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Ad laudem dei et honore~
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Prayer
Date
1509
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Ad laudem dei et honore~ tua~que non immerito flos virgo maria ecce manuale quoddam secunduz vsu~ matris eccl~ie Eboracen~. nouis tande~ ex repetita p~olectione bona que maturitate elimatu~ est. A mendis penitus (mea sente~tia) alienu~ vigiliis lugubrationibusque & industria bona ita nu~c redactu~ Vt i~ cymbalis iubilato~is omnis choris laudet dn~z
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STC 16160, BUCH Simmons, Thomas Frederick (ed.). The Lay Folks Mass Book, London: Oxford University Press, Early English Text Society, 71. 1879.
The original format is octavo.
The original contains new paragraphas are introduced by pilcrows,
Preces
in dn~icis dicende. Deprecemur deu~ patrem
om~nipotentez pro stabilitate sancte matris eccl~ie
et p~ pace terre. we shall make a specyall prayer
unto god almyghty: And to the gloryous vir*yn"
his moder our Lady saynt mary: and to all
the gloryous company of heuen. For the state of
all holy chirche / and for the peas of the royalme.
And for all that are Trewe to the Kynge & to the
crowne. Specyally for our holy *ader *he *e
of Rome and all his trewe Cardynals. And specially
for the holy crosse that god was done vpon
that god for his merci bringe it out of the hethen
we shall pray specyally for our holy fader the
Archebisshop of this See. And for all other archebysshops
& Bysshops Abbottes Pryors. Monkes
Chanons. & for all maner of men & women of relygion
that god gyue them good perseuerance in
honest and clene relygious lyuynge. we shall
pray specially for the person of this chirche that hathe
cure of ma~nes sowles: that god gyve the~ grace
well for to teche theyr subgettes every curat in
his degre: & the subgettes so well to worke after
helefull techynge that bothe the techers & the subgets
may come to the blys everlasti~ge. we shall
pray also for all prestes & clerkes that redys or singes
in this chirche or in any other: & for all other
thrughe whome goddis seruice is in holy chirche
mayntayned & vpholden. we shall pray specyally
for the kynge & the quene & the peers & lords
& all the good com~eners of this londe. & specyally
for all those that hathe the good counsayle of the
londe to gouerne: that god gyue them grace such
cou~sayle to take and ordeyne and so for to worke
therafter that it may be louinge to god almighty
& profite & welfare to the royalme: & gaynstandi~ge
& refrayni~ge of our enmyes power & malice
we shall pray especially for all those that worshippes
this chirche or any other with boke belle
vestimente chalice auterclothe or towell: or any
other ornament thrugh the whiche holy chirche
we shal pray also specially for al that
giues or sendes in testame~t any good to the right
mayntenau~ce & vpholdinge of the worke of this
chirche. & for all theym that fyndes any lyght in
this chirche: as in torche taper lampe in worshippynge
of god or of our lady or of any of his sayntes.
we shal also pray specially for all our good
parisshens where so euer they be / on water or on
londe. that god of his goodnes saue theim frome
all maner of peryls and brynge them safe where
they wolde be in helthe of body & sowle & also of
goodes. we shal praye specyally for all those
that are in dette or in dedely synne: that god for
his great mercy brynge them sone therof. & for al
those that are in good lyuynge / that god maynten
them & gyue them good perseuerau~ce in their
goodnes. & that these prayers may be herd & sped
the soner thrughe your prayers euery man & woman
that here is helpe the~ hertely with a. Pater
noster and an Aue maria. &c.
in dn~icis dicende. Deprecemur deu~ patrem
om~nipotentez pro stabilitate sancte matris eccl~ie
et p~ pace terre. we shall make a specyall prayer
unto god almyghty: And to the gloryous vir*yn"
his moder our Lady saynt mary: and to all
the gloryous company of heuen. For the state of
all holy chirche / and for the peas of the royalme.
And for all that are Trewe to the Kynge & to the
crowne. Specyally for our holy *ader *he *e
of Rome and all his trewe Cardynals. And specially
for the holy crosse that god was done vpon
that god for his merci bringe it out of the hethen
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mennes handes into cristen mennes kepynge.we shall pray specyally for our holy fader the
Archebisshop of this See. And for all other archebysshops
& Bysshops Abbottes Pryors. Monkes
Chanons. & for all maner of men & women of relygion
that god gyue them good perseuerance in
honest and clene relygious lyuynge. we shall
pray specially for the person of this chirche that hathe
cure of ma~nes sowles: that god gyve the~ grace
well for to teche theyr subgettes every curat in
his degre: & the subgettes so well to worke after
helefull techynge that bothe the techers & the subgets
may come to the blys everlasti~ge. we shall
pray also for all prestes & clerkes that redys or singes
in this chirche or in any other: & for all other
thrughe whome goddis seruice is in holy chirche
mayntayned & vpholden. we shall pray specyally
for the kynge & the quene & the peers & lords
& all the good com~eners of this londe. & specyally
for all those that hathe the good counsayle of the
londe to gouerne: that god gyue them grace such
cou~sayle to take and ordeyne and so for to worke
therafter that it may be louinge to god almighty
& profite & welfare to the royalme: & gaynstandi~ge
& refrayni~ge of our enmyes power & malice
we shall pray especially for all those that worshippes
this chirche or any other with boke belle
vestimente chalice auterclothe or towell: or any
other ornament thrugh the whiche holy chirche
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is or may be in any poynte nat honowred or worshipped.we shal pray also specially for al that
giues or sendes in testame~t any good to the right
mayntenau~ce & vpholdinge of the worke of this
chirche. & for all theym that fyndes any lyght in
this chirche: as in torche taper lampe in worshippynge
of god or of our lady or of any of his sayntes.
we shal also pray specially for all our good
parisshens where so euer they be / on water or on
londe. that god of his goodnes saue theim frome
all maner of peryls and brynge them safe where
they wolde be in helthe of body & sowle & also of
goodes. we shal praye specyally for all those
that are in dette or in dedely synne: that god for
his great mercy brynge them sone therof. & for al
those that are in good lyuynge / that god maynten
them & gyue them good perseuerau~ce in their
goodnes. & that these prayers may be herd & sped
the soner thrughe your prayers euery man & woman
that here is helpe the~ hertely with a. Pater
noster and an Aue maria. &c.
Or.
DEus a quo scta~ desideria rectaconsilia & iusta su~t op~a da seruis tuis illaz
qua~ mu~dus dare no~ potest pacem: vt et corda nostra
ma~dats~ tuis dedita: & hostiu~ sublata formidine
te~pora sint tua p~tectione transqella. Per xp~m.
ye shall knele downe deuoutly on your knese &
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make a specyall praer vnto our blessed lady saintMary & to all the felawshyp of heuen / for all the
bretheren & sisters of our moder chirche saynt Peter
of yorke. saynt John~ of Beuerlay. saynt wilfred
of Ryppon: & saint Mary of Suthwell. and
specyally for all those that be seke in this parisshe
or in any other that god of his goodnes / releas
them of their peynes in theyr sekenes and turne
them to the way that is moste to goddes plesure &
welfare of theyre soules. we shall praye for all
those that duely & truly payes theyr tendes and theyr
offerynges to god and to the holy Chirche
that god do them mede in the blisse of heuen that
euer shall last: & they that dose nat so: that god of
his mercy brynge theym sone to amendemente.
we shall pray also for all true pylgrymes & palmers
where so euer they be on water or on londe
that god of his goodnes grau~t the~ parte of our
good prayers & vs parte of theyr good pylgrimages.
we shall also praye for all lande tylla~d, that
god for his goodnes & for his grace & thrugh our
good prayers maynteyne them that they may be
saued frome all euyll wyndes and weders & from
all dredfull stormes that god sende vs corne & catell
for to lyue vpon to goddes pleasure & the welfare
of our sowles. we shall pray also for all women
that be with chylde in this parysshe or any
other that god conforte them and sende the childe
Cristendom and the moder Purificacion of holy
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chirche / and releacynge of peyne intheyr trauelynge. we shall pray specyally for theym
that this daye gave brede to this chirche: for to be
made holy brede of. For them that it began and
lengest upholdes. For them and for us and for all
them that nede hathe of good prayers. In worshyp of
our lady saynt Mary and of her .v. Ioyes. Every man
and woman say in the honoure of hir .v. tymes Ave
maria
GRatiam tuam quesumus domine mentibus nostris
infunde: ut qui angelo nunciante Christi filii
tui incarnationem cognouimus: per passionem eius et
crucem ad resurrectionis gloriam perducamur. Per
eundem christum dominum nostrum. Amen.
ye shall make a speciall prayer for your faders
sowles: for your moders sowles: godfaders sowles and
godmothers sowles: broders sowles and sisters sowles:
and for all your elders sowles: and for all the sowles
that ye or I be bownde to praye for. and specyally for
all the sowles whose bones are buryed in this chirche
or in this chirche yerde: or in any other holy place.
and in especyall for all the sowles that bydes the great
mercy of almighty god in the bytter peynes of Purgatory:
that god for his great mercy releas them of theyr
peyne if it be his blessyd wyll. And that our prayers
may sumwhat stande them in stede: Every man and
woman of your charite / helpe them with a Pater noster
and an Ave maria.