup Canon uniuers others Of the external preisthood of Christs Church primarily cōsisting in offering the most holy Sacrifice of Christiās Christ his most pretious Body bloud for the liuing dead Chapter 16. O Lord we offer this reasonable vnbloudie Oblation which al Nations offer vnto thee from the rising of the Sunne to the setting therof frō the north to the south because thy name is great among the Gentiles in euerie place Incence and Sacricfice Oblation is offred to thy name O Lord almightie geue vnto him participation of the holy Ghost that he may haue power to remitte sinnes according to thy commandement also to geue orders as thou hast charged of vnbinding al band according to the power which thou gauest to thine Apostles and to please thee in meeknes a cleane heart offering vnto thee without offence alwaies and without sinne that pure and vnbloudie Sacrifice which by Christ thou hast appointed the Mysterie of the new Testament O Lord o Lord who hast graunted vnto vs abiect sinners and thy vnworthie seruantes that with confidence we might come to thy holy Altare offer vnto thee this dreadful vnbloudy Sacrifice for our sinnes ignorances O Lord let it please thee that we may be ministers of the Sacrifice of thine immaculate Mysteries admitte vs coming to thy holy Altare that we may be worthie to offer Sacrifice for our selues and for those thinges which the people by ignorance hath committed O God haue respect vnto vs and behold this our reasonable dutie and receiue it as thou receauedst the guiftes of Abel Sacrifices of Noe Preistly duties of Moyses and Aaron pacifyinges of Samuel penance of Dauid Incence of Zachary as thou receiuedst this true worship of the hand of thine Apostles so also from the handes of vs sinners receiue by thy gentlenes these guiftes proposed and make that our Oblation sanctifyed by the holy Ghost be grateful and acceptable for propitiation of our sinnes and those which the people by ignorāce hath committed O Lord our god who receiuedst the Sacrifice of Abel Noe Abraham and Elias and Dauid and the oblation of the poore widow in the holy Temple So receiue the oblatiō of me and al thy seruantes offering in thy holy name let it be a redemption for mine their sinnes as we offer so render reward vnto vs in the world present to com world without end Amen From the rising of the Sunne to the setting therof my name is glorified among the Gentyles and in euery place incense a pure oblation is offered vnto me Therfore we Sacrifice to our Lord most high Sacrifice of praise we sacrifice to God the holy sacred Sacrifice ful and bringing sweetnes we sacrifice after a new maner according to the new Testamēt a pure Oblation O Lord God receiue our Supplication make vs worthie in offering praiers and the vnbloudy Sacrifice for al thy people Thou didest become Man and wert our high Preist and as the God of al deliueredst vnto vs the Sacrament of this Mysterie and vnbloudy Oblation Make me worthie indued with grace of Preisthoode to assist to this thy holie Table and consecrate thy holy Body pretious Bloud Graunt that I may offer these Sacraments vnto thee for thou art he which offereth and he that is offered he that receiueth and he that is distributed Christ our God O Christ our God thou art he which offerest and art offered O Lord thou hast shewed vnto vs that great Mystery of saluation thou hast made vs wretches and thy vnworthy seruantes to be worthie ministers of thy holy Altar O Lord graunt that our Sacrifice be acceptable and receueable in thy sighr for al our sinnes and ignorance of thy people Make vs worthie to offer this reuerend and vnbloudy Sacrifice to put away our sinnes and for an expiation of thy people those sinnes which by ignorāce it hath cōmitted for the quiet rest of them that are deceased O Lord holy of holies God of powers we offer vnto thee this reuerend incruental sacrifice for thy holy Churches which are from one end of the earth to the other Almightie euerlasting God let this Oblation which I vnworthie do offer to thy pietie for me a wretch and for mine innumerable offences be placable and acceptable vnto thee We humbly aske and besech that thou wilt accept and blesse these guiftes these offerings these holy