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PRAYER-BOOK OF THE LAY PEOPLE
LN THE MLDDLE AGES

IN ENGLISH DATING ABOUT I4OO A. D.

EDITED

WITH INTRODUCTION AND NOTES

FROM THE MANUSCRIPT (G 24) IN ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE
BV

HENRY LITTLEHALES

PART L.—TEXT

LONDON
LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO.
AND NEW YORK : 15 EAST i6'h STREET
1891

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 TEMPORARY PREFACE

Part II., containing the Introduction and Notes,

will not, in all probability, be ready for some few
years ; consequently it is necessary to take the present
opportunity to refer to the kindness through which
I have been enabled to carry out the present work,

and also to make some reference to the plan adopted.

My thanks are due to the authorities of St. John's

College, not only for permission to transcribe and
publish the present volume, but also for their kindness
in depositing the manuscript for a time, for my use, at

the British Museum, the sole condition being that

Mr. Scott, Keeper of the MSS., would undertake the
charge of it.

To Mr. Scott my thanks are due for unhesitatingly

accepting this responsibility.

I am indebted to Mr. Bass Mullinger, the Librarian

of St. John's, for all the arrangements connected with

my application for the loan of the MS.

vii a
 To all these gentlemen I beg to offer my grateful

acknowledgments and to assure them that I am very-

sensible of their kindness.

The original is a small quarto consisting of 95 leaves

of vellum bound in modern brown leather, lettered on
the back '
Common Prayer &c.' A few of the leaves
have an ornamental border and a large initial letter.

There are no miniatures. I believe the book to be

perfect with the exception of one leaf, the text of which

I have endeavoured to reconstruct in Appendix A.

The volume has been printed from my own tran-

script made at the Museum, and the proofs have been

twice collated with the original.

Those parts of the manuscript written in a red

colour have been printed in black letter, and italics

have been employed to distinguish those portions

written in a smaller hand. The original marks of
contraction do not always appear, their places at such
times being taken by the apostrophe. The punctua-
tion also is not to be implicitly relied on, several of the
stops in the MS. defying reproduction. No attempt
has been made to correct mistakes or to make the
slightest alteration in any part, the aim being to

reproduce the original as closely as possible.

It will be noticed that in Appendix A there is no

viii
distinction of type to indicate the presence of a smaller

handwriting, and the 0\ E' ^Xlt iMam and giUla

have been omitted. These may have been present in

the lost leaf, but the omission in any case is not of

S
great importance. It is, however, of more consequence
that the matter in the Appendix does not equal the
bulk of an ordinary leaf of the MS., and it is more than
probable that some few lines remain yet to be supplied ;

if so, they should, I think, come in before the com-

mencement of Evensong. I shall hope to clear the

matter up in the Introduction.

Though scarcely necessary, I may remark that

most of the more difficult passages in the present

text may be readily comprehended by referring to the

prayer-books in use to-day in the Churches of England

and Rome — the '
Book of Common Prayer,' the
'
Garden of the Soul,' '
Office of the Blessed Virgin,
and the Office for the Dead,' and others. The beauty
of all these books is well known, but our text too,

apart from its liturgiological value will be found to

contain many passages of great beauty and many
immeasurably solemn.

IX
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137;
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burp*
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12
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more tobat trap stftal be OPsJter trap ffor tftat
3er tl)at tfte prpme
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3if . I . &e prpme antr a . tbanne is;

be sonetrap :

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euerp lettre antr ftp euerp prpme as tbis table :

s^ebeluitb*

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trap a tbe IV trap of apnil
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c tbe iri trap of aprill* c tbe iiii trap of apriU
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e tin bi trap of aprilL e tin vv Dap of aprill
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g tin ftv^tt trap of aprilL g tl)e nii Dap of aprill

a tin VViii Dap of apn'Ih a tin ix Dap of aprill

b tin nun Dap of aprilL b tin V Dap of aprill
c tin VV^ Dap of apnIL c tl)e n Dap of aprill
VIII >^ d tfie vviv Dap of aprilL .
XII 1^ d tin fa Dap of aprilL
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f tin . vn Dap of apnlL f tin fail Dap of aprilL

g tfee viru Dap of apnlK g tl)e faiii Dap of aprilL

a tf)t I): Dap of aprill a tl)e yvfai Dap of marrl)*

b tfie V tfap of aprill b tl)e rvfaii Dap of marrl).
c Dap of apnll
tin vi c tl)ejnrbiiiDapof marrl).
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vfat
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d tl)e . yix Dap of aprill
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f tin laste Dap marrl) f tl)r xiiii Dap of aprill

g tin firstr Dap aprill g tl)r vfa Dap of aprill.

14
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iraj) a tbe irvui trap of apnll
b tfte III aap of aprilL ^ b of aprill
tfte jririiii iaj)
c tfie iiii . trap of apnlL c tfte rfaiii tJap of apiill
XV . d tfte t) . Ijap of apnIL . xix . d tfte jtnir trap of apnll
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f tfte bii trap of apnlL f tin VVi ii^p of apiill

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15
^^^©mine labia opene my
. Lord J^ow schalt

Vt f ^yPP^s And my mou]:' schal schewe thi

•

>^^/ preisynge God tak hede to myn help . .

Lord hi3e the to helpe me Ioy3e be to the .

fadir and to the sone and to the holygoost As it

. . .

was In the bigynnynge and now and euere i in to the

werldls of werdHs 9U ia Preyse3e the lord Jlnuitator^.
.

Heyl mane ful of grace the lord is zvith the SF^lUtC '^,

rVUltemU9 ilCiminO lublf?Xometh glade we to the lord .

make we ioye to god oure helthe biforeocupie we his

face in confessioun and in psalmys make we iole to
.

him Hey I marie ful of grace the lord is with the .For
.
:'

god is gret lord and gret kyng aboue alle godis for the .

lord putte nou3t abak his peple for in his hond been .

alle the endis of the erthe and the heynesse of hillis .

hee seeth The lord his with the For his is the see and
. . .

he made hit and the drie his hoondis sette cometh .

lowte we and falle we bifore god wepe we bifore the .

lord that made vs for he is lord oure god and we

.

been his peple ad scheep of his leese Heyle marie .

ftil of grace the lord is zvith the

:! To day 3if 36 han .

herd his uoyse willith nou3t harden 30ure hertes as

in scharpynge aftir the day of teptation in deseert
where youre fadres temptide me thei prouede and .

seyen myne werkes 7Vie lord is with the Fowrti

. .

yeer was next to that generation and yseide algate

i

they erren in herte for they knewe nou3t my weyes to

wiche y swoor in my wraththe 3if they schulle entre in
to my reste Heyl marie ful of grace \e lord is with
.
:'

the Ioye be to thee fader and to ]?ee sone and to thee

. . .

holygoost as hit was in the bygynnynge and now and

.

euere in to the wordles of wordles amen . The lord is

zvith the . Heyl marie ful of grace the lord is zvith the .

y> (©Ue* t*ra pCintUSi that the eerthe water Hym

and heuenes worschipith lowtith and preechith him .

1 c
that goueernlth the trinite thecloystre of marie beerlth .

The wombe of thee mayde berith hym to whaam sonne

and moone & alle thyngis seruen by tymes fulfilHd of
grace of heuene Blessid modir bi godis 3ifte in whas
.

wombe was closid he that heyest in alle craftes and

hooldith the world in his feest Sche is blessid and .

fulfild of the hoolygoost bi the message of heuene in .

whas wombe he that is desired to alle folk is thorw3

30ten . loye be to thee lord that ert boren of a mayde :^

with the fader and the holigoost in euere lastynge

wordles amen . M^lXt iomillU^ iVv Lord owre lord :!

what thi name is wonderful in al the eerthe For thi .

mechelnesse up
is abouen heuenes
lyftid :^
Of the .

mouth of nou3t spekynge and sowkynge thow haast ful

maad preysynge for thyn enemyes that thow destroye :'

the enemy and the wrekere For y schal see thyn .

heuenis werkes of thi fyngres the mone and the :^

sterres w^hiche thow hast founded What is man that .

thow hast mynde of hym t or mannes sone for thow

uisitest hym Thou hast lassed hy a litel fro angeles
:/ .

with ioye and onour thow hast crowned hym and :'

thow hast sett hym aboue the werkes of thyn handes .

Alle thynges thow hast cast undir hys feet alle :'

scheep and oxen and ouerthat the beestes in the

.

feeld .Fowlis of heuene and fischsches of the see

r^

that goon abowte the pathes of the see Lord owre .

lord t what thi name is wonderful in al the erthe

Ioye be to thee fader and to thee sone and to the r^

holigoost As hit was in the bygynnynge and now

.

and euere in to the wordles of w^orldes amen

:'
C^Il .

fllHr HEuenes tellith the ioye of god and the .

firmament schewith the werkis of his hoondes Day .

to day belkith owt word and ni;t to ni5t schewith

'J

cunnynge Ther beth no speches ne wordes

. of :'

which the uoises beth nou3t herd of hem In to eueri .

i8
lond 3ede owt the sowne of he and in to the endes of :'

the world here wordes In the sonne he sette his .

tabernacle and he as a spowse comyngeforth of his

:'

chawmbre He ioyede as a gyaunt to renne the wey

. :!

fro the heyeste heuene the goynge owt of hym And .

his a3eyn rennyge to the heyeste of hym ne ther is :'

noon that may hide hym from his hete The lawe of .

owre lord is unwemid couertinge sowles the witnesse :!

of the lord is trewe 3efynge wysdom to smale . .

:'

Ri3twysnesses of the lord rl3tliche gladynge hertes

the heste of god is bri3t li5tnynge eyen Drede of the .

lord holy dwellith in to the world of world •:! domes of

the lord been trewe ri3tliched in hemself . Desiderable
moche a bouen gold and pjcious stoon and swettere :!

a bouen honi and honicomb For whi thi seruawnt .

kepith hem and in kepynge of hem is moche reward

:^
.

Trespaces he understondith of myn hidsynnes dense "J

me lord and of othere spare to thi seruawnt 3^^

. .

thei be nou^t lordes of me thanne y schal be :'

unwemid and y schal be clensid of mi most gylt

. .

And the wordes of my mowth scholle be that thei

queme and the thenkynge of myn herte euere in thi
:!

si3t . Lord thow art myn helpere :^ and myn a5eyn-

beyere . loie be to thee fadir . and to thee sone and :'

to thee holigoost . As hit was I the bigynnynge and

now and euere :^ in to the wordles of wordles amen .

Wni t^i t^^ra & pl^ . The lordes is the erthe

and ther of:^ the world and alle that
the plente
wonyeth ther inne For he hath founded hym up on
.

the sees and greythed hym a boue flodes

;^
Ho .

schal styeup in to the hyl of the lord or ho schal :

stonde in his holi stede Innocent of hondis and clene .

of herte whiche tok nou3t in ueyn his sowle

:! ne .

swor nou3t i deseyte to his nei3ebore He schal take .

blessynge of the lord and mercy of god his helthe"J .

19 c 2
This is the generation of hem tha^ sechen hym :! of
secheres of the face of god iacob . Taketh up rowre
3ates princes and beth heyed 3e endeles 3ates f and
the kyng of glorie schal gon in What is he this .

kyng of glorie lord strong and mi^ti lord mi3ti in

\'
.

batayle Taketh 30ure 3ates p'nces and beth heyed 3e

.

endeles 3ates and the kyng of glorie schal entre in

:^
.

What is he this kyng of glorie lord of uertues he is :!

kyng of glorie loye be to thee fadir and to thee

. .

sone and to thee holigoost

:^ As hit was in the .

bigynnynge and now and euere in to the worldes of :!

worldes ^ Blessid be thow among alle women and

. .f

blessid be the friiyt of thi wombe , ^' Holy godes

moder euere mayde 7narie .
^V° Bidde for tcs to \e
lord oure god ^pHttt XCX pAder oure that art in
heuene halwed be thi name thi kyngdom come to . .

thi wille be doon in erthe as in heuene oure echedaies .

bred 3if us to day and for^iue us oure dettes i as we

.

for3eue to oure detoures and lede us nou3t in to .

temptation bote deliuere us from yuel amen

. Heil .

marie ful of grace oure lord is with the blessid be r^

thow among all wymmen and blessid be the fruyt of .

thi wombe i ihesus amen .

JjJ' And lede us nou}t in to
te^nptacion Bote deliuere us from yuel y^t Lord
.
11°' •

co77iattnde us to blesse Holy mayde of may denes . "l

prei for us to oure lord Amen CI)^ itX^tt k^SOll . .

SEynte marie mayde of maydenes moder and dou3ter .

of the kyng of kynges solace us that we mowe haue .

bi thee :^ the mede of heuenlich kyngdoom . and with

godis chosene i regne with owten ende . Thow lord
haue mercy of us . Thanke we god . Holy maydenhed
and ivith ozvten zvem .
y not what preysynge y may
sei^e to thefor hy^n that heuenes myi^te nou^t take i
.

thow bere in thi wombe Blessid be thoiv amono^ alle .

wymmen and blessid be the fruyt of thi wombe ffor .

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hym that heuenes fny^te noit^t take :^
thow bere in thi
wombe , Lord comaunde us to blesse . Prey for us
with meke thow^t mayde marie Cl)0 . 11 ICSSOU
SEynte marie mekest of alle meke wymmen prey .

for us holiest of alle holy wymmen that bi thee .

mayden he take oure prayeres that for us was boren

and regneth a bouen heuenes that bi his charite .
:^

oure synnes be for3iuen us Thou lord haue mercy of .

us Tthanke we god
. Blessid art thou maide marie .

that bere oure lord thow engendredist \e makere of

.

the world that made thee and thow byleuest mayde .

with owten e7ide Heil marie fttl of grace i oure lord

.

is with thee . Thow engendredist the 7nakere of the

world that made the . and thow byleuest mayde with
owten ende . Lord comaunde us to blesse . Godis holi
moderi be helpe to us %\)t III IfSijanu Holy .

moder of god that worthely deseruedest to conceyue

hym that al the world my3te noujt holde with . thi meke
bysechynge wasche awey oure gyltes that we a3eyn .

bow3te by the mowe styeup to the sete of endeles

blisse ther thou dwellist wij:* thi sone with owten
.

tyme Thou lord have mercy of us Thanke we god

. . .

Sikerly mayde marie thou art holy and wort hi to haue

alle 7nanere preysynge for of the is risen the sonne .

of rr-^htwesnesse oure god ihlu cryst Prey^e for the

peple bidde for the clergie
. byseche for the dettowte .

womankynde leete alle fele thy^t help that worthely

.

make mynde of the ffor of the is risen the sonne of

.

ri^twisnesse oure god ihestt crist loie be to thee fader . .

and to thee sone i and to thee holigoost The sonne of .

ri-^twisnesse oure god ihesu crist %t bfUlll 1^? .

Thee god we preyse r the lord we knowleche Thee

endeles fader "1 eueri erthe worschepith . To thee alle
angles : to the heuenes and alle manere poweres .

To thee cherubyn and seraphyn : cryeth with uoys

21
with owten ceessynge . Holy . Holy . Holy Lord god
sabaoth Heuenes and erthe been ful of majeste of
.

thy glorie Thee t the glorious companye of apostles

.

l^hee the preysable nowmbre of prophetis

:^
Thee .
:'

piysith the white oost of martires Thee holi- .

:'

cherche knowlechith thoru} al the world Pader of

ri3t gret mageste . And thi sothfast worschipful onely
sone . And the holigoost oure comfortour . Thow
kyng of glorie crist . Thow art the endeles sone of
the fader . Thou were nou5t skoymus to take the
maydenes womb :/ for to deliuere mankende . Whanne
thou haddest ouercome the scharpnesse of deeth :'

thou openedist the kyngdomes of heuenes to hem that

byleueden in the Thou sittest on godis ri3t syde in
.

the ioye of the fader byleuen y thou schalt . We

come to be oure iuge Therefore we biseche the .
:'

help thi seruauntis that thou hast bou3t with thi

precious blood . Make hem to be rewardid with thi
seyntes in endeles blisse Lord make sauf thi peple .
:'

and blesse thyn eritage Gouerne hem & make hem .

heye with outen ende By eche day we blessen the . .

And we preysen thi name in to the world and in to :!

the world of the world Lord vouchesauf to kepe us .

to day with outen synne Haue meercy of us lord . :!

haue mercy of us Thi mercy be maad up on us .

lord as we han hoped in the

:' In the lord y haue .

hoped kit me nou3t be schent with owten ende

r^ .

©' P^^ey for 7ts holy godis moder il*° That we be .

77iaad worthi to the byhestes of

^^^^©USl f aDiUtOrur God take hede to myn
^A 1 help Lord hye the to helpe me lole be to
. .

j^^^ thee fader and to thee sone and to the holi-

goost As hit was
. the bigynnynge and i

now and euere :'

in to the wordlis of wordlis amen.
gir^a Preyse 3e the lord . WiV^ reguau^ . Lord
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regnede clothed he is in fairhede clothed is the lord :'

in strengthe and he girte hym For whi he fastnede .

the erthe whiche schal nou3t be styred

:^
Thy sete is .

greythid god fro the world thow art Flodes lord lyftede .

up :!flodes liftede up here uois Flodes lyftede .

up here stremes fro the vois of manye wateres:! .

Wonderful been the upberynges of the see wonderful :'

is the lord in hey3this Thi witnessynges been maad to .

be byleuid rijt moche thyn hows lord bycometh holy- :'

nesse in to the lengthe of daies loie be to thee fadir . .

and to thee sone t and to thee holigoost As hit was .

in the bigynnynge and now and euere in to the :!

worldes of wordles amen Jubllcij .

IOieth to god eueri erthe :^ serueth to the lord in

gladnesse . Entrith in his si3t :'
in gladnesse .

Witeth that the lord he is god he made us and :!

nou5t us self us His peple and schep of his pas-

.

ture entrith his 3atis in schrift ^ his halles in ympnis

schryue 3e to hym . Preisith his name for the lord is
softe :! his meercy is with outen ende and in to gener- .

ationand generation his trewthe loie be to thee fader . .

and to thee sone and to the holigoost As hit was in

\' .

the bigynnynge and now and euere in to the wordles :'

of worldes amen J3fU^ tl^) ntni£» God my god r

. .

to the fro li3t i wake . My sowle thrystede in the r

how manyfold my fleysch to the . In desert lond in

weye and with owten watres so in holy y aperede to :!

the that y sey thi uertue and thy glorie For betere is .

thi mercy a bouen lyfes my lippis schollen preyse the :'

.

So i schal blesse the in my lyf :^ and in thi name y

schal up myne handis As with grece and fatnesse
lifte .

fyld be my soule and with lippes of mirthe preyse

:

schal my mouth So y hadde mynde of the in my

.-

bed in morwenynges y schal thenke on the

x' for .

thow were myn helpere And in helyinge of thi wynges .

y schal be glad : my soule cleuede aftir the . thi
ri3thond up took me Forsothe in veyn thei
. sou3te my
sowle :^ thei schulle entre in to the loweste of the erthe .

thei schulleii be take

hondes of swerd in to the
thei .

schull be parties of foxes Forsothe the kyng schal .

haue ioie in god thei schulle be preysicl alle that

.

swerith in hym for stoppid is the mouth of wickede

:'

spekeris Wtll^ Xni^tVtnV 11*1*1

. God haue mercy of
us and blesse he to us YiytnG he is face upon us and
:'
.

haue mercy of us That we knowe in erthe thi weye

.
:'

in alle folkes thyn helthe Schreuen be the peples to .

the god r alle peplis be schriuen to the loiful and .

glade be the folk for thou demest peplis in euenehed

:/

and folkes in erthe thow ristest Peples knowleche to .

the god alle folkes be schriuen to the

. erthe hath :"

3yfen his fruyt Blesse us god oure god blesse us god t

. .

and drede thei hym alle the endis of the erthe Ioie .

be thee and to thee sone and to thee holygoost As :/ .

hit was in the bygynnynge and now and euere and in :'

to the wordles of wordles amen . 33fnfilintt • Alle

werkes of the lord blesse to the lord preyse 3e hym :^

& ouerheye ^e hym euermore Angeles of the lord .

blesse 3e to the lord heuenes blesse 3e to f'e lord :^

.

Alle wateres that been a boue heuenes bless 3e to the

lord :/ alle uertues of the lord blesse 3e to the lord .

Sonne and moone blesse 3e to the lord r" sterres of

heuene blesse ;e to the lord . Reyn and dew blesse 3e
to the lord r^ alle spiritis of god blesse 5e to the lord .

Fier and swelwynghete blesse to the lord :' coold and

somer blesse 3e to the lord . Dewes and hoorfrost
blesse 36 to the lord :'
frost and coold blesse ;e to
the lord . Yses and snowes blesse 3e to the lord t

ny3tes and dayes blesse 3e to the lord Ly3t and dark-

.

nesses blesse 3e to the lord r^ ly3tnynges and clowdes

blesse 3e to the lord . The eerthe blesse to the lord t

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preyse and ouerheye hym wip owten ende . Hylles
bothe more and lasse blesse 3e to the lord alle that r^

burioneth in erthe blesse 3e to the lord Welles blesse .

>e to the lord :^ sees & flodes blesse 3e to the lord .

Whales and mevith in wateres blesse 3e

alle that to the
lord : alle fowles of heuene blesse 3e to the lord . Alle
kynde of beestes blesse 3e to the lord menes sones :^

blesse 3e to the lord Folk of isrl 7 blesse the lord .

:'

preyse thei hym and ouerheyse hym for euere Prestes .

of the lord blesse 3e to the lord :/ seruautes of the lord

blesse 3e to the lord and sowles of ri3tfulmen . Spiritis
blesse 3e to the lord holy and meke of herte blesse :'

3e to the lord Ananye and azarie mysael blesse 3e to

.

the lord preyse 3e hym and ouerheye 3e hym for

:!

euere Blesse we the fader and the sone wi]? the holy-
.

goost preyse we hym and ouerheye we hym with

:!

owten ende Blessid art thow lord in the firmament of

.

heuene thow art to be preysed and glorious and ouer-

:/

heyed for euermore amen i^auiraU O'll^lU ire ttU^ .

PReyse 3e ^ lord of heuenes preysith him in the :'

heyeste . Preysith hym alle his angelis :'

alle his uertewes
preyse 3e hym . Sone and mone preyse ^e hym :'

sterres and list preyse 3e hym Heuenes of heuenes .

preyse 3e hym
wateres that been a boue heuenes
t

preyse they the name of oure lord For he seyde and .

they were maade he comawndede and they were 'J

wrou3t He stablede hem with outen ende

. in world :/

of world he sette his heste . and hit schal nou3t passe

Preysith the lord 3e of the erthe t dragones and alle
depnesses snow . Fier . hayl . . and yys goostes of .

stormes that doth his word Alle manere hilles trees

:! . . .

that beren fruyt and alle cydres Alle manere :/ .

beestes serpentes & fethered foules

:/ Kynges of erthe .

and alle peples i p'nces and alle iuges of the erthe . .

3onge men and maydenes oolde men with 3ongere

. .
.

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preyse they the lordes name : for his name alone Is

heyed The knowlechynge of him Is a bouen heuen

.

and erthe and schal enhawnce the horn of his peple

:! .

Ympne to alle his halwen to the sones of Isrl I to folk \'

that nehneth to hym Cantate 55^110 rantinim no

Syngeth to hym a newe song i his pjysynge In the
cherche of seyntis Isrli be glad In hym and the sones. "!

of syon be they glade In here kyng Preyse f'ey his .

name In crowde and tabour and In sauterle singer .

they to hym For good wlllynge Is to the lord Is to

.

the peple and he schal heye the mylde In to the

'I

helthe Halwen scholle be glad In loye )?ey scholle

.
:^

be merye In here cowches The loyynges of god In .

the throtes of hem i and swerdes scharpe on bothe

sydes In here handes To do uengeawnce In nations . r^

undernemynges In the peples For to bynde here .

kynges In feteres i and here noble men In manykles of

yren .That they do In hem iugement writen this :

ioye Is to ilauliaU iO^ l* S»*r*lS^

alle his seyntes .

Preyse 3e the lord In his halwene i preyse 3e hym In

the firmament of his uertue Preyse 3e hym In his .

uertewes hym aftir the mechelhede of his

-l pj yse 3e
gretehed Preyse 3e hym In the sown of the trompe
.
:^

preyse 3e hym In sawtrle and In harpe Preyse 3e hym .

In tabowr and crowde preyse 3e hym In cordes and -l

orgnes Preyslth hym cymbales welsownynge preyse

. i

-^e hym In cymbales of myrthes alle splrltes preyse :^

the lord . Ioye to the fader . andand to to the sone i

the hollgoost . As hit was the bygynnynge and now

and euere :^
and in to the wordles of wordles amen .

3^] O chawnge the inakere of mankynde

zuonderfitl
takynge a body zuitk a sowle of a niayde fowchede saitf
be bore and so foorth goynge man with owten seed'^,
.

-^af to us his godhede Cap'm iWaiUl £Jtmp' U'ffO . .

Ictar^ MArie mayde euere be glad that deseruedest

.

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to here cryst makere of heuene and of erthe . for
of thy wombe thow brow3test foorth the saueour of
the world . Thanke we god . pi ©
gloriOSia
ftiniiia O thow ioyful womman heye a boue the
sterres hym that made the of nou3t thow 3eue souke
with thyn holy breste eue dyde awey thow . That sori
3eldist with holy fruyt entre they as wepynge I to .

sterres thou art maad wyndowe of heuene Thow art .

3ate of the hey3e kyng . and 3ate of ly3t that schyneth

bry3t . folkes glade 3e of the lyf 3iven by a mayde
loie be thee lord that art boren of a mayde with .

J^e fader and the holygoost in world with owten ende

amen ^' ^leqit i^ltut God ekes hyre and forehe s

. •

hire . W^^' And he maketh hire dwelle in his tabernacle ,

pSi* ^tneirirtUg tUDmUlUS^ S.^S VoXXl . Blessed be the

lord god of Israel i for he hath uisited and maad re-
demption of hath reredeup the home of
his folk . And
helthe to us in the hows of dauid his child
:'
As he .

hath spoken by the mouth of holy prophetis that been :^

fro the Helthe of owre enemyes:^ & of the hond

world .

of alle that hatede us To do mercy with owre fadres i

.

and haue mynde of his holy testament The oth that .

he swor to abraham oure fader i to 3ife hym self to

us That with outen drede delyuerede of howre
.

enemys handes i seruen to hym In holynesse and .

ri3twesnesse byfore hym alle owre dayes And thow . .

child schalt be clepid prophete of the heyeste i thow

schalt go be fore the face of the lord to make redy .

his weyes For to 3efe konynge of helthe to his folk

. :^

in for3euenesse of here synnes Be the entrayles of .

mercy of oure god in whiche he hath uisited us

-!

comen fro an heye To 3ifen ly3t to them Y sitten in

darknesses and in schadwe of deeth to dresse oure :^

feet in to the weye of pees loye be to thee fader .

.

and to the sone and to thee holygoost "1

As hit was .

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in the bygynnynge and now and euere :! in to the
world of worldis amen . '^l # gloriosil qc • O thow
glorious inoder of god euere lastynge mayde marie that
desceruedest to here the lord of alle thynges and thow .

may den yfe souke to the kyng of angeles haue

allo7ie to .

mynde thoiv meke 7nayde to oure pray ere s and bydde

euere to cryst for us that lue be holpen by thy preyyres
77iowe desce7^ue to co77ie to the ky7igdo77ies of hetie7ies .

^' Oi^st^utlC • Schewe to tis lord thi 7nercy . And yf

tis thyn he It he
#rtnxf Preye we. ^r* Coutrtt • .

GRaunte us thi seruauntes lord god we preye the that .

we mowe be ioyful euere more . in helthe of sowle and

of body and thorw the bisechynge of thee gloriouse
i

euere lastynge mayde marie w^e mowen be delyuered

of this sorwe that we han now and vse fullyche .

\^ ioye with outen ende ^3* ti^U^Ul By oure lord .

ihesu cryst thi sone that lifeth and regneth with the
:^

in oonhede of god the holygoost by alle wordles of .

w^ordles Amen . pPni'biciintJ Blesse we to the lord

Thank we god Mvca V^it Sjoirxtj Co77i holygoost ftclfille
the hertis of thi trewe seruatmtis . and li_ tfie the fier of
thi loue i7i he77i ^mtttc Se7id owt thi goost and they
scholle be 7naad . A7td thow schalt 7nake newe the face
of the e7dhe . CO lira fll)^ God
^xt Preye we . ffleU!^ q*
that tau3test the hertes of thi trewe seruauntes bi the
listnynge of the holygoost graunt us to sauere ri3t- i

fulnesse in the same goost and to be ioyful euere .

more of his holy comfort . By cryst oure lord . Amen

ICibcril nos Blessed trinite delyitere tts saue us and . .

id^teleche tts §it ITDUTC Blessed be the 7ia77ie of ou7^e

lord Fro77i this now and eue7'e
. (Pxt P7^eye zue . .

iJPmiupc' 6^ ieud q' Irrti^ti fdinlii^ Almi3ti with

owten ende god that 5af us thi seruauntes I knowlech-
ynge of trewe feyth to know the ioye of the eendeles
trinyte and in the mi3t of the mageste to worschipe
:'

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the onehed we bysechlth that by the sadnesse of that
. .

selfe byleuer' we be kept and defendid of alle aduercetees

euere more By cryst oure lord Ame ^ t*i irti umncs . .

Alle kalwene of god that been felawes to the citi^eyns

of heuene biddeth y for us to oivre lord ^C^titnxiui
•:! •

Ri^tfulmen be 3^ glad and blithe in ottre lord And .

maketh ioye a le that beth of rii^tfnlherte ^xv Preye .

we Or^ PrOplClfir^
. byseche the almi3ti god We .

that be the merites of \\ moder and mayde marie and

of alle halwene we be defendid from alle euelis i so
that thorw here prayeres we mowen lyfe peysibly and
thi worschipe By cryst oure lord Ame W^w joaccnt
. . .

tr'. Lord 3^y tcs pees iii oure dayes for ther is noon .

that fi}t for tis bote thow oure god ^\\t fiiit par x' .

Lord lat pees be 7naad in \i uertue And ple7tte in thi ,

towres #re' Preye we . ®X^ ffi^U!^ a QUO God of .

wham been holy desyres ri3tful cownseyles r and luste .

dedes 3if to thi seruauntes that pees that the world

.

may nou3t 3eue so that owre hertis be 3euen to kepe .

thyn hestes and drede of oure enemyes be take from

.

us so that oure tymes be pesible by thy protectio

. .

^8*tl*U*in no By owre lord iMu cryste thi sone that .

lifeth with the and regneth god by alle wordles of .

wordles . Amen
we to oure lord . pJS'n'biciti • Blesse .

Thank we god llatris saptentht The wysdome of the . •

fadir the trezvthe of the heye kyng god and man zvas
.
:^

taken i in the morwenyng of his knowen disciples . .

sone he was forsake i sold and put to peynei 7nankynde

saf to make ^borant^ We worschipe thee cryst
. .

and blesse to the For be thi deeth thow hast bozu-i^t .

the worlde ay Wwt i\}l\X fpi^tf Lord ili?u .

cryst godes sone of heuene sete thi passion thi .

croys and thi deeth by twixe thi iugement and

.

oure soules now and in howr of owre deeth and .

fouchesauf to 3eue alle cristenemen mercy and grace .

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and this lif here &
been dede for^ifnesse and alle that
reste with owten ende thou that Hfest and regnest .

god by alle wordles of wordles Amen (J5IoriCIS»cl

. . .

inorS» The glorious passion of oure lord ihesu cryst :^

brynge us to the ioye of paradys .

(Tbus Amen .

bnc):pnnctb printc Hay I marie ftil of grace ozvre lord is

with the . Blessed be thow among alle wommen and
blessed be the fruyt of thi wombe ihesus amen
^^^^(011$ lit atllUtDr? God tak hede to myn
^^ Lord hye the helpe me
help Ioye be
. .

/^^^ to the fader and to the sone and the :'

holygoost As hit was in the bygynnynge .

and now and euere in to the wordles of wordles :'

amen Sill /a Preyse 5e the lord g] W^Ul riTHtor

. .

5piritU^ Com holygoost oure makere uisite oure

thou^tes be the grace froni an hey} oure hertes
. fulfil

that thow hast maad Haue mynde thou makere of .

helthe that somtyme thow tok liknesse of oure body

and were boren of the vnwemed mayde Marie ful .

of grace moder of mercy defende us from oure enemy .

and tak us up in hour of deeth Ioye be to thee lord .

that were boren of a mayde with the fader and the

holigoost in wordles with outen ende amen JB^USl C .

110*1*^ tUO God in thi name make me sauf :^

& in
thi uerteue deme me . God here my preyere "! with
eren parceyue wordes of my mouth For alienes risen .

a3ens me & . stronge sou3te my soule i and thei putte

no3t god bi fore here si3t . For whi god helpi]? me
lo
:'

and oure lord is uptakere of my soule Torne a wey.

eueles to myne enemys

and skatere hem in thi i

sothfastnesse Wylfully y schal do sacrifice to thee

.
:'

and y schal knowleche to thi name for hit is good For .

of euery tribulation thow deliueredest me and a bouen :^

myn enemyes despisede myn eye loie be to thee .

fader and to thee sone

. and to the holygoost As "1
.

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hit was In the bygynnynge and now and euere : in to
the wordles of wordles amen . p$. ?CclUll(ltt iO* 0*
g*U*S» Preysl]:? ^e Ipe lord alle folkes :' preyse 36 hym
alle peples . For andhis mercy is confermed up on us :

the trewthe of oure lord dwellith with outen ende .

loie be to thee fader and to thee sone and to thee :/

holygoost As hit was in the bygynnynge and now

.

and euere in to the wordles of wordles amen

:/ p£>^ .

Confitemini Ir'no quonia' boiC Schryueth 30W to :

oure lord for he is good for in to the world is his

mercy Seye now isrl that he is good for in to the
. J
:^

world His his mercy Seye now the hows of aaron for .
:'

in to the world is his mercy Of tribulation y callede in .

to the lord and in breede the lord herde me

:' Lord be .

helpe to me and y schal nou3t drede what thyng man

:'

do to me Lord be helpe to me and y schal despise

. r^

myn enemyes Betere is to triste in the lord than to

. :!

triste in man Betere is to hope in the lord. than to »

hope in p'nces Alle folkes 3ede aboute me and in

.
:^

oure lordes name y am wroken in hem Aboute . .

goynge they 3ede aboute me t and in the lordes name .

for y am venged in hem They 3eden abowte me as .

been t and they brente me as her and thornes and :/

in the lordes name for y am wroken in hem I was put .

and turned to haue falle and owre lord up took me :'

.

My strength and my preysynge is oure lord and he :^ :'

is maad to me helthe Uoys of gladnesse and of i .

helthe :' in the tabernacles of ri3tfulmen . The ri3t-

hond of oure lord dyde uertue . the ri5thond of oure

lord hey3ede me :! the ri3thond of oure lord dede
uertue . I schal nou3t deye bote y schal lyfe :'
and y
schal telle the werkes of the lord Chastisynge oure .

lord hath chastised me :'

and to the deeth he took no3t
me . Openeth to methe 3ates of ri3twesnesse and y
entred in to hem schal schrife to thee lord this is the :'

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3ate of the lord rl3twesme schollc entre ther In . I

schal knowleche to the for thow herdest me :'

and thow
art maad to me in to helthe . The stoon y the houseres
reproueden t her hit is maad t in to the heued of the
corner . Of our do t and hit is wonderful
lord this is

in oure ey3en This is the day that oure lord made

.
:'

ioye we ther inne and be we glade O thow lord make .

me sauf o lord wel be thow in lykynge blessed be

.
:^

he that comelp in the lordis name We blessede to 30W .

of oure lordis hows and god owre lord schoon to us :'

.

Setteth 3e a solenne day in thiknesses un to the :'

corner of the auter My god thou art and y schal .

schryfe to the my god thow art and y schal hei3e the

:! .

I schal schryfe to the for thou herdest me t and thou

art maad to me in helthe Schryfith 30W to the lord for .

he is good for in to the world is his mercy

:/ Ioye be .

to thee fader and to thee sone and to the holy

.
:^

goost As hit was in the bygynnynge and now and

.

euere :'
in to the wordlis of amen @
wordles .

abuttrilbili^ to' • O wonderftil chaunge the makere of

mmikynde takynge a body with a soule of a inayde
fouchede satif be bore . and so foorth goynge man zuith
ozvten seed ^af to us his godhed . Ccip^HT \\\ 01TTnib3

alle thynges y sou3te reste and in the eritage of .

IN oure lord schal dwelle thanne the makere of

i .

alle thynges comawndede and seyde to me and .

he that made me i restede in my tabernacle . J3f (ji

Thanke we god ^ue . mcirhl • Hey I marie ftil of grace

the lord is with \e . Hey I marie . IVn'bittll tit • Blessid
be thow among alle wy7nen and blessid be the fruyt of
thy wombe The lord is with the
. Ioye be to thee .

fader a^id to thee sone and to the holygoost Heyl

.
:'
.

marie fttl of grace r the lord is zuith the S'r'lt )^n qc . •

Holy modcr of god euere 7Jiayde marie Preye for us .

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to oure lord god
Schew to us lord ihi
. ^Dstcnbc •

mercy And yf tts thyn he Ithe

. @xt Preye we . • .

ColUrtf nOSi Grawnte us thi seruauntes lord god we

preye the that we mowe be loyful euere more in helthe
of soule and of body & thoru} the bysechynge of thee.

gloriouse eufe lastynge mayde marie we mowen been

deliuerid of this sorwe that we han now and vse .

fulHche the ioie with owten ende . ^* tl^U^Ul By oure

lord ihi u cryst thi and regneth with
sone r^ that lifeth
the in onhed of god the holygoost by alle wordlis of
wordlis . Amen ^'ir/biciP Blesse we to the lord .

Thanke we god l)oril p'ma truct Ihesus at hour

. 'iJ .

ofpine was lad to fore pilate with fals witnessynge . :!

mechel acused for hate buffetted his hondes were . .

bounde . they spatten in his face "! thus they beseyen

foule ottre lord kyng of grace ^boninxits We . ,

worchipe the est and blesse to the For be thi deth .

thow hast boti^t the word ay. IB^IU 11)jU %^V^it

Lord u cryst godes sone of heuene sete thi passion
ih
thi croys and thi deth bitwixte thi iugement and oure
soules now and in hour of oure deth and fouchesauf to .

3eue alle cristenemen mercy and grace in this lyf here

and alle that been dede for3euenesse and reste with
outen ende thow Y lifest and regnest god by alle
.

wordles of wordles amen ^I iio^a UlOrS The .

glorious passioun of oure lord ihju cryst i b'nge us to

the ioye of paradise . Amen .
h 0Ur %\\t
secitntri^ .

irtEtiaHey I marie ful of grace i the lord is with the .

Blessid be thow among alle wymmen and blessid be thi

fruyt of thi wo77ibe ihestcs amen.
^^^^(gUd m atllUtDriUm ; god tak hede to myn
^/4 help . Lord hye the to helpe me . Ioie be to
>^^^ thee fader . & to thee sone r and to ]^ee holy
goost As hit was in the bygynnynge and
now and euere "l in to the wordles of wordles amen .

-1 '>
T^
3Il^?a Preyse 36 the lord .
}f] , jMrilTfltttl
Hauc mynde thow makere of helthe . that somtyme
thow took Hknesse of houre body and were boren of .

the unwemyd mayde Marie ful of grace moder . .

of mercy defende us from oure enemy, and take us

.

up in hour of deth Hoye be to thee lord that were

.

boren of a mayde wilp the fader and the holygoost

:^

in wordles with outen ende amen psi* 31) i^U^lTX tlUU .

tribularfr tY! Whanne y was in tri bulation y

cri3ede to oure lorde and he herde me Lord:! .

delyuere my soule fro wikkede lyppes and from the :/

tricherous tuge . What schal be 3euen to thee . or

what schal be put to thee to a swykel tunge Scharpe :'
.

arewes of the my3t with coles of desolation Wo to

:^
.

me for my wonynge y wonede with is lengthed :/

wonyeres at cedar mechel dwellere was my soule

. .

With hem that hatede pees y was peisible whanne y r^

spak to hem they fow3ten with me wilfulliche loie be

:^ .

to thee fader and to thee sone.and to thee holigoost :!

As hit was in the bygynnynge and now and euere in r^

to the wordles of wordles amen StUclUl XinilOS?

. pg*

Ileftede up myne eyen in to hilles whanes help :f

come to me Myn . helpe is oure lord :^ that made

heuene and eerthe '^yk he nou3t thy foote in to .

stereynge slombre he nou3t that kepith the

:! Lo he .

schal not sloumbre ne he schal no3t slepe that kepij? :^

israel . The lord kepith thee :^

the lord is Ipy protection .

up on thy ri3t hond By daie the sonne schal nou3t

.

brenne the ne the mone by ni3te

:/ Lord kepith the .

from alle yuel i lord kepe thy soule Lord kepe 'jpyn .

ingoynge and thyn outgoynge from this now and :!

in to the world loie be to thee fader and to thee

.

sone and to thee holygoost As hit was in the by-

:/ .

gynnynge and now and euere in to the wordles of :!

wordles amen p$ , ?CetatUS» ^lUU .

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 Am glad i tho thynges that been seyd to me :! we
scholle go in to oure lordes hous. Stondynge were
I oure feet :^ In thyn entres iherusalem Iherusalem .

that housed as a cite whas delynge is in him self

is :^ .

:'
For thider styede up kynredes kynredes of the lord
witnesse of isrl for to knowleche to the lordis name For .

ther seete seges in doom ^ thou sittest up on the hows of

dauid Biddeth thynges that longeth to pees of ierusa-
.

lem ^ and plente to hem that loueth me Pees be maad in .

thi uertue and plente in thi towres For my bretheren

:!

and my nei5ebores y spak pees of ]?e For the hous

r^ .

of oure lord y sou3te goodes to the

:^ loye be to the .

fader and to the sone and to the holygoost As hit :! .

was in \e bygynnynge and now and euere in to pe :!

w^orldes of worldes amen, ^j (Q'nb0 ITllius Whanne

he 7vas boreit wo7iderfulliche of a mayde i tkanne was
fulfilled holy ivrit thow come down as rey7i in to a
.

flees for to 7nake sattf we preysen ottre mankynde :^ the

god Cap*
. Sib I'm'tto From the bygynnynge
and to fore the worldes y was maad and y schal .

nou3t eende un to the world that is to come and in .

holy wonynge i y seruede by fore hym lltti ff . J

Thanke we god ^v' S't'll bct q;enit'^ Holy godes moder

. .

euel Tfiayde marie Holy godes moder euere mayde .

m,arie (^xt Frey for us to ottre lord god Eue mayde

, ,

marie loye be to the fader a^id to the sone i and to the

.

holygoost Holy godes moder ettere mayde marie

. ,

After thi child berynge i thow leftest mayde with ozvten

eende Godes 7noder prey for us ^' Schezu to tts lord
. .

thi 77iercy And yf tts thyn he It he

.
^^i^c^ P7^eye we . .

®xl Graunte us thi seruauntes lord god we preye the .

that we mowe be ioyful euere more in helthe of soule

and of body and thorw} the bysechynge of the
.

gloriouse euere lastynge mayde marie we mow^en be

deliuerld of this sorwe that we han now and use :'

j:)
D 2
 fulliche the ioye with outen ende |)^ i^U^lU By oure .

lord ihesu crist thi sone that Hfeth and regneth with the
in onhede of god the holygoost by alle wordles of :"

wordles Amen Blesse we to the lord Thanke we o-od

. . .

Crucifigc tlaimti .
At imdeme the false iewes crieden
with hei})e vols . delyttere us baraban -l and do thees on
the croys a scharp crowne of thorites they diden on
.

his heedi and diden him here his croys ther he .

scholde be deed We ivorschipe the cryst and blesse to

.

the For bi thi deeth thow hast bow-^t \e wojdd a^e . Ot^
IBomine i^hl Vpiste flit Lord ihesu cryst godes-
sone of heuene sete thi passion thi croys and thi deef>
bytwixte thi iugement and oure soules now and houre i

of oure deth and fouche sauf to 3ife alle cristenemen

.

mercy and gjce in this lyf here and alle that been dede
for^euenesse and reste with outen ende ®* inU!S» thou
that lifest and regnest bi alle worldes of worldes amen . .

The glorious passion of oure lord ihj u cryst brynge us r^

to ioye of paradys Amen ^)^t ^x^U bcrforc Ley I marie

. . •

ftd of grace the lord is with the Blessid be thow amono-

alle wymmen & blessed be the fruyt of thi womb i/i]c
ante
^^^^(£ll£; m atllUtOl^ . God take hede to myn help .

^^ 1 Lord hi3e the to helpe me Ioye be to the .

>^^/ fader and to the sone and to the holy- r^

goost As hit was in the bygynnynge and

.

now and euere in to the wordles of worldes amen

"!
.

aU'ia . Preyse 3e the lord . p^] iKfinentO S^al HAue

mynde thow makere of helthe . that somtyme thow
took liknesse of oure bodi and were boren of the .

unwemed mayde Marie ful of grace moder of mercy

. .

defende us fro oure enemy and tak us up in hour of .

deth Ioye be to the lord that were boren of a mayde

. .

with the fader and the holygoost in wordles with ^,

owten end amen pSi . 3tl te leuaut OtUlOSt To

.

-.6
the y lyfte up myn eyen that wonest In heuenes :'
. Lo
as eyen of seruauntes in hondes of here lordes :! . As
eyen of handmayde in the hondes of hire lady so r!

oure eyen to oure lord god tyl he haue mercy of us .

Laue mercy of us lord haue mercy of us for we been :!

mochel fulfyllid of despisynge For mochel is oure soule .

fulfillid ^ reprof to riche men and despisynge to .

prowde men loye be to the fader and to ]?e sone

. :!

and to the holy goost As hit was in the bygynnynge .

now and euere in to the worldes of worldes amen

:^
.

}]?« ^iSl erat in nob^

q' llO? Bote for oure lord
was in us sey now isrl i but for oure lord was in :'

us . Whanne men risen on us :'

parawntre thei hadde
al lyuynge swolwed us Whanne here woodnesse .

wraththede on us parawntre water hadde swolwed us.

:'

Oure soule passede the streem parawntre our soule :"

hadde passed unsufifrable water Blessid be oure lord . -^

that 3af us nou3t in takynge of here teeth Oure soule .

is taken out as a sparewe of the gryne of hunteres .

The gryn is broken and we been deliuered. Oure :^

help is in the name of our lord that maade heuene :!

and eerthe loye be the fader and to the sone and to

. :!

the holygoost As hit was in ]?e bygynnynge now and

.

euere in to the worldes of worldes amen

:!
p^^ i^WX .

ronfifiunt They that trosten in owre lord as ]^e hyl

of syon he schal nouU be steried with outen ende
:!

that woneth in iherl jm Hylles abowte hym and oure . .

lord abowte his peple from this now and I to the :!

world For oure lord schal nou3t leue the 3erde of

.

synfulmen upon the lot of ri3tfulmen that the :!

ri3twismen strechche nou3t here handis to wickednesse .

Do wel lord to goodemen and ri3tful of herte For

:! .

tho that boweth down

bondes oure lor schal lede in .

with hem that worchen wickednesse t pees upon isrl ^

loye be to the fader and to the sone and to the holy r'

Z7
goost . As bygynnynge and now and
hit was in the
euere in to the worldis of worldes ame a' Kubu' rruc'
: .

uib at I l^e busch that moyses sey unbrend zve knozucn

.

that thi 7naydenked is kept godes moder prey for us . .

Cap* (&i S>ir in S»pon * And so in syon y was fastned

and I halwed cyte also y restede and in the rusalem .

my power lieo gra Thanke we god ^i' p' p'tll

. .
.

After\y chyldberynge \ou leftest inayde wy\ owten wem .

After \i chyld berynge Godes moder prey for us . .

Thow leftest mayde with oute we7n loie be to the fader

and to the sone and to the holygoost After thy chyld .

berynge i thou leftest maide with ottten wem . \ Sp cc'osa

Thow art maad fayr and softe In thi delices . holy godis
moder . ^ i ^'irtrt nob' Schew to us lord thy m.ercy .

And yifus thyn helthe .

(§xt . Preye we CoiUti^ 110^
.

Graunte us thi seruauntes lord god we preye the that .

we mowe be ioyful euermore in helthe of soule and of

bodi and thorw} the bysechynge of the glorious euere
.

lastynge mayde marie we mowen be deliuered of this

sorwe that we han now i and use fuUiche the ioye
with owten ende p* tl^U^ITl By oure lord ihesu cryst
.

thi sone that lifeth and regneth with the in onhed of

.

god the holygoost by alle wordles of wordles Amen

"! . .

Blesse we to the lord Thanke zve god Mjoril Bt^td . •

At midday ottre lord ih u zuas nay led on the roode .

betwixt iweye thefes hanged his bodi ran al on blode -i .

hym therstede for peyne thei -i^ofen hym drinke galle i

al this peyrie he snffrede fro deth to bye us alle We .

worshipe the cryst and blesse to the . For bi thi deeth

thow hast bott^t the zvorlde ay ©X^ . JB^lte ll) U ^]ytl
Lord godessone of heuene sete thi passion
cryst
thi croys and thi deeth bytwixte thi iugement and
oure soules now and I hour of oure deth and fouche-
sauf to 3eue alle crystenemen mercy and grace in this
lyf here and alle that been dede for5euenesse & reste
.-.8
with outen ende (©* UUllSi'^ . • Thou y Hfest and
regnest bi alle worldes of worldes Amen The glorious .

passion of oure lord ihj u cryst :/ brynge us to ioye of

paradys Amen Clje J)OUr Oi UOOll Hey I marie
. .

ful of grace i the lord is with the Blessid be thow .

ajnong alle wymmen and blessid be the frtcyt of thi

woinbe ih c amen .

^^^CU^ in airuitor'? God take hede to myn

^^ 1 help Lord hy3e the to helpe me . Ioye be
/^^^ to the fader and to the sone i and to the
holygoost . As hit was I the bygynnynge
and now and euere i in to the worldes of worldes
amen 2lf]a Preyse 3e the lord ^] i¥IemtntO .

iSalutis auttor HAue mynde thow makere of helthe .

that somtyme thow took liknesse of our body i and

were boren of the unwemed mayde Marie ful of .

grace moder of mercy defende us fro oure enemy

. . .

and take us up in hour of deeth Ioye be to the lord .

that were boren of a mayde with the fader and ]?e .

holygoost i in worldes with outen ende Amen jjsJ^ . .

Jii rcinutrttnl)o
conuertynge the lord the caytifte of syon i we
IN been maad as comforted Thanne is oure .

mouth fulled of ioye i and oure tonge in

gladnesse Thanne scholle they seyn amonges folk i
.

oure lord gretly dyde with hem Oure lord gretly .

dyde with us i we been maad ioyful Torne lord oure .

caytyite i as a streem in the sowth They that sowen .

in teeres i in gladnesse schulle thei rype . Goynge

thei 3ede sendynge here seedes
and wepte Bote
i .

comynge they schul come with gladnesse i berynge

here schefes Ioye be to the fader and to the sone r
.

and to the holygoost As hit was in the bygynnynge .

and now and euere i in to the wordlis of wordles

am pS. ^I6l VxC^ etllfiCad?lt
. Bvt oure lord
39
make the hows : veyn that maketh
they traueylede in

hit . Bote the lord kepe the cyte he wakith in

ydel that kepi]? hit Hit is in ydel to 30W to ryse .

bifore ]pG H}! ryseth after 3e haan seten

:/ 3e that etith .

breed of sorewe Whan he schal 3eue slep to hem

.

that he louith lo the eritage of f'e lord the sones

:!

mede fruyt of thy wombe As arwes in my3ti mannes .

honde so the sones of owtschouen

:' Blessed man .

that fullede his desyr of hem he schal nou3t be schent r^

whan he schal speke to his enemyes in the 3ate loye .

be to the fader and to the sone and to the holy- r^

goost As hit was in the bygynnynge and now and

.

euere :^
in to the worldes of worldes amen .
p£»^ Bf Htl
Ontnf £> Blessed been dreden god that alle that r^

goon in his weyes The traueyles of thyn handes for

.

thow schalt ete blessed thou art :! and weel schal be .

to the Thi wyf as a vyne fulliche in the sydes of

. :!

thyn hows. Thy sones been as newe brawnches of

olyues t in goynge abowte of thi boord Lo thus scha! .

be blessed the man that dredith owre lord Lord ol

:/ .

syon blesse to the that thow se goodes of iherusalem

alle thi dayes of thi lyf And that thou see the sones .

of Ipy sones pees upon israel

:! loie be to the fader .

and to the sone and to the holygoost :/ As hit was .

in the bygynnynge and now and euere in to the -J

wordles of wordles amen ^J (jSn'mhtumt ni TAe roote . .

ofiesse hath borioned a sterre is rysen of tacob a mayde . .

ha\ boren oure saueour the we preysen oztre god . .

Cap* * (St ralriraui l* pOpuIO . And y haue rooted me

in a worschipful peple and his eritage in partyes of .

my god and my withholdynge is in fulnesse of

seyntes Thanke we god iV Sj3CC0Scl fr 'a Thow art
. .

maad fayr and softe Thow art 7naad fayr and softe . ,

In thy delyces holy godes moder . And softe . loye be

the fader and to the sone and to :'
the holygoost . Thow
40
artmaad fayr and softe 0' ^igniirc mc fl Fowche- . •

sauf holy mayde that y worsehipe \e ^if to me uertewe .

a yyns thyne enemyes .

J^' #nbc nofa-) Schew to us
lord thy mercy A^td ^if us thyn helthe ®xO Preye
* .

we ©t* COUCti^ UOS» Graunte us thi seruauntes

.

lord god we preye the that we mowe be ioyful .

euere more in helthe of soule and of body and thorw3 .

the bysechynge of the gloriouse euere lastynge mayde

marie we mowen be deliuered of this sorwe that we
han now i and use fulliche \^ ioye with owten ende .

^3er l)*n^m n*r*m By oure lord ililu cryst thi sone

:'

that lifethand regneth with the in oonhede of god the

holygoost by alle wordles of wordles
r^ Amen . .

Blesse we to the lord Thanke we god ^§^^x'X ITOnil .

trJ At noon deyde owre lord ihesu that was of

.

mystest mo cryede hely to his fader and so he lefte his ^,

goost a spere in to his syde was therled of a kny^t and

. -!

thanne the eerthe quakede the sonne with drow^ his .

li'^t , ^bonintJ . We worse hipe the eryst and blesse to

the . For bi thi deeth thow hast bow^t the world ay .

®xl Wwt ll)hl f riSte Lord ihesu cryst godis sone

of heuene sete thi passion thi croys & thi deeth
bitwixte iugement and oure soules now and in
thi
hour of our deeth and fouchesauf to 3eue alle .

cristenemen mercy and grace in this lif here and .

alle that been dede for3euenesse and reste with outen

ende ®* UllIlS' Thou that lyfest and regnest bi
.

alleworldes of worldes . Amen The glorious passioun

.

of oure lord ih? u cryst ^l brynge us to ioye of paradys .

Am . S^qttatitr %^
rtgina iri^ s'r'a mma . 1^3- %\n
J£Eyl quene of heuenes moder of the kyng of angeles . .

m.arie flour of may denes i as the rose or the lilye .

make pi^eyeres to thi sone for the heelthe of alle

'!

cristene men .
J^' #rit p' nob^ Byde for tcs holy godes
moder . That we be maad woorthy to the bihestes of
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cryst . i^flrn'tis; rt p^rib} By the merltes and
prey3eres of his meke moder i blesse us the sone of
god the fader . Amen ^tquatur pS* fflt prtlfunDlS>
.

From depnesses y cryde to thee lord i lord hier my

uois Be thyne eeris maad takynge entente to the
. r^

uois of my prey^ere Lord 3if thow take kepe to

.

wickednesses i lorrd ho schal susteyne For at the is .

mercy i and for thi lawe y sustenede the lord . My

soule sustynede in his word i my soule hopede in oure
lord . Fro the morewe kepynge til the ny3t i hope
isrl 3 in oure lord For at oure lord is mercy i and
.

plenteuows a3en byinge is at hi And he schal bye .

isrl f of alle his wickednesses

"!
lipri^l I Lord haue
.

mercy on us ^*}3l£>t^l I.Cryst haue mercy on us .

llpri^l J Lord haue mercy on us pAder oure that .

art in heuene halwed be thi name come to thi

kyngdoom thi wille be doon in heuene as in erthe .

oure echedaybred 3if us to day and for3eue us oure

dettes as we for3euen to oure detoures and ne lede us
nou3t in to temptation i bote delyuere us from euyl ^\\t .

inarirl Hayl marie ful of grace the lord is with the i

blessed be thou a mong alle wymmen and blessid be the
fruyt of thy wombe ih'?c amen D' (St \\t 1106 Lede .

us nou3t in to temptation But deliuere us from euyl .

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 wonest
in heuenes Lo as eyen of seruautes ^ in hoondes of
.

here lordes As eyen of hand mayde in the hoondes

.

of hire ladi so oure eyen to our lord god til he haue

:! .

meercy of us Haue meercy of us lord haue meercy

.

of us for we been mechel fulfilled of despisynge

:! .

For mechel is owre soule fulfilled reproof to riche

r^

men and despisynge to proude men loie be to the .

fader and to the sone and to the holygoost

r^ As hit .

was in the bygynnynge and now and euere in to J^e :!

world of worldes amen ps»» ^I2»l CIUl^ iD i

. Bote
for oure lord was in vs sey now israel r' but for oure
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lord was in vs Whanne men risen on us paunter
.
:"

)?ey hadde al lyuynge swolwed us Whanne here .

woodnesse wraththede on us ^ parawnter water hadde

swolwed us Oure soule passede the streem
. :!

parawnter oure soule hadde passed unsuffrable water .

Hlessed be oure takynge to

lord:" that 3af us nou3t in
here teeth Oure soule is taken owt as a sparewe of
. :!

the gryn of honteres The gryne is broken and we. :!

been delyuered Oure help is in the name of oure

.

lord that made heuene and eerthe

"J loie be to the .

fader and to the sone and to the holygoost As hit :! .

was in the bygynnynge and now and euere in to the :'

wordles of wordles amen (J@Ul rOURtlUnt Ut tl'ltO .

They that tristen in oure lord as J^e hyl of syon he :!

schal nou3t besteryed with outen ende that woneth in

iherusalem Hilles aboute hym and oure lord a boute
.

his peple from this now and in to the world

:^
For .

oure lord schal nou3t leeue the 3erde of synfulmen

upon the lot of ri3tfulmen that the ri3twesmen r^

strechche nou3t here handes to wickednesse Do wel .

lord to goode men and ri3tful of herte

:! For tho that .

boweth downe in boondes oure lord schal lede with hem .

that worchen wickednesse:" pees upon Israel loie be to .

the fader and to the sone and to the holygoost As hit :! .

was in the bygynnynge and now and euere in to the :!

worldes of worldes amen pS^ 5n ronutrteitlro ^\V6* .

conuertynge the lord the caytifte of syon we :"

IN been maad as comforted Channe is oure mouth .

fullede of ioye and oure tonge in gladnesse

:! .

Thanne schuUe they seyn a monges folk oure lord :^

gretly dyde with hem Oure lord gretly dyde with us . .

we been maad ioyful . Torne lord oure caytifte 'J as a

streem in the south They that sowen in teeres in .

gladnesse schulle they rype Goynge they 3ede and .

wepte ^ sendynge here sedes Bote comynge they .

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schulle come with gladnesse
berynge here schefes :'
.

lole be to the fader and to the sone and to the holy- r'

goost As hit was in the bygynnynge and now and

.

euere :!wordles of wordles amen 2 j PO£»t

in to the .

})*tU* After thi chyld beryjtge thow leftest mayde wi\

outen went godes 7noder prey for us C^p* §5tHt(l t^ .

U^gO Hlessed art thou mayde marie that beere oure

lord thow engendredest the makere of the world J?at
.

made the and with outen ende . thou byleuest :/

mayde. tUtO 5^ Thanke we god pf Sue mailS^ Stella .

Heyl sterre of the see holy godis moder and thou .

euere mayde holy 3ate of heuene Takyng that word .

heyl of gabrieles mouth sete us alle in pees chawng- :f

ynge the name of eeue Lose the boondes of gylti .

men proofre li3t to blynde men

. do a wey oure .

yueles and aske alle goodes Schew thow art oure

. .

moder take he by threprey 3ere

. that for us was :'

boren suffrede to be thyn Mayde thou art a lone

:/ . .

debonere among alle make us unbownde of synnes and

r^

be chast and debonere 3 if vs clene ly f greithe us a siker

. .

wey so y we seynge god be glade euere more Prey-

. :/ .

synge be to god the fader worschipe to heyest est .

:"

and to the holygoost o worschype to he three :/ .

amen |3iffwsit Grace is -^oten in thi lippes There-

. • .

fore god ha\ blessed the wilp outen ende pgJ^ i%lag;- .

nififat soule My
worschipeth the lord And my:^
.

goost made ioye in god myn helthe For he lokede :/ .

the mekenesse of his handmayde :/ lo ther fore alle

generations schulle seye y am blessed For he J?at .

is mi3ty haJp do grete thynges to me and his name is :/

holy And his mercy is fro kynrede in to kynredes

. r^

to hem that beeth dredynge hym He dyde mi3t in .

his arm he scaterede proude men with thou3t of his

.

herte He putte down mi3ti men of the sete and

. :/

heyede meke Hongri men he fylde with goodes

.
:'

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and riche he lefte empty He took up isrl i his chyld i .

thenkynge on his mercy As hee hadde spoken to oure .

fadres abraham i and to his seede for euere loie be .

to the fader and to the sone i and to the holygoost .

As hit was in l^e bygynnynge and now and euere i in

to wordles of wordles amen g, I %'t\\ mimil SUCCUrrc
J?e .

Seynte mai'ie help to wrechches help litel nie^i in

soule . pixy for the peple bide
do faitour to weperes . .

for the clergie byseche for the dettout womannes .

kynde ^' (©stcilbe iTotr

. Lord schew its thi mercy . .

And vf us thyn he It he ^^rc' Preye we ®X^ COlt- . . .

rrt^ llOS Graunte us thi seruauntes lord god we

preye the that we mowe be ioyful euere more in
.

helthe of soule and of body and thoru} the bisechynge .

of thee gloriouse euere lastynge mayde marie we

mowen be delyuered of this sorwe that we han now i
and use fulliche the ioye with owten ende . l^tX b^U^Ill
Hi our lord ih *u cryst thi sone . \2X lifeth and regneth
with the in oonhede of god the holygoost r^ by alle
the wordles of wordles . Amen . Blesse we to the lord
Thanke we god .
^leni Slinctc Sj^'s • Coin holygoost ftil-
fille the hertes and li^tne the
of thi trezve seruauntes
fier of thi loue l hem ^\ ^mittc Send ottt thi goost . •

and\ey scholle be maad And thozu schalt make newe .

the face of the eerthe Preye we JBfUSl C|* COrilcl . .

fiitl i God that trewe tau3test ]?e hertes of thi

seruauntes by J?e li5tnynge of the holy goost graunte :f

us to sauere ri^tfulnesse in the same goost and to be .

ioyful euere more of his holy comfort By cryst oure .

lord Amen ^i ^^itrcril nos

. Ulessed trinite delytiere
. •

tis saue Its andriitlyche us ^xi \\q\\\

. . Blessed be the . .

name of oure lord From this now and ettere Preye . .

we (©^Jp'S ^ iini^ q* iJfilSjtl Almisti with outen

. J

ende god . that 3af us thi seruauntes in knowlechynge

of trewe feith to knowe the ioye of the endeles trynite .

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and in the mi}! of the mageste to worschupe the
onehed we by sechith y by the sadnesse of that selue
. .

byleue we be kept and defended of alle aduercetees

r'

euere more By cryst oure lord Amen SV'i bci JDin's £[

. . .

j^^ix^ Alle halwene of god \ at been felawes to the cyti-

seynes of heuene biddi\ y fortes to owre lord. ©' ^ctlUTti' *

R^tful men be 3^ glade and blithe in oure lord . And

make\ ioye that beeth of ri-^tftd herte . Preye we . Or*
^^r^Sita q*m*5 We byseche the god that by . almy3ti .

the merites of thi moder and mayde marie and of alle

halwene we be defendid from alle yueles so that
thorw} here prayeres we mowen lyfe peysibly in thi
worschipe By cryst oure lord Amen ^ ^a naccitt
. . . •

Lord Tyif MS pees in ouix dayes . for ther is noon that

fi'^te for Its bote thow ottre god , fiJat 13 lU^ • Lord pees be
niaad in thi uertewe . And plente in thi towres . Preye
we . J3tU5 cl quo God of wham been holy desyres i
ri3tful conceyles . and iuste dedis . 3if to thi sJuawntes

that pees i that the world may nou5t 3eue . so that

oure hertes be 3euen to kepe thyn hestes and drede .

of oure enemyes be taken fro us so that oure tymes .

be pesible by thi protection ^3* Jj^U^lU llf By oure .

lord ih*]u cryst thi sone i tha* lyfeth with the and
regneth god i bi alle wordles of wordles . Amen .

t)*n*llirclin* Blesse we to oure lord Thanke . we god .

^C rrucc bcuonit • Cryst was taken f 7^0 the ci^ois at tyme

of ettesongioseph of armathye and othere men a mono-
.

ordeynede for his byryynge as the manere was tho ^

dene sendel and myrre and bawme they toke ther to .

^IborantJ • '^e worschipe the C7yst and blesse to \e . For

by thi deth thow hast bou^t the worlde a Preye we y . .

Wnt lb U fpi^te Lord ih u cryst godessone of

heuene sete thi passion thi croys and thi deeth
.

bytwixte thi iugement and oure sowles now and in

hour of oure deth and fouchesauf to 3eue alle crys- .

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tenemen mercy and grace in this lyf here . and alle
that been dede for3euenesse and outen reste with
ende . (©* niUlS Thou that lyfest and regnest god
bi alle worldes of wordles Amen (gl 'I05"a pa£(SlO . .

The glorlus passion of oure lord ih' u cryst b'nge us to "J

the ioie of paradys Amen %^tXt bpffpiUtptl) romplf pit

. .

COnueerte us to thee god oure helthe . And torne

from us thi wraththe God take hede to myn
Lorde hye the to helpe me
help . Ioie be to .

the fader and to the sone and to the holygoost :!

As hit was \^ bygynnynge and now and euere in

i r"

to the wordles of wordles amen Preyse 3e the

. 9111 'a

lord .
p^* ©SqueqUO Vnt Ol) How longe lord for3etest
thou me i to the ende r^ how longe tornest ]?ow thi
face fro me . How longe schal y sette conceyles in
my soule r^ sorwe i myn herte by daye How longe .

schal myn enemy be heyed a boue me :' loke and heere

me lord my god
myne eyen that y neuere . Li5tne
slepe in deth ^ last myn enemy seye som tyme y .

hadde the maystrie a3ens him They that angreth me .

wollen be glade y be styred bote y hopede in thi

3if :'

meercy Myne herte schal be glad in thyn helthe r' i

schal synge to the lord that 3af me goodes and . i

schal synge to the name of the heyeste lord Ioie .

be to the fader and to the sone ^ and to the holygoost .

As hit was in the bygynnynge and now and euere in r'

to the wordles of wordles amen, p^^ Juilfcl XVit ljni6

me god and trye my cause from unholy folk \'

Ivgefrom the wicked man and tricherous delyuere

me For thou art god my strengthe whi hast
.

thou put me abak and whi go y sory while myn :!

enemy turmenteth me Send out Y\ ly5t and thi .

trewthe they ladde me and ladde me In to thyn holy

:!

hyl . and in to thyn tabernacle . I schal entre In to

the auteer of god r to god J^at gladeth my 3outhe . I

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schal schryue to the in harpe god my god whi art
]^e r'

J^ow sory my sowle and whi troublest thow me

.

Hope in god . for 5it y schal schryue to hym helthe

of my soule . and my god loie be to the fader and .

to the and to )^e holygoost

sone ^ . As hit was in the
bygynnynge and now and euere :^ in to the wordles of
wordles amen .
pg ^^pe erpugnaUfru't Oft they
werreden me fro my 30uthe sey now israel •:!
. Ofte they
werreden me fro my 50uthe for whi thei mi3te now5t r^

do to me Aboue my bak synfulmen forgeden they

.
:^

drowe along here wickednesse The ri3wys lord schal

hewe down the neckes of synfulmen schent be thei r^

and torned a bak alle that hatede syon Be fey maad .

as hey3 of rofes tha^ dryede er hit was do a wey \'

.

Of the whiche he fullede nou3t his hond that schal

ripe and his bosom ful he that schal gadere scheues
:! .

And they that 3ede to fore seyde nou3t the blessynge

of the of the lord up on 30W we blessede to 30W in .^

the lordis name loie be to ]?e fader and to the sone .

.''

and to the holygoost As hit was in the bygynnynge .

and now and euere ^ in to the wordles of wordles ame .

pS?* Wwt non t^ eraltatU^ Lord myn herte is nou3t

heyede :^ ne bore up myn eyen been
Ne y ne 3ede .

nou3t in grete thynges ^ ne in wonderful thynges up

on me 3yf y feelede nou3t mekely but heyede my
.
:^

sowle As he is waned upon his moder so reward

.
:'

in my soule Israel hope in oure lord. fro this now :!

in to the world loie be to the fader and to the sone

. :!

and to the holygoost As hit was in the bygynnynge and .

now and euere in to the worldes of worldes amen :! . .

%^ Clt' ioxu'bitlltc With o'ladnesse halwe we the mynde .

of blessed marie Y ^^^^ prey^e for its to owre lord

ihesu cryst . Cap* ^IHlt ryitamomum . As canele
and bawme swote smellynge y 3af swote odowr as . .

t'ed myrre y 3af swetnesse of smellynge

. Thanke .

49 K
we god . Hirgo S^inguland
))7 Mayden thow
art a lone :'
debonere among alle make us unbownde :^

of synnes :^ and be chast ande debonere . 3i^ ^s clene

\yf:'grey the us a syker wey so y we seynge god . :/

be glad euer more Preysynge be to god the fader .

:^

worschupe to heyest cryst and to the holygoost o .

:'

worschipe to hem thre . amen .

^\ Cflcgit i^a' •

God chees hire and fo7^ckees hire . And he make\

hu^e dwelle in his tabernacle . psi* ^^U^C lliniittl€> .

Now thow lefest thi seruaunt lord i after thi word in

pees For myn eyen haan seye
. r^ thyn helthe .

Whiche ]^ow haast greythed i to fore ]?e face of alle

folkes . and loye of
Li3t to reuelation of hethene men i

thi folk of isrl I loie be to the fader and to the .

sone i and to the holygoost As hit was in the

bygynnynge and now and euere in to the worldes of .

wordles amen ^] (§1 i ifitamus We worship e the

. •

with ioye godes moder for of the is cryst boren inake :^

men Y glorefi^eth the ^' p nc b^JS tt'tatu*

sattf alle .
,
•

Lord God of uertewe conueiHe ns And scheiv thi .

face and we shulle be saiif Preye zue OT* (Srcl^ll t^i

'I , .

Lord we by seche )?e send thi grace in to oure

hertes . that w^e that by the message of the
awngel knowen the incarnation of ]?i sone cryst be .

brow5t by his passion and his crois to the ioye of his

resurection by |:e selfe iK'u cryst oure lord
. that .

with the lyfeth and regneth in onehede of the holy-

goost by alle wordles of wordles
:! Ame Blesse we .

to the lord Thanke we god l)ata complctorxi At

. . •

howr of coinplyn thei leyde hyin in his graue a noble .

body of ihesu ciyst that inankende schal saue wilp .

spicerye he was biryed holywrit to fulfille i thenk we

sadly on his deeth that schal saue tts fro helle .

?lboraittuS • We worschttpe the cryst and blesse to the .

For by thy dee\ thow hast bozi^t the world ay . ©t*

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M^Yit llj?u X^ ' Lord ili]u cryst godessone of heuene
sete thi passion . thi crols and thi de)? bytwixte thi
iugement and oure soules now and In hour of oure
deeth and fouchesauf to 3lfe alle cristene men mercy
.

and grace In Yis lyf here and alle ]?at been dede
for3efnesse and reste w'lp owten ende Thou y lyfest .

and regnest god by alle wordles of wordles Amen . .

The glorious passion of oure lord ihju cryst brynge .

us to loye of paradys Amen. ^! SlldlX ri^gmil. . •

HEyl queene mooder of mercy oui^e lyf and oure .

swetnesse and ottre we cryen exiled

hope key I . to the
sones of eeue to the we syyn gronynge and wepynge
.

in this tcaleye of teeres ther fore thanne tome to .

ttsward thy mei^cyful eyen and schew to tts ihesti the .

blessede friiyt of Ipi wooinbe after y we been passed

hennes O thow debonere O thow meke O thow
. . .

swete mayde marie hey I %' ^itc irtltrhl Hey I marie . •

ful of grace otire lord is with the Blessed be thoti

r^

among alle wymmen and blessed be the frttyt of thi

zuombe ililc ame^i Sjtmpit ^Ue ieUS»
. (?Pr*JD <l?*p*!5 .

Al ml3tl eendeles god that worchynge with the holy-

goost wonderfully greythedest the body & the soule of
the most blessede moder and mayde marie to deserue .

to be maad a y^oox\\ wonynge for thi sone grawnte .

that we be delyuered bl here meke preyere of yueles

y we haan now . and of sodeyne deeth : and endeles .

By cryst oure lord . Amen.

51 E2
 ere htQ^^nntp tibe utimt
P0alme^ ^

^^^^^ne ne l* furore t^ Lord I

fy woodnesse
^^ 1 undernlme nou3t me :/ ne in thi wra]?the blame
>^^^ nat me . Haue mercy of me lord for y am
syyk :^ heleme lord . for alle my bones
been trowbled . And my soule is trowbled gretlyche :'

bote thow lord how loonge Torne the lord and

.

delyuere my soule r^ make me sauf for thi mercy For .

he is nou3t in deeth that hath mynde of the :/ and in

helle ho schal knowleche to the I trauaylede i my :!

gronynge y schal waschche my bed

:^ euery ny3t . .

with my teres y schal wete my beddynge For .

woodnesse myn eye is trowbled r y am eelded

amoonges alle myne enemyes Goo]^ from me alle that .

worchen wickednesse for owre lord hath herde the

:^

uoys of my wepynge Owre lord hath herde my

preyere owre lord hath uptaken my byddynge
:^
.

Schamed and trowbled gretlyche be alle myne enemys :^

couerted be thei and schamed ry3t swiftlyche loye be .

to the fader and to the sone and to the holygoost:/ .

As hit was in the bygynnynge and now and euere r^

in to the wordles of wordles amen 33ecltl C][UOr? .

renil£>S'C Blessed be they whas wikkidnesses been

for3yfe :' and whaas synnes been heeled Blessed be .

that man to wham oure lord rettede nou3t synne :^

ne
treson is nou3t in his goost Lor y was stille eldede my
bones : whiles y criede al day For day and ny3t .

thyn bond is heueuyed up on me : y am conuerted in

52
my wrechchednesse . whyles the thorn is fastned . My
trespas y made knowe y hydde nou3t
to the r^ & my
unri3twesnesse . I seide y schal schryue a 3ens me my
wrong to oure lord and thow for3af me the
:!

wickednesse of my synne For that euery seynt schal

.

preye to the in needfultyme Nou3tfor]?an in

:! .

flowynge of many watres i they schulle nou3t ney3ne

to hym Thow art my refuyt fro tribulation that 3ede
.

a boute me my gladnesse delyuere me from goeris

:!

abowte me Understondynge y schal 3eue the and y

.

schal enfourme the ^ in that wey Y thow goost y schal

fastne myn eyen op on \^ . Willeth nou3t be maad as an
hors and a mule noon understondynge
:! to whiche is .

In a bernak and bridel streyne thow here chekes f that

ney3neth nou3t to the Manye skourges ben of .

synfulmen mercy schal be klyppe hym that hopeth

:!

in oure lord Bef" merye in oure lord and beeth glade .

ri3tfulmen and ioieth alle that been ri3tful in herte

:!

loie be to the fader and to the sone and to the r!

holygoost As hit was in ]?e bygynnynge and now and

.

euere ^ in to be worldes of worldes amen |B*nt \\t lit .

furOlT II u Lord in thi woodnesse vndernym nou3t

me i ne in thi wra]?the blame nou3t me For .

thine arwes been styked in to me and thow hast :^

fastned thyn bond up on me Ther is noon heele .

in my fleysch fro the face of thi wraj^the ther is no

:!

pees in my boones fro the face of my synnes For my .

wickednesses han ouergoo myn heed as an heuy :!

byrdene they been woxe heuy up on me Roten and

broken ben myn olde wowndes fro the face of myn x'

unkunnynge Wrechched y am maad and croked in to

.

the ende alle the day sory y 3ede in

:! For my leendes .

been ful of skoornynges and ther is noon helthe in :^

my flesch I am turmented and am meked ry3t meche

. :!

y rorede for the gronynge of myn herte Lord by fore .

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the my desyr and my gronynge is nou^t hid fro
is al r^

the Myn herte is trowbled my vertue hath lefte me

:"
.

& the li3t of myn eyen and that is nou5t wij? me My .

freendes and my ney5ebores ney3neden and stoden a :!

3ens me And they Y were byside me stoden fro fer

.

and strengthe thei maade that sow3te my soule And .

]?ey that enquerede harme to me speken uanitees ^ and

al day they thou3ten trecheries Bote y as a deef man .

herde nou3t and as dowmb man nau3t openynge his

r^

mou)? I am maad as a man nou3t heerynge and nou3t r^

hauynge in his mowth undernemynges For in thee lord

y hopede thow schalt here me lord my god
:! For y .

seyde an awnter whanne myne enemyes be to glade

ouer me i and whyles my feet been styried thei
speken grete thynges up on me For y am redi i to .

skourges and my sorwe is euere in my si3t For y

:!

schal schewe my wickednesse and y schal thenke for :!

my synne Forsothe myn enemyes lifen and be

.

confermed up on me and they been multeplied up on :!

me that hatede me wickedlyche They that 3eeldeth .

euel thynges for gode thynges they bakbitede me :!

for y folwede goodnesse My lord god forsak nou3t me . :!

ne depaarte nou3t fro me Taak hede into myn help r'

lord god of myn helthe loie be to the fader and to

. .

thi sone r and the holy goost As hit was in the .

bygynnynge and now & euere in to the wordles of \'

wordles amen . pg^ iiliSeme mti tl^isJ HAue .

mercy of me god i after thy grete mercy And after .

the mechelnesse of thi mercyes do a wey my .

wickednesse Waysch me more of my wickednesse

. :!

and of my synne dense me For y knowe my .

wickednesse and my synne is euere a3ens me

r^ To .

the a lone y have synned and by for the y haue do .

euele that thow be ri3tleched in ]?i woordes and that

:^
.

thow ouercome whan thow art denied For lo in .

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wickednesses y am conceyued and in synnes my f'

moder conceyuede me For lo thow louedest trewthe :^

the vncertayn and the hydthyngges of thi wysdoom

thow schewedist to me Thow schalt spreenge me lord
with ysope and y schal be clensed thow schalt :!

waschsche me and y schal be maad whittere ]^an the

.

snowe To myn herynge thow schalt 3yfe ioye and

.

myrthe and meked bones scholle be glade Torne a

:! .

wey thi face fro myn synnes and do a wey alle myne :!

wickednesses Make a clene herte in me god and

. :!

make newe a ri3tfulgoost in my guttes Cast nou3t me .

fro thy face t and thi ri5tfulgoost bere nou3t fro me .

3elde me ioie of thyn helthe r and with thi p'ncipal

goost confeerme me I schal teche wickede men thi
.

weyes :!and schrewes schollen torne to the Delyuere .

me of blody men god god of myn helthe and my . :!

tonge schal gladye thy ri3twesnesse Lord thow schalt .

opene my lippes and my mowth schal schewe thy

:^

preisynge For 3if thow woldest y hadde 3eue sacrefise ^

.

sothlyche in offrynges thow schalt no3t delyte the .

Sacrifise to god is a goost angred the herte contryt :

and meeked god thou schalt nou3t despyse

. .

Goodliche do lord I thy good wille to syon that the :!

walles be edified of ierusalem Thanne thow schalt .

accepte the sacrifise of ri3twesnesse offrynges and .

brent sacrifise thanne schulle thei putte calfes upon

:!

thyn auteer Ioie be to the fader and to the sone

. :!

and to the holygoost As hit was in the bygynnynge .

and now and euere in to the wordles of wordles

:'

amen p£;^ M'Wt tjraulll \t ferslte . Lord here my

.

preiere and my cri come to the Torne nou3t a wey

:! .

thi face fro me in what day y be in t'bulation

. bowe .

thyn ere to me In what day clepe to the ^ swiftlyche

. i

here me For my dayes faylede as smoke ^ and my

.

bones ben dreyed as kretones I am smyten as hey and .

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myn herte is dried :' for y haue for3ete to ete my
breed Fro the voys of my gronynge
. my boon :!

cleuede to my flelsch I am maad liche to the .

pelHcan ^ of place a loone y am maad as the ni3t crowe

in \^ euesynge I wook and y am maad
. as a sparwe :^

aloone in the roof AI day myn enemyes vndernemen

.

me i and thei that preysede me sworen a 3ens me .

For as aysches y eet breed and medlede my drynke :^

with wepynge Fro the face of wra]?the of J?i disdeyn t

.

for hevynge up thow smyte me down My dayes 3ede .

downe as the shade and y driede as hey Bote

:! .

thow lord dwellest euere and the mynde of the is in :^

to generation and in to generation Thow lord rysynge .

up shalt haue mercy of syon ^ for hit is tyme to haue

mercy of hym for tyme is come
. For his stones .

plesede to thi seruauntes ^ and they schulle haue

mercy of his eerthe And folk schulle drede ]?i name
.

lord and alle the kynges of the eer]?e thy ioie For
:! .

the lord hath howsed syon and he schal be seyen in x'

his ioye . He lokede meeke men in to the preiere of :!

and he despisede nou3t here byddynge Lat ]?ese .

thynges be wreten in a nothir generation and folkes r^

that schal be maad schal preyse the lord For he .

lokede from his holy hey3nesse t owre lord from heuene

lokede i to eerthe That he my3te here gronynge of
.

fetered men t and that he losede the sones of sleyn

men That they schewede in to syon the name of the
.

lord and his preysynge in ierusalem

r^ In gaderynge .

folkes in oon and kynges they that serue oure lord

:! .

He answerede to hym in the weye of his uertue the :^

litelnesse of my dayes schew to me Cal me nou3t a

3eyn in the myddel of my dayes in generation and :^

generation beeth thyne 3eeres In the bygynnynge .

lord thow settest the eerthe and heuenes been the :!

werkes of thyn hondes They scholle pysch bote thow .

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dwellest and as clothes r' alle they scholle wexen r^

oolde And as helyynge thow schalt chaunge hem &

.

they schulle be chaunged bote thou art algate )?e self :!

and thyne 3eris scholle nou5t fayle. The sones of thi

servauntes scholle dwelle ^ and the seed of hem schal
in world be ri3ted lole be to the fader and to the
. .

sone and to the holygoost

r^ As hit was in the .

bygynnynge and now and euere in to the wordles of :!

w^ordles amen . deepnesses

:pg>* fflt profUllllllS From
y cryede to thee lord lord here my voys Be thyn :^
.

eeres maad takynge entente to the uoys of my :!

preyere Lord 3if thou take kepe to wickednesses

. :!

lord ho schal susteyne For at thee is mercy and . :^

for thi lawe y susteynede thee lord My sowle

susteynede in his word my sowle hopede in oure
lord Fro the morwe kepynge tyl the ny3t hope
.
:^

isrri on owre lord For at oure lord is mercy t .

and plentevous a3eynbyinge is at hym And he .

schal bye israel of alle his wickednessesr^ loye .

be to the fader and to the sone and to the holy

.
:"

goost As hit was in ]?e bygynnynge and now and

.

euere r^ in to ]?e wordles of wordles amen .

JJS»^ JB^llt
eirauii or'owm mea' tfte serotuntre , Lord here my
preyere with eeres parceyue my besechynge in sooth-
. :!

nesse here me in thy ri3twesnesse And entre nou3t .

in doom with thi seruaunt for ech man lyuynge schal r^

nou3t be maad ri3tful in thy sy3t For my enemy hath .

pursewed and meked my lyf eer]?e

my soule He :^
i .

putte me in derknesse as deede of J?e world and my :!

goost is anguisched up on me my herte is trowbled .

in me I hadde mynde of oolde dayes

.
y thow3te I :!

alle thy werkes in dedes of thyn handes y thow3te I .

spradde myn handes to ):e my sowle is to the as r^

eerthe with owten water Swyftlyche here me lord ^ .

my goost faylede Torne nou3t thy face fro me and. r'

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y schal belych to goeres down in to the lake . Make
thy mercy be herd eerly to me y hopede ^ for in J)e .

Make knowen to me the weye in whiche y schal go t

for to the y lyftede up my sowle Delyuere me of myn
enemys lord y fley} to the teche me do thy wille
:! i

for thow art my god Thy goode goost schal leede me

.

in to ri3tful eerthe :! for thi name lord thow schalt

qwyken me in thy euenehed Thow schalt lede my
sowle out of tribulation and in thy mercy thow
:!

schalt desparple myn enemys And thow schalt leefe.

alle that angreth my sowle for y am thi seruawnt

r^ .

loye be to the fader . and and to the

to )?e sone :!

holygoost . As hit was in the bygynnynge and now

and euere r in to the wordles of wordles amen.

^8
 iVm
mU herde me
nr tn'faularer
trybulatlon y cryede to oure lord
Lord delyuere my sowle from
.
. Whanne y was
:^
and he
in

wickede llppes and fro the trycherows :^

tonge. What schal be 3efen to the or what schal be

, .

put to the to a swykel tonge :"

Scharpe arwes of the .

my3ty with coles of desolation

:^ to me for my . Wo
wonynge is lengthed y wonede with wonyeres at :!

cedar mechel dwellere was my soule

. With hem .

that hated pees y was peysible whanne y spak to :^

hem they fow3ten with me wilfulliche loye be to the .

fader and to the sone and to the holygoost

. As :^
.

hit was in the bygynynge and now and euere in to :/

the wordles of wordles amen. pgJ^ Heuaui OCUlOSf*

Ileftede up myn eyen in to hilles whannes :'

help come to me Myn help is of owre lord . :f

that made heuene and eerthe 3yf he nou3t thi .

foote in to sterynge t slombre he nou3t that kepij?

the Lo he schal nou3t slombre ne he schal nou3t
.

slepe :! that kepith Israel . The lord kepith the :/ thy

lord is thi proteccion t upon thi ri3thonde . By daye
the Sonne schal nou3t brenne the ne the :/ moone by
ny3te Lord kepeth the from alle euyl lord kepe thy
. :/

soule Lord kepe thyn igoynge and thyn outgoynge

. :f

from Ipis now and in to the world loie be to the ,

fader and to the sone and to the holygoost As hit

:/ .

was in the bygynnynge and now and euere in to the r^

59
wordles of wordles amen Jjg, SLttatUS SllIU I* I)n5* .

Am
glad in tho thynges that been seyd to me :!

we schulle go in to oure lordes hous Stondynge

I were oure feet in thyn entrees iherusalem :^
.

Iherusalem that whaas delynge

is housed as a cyte :^

is in hym self For theder steyede up kynredes

. .

kynredes of the lord witnesse of isrl j for to know- :!

leche to the lordes name For there seete seeges in

doom thou sittest upon the hous of dauid Biddeth
:! .

]:^ynges that longeth to the pees of iherusalem and :!

plente to hem Pees be maad in thy

that loueth the .

uertue and plente in thy towres

:! For my bretheren .

and my ney3ebores ^ y spak pees of the For the .

hous of oure lord god y sou3te goodes to the loie -J .

be to the fader and to the sone and to the holy-

. :!

goost . As hit was in the bygynnynge and now and

euere :^ in to the wordles of wordles
pS^ 31j t^ amen .

ItUclUi OnilO^ To the y fyfte up myn eyen that r^

wonest in heuenes Lo as eyen of seruawntes in

. :!

hondes of here lordes As eyen of handmayde in the .

hondes of hyre lady so oure eyen to oure lord god:! .

til he haue mercy of us Haue mercy of us lord .

haue mercy of us for we been mechel fulfilled of

:

despisynge For mechel is oure soule fulfilled repror

. r^

to ryche men and despisynge to prowde men

. loie .

be to the fader and to the sone and to the holygoost :!

As hit was in the bygynnynge and now & euere in :!

to the wordles of wordles amen psl^ ^^l£>i qr 5][*n*£> .

trnt Bote for oure lord was in vs sey now isrl'i . :!

bote for oure lord was in us Whanne men rysen on .

vs r^ parawnter they hadde lyfynge swolwed us .

Whanne here woodnesse wra]?thede on us parawnter :!

water hadde swolwed us Oure soule passede the .

streem parawntre our soule hadde passed unsuffra-

:!

ble water Hlessed be oure lord:' y^X 5af us nou3t

.

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in takynge to here teej? Oure soule is taken owt as .

a sparwe of the gryn of honteres

r' Hhe gryn is .

broken and we been delyuered Houre help is in the

r^ .

name of oure lord that made heuene and eerthe :^

.

loie be to the fader and to the sone and to the \'

holygoost . As hit was in the bygynnynge and now

and euere :^ in to the wordles of wordles amen psiU . j

(©Ul ronfilinut They that trosten in oure lord as

the hil of syon he schal nou5t be styred with outen
:!

ende Y woneth in ierusalem Hilles abowte hym . .

and oure lord a bowte his peple fro this now and in :!

to the world For oure lord schal nou3t leeue the

.

3erde of synfulmen upon the lot of ri3tfulmen tha' :!

the ri3twesmen strechche nou3t here handes to wicked-

nesse Do wel lord to goode me and ri3tful of herte
. :! .

For tho that bowe]^ down in bondes oure lord schal

lede with hem that worchen wichednesse pees upon :!

israel loye be to the fader and to ]^e sone and to the

. :!

holygoost As hit was in the bygynnynge and now

.

and euere in to the worldes of wordles amen, pgf^

r^

Jn rouuntenim
conuertynge the lord the caytyfte of syon we :!

IN been maad as comforted Thanne is oure mouth .

fulled of ioye ^ and oure tunge in gladnesse .

Thanne schulle they seyen amonges folk oure lord :!

gretly dede with hem Oure lord gretly dede with us ^

.

we been maad ioyful Torne lord oure caytyfte as . :!

a streem in the south They that sowen in teeres in r^

gladnesse schulle they rype Goynge they 3ede and .

wepte ^ sendynge here seedes Bote comynge they .

schulle come with gladnesse berynge here schefes r^ .

Ioye be to the fader and to ]?e sone and to the .

:^

holygoost . As hit was in the bygynnynge and now

and euere r^ in to the worldes of worldes amen J)^* .

j^lgl io'? tilfiraueilt Iro Bote oure lord maake

6i
the hous :'
veyn y. maketh hit
they trauaylede in .

Bote the loord kepe the cyte he wayketh in ydel :^

that kepith hit Hit is in ydel to 30W to ryse byfore

.

li3t ryseth after 3e han seten 3e that eteth breed of

:^

sorwe Than he schal 3efe sleep to hem that he

loueth erytage of the lord the sones meede
:^ lo the
fruyt of thy wombe As arwes I my3ti mannes hond :^

so the owtschouen
sones of Blessed man that .

fullede his desyr of hem he schal nou3t be schent r^

whanne he schal speke to hys enemyes in the 3ate .

loye be to the fader and to the sone and to the :^

holygoost As hit was in the bygynnynge and now

.

and euere in to the wordles of wordles amen

:! ps»^ .

33tatl dlUntSJ qui t'i Blessed been alle that dreden

god t that goon in his weyes The trauayles of thyn .

handes for thow schalt ete blessed thou ert and :'
.

wel schal be to the Thy wyf as a uyne fulliche in . r^

the sydes of Ipyn hous Thy sones been as newe .

brawnches of olyues in goynge a bowte of thi bord :/

Lo thus schal be blessed the man that dredith oure :/

lord Lord of syon blesse to the y thow see goodes

. :/

of iherusalem alle the dayes of thi lyf And that thou .

see the sones of thi sones pees up on israel loye :'

.

be to the fader and to the sone and to the holy-

.
:'

goost . As hit was in the bygynnynge and now and

euere :! in to the wordles of wordles amen . p£i^ ^t^t
f j;pnCjnclUtrU*t Ofte ]:ey werreden me fro my 30wther'
sey now israel . Ofte they werreden me fro my
30w]?e r^ for why they mi3te nou3te do to me . Aboue
my bak synfulmen foorgeden they drowen a loong :'

here wickednesse The ri3twes lord schal hewe down .

the neckes of synfulmen schent be they and torned 'J

abak alle Y hatede syon Be they maad as hey of

roofes that driede er hit was do a wey
:'
Of the .

whiche he fullede nou3t his hond J^at schal rype and :'

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his bosom he that schal gadre schefes And they
ful .

that 3ede to fore seyde nou3t the blessynge of the

lord upon 30W r^ we blessede to 30W in the lordes name
loye be to the fader and to the sone and to the . :!

holy goost As hit was in the bygynnynge and now

.

and euere in to the wordles of wordles amen jp£>^ J0t

:! .

prClfunillSf ClamaUl From depnesses y cryede to

thee lord :^ lord hier my
voys Be thyn eeres maad .

takynge entente ^ to J^e uoys of my preyere Lord 3if .

thou take kepe to wickednesses lord ho schal sus- :!

teyne For at :'

the is mercy and for thi lawe y "^

susteynede the lord My soule susteynede in his

.

word ^ my soule hopede in oure lord Fro the morwe .

kepynge til the ni3t hope isrl ] i owre lord For :! . at

oure lord is mercy and plentefows a3eynbeinge is :! at
hym . And
he schal beye Israel ^ of alle his wicked-
nesses loye be to the fader and to the sone
. and . :!

to the holygoost As hit was in the bygynnynge and .

now and euere in to the wordles of worldes amen r^ .

P^. I3*ne WtSXX f evaltatum . Lord myn herte is nou3t

hey5ed ne myn eyen been boren up Ne y ne 3ede
:! .

nou3t in grete thynges ne in wonderful thynges up :^

on me . 3^^ Y felede nou3t mekely ^ bote heiede my

soule . As he is waned up on his moder :! so reward in
my soule hope in oure lord fro ]^is now in to
. Isrl I :!

the world loye be to )?e fader and to the sone

. and :!

to ]^e holy goost As hit was in the bygynnynge and .

now and euere ^ in to the wordles of wordles amen .

piS* iHemmtO il^ne tiaiUir ^ Lord by thenk the on

dauid ^ and of al his myldenesse As he swoor to ]?e .

lord he maade a vow to god of iacob 3yf y entre

r^ .

in to the tabernacle of my hows 3yf y stye up in to :!

the bed of my beddynge 3yf 7 3^^^ sleep to myn .

eyen and to myn eye lydes nappynges And reste

:! .

to my tymes ^ tyl that y fynde place to the lord .

6'J
 tabernakle to god iacob Loo we han herd hym in .

effrata :! we fynden hym in feeldes of the wode We .

schullen entre in to hys tabernakle we schollen lowte :'

in place ther his feet stoden

. Arys lord in .
to thy
reste :! thou and the cheste of ]:yn halwynge . Thy
preestes schollen clothe with ri3twesnesse ^ and hem
thy seyntes be glade For dauid thy seruawnt torne . :!

nou3t a wey the face of thi cryst Oure lord swoor .

to dauid trewthe . and he schal nou3t desceyue hym :!

upon thy seete y schal sette the fruyt of thy wombe .

3yf thy sones kepe my testament:' and my witnesses

that y schal teche hem . And here sones :! schollen
sitte in world aboue thy seete For oure lord ha]?
to .

chosen syon he chees hire in to wonyynge to hym

:!
.

This is my reste in to the w^orld of world heere

y :!

wil dwelle for y haue chosen this Tthe wydewe her .

of blessynge y schal blesse and his poore y schal :!

fylle wi]? lofes His preestes y schal clo]?e with heel]?e

.
\!

and his seyntes with gladnesse schollen be glade

Thyder y schal brynge the horn of dauid y haue :!

greythid a lanterne to my cryst His enemyes y schal .

clo]?e in confusiow^n for sothe upon hym schal florysche

:"

myn halwynge loie be to the fader . and to the .

sone and to the holygoost

:! As hit was in the .

bygynnynge and now and euje in to the world of

worldes amen psJ^ (Bttt q? bOltUm . Lo how good
and how merie hit is bretheren to wonye in oon :^
.

As oynement in the hefed that goth down in to the :^

berd :! the beerd of aaron . Whyche y down

3ede in to
the hem of his cloth ^ as dew in hermon that li3te
downe i to the mownt of syon . For thyder seente the
lord his blessynge :^ and his lyf in to ]?e world . loie
be to the fader and to J^e sone and to the holygoost :'
.

As hit was in \^ bygynnynge and now and euere in :!

to l^e world of worldes amen . pg. (But \\\\m tl*n*l)^i

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Lo now blessi]? oure lord :'
alle seruawnt i of oure
lord . 3^ ^^^t stondith in ]^e hous of oure lord in the :'

entrees of the hous of ouregod In ni3tes hefeth up .

50ure handes in to holynesse and blesseth the lord :! .

Lord blesse the of syon that made heuene and "^

eerj^e loie be to the fader

. and to sone and to . :!

the holygoost As hit was in the bygynnynge and

.

now and euere in to the worldes of w^orldes amen

:! .

%^ "^t xmmx^ViXXm Hatie no 777ynde loi^d of otiix

.

geltes or of otii^e ky7i7^ede .tak no zvreche of oure

7ie

synnes for thy 7tame lord . spare lord spa7^e to thipeple .

thow that wi\ thi precyous blood dou^test a'\e7t the

world i be nou^t wrooth to us with oute7i e7ide .

Si^qitllt' Ixlimta Slpn'tlepSOn Lord haue mercy on

.

us Cryst haue mercy on us

. Lord haue mercy on .

us Cryst here us God fader of heuene

. haue mercy
. :

on us Godes sone that bou3test the world haue

. r^

mercy on us God the holygoost haue m cy on us

. . .

Holy t'nyte o god haue mercy on us Seynte marie-1 :^

pray for us Holy moder of god pray for us

. Holy
mayde of maydenes .
pj y . f i

Seynt My5el. p>y. f ?.

Seynt Gabriel. p y i'[

Seynt Raphael. p' . f?

Alle holy angeles and archangeles pjye 3e i ]

Alle ordres of holy spyrites preye 5e for us,

Seynt Ion
9
baptist. .f7
All holy p'riarkes and pphetes praye 3e. f J. US,
Seynt Peter. P7f'.
Seynt Poul. P?f7
Seynt Andrew. p7 t]
Seynt Ion. ??. f 7
Seynt Phylip.
Seynt lames. P7f'?
Seynt Bertelemew. p?f']
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Seynt Mathew. Pl i]
Seynt Symound. P7f?
Seynt lude. p]f?
Seynt mathye. p] f?
Seynt Thomas, p'] f]
Seynt Barnabe. p'?f?
Seynt Thadde. p f f]
Seynt Luk. p'? f 7
Seynt mark p7 f]
Alle holy aple s & euangellstes r^
p ye 3e f J us.
Alle holy disciples of oure lord r' pi ye 3e f j us.
Alle holy innocentis preye 3e for us.
Seynt Stefene. p7f?
Seynt Lyne. pU!
Seynt Clete. Plfi
Seynt Clement. p?f?
Seynt Cypryan. p 1 f?
Seynt Laurence. Pi f]
Seynt vincent. P'ifl
Seynt George. V1 f?
Seynt ffabian. p]f?
Seynt Sebastian. p?f?
Seynt Cosma. rlf]
Seynt Damyan. p?f?
Seynt Denys p]f?
Seynt Eustas & ]^y felawes praye 3e for us.
Seynt Thomas. Pin
Seynt Crystofre. p'? f •]

Alle holy martires praye 3e for us.

Seynt Siluestre P7f]

Seynt Hillary. p'? f ?

Seynt Matyn. Plf?

Seynt Ambrose. p]f?
Seynt Austyn. p^f?
Seynt lerom. p'] f ?

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Seynt Gregory.
Seynt Nicolas.
Seynt Cuthbert. Pi ff
Seynt Swythyn. p] f?
Seynt Benet. p]ff
Seynt Leonard. Pi f ]

Seynt Gyles. p'l ii

Seynt Donston. pi i]
Alle holy confessours pray 5e for us
Seynt marie magdeleyne. P7f7
Seynt marie egipcian p'? f]

Seynt Agace. Pifi

Seynt Agneys. vl il
Seynt Cecile. V] f ]
Seynt Kateryne. p] f]
Seynt mergrete. pif?
Seynt luliane. p? il
Seynt Crystine. p?r?
Seynt Pernele. pif'?
Seynt Radegounde vUl
Seynt ffresewythe . pUI
Alle holy maydenes p?ff
Alle man^ e seyntes. p?f?
From alle yuel Lord delyu^e us.
^

From ]?e awaytynges of ]?e deuel. Lid?

From endeles dampnation. L?d7
From the goost of lecherye. Lid?
From vnclennesse of body and soule. Lid'?
Fro wrath]?e and hate and euel wille. Lfdl
From vnclene )?ou5tes. L?d?
By thyn incarnacion. Lfd?
By thyn passion.
By thyn resurection. tl d']
By thyn ascension. Lfd?
Be the grace of the holy goost. L?dj
67 F 2
In the day of dome. . . . L^ d ]

We synfulmen :^ Preye]? the to here us.

That J'ou 3ife us pees We preyej:^ J^e to here us. .

That Ipy mercy and ]?i pite kepe us we p . .

That ]pou gouerne & kepe Ipy cherche we p . .

That J^ou 3efe pees to oure kynges and princes That .

]^ow kepe alle oure byschoppes in holy reHgion we p . .

That Ipow kepe alle cristen soules from endeles dampna-

tion . we p' That Ipow fouchesauf to 3ife us fruytes of
.

'jpe er]?e we p Godes sone we preye to the here us.

. .
:'

Loomb of god that doost a wey the synnes of the

world haue mercy on us and 3ife us pees Cryst here .

us Lord haue mercy on us Crist haue mercy on us.

. .

Lord haue mercy on vs ^^attr llOS^ttr pAder oure .

that art in heuene halwed be thy name thy kyngdom .

come to thi wille be doon in erthe as in heuene

. .

oure eche dayes breed 3if us to day and for 3eue us .

oure dettes as we for 3eue to oure detoures

-J and .

lede us nou3t in to temptation :/ bote delyuere us from

yuel amen . ^iu^ lltciricl Heyl marie ful of grace oure
lord wiy the blessed be thou a mong alle wymmen
is :^

and blessed be the fruyt of thy wombe iMc amen .

®t n^ nO^ And leede us nou3t in to fondynge Bote .

deliuere us from euyl . And thy mercy come upon us .

Thyne helthe after thi spekynge . Be to us lord a tour

of strengthe . Fro the
Pees be face of oure enemy .

maad in thi uertewe And plente in thi towres Lord . .

here my preyere And schew thy face and we scholle .

be sauf iBvtm^ Preye we OV^ MtXl^ nil proprium

. . .

God to wham is propred to be mercyful euere and to

spare tak oure preyere and late the mercy of thi pite
.

assoyle he that been bownden with the cheyne of

synnes By crist oure lord Amen OV^ ((Sttlt^it tilt
. . .

(I*S 33*nt Lord be thou plesed with the preyeres of

thy cherche and grawnte that alle errowres and
:'

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aduercetees be destruyde . that thy cherche mowe
seme to thee in siker pees . or* ^Vt IJUt Lord we
besechith the that thow brenne oure leendes and oure
herte with the fier of the holy goost .
Y we mowe
serue to thee with chaaste body and pleese to the
.

with dene herte . ov ([^mmpoUn^ ofmpiterne IJtUS

^alU^ €t^Uta tVtt}'! Almisti god with outen eende
y art endeles helthe of alle that bileue]: in the . here
oure preyere for alle men and wymmen
whiche . for
we bisechen to thy goodnesse and grawnte hem .

helthe of body and soule so that whan they been

:/

hoole ])ey mowe 3elde thankynges to J^e in ]:'y cherche :'

.

iDt) ^letate tua q'm'& D'ne For thy pite lord we

beseche the unbynd the bondes of alle oure synnes .

and thoru} the preyere of the blessede and glorious

euere lastynge mayde marie w^ alle thyne seyntes .

kepe us thy seruauntes and oure kyng . and alle .

cristene peple in alle holynesse or bi prayere bee oned

with us dense hem lord of alle uices Ii5tne he with
. .

vertues pees and helthe 5if to us put from us alle

. .

oure enemyes bothe ]?o that we seen and tho that

.

we mowe nou5t se 3if thi charite to our freendes and

.

to oure enemyes and helj^e to alle syke & to alle

AMEN.
. .

crystene quyk and ded grawnte lyf an endeles reste

:! .

Uy crist oure lord .

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 ant'? Placebo ps; .

Dilexi q'm exaudlet dominus uo I louede .

:'

for OLire lord schal here the uoys of my

preyere . For he bowede his ere to me : and
Imy dayes y schal clepe to hym . Sorwes of de]? 3eede
a boute me and piles of help founden me Tribulation
:!

and sorwe y haue founde and y haue cleped the :!

name of oure lord O thow lord delyuere my soule

. :!

mercyful lord and ri3tful and oure god schal haue .

mercy I am maad lows and oure lord kepynge

. r^

smale hath delyuered me My soule torne the in to .

thy reste for oure lord hath wel doon to the

r^ For he .

hath taken a wey my soule fro deeth myn eyen from :!

wepynge . my feet fro fallynge . ^nt^. schal pleese oure

lord kyngdom of lyferes ps!* 9tl*n*nT l\\\Xi
in the .

tribun Whan y was in tribulation y criede to oure

lord i and he herde me Lord delyuere my soule .

from wickede lyppes i and from the tricherous tonge .

What schal be 3efen to the or what schal be put to .

to a swekel tonge Scharpe arwes of thee mi3ty

:'
the r^ .

with coles of desolation . Woo to me for my wonynge

is lengthed y wonede with wonyeres at cedaR
:'
.

mechel dwellere was my soule With he that hatede .

pees was pesible i whanne y spak to hem they fou3ten

i

with me wilfulliche . ^f Wo to nie for my wo7tynge

is drawe a long. j)s;^ ?[niabi JDtuIosi meosi 111 moutt^.
Ileftedeup myn eyen in to hilles i whannes
help come to me Myn help is of oure lord. r^

that made heuene and eerthe 3yf h^ nou3t thy .

foot in to stirynge slombre he nou3t y kepith the

*!
.

Lo he schal nou3t slombre ne he schal nou3t slepe .

:'

that kepith israel . The lord kepith thee i the lord is

thi protection : upon thi ri3thond By daye the sonne

.

schal nou3t brenne the :'

ne the moone by ni3te Lord .

kepith the from alle yuel : lord kepe thi soule . Lord
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 kepe thyn ingoynge and thyn outgoyne from this r'

now and in to the world ^nt Ottre lord kepe \e . ^

from euery yueli oure lord kepe thy soitle p^ fflt .

profuniisf From
depnesses y cryede to thee lord :'

lord hiere my uoys Be thyn eres maad tkynge

.

entente to the uoys of my preyere

:^ Lord 3if thow .

take kepe to wickednesses i lord ho schal susteyne .

Lord at the is mercy and for thy lawe y susteynede

"i

the lord . My soule susteynede in his word i my

soule hopede in oure lord . Fro the morwe kepynge
til )?e hopede israel in
ni3t :^ oure lord For at oure
.

lord is mercy i and plentefows a3en byinge is at hym .

And he schal bye isrl [ i oi alle his wickednesses ^l .

Lord '^if\otL kepe wickednesse i lord ho schal sustey7te .

pdmi Confitebor tibi i'ne \\x toto rortre meo -i

schal schryue to thee lord in al myn herte for

thou has herd the wordes of my mou]? In si3t of
I angeles y schal synge to thee y schal loute at :'

thyn holy temple and y schal schriue to thy name

. .

Upon thi mercy and thi trewthe for thou hast maad :"

meche thy name holy a boue euery name In what

day euere that y clepe to the here thou me i thow
schalt make manyfold uertue in my soule Alle kynges
of the erthe be J^ey schryue to thee lord i for they
han herd alle ]:e wordes of thi mouj? That they .

synge in the weyes of oure lord i that greet is the

ioye of oure lord For oure lord is an hey3 and he
.

seeth lowe thynges and from fer he knoweth hey3e

r'

thynges 3yf y go i^^ the middel of tribulation thou

.

schalt quyke me and upon the wra]?the of myn

r^

enemyes thou hast strey3t out thyn hand and thi .

ri3thand hath maad me sauf . Oure lord schal 3elde

for me :^ mercy is in to the world
lord thy . despyse
thow nou3t the werkes of thyn hades lord . ^J The
werkes of thyn handes lord despise thoti nou^t .

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1^' . F7vm the -•^ates of helle . Delytiere lord here soules
pS* iWagnifiCat :'
My
soule worscheplth the lord .

And my goost made ioie in god myn helthe For :^

.

he lokede the mekenesse of his handmayde i lo ther-

fore alle generationes schulle seye y am blessed For .

he that is mi3ty hath do grete thynges to me i and

his name ys holy And his mercy is fro kynrede
.

in to kynredes to hem that beth dredynge hym

:'
.

He dyde mi5t in his arme he scaterede proude men :

wi]? thou3t of his herte . He putte down mi3ty men

of the seete and hey3ede meke
i . Hongrymen he
filde wi]? goodes and riche he he lefte empty
:'
He .

took up isrl I his child thenkynge on his mercy As "! .

he hadde spoken to oure fadres abraham and to his :'

seed for euere .

^j / herde a tioys from hetiene
seyynge . blessed be the dede that dyen in oure lord
lilDricn Lord hatce mercy on us Crist haue mercy on
tcs , Lord haue me^xy on us . ^clttr llCISt i Fader
oure that art heuene halwed be thy name thi
in
kyngdom come to be thi wil do in erthe as in i

heuene oure eche day bred 3if us to day

. and .

for3eue us oure dettes as we for3euen to oure detoures

and ne lede us nou3t in to temptation : but delyuere
us from yuel amen . Heyl marie ful of grace oure
lord is wi]? the : blessed be thou among alle wymmen
and blessed be the fruyt of thi wombe ihic amen .

pSi My soule preyse thou oure lord i y schal preyse

oure lord in my lyf:^ y schal synge to my god as
longe as y am . Wille 3e nou3t tristen in p'nces i ne
in mennes sones sones in whiche is noon helthe His .

goost schal gon out and torne a3eyn in to his erthe

:'

and in day schullen pische alle here thou3tes Blessed .

is he was helpe is god of iacob his hope is in the .

lord his god Y made heuene and erthe the see

: . .

and alle thinges that been in hem . The whiche

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kepi)? trewthe In to the world he i he doo]:' doom to
that suffren wronges he 3eue]^ mete to \^ hungrye
. .

Oure lord lose]? the feterede i oure lord ly3tneth the

blynde Oure lord reysith up hem that been falle
. .

oure lord loueth ri3tful men Oure lord kepij? the .

comelynges he schal take up the faderles & the

widue and he schal desparple the weyes of synful-
:'

men Thi lord god of syon schal regne in to the

.

wordles i in generations & kynredes 0' Endeles .

reste yf hem lord And endeles li^t listne to hem

. .

Fro the ^ates of helle Delyuere lord here soules

. .

/ beleue to see goodes of the lord hi erthe of lyf .

Lord here my preyere And my cry come to the

. .

Preye we jfor U^zt sJouIe aulT moljer s^oule

,

33ni£^ qui patrnn ti matrnn God that com-

aundedest to worschipe fader and moder haue mercy .

of |:e mi fader and of mi moder and for3eue

soules of .

hem alle here synnes and make us to lyfe with hem in

the blisse with outen ende Amen {lUlUia iromuie
. .

Lord bowe thyn eere to oure preyeres with whyche

we bysechith lowelyche thy mercy that thou sette .

the soule of thy seruaunt and of alle cristene that

J?ow hast comaunded passe out of this world in the
kyngdom and comaunde that
of pees and of li3t .

they be felawes of thyn halwene JfOT X\)t ^OUlt .

of a botrp in \sttn . Bea£» nil proprium e^t misereru

God to wham hit longeth alone to haue mercy and to
spare euere more lowliche we bysechith thee
. .

that ]?e soule of thy seruaunt ^\^ whiche thow hast

comaunded to day passe out of this world take hit .

nou3t in to hondes of oure enemyes ne for3ete hit .

nou3t in to J?e ende but comawnde hit be take up of

.

holy angeles and be lad in to kyngdom of lyf: so

that for he hopede and lefede in the lat hi deserue .

to be euere glad in ]:e companye of thyn halwen

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amen .
ffov a ^oxxlt at Ipt mj)utie l)ap Mtm
llllrulcjntriarum God of for3euenesse lord 3if to
the soule of thy seruaunt . whas 3eresmynde we
maken to day . a seete of kelynge bHsse of reste
and clernesse of li5t . Amen .
Jfov alk Cri£»tnie
SdUlesI JfiDdlUm tieud
^ Lord god that art makere
and a3enbey3ere of al mankynde 3if and graunte .

for3euenesse of alle synnes to alle soules of hem that

been dede . so that they mowe haue the for3euenesse
that they euere desyrede By crist oure lord Amen . .

74^
ipcere ij^g^nnetib matgne^ tot

PArceyue my wordes lord wij? ere t under-

stonde my cryynge Tak hede to the uoys of .

my preyere my kyng and my god For y

:/ .

schal preye to the erly thow schalt here my uoys.

:^

Erly y schal stonde by thee and y schal see that thou :/

art god nou3t willynge wickednesse The wickede .

schal nou3t wonye byside]?ee t ne unri3tful men schullen

nou3t dwelle to fore thyn eyen tnk i)t^t tO f'i^ ^)*£> .

Thou hast hated alle that worchen wickednesse thou :'

schalt lese alle that speken lesynges Oure lord .

schal haue abhominacion of men of bloodes and of

the trechcherous man forsothe y am in ]?e mechelnesse
:^

of thy mercy I schal entre in to thyn hous

.
y schal :^

loute at thyn holy teple in thi drede Lord lede me in .

thi ri3twesnesse for myn enemyes :/ dresse my weye

in thi si3t . For ther is no trewthe in her mouth :^

here herte is al veyn. H

an open graue er throte is .

they dyden trecherousliche wilp here tonges deeme :'

thou hem god Falle they a wey from here thou3tes

. r^

putte hem out after the multitude of here wickednesses .

for they han wrath]:ed the lord And be they glade .

alle that hopen in 'pc with outen ende thou schalt be

i'

glad . and J^ou schalt wonye in hem . And alle that

louyeth thi name schullen be glad in the :/ for thou schalt

blesse to ])g Lord thou hast crowned us
ri3tfulman :f

as with the scheld of thi goode wil ^ I Lord 7iiy god .

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dresse viy zueye in thy si^t . ps»* Wwt \\t 111 furOre 1^
Lord in thy woodnesse underneme nou}! me :! ne
in thy wrathj^e blame nou3t me . Haue mercy of me
am syyk hele me lord
lord for y 'J . for alle my bones
been trowbled And my soule is
. trowbled gretlyche :!

bote thou lord how longe Torne thee lord and delyuere
my soule make me sauf for thi mercy For he is
\! .

nou3t in dee]? that ha]? mynde of the and in helle ho :'

schal knowleche to the . I trauaylede in my gronynge :!

y schal waschsche my bed euery ni3t . wi]? my teeres y

schal wete my beddynge For wodnesse . myn eye is
troubled:" y a elded a monges alle myn enemyes .

Gooth from me alle that worchen wicked nesse :! for

oure lord hath herd uoys of my wepynge Oure ]?e .

lord hath herd my preyere oure lord hath uptaken :^

my byddynge. Schamed and trowbled gretlyche be

alle myne enemyes conuerted be they and schamed
r^

ri3t swyftlyche ^ Torne the lo7^d and delyttere my

. ]

soule for he is notf^t in deth that hath mynde

.

of thee . ps; Wwt iltUSJ \\\t\\^ 111 Xt S^p'aUl -!

Lord my god in hopede in ]?ee i ma saaf of alle Y

pursewith me and delyuere me An awnter whanne he .

kachche as a lyon my soule ^ whyle ]?er is noon to bye

a 3eyn ne to make sauf Lord my god 3yf y haue do
. .

this i yS. ther is myn handis 3if y haue

wickednesse in .

3olden yueles to hem that 3olde me yueles by desert y "!

schal falle ydel from my enemyes Lat myn enemy .

pursewe my soule and take and defoule my lyf in

r

erthe and leede my ioye in to poudre Arys lord my

. .

god in the heste that thow hast comaunded and the :'

synagoge of peples schal go a boute the And herefore .

go a 3en in to heynesse i oure lord iugeth the folkes

Auge me lord after thy ri3twesnesse and after myn :'

innocence upon me Wasted be the wickednesse of

.

synful men i god that art serchynge hertes and

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leendes and thow schalt dresse the rl3tful man My
. .

ri5tful help Is of god i that maketh sauf the ri3tfuhnen

of herte God rl5tful iuge strong and paclent

. . .
:'

whej^er he be wrooth by euery dayes Bot 5e torne '!

50W he schal braundysche his swerd i he hath bent his

bowe and greythid hym And ther inne he hath .

greythid loomes of deeth i he hath maad his arwes to

brenneres Loo he hath cast to brynge {oor\ unrhtwes-
.

nesse i he haj? conceyuld sorwe & bro3t ioor\ wlcked-

nesse He hat opened the lake and dolfe hym i and
.

he Is falle In the dych that he maade Le his sorwe .

torned In to his heued i and In to his naape his

wickednesse schal falle down I schal schryue to oure .

lord after his rl3twesne i and y schal synge to the

lordes name that Is hey3est %X\X^ A71 awnterwhanne . .

he cachche as a lyon my soitle whiles ther is noon to

bye ayn 7ie to make hit sauf . |5' Fro7n the -^ate of
helle . Delynere loi^d here sotiles . ^^Httr It^r Fader
oure heuene halwed be thy name
that art In thy .

kyngdom come to be thi wll y do In erthe as In .

heuene oure echedayes bred 3lf us to day

. and .

for3eue us our dettes as we for3eue to oure detoures

and ne lede us nou3t In to temptation bote delyuere
us from yuel amen U^ Heyl marie ful of grace oure
.

lord Is wl]? the r blessed be thou a mong alle wymmen

and blessed be the fruyt of thy wombe Ih c amen J .

JJ' A7id ne lede ns nott^t in to temptacion Bote .

delyttere us from yuel %\)t ftrste kSiSCU ^^XU .

iniCf)l tlOlUlllt Spare me lord:' forsothe my dayes

:^

been nou3t What Is man that thou makest gret or

. .

wer to settest thou thyn herte toward hym Thou .

ulsltest hym In the dawynge i and sodeynllche thou

prouest hym How longe sparest thou nou3t me ne
. .

suffrest that y swolwe my spotel I haue synned :'

.

What schal y do to thee thou kepe of men Whi :

11
hast thou sett me contrarie to the . and y am maad
heuy to myself:' Why takest thou noust a wey my
synne and wherfore berest thou nou3t a
r wey my
wickednesse Lo now y slepe In poudre and
:'
: 3if thou
seche me erly :'
y schal nou3t withstonde . li' CrtiO
qb'i retmiiptor
/belette that myn aynbyere lyfeth and y schal
ryse of the of the e74he i7i the laste day and in my .

fleysch y schal se god my satteott7^ Whan y my .

self schal se & 7ioon other and myn eye^i schullen se

.

hym And hi
. my fleysch y schal se god my saueour .

Che seronlie lesJiSon Celret anima* soule is a- . My

noy3ed of my lyf y schal leeue my speche a3ens me
:'
.

In bitternesse y schal speke to my soule y schal seye r^

to god . wille thou nou3t dampne me . Schew to me

why thou demest me thus r Whethir hit thynke the
good 3lf thow chalenge and bere down me the werk .

of thyn handes and thou help the conceyles of wicked

.

men :'
Whethir ]?yn eyen be fleschschi or thou seest as .

man schal se Whethir thyne dayes be as mennes

:

dayes r or thyne 3eres been as mennes tymes i That

thou seche my wickednesse and ransake my synne "!

and that thou wite that y haue no thyng yuel doon i

slth)?e ther Is noon that may a scape fro thyn hond .

|V @lti la^anmi Thou that reredest a^en la^ar of the

.

mo7tument stynkynge ])ow lord ^ef he^n reste andplace of

.

for^etienesse .
W
He that is to come to deme quyk and
-

deede i and the world be fier \ow lord -^yfe hem reste .

ajid place of for^ett^enesse . C})t ti)ril)lre IflSS^Dll

iMami6 me et plas
tue fertnint Thyn handes
maade me and schoop me al compaas and so : i

sodeynllche thou castest me down Haue mynde y .

beseche thee that as fen thou hast maad me and In :

to poudre thou schalt a^en lede me Ne hast thou .

soofted me as melk and croddedest me as cheese .

:'

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With skyn and fleschsches thou clothedest me :'
with
boones and synewes thou maadest me to gedere Lyf .

and mercy thou 5af to me and thi vysitacion hath 'J

kept my goost |i' ^\xt qmtlttra UCltcris Lord whanne

. .

thou comest to deme the erthe whar schal y hyde me .

from the face of thi wrath\e for y haite synned meche .

in my lyf D' . . My tre spaces y drede . and to for the

y am a schamed . wha7i7ie \ow co7nest to ittgeme^it r wille
thou nou^t condempne me .
ffor y haue synned meche in
my lyf , Sifter \v^ beerd r' xt\)ttxu\Vo reigponse
a3en Lord whane . ^zzxt ipgpmte ft tfte Sieronire
nort'ne 91 i $n lorn pastftue* p^* WxC^ regit me
et Uiel)ll lit* Ovre lord gouerneth me and nothyng
schal lacke me -! in place of he hath sett
pasture J^ere
me . He
hath brow3te me foorth up on the water of
rehetynge he conueertede my soule
:^ He ladde me .

upon J?e pathes of ri3twesnesse i for his naame For .

whi thou3 y go in myddes the schadwe of deeth y :

schal nou3t dreede yueles for thou art with me Thy . .

3erde and thi staf ]?ey han comforted me Thow hast r^ .

grey]?ed a table in my sy3t :^ a3ens hem that trowbleth

me . Thou madest myn heued in oyle i and my fatt

dronkelew coppe is ri3t cleer And thy mercy schal .

folwe me alle the dayes of my lyf

r^ And that y wonye .

in ]?e hous of oure lord i in to the lengthe of dayes .

^[ In place of pastici^e ther he sette me pSi^ 31j te .

i^lte IfliaUl To the lord y lyfte up my soule my god

y truste in the .
y schal nou3t be schamed Scorne .

nou3t myn enemyes me :^ for alle that susteyneth the

schollen nou3t be confownded . Confownded be alle
that doth wickednesses Thy i contrariously in uanite .

weyes lord schew to me i and thy pathes teech to me .

Dresse me in thy sothfastnesse and teche thow me r^

for thou god my saueour and \^ y haue susteynede .

al day By thenke J:^e the lord of thy mercyfulnesses

.
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and of thy mercyes that been fro the world Haue no .

mynde of trespases of my 3onge age and of myne :

unkonnynges After ]^y mercy haue mynde of me

. :!

thou lord for \\ goodnesse Swete and rijtful is oure .

lord therfore he schal 3efe lawe to trespasoures in

:!

the weye He schal dresse debonere men in iuge-

.

ment he schal teche mylde men his his weyes Alle

:'
.

the weyes of oure lord been mercy and trewthe to :'

hem that sechen his testament and his witnessynges .

For thi name lord thou schalt be mercyful to my

synne for hit is meche
: Which is J?e man that .

dredeth god ^ he hath sett to hym a lawe in the weye

that he ches Hys soule schal dwelle in goodes and
.
:'

his seed schal eneryte the erthe . Oure lord is a fast-

nesse to hem that dredith hym r^ and his testament
that hit be maad knowen to hym Myn eyen euere to
.

oure lord r^ for he schal do a wey my feet of the lawe .

Byhold on me me for y am oon and haue mercy of :!

and poore The tribulaciounes of myn herte been

.

maad manyfold of my needfulnesses delyuere me :! .

See my meekenesse and my trauayles and for3eue :'

alle my trespaces Byhold myne enemyes for they .

been maad manye and with wickede hate ]?ey hatede :'

me Keep my sowle and delyu] e me ^ y schal nou3t

.

be schamed for y hope in J?e Innocentis and ri3tful-

. .

men cleuede to me :^
for y susteynede thee . God
delyu e Israel ^ of alle his tribulacyones . %^ . The
giltes and the vnkonnynges of viy ^onge age haue no
mynde of hem lord pg ffl'n'sl lllummatm mfa .

Ovre lord ys my li3tnynge and myn helthe i wham

schal y drede Oure lord is defendour of my lyf of
.
:^

wham y be a drad
schal Whiles that a noy3es .

ney3neth up on me for to ete my fleschsches Myn "l .

enemyes that troubleth me they been febled and "I

falle down Thau-, casteles stonde to gedere a ^ens

.

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me myn
r^ herte schal nou3t drede
3 if batayle aryse .

a3ens me ther inne y schal hope

. O thyng y askede .

of oure lord and that schal y aske a3en that y wonie "J

in oure lordes hous alle the dayes of my lyf That y .

mowe see the wil of oure lord and visyte his temple :"
.

For he hidde me in his tabernacle in the day of yuele

men he defendede me in the hideles of his tabernacle
:! .

He rerede me up i a stoon r and now he ha)? rered-

up myn heued upon myne enemyes Y 3ede a boute .

ad dide sacrefise in his tabernacle offrynge of cryynge rl

y schal synge and seye a salme to oure lord Lord .

here my uoys by whiche y cryede to the ^ haue mercy

of me and heere me Myn herte seyde to the y haue .

sou3t the my face thi face lord y schal seeche Torne

:'
.

nou3t thy face fro me bowe nou3t in wra]:']?e fro thy :^

seruaunt Be thou myn helpere forsak nou3t me

. ne \'

despise nou3t me god myn helthe For my fader & .

my moder han forsake me bote oure lord hath :'

uptake me Sete me a lawe lord in thy weye dresse

.
:'

me in a ri3tful paath for myn enemyes Take me nou3t .

in to the soules that troublen me for wickede wit- :!

nesses been rysen a3ens me and wickednesse hath .

lyed to hymself . I beleue to se goodes of the lord :' in

the erthe of lyferes . Abyde oure lord and do stroong-
liche and susteyne oure lord :^
and thyn herte schal be
comforted . %\ . I beleue to se goodes of oure lord in
the erthe of lyueres . ^' . hi eendeles 7nynde schal the
ri^tftdmmi be .
Of yuel herynge he schal noii^t drede .

^9tlttr UOS'ttr FAder oure that art in heuene halwed

be thi name . thi kyngdom come be thi wil doon
to .

in erthe as in heuene . oure eche day breed 3if us to

day and for^eue us
. oure dettes as we for3euen to
oure detoures and ne . lede us nou3t in to temptation .

but delyuere us from yuel amen Hayl marie ful of

.

grace oure lord is w'lf the blessed be thou a mong

:

8i G
alle wymmen
and blessed be the fruyt of thi wombe
ihesus amen Cl)e fttrtl)e Itsson
. (©uautas babfo
iuiCluitatfS" As grete wickednesses and synnes
felonyes and trespaces as y haue schew thou me : .

Whi hedest thou thy face and demest me thyn enemy :'

As a3ens Ipe leef that is caw^t of the wynd thou

schewest thi my3t i and the drye stubbel thou pur-
sewest Thou writest forsothe a3ens me byternesses
.
:^

& thow wolt waaste me wi}? the synnes of my 30uthe .

Thou settest my foot in a synewe r" and thou hast

kept alle my bypathes :'
and to the steppes of my feet
thou hast take hede y schal be waasted of :! And
rotenesse and as clo]?ynge that is 3eten of a mo]:']:^e
:! .

H' J^o to 7ne loi'd for y haue synned to moche in my lyf.

zvhat schal y do wrecche wydei^ schal y fie bote to \e my .

god haue mercy of me whan \ozv contest in \e laste day

. .

^' My soule is moche trowbledbote \ow lord be helpere \er

to Whanne \ow contest in \e laste day Cl)^ ix^Vft It!E»^On
. .

i^omo natus ire muliere br^ui wxwtxvo MAn that is

boren of a woman lyfynge a schort tyme :^ is fulfulled

with many wrechchednesses Whiche . gooj^ out as flour
and is defouled and flee]? as J^e schadwe i and dwelle]?
neuere in l?e selue staat . And thou boldest worthi to
opene ]?yn eyen upon sucheon and lede hym wij" )^e in to "»

iugement Ho may make clene hym ]?at is conceyued

r^

o unclene seed i WheJ?er thou art a lone Schorte :

beeth a mannes dayes and ]?e nowmbre of his :

monethes is at ]?e Thou hast sett his teermes that

.

mowe nou3t passe Go a wey therfore a litel from hym i

]?at he mowe reste and til the day desyred as of an
.

hyred man come ^i' |0t rccorbcris HAue no mynde

.

of my synnes lord whdne thou contest to deme \e.

world be fyer 0' Lord my god dresse my weye in \y

. .

si-^t Whanne thou contest to deeme \e world be fyer .

€l)e sute Ifs^sion ^wvs niid)i ftoc tribuat * Ho

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^eueth to me )^at thou defende me in helle r and hyde
me til thy wrathj^e be passed . and thou sette to me a
tyme whiche thou schalt haue mynde of me Trowest
in :'

]^ou au3t that a deed man schal lyue a3en Alle fe dayes :'

whiche y now fy3te y abyde til my folwynge come .

Thou schalt clepe me and y schal answere to thee :' .

To the werk of thyn handes i thou schal putte thy

ri3thand ffor thou has nowmbred my goynges
. bote :'

spare thou to my synnes ^V g'nx secunbum axtll' .

nxtn iToli ntC iu^ j Lord after my dede wille thou

7toii^t dedenie 7ne . nothyng zuoortki katce y do in thy
sy!yt . ther fore y pi^eye thy mafeste \at \ou god do a
zvey my Wasch me more lord of
wickeditesse .
^ ,

myn vnr^tzvesnesse and of my ti^espas dense me for .

to the alo7ie "!

y haue synned . Therfore y preye thi
mageste that thou go do a wey my wickednesse .

rel)ers»e \Vo re£ip0ns»e a3en Lo^^d after my dede .

'^tn bpgpnnttb SliCom--

\t \x^^t norturue
plareat . p£^ (Krpertan^ tjrpertam iominum Aby-
dynge y a bood oure lord and he took hede to me : .

And he herde my preyeres and he ladde me out of ]^e .

laake of wrechchednesse and of the feen of filthede ",

.

And he ha]? sett myn feet abouen the stoon and he :'

hath dressed my goynges And he hath sent in to .

my mowth a newe songe a dyte to oure god : .

Manye schullen se and dreden and \^y schulle hope '!

in oure lord Hlessed is that man whas hope is the

.

lordes name and lokede nou3t in to uanitees

: and .

in to fals woodnesse Manye hast \o\i maad lord my .

god thy meruayles and thy thou3tes ther is no

:'
f

man that be lych to the I haue schewed and y haue .

spoke i they been maad manye upon nowmbre .

Sacrifyce and offrynge thou woldest for sothe ]?ou :'

hast fulmaad eeren to me . And brend sacrifyce thou

hast nou3t asked for synne : thanne y seyde lo y
 come . In )?ewreten of me ]?at y
heued of ]?e book is

scholde do thy wille in J^e middel of myn herte :^

.

I schewede thi ri3twesnesse in )?e grete cherche lo :!

lord thou woost y schal nou5t forbeede my lyppes .

I hydde nou5t thi ri3twesnesse in myn herte \y :!

trew]?e and ]:^yn helthe y seyde I hidde nou3t thi .

mercy and thy treuthe from a mechel conceyl :! .

Therfore lord make nou5t thi mercyes fer fro me thy :!

mercy and thi treuthe algate han vpholde me For .

yueles of the whiche is no nowmbre been go aboute :!

me myn wickednesses han take me and y my3te

. .

nou3t se They been multeplied more J^an Jre heres of

.

myn heued ^ and myn herte haj: forsake me Lyke .

hit to ]?e lord j^at thou delyuere me ^ lord loke \ow to

helpe me . Confounded be they and aschamed J^at

sechen my soule to bere hit a wey Be they torned

a"^enward and a schamed :^
f'at willen harmes to ]?e .

Hastely bere ]?ey here confusioun :! that seyen to me

heyl heyl . Merye be they and glade upon the . alle

J?atsechen the that loueth thyn helthe and seye they :'

euere magnefyed be oure lord F orso]?e y am a .

beggere and poore ^ and the lord is bysy a boute me

Myn helpere and my defendere thou art my god :!

tarye nou3t me . % I Lyke hit to thee lo7^d that \o2i

delyuere me . lord looke thou to helpe me . ^StHtUS
CIUI inttlllCyit Blessed be he that taketh heede upon
]^e nedy and poore in the yuel day oure lord schal
:^

delyuere hym . Oure lord schal lord schal kepe hym

and quykene hym and he schal make hym blessed in
erthe i and take hym nou3t into the soule of his
enemyes Oure lord bere help to hym upon the bed
.

of his sorwe i alle hys beddynge thou hastned in his

syknesse I seyde lord haue mercy of me
. hele my "!

soule for y haue synned to the Myn enemyes seyde .

yueles to me whanne schal he deye

:'
and his name .

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perlsche . And
he 3ede In for to see
j^'if he spak :'

uanitees his herte schal gadere wickednesse to hym

.

He wente out and spak In hit self A3ens me .

gruchchede alle myne enemyes a3ens me thel thou3ten r^

yueHs to me WIckede word they setten a3ens me

. i'

whe)?er he that sleplth scholle caste to }^at he ryse .

a3en Forsothe the man of my pees In wham y

.

hopede hath maad gret supplantynge up on me

:/ .

Bote Ipou lord haue mercy of me and rere me a3en :!

and y schal 3elde hem In )?at y knew that Ipou

to .

woldest me t for J?at myn enemy schal be glad up on

me Forsothe for myn innocence thou uptook me
.
:'

and confermedest me in Ipy sy3t with outen ende .

Blessed be oure lord god of Israel 'J fro the world and
in to the world be hit do . ^7 Heele lord my soule :!

for y haue synned to \e . p£;, (©uematrmoUum tre-

SilDerat rr niU^ aD fon As the hert desyreth to the

welles of watres i so desyreth my soule to thee god .

My soule thrystede to god welle of lyf :^whanne schal

y come and apeere to fore the face of god Myne .

teeres weren lofes to me by day and by ny3t i whiles

hit Is seyd to me eche day where Is J?y god I . .

haue mynde her of and y 3ette out my soule whanne .

schal y passe in to ]?e place of a wonderful tabernakle

unto ]?e hous of god In uoys of gladnesse and of
.

schryfte is ]:e soun of hym that is etynge

r^ Why art .

thou sori my soule and why troublest thou me

'I .

Hope In god 3et y schal knowleche to hym J?at Is

-!

hel]?e of my face and my god To my self my soule .

Is troubled i therfore y schal haue mynde of ]?e fro

the erthe of lordan and the lltll hil of hermon .

Deepnesse inclepith deepnesse i in the uoys of thy

goteres All thyn hey3j)es and thy Abodes
. passeden :!

up on me In the day oure lord sente his mercy i and

.

by nyste his litel song At me Is preyere to god of .

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my lyf : y schal seye to god . myn uptakere art thou .

Why hast thou for5ete me :'

and why go y sorl .

whyles myn enemy t'menteth me Whyles my boones .

been broken myn enemyes that troubled me under-

:' :^

neme me Whyles they speken to me by euery

.

dayes whare is thi god

. My soule why art thow .

sori r and why troublest thou me Hope In god for . :

yi y schal schryfe to hym helthe of my face and my

god ^ My sotile thristede to god a lyfe ivhanne schal
. J

y come and apere by fore \e face of oure lord .

0' . Endeles reste vf hem lord And endeles Iht .

li-iftne to hem ^attr llOSttr pAder oure that art i

.

heuene halwed be thy name thi kyngdom come to . .

be thi wil don in er]?e as in heuene oure echeday .

bred 3if us to day and for3eue us oure dettes as we.

for3euen to oure detoures and ne lede us nou3t in to .

temptacion r bote delyuere us from yuel amen Hayl .

marie ful of grace oure lord is wi]^ the blessed be :!

thou a mong alle wymmen and blessed be the fruyt of

thy wombe ihesus
Cf)t ^tUfJ^t lfS'5'Oll amen .

^pintusi iueus attniuabitur goost schal be My

maad thynne my dayes schuUe be schorted r and
onlyche a byriel byleueth to me . I have nou3t
synned and myn eye dwellith
:'
in bitternesses .

Delyuere me lord and sette me bisyde the ^ and

whas bond J?at dayes
thou wolt fy3te a3ens me . Myne
been passed myne thou3tes been wasted ^ turmen-
.

tynge myn herte They tornede ny3t in to day and. r^

thanne after derknesses y hope ly3t 3if y susteyne . .

helle is myn hous : in derknesses y haue bedded my

bed I seyde to rotenesse
. Thou art my fader and .

my moder and to wormes y seyde thou art my

. :

suster . Whare is ]:^anne now myn abydynge and my

pacience : thou art lord my god . ^i' . i^lctcantc mc.
DFede of dee\ troiubleth nie synnynge eche day and
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nou}t repentynge for in he lie is no redenipcion . haite
mercy of me god ^' God in thi ^lanie make me . .

saufi and I thy uertewe delynere me ffor in he lie is .

no redemption i hatie mercy of me god and saue me .

CI)e ^P3te It^^on . ^dli me ronsii'prisi tarnifaucj .

Mi fleschsches been wasted . the boon cleuith to )^e

skyn : and al only the lyppes been left a boute my

teeth . Haue mercy of me haue mercy of me 'J

namelyche 3e my frendes for the of oure lord hath .

touched me Why pursewe j,e me as god and 3e

. .

been fulfyld of my fleschsches Ho schal 3eue to me :^

that my wordes be wry ten Ho schal 3eue to me 'J

that they be eered in a book wij? a poyntel of yren .

and in a plate of leed o)?er that they by graue in a :^

flynt of a chesel I wot forsoj^e J^at myn a3enbeyere

:^

lyueth and in the laste day y schal ryse of ]?e er]?e

:'
.

and eft y schal be lapped in my skyn and in my :'

flesch y schal se god my saueour Whyche y my self .

schal se and myn eyen schulle byholden on hym and

noon other This ys myn hope put up in my bosom
.
:'

§1' ^Icquicm ctcrnam . Lord yf hem reste with otiten

e7ide . And the li^t that enere lastith i li^tiie to hem .

^' Thou that 7^eredest lazar of the monimtent

stynkynge r^ yif to hem reste And the ly^^t that etiej^e .

lasti\ : limine to hem %\)t npe ItSS^OU

, (©Uare it
llUlua ttiun'l^ti me Wny brow3test thow me out of
the wombe i that y wolde y hadde be fordoon that
noon eye hadde seye me . Thanne hadde y be as
thou3 y hadde nou3t be fro "!
J^e wombe bore to the
byriel . Whether the schortnesse of my dayes schal
nou3t soone be ended y wepe i Therfore suffre me J^at
a whyle for my sorwe er that y go and Y y torne :^

nou3t a 3en to the erthe of derknessees and keuered

with thesternesse of deef* Loond of wrechchednesse .

and derknesses theer is schadwe of dee]: and noon

:^

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ordre :'
bote ther woneth euerelastynge gryselychhede .

^l'.libera me bonttllC . Delyuere me lord of endeles dee\

in \at dredful day . Whanne that \e heiienes schulle be
stiredfi^o the erthe . Whanne thou schalt come to mge the
world be fyer . iretSXTS day of . That day schal be a
wrath\e andfttl of mischef and of wrechchednesse agret .

day and ri\t biter Whanne that the heuenes bi styredfro

.

\e eerthe 0\ What schal y most wrechche do \anne

.

what schal y seye or what schal y do whanne y schal

schezue foor\ no goodnesse to fore so greet a iuge .

Whanne thou schalt come to iuge Ipe world by fyer ^' .

A/^otc cryst we axen thee haue mercy we besechen thee . .

thott that come to bye its that wei^e loren r wille thott 7totc}t
dampne hem that thou hast botfi^t ^' Delyuere me . ,

lord of endeles deeth in that dredftil day whdne that

the heuenes schulle be styred fro \e er\e . Whanne
thou schalt come to iuge \e world by fyer ($\\ .
alle S0u(cu
iraiT^' sen on |V Delyuere me lord Mitb
]m mmx^t . .

tfjese tljrt Xteers . W

]^ow C7yst 0' Brennynge soules . .

wepi\ with outen ende they wepen with outen ende

walkynge by derknesses and \ey seyen ech of tho ivo . .

wo wo how grete been \es derknesses ther we go

. . .

0' Schappere of alle \ynges god Ipat fourmedest me of

the slym of erthe and wonderliche with thyn owene
.

blod hast bou^t tcs . they my blood rotye i nozu thou

schalt make hit ryse of the sepztlcre hi the day of
doome . heer me . heer me . that thou comaunde my
soule be pttt in \eof abrah Im thy priark
boso7n .

Whanne \ozc schalt come to iuge the world by fyer ^it .

oj^cr W . Delytiere me lo7^d of the weyes of helle Ipou

that breke the of bras and uisitedest helle and yfe
-^ates

li}t to hem y thei \at weren in pey^tes 7ny^te see \e

cryy7tge and seyy7ige thou art come oure aY7i bey^ere . .

Delyuere me lord .
0' Reste they in pees . A77ien .
'^txt
hmmxmih llUlbeS .
Hauc mercy of me god :'
after thy
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grete mercy . And
mechelnesse of thy mercyes
after }^e
:'

do a wey my wickednesse Wasch me more of my .

wickednesse and of my synne dense me

r' For y .

knowe my wickednesse and my synne is euere a 3ens 'I

me To the alone y haue synned and byfore the y

. .

haue do yuele that thow be ri3tleched in thy woordes

r .

and that thow ouercome whan thou art demed For .

lo in wickednesses y am conceyuid i and in synnes my

moder conceyuede me For lo thou louedest treuthe .

the uncerteyn and the hidde ]?ynges of thi wysdoom thou

schewedist to me Thou schalt sprenge me lord with
.

ysope and y schal be clensed i thou schalt waschsche

me and y schal be maad whittere than the snow To .

myn herynge thou schalt 5eue ioye and myrthe i

and meked bones schulle be glade Torne a wey thi .

face fro my synnes i and do awey alle my wicked-

nesses . Make a clene herte in me god and make :^

newe a ri3tfulgoost in my guttes Cast nou3t me fro .

thi face i and thy ri3tfulgoost bere nou3t fro me 3^1d

me ioye of thyn hel|:e and wi]? thi principal goost :^

conferme me I schal teche wicked men thi weyes i

.

and schrewes schullen torne to the Delyuere me of .

blody men god god of myn helthe i and my tonge

.

schal gladie thy rit3wesnesse Lord thou schalt

opene my lyppes i and my mouth schal schewe thy
preysynge For 3if thou woldest y hadde 3eue
.

sacryfise so]?lyche in offrynges thou schalt nou3t

r^

delyte the Sacrifise to god is a goost angred i ]"e

.

herte contryt and meked god thou schalt nou3t .

despise Goodlyche do lord in thy good wil to syon

.
:^

that ]?e walles be edefyed of ierusalem Thanne thow .

schalt accepte the sacrefyse of ri3twesnesse offrynges

and brent sacrefise thanne schulle they putte calfes.

upon thyne auter ^'j Boones \at been meked schollen

.

gladie to oure lord , ps; Cc Ijfttt J)mpn-f They

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becometh ympne god and to the schal be in syon \'

3olde a uow in iherusalem Heere my prey3ere i .

euery flesch schal come to the Woordes of wickede .

men hadde my3t upon us & to oure wickednesses thou

schalt be mercyful Blessed is he that thou hast
.

chosen and taken up he schal wonen in )?yn halles :'

.

We schollen be fulfilled in goodes of thyn hous thy :'

temple is holy wonderful in euenehed Here us god .

oure helthe hope of alle \^ endes of J^e erj^e and afer

:^
.

in the see Greythynge hilles in thi uertue girt wij?

.

power thou y troublest the depnesse of the see the .

sown of his flodes Folkes schulle be troubled

. and .

they schulle drede that the teermes of thi tokenes . the

morwen out goynges in euen thou schalt delyte . Thou
has uisited the eerj^e and maad hit dronke thou hast :"

multeplied here rychesses The flood of god is fulled .

of watres thow hast greythid her mete for so is the

'J

greythynge ther of Multeplye ]?e the progenye ther

.

of makynge here stremes dronke in ]?e euese :'

droppynge the borionynge schal be glad Thou schalt .

blesse ]?e crowne of ]^e 3eer of f'y benyngnite and :^

thyne feeldes schullen be fulled wij) plente The .

fayrnesses of desert schollen wexe fatte t and thyn

hilles schollen be girt wif* ioye The wetheres of .

schep been clolr'ed and ualeyes schullen be .

plenteuous of whete they schullen crye and seye r!

ympne 3^ . Here lord 7ny prayere i to \e schal come

f .

euri flesch . ffleuS* ^tXVo WXtXVS :' God my god : to the

fro ly3ty wake My soule thristede in the how
.
:^

manyfold my fleysch to )?e In desert lond in weye .

and with outen watres so in holy y a perede to the -1

J^at y sey3 thi uertue and thi glorye . For betere is thi

mercy abouen lyfes i my lippes schullen preyse the .

So y schal blesse in my lyf and in name y

r^
J^i schal
lyfteup myne hands . As wi]^ grece and fatnesse fyld
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be myand wi]? lippes of myrthe preyse schal
soule :'

my mouth So y hadde mynde of the in my bed in r'

morwenynges y schal thenke on J^e for thou were .

myn helpere And in helyinge of thy wynges y shal

.

be glad my soule cleuede aftir the

:'
. thi ri3thond
uptook me Forsothe in ueyn they sou3te
. my soule 'J they
schulle entre in to pe loweste of the er]?e . they schullen
be take hondes of swerd they schulle be
in to J^e

partyes of foxes Forsothe the kyng schal haue ioye in

.

god they schulle be preysid alle that swerij? in hym

.
:'

for stoppid is the mouj? of wickede spekeres 33f US» .

int5*f rfiltur God haue mercy of us and blesse he to

us li3tne he his face upon us and haue mercy of us
:' .

That we know thyn

in erthe thy weye 'J in alle folkes
hellpG Schreuen be ]?e peplis to the god alle peplis be :'

schreuen to the loyful and glade be the folk for thou

.
:'

demest peplis in euenehed and folkes in erj^e thou .

ri3test Peplis knowleche to the god

. alle folkes be .

schryuen to the eerthe ha]? 3yfen his fruyt Blesse us

:'

god oure god blesse us god and drede they hym alle :^

IpG endes of ]?e er]^e ^ Lo7^d thi ri thond tip took me

. .

Iseyde :'
in dayes schal go
the middel of my i

to ]?e 3ates of helle I sou3te the remenaunt of .

my 3eres y seyde y schal nou3t se oure lord

:

god in ]?e erthe of lyferes I schal no more se man .

"!

and wonyynge of reste My kynrede is boren fro me . .

and wownden to gydere as a tabernacle of heerdes :^

.

My lyf is forkoruen as of a wefere 3et whiles y was :^

byhated he kutte me of Fro morwen to euen thou .

schalt make ende of me y hopede tyl J^e morwe erly :^

as a lyon so he destroyede alle my boones From

. .

morwen tyl \^ euen thou schalt make ende of me i y

schal crye as a swalwes brid y schal haue my mynde .

as a coluere Myn eyene been maad J^inne byhold-

. .

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ynge an hey} Lord suffre strengthe answere thou . i

for me what schal y seye or what schal he answere

:! .

for me slJ^J^en y haue my self doon

. I schal bi .

J^enke to myne 3eres

J^e alle :! in \^ byternesse of my
soule . Lord 3if men lyfe thus . and in such thyng be
\^ ]yf of my goost J?ow schal underneme me and .

thou quiken me lo in pees my biternesse moost .

biter . thou hast delyuered my soule that it

Forso]:^e
persche nou3t thou hast cast by hynde my bak alle r'

my synnes For helle schal nou3t knowleche to the

. .

ne dee}) schal nou3t perische the thei that goo]^ doun :'

in to ]^e putte . schollen nou3t a byde thy so]:^nesse

Lyfynge lyfynge he schal knouleche to the and as y :!

to day fader soone schal maken knowe |?y trew]:'e .

Lord make me sauf t and we schullen synge oure

psalmes alle the dayes of oure lyf in oure lordes hous .

^l . Fro of helle i delyuere lo7^d here soules

\e -ifUtes .

ps;. ilauirate tro* ie relisl:^ Preyse 3e the lord of

heuenes preysi]? him in J?e heyeste PreysiJ? hym alle
r^

his angelis i alle his uertues preyse 3e him . Sonne

and mone preyse 3e him i sterres and li3t preyse 3e
him Heuenes of heuenes preyse 3e him i watres that
.

been a boue heuenes preyse they J'e name of oure lord .

For he seyde and ]?ey were maad V he comaundede

and they were wrou3t He stablede hem with outen .

ende in world of world i he sette his heste and hit .

schal nou3t passe . Preysith ]^e lord of the erthe i

dragones and alle depnesses . Fyer . hayl . snow .

and yys goostes of stormes . r^ ]?at doth his word .

Alle manere and hilles . trees . that beren fruyt :^

alle cydres Alle manere beestes i serpentes and

.

fethered foules Kynges of erthe and alle peples . -i

p'nces and alle iuges of the eerthe

. 3onge men and . .

maydenes oolde men wi]^ 3ongere preyse they \^

.

lordes name r^ for his name alone is hey3ed The .

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knowlechynge of hym ys abouen heuene and erthe :'

and he schal enhawnce ]?e horn of his peple Ympne .

to alle his halwen to the sones of Israel to folk that

\'

nel3neth to hym Cailtate 15*110 rautini' ItO Syngeth

.

to hym a newe song his preysynge in the cherche of

:!

seyntes Israel be glad in him and the sones of syon •:!

be they glade in here kyng Preyse ]^ey his name in .

croude ^ and tabour and in sautrye synge J^ei to .

hym For good willynge is to \^ lord is to the peple t

.

and he schal heye the mylde in to the helthe Halwen .

scholle be glad in ioye r they scholle be merye in here

couches The ioyynges of god in the throtes of hem
. :!

and swerdes scharpe on bothe sydes in here handes .

To do uengawnce in naciones undernemynges in )?e r^

peples For to bynde here kynges in feteres

. and :!

here noblemen in manycles of yren That ]:ei do in .

hem iugement wreten f ]?is ioye is to alle his seyntes .

iCauliate iominum in S^anctlS^ tlUSi Preyse 3e the

lord in his halwene preyse 3e hym in the firmament
:^

of his uerteue . Preyse 3e

uertewes preyse hym in his
3e hym after the mechelhede of his grethed Preyse .

3e hym in the sown of the trompe preyse 3e hym in r^

sautrye and i harpe Preyse 3e hym in tabour and .

crowde ^ preyse 3e hym in cordes and orgenes .

PreysiJ) hym in cymbales wel sownynge preyse 3e :!

him 1 cymbales of myrthes alle splrltes preyse J^e :'

lord .i ^
Euerey spiryt preyse oure lord %' Endeles .

reste yfkem lord . And endeles li^t listne to hem .

pg»^
iitnttlUtU^ Blessid be the lord god of Israel
for :'

he hath uisited and maad redemption of his folk .

And he hath rered up the horn of helthe to us in :'

the hous of dauid his chyld As he hath spoken by .

the mouth of holy prophetis that been fro the world :^

.

Helthe of oure enemyes and of the hond of alle ]?at

hatede us To do mercy with oure fadres and haue
.
:'

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mynde of his holy testament . The ooth f^at he swoor
to abraham oure fader hymself to us That :'
to 3eue .

wip outen drede delyuerede of oure enemyes handes i

seruen to hym In holynesse and rl5twesnesse byfore
.

hym i alle oure dayes And thou chyld schalt by .

clepid prophete of the hey3este thou schalt go byfore r^

the face of ]^e lord to make redy his weyes For to . .

3eue konnynge of helthe to his folk i in for5euenesse

of here synnes . Be the entrayles of mercy of oure
god :' in whiche ha]:' uisited us comen from an hey}
To 3efen li3t to hem that sitten in derknesses and in
schadwe of deth i to dresse oure feet in to the wey of
pees .
%\,I am a^niysynge and lyf he that leein\ .

771 me :^
thau} he be ded he schal lyfe a7id etiery m,an .

y hf^\ ^^^^ byleein\ m me i schal noust deye wz]^ outen

ende . Ilrrriclj Lord haite Tnercy on tis . Trist haue
mercy on us Lord haue mercy of us . ^3atf l* llOSltft
Fader oure that heuene halwed be thy name thi
art in .

kyngdom come to thi wil be doon in erthe as in

.

heuene . oure echedayes breed 3if vs to day and .

for eue us oure dettes as we for3eue to oure detoures

and lede us nou3t in to temptation bote delyuere us
from euel amen Heyl marie ful of grace oure lord is
.

with ]?e blessed be thou a mong alle wymmen

:'
and .

blessed be the fruyt of thi wombe ihesus amen .

p£»^
ejtaltabo UD'ne.
Ishal heye J^ee lord for thou hast uptake me t

thou hast nou3t enlaargisched myn enemyes upon

'me Lord my god y cryede to the and J?ou hast
. :

maad me hool . Lord thou hast lad out from helle my

soule thou hast saued me from goeres doun in to the
:'

lake Synge]^ to the lord 3e seyntes of hym

. and :'

schryfef) 30U to \^ mynde of his holynesse For .

wra]?the is in his indignacion :'

and lyf in his wille At .

euen schal wepynge dwelle : and gladnesse at morwen .

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For y seyde in my fulsumnesse
y schal nou}! be :

styred with outen ende Lord in J'y wil thou hast 3eue
.

uertue to my fayrnesse Thou tornedest thi face from

.

me and y am maad al trowbled To the lord y cryede

t^ . r^

and to my god y schal praye What profite is in my .

blood whiles y go doun in to corupcion

:^
Whe]?ir .

poudre scholle knowleche to ]?e or schewe thi treuthe : .

Oure lord herde me and hadde mercy of me t oure lord

is maad myn helpere Thou hast torned my sorwynge
.

in to blisse to me thou hast koruen my sak and

:^ .

wrapped me in gladnesse That my ioye synge to ]^e .

and that be nou3t pryked lord my god with outen

i r^

ende y schal schryue to the |r ^{tqxtie' i^t Jtiunt E^ideles .

reste yue hem lord . And endeles ly^t ly^Uie to hein ,

0' From the ^^ate of helle Lord delyttei^e here sottles

. ,

^' / beleue to see goodes of otire lord In \e erthe of .

lyueres ^' Reste \ey in pees

. A^nen |r Lord here . .

m.y preyY^e And my cry come to the Preyy we . .

Sftir t!)i6 : ^t}] \t roItrtisJ be orlrit a^ >ep i^tonliit

to fore at \t I)pg:pnnj)nffe of iririge . anil t!)us» eutii>

placebo anir IBinge

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 J^tcxt t^ggnnitib comentratinn*
foi* a He tr^steite ^oule^^

B
nessynges
eati

that
immarulati
Lessid be the
goon
lawe of oure lord
Blessid be they that ransaketh his wit-
they sechen hym in al here herte For
:/
in
in

the
unwemmed
ma:'
in the weye

.
:!

they that worchen wickednesses 3ede nou3t in his :/

weyes Thou comawndedest t thyn hestes to be

.

kept mechel I wolde my weyes were ri3ted

.
:^

for to kepe thi ri3twesnesses Thanne be y nou3t .

schent whanne y loke forth in thi comawndementes .

I schal schryue to the in ri3tynge of herte t in

that y lernede the domes of thy ri3twesnesse
y .

Thy ri3twesnesses y schal kepe forsak thou nou3t :

me al out In what thyng amendith the 3onge man

.

his weye in kepynge thi wordes

r^ In al myn herte y .

sow3te the put me nou3t fro thi comaundemetis In

:^ .

myn herte hidde thi speches that synne nou3t to

i r^ i

])e Blessed art thou lord tech me thy ri3twesnesses

. :/ .

In my lippes y schewede foorj? ^ all the domes of thi

mouth In weye of thi witnessynges y haue delyt r
.

as in alle richesses . In thi comaundementes y schal

use me and
:'
y schal byholde ]?i weyes . I schal thenke
thi ri3twesnesses y schal nou3t for3ete thi wordes .

PSI* 3llttnbue ^tvno tUO REward J?y seruaunt : :/

quike thou me and y schal kepe thi wordes Opene

. .

myn eyen and schal conceyue wondres of Ipy lawe

:" i .

I am a comelyng in erthe hyde nou^t fro me thyn :'

96
hestes . My soule coueytede in alle tymes :! to desyre
thi n3twesnesses Proude men thou underneeme . r^

cursed be thei that bowen fro ]?i comaundementes .

Bereawey fro me reprof and despyt for thi wit- :!

nessynges y haue thorw sou3t For whi p'nces seeten .

and speken a3ens me bote thi seruaunt was used in :!

J?i ri3twesnesses For whi thi witnessynges ys my

.

thou3t and my conceyles thi ri3twesnesses My soule

"^
.

cleuede to the pauyment quike thou me after thi :!

word I .schewede my weyes and ]?ou herdest

me i teche me thi ri3twesnesses . The wey of thi
ri3twesnesses lere thou and y schal use me in me "^

thi wonderfulnesses My soule nappede for a noye . :!

confeerme thou me in thi wordes The wey ot .

wikkednesse put thou fro me ^ and of thi lawe haue

mercy of me The wey of trewthe y haue chosen t
.

thi domes haue y nou5t for^eten I have cleued to .

thi witnessynges lord wille thou nou3t confounde

:!

me .The weye of thi comaundementes y haue

ronne whane thou enlargedest myn herte
:! psJ* .

%t%tm pone m^ IJO^ SEte lawe to me lord weye of

thi ri3twesnesses ^ and y schal seche hit euer more .

Hyf me understondynge and y schal ransake thi

lawe ^ and y schal kepe hit in al my herte Lede me .

in the pathe of thi comaundementes ^ for that y

wolde Bowe myn herte god in to thi witnessynges f
.

and nou3t in to aueryce Torne a wey myn eyen .

that ]?ey se nou3t uanite in thi weye quike l^ou me. :!

Sete speche to \y seruaunt ^ in thi drede

thi Smyt a .

wey my reprof that y hadde in suspessyon for thi :!

doom been merye Loo y coueytede thi comaunde-

mentes in thi euenehede quike thou me Qnd J^i
:! .

mercy come up on me lord thyn helthe after ]?i :!

speche And y schal answere word to hem that

.

reproueth to me for y hopede in ]?i wordes

:! And do .

97 H

>*..
nou3t fro my mou]p word of treuthe al out :'
for in thi
doomes y haue ouer hoped y shall kepe thi . And
lawe euere in to the world of the world
:'
And y .

walkede in breede for y sou3te thi comaundemet^i :'

And y spak of thi witnessynges in sy3t of kynges :'

and was nou3t schent And y schal thenke in thi .

comaundementes whiche y haue loued And y lyfte r^ .

up myn handes to thi comaundementes the which y

louede and y schal be used in |^y ri3twesnesses
:! .

PS?^ iMemOr
esta Xxlhi tUl g'] Hauc mynde of thi
word to thi seruaunt in whiche thou 3eue me hope :f

This hath comforted me in my meknesse for ]?i r^

speche quikede me Proude men wrou3te wickedlyche .

al out ^ bote y bowede nou3t fro thi lawe I hadde .

mynde of doomes fro the world lord and y am com- :'

forted . Defaute heeld me for synfulmen forsakynge :/

thi Songful weren to me thi ri3twesnesses in

lawe . r^

stede of my pilgrimage I hadde mynde be ni3te of .

thi name lord and kepte thi lawe This was do to

:! .

me :^
y sou3te thi ri3tw^esnesses Lord thou art my
for .

porcion y seyde to kepe thi lawe I preyede thi face

:/ .

in al myn herte haue mercy of me after thi word

:/ .

I thou3te my weyes and y tornede me feet in to thi:!

witnessynges I am redy and y am nou3t letted

. that :'

y kepe thi comaundementes Coordes of synful men .

ha a bouten writhe me and y for3at nou3t thi lawe :/ .

At mydni3t y roos up to schryfe to the t up on ]?e

doomes of thi ri3twesnesse . I am partener of alle that

dredith the and of keperes of Ipyn hestes Lord the

:/ .

erthe is ful of thi mercy teche me thi ri3twesnesses :! .

35onitcltnn* Goodnesse thou dydest with thi seruaunt

lord after thi word
:! Goodnesse and discypline and .

connynge teche thou me for y byleuede in thi :/

comaundement3 Erywere meeked y trespacede ther :'

fore y kepte J^i speche. Good art thou and in thi :'

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goodnesse teche my thi ri3twesnesses . Wickednesse
of proude men Is multeplied up on me r" bote In al
myn herte i schal ransake thi comaundement} Here
herte is crodded as mylk bote y sothly thou3te In thi
i

lawe . Good Is to me for thou hast meked me that y

leerne thi ri5twesnesses. Good Is to me lawe of thi
mouth :^ a bouen thousandes of gold and seluer. Thyn
hondes made me and schoop me 3if to me under- :^

stondynge that y leerne thyn hestes Ghey )?at dredeth .

J^ee scholle se me ^ and thei scholle be glade for In thi .

wordes hopede I knew lord that thi doomes been

i .

equite r^ In thi treuthe thou hast meked me . Be thi

mercy maad that hit comforte me :! after thi speche to
thi seruaunt . Come
mercyees and y schal to me thi
lyfe for thi lawe Is my thou3t
:! Confounded be proude .

men for unrl3tfullyche they wrow3te wickednesse in

.

me. bote in thi comaundement3 shal by used. i

Torned be they to me dredynge the and they that :!

knewe thi witnessynges. Be myn herte maad with

outen wem r' in thi ri3tw^esnesses that y be nou3t schent
pSJ* ffleftcit m Slalutare tUU' My soule fallede In
thin helthe :! and in ])\ word I hopede. Myn eyen
falleden seyynge whanne thou schalt
In ]?i speche :!

comforte me. For y am maad as a hotel in hoor

frost thi rl3twesnesses y haue nou3t for3ete.
:^ Hou
manye been the dayes of of thi seruaunt whanne :!

schalt thou do doom of hem that purseweth me They .

toolde to me wickedly fables but nou3t as thi lawe r! .

Alle thyn hestes been treuj^e wickede men purseude 'J

me hel thou me Wei nei3 they hadden maad ende

. .

of me eerthe bote y forsook nou3t thi comaunde-

1 :!

mentes After thi mercy quike thou me and y schal :!

kepe the witnessynges of \\ mou)? With outen ende .

lord \Y word dwelll]? In heuene

:^ In generation and .

in to generation is thi treuthe thou groundedest the :

99 H 2
eerthe and hit Thoru} thyn ordenaunce the day
laste]^

lastej? ^ for alle J^ynges serue to the Bote J?at thi lawe .

is my thenkynge thanne paraunter y hadde perisched

:!

in my mekenesse W\\ outen ende schal nou3t . i

for3ete thi ri3twesnesses :! for in hem thou quikedest

me . make me sauf:^ for
I am sou5te thi
J)yn i

ri5twesnesses Synful men abiden me to haue lost me

thi witnessynges y understood Of al pfection y sau} .

\e. ende thi comaundement is brood ful mechel

:! pc*^ .

(©tuDinotro iilevi legem tuam tici Hou louede y thi

lawe lord al day hit is my thou3t
r^ Abouen my .

enemyes thou madest me queynte in thi comaunde-

ment for that is to me with outen end Abouen alle
:^ .

techynge me y understood
witnessynges ys r^ for thi
my thou3t Abouen oldemen y understood for y
. :!

sou3te thyn hestes From euery yuel weye y forbeed .

my feet that y kepe J^y wordes I bowede nou3t fro

:! .

thi domes for thou settest to me a lawe

:! How swete .

been thi speches to my chekes abouen hony to my r^

mouth . Of
understood therfore hatede
J^yn hestes i
:"
i

euery weye of wickednesse Lanterne to my feet is .

]?i word and li3t to my pathes

:! I swoor and y .

ordeynede to kepe the doomes of thi ri3twesnesse

r^ .

I am meked al out lord quike me after thi word :^

.

Wilful thynges of my mou]) make wel lykynge and :!

thi domes teche thou me My soule euere in my .

hond and y for3at thi lawe

:! Synfulmen setten gryn .

to me ^ and y errede nou3t fro ]?yn hestes Thoru} .

heritage y haue geten J?y witnessynges with outen

ende for they been gladnesse of myn herte
:! I .

bowede doun myn herte to do thi ri3twesnesses :^ for

reward wij? outen ende . pd IfniqUO^ tiblD ftablU
^A/'yckede men y hadde in hatrede and y louede thi :!

lawe . Myn helpere and myn uptakere thou art and :!

in \y word y hopede Howeth from me wickede men :!

lOO
and y schal ransake the hestes of my god Tak me .

up after thi speche and y schal lyfe i and schend

nou3t me fro myn abydynge Help me and y schal .

be sauf and y schal thenke in \y ri3twesnesses euer

:^

more . Thou departynge fro thi

desplsedest alle

domes i for unri3tful is here J^ou}! Trespassynges i .

heelede alle synfulmen of eerthe i ther fore y louede

thy witnessynges Fastne my flesch in thi drede for
.

of thi domes y was adrad I dyde doom and .

ri3twesnesse i tak nou3t me to hem Y chalengeth me.

Takup thi seruaunt in goode i lat nou3t proude men
chalenge me Myn eyen faylede in to J?yn hel]?e i and
.

in to the speche of thi ri3twesnesse Do with thy .

seruaunt after \y mercy and thi ri3twesnesses teche

thou me I am thi seruaunt
. r^ 3if me understondynge
that y conne thi witnessynges Hit is tyme of doynge .

lord i they han scatered thy lawe Therfore louede i

thyn hestes i a bouen gold and topasyon Therfore .

y was dressed to alle thyne hestes i euere wickede wey

y hatede pS, JHnabilia tt^timonia tua Wonderful
.

ben thi witnessynges lord i therfore my soule ha]?

thoru3 sou3t he Declarynge of thi wordes 3eue]? Ii3t i
and understondynge to smale I openede my mouth .

and y drow3 bree]^ i for y desyrede \\ comaundement .

Loke in me and haue mercy of me i after the doom

of hem that loueth thi name Dresse my steppynges
after thi speche ]?at euery unri3tfulnesse be nou3t lord
-l

of me Bye me fro chalenges of men i that y kepe

.

thyn hestes Li3tne thi face upon thi seruaunt and

. r^

teche me thi ri3twesnesses Myn eyen ladde out .

goynges of water i for thei kepte nou3t thi lawe .

Ri3tful thou art lord i and thi doom is ri3tful Thou .

sendest ri3twesnesse thi witnessynges and thi trewthe

'1

meche . My loue made me to slake r for myn enemyes

han for3eten thi wordes . Gretly is thi word fyred :'

lOl
and thi seruaunt louede hit . I am 5ong and despised :

thi ri3twesnessehaue nou3t for3eten Thi ri3twesnesse

i .

lord is ri3twesnesse with outen ende and thi lawe :!

treuthe Tribulation and anger han founde me r thyn

.

hestes is my thou3t Thy witnessynges been euenehed

.

with outen ende 3if to me understondynge and i

r^

schal lyfe . psi. coiie meo

Clamaui m toto
Icryede in al myn herte here me lord y schal :'

seche thi ri3twesnesses I cryede to the make me .

sauf that y kepe thyne hestes

. I cam by fore .

in rypnesse and cryde ^ for y hopede in thi wordes .

Myn eyn comen byfore in ]:e morwenynge to the and :!

y thou3te in )?y speches Here thou my uoys after \y .

mercy lord and after thi doom quike thou me Pur-

:! .

suynge me nei3nede to wickednesse sothly thei ben

maad fer fro thi lawe Lord thou art ney and alle thi :!

weyes been trew]?e In the bygynnynge i knew of thi

.

witnessynges ^ for thou settest hem with outen ende .

Se my mekenesse and delyuere me :! for y for3at nou3t

thi lawe Deme my doom and bye
. me r' for thi speche
quike thou me . H el the
synfulmen for thei is fer fro :!

sou3te nou3t thi ri3twesnesses Thy mercyes ben .

manye lord after thi doom quike thou me Manye

:! .

ther been that persewen me and trouble]? me fro thi :!

witnessynges y bowe nou3t I sey trespassoures and .

y slakede for J'ey kepte nou3t thi speches Se that y

:! .

louede thyn hestes lord in thi mercy quike thou me

Bigynnynge of thi wordes is treuthe with outen ende r^

alle the doomes of thi ri3twesnesse . psJ^ PrinCipt^

P^^trutl ^Ullt XXlt PRinces persuede me of self wil
. r^ &
of thi wordes myn herte dradde I schal be glad upon .

thi speches as he ]?at fyndeth manye pilages Wicked-

:! .

nesse y hadde in hatrede and y was skoymes ]?er of:"

bote y louede thi lawe Seuensythes i the day y seyde.

preysynge to the upon the doomes of thi ri3twes-

r^

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nesse . Meche pees to louyeres of thi lawe and hit is :

nou3t sclaundre to hem . I a bood thyn helthe lord :'

and y louede thyn hestes My soule kepte J^i witness- .

ynges an louede hem ri3t meche I kepte thyn hestes

:'
.

and thi witnessynges r for alle my ways been in thi

si3t Nei3ne my preyere in thi si3t lord bi syde thi
. :/

speche 3if to me understondynge Myn askynge entre .

in to thi si3t t after thi speche delyuere thou me . My

lippes schollen bowen out ympne :'
whanne thou hast
tau3t me thy ri3twesnesses
tonge schal schewe . My
thi speche t for alle thyne hestes been eueneheed Thyn
hond be maad that hit saue me for thy comaunde- :^

mentes y chees I coueytede thyn helthe lord and

. :'

thi lawe is my thenkynge My soule schal lyfe and .

preyse the and thi domes schollen helpe me I errede

:'
.

as a scheep that peryschede sech thi seruaut lord for r^

y
for3at nou3t thi comaundementes .
^] '^tqmx titx .

Endeles 7^este yf to he^n lord . and endeles lij^t l^lne

to hem Lord haue mercy on us Cryst
. 3S.prif ItpjS^On . .

haue mercy on us Lord haue mercy on us jBclttr . .

nOSittr pAder oure that art in heuene halwed be thi

.

name thi kyngdoom come to

. be thi wil doon in . i

erthe as in heuene oure echeday breed 3if us to day . .

and for^^eue us oure dettes as we for3euen to oure

detoures and lede us nou3t in to temptacion but
. .

delyuere us from yuel amen Heyl marie ful of grace .

oure lord is mong alle

with the i blessed be thou a
wymmen and blessed be the fruyt of \y wombe ihesus
amen p£»^ Wwt proba^tl
. Lord thou prouedest me .

and knew me i thou knew my syttynge and and myn

a 3en rysynge Thou understodest my thou3tes from
.

fer i bypath and my corde thou hast thoru3 sou3t

my .

And thou hast forseyen alle my weyes for ther is no

word in my tonge Lo lord thou hast knowen alle the .

last thinges and alle olde thynges i thou hast schape

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me and set thyn hond upon
Wonderful is thi me .

konynge maad of me hit is comforted and y may :!

nou3t ther to Whyder schal y go fro thi goost

. and :!

wider schal y fle fro thi face 3^^ y stye in to heuene .

thou art ther ^ y[{ y H3te doun to helle ]^ou art at me .

3if y take my fetheres in ]?e morwenynge and wone r^

in the endes of the see Forsothe thyn hand schal lede .

me thyder and thy ri3thand schal holde me And y

:^ .

seyde paunter darknesses schollen for trede the ^ and

ni3t my li3tnynge in my delyces For derknesses .

schollen nou3t by maad derk fro J^e and ni3t schal be :!

li3tned as the day as the derknesse ther of

. so the r^

li3t ther of For thou haddest my kydeneyren thou

. :!

took me up from my moder wombe. I schal schrife to

f>e for dredfuUiche thou art maad greet ^ and my soule

schal know thi wonderful werkes mechel My bon is .

nou3t hid from the that thou madest in pryuee r and

my substaunce in ]?e inthereste partyes of \q eerthe .

Myn eyn seyen in parfytnesse book alle:! in thi

schulle by wreten . dayes schollen be fourmed and no
man in hem To me forsothe thy freendes been mechel
.

maad worschipful mechel is J^e principalte of heem

:!

comforted . I schal noumbre he and they schulle be

multeplied a bouen y am rysen and 3it y
]?e grauel :^ .

am with ]?e 3if thou sle synfulmen lord men of bloodes :!

bowe 3e from me For 3e sey3en in }?ou3t ^ take J^ey

.

in uanyte here cytees Ne hatede y nou3t hem J^at .

hatede the lord i and up on thi enemyes y slakede .

With parfyt hate y hatede hem they been maad myn :!

enemeyes Proue me god and wyte myn herte axe me

. :!

and know my pathes And se 3if wey of wickednesses .

is in me ^ and lede me in the weye with outen ende .

W ^Icq'cnt Endeles reste yf hem lord And endeles

. .

li^t liitne to hem From the ^ate of helle Delyttere lord

. .

here soules I beleue to se goodes of the lordx In the

.

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erthe of lyf . Amen ore' Preye
Reste thei in pees . . •

we or* Clbl i^nt rO^nitUtl^? To the lord we bitake

. .

the soules of yi seruauntes boj^e men and wymme so

that they that been dede to the world mote lyfe to
r^

thee and alle the synnes ]?at they han doon by freelte
.

of wordli lifynge thou lord waschsche hem a wey by

:'

the for5efnesse of thi moost mercyful pyte By cryst .

cure lord . Amen .

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 Here t^Qi^nnitf) ^snlmt^ nf ti^e

^^^^®u£; IreusJ mm& rtsipice m me . tt r ? God

WT f "^^ S^^ looke on me . why hast thou forsake
jj^^^ me ^ the wordes oi my trespaces ben fer
fro myn helthe My god y scha cryen by
.

daye and thou schalt nou3t heeren and by ny3te and :!

nou3t to unkunynge to me For sothe thou wonest

.

in holy place preysynge of Israel in the hopede oure :!

fadres they hopeden and thou delyueredest he They .

cryeden to the and they were maad sauf:^ they

hopeden in thee and they were nau3t confownded
. .

Forsothe y am a worm and no man reproof of men :!

and out castynge of folk Alle that sey3en me they

.

scoornede me they spoken with lippes and waggede

:!

here heed He hopede in the lord delyuere he hym

.
:"

make hym sauf for he wole hym Sor thou art he .

that droow me out of the wombe myn hope fro the :!

teetes of my moder . fro the wombe y am cast foorj?

in the . Fro the wombe of my moder thow art my
god go nou3t a wey fro me
r^ For tribulation is next.

me and ther is noon that helpe me Manye calfes

:! .

3ede a bowte me ^ and fatte boles bysegede me .

They openede her mouthes up on me as a lyon r^

raueschynge and rorynge I am 30ten out as water

:"
.

and alle my boones been scatered Myn herte is .

maad as wex meltynge in the middel of my wombe

:! .

My uertue dryede as a schelle and my tonge cleuede .

to my chekes and thou laddest me in to poudre of

"^

io6
deeth For many howndes 5ede a boute me r con-
.

ceyles of wickede bysegede me They dolfen myn .

handes and my feet i they tolden alle my boones

Forsothe they toke hede and lokede in me i J^ey
departede to hem my clothes and upon my garne- .

ment they caste lotte Therfore lord with draw nou5t

.

a long thyn help fro looke to my defense

me r^ God .

delyuere my soule fro drede i and my olepy fro the

howndes hond . Saaue me fro J?e lyons mouth i and
my mekenesse fro the homes of unycornes . I schal
telle thy name to my bretheren myddes of the
-l in
cherche y schal preyse the . Preysith god 3e that
dredeth hym al the seed of iacob glorefie]? hym
r^ .

Euery seed of israel drede hym for he putte nou3t a r^

wey ne despysede the poore mennes prey3ere

. He .

tornede nou3t a wey his face fro me i and whanne y

cryede to hym he herde me In a greet cherche my .

preysynge is at thee i y schal 3eelde myne a vowwes in

the sy3t of hem that dreden hym The poure schullen .

ete and they schollen be felled . and they schollen preyse

the lord :^
they that sechen hym here hertes schollen
lyfe in to the world of the world Alle the eendes
of the eerthe schollen remembre hem and conuerte -i

hem to oure lord And alle the meynees of folkes

.
:^

schollen honoure in his sy3t For the kyngdom is the

lordes and he schal haue lordschype ouer folkes
i .

They eeten and worship eden alle the fatte of the

eerthe -! in his sy3t schollen falle alle that gooth down
i to eerthe . And my soule schal lyfe to hym and r^

my seed schall serue to hym The generation that is

to come schal be schewed . and heuenes schollen

schewe his ri3twesnesse to the peple that schal be
boren that oure lord made W\\^^ Itgit llie Owre .

lord gouerneth me and nothynge schal lacke me i in

place of pasture there he hath sett me He ha)' .

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brou3t me
upon the water of rehetynge he
foorj? :!

conuertede my soule He ladde me upon the pathes .

of rl5twesnesse for his na For why thou} y go in r"

myddes the schadewe of deeth y schal nou3t drede :^

yueles for thou art with me

. Thy 3erde and J?i .

staf they han comforted me

r' Thou hast greythed a .

table in my sy3t :! a3eyns hem that troubleth me .

Thou madest fatt myn heued in oyle ^ and my

dronkelew coppe is ri3t cleer And. thi mercy schal
folwe me r^ alle the dayes of my lyf . And And that
y wonye in the hous of oure lord :! in to the lengthe
of dayes . WWi
tSt ttXXK tt pleilltutro t\\\^ The ^^

lordes is the eerthe and the plente ther of:^ of the

world and alle that wonyeth ther inne For he hath .

founded hym upon the sees and greythid hym a :!

bouen flodes . Ho schal stye up in to the hyl of the

lord :^ or ho schal stonde in his holy stede
Innocent .

of hondes and clene of herte wyche took nou3t in

ueyn his soule ne swoor nou3t in deseyt to his .

ney3ebour He schal take blessynge of the lord and

. r^

mercy of god his helthe This is the generation of .

hem that sechen god hym :! of secheres of the face of

iacob Taketh up 30ure 3ates prynces and beth heyed
.

3e endeles 3ates and the kyng of glorye schal gon :!

in . Whatt is he this kyng of glorye lord strong :!

& my3ty lord my3ti in batayle Take]^ up 30ure

. .

3ates prynces and beth hey3ed 3e eendeles 3ates ^ .

and the kyng of glorye schal entre in What is he .

this kyng of glorie lord of wertues he is kyng of :! .

glorye gU te Vwt ItuaiU a'l'am To the lord y

.

lyfte up my soule my god y truste in the y schal r^ .

nou3t be schamed Scorne nou3t myn enemyes me •

:^

for all ]?at susteynith thee :! schollen nou3t be con-

fownded . Confownded be alle that doth wicked-
nesses r^ contraryously in uanyte . Thi weyes lord
io8
schew to me :^ and Dresse me
thi pathes tech to me .

in thi sothfastnesse and tech thou for thou art me i

god my saueour and the y haue susteynid al day
. .

By thenke the lord of thi mercyfulnesses i and of \y

mercyes that been fro the world Haue no mynde of .

trespaces of my 3onge age i and of myne vnkunynges

After thi mercy haue of me i thou lord for thi good-
nesse Swete and ri3tful is oure lord therfore he
. "i

schal 3eue lawe to trespasoures in ]^e weye He schal

dresse debonere men in iugement i he schal teche
mylde men his weyes Alle the weyes of oure lord .

been mercy and trewthe i to hem that sechen his

testament and his witnessynges For thi name lord .

thou schalt be mercyful to my synne for hit is -!

meche Which is the man that dredeth god i he

.

hath sett to hym a lawe in the weye that he chees .

His soule schal dwelle in goodes and his seed schal :^

en eryte the eerthe Oure lord is a fastnesse to hem

.

that dredeth hym and his testament that hit be

-!

maad knowen to hym Myn eyen euere to oure lord i .

for he schal do a wey my feet of the lawe Byhold .

on me and haue mercy of me for y am oon and •!

pouere The tribulationes of myn herte been maad

.

manyfold i of my needfulnesses delyuere me i See

my mekenesse and my trauayles i and for 3eue alle
my trespaces Hyhold myne enemyes for they been
.

maad manye and with wickede hate they hatede me

:^
.

Keep my soule and delyu e me y schal nou3t by r^

schamed for y hope in the

. Innocentis and ri3tful .

cleue to me i for y susteynede the God delyuere .

Israel r' of alle his tribulationes . luilira \\\Z Vwt

q*m ego . m'ornttia*
me lord for y am
innocence i entred in myn
Ivge
and y hopynge in oure lord schal nou3t be syyk .

Prooue me lord and tempte me bren my leendes .

109
and myn herte . For thi m cy is to fore myn ey3en :'
and
y plesede in thi trewthe I sat nou3t with counceyles of .

uanite and y schal nou5t entre with euel doeres I .

hatede the cherche of yuel men and y schal nou5t :^

sytte with schrewes I schal waschsche myn hondes a.

mong innocentes and y schal go a boute thyn auter

r^ .

That y here the uoys of preysynge and that y telle -i

alle thy meruayles Lord y louede the fayrnesse of thyn

.

hous i in the stede of wonynge of \y blisse God lese .

thou nou3t my soule wi]:? wickede men i and with men

of bloodes my lyf . The ri3thond of hem is filled wi]?
3eftes whaas hondes been wickednesses For sothe
-! in

y am entred in myn innocence bye me a 3eyn i and

haue mercy of me My foot stood in ri3tful place in
.

cherches y schal blesse the lord 33^n*£» lllnminatlO

i .

Ovre lord is my ly3tnyngge and myn helthe wham *l

schal y drede Oure lord ys defendour of my lyf of

. :^

wham schal y be adrad Whyles that anoyes ney3neth .

upon me i for to ete my fleschsches . Myn enemyes

that trouble)? me -! they been febled and falle doun .

Thau3 casteles stonde to gedre a3eys me i myn herte

schal nou3t drede . 3^^ batayle aryse a3eyns me -l ther
inne y schal hope . O
thyng y askede of oure lord and
that y schal axe a3eyn Y y wonye in oure lordes hous -l

alle the dayes of my lyf That y mowe se the wil of .

oure lord i and uisytehis temple For he hydde me in .

his tabernacle in the day of yuele men he defendede -l

me in the hydeles of his tabernacle I rerede me up in .

a stoon and now he ha}? reredup myn heued up on

myne enemyes Y 3ede a boute and dyde sacrefyse in
.

his tabernacle i offrynge of cryynge y schal synge and

seye a saalme to oure lord Lord here my uoys be .

whiche y cryede to the i haue mercy of me and here

me Myn herte seyde to the y haue sou3t the my face
.
:^

thy face lord y schal seche . Torne nou3t J^y

face fro
I ID
me boowe nou3t in wra]?]?e fro thi seruaunt Be thow
:! .

myn helpere forsaak nou3t me ne despyse nou3t me :!

god myn helthe For my fader and my moder han

.

forsake me bote oure lord haj? uptake me Sete me a

:! .

lawe lord in thi weye i dresse me in ari3tful pa]: for

myn enemyes Tak me nou3t in to \e soules that
.

troublen me:^ for wickede witnesses been rysen a3eyns

me and
. wickednesse hath lyed to hym self I byleeue .

to se goodes of the lord ^ in the eer]?e of lyferes .

Abyd oure lord and do stronglyche and susteyne oure

lord and thyn herte schal be comforted
:! 91J Xt ^*\\t .

rlHlltclbO To the lord y schal crye my god stille thou

nou3t fro me:^ an awnter whane thou be stille fro me
and y schal be lykned to goeres down in to the lake
Lord here \e uoys of my preyere whyles y bydde to
the whiles y lyfte up myn handes at ]?yn holy temple
:! .

Oak nou3t me to gydere with synneres and wi]: :!

doynge wickednesse leefe nou3t me They that speken .

pees with here ney3ebore and yuel in here hertes

r^ .

After here werkes 3if to hem t & after the wicked-

nesse of here fyndynges .After the werkes of here
handes 3if to he 3eld to hem her rew^ar For they
:'
.

understode nou3t the werkes of oure lord and in the :'

werkes of his handes thou schalt destruye hem and :/

thou schalt nou3t house hem Blessid be oure lord. :f

for he herde the uoys of my preyere Oure lord is .

myn helpere and my defendere and him hopede :/ i

myn herte and y am holpen And my fiesch florschid

.

a3eyn r and of my wille y schal schryue to hym Oure .

lord is strengthe of his folk and he is defendour of :!

the sauacions of his cryst . Make sauf thi peple lord

and blesse to and goueerne hem and
thyn herytage :f

hey3e hem un to the lyf with outen ende SfltrU .

llOininO Godes sones brynge 3e to oure lord brynge r"

to oure lord sones of rames Brynge to oure lord ioye

.

III
and honoure bryngeth to our lord loye to his name r

honoureth our lord In his holy halle The uoys of oure .

lord upon watres god of maieste thondrede lord upon

:! .

many watres The voys of oure lord is in uertue r

.

the uoys of oure lord is in gretnesse The uoys of .

oure lord is brekynge cydres and oure lord schal :^

breke the cydres of lybany And he schal litlen hem .

as a calf of lybany and he is loued as the sone of :!

the unicorn The uoys of oure lord fallynge be

. :!

twene the flawme of fier the uoys of our lord r^

smytynge deseert and oure lord schal styre J?e deseert

.

of cades The uoys of our lord greythynge hertes

.
:^

and he schal schewe J^yckenesses and in his temple . :!

alle men schollen seye glorye Oure lord make]: flood .

to wonye t and oure lord schal sitte kyng with outen

ende Oure lord schal 3efe uertewe to his peple
. ,

oure lord schal blesse to his peple in pees ©jTHltHbO .

tr li'ne cim eusrepi^ti me ^

schal heye thee lord for thou hast uptake me :!

thou hast nou5t en laargisched myn enemyes

I upon me Lord my god y cryede to thee ^ and
.

J^ow hast maad me hool . Lord thou hast lad out from
helle my soule x' thou hast saued me from goeres doun
in to the lake SyngeJ:^ to the lord 5e seyntes of hym t

and schryue)? 30W to the mynde of hys holynesse . For

wra]?the is in his indignacion : and lyf in his wille At .

euen schal wepynge dwelle r^ and gladnesse at morwen

For y seyde in my fulsumnesse :^
y schal noust be
styred wi]? owten eende Lord in . thi wil thou hast
:!

-zeue vertue to my fayrnesse Thou tornedest thi face .

from me r^ and y am maad al troubled To thee lord .

y cryede :! and to my god y schal praye What profyt .

is in my whyles y go doun in to corupcion

blood :! .

Whether poudre scholle knowleche to the or schewe :^

thi treuthe Oure lord herde me and hadde mercy of

r^

1 12
me : oure lord is maad myn helpere Thou hast
torned my
sorwynge In to blisse to me thou hast :

koruen my
sak and wrapped me in gladnesse . That .

my ioye synge to the and that y be nou3t pryked .

:'

lord my god wllp outen ende y schal schryfe to )^ee :'

.

Jn te ir*ne gperaui
the lord y haue hoped be y noust confownded .

IN with outen ende in thi rl^twesnesse delyue :

me . Boowe to me thyn eere hy3e the to :'

delyuere me . He to me god defendour to the hous r^ i

of help . that thou make me sauf For thou art my

strengthe and myn help and for thi naame thou schalt
leede me & norische me . Thou schalt leede me out of
the lake that they hadde hid to me :/ for thou art my
defendour In to thyn handes y be take my soule
.
:"

thou hast a3eynbou3t me lord god of trewthe (B .

intniltrata O vnwemed and wilp owten eende blessed

a lone mayde wif* outen peere godes moder marye
moost lykynge godes temple halwed place of J^e holy- .

goost . 3ate of )^e kyngdoom of heuene . by wham

after god aloone lyfe)^ al world boowe ])e eeres of
]^e .

IPY Py^^ ^^ myne vnwoorthi preyeres and be to me .

synful wrechche a meeke helpestre in alle J^ynges .

O ion eu ngelyst crystes owene deerlyng Y . of J^e self

god oure lord ih u cryst were chosen to be mayden .

and a mong o]?ere more be loued and of fc preuytees .

of heuene more specially tau3t thou weere maad his

. .

apostel and moost cleer eu ngelist to J?e y clepe also

. .

wi]? marye godes moder ]?at thou wilp here in alle .

thynges be helpere to me O 3e tweye precyous gemes .

of heuene:^ Marye and loon O 36 tweye goodlyche .

ly3tes ly3tnynge algate to for god wilp ]^e beemes

of 30ure ly3t wey derknesse of my wicked-
:^ dryue]? a
nesses for 3e been tho too in whyche god ]?e fader by
.

his sonc specially bylde hym an hous and in whyche .

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cryst godes sone for meryt of ])e grete clennesse of
J^e

50wre maydenhede confeermed a specially preuylegye

of his loue for whanne he hangede on ]?e cros
. he r^

seyde to marie J'us woman lo here thi sone and to

. » .

the loon :!he seyde Ipus lo heere Ipy moder ffor f'at . .

swetnesse of ]:at holy loue by whyche ]?orw godes

owene mou]? 36 weere J?at tyme knett to gedere as
moder and sone to 30W too y synful wrechche by
:/

take my body and my soule and 36 in alle tymes . .

be my sekere keperes and to fore god for us trusty . :/

besecheres for y be leeue sadly and wi].'' owten doute .

y knowleche y youre wil is godes wil and y 36 » .

wille nou3t god wil nou3t Wherfore what eeuere 36

. .

bidde of hyni a noon ri3t 3e scholle haue

:' by )^at .

:'
bry3tful uertue J?ane of 30ure so gret woorthynesse
:'

getej^ us y be seche 30U heel]?e of body and soule .

doo]? y be seche 30W wilp 30ure gloriouse preyeres J^^ )?e

holygoost fouchesauf to uisyte us and dwelle in oure .

herte .
y he dense us fro alle filj^hede of alle uyces .

wif* holy uerteues en ourne us in lastynge loue of god

and of oure euencrystene make us stonde and dwelle

AMEN
.

and after Ipys lyf here lede us to J?e ioye of his chosen
:!

companye of heuene he y lyfeth i oon substaunce wij^

.

J'e fader & ]?e sone wi]? hem and in hem regnej? :'
.

god wi|? outen ende by alle worldes of worldes

:' .

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APPENDICES
 APPENDIX A.

ATTEMPTED RECONSTRUCTION OF THE TEXT OF

THE MISSING LEAP\
Endeles reste 3eue hem lord . And endeles li}! Ii3tne
to hem . From the 3ate of helle . Lord delyuere here
soules . I beleue to see goodes of our lord . In ]^e erthe
of lyueres . Reste J>ey in pees . Amen ^tVt .
bpSPlt-
nitf) fUfUS^Ong Heyl marie ful of grace the lord is

with the . Blessid be thou among alle wymmen and

blessid be the fruyt of thi wombe ihesus amen .

tak hede myn help Lord hy3e the to

Godhelpe me .
to
loye be to the fader
.

and to the
and to the holygoost
sone :'
As hit was in .

the bygynnynge and now and euere:' in to the worldes of

worldes amen Preyse . 3e the lord . pgi* ?ltt^tUS» S^Ultt
I am glad in the thynges that been seyd to me r"

we schulle go in to oure lordes hous Stondynge .

were oure feet thyn entrees iherusalem

: in Iheru- .

salem that is housed as a cyte whaas delynge :

is in hym self For theder styede up kynredes

. .

kynredes of the lord :'

witnesse of isrli for to know-
leche to the lordes name . For there sect seeges in
doom :'
thou Biddeth
sittest upon the hous of dauid .

J^ynges that longeth to the pees of iherusalem and :'

plente to hem that loueth the Pees be maad in thy .

uertue and plente in thy towres For my bretheren

: .

and my ney3bores y spak pees of the For the :'

.

hous of oure lord god y sou3te goodes to the loie :'

.

be to the fader and to the sone and to the holy- . 'J

goost As hit was in the bygynnynge and now and

.

euere r in to the w^ordles of wordles amen . ps'* 9[i tt

IruaUl XICUlOS' To the y lyfte up myn eyen :'
that
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 APrENDIX B.

Lea ves 1 to 8 of the MS. commence both front and back as in the printed text.
Leaf 9 commences on p. 17

n lo 15 11 18, 1 . 4 from top, beginning of heuene

)»
II 15 11 I9i 1
. 10 55 51 11
nesses of the lord
i>
12 5) 11 20, ] . 16 51 51 11
me . thi kyngdom
n 13 51 55 21, ] . 20 55 11 11
sete of

n 14 75 55 22, I . II 55
bottom, 11
up on us
M 15 11 11 23, 1 . 10 15 51 11
in weye

)»
i6 ff 11 24, 1 • 3 11 15 11
ny:;tes and

M 17 55 11 26, ]
.
5 51
top. 11
neth to hym
?)
i8 15 11 27, 1 . 1
51 11 75
be thee lord
11 19 11 55 28, 1 . 18 11 11 55
alle wordles

15
20 15 55 29, ] • 13 11
bottom, 55
alle wordles
15
21 ff 55 30, 1 . 12 11 11 55
God in thi

55
22 11 11 31, ]
. 10 11 11 55
synge i is

55 23 55 51 32, • 4 11 11 55
thy wombe The lord.

51 24 55 11 335 2 11 11 55
As hit was
15 25 55 11 355 ] •
3 11
top. 55
Iherusalem
26 55 11 36, I. 8 55 11 51
his heed
11

5) 27 55 51 375 [. 8 55 11 11
sone :'

15
28 55 55 385 I. 12 55 11 11
with outen wem
29 51 11 39, I- 13 55 11 11
^e the lord
51

11 30 fj 11 40, I. 18 55 11 55
sones been
11 31 ft 11
4I5 l. bottom
15 n 1 55
sone
fy 32 51 11 435 b eginning at first word wonest
yy 33 15 11 445 I. 8 from bottom, beginning
I comforted
iy 34 55 55 45i I. 6 55 55 55
and his name
-->

465 Almi:;ti
If 35 ff 51 51 51 55

36 15 11 48, ] 2 11
top, 5, ^euenesse
51

37 ff 51 48, I. 1 11
bottom, 55
gladeth
51

38 15 11 505
->

55
top, n of synnes
ff

15 39 11 15
5I1 1. 7 55 55 55
by alle wordles
11 40 51 51 52, 1- 3 55 11 51
D'ne ne i'

11 41 15 11 53, . 10 55 11 11
bovvte me
15 42 15 11 54, 1. 13 15 11 11
whanne myne
f') 43 11 11 55, 1. 16 55 11 11
my
11 44 11 11 565 1. 16 55
bottom, 11
kede in to
11 45 11 11 575 1- 13 55 11 11
Lord here
11 46 11 11 59, I.
7 55
top, 11
What s^hal be ^efen
If 47 55 11 60, 1. !8 55 11 11
To the
48 55 11
61, 1. 20 11 55 11
ps In conuertendo
11

49 55 11
62, 1. iO 15 bottom, " ps .Scpc
?1

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Leaf 50 commences on p 63, i.
5 from bottom, beginning lord

„ 51 ?» 55 655 1. I 55
top, 55
Lo now
„ 52 51 15 66, 1. n 55 55 55
Alle holy disciples
„ S3 5) 5) 675 1. 12 55
bottom, 55
From alle yuel

r, 54 T5 55 68, 1. 7 55 55 55
Deus cui

„ 55 ruled, but otherwise blank

„ 56 commences on p .70, 1. I 55 55 « Ant^t) Placebo
„ 57 11 55 71, 1. 2 55
top, 55
and in to

» 58 11 55 72, 1. 7 ,5 55 55
ys holy
„ 59 11 55 735 1. 12 ,5 55 55
goodes
,, 60 11 55 755 1. 4 55 55 55
Parceyue
„ 61 yi ?5 76, 1. 8 55 55 55
helle
„ 62 V 55 77, 1. II 55 55 55
Le his
„ 63 ji 55 78, 1. 16 55 ,5 55
the
„ 64 » 55 795 1. 15 55
bottom, 55
bleth
„ 65 5) 55 80, 1. II 55 55 5)
Innocentis
„ 66 11 55
8f, 1. 10 55 55 55
in the erthe

„ 67 11 55 82, 1. 8 55 55 55
sett his

„ 68 ) 55 835 I-
5 55 ,5 ,5 to the
„ 69 11 55 84, 1. 3 55 55 5t ue mercy
„ 70 »j 55 855 1. I
55 55 55
his litel

„ 71 11 55 87, 1. 2 55
top, 55 God in

» 72 n 55 88, 1. 5 55 55 5,
That day
„ 73 M 55 89, 1. 10 55 55 )5 thou schewedist
» 74 tj 55 90, 1. 12 55 55 55 schulle be
,, 75 >» 55
9I5 1. 14 55 55 55 erthe
„ 76 >? 55 92, 1. 17 55 55 55
helle

M 77 5^ 55 93, 1. 18 55 55 ,« Preyse
„ 7H t) 55 94, 1.15 55
bottom, ,5 oure dettes
„ 79 ?) 55 96, I I 55
top, 55 Heere
„ 80 ?5 55 96, L 12 55
bottom, 55
fro thi

„ 81 >i 55 97, 1. 9 55 55 55
ryce
„ 82 1^ 55 98, 1. 5 55 5, 55 Goodnesse
» 8.5 )5 55 99, 1. 2 5, 55 55
word
,, 84 5) 55
lot, 1. 2 55
top. 55
and y
„ 85 5) 5' 102, 3. 5 55 55 55
witnessynges
„ 86 r 55 103, 1. 9 55 55 55
ympne
„ 87 ?1 5"> 104, 1. 11 ,' 55 55
schal be
„ 88 51 55
106, 1. 3 5, 55 ,5
Deus deus
„ 89 5) 55 107, 1. 9 ,5 55 55 lyons
„ 90 )1 55
108, L 12 5, 55 55 The
„ 91 95 5) 109, 1. 17 55 55 ,5
His soule
5, 92 5) M J 10, 1. 16 55
bottom, 55
been febled
» 93 '5 51
III, 1. 13 11 55 ?, stode nou^t
„ 94 51 55 112, 1. II ,1 ,5 ,5 nesse
„ 95 55 55 113, 1. 7 55 55 55
w'lp here

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