it âhe gloryous passyoÌ of our lorde Iesu chryst ¶ ãâ¦ã âOone after noone this mother soreweping Her sone callynge to his father myght heare Sawe from the body the soule departynge And a knyght openynge his hert with aspere For sorowe she fell downe in a sowne there O mercyfull lorde god what earthly wyght Uvolde nor haue rewed of that pyteous syght ãâ¦ã Uve do prayse the and do pray the mother of god moost mercyfull âhat thou entende vs to defende from death that is moost sorowfull ¶ ãâ¦ã âOly lorde Iesu sone of the mooste swete virgyn Mary whiche sufferedest deathe for vs vpoÌ a Crosse shew vnto vs thy mercy and grauÌt vnto vs vnto all that deuoutly haue in remeÌbraunce the coÌpassyon of thy moost holy mother for her sake prosperous lyfe in this present worlde and throughe thy grace eternall glorye in the worlde to come Uvherin thou doest lyue rcygne one god with the holy ghoste worlde without ende So be it âhe dolourous coÌpassvoÌ of goddes moost swete mother brynge vs to the blysse of almyghty god the father So be it The Euynsonge ¶ ãâ¦ã âYke as the seruyce that we be dayly accustomed to say iÌ the mornynge is called matyns euyn so is the seruyce vsed to be sayde or soÌge towarde euyn called Euynsonge And this is the true sygnifycacyon and meanynge of the same worde whiche we call Euynsonge of our Lady bycause it is specyally done in the laude and praysynge of her ¶ ãâ¦ã âorde haste the to helpe me âlory be to the father to the sone to the holy ghoste âs it was in the begynnynge as it is now and euer shall be So be it ãâ¦ã âfter the byrth etatus sum âReioysed in those thynges that were sayde to me we shall go in to the lordes house âure feete were standynge in thy gates O Hierusalem âierusalem whiche is buylded lyke a cytie whose perticypacyon is within it selfe âor thyther ascended the trybes euyn the trybes of the lorde the testymonye of Israel to acknowledge the lordees name âor there sate the sytters in iudgement euyn the seate of the house of Dauid âray ye for the peace of Hierusalem and they shall haue plentye that loue the. âet peace be made throughe thy vertue plenteousnes in thy houses âor my brothers and kynredes sakes I prayed peace for the. âor the house of our lorde god I besought good thynges for the. âlory be to the father to the sone and to the holy ghoste âs it was in the begynnynge as it is now and euer shall be So be it âd te leuaui oculos âNto the haue I lyfte vp myne eyes o god whiche inhabytest the heuyns âuyn lyke as the eyes of seruauÌtes wayt at the handes of theyr maysters âs the eyes of a handemayden be vpoÌ her maysters euyn so be our eyes vpon oure lorde god vntyl he haue mercy on vs. âaue mercy on vs o lorde haue mercy on vs for we are fulfylled with moche contempte âor our soule is fylled verye moche beynge scorned of the ryche and dispyced of the proude âlory be to the father to the sone and to the holye ghoste âs it was in the begynnyng as it is nowe and euer shall be So be it âisi quia dominus âXcept the lorde had ben amonge vs let Israel now speake except the lorde had ben amonge vs. âhen men rose agaynst vs perauenture they myght haue swalowed vs vp quycke âhen theyr fury was great agaynst vs peraueÌture water mought haue souped vs vp âur soule hath passed ouer a ryuer our soule perauenture myght haue passed ouer a water intollerable âlessed be the lorde whiche hath not suffred vs to be caught with theyr teeth âur soule hath ben delyuered euyn as a sparowe from the foulers snare âhe snare is worne out and we are delyuered âur helpe consysteth in the name of the lorde whiche made heuyn and earth âlory be to the father to the sone and to the holy ghoste âs it was in the begynnynge as it is now and euer shall be So be it âui confidunt âHey that truste in the lorde as a mountayne of SyoÌ he shall neuer be moued which inhabyteth Hierusalem âouÌtaynes are in the cyrcute of it and the lords is in the cyrcuyt of his people froÌ this tyme forth and euermore âor the lorde shall not leaue the rodde of synners vpoÌ the lotte of the iuste leest the iuste shuld extende theyr handes vnto synne âo wel o lorde to the good and vryght in hert âut those that swarue the lorde shall bryng in to bondes with them that worke wyckednesse peace be vpon Israel âlory be to the father to the sone and to the holy ghoste âs it was in the begynnyng as it is now and euer shall be So be it ân conuertendo UHen the lorde tourned the captyuyte of Syon we were made gladde âhen was our mouthe fulfylled with myrth our tongue with ioyfulnesse âhen shal they say amonge the gentylles the lorde hath done greatly for them âhe lorde hathe done greatly for vs we are made ioyfull âorde conuerte our captyuyte as a ryuer in the southe âhey that sowe with teres shall reape with gladnes âhey goynge forth went and wepte castynge theyr sedes âut comynge agayne they shall come with ioye bearynge theyr handes full of corne âlory be to the father to the sone and to the holy ghoste âs it was in the begynnynge as it is now and euer shall be So be it After thy byrth virgyn thou dydest remayne Pray to thy sone to saue vs from payne ¶ âLessed art thou virgyn mary whiche hast borne the lorde that created the worlde Thou haste borne hym that made the yet thou remaynest a vyrgyn euermore ThaÌkes be to god ¶ âAyle starre of the see moost bryght O mother of god immaculate I pure virgyn in goddes owne syght The gate of heuyn moost fortunate âaluted thou wast with great humylyte Uvhen Gabryell sayd Aue Maria. Establysshe vs in sure tranquillite And chaunge the name of synfull Eua. âoose the prysoners from captyuyte Unto the blynde gyue syght agayne Repell our great iniquite All that is good for vs obtayne âhewe thy selfe to be a mother So that he accepte our peticyon Uvhiche for our sake before all other Uvas contented to be thy sone âblessed lady O synguler virgyn In parfyte mekenesse all other excedynge Delyuer vs from bondage of synne And make vs meke and chaste in lyuynge âake vs euer pure lyfe to sue Guyde vs sauffy vpon our iourney That we beholdynge the face of Iesu May ioye with hym in heuyn alway âlory be to god the father Glory to Chryst that made vs free Glory also to the holy comforter One god and persones thre So be it ãâ¦ã race in thy vysage encreaseth euer more ãâ¦ã hou haste ben blessed of god therfore ãâ¦ã oly Mary ¶ ãâ¦ã âY soule magnyfyeth the lorde ând my spyryte hath reioysed in god my sauyour âor he hathe loked on the lowe degre
agaynst me ârynge my soule forth of pryson that it may coÌ fesse thy name âlorde heare my prayer receyue my request in to thyn eares heare me in thy ryghtuousnes ând thou shalte not entre with thy seruauÌt in iudgement for there is none lyuynge that caÌ be iustifyed in the syght of the. âor myne enemye hath êsecuted my soule and hath humbled my lyfe in the earth âe hath set me in darkenes lyke the dead men of the worlde my soule is greued within me in me my herte is troubled âhaue iÌ mide myne olde dayes I haue thought vpon al thy workes and vpon al the workes of thy handes I mused âhaue caste myne haÌdes abrode to the o my soule lyke the earth without water âeare me quyckly good lorde for my spyrite fayleth âhou shalt not tourne away thy face from me I shal be lyke them that go downe in to a lake âet thy mercy be knowen to me betyme for I haue trusted in the. âet me knowe the waye in whiche I shall walke for I haue lyfte vp my soule to the. âelyuer me lorde from myn enemyes I haue fled to the teache me to do thy wyll for thou arte my god âhy good spyryte shall brynge me in to the ryght lande for thy name thou shalte quycken me in thy ryghtuousnes âhou shalte brynge my soule out of tribulacyon and in thy mercy thou shalte destroye all myne enemyes ând thou shalt destroy all that trouble my soule for I am thy seruaunt ¶ ãâ¦ã âRauÌte I beseche the lorde god that by the holy melody of this heuynly psalter my soule may be refresshed GrauÌt that the roryng lyoÌ may be ouercom of the feble shepe Graunt that by thy grace the moost violeÌt spirite may be subdued of the weyke flesshe GrauÌt that he whiche fell from heuyn may be vaÌquysshed here through my fyghtynge Graunt that thoughe we abyde his tyranny through thy sufferauÌce for a season that yet we be not swalowed vp with his vnsacyable iawes Cause hym to be sory for mannes saluacyon whiche alwayes reioyseth at our fall Cause me alwayes to applye my selfe to thy praysynge and at length ioyfully to come to thy blyssednes whiche lyuest and reygnest god worlde without ende So be it Prayers ¶ ãâ¦ã ââ¦mator humani âGod the louer of mankynde whiche by thy ne electe seruaunt and bysshop saynt hieroÌ hast renewed in the worlde the gyft of tongues wherwith in tyme passed thou dydest heuynly in structe thyne apostles for the preasynge of thy gospel by thym holy spirite grauÌt that in all tongues and iÌ all places all meÌ may pÌache the glory of thyne onely begotten sone Iesu for to confounde the tonges of false apostles whiche conspyrynge togyther do buyld the cursed toure of BabyloÌ laborynge to darken thy glorye whylest they procure to exalte theyr owne where as all glory is due onely to y e with our lorde Iesu thy sone worlde with out ende So be it ââ¦nÌe non sum dignus vt intres sub tectum âMercyfull lorde I am not worthy that y u shuldest entre in to my synfull house yet not withstandynge thou hast âayd who that eateth my flesshe dryn keth my bloude he dwelleth iÌ me and I in hym Uvhertore lorde haue thou mercy vp me synner by the receyuynge of this thy body flesshe bloude and that I receyue it not to my daÌpnacioÌ but through thy mercy to the helth of my soule and in the remyssyoÌ of my synnes through thy paynful passyon So be it ¶ ãâ¦ã âera perceptio corporis et sanguinis tui He very true receyuynge of thy gloryous body of flesshe bloude my souereygne lorde oipoteÌt is that I cast the not forth agayne to my daÌpnacyoÌ iudgemeÌt but that I may obteyne therby remyssyoÌ of my synnes that I may ly ue in charytable lyfe whyles I am here lyuyng so that I may here after come to the eternall lyfe by thy vertue and grace ¶ ãâ¦ã ââ¦bone Iesu O dulcis Iesu âGloryous kynge whiche amoÌgest thy sayntes arte laudable neuerthelesse incoÌperable Thou arte in vs lorde thy holy name hath beÌ caued vpoÌ by vs. Therfore do not forsake vs lord god in the day of iudgement vouchsafe to bestowe vs among thy sayntes and electe O blyssed kynge ¶ ãâ¦ã ãâ¦ã onditor celi et terre ¶ ãâ¦ã ãâ¦ã eus patrum nostroruÌ et dominus miÌe ¶ ãâ¦ã ãâ¦ã u fecisti domine cum seruo tuo ¶ ãâ¦ã ãâ¦ã no rogauite ne deneges mihi ¶ ãâ¦ã ãâ¦ã ãâ¦ã ãâ¦ã omine tu fecissi celum et terram mare ¶ ãâ¦ã ââ¦ter venit hora clarifica filium ¶ ãâ¦ã ãâ¦ã ãâ¦ã u deus noster suauis et verus es ¶ ãâ¦ã ân tonso capite corruens in terram âOb his he ade clypped fallynge flatte on the grounde worshypped god sayeng Naked I entred out of my mothers woÌâe and naked I shall retourne The lorde hath gyueÌ the goodes and the lorde hath taken them away As it pleased the lorde so it is done Blyssed be the name of the lorde So be it ¶ ãâ¦ã âustus es domine et omnia iudicia tua âHou arthe iuste lorde and all thy iudgementes are true all thy wayes mercy truth and iustyce And now lorde remeÌbre me and take not vengeaunce of my synnes nor thynke not on my offences nor the synÌes of my parentes Bycause we haue not obeyed thy pÌceptes therfore thou halte delyuered vs vp in to these euylles in to confusyon reproche and to be a fable to al people and the gentles and now lorde great be thy iudgementes for we haue not done accordynge to that preceptes and we haue not walked purely before the. And now lorde accordynge to thy pleasure do with me and cheyfly receyue my spy rite in peace for it is better for me to dye then to lyue ¶ ãâ¦ã âana me domine et sanabor ¶ ãâ¦ã ¶ ãâ¦ã The table Yrst an Almanacke for .xxiij. yeres The Kalender A rule to knowe Easter for euer The dayes of the weke moralysed The .x. commaundementes of god gyuen by Moyies and expounded by Chryste The symbole or Crede of the great doctoure Athanaâius called Quicunâ vult The oââyce of all estates A preface The foure gospels of the foure Euangelysâes The Passyon of Chryst Egressus est The Pater noster the Aue maria ãâã Englysh The .xij. articles of the fayth The duety of a Chrysten man Auxiliatrix The matyns of our Lady The houres The Euynsonge The Complyne The fyftene Oos The seuen Psalmes with the Letany A prayer for remyssyon of synnes A prayer for the churche A pray for Charyte A prayer for peace A prayer for mercy A prayer for soules departed A prayer for the kynge A prayer for all estates A prayer for true repentaunce The verses of saynt Bernarde The Dirige with the Commendacyons The Psalmes of the Passyon Saynt Hiâroms Psalter with the declaraâyons meanynge or sygnyfycacyons of them A prayer of saynt Hiârome A prayer when thou shalte receyue the sacrament A prayer when thou hast receyued it O bone iesu Conditor celi et terre The prayers of Salomon two for wysdome one for a competent lyuynge A prayer of the churche of the faythfull for the worde of god A prayer of Chryste before his passyon A prayer of the Churche for synners The prayer blyssynge of iob in his moost tribulacyons A prayer of Tobie when we be scourged A prayer of Hieremye the prophet Thus endeth the Prymer in ãâ¦ã after the vse of Salysbury dilygeÌtly correcte newly imprynted at ãâ¦ã by ãâ¦ã for ãâ¦ã M. D. xxxviij
âoly âoly âorde god of Sabaoth âeuyn and earth are fulfylled with the glory of thy maiestye âhe glorious coÌpany of the apostles prayse the. âhe goodly felowshyp of the prophetes worshyp the. âe noble armony of martyrs prayse the âhe holy churche throughout all the worlde doth magnyfye the. âhey knowledge the to be the father of an infynite maiesty âhey knowledge thy honourable and very onely sone ând the holy ghost also to be a conforter âhou arte the kynge of glory o Chryste âhou arte the euerlastyng sone of the father âhen thou tokest vpon the our nature to delyuer man y u dyddest not abhorre the virgyns woÌbe âhen thou haddest ouercomen the sharpnesse of death thou openest the kyngdome of heuyns to all true beleuers âhou syttest on the ryght hande of god in the glory of the father âe beleue that thou shalt com to be our iuge âe therfore pray the helpe thy seruauÌtes whome thou hast redemed with thy precyous bloude âake them to be nombred with thy sayntes in ââ¦ye euerlastynge â lorde saue thy people and blesse thy herytage âouerne and also lyfte theym vp iÌ to blesse euerlastynge âe prayse the euery daye ând we worshyp thy name euer worlde without ende âouchsaufe good lorde to kepe vs this daye without synne â lorde haue mercy vpoÌ vs haue mercy vpoÌ vs. â lorde let thy mercy lyghten vpon vs euen as we trust in the. â lorde iÌ the haue I trusted let me neuer be confouÌded ââ¦oly mother of god make thy petâcyon ãâ¦ã âhat we may deserue Chrystes promyssyon ¶ ãâ¦ã ââ¦e deum ââ¦iserere mei deus â Aue mercy vpon me o god accordynge to thy great mercy ând accordyng to the multytude of thy compassyons wype away myn iniquite âet wasshe me more from myne iniquite and elense me from my synne âor I knowledge myne iniquite and my synne is euer before myne eyes âgaynst the onely haue I synned and haue done euyll in thy syght that thou mayste be instifyed in thy wordes and mayst vaynquysshe wheÌ thou hast iudged âo I was begotten in wyckednesse and my mother conceyued me in synne âo thou haste loued trueth the vnknowen and secrete thynges of thy wysdome hast thou reueled vnto me âpryncle me lorde with ysope and so shall I be cleane thou shalt wasshe me and then shal I be whyter then snowe ânto my hearynge shalt thou gyue ioye gladnesse and my brosed bones shal be refresshed âourne thy face froÌ my synnes and wype away all my wyckednesse â pure herte create in me oh god an vp ryght spyryte renewe within me âast me not away from thy face and thyne holy spyryte take not from me âake me agayn to reioyse in thy sauynge helth and strenthen me with a pryncypal spyryte âwyll enstruct the wycked iÌ thy wayes and the vngodly shall be conuerted vnto the. âelyuer me froÌ bloudes oh god the god of my health my toÌge shal exalte thy ryghtwysenesse âorde open thou my lyppes my mouthe shall pronounce thy prayse âor yf thou haddest desyred sacryfices I hadde surely gyueÌ it but y u delytest not iÌ burnt offrynges âsacryfyce to god is a lowly spirit a contrite an humble herte dispyce not o god âeale gently of thy fauourable beneuolencâ with Syon that the walles of Hierusalem may be buylte agayne âhen shalt thou accept the sacryfyce of ryght wysnesse oblacyons and burnte offerynges then shall they lay calues vpon thyne altare â This worde Laudes is asmoche to saye as prayses the feruyce folowynge is called so because it conteyneth onely the mere laudes prayses of Chryst and the virgyn his mother ¶ ãâ¦ã The Laudes âorde haste the to helpe me âlorye be to the father to the sone to the holye ghoste ââ it was in the begynnyng as it is nowe and euer shall be So be it ¶ ãâ¦ã wonderfull ââ¦ominus regnauit ãâ¦ã âHe lorde hath reygned he hathe put on goodly aray the lorde hath armed hiÌ selfe with strength and hath gyrded hym selfe âe hath surely buylte set fast the rouÌde worlde so that it shall not be moued âhy seate was then prepared o god but thou thy selfe arte of euerlastynge âhe floodes haue rysen o lorde the floodes haue rored âhe floodes haue lyfted vp theyr waues with great noyse and rorynge of many waters âarueylous are the risynges of waters maruey lous is that lorde aboue âhy testymonyes are made passynge credible holynes becometh thy house o lorde for euermore âlory be to the father to the sone and to the holye ghoste âs it was in the begynnynge as it is now and euer shall be So be it âubilate deo omnis âAke ye melody vnto god all that inhabyte the earthe serue ye the lorde with gladnes âutre ye in to his presence with ioyfulnesse ânowledge ye the lorde that he is god he hath made vs and not we our selues âe that are his people and the shepe of his pasture entre his gates in confessyon his court with hympnes to magnifye hym ârayse his name for the lorde is swete his mercy is endelesse and his trueth contynueth from one generacyon to another âlory be to the father to the sone and to the. âs it was in the begynnynge as it is nowe âeus deus meus âOd thou arte my god early do I watche after the. ây soule hath thrysted after the myflesshe hath longed very moche ân a countre deserte wylde and dry so haue I appered before the in a holye place for to se thy power and thy glorye âor thy mercy is better then lyfe my lyppes shall prayse the. âo shall I prayse the in my lyfe and in thy name shall lyfte vp myne handes ây soule shal be satysfyed as it were with enter larde and fatnes and my mouthe shal prayse the with lyppes full of ioye âo haue I ben myndefull of the vpon my bed I shall set my thought on the in the mornynge tymes because thou wast myne helper ând I shall reioyce vnder the couerte of thy wynges my soule hath cleaued vnto the thy ryght hande hath susteyned me âhey veryly haue sought my soule iÌ vayne they shal go into the lower partes of the earth they shall be put in to the power of a swearde they shall be the partes of the foxes âhe kynge truely shal ioye in god all shall praysed that sweare in hym for the mouth of theÌ that speake vngodlynesse is stopped ââus misereatur nostri ãâ¦ã âOd haue mercy vpon vs and blesse vs let hym shew his face vnto vs and haue haue mercy vpon vs. âhat we may knowe thy waye in earth and thy sauynge health amonge all nacyons âât the people make knowledge vnto god let all nacyons coââ¦sse the. âoyfull and gladde be all folke because thou âu lest people with equite and orderest the nacyons in earth âet thy people knowledge the o god let all nacyons confesse to the for the earth hath yel ded her fruyte âlesse vs our god all that inhabyt the
hande âhere is no healthe in my flesshe in regarde of thy wrath is ther no rest in my bones because of my synnes âor myn iÌiquities are ouerpassed myn head and are layde vpon me as an heuy burden ây woundes haue putrifyed and festred by reason of my folysshenesse âam made wretche and croked vnto the ende all day dyd I go sorowfully âor my loynes are fol of illusyons and there is no health in my flesshe âam sore afflycted and brought lowe I dyd rore out for the sorowe of myne herte âorde before the is all my desyre and my mournynge is not hydde from the ây herte is troubled my strength hath left me the syght of myne eyes and the very same is not with me ây freÌdes and my neyghbours drewe togyther and stode agaynst me ând they that stode nexte me stode farre of they that layde wayte for my lyfe set vpon me ând they that sought me spake euyll to me vanites and deceytes they imagyned all daye âut I as one beyng deaf dyd not heare and as one that were dombe not openyng my mouth ând I was made as a maÌ not hearyng and hauynge no countercheckes in his mouthe âor in the lorde haue I trusted thou wylte heare me my lorde god âor I haue sayde lest any tyme myn enemyes tryumphe vpoÌ me and whylst my fete slyde they spake great thynges agaynst me âor I am prepared vnto the whyppes and my dolour is alwayes in my syght âor I shall confesse myne vngodlynesse shall take thought for my synne âut myne enemyes lyue are made strong ouer me and they are multiplyed whiche hated me vniustly âhey that requyted euyll for good detracted me because I folowed goodnesse âorsake me not o lorde my god neyther departe thou from me ântend toward my helpe o lorde god my helth âlory be to the father to the sone and to the ho lye ghoste âs it was in the begynnynge as it is now and euer shall be So be it âiserere mei deus âAue mercy vpon me o god accordynge to thy great mercy ând accordyng to the multytude of thy compassyons wype away myn iniquite âet wasshe me more froÌ myne iniquite and clense me more from my synne âor I knowledge myne iniquite and my synne is euer before myne eyes âgaynst the onely haue I synned and haue done euyll iÌ thy syght that thou mayste be iustifyed in thy wordes and mayst vaynquysshe wheÌ thou hast iudged âo I was begotten in wyckednesse and my mother conceyued me in synne âo thou haste loued trueth the vnknowen and secrete thynges of thy wysdome hast thou reueled vnto me âpryncle me lorde with ysope and so shall I be cleane thou shalt wasshe me and then shal I be whyter then snowe ânto my hearynge shalt thou gyue ioye gladnesse and my brosed bones shal be refresshed âourne thy face froÌ my synnes and wype away all my wyckednesse âpure herte create in me oh god an vp ryght spyryte renewe within me âast me not away from thy face and thyne holy spyryte take not from me âake me agayn to reioyse in thy sauyng helth strenghten me with a pryncypal spyryte âwyll enstruct the wycked iÌ thy wayes and the vngodly shall be conuerted vnto the. âelyuer me from bloudes oh god the god of my health my toÌge shal exalte thy ryght wysenesse âorde open thou my lyppes my mouthe shall pronounce thy prayse âor yt thou naddest desyred sacryfices I hadde surely gyuen it but thou delytest not in burnt offrynges âsacryfyce to god is a lowly spirit a contrite an humble herte dispyce not o god âeale getsy of thy fauourable benenoleÌce with Syon that the walles of HierusaleÌ may be buylte agayne âheÌ shalt thou accept the sacryfyce of ryghtwysenesse oblacyons and burnte offerynges then shall they lay calues vpon thyne altare âlory be to the father to the sone and to the ho ly ghoste âs it was in the begynnynge as it is now and euer shall be So be it ãâã omine eraudi orationeÌ meaÌ âOrde heare my prayer and let my clamouââ¦re come vnto the. âourne not thy face from me wheÌ soeuer I am troubled bowe thyne eare vnto me ân what soeuer day that I am troubled hear me quyckely âor my dayes haue vanysshed as smoke my bones waxe drye as a fyrebrande âam stryken and my hert wythered lyke hay by cause I forgat to eate my breade âith the noyse of my mournynge my boone hath clouen to the flesshe âam made lyke vnto a pellycan of wyldernes and am made lyke the nyght rauyn in an house âhaue waked and am made lyke a sparowe solytary in the roufe of an house âll daye dyd myne enemyes rayle vpon me and they that praysed me conspyred agaynst me âor I dyd eate asshes as breade and myngled my drynke with wepynge ân regarde of thy wrathe and indygnacyon for thou takynge me vp dyddest cast me agaynst the grounde ây dayes haue faded as a shadow and I haue wythered lyke haye âut thou lorde abydest for euer and thy memoryal is from one generacyon vnto another âhou lorde arysyng shalt haue mercy of SyoÌ for it is tyme to haue mercy on it for the tyme ê¯meth âor the stones therof haue pleased thy seruauÌtes they shall haue rueth on the grouÌde therof ând the people shall feare thy name o lorde all kynges of the earth thy glorye âor the lorde hath buylded Syon and shall be sene in his glorye âe hath regarded the speache of the humble hath not dispyced theyr prayer âet these thynges be wryten in another generacyon and the people that shall be created shall prayse the lorde âor he hathe loked downe from his hyghe holy place the lorde hathe loked downe from heuyn vnto the earthe âor to hear the waylyng of them that be fettered for to lose the sones of them that were slayn âhat they shulde in Syon declare the name of the lorde and his prayse in Hierusalem ân assemblynge of people togyther and kynges for to serue the lorde âe answered hiÌ in the way of his vertue shewe vnto me the shortnes of my dayes âall me not backe in the myddes of my dayes in to the euerlastyngnes of thy yre âroÌ the begynnynge thou lorde haste layde the foundacyon of the earthe the workes of thyne handes are the heuyns âhey shal perysshe but thou abydest and shal all waxe olde as a garment And as a couerynge thou shalte chaunge them and they shal be chauÌged but thou arte one and the same and thy yeres shall not fayle âhe sones of thy seruauÌtes shall dwel togyther and theyr seede shal be directed for euer âe profundis clamaui ãâ¦ã âRom the deepe places haue I called vnto the o lorde lorde heare my voyce âet thyne eares be intentyfe to the voyce of my prayer âf thou lorde wylte loke so straytly vpoÌ synners o lorde who shall abyde it But there is mercy with the and because of thy lawe haue I abyden the
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. ¶ ãâ¦ã âAmercus 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 asseÌble 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 couÌseyl of saynt Paule j. Timoth. ij and dyuers other examples of scrypture The Letany ¶ ãâ¦ã âOrde haue mercy on vs. ââ¦hryste haue mercy on vs âorde haue mercy on vs. âhryste 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. âaynt Mary praye for vs Holy mother of god praye for vs Holy mayde of maydens praye for vs âaynt Myghell praye for vs âaynt Gabryel praye for vs âaynt Raphael praye for vs âll holy angels and archangels praye for vs ââ¦l ordres of holy spirites praye for vs âaynt Iehan Baptyst praye for vs âll 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 âaynt Chrystofer praye for vs âaynt George praye for vs âaynt Blase praye for vs âaynt Adryan praye for vs âll holy martyrs praye for vs âaynt Edwarde praye for vs âaynt Syluester praye for vs âaynt Lyon praye for vs âaynt Hierome praye for vs âaynt Augustyn praye for vs âaynt Ambrose praye for vs âaynt Gregory praye for vs âaynt Isodore praye for vs âaynt Iulyane praye for vs âaynt Lambert praye for vs âaynt Martyn praye for vs âaynt Anthony praye for vs âaynt Nycolas praye for vs âaynt Leonerde praye for vs âaynt Erkenwalde praye for vs âaynt Edmunde praye for vs âaynt Benet praye for vst âaynt Dunstone praye for vs âaynt Cuthbert praye for vs âll holy confessours praye for vs âaynt Mary Magdeleyn praye for vs âaynt Mary Egypcyan praye for vs âaynt Anne praye for vs âaynt Katheryne praye for vs âaynt Margarete praye for vs âaynt 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 SaiÌt 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. ây thy precyous death Lorde delyuer vs. ây thy gloryous resurreccyoÌ Lorde delyuer vs. ây thy meruaylous asceÌcyon Lorde delyuer vs. ây the grace of the holy ghost Lorde delyuer vs ân the houre of death Lorde succour vs. ân the day of Iudgement Lorde delyuer vs. âe synners pray the to heare vs. âhat thou gyne vs peace we pray the heare âhat thy mercy pity may euer pÌserue vs. we âhat thou vouchsaufe to gouerne and kepe thy Churche we pray the heare vs. âhat the gyft apostolyke and all the degrees of holy relygyon be kept and saued we pray the. âhat thou gyue peace and coÌcorde to our kyng and prynces and also vyctory we pray the to âhat thou kepe all our bysshops and abbottes in holy relygyon we pray the to heare vs. âhat thou kepe al the congregacyons of sayntes in thy holy seruyce we pray the heare vs. âhat thou preserue al chrysten people whiche thou haste redemed with thy precyous bloude we praye the to heare vs. âhat thou gyue all our bnÌfactours euerlastyng benefytes we pray the to heare vs. âhat thou wylte delyuer the soules of vs our parentes from eternall dampnacyon we pray the to heare vs. âhat thou vouchsaufe to gyue and preserue the fruytes of the earth we pray the to heare vs. âhat thou vouchsaufe to caste vpoÌ vs thy mercyfull eyes we pray the to heare vs. âhat thou do cause the obsequy of our seruice to be reasonable we pray the to heare vs. âhat thou do plucke vp our myndes vnto heuynly desyres we pray the to heare vs. âhat thou vouchsaufe to beholde and releue the mysery of the poore and the captyue we pray âhat thou gyue euerlastynge rest to all that beleue in the bothe quycke and dead we pray the. âhat thou vouchsaufe to heare vs. âone of god we praye the to heare vs. âone of god we praye the to heare vs. âone of god we praye the to heare vs. âambe of
the earthe also haue I spoken Sayenge thou arte my syster and thou also my brother Uvhat hope I haue then aboue all other Uvho shall rewarde my paynes y â which I abode Surely none other but onely thou my god ãâ¦ã hus dayly in me my synne encreasyng double And I not repentynge in my lyues space The feare of death full sore my hert doth trouble For why in that lowe and depe infernall place There is no redempcyon no mercy nor no grace But yet good lorde yf it may the please Haue mercy on me and heale thou my desease ãâ¦ã good lord through thy holy name Saue me from peryll in euery case And by thy great myght ryd me from the same For why in that lowe and depe infernall place There is no redempcyon no mercy nor no grace But yet good lorde if it may the please Haue mercy on me and heale thou my desease ¶ ãâ¦ã ây flesshe is consumed there is but skyn and bone My lyppes they be fallen away my teeth bare appere Take pety vpon me and haue compassyon At the lest way ye that be my frendes dere For the hande of god lo hath me touched here why persecute ye me more to encrease my payr Is it my flesshe that ye wolde haue so fayne Uvho shall warrant me that my dedes shall be wrytten Or who can promyse me eyther that they shal Be regystred so that they shal not be forgeten In iyrne leade or in the stony wall But one thynge I knowe that surest is of all That my redemer shall euerlyue this I know for true And in the last day that I shall ryse a newe And w t this skynne agayne theÌ I shall be clade And in my flesshe I shall playnlyse My sauyoure and my god whiche hath me wrought and made And as I am now so shall I then be I shall not beholde hym by no depute But these same eyes shal se hym manyfest This conforte sure remayneth in my brest ãâ¦ã ternall rest goost lorde let theÌ haue And let theÌ be euer in contynuall lygh âhou that raysedest from the fylth graue The dead Lazer through thy great myght So graunt them grace of the to haue the syght And gyue them rest that be from hens discended And grauÌte theÌ pardoÌ where they haue offended ¶ ãâ¦ã âHy from my mothers wombe hast thou me out brought That wolde to god that I had ben clene Consumed away euyn to ryght nought So that none eye me euer myght haue sene For then shulde I be as I had neuer bene Nowe brought in to the worlde and streyght agayne out sent Oh that my lyfe dayes full soone are gone and spent wherfore good lorde spare me yet a whyle That I may bewayle my sorowe or I go From wheÌs is no retourne I meane that wretched yle whiche is the lande of mysery and wo Couered all with death in darknes ouerthrow where is no rule nor ordre at all But horror euerlastyng and payne contynuall ãâ¦ã Uvherfore good lorde hertely I the pray To be a succour and ayde vnto me And specyally in that moost dradfull day Uvhen heuyn and earth and al that therin be Shal tremble and quake before the face of the when thou shalt come in thy most feruent yre The worlde to iudge by hotte burnyng fyre âhat is the day full sorowful to beholde That is the day of wrathe the day of mysery That is the day to wofull to be tolde when heuyn and earth and al that therin be Shall trembled quake before the face of the when thou shalt come in thy most feruent yre The worlde to iudge by hotte burnynge fyre ââ¦las I wretche myserable and poore what thynge shall I do or what thynge shall I saye That dredfull iudge when I shall come before Hauynge no good dede for my selfe to lay Howe fearefull shall I staÌde iÌ that dredfull daye when that thou shalt come in thy feruent yre The worlde to iudge by hotte burnynge fyre ââ¦ow therfore Chryste we the beseche ychone Let thy mercy vnto vs appere Thou that descendest from thy heuynly trone To redeme them that lost and dampned were âoÌdempne neuer theÌ whome thou haste bought so dere Uvherfore good lorde hertly I the pray To be a succour and ayde vnto me And specyally in that moost dredfull day when heuyn and earth and al that therin be Shal treÌble and quake before the face of the when thou shalt come in thy most feruent yre The worlde to iudge by hotte burnynge fyre ãâ¦ã Uvherfore good lorde we humbly the requyre That of thy goodnes thou woldest not forget To delyuer me from euerlastynge fyre whiche brakest vp the brasen gates great And vysyted hast the lowe infernall seate And vnto lyght them dydest restore whiche in payne of darkenesse hadde ben longe before ãâ¦ã whiche vnto the thus dyd call and cry welcome to vs our blyssed sauyour swete welcome our redemer welcome hertely whiche brakest vp the brasen gates great And visited hast the lowe infernall seate And vnto lyght them dydest restore whiche in payne of darkenesse hadde ben longe before ãâ¦ã Reste in peace ãâ¦ã So be it ââ¦y broused âisere meideus ãâ¦ã âAue mercy vpon me o god accordynge to thy great mercy ând accordyng to the multitude of thy coÌpassyons wype away myn iniquite Yet wasshe me more from myne iniquite clense me more from my synne âor I knowledge myne iniquite and my synne is euer before myne eyes ãâã gaynst the onely haue I synned and haue done euyll in thy syght that thou mayste be instistifyed in thy wordes mayst vaynquysshe wheÌ thou hast iudged âo I was begotten in wyckednesse and my mother conceyued me in synne âo thou haste loued trueth the vnknoweÌ and secrete thynges of thy wysdome hast thou reueled vnto me âpryncle me lorde with ysope and so shall I be cleane thou shalt wasshe me and then shal I be whyter then snowe ânto my hearynge shalt thou gyue ioye gladnesse and my brosed bones shal be refresshed âourne thy face froÌ my synnes and wype away all my wyckednesse âpure herte create in me oh god and an vp ryght spyryte renewe within me âast me not away from thy face and thyne holy spyryte take not from me âake me agayn to reioyse in thy sauynge helth and strengthen me with a pryncypal spiryte âwyll istruct the wycked in thy wayes and the vngodly shall be conuerted vnto the. âelyuer me from bloudes oh god the god of my health and my tonge shal exalte thy ryght wysenesse âorde open thou my lyppes and my mouthe shall pronounce thy prayse âoryf thou haddest desyred sacryfices I hadde surely gyuen it but thou delytest not in burnt offrynges âsacryfyce to god is a lowly spirit a contrite an humble herte dispyce not o god âealy geÌtly of thy fauourable beneuoleÌce with Syon that the walles of HierusaleÌ may be buylte agayne âhen shalt thou accept the sacryfyce of ryghtwysenesse oblacyons and burnte offerynges theÌ shall
face from me nor iÌ thy wrath do not swarue from thy seruaunt âood lord be thou my helper do not forsake me nor despyce me o god my healt âgood lorde set me a law in thy way and direct me in thy ryght path for feare of my enemyes âelyuer me not at the pleasure of theÌ that trouble me for they haue rysen agaynst me âo the o lorde I crye o my god be not sylent towarde me nor do y u not at anye tyme go awaye from me for then I shal be lyke to them that descende in to the lake âgood lorde heare the voyce of my prayer why le I praye to the whyle I lyft vp my handes to thy holy temple âelyuer not me amonge the synners nor do not destroye me with them that worke iniquite O lorde make safe thy people and blysse then inherytaunce ând gouerne them and extoll them for euer ân the lorde haue I trusted let me neuer be confounded in the ryghtuousnes delyuer me âncline to me thy ere make hast to delyuer me âe thou to me a god a defender and in the house of refuge that thou mayst make me safe ân to thy handes good lorde do I commende my spyryte âelyuer me and take me froÌ the haÌdes of myne enemyes ânlyghten thy face vpon thy seruauÌt make me safe in thy mercy good lorde let me not be confounded for bycause I haue trusted in the. âet thy mercy lorde be done vpon vs lyke as we haue trusted in the. âshal blesse the lorde in euery tyme his prayse shall be euer in my mouthe ây soule shal be praysed in the lorde the meke shall heare and they shal be glad âagnifye ye the lord with me and let vs exalte his name in to it selfe âlorde iudge theÌ that hurte me and ouercome them that be agaynst me âake vp weapons and a shelde and ryse vnto my helpe âe not sylent o lorde nor do not departe from me and aryse and intende in to my iudgement my god and my lorde intende to my cause âudge me good lorde and my god accordynge to my ryghtuousnes âtretche forth good lorde thy mercy to theÌ that knowe the and thy ryghtuousnes to theÌ whiche be of good mynde âet not the foote of pryde come to me nor let not the hande of a synner moue me ââare myn oracyoÌ good lorde and my prayer receyue them in thyn eares whyles I wepe âe not sylent bycause I am but a strauÌger with the and a pilgrym lyke as al my forefathers âpare me that I myght breath a lytel before I go and shall neuer be here more âut thou good lorde let not thy helpe be longe from me thy mercy and thy trueth haue euer defended me âor so many myscheues haue coÌpassed me that they can not be noÌbred myn iniquites haue comprehended me and I had no power to se them âhey haue ben multiplied more theÌ the heere 's of my head and my herte hath forsaken me âay it please the good lorde to delyuer me good lorde loke to my helpe âor truely I am nedy and poore good lord take cure of me âhou arte my helper and my defeÌder o my god be not sâowe âhaue sayd o lorde haue mercy vpon me heale my soule for I haue synned agaynst the. âryse vp lorde why doest thou slombre aryse do not repelle me to the ende âhy turnest thou away thy face and forgettest our nedynes and our tribulacyons âryse vp lorde helpe vs and delyuer vs for thy names sake âaue mercy on me o god accordyng to thy great mercy ând accordyng to the multitude of thy mercyes put away my wyck dnes ând wasshe me cl ane froÌ myne vniustyce and clense me from my faultes âor I do knowe myne iniquite and my synne is euer agaynst me âhaue synned to the alonly I haue done euyll before the that thou myghtest be iustyfyed in all thy wordes and that thou mayst ouercome when thou shalte be iudged âo surely I am coÌceyued in iniquite and my mother hath conceyued me in synnes âo truely thou hast loued trueth the vncertayne and the secrete thynges of thy wysdome thou hast magnifyed to me âhou shalte sprynkle me good lorde with hysope and I shal be made cleane thou shalt wasshe me and I shall be made whyther then snowe âo my hearyng thou shalte gyue ioye gladyes and the humbled bones shall sprynge for ioye âourne thy face awaye from my synnes and put away all myne iniquite âgod create iÌ me a cleane herte renue a ryght spirite in my bowelles âut me not away from thy face nor take not away thy holy spirite from me âyue vnto me the gladnes of thy health and coÌfyrme me with thy princypall spirite âlorde thou shalte opeÌ my lyppes my mouthe shall shewe thy prayse âgod make me safe in thy name and in thy vertue iudge me âgod heare my prayer and with thyne eares receyue the wordes of my mouth âor straungers haue rysen agaynst me stroÌge men haue sought my soule they haue set god before theyr syght âgod heare my requeste and do not despyse my prayer intende to me and heare me ân god I prayse the worde in the lorde I shal prayse the speche I haue trusted in god I shal not feare any thynge that man can do to me âgod iÌ me ben the vowes whiche I shall yelde vnto the prayse of the. âor thou hast delyuered my soule froÌ death my feete froÌ fallynge that I may please before god in the lande of the lyuynge âaue mercy on me good lord haue mercy on me for my soule trusteth in the. ând I shall truste iÌ the shadowe of thy wynges vntyll iniouite ouerpasse âake me from them that worke iÌiquite and saue me from bloudsheders âor lo they haue taken my soule the stronge haue fallen vpon me âtruely haue made my prayer to the o god in tyme acceptable ân the multitude of thy mercyes heare me iÌ the veryte of thy health âelpe me out of the claye that I stycke not fast delyuer me from them that hate me and froÌ the depnes of waters âet not the teÌpest of water drowne me nor let not the depnes swalowe me vp nor let not the pyt open his mouthe vpon me ââare me good lorde for thy mercy is bounteous loke vpon me accordynge to the multitude of thy mercyes ântende to my soule delyuer it take me away for feare of myne enemyes O god intende to my helth lorde make hast to helpe me âor I truly am nedy poore o god helpe me O lorde be thou my helper and my delyuerer do not tary ân the o lorde haue I trusted let me not be confounded for euer iÌ thy ryghtuousnes delyuer me ânclyne thyne eare to me and heale me âe thou to me a god and a defender and in stede of a bulwerke that thou mayst make me safe ây god delyuer me from the handes of a synner and from the handes of a wycked maÌ that worketh agaynst the