of vs or of our parentes neyther take thou vengeaunce on our synnes Spare o lorde spare thy peple whiche thou hast redemed w t thy precyous bloude Be neuermore angry with vs. ¶ 〈…〉 â—Amercus bysshoppe of Uienne what tyme that a terryble earth quake fell in his prouynce Leo the fyrst theÌ„ beyng bysshop of Rome caused the people to asseÌ„ble and to go togyther in a longe araye prayenge and callyng vpoÌ„ god whiche thynge we now call processyon bycause we vse in the same to procede or go forth Hereof it came that wheÌ„ any greuous plage was eyther sent by god amonge the people or any sodeyne cause of gladnesse chaunged processyon hath alwayes ben vsed somtyme to pacyfye goddes wrathe and somtyme to thanke hym of his benefytes for this cause Agapetus bysshoppe of Rome fyrst instytute that processioÌ„ shulde be done euery Sondaye throughout the yere And after hi Gregory in the tyme of a comen pestylence caused more solempne ordre and syngyng to be vsed theri ordeyned this seruyce called Letany whiche is a Greke worde and asmoche in Englysshe to say as supplycacyoÌ„ or prayer wherof it hath taken his name bycause that in our generall processyons and rogacion dayes prayer and supplycacyon is made vnto god for the people for all estates accordynge to the couÌ„seyl of saynt Paule j. Timoth. ij and dyuers other examples of scrypture The Letany ¶ 〈…〉 â—Orde haue mercy on vs. â—…hryste haue mercy on vs â—orde haue mercy on vs. â—hryste heare vs God father of heuyn haue mercy on vs. Goddes sone redemer of the worlde haue mercy God the holy ghoste haue mercy on vs. Holy Trynite one god haue mercy on vs. â—aynt Mary praye for vs Holy mother of god praye for vs Holy mayde of maydens praye for vs â—aynt Myghell praye for vs â—aynt Gabryel praye for vs â—aynt Raphael praye for vs â—ll holy angels and archangels praye for vs â—…l ordres of holy spirites praye for vs â—aynt Iehan Baptyst praye for vs â—ll holy patriarkes prophetes praye for vs Saynt Peter praye for vs Saynt Paule praye for vs Saynt Andrewe praye for vs Saynt Iehan praye for vs Saynt Iames praye for vs Saynt Thomas praye for vs Saynt Phylyppe praye for vs Saynt Iames praye for vs Saynt Mathewe praye for vs Saynt Bartholome praye for vs Saynt Symon praye for vs Saynt Tade praye for vs Saynt Mathie praye for vs Saynt Barnabe praye for vs Saynt Marke praye for vs Saynt Luke praye for vs All holy apostles euangelystes praye for vs All holy discyples and innocentes praye for vs Saynt Stephen praye for vs Saynt Lyne praye for vst Saynt Clement praye for vs Saynt Cornelys praye for vs Saynt Cypriane praye for vs Saynt Laurence praye for vs Saynt Uincent praye for vs Saynt Cosme praye for vs Saynt Fabyane praye for vs Saynt Sebastyane praye for vs Saynt Thomas praye for vs Saynt Erasme praye for vs Saynt Edmunde praye for vs â—aynt Chrystofer praye for vs â—aynt George praye for vs â—aynt Blase praye for vs â—aynt Adryan praye for vs â—ll holy martyrs praye for vs â—aynt Edwarde praye for vs â—aynt Syluester praye for vs â—aynt Lyon praye for vs â—aynt Hierome praye for vs â—aynt Augustyn praye for vs â—aynt Ambrose praye for vs â—aynt Gregory praye for vs â—aynt Isodore praye for vs â—aynt Iulyane praye for vs â—aynt Lambert praye for vs â—aynt Martyn praye for vs â—aynt Anthony praye for vs â—aynt Nycolas praye for vs â—aynt Leonerde praye for vs â—aynt Erkenwalde praye for vs â—aynt Edmunde praye for vs â—aynt Benet praye for vst â—aynt Dunstone praye for vs â—aynt Cuthbert praye for vs â—ll holy confessours praye for vs â—aynt Mary Magdeleyn praye for vs â—aynt Mary Egypcyan praye for vs â—aynt Anne praye for vs â—aynt Katheryne praye for vs â—aynt Margarete praye for vs â—aynt Barbara praye for vs Saynt Heleyne praye for vs Saynt Appollyne praye for vs Saynt Agathe praye for vs Saynt Luce praye for vs Saynt Agnes praye for vs Saynt Cycylle praye for vs Saynt Gertrude praye for vs Saynt brygyt praye for vs SaiÌ„t vrsule with thy holy felowes praye for vs All holy virgyns praye for vs All holy sayntes praye for vs Be mercyfull Spare vs o lorde From all euyll Lorde delyuer vs. From the awaytes of the deuyll Lorde delyuer From endles dampnacyon Lorde delyuer vs. From the imminent peryl of our synnes Lorde From the assaulte of deuylles Lorde delyuer From the spiryte of fornicacyon Lorde delyuer From the desyre of vayne glory Lorde delyuer From all vnclennes of body and soule Lorde From wrathe and hate and all euyl wyl Lorde From vncleane thoughtes Lorde delyuer vs. From blyndnes of herte Lorde delyuer vs. From lyghtnynge and tempest Lorde delyuer From sodeyn vnprouyded death Lorde dely By thy mystery of thy holy incarnacyon Lorde By thy natyuyte Lorde delyuer vs. By thy circuncision Lorde delyuer vs. By thy baptyme Lorde delyuer vs. By thy fastynge Lorde delyuer vs. By thy crosse and passyon Lorde delyuer vs. â—y thy precyous death Lorde delyuer vs. â—y thy gloryous resurreccyoÌ„ Lorde delyuer vs. â—y thy meruaylous asceÌ„cyon Lorde delyuer vs. â—y the grace of the holy ghost Lorde delyuer vs â—n the houre of death Lorde succour vs. â—n the day of Iudgement Lorde delyuer vs. â—e synners pray the to heare vs. â—hat thou gyne vs peace we pray the heare â—hat thy mercy pity may euer pÌ„serue vs. we â—hat thou vouchsaufe to gouerne and kepe thy Churche we pray the heare vs. â—hat the gyft apostolyke and all the degrees of holy relygyon be kept and saued we pray the. â—hat thou gyue peace and coÌ„corde to our kyng and prynces and also vyctory we pray the to â—hat thou kepe all our bysshops and abbottes in holy relygyon we pray the to heare vs. â—hat thou kepe al the congregacyons of sayntes in thy holy seruyce we pray the heare vs. â—hat thou preserue al chrysten people whiche thou haste redemed with thy precyous bloude we praye the to heare vs. â—hat thou gyue all our bnÌ„factours euerlastyng benefytes we pray the to heare vs. â—hat thou wylte delyuer the soules of vs our parentes from eternall dampnacyon we pray the to heare vs. â—hat thou vouchsaufe to gyue and preserue the fruytes of the earth we pray the to heare vs. â—hat thou vouchsaufe to caste vpoÌ„ vs thy mercyfull eyes we pray the to heare vs. â—hat thou do cause the obsequy of our seruice to be reasonable we pray the to heare vs. â—hat thou do plucke vp our myndes vnto heuynly desyres we pray the to heare vs. â—hat thou vouchsaufe to beholde and releue the mysery of the poore and the captyue we pray â—hat thou gyue euerlastynge rest to all that beleue in the bothe quycke and dead we pray the. â—hat thou vouchsaufe to heare vs. â—one of god we praye the to heare vs. â—one of god we praye the to heare vs. â—one of god we praye the to heare vs. â—ambe of
was in the begynnyng as it is nowe and euer shall be So be it 〈…〉 gloryous mother of god O perpetuall virgyn Mary whiche dydest beare the lorde of all lordes and alone of all other we dydest gyue sucke vnto the kynge of aungels beseche the of thy petye to haue vs iÌ„ remembrauÌ„ce to make meanes for vs vnto Chryste that we beynge supported by thy helpe may deserue to come vnto the kyngedome of heuyn 〈…〉 lorde thy mercy vpon vs extende 〈…〉 nd our saluacyon we praye the to sende ¶ 〈…〉 â—Raunt we beseche the lorde god that thy seruauntes maye Ioye contynuall healthe of body and soule and throughe the gracyous intercessyon of the virgyn thy mother that we may be delyuered from this present heuynes and to haue the fruycyoÌ„ of eternall gladnesse By Chryste our lorde So be it Blesse we the lorde Thanke we god The Collettes â—God whiche haste instructed the hertes of the taytâ—full by the inspyracyon of the holy gholâ—e vouchesaufe that we in the same spyrite may sauour the trueth And euermore to reioy ce in his holy consolacyon By Chryst our lorde So be it ¶ 〈…〉 â—Lmyghty and euerlastynge god which haste graunted to vs thy seruauntes throughe confessyon of the true fayth for to acknowledge the glorye of the eternall Trinyte And to honou re the one god in thy almyghte maiesty Uve â—esechâ— the that through our stedfastnes in the same fayth we may be alwaye defeÌ„ded from all aduersyte Uvhiche lyuest and reygnest one god worlde without ende â—nd prayseth his name with one accorde ¶ 〈…〉 â—God whiche hast ascended thy moost holy Crosse and hast gyueÌ„ lyght to the daknesse of the worlde vouchesaufe thou by the vertue of the holy Crosse to illumyne visyte confort bothe our hertes and bodyes Uvhiche lyuest and reygnest o god worlde without ende â—…nd thy blessed name coÌ„fesse alway ¶ â—God whiche by a wonderfull order doth appoynt the seruyce bothe of men and aungel les of thy excedyng mercy graunt vs that by theÌ„ whiche attende alway vpon thy seruyce iÌ„ heuyn our lyfe maye be defended here in earth By our lorde Iesu chryst â—rom god there was a man sent â—…hose name was Iohan verament ¶ â—Lorde defeÌ„de vs alway through the coÌ„tynuall socours of saynt Iohan Baptyst For the more frayle that we be the more nede we haue to be releued with necessary prayers By Chryste our lorde So be it â—…nd in the costes of the worlde rounde ¶ 〈…〉 â—God whose ryghte haÌ„de dyd lyfte vp blessed Peter the apostle walkyng amoÌ„ge the waues of water for to saue hym froÌ„ drownyng and delyueredest his felow apostle Paule after thre dayes saylyng from the deepe of the see here vs mercyfully and graunt throughe the merytes of them bothe we maye obtayne the glory euerlastynge Uvhich lyuest and reygnest worlde without ende So be it â—…he lorde loued Andrewe his seruaunt â—ith a sauour swete and pleasauÌ„t ¶ 〈…〉 â—Orde we huÌ„bly beseche thy maiestye that lyke as blessed Andrewe thyne appostle was true preacher and prelate of thy churche so let him be a coÌ„tynuall peticyoner for vs vnto the By Chryste our lorde So be it â—reately to be praysed is Iohan the Euangelyste Uvhich leaned on the brest of Iesu Chryste ¶ 〈…〉 UE beseche the lord of thy benygnite to gloryfye thy churche that it beyng illumyned with teachynges of blessed saynt Iohan thy apostle and Euangelyst may attayne to the rewardes euerlastynge By Chryste our lorde So be it ¶ â—Orde we beseche the to gyue vs grace for to quenche the flambes of our vyce eueÌ„ as thou gauest power to blessed saynt Laurence to ouercome the burnyng heate of his turmentes By Chryste our lorde ¶ 〈…〉 â—Raunt good lorde that we maye perfytly folowe hym whome we worshyp to the enteÌ„t we may lerne to loue our enemyes For now we solempne his commemoracyoÌ„ that coulde fynde in his herte to pray for his ê‘secutours vnto our lorde Iesu Chryste Uvhich lyueth and reygneth with the and the holye ghoste iÌ„ vnyte of godhed worlde without ende So be it â—oly Nycholas for vs make peticyon â—…hat we be enabled to Chrystes promyssyon ¶ 〈…〉 â—God whiche hast gloryfyed blessed Nycholas thy holy bysshoppe with innumerable myracles grauÌ„t we beseche the that by his merytes and prayers we may be delyuered from the fyre of hell By Chryst our lorde So be it â—…ycause her loue was entier ¶ 〈…〉 â—Raunt vnto vs moost mercyfull father that lyke as blessed mary magdalen obteyned pardoÌ„ of her of feÌ„ces throughe the loue that she bare to the onely begotten sone aboue all other thynges euyn so through thy mercy let her purchase for vs the blesse euerlastynge By Chryst our lorde So be it â—oly Katheryne for vs make peticyon 〈…〉 â—hat we be enabled to Chrystes promyssyoÌ„ ¶ 〈…〉 â—Lmyghty and eternall god whiche hast coÌ„mauÌ„ded the body of thy gloryous virgyn martyr Katheryne to be caryed by thyn aungelles in to the mount Synai shewe such fauoure vnto vs that by her medytacyon we may deserue to beholde the clerenes of thy face By Chryste our lorde So be it â—or thy beautye and colour shene â—…rocede prosperously and be a quene ¶ 〈…〉 â—Od that hast caused the blessed virgyn Margarete to obtayue heuyn throughe the crowne of martyrdome graunt we beseche the that by the folowyng of her examples we may deserue to approche vn to the. By Chryste our lorde So be it â—…lessed be they that dwelle with the lorde 〈…〉 â—hey prayse hiÌ„ alway with one accorde ¶ 〈…〉 â—Lmyghty god we beseche the vouchsaufe that the meryte of thy holy mother and ê‘petuall virgyn Mary and thy holy sayntes whose relykes are conteyned iÌ„ the vniuersal churche may defende vs so that by theyr prayers we may euermore reioyce in praysynge of the with tranquillyte peace By Chryste our lorde So be it â—eioyse in the lorde you that be iustyfyed â—…nd all you that in hert be rectyfyed ¶ UE besech the good lorde that thou beyng pleased with the prayers of all thyn holy sayntes wylt bothe graunt vs pardon of our defautes and gyue vs also perpetuall remedy for them By Chryste our lorde So be it â—…orde sende peace through thy vertue â—nd great babundauÌ„ce in cuery countree ¶ â—God froÌ„ whome all holy desyres all good couÌ„selles all iuste workes do procede gyue vnto thy seruauntes that same peace whiche the worlde can not gyue that our hertes beyng obedyent to thy commaundementes and the feare of our enemyes taken aâ—…ay our tyme may be peasyble through thy proteccyon By Chryst our lorde So be it Blesse we the lorde Thanke we god ¶ 〈…〉 The Matyns of the Crosse Uve worshyp the Chryste with prayse and benediccyon â—…or thou redemydest the worlde from all afflyccyon ¶ â—Orde Iesu Chryste sone of y e lyuynge god set thy holy passyon Crosse death betwene thy iudgement and our soules both now and at the houre of death And moreouer vouch saufe to graunt vnto the lyuyng
concepcyon as in the byrth of thy ryght entyrely beloued sonne her virgynitie saued whiche also hast multiplyed her ioyes through the resurreccyon of her sayd sone GrauÌ„t we beseche the thaâ— by her merytes prayer we may attayne to that vnspeakeable ioy Uvhere as she beyng assuÌ„pt dothe now reioyse with the in heuyn for euermore By Chryst our lorde So be it ¶ 〈…〉 〈…〉 aude flore virginali honoreque speciali Excedynge a thousande folde The pryncypalyte of aungelles eminent And the dygnite of sayntes refulgent More then can be tolde â—eioyce o spouse of god moost dere For as the lyght of the day so clere Comes of the sonne moost radiant Euyn so dost thou cause questionles The worlde to florysshe in quietnes Throughe thy grace habundaunt â—eioyce o vessell of vertue splendent At whose becke incontinent All heuynly consystorie The moost gentyll and also happyest The worthy mother of Iesu Chryste Do worshyp with moche glory â—eioyce in the knot of charyte And in the liege of dignyte Beyng coupled with god so nere That thou mayst at thy desyre Obtayne all that thou wylte desyre Of Iesu thy sone moost dere â—eioyce o mother of wretches all For the father that is eternall To them that do the reuerence In this worlde gyues good wages And a place in the heuynly stages In the kyngdome of excellence â—eioyce o mother of Iesu Chryst Uvhiche wast alone moost worthyest O virgyn immaculate To be of suche hygh dygnite That nexte to the blyssed trinyte In place thou arte now collocate â—eioyce o mother mayden pure And of this be certayne and sure That these ioyes seuen Shall neyther minysshe nor also seace But styll contynue and euer encrease Uvhyle the father is in heuyn â—moost holy and humble spouse moost beautyful mayde Mary mother of god virgyn elect conduyt vs the ryght way vnto euerlastynge ioye where is perpetuall peace and glory And euer swete Mary gyue hearyng to my prayer with a beneuolent eare â—mother of god thou arte exalted ouer all 〈…〉 Aboue the ordres of aungelles in the kyngdome celestyall ¶ 〈…〉 â—Oost swete lorde Iesu sone of the lyuyng god whiche haste rewarded the mooste â—lyssed gloryous humble benygne and beautyfull virgyn marye thy moost hooly mother beyng nowe crowned with the in heuyn with euerlastynge ioye and blysse Graunt vs of thy mercy that by her gracyous merytes and contynuall prayers we may obtayne health and prosperite of body and soule with ioy alacrite and habuÌ„dauÌ„ce of all goodes ghostly and bodily And that we maye lyue in this worlde vertuously iustly and mekely And that after our passage out of this world we maye haue the grace to come to y e ioyes euerlastyng Uvhiche lyuest and reygnest worlde without ende So be The mortall pestilence froÌ„ vs hathe banysshed Uvhiche was planted by the preuarication Of our fyrst father in euery generacyon â—et not the same sterre anywhit dysdayne The vnholsome planettes for to restrayne Uvhose great repugnaunce coÌ„tagious influeÌ„ce Hath plaged the peple with mortal pestilence â—sterre of the see moost gloryous and clere From the foule pestilence vs preserue and heare Because thy blyssed sone doth the nothyng deny But gyues the honour in heuyn eternally Saue and defende vs mercyfull lorde Iesu For whome thy mother doth vnto the sue â—Holy mother of god praye to thy sone 〈…〉 That we maye deserue his blyssed promyssyon ¶ 〈…〉 â—God mercyfull pytifull fauourable whiche hauynge remorse on the afflictioÌ„ of thy seruauntes saydest vnto the aungell when he strake thy peple It is ynough Now holde thy hande ouer vs for the loue of that gloryous sterre whose blyssed brestes thou dydest ryght swetely sucke agaynst the poyson of oure synfulnes Gyue vs thy moost gracyous helpe that we may be delyuered from al maner of pestylence and sodeyne death and that we may be preserued from all daunger of perdicyon By the Iesu Chryst sauyour of the worlde kynge of glory whiche lyuest and reygnest god worlde without ende So be it ¶ 〈…〉 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 abydeÌ„ in his word my soule hath trusted in the lorde â—rom the mornyng watche vnto nyght let Israel truste in the lorde â—or with the lorde there is mercy and his redeÌ„pcyon is plenteous â—nd he shall redeme Israel for all the iniquâ—ties of it Lorde haue mercy on vs. Chryste haue mercye oâ— vs. Lorde haue mercy on vs. Our father 〈…〉 â—And leade vs not in to temptacyon 〈…〉 â—But delyuer vs from all euyll 〈…〉 Lorde gyue theÌ„ eternall reste 〈…〉 And contynuall lyght may shyne vnto theÌ„ 〈…〉 From the gates of hell 〈…〉 Lorde delyuer theyr soules 〈…〉 I truste to se the goodes of the lord 〈…〉 In the lande of lyfe 〈…〉 Lorde god heare my prayer And gyue hearynge to my clamour ¶ 〈…〉 â—Orde enclyne thyne eare vnto our prayers wherin we ryght denoutly call vpoÌ„ thy mercy that thou wylte bestowe the soules of thy seruauntes bothe men women whiche thou haste coÌ„mauÌ„ded to departe froÌ„ this worlde in the couÌ„trey of peace reste further cause theÌ„ to be made parteners with thy sayntes By Chryst our lorde So be it he soules of all true beleuers beynge deade by y e mercy of god may rest iÌ„ peace So be it ¶ 〈…〉 〈…〉 ue verum corpus natum Ayle very body incarnate of a virgyn Nayled on a crosse and offered for maÌ„nes synne Uvhose syde beyng pprsed bloude ran out plenteously At the our of death let vs receyue the bodily O swete O holy O Iesu sone of Mary The .xv. Oos ¶ 〈…〉 â—Iesu endeles swetnesse to all that loue the a ioye passynge and ercedynge all gladnes an desyre The sauyoure and louer of all repentaunt synners that lykest to dwel as thou saydest thy selfe with the chyldren of men for that was the cause why thou wast incarnate and made maÌ„ in the ende of the worlde Haue mynde blyssed Iesu of all the sorowes that thou suffered in thy manhode drawynge nygh to thy blyssed passyoÌ„ the whiche moost holsome passyoÌ„ was ordeyned to be in the diuine herte by counsell of the holy Trinyte for the raunsome of all maÌ„kynve Haue mynde blessed Iesu of all the great dredes anguyshes and sorowes that thou suffered in thy teÌ„dre flesshe afore thy passyoÌ„ on the Crosse wheÌ„ thou wast betrayed of thy discyple Iudas to the Iewes whiche of synguler affeccyon that thou hadest to them shulde haue ben thy specyall people After tyme that thou haddest made thy prayer vpon the mounte of Oliue and swettest there bothe blode and water Also I haue mynde of the great anguysshe that thou waste in when thou wast taken of the fals Iewes and by fals wytnes accused And at
god that takest awaye the synne of the worlde Heare vs lorde â—ambe of god that takest awaye the synne of the worlde Spare vs orde â—ambe of god that takest awaye the synne of the worlde Haue mercy on vs. Lorde haue mercy on vs. Chryste haue mercy on vs. Lorde haue mercy on vs. Our father And leade vs not But delyuer vs from all euyll 〈…〉 â—orde shewe â—s thy mercy 〈…〉 And gyue vs thy fauynge health 〈…〉 â—nd let thy mercy come vpon vs. 〈…〉 Thy sauyng helthe accordynge to thy promyse 〈…〉 Uve haue offended with our fore fathers 〈…〉 Uve haue done wronge and committed iniquyte 〈…〉 orde do not w e vs accordynge to our synnes 〈…〉 Neyther rewarde thou vs after our vngodlinesse â—…orde let vs pray for euery degre of the chyrche 〈…〉 Let thy preestes do on iustyce and let thy sayntes reioyce 〈…〉 â—or our brothers and â—ysters 〈…〉 Saue O god thy seruauÌ„tes bothe men womeÌ„ that truste in the. 〈…〉 et vs pray for all chrysteÌ„ people 〈…〉 Lorde saue thy people blysse thyn herytage rule theÌ„ exalt them euer more â—…orde sende peace through thy vertue 〈…〉 And great habouÌ„daÌ„ce iÌ„ euery place â—he soules of all thy seruauntes bothe meÌ„ and women may rest in peace â—…orde heare my prayer 〈…〉 And gyue hearrynge to my clamour ¶ 〈…〉 â—Od to whome it is appropried to be mercyfull euer and to spare take our prayer let thy mercyfull pyte assoyle them that are bounde with the chayne of synnes By Chryst our lorde So be it ¶ 〈…〉 â—Lmyghtye eternall God whiche alone doeste great wonders graunt vnto thy ser uauntes the bysshops and to all congregacyons commytted vnto them the spiryte of grace And to the ende that they may please the powre on them the peâ—petuall dewe of thy benediccyon By Chryste our lorde ¶ 〈…〉 â—God whiche doest infude the gyftes of charite iÌ„ to the hertes of the faythfull through the grace of the holy ghoste graunt vnto thy seruauntes both men and women for whome we pray vnto thy mercy helth of body soule that they may loue the with all theyr power and perfourme with all loue the thynges that be pleasynge to the. By Chryste our lorde ¶ 〈…〉 O God from whome all holy desyres all good counselles and all iuste workes do procede gyue to vs the same peace which the worlde can not gyue that oure hertes beynge obedyeÌ„t to thy commaundemeÌ„tes and the feare of our enemy â—s taken awaye our tyme may be peasyble through thy proteccyon By Chryste our lorde ¶ 〈…〉 â—Orde we beseche the to shewe vnto vs thyne vnspeakeable mercye that thou bothe purge vs froÌ„ all our synnes and mercyfully delyuer vs froÌ„ the payne that we deserue for the same By Chryste our lorde ¶ 〈…〉 O God that arte creatour and redemer of all faythfull people graunt vnto the soules of al true beleuers beynge deade remyssyon of al theyr synnes that through deuout prayers they maye attayne thy gracyons pardon whiche they haue alway desyred By Chryste our lorde ¶ 〈…〉 â—Orde god of hostes kynge moost myghty stronge by whom kynges do reygne and in whose hâ—des are the hertes of all kynges grauÌ„te vnto thy well be loued seruaunt Hour kynge contynuall health of body soule that his herte alwayes enclynynge 〈◊〉 holsome and godly couâ—selles the enemyes of the commen welth beyng vanquyâ—…ed wâ— maye longe eâ—oye vnder hym perpetuall peace and brotherly concorde By Câ—ryâ—â—e our lorde ¶ 〈…〉 â—Or thy pâ—tye Lorde we beseche the to lose the boÌ„de of all oure synnes through the prayer of the blessed and gloryous euerlastynge mayde Mary with all thy sayntes kepe vs thy sâ—ruauntes and our kynge and all chrysten people in all holynesse all that by kynrede of bloude or by familiarite or by confessyon and prayer be ioyned with vs â—â—â—nse them lorde of all vyces lyghten theym with vertues peace and helth gyue vnto vs put from vs all our enemyes aswell they that be visyble as muysyble gyue thy charyte to our frendes and to our enemyes health to all chysten men quycke and deade grauÌ„te lyfe and endeles reste By Chryste our lorde ¶ 〈…〉 â—Hroughe the merytes intercessyons prayers and suffrages of all these holy auÌ„gelles patriarkes prophetes apostles euaungelystes martyrs confessours virgyns and all thy elccte seruauntes moost mercyfull lorde powre in to oure hertes a fouÌ„tayne of teares to the ende we may perfytly knowe the offence of oâ—re coÌ„sâ—yence and that we maye truely coâ—fesse before the the defaultes of oure actes commytted and through the lyberalyte of thy grace to haue assured pardoÌ„ therof By Chryste our lorde So be it ¶ 〈…〉 â—Llumynate myne eyes to the ende I neuer sâ—epe iÌ„ darken esse leste myne enemyes saye at any tyme I haue preuayled agaynst hym 〈…〉 â—orde I commende my soule in to thy handes 〈◊〉 lorde very god thou hast redemed me 〈…〉 I haue spoken with my tongue lorde gyue me knowledge of myne ende 〈…〉 â—nd the nombre of my dayes what it is that I may knowe howe moche I lacke 〈…〉 â—orde thou haste brokeÌ„ my bondes I shall gyue vnto the a sacryfyce of prayse shall call vpoÌ„ the name of the lorde 〈…〉 â—efuge is takeÌ„ from me and there is none that seketh my lyfe 〈…〉 I haue cryed vnto the o lorde I haue sayd thou art my hope and my porcyon in the lande of the lyuynge 〈…〉 â—ake in me a sygne of goodnesse that they whiche hate me may se it be confounded for thou lorde haste holpen me and conforted me 〈…〉 â—orde the lyght of thy countenauÌ„ce is marked vpon vs thou hast made myne herte ioyfull â—lory be to the father â—…s it was in te â—Esu sone of god maker of all thynges helpe me to the ende I delyte not in vayn thoughtes Our father whiche art in heâ—yn Hayle Mary full of grace â—Esu sone of god which heldest thy peace before a iudge kepe my tongue vntyl I haue deuysed howe and what I shall say Our father whiche art Hayle Mary full of grace â—Esu sone of god whiche was bounde rule myn haÌ„des and all my membres to the ende my workes may come to a good ende So be it Our father which Hayle Mary full of grace â—…ryse lorde and helpe vs. 〈…〉 And for thy names sake delyuer vs. 〈…〉 â—Beseche the lorde Iesu cause me to haue in thy loue a meane without measure and affeccyon without meane alongynge without ordre a burnynge without ceasynge So be it I beleue in god the father almyghty The Dirige ¶ 〈…〉 â—He makynge of this seruyce that we call Dirige some do ascrybe to saynt Isodore and some to saynt Gregory but whether of them it was forceth not moche for certeyn it is that al that is coÌ„teyned therm the collettes except may as well be aâ—plyed for the lyuyng as for the dead Yet as Platina â—ryteth Palagius bysshop of Rome dyd fyrst ordeyne the commemoracyon or prayenge for the dead Uvhiche thyng after
Syon tryumphe in theyr kynge â—et them prayse his name with daunsyng let them synge vnto hym with tympany an harpe â—or the lorde is well pleased with his people hath exalted the lowly in to saluacyon â—ayntes shall tryumphe in glorye theyr shall make ioye in theyr chambres â—he prayses of god shall be in theyr mouthes two edged swordes in theyr handes â—o take vengeaunce amonge nacyons and correccyons amonge people â—o bynde theyr kynges in fetters and theyr nobles in manacles of yron â—or to execute on them the iudgemeÌ„t wrytten this is glorye to all his sayntes â—audate dnÌ„m in sanctis â—Rayse the lorde in his sayntes prayse hym in the fyrmament of his power â—rayse hym in his strength prayse hym accordynge to the almyghtynes of his maiestye â—rayse hym with the sounde of a troÌ„pette prayse hym with harpe and lute â—rayse hym with tympany daunsynge prayse hym with rebeckes and organs â—rayse hym with clarysymballes well souÌ„dyng prayse hym with symballes of swetnes let euery spirite prayse the lorde â—orde gyue theÌ„ eternall reste and let coÌ„tynuall lyght shyne vnto them 〈…〉 what soeuer thynge is endued with spirite let it prayse the lorde 〈…〉 From the gates of hell 〈…〉 Lorde delyuer theyr soules â—am ¶ 〈…〉 â—Lessed be y â— lorde god of Israel for he hath visyted and redemed his people â—nd hath reysed vp an horne of saluacyoÌ„ vnto vs in the house of his seruaunt Dauyd â—uyn as he ê“mysed by the mouthes of his holy prophetes whiche were syns the worlde began â—hat we shulde be saued froÌ„ our enemyes and from the handes of all that hate vs. â—o fulfyll the mercy promysed to our fathers to remembre his holy couenaunt â—nd to ê‘fourme the othe whiche he sware vnto our father abraham that he wolde gyue vs. â—hat we beynge delyuered out of the handes of our enemyes myght serue hym without feare â—n holynes and ryghtwysnes before hym all y e dayes of our lyfe â—nd thou chylde shalte be called the prophet of the hyest for thou shalt go before the face of the lorde to prepare his wayes â—nd to gyue knowledge of saluacyon vnto his people for the remyssyon of synnes â—hrough the tender mercy of our god by the which he spriÌ„gyng from an hye hath visyted vs. â—o gyue lyght to them that sate in darknesse in the shadowe of death and to guyde oure feete in to the way of peace â—orde gyue them eternall reste and let contynuall lyght shyne vnto them 〈…〉 am the resurreccyon and lyfe he that byleueth in me ye all though he were deade yet shall he lyue and who soeuer lyueth and byleueth iÌ„ me shall not se euerlastyng death Lorde haue mercy on vs. Chryste haue mercy on vs. Lorde haue mercy on vs. Our father And leade vs not But delyuer vs. â—xaltabo te domine â—Shal exalte the o lorde for thou hast defended me neyther hast thou suffered myne enemyes to haue theyr pleasure vpon me â—lorde my god I haue cryed vnto the thou hast healed me â—orde thou hast brought my soule out of the lowe place thou hast preserued me from theÌ„ that descende in to the pytte â—ynge vnto the lorde we that be his sayntes confesse ye the memory of his holynes â—or there is vengeaunce in his displeasure and lyfe in his pleasure â—t the euenynge waylynge shall contynue and in the mornynge gladnes â—eryly I sayd in my welthynes I shall neuer more be moued â—orde through thy good wyll thou hast lent strength vnto my beautye â—hou turnedest thy face from me and I was all astonyed â—nto the lorde shal I crye and shal pray vnto my god â—vhat profyte is there in my bloude when I shall discende in to corrupcyon â—hall dust make knowledge vnto the or shal iâ— publysshe thy trouth â—he lorde hath herde hath had mercy on me the lorde is made myne helper â—hou hast tourned my sorowe in to ioye thou haste cutte my sacke haste compassed me with gladnes â—o the ende that my glory myght synge to the and myght not be pryckâ—â— o my lorde god I shall euermore confesse the. â—orde gyue them eternall reste let contynuall lyght shyne vnto them From the gates of hell Lorde delyuer theyr soules I trust to se the goodes of the lorde In the laÌ„de of the lyuynge Lorde heare my prayer And let my clamour come vnto the. ¶ 〈…〉 â—God whiche by the mouthe of saynt Paule thyne apostle haste caught vs not to be sory for them that slepe in Chryste graunt we beseche the that in the coÌ„mynge of thy sonne our lorde Iesu Chryste we with all other faythfull people beyng departed may be gracyously brought vnto ioyes euerlastyng which shalt come to iudge the quycke the deade the worlde by fyre â—Lmyghty eternall god to whome there is neuer any prayer made without hope of mercy be propiciable to the soule of thy seruaunt 〈◊〉 that seynge it departed from this lyfe in the confessyon of thy name thou wylte cause it to be associate to the company of thy sayntes By Chryste our lorde â—God of whose mercy there is no noÌ„bre admyt our prayers for the soules of thy seruauntes the bysshoppes And grauÌ„te vnto them the lande of pleasure and lyght in the felawshyp of thy blessed aungels By Chryste our lorde â—Ord enclyne thyn eare vnto our prayers wherin we ryght deuoutly call vpoÌ„ thy mercy that thou wylte bestowe the soules of thy seruauntes bothe meÌ„ womeÌ„ whiche thou hast coÌ„maunded to depart from this worlde in the countre of peace and reste and further cause them to be made parteyners with thy sayntes By Chryste our lorde UE beseche the lorde that the prayer of thy supplyaâ—tes may auayle to the soules of thy seruauÌ„tes of eyther kynde that thou wylte bothe pourge theÌ„ of all theyr synnes cause theÌ„ to be partakers of thy redeÌ„pcyon whiche lyuest reygnest god worlde without ende So be it ¶ 〈…〉 〈…〉 â—oce mea ad dnÌ„m clamaui The. crli Psalme UIth my voyce vnto the lorde I haue cryed with my voyce I haue prayed to the lorde I vtter my prayer in the syght of hym and my trouble before hym I declare â—â—a and that vntyl my breath fayled me thou hast knowen my wayes In the same waye that I walked the proude haue hydden a snare for me â—loked vpon my ryght hande sawe and there was none that wolde knowe me Refuge is taken froÌ„ me an there is none that requyreth my soule 〈◊〉 haue cryed vnto the o lorde I haue sayde y u arte my hope my porcyon in the lande of the lyuynge â—ntende vnto my prayer for I am brought passynge lowe â—elyuer me from them that persecute me for they are made very stronge agaynst me â—elyuer my soule out of pryson to confesse thy name the ryghtuous loke after me vntyl that thou requyte me â—He holy and indiuisible Trinyte to the humanyte of Iesu chryst crucyfyed glory infynite be gyuen of euery creature worlde
Father is a lorde the Sone a lorde the holy Ghost a lorde â—nd yet they be not iij. lordes but one lorde â—or as we be compelled by the Christian veryte to confesse seperatly euery one person to be God and Lorde â—o are we prohybite by the Catholike relygyon of Chrystes fayth to say that there be iij. Goddes or thre lordes â—he Father is made of none neyther created nor gotten â—he Sone is froÌ„ the Father alone neyther made ne create but gotten â—he holy Ghost is froÌ„ the Father and the Sone neyther made created nor gotten but procedynge â—nd so there is but one Father not thre Fathers one Sonne not thre Sonnes one holy Ghoste not thre holy Ghostes â—nd in this Trinyte there is none before or after another nothynge more or lesse but all the thre persons be coeterne and coequall to them selte â—o that by alwayes as now it hath ben aboue sayd the Trinyte in vnite and the vnite in Trinyte may be worsshypped â—e therfore that wyll be saued let hym vnderstande thus of the Trinyte â—ut it is necessary vnto euerlastyng health that euery christian beleue also faythfully the in carnacyon of our lorde Iesu chryste â—t is therfore the ryght fayth that we beleue confesse that our lorde Iesu Chryste the Sone of God is God and man â—e is god by the substance of the Father gotten before all worldes and he is man by the substance of his mother borne in the worlde â—erfyte God perfyte man beynge of a soule reasonable and offlesshe humayne â—quall to the Father by his Godhed lesse theÌ„ the Father by his manhed â—hiche thoughe he be God and man yet is there not twyane but one Chryste â—ruely he is one not by turnyng of his godhed in to maÌ„hed but by assumptynge of his manhed in to godhed â—â—ynge one to all intentes not by confusion of â—ubâ—ance but by vnite of person â—or as the reasonable soule and the flesshely body is or maketh one man so God and man is one Chryste â—hiche suffered death for our saluacyon descended to helle and rose from death the thyrde daye â—hiche ascended to heuens sytteth at the ryght haÌ„de of God the Father almyhghty from thense shall he come to Iudge the quycke and dead â—t whose comynge all men muste ryse w t theyr bodyes and shall gyue accompt of theyr owne propre dedes â—nd they that haue done well shall go in to euerlastyng lyfe they that haue done euyll in to euerlastynge fyre â—his in the Catholyke fayth whiche excepte euery man faythfully and stedfastly do beleue he can not be saued The Offyce of all Estates A Bysshop muste be fautlesse the husbande of one wyfe sober discrete honestly appareled herberous apte to teache not dronken no fyghter not gyuen to fylthy lucre but gentyll abhorrynge fyghtynge abhorrynge couetousnesse and one that ruleth his owne house honestly hauynge chyldren vnder obedyence with all honeste ¶ 〈…〉 â—…e that are rulers of the earth se that you loue ryghteousnes and that you commyt none vnryghteousnes in iudgement Thou shalte not fauour the poore nor honoure the myghty but shalt iudge thy neyghbour ryghtteously ¶ 〈…〉 â—…e shall not deceyue your brethren neyther with weyght nor measure but shall haue true ballances and true weyghtes for I am the Lorde your God ¶ 〈…〉 â—…us bandes loue your wyues euen as chryst loued the congregacyon and gaue hym selfe for it to sanctyfy it and clensed it in the fountayne of water thorowe the worde to make it vnto hym selfe a gloryous congregacyon without spot or wrencle or any suche thynge so ought men to loue theyr wyues as theyr owne bodyes He that loueth his wyfe loueth hym self For no man euer yet hated his owne flesshe but norysshed is c. ¶ 〈…〉 â—â—yues submyt your selues to your owne husbandes as to the lorde For the husbande is the wyues hed euen as Chryst is the heed of the congregacyon Therfore as the congregacyon is in subieccyon to Chryste lykewyse lette the wyues be in subieccyon to theyr husbandes in all thynges ¶ 〈…〉 â—e fathers moue not your chyldren vnto wrath but brynge them vp with the nurture and informacyon of the lorde ¶ 〈…〉 â—â—hyldren obey your fathers and mothers in the Lorde for so it is ryght Honour thy father and mother that is the fyrst commaundement that hathe any promyse that thou mayste be in good estate and lyue longe on the earthe ¶ 〈…〉 â—e maysters do to youre seruauntes that whiche is iuste and equall put tynge away all bytternesse and theatenynges knowynge that euen ye also haue a mayster in heuen ¶ 〈…〉 â—…eruauntes be obedyent to youre bodyly maysters in all thynges not with eye seruice as meÌ„ pleasers but iÌ„ synglenesse of herte tearynge god And what soeuer ye do do it hertely as thoughe ye dyd it vnto the lorde and not vnto men for as moche as ye knowe that of the lorde ye shall receyue the rewarde of inheritaunce for ye serue the Lorde Christ ¶ 〈…〉 â—he that is a very wydowe and frendlesse putteth her truste in god and contynueth in supplycacyon and prayer nyght and day ¶ 〈…〉 â—Oue thy neyghbour as thy self what soeuer ye wolde y t other shulde do to you do you eueÌ„ y e same to theÌ„ and what ye wolde not y t other men shulde do to you se y t ye do it not to them The preface y e maner to lyue well ¶ 〈…〉 FOr to begyn the maner of salutary or helth full lyuyng And to come to perfection how well I haue more nede to be instruct than for to teche other yet kepe these small doctrines here folowyng to your powers Fyrst ryse vp at vj. of the clocke in the mornynge in all seasons and in your rysyng do as foloweth Thanke our lorde of test that he gaue you that nyght Commende you to god byssed lady saynt mary and to that saynt whilh is feested that day and to all the sayntes of heuen SecoÌ„dly beseche god that he preserue the that day froÌ„ deedly synne at all other tymes And pray hym that all the werkes that other dooth for you may be accept to the lawde of his name of his glorioê° mother of all the company of heuen Uvhan hye haue arayed you say in your chambre or lodgyng maryns pryme houres yf ye may Than go to the chyrche or ye do ony worldly werkes yf ye haue no nedefull besynesse abyde in the chyrche the space of a lowe masse whyle where ye shall thynke and thanke god of his benefytes Thynke a whyle on the goodnesse of god on his dyuyne myght and vertue Thynke what gyft he hath gyuen to you to create you so nobly as to his ymage lykenesse Thynke also what grace he hath done to you in the sacrament of baptysme clensyng your soule from synne Thynke how many tymes ye haue offended hym syth ye were cristened Thynke how mekely he hath abyden your recournyng from synne Thynke from how many daungers he hath preserued