Here begynneth fyue deuoute prayers / mouynge man vnto the meditacyon of Chrystes passyon.

O Lorde Iesu Christ
the sonne of the liuyng
god / for thyne vnspekable
pytye / and the
mooste excellent lyfe of
thy moste holy mother
Mary / and for the merytes of saynte
Francyse and of al thy sayntes: graunt
we beseche the vnto vs moost wretched
synners vnworthy any of thy benefytes /
that we myght loue the alone /
& euer be burnyng or ferue~t in thy loue /
and yt we myght continually magnify
the werke of rede~ption / that we myght
euer desyre thy honor / & dayly bere & reme~bre
in our hert ye benefyt of thy passyon.
That we myght know & considre
our misery / and co~tinually desyre to be
despiced & rebuked for thy loue. So that
nothyng shulde comfort vs or abyde in
our hert / but thy deth and passyon / and
nothing displease or trouble vs but our
owne synne and wretchednes. Amen.

A.ii.

Here foloweth a prayer.

O Lorde Iesu Christ whiche frely
& with thyn owne wyl came
vnto thy passion: come also to
me a wretch / by thy grace into my hert
or soule. And thou that then dyd repare
me by thy deth on the crosse / repare me
agayne that am fallen to synne / repare
me I say by the merytes of that same
most blessed passyon. Grau~t to me lord
that in al thyngs~ I myght kepe myldenes
& mekenes / and subdue my flesshe
and my spiryt holly vnto the. And that
I may be made as a beest vnto the / that
thou syttynge vpon me and rulyng me
as thy beest: may lede me now vnto the
taste of inwarde peace and desyre of heuenly
peace And at last may bryng me
into the vision and syght of the same
eternall peace. Amen.

A prayer.

O Lorde thou made a generall signe
or token of thy terryble iudgeme~t
whan thou cast out of the temple al byers
& sellers with a whyp made of .iii.
cordes / shewyng in thy face or eyne the
flame of thy diuinite: I pray & beseche
the lorde to grau~t me to reme~bre and so
to co~sidre thy terryble presence. That I
myght feare the with an holy feare / for
thy iugeme~tes be great & nat to be searched /
whiche whan I co~sidre al my bones
quake for feare. For there is no ma~
liuyng vpon the erth that is sure of thy
glory / but al thynges be reserued as vncerten
vnto the tyme herafter to come.
That we shulde euer serue the deuoutly
and vertuously in feare: and also ioy in
the with drede. Amen.

A prayer.

O Lorde Iesu Christ / whiche in the
euyntyde made thy laste supper
with thy discyples in a great and large
chambre / strawed & made redy for the /
and there fed the~ with thy most sacrate
body & blode: make my hert a great and
large cha~bre prepared for the / enlarge
in it true fayth / hope & charyte. Magnify
or make it great with lo~gammite /
pacyence and mekenes. And strawe it
with all maner of vertues. Graunt me
lord that my hert contrite and thus prepared:
may take & receyue the after my
pore maner / whom heuen and erth are
nat able to take & conteyne: and by thy
grace inhabytant in me I may thynke
and perfourme in dede all thynges pleasynge
to the / and declyne or auoyde all

A.iii.

vice and synne by perfite hate of them.
And so co~tinuyng vnto the end / I may
worthely receiue thy precious body and
blode in the sacrame~t of ye aulter. Ame~.

A prayer.

O Mylde Iesu and the examplar of
very mekenes / which wasshed the
fete of thy disciples. I aske and also beseche
the lorde / purge & clense thou my
affections / that I so purifyed in bothe
fete / and kyndeled with a double charyte /
that is with the loue of god & of my
neighbour: I myght surely come to the
my purifyer & cle~ser: kepe me good lord
vnto the ende of my dayes / and clense
me from all spottes of synnes / that all
my negligences and synnes forgyuen:
myne enemyes confou~ded and rebuked
might go fro me at the hour of my deth
whiche specially wyll lye in a wayte of
me at that hour. Directe and ordre my
fete lorde in to the waye of peace / that
I delyuered from the handes & power
of all myne enemyes: myght blesse and
prayse the with all thy electe seruantes
worlde without ende. Amen.

Here endeth the .v. prayers / concernyng
.v. particles of Christes passyon.

Here begynneth .lrv. prayers of our lordes passion: with a. other prayers of the Resurrection / Ascencyon. &c.

The fyrst prayer of the feare and heuynes of Christe.

O Lorde Iesu Christ
sonne of the liuyng god
which at midnyght thy
passion drawyng nygh
wold take vpon the fere
and heuynes for me most wretched synner:
graunt me continually & faithfully
to referre all my tribulations / heuynes
& paynes vnto the: the god of my hert /
that thou wold vouchsafe to bere them
with me in ye vnion of thy passyon and
heuynes. That so by the merites of thy
most holy passion they myght be made
to me frutefull and profytable. Amen.

The second prayer of the blody sweat of Christe.

O Lorde Iesu Christ sonne of the lyuynge
god / whiche in thy longe
prayer wolde be comforted of the angel /

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and in thy agonie swette merueylously
droppes of blode: graunt to me by the
vertue of thy prayer / that thy holy aungell
myght euer assyst me in my prayer
and comfort me / that I restyng in the
swete remembraunce of thy most bitter
passion: might deuoutly sweat the droppes
of teares for thy blode in thy syght
and knowlege. Amen.

The thyrde prayer of the vendicion or sellyng of our lorde.

O Iesu which wold be set at nought
and sold of one of thy disciples for
a vyle pryce. Grau~t to me that I neuer
chau~ge the my god and creatour for any
transytory thynge. And also that I
may pacyently beare all rebukes and
despisynges for the glorye of thy holy
name. Amen.

The .iiii. prayer of the betrayeng of our lorde.

O Iesu that suffred thy self to be betrayed
by a kysse of Iudas: grau~t
to me that I neuer betray the in my self
nor in my neighbour. And also yt I neuer
denye to myne aduersaries the offyce
of loue / that is charite to loue the~ / and
to correcte them with charytie. Amen.

The .v. prayer of the takynge of Christe.

O Iesu Christ the sonne of ye liuing
god / whiche wold be wylfully taken
and holden of the Iewes: graunt
to me that I may continually subdue
all my sensys and vnderstandyng vnto
thy seruyce / that by thy infinite goodnesse
I may be delyuered from eternall
deth and captiuitie. Amen.

The .vi. prayer of the byndyng of our lorde.

O Iesu which wolde be bounde with
the handes of wycked men: I besech
the loose the bondes of my synnes /
and so bynd me to the with the bondes
of thy preceptes / that neuer the membres
of my body / nor the powers of my
soule be loosed and at lyberty to do any
thynge contrary to thy wyl. Amen.

The .vii. prayer of the fleyng or departyng away of the disciples of Christe.

O Iesu yt dyd suffre al thy elect and
chosen disciples to fle from the / receiue
thou me thy fugityue seruant for
thy great vertue & omnipote~t power: &
suffre me nat to wa~dre fro~ the / through
the lyberty of my froward wyll. Amen.

A.v.

The .viii. prayer of the leadynge of Christe.

O Iesu which bounde as a thefe and
an euyll doer / wolde be led by the
armed handes of wicked me~ from place
to place with rebuke and great shame:
graunt to me that grace / that I neuer
be led vnto any synne / thoughe the persuacyon
of the deuyll or counsell of any
wicked person / but that I may be ledde
by thy holy spirite vnto all thyngs~ that
shalbe / pleasaunt vnto the. Amen.

The .ix. prayer / how Christ was presented vnto Annas.

O Iesu which wolde be first led and
presented vnto the bysshop Annas:
graunt to me that I neuer feare to be
ledde or presented for thy name & fayth /
before any tyrraunt or secular iudge of
this worlde. And also that thy grace
and ryght reason haue euer the domynyon
in me / that I may lerne to present
all myne actes / wylles and desyres
vnto the exminacyon of ryght reason
before that I do them in dede: thy grace
at all tymes beynge assistant vnto me.
Amen.

The .x. prayer of the denyenge of Petre.

O Iesu whiche suffred thy self to be
denyed thryce of the prince of thy
Apostles / whome also thou mercyfully
beholdynge / made hym to weape bytterly
for his synne. I beseche the beholde
me with the eye of thy mercye /
that I may worthely wepe in thy sight
for my synnes / and that I neuer denye
the my lorde god / nother in wordes nor
in dedes. Amen.

The .xi. prayer / how our lorde was smytten vpon the cheke.

O Iesu which wolde be smytten for
me most vnworthy / of ye vyle ministre
and seruant of Annas: graunt to
me I besech the thy grace / that I may
stoppe my mouth from al euyll & vayne
speche / and that I neuer cease from thy
lande and praysynges. Amen.

The .xii. prayer / how Iesus was presented to Cayphas.

O Iesu which for me most vnkynde
wretch / wold be sent from Annas
vnto Cayphas: & also wolde be examyned
before hym: grau~t to me I beseche
the for the loue of thy name / yt I feare
nat the iudgement of euyll persons. And
also that I may appere in thy syghte
with a good & pure conscyence. Amen.

The .xiii. prayer of the bryngynge forth of false testimony against Christ.

O Iesu whiche wolde for me be blamed
of ye Iewes / & by theyr false
testimony accused: grau~t to me yt I neuer
blame or rebuke man for the / nor
falsly yt I accuse any person. And also
that I paciently suffre al false accusacyons
for thy honour and glory. Amen.

The .xiiii. prayer of the blasphemy imputed to Christe.

O Iesu whiche dyd suffre the abhominable
synne of blasphemy to be
put vpon the: kepe me that thy name be
neuer blasphemed by me in worde nor
in dede. And that neuer any blasphemy
or any other euyll worde be spoken or
vttered with my mouthe. Amen.

The .xv. prayer of the condempnacyon of Christe.

O Iesu which feared nat the wicked
voyce of the moost cruell Iewes
whan they sayd of the / Reus est morts~
he is worthy deth / & pacie~tly dyd suffre /
the same for me most wretche: kepe and
preserue me / that I neuer be fou~de worthy
eternall deth in thy syght. Amen.

The .xvi. prayer of the buffetynge or smytyng in the necke of Christ.

O Iesu whiche wolde be smytten by
the cruell Iewes in the necke for
my loue: graunt to me that I may so
co~fesse the my lord god with my mouth
that I neuer do co~trary thy preceptes
in my dedes. Amen.

The .xvii. prayer of the spittyng in Christes face.

O Iesu which wolde suffre thy most
fayre & amiable face to be defyled
for my loue with the felthy spittynges
of the Iewes: grau~t to me yt I neuer defile
ye face of thy ymage in my soule / by
my si~ful acts~ or filthy cogitatio~s. Ame~.

The .xviii. prayer of the smytynge of Christe in the face.

O Iesu whiche wolde suffre for my
loue / thy moost louely face to be
smyten with ye handes of the most wicked
Iewes: grau~t to me that I may euer
kepe ye face of thy ymage pure and
vndefyled in my soule / that it neuer be
spotted or hurt by ye sinful ha~des & workes
of my iniquities or synnes. Amen.

The .xix. prayer of the coueryng or blyndfyldynge of Christes face.

O Iesu which dyd suffre for my loue
thy most gracious face the which
Au~gelles desire to behold to be couered
of the wycked Iewes to thy greate rebuke:
I besech the make thy face shyne
vpo~ me thy most wretched serua~t / that
thy godly ymage i~ me be neuer derked
or couered. And that mercyfully thou
wold take away the cloke of synne / and
the derkenes of ignorau~ce fro~ my hert /
with ye light of thy heue~ly grace. Ame~.

The .xx. prayer of the mockynge of Christ wha~ they bad him prophecy.

O Iesu which with scorneful mocks~
of the Iewes was smytten vpon
the heed / & bydden to a rede or prophecy
who smote the. I besech the good Iesu
prophecie & shewe to me / that I myght
knowe what a wretche and synner I
am / which so oft alas for sorowe haue
smytten the with the hande of myne euyll
and synfull dedes. Amen.

The .xxi. prayer / how Christe was presented before Pylate.

O Lorde Iesu Christ sonne of the lyuyng
god / which in the first hour
of the day for our helth / wolde be presented
by the Iewes vnto Pilate a pagan
iudge: graunt to me for the loue of thy
name / yt I dispice no maner of power.
but yt I may gyue due & worthy honor
to my superiours & to al iudges. Amen.

The .xxii. prayer howe the Iewes falsly accused Christ before Pylate.

O Iesu which wolde for me be falsly
accused in many false thyngs~ before
the iudge pilate: teche me to auoide
the disceytes of wicked men / & truely to
professe thy faith with good works~ Ame~.

The .xxiii. prayer howe Christ was sent to Herode.

O Iesu whiche for my loue dyd nat
feare to be sent from Pylate vnto
Herode grau~t to me I beseche the that
I with a glad mynde for thy loue may
obey to the co~maundementes of my superiours /
though they be wycked. And
to do my obedye~ce promptly and redyly
without any grudgynge. Amen.

The .xxiiii. prayer how Herode derided and mocked Christe.

O Iesu whiche for me wolde suffre
Herode scornefully to demaunde
many questio~s of the / to ye which thou
wolde nat answere one worde: grau~t to
me for thy loue / that I may pacyently
here & bere scornful questio~s & mocking
wordes. And yt I may decline & auoyde
my vayne prayse by my scilence. Amen.

The .xxv. prayer howe Christ was accused before Herode.

O Iesu which presented before Herode
wolde for my loue suffre the
false accusatio~s of the iewes / and thou
wold nat excuse thy self nor denye i~ any
worde their iniust sayenges: grau~t to me
that I be nat ouercome by the iniuries
of wicked men / nor yt I shewe thy holy
misteries to the vnworthy persons. Ame~.

The .xxvi. prayer / howe Christe was despysed of Herode.

O Iesu whiche was co~tent to be despysed
for me / of Herode and his
co~pany or seruantes: graunt me to despise
al worldly pompe for the. And nat
to regarde the dispysynges of wycked
men for thy loue and for iustice. Amen.

The .xxvii. praer / how Christ was clothed with a whyte garment to his dispysynge.

O Iesu whiche wolde be for me clothed
in a whyte garment & mocked
as a fole of Herode & his seruants~:
graunt me warely to declyne or auoyde
the wysdome of this worlde whiche in
thy syght is but a folysshnes. And with
a pure hert to come to the / whiche arte
the very trewe wysdome. Amen.

The .xxviii. prayer / howe Christe was sent agayne to Pylate.

O Iesu whiche for me wolde be sent
againe from Herode vnto Pilate
and therby wolde make them frendes:
graunt me that I feare nat the frendeshyp
of wycked men against me / but rather
that I may so profyt by theyr exercyse /
that I may deserue to be conformed
and made lyke vnto the. Amen.

The .xxix. prayer / how Christ was forsaken of the Iewes. And Barrabas by them was delyuered.

O Iesu Christe the sonne of the lyuiyng
god / which for mannes saluacyon
disdayned nat in the .iii. houre
of the day to be reproued and forsaken
of the Iewes that dyd aske ye sedicious
thefe Barabas to be deliuered fro~ deth
vnto his liberty: & wold haue ye the auctor
& gyuer of lyfe to be crucified: grau~t
to me that I may euer chose the my creatour
& maker before all other / & neuer
to reproue or forsake ye for any creature.

The .xxx. prayer / of the pullynge of the garmentes of Christe.

O Iesu which for me wold haue thy
clothes pulled vyolentely of thy
backe & wolde be stripte naked to be scurged:
grau~t to me yt I may cast of from
me myn olde synful cote or lyfe with all

B.i.

his operations / by true / pure & playne
co~fession of al my synnes. And yt I neuer
appere i~ thy sight naked fro~ vertue.

The .xxxi. prayer how Christ was scourged.

O Iesu whiche wolde be bounde for
me to a pyller & greuously scourged:
grau~t to me that I may paciently
and gladly bere the scourges of thy fatherly
correction / and neuer to scourge
the agayne with my synnes. Amen.

The .xxxii. prayer / how they put an olde purpull cote vpon Christ.

O Iesu which for me wold be cladde
in an olde purpul rob to thy dispysing:
grau~t me co~tinually to haue i~ my
mynde / or to be clad with ye reme~brance
of thy passion / & to hyde & couer my synnes
with the purpul of charyte. Amen.

The .xxxiii. prayer / how Christe was crowned with thornes.

O Iesu which for me wolde be crowned
wt thornes: make me so worthely
to be co~punct by the thornes of penau~ce /
yt I may deserue to be crowned
of the in the heuenly kyngdome. Ame~.

The .xxxiiii. prayer / how the Saugiours put a rede in Christes ryght hande.

O Iesu whiche wolde haue a rede to
be put in thy right hand scornfully
for a royall ceptre: I beseche the so to
strength my imbecilitie & frayltie with
the ryght hande of thy power / that thy
kyngdome may be continually confyrmed
and stablysshed in me. Amen.

The .xxxv. prayer / how the Saugiours scornefully saluted Christe.

O Iesu which for me wold be scornfully
worshypped & saluted of the
Saugiours knelynge & sayeng. Hayle
kynge of the Iewes: graunt to me that
I may worshyp the my very lorde and
god in spirite & truthe. And reuere~tly to
salute the / ye onely kyng of all kynges.

The .xxxvi. prayer / how the Saugiours smote Christ with their ha~des.

O Iesu which wolde be smiten of the
Saugiours for me: make me euer
to laude & prayse the both in worde and
dede. And also that the dedes of other
men thoughe they be euyll / may euer
tourne to my good & profyte. Amen.

The .xxxvii. prayer / how the Saugiours dyd spyt in the face of Christ.

O Iesu whiche for me dyd suffre the
vyle saugiours to spyt in thy most
beauteous face: grau~t to me yt I neuer

B.ii.

pollute or defile thy face in the sacrame~t
of the alter by my unworthy receiuyng
therof. And that I neuer defyle my conscyence
with vnclene thoughts~. Amen.

The .xxxviii. prayer / how the Saugiours smote Christ vpon the heed with a rede.

O Iesu whiche wolde haue thy noble
and precyous heede smytten
with a rede for me: graunt to me that
I neuer offende the our heede with my
vayne and ydle lyfe. But that I maye
euer please the with my good and quyete
maners and lyuynge. Amen.

The .xxxix. prayer / how Pylate dyd shewe Christe scourged vnto the Iewes.

O Iesu whiche for me wolde be shewed
and prese~ted vnto the Iewes
in so scornefull and dispytefull araye:
graunt me to auoyde all ostentation of
vayne glorye / and appere before the at
thy iudgement in suche araye as shall
stande with thy fauour. Amen.

The .xl. prayer / how the Iewes dyd crye. Crucyfye hym / crucifye hym.

O Iesu which for me was nat afrayde
to here the terrible & fearefull
voyces of the Iewes cryeng. Crucifige
crucifige / that is crucifye hym / crucifye
hym: grau~t to me that I be nat afrayde
of the cursed and malicious wordes of
myne enemyes. And that I neuer hurt
my neighbour with my speche. Amen.

The .xli. prayer / how Christ was brought vnto his iudgement.

O Lorde Iesu Christe the sonne of
the lyuyng god / whiche in the .vi.
hour of the day wolde for me most wretched
synner be presented before the iudge
syttyng in iudgement: graunt to me so
to iudge my selfe in my selfe of all my
synnes / by the testimonie or witnesse of
myne owne conscyence. And also so paciently
to suffre thy iudgeme~t in all aduersities:
that I may in suertie appere
in thy last & terrible iudgement. Amen.

The .xlii. prayer / how Christ was condempned.

O Iesu which for me wolde pacie~tly
and innoce~tly suffre the vniust sentence
of deth / & that of the most shamefull
deth of the crosse: grau~t to me that
I neuer deserue that iust sentence of deth
in soule or in body. And yt for thy loue

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I feare nat the wycked iudgementes of
men. And also that I neuer iudge any
person wrongefully. Amen.

The .xliii. prayer / how Christe bare his crosse.

O Iesu which for me a wretch wold
beare thy heuy crosse vpon thyne
owne shoulders / make me wylfully and
gladly to take the crosse of penau~ce and
strayter lyfe. And to beare it dayly after
the and for thy loue. Amen.

The .xliiii. prayer how Christ was ledde vnto Golgoltha / that is the mounte of Caluary.

O Iesu whiche for me wolde be led
vnto Golgoltha to be there crucifyed:
leade me in the pathe of thy commaundeme~tes /
that I may folowe the
steppes of thy passion with ye holy women /
and wepe vpon my selfe the miserie
of my frayle condicyon. Amen.

The .xlv. prayer / howe Christ was spoyled of his clothes before the crosse.

O Iesu which for me wolde be spoyled
of thy clothes & syt naked before
the crosse: make me to be spoiled or
naked fro~ al worldly thinges yt be hynderau~ce
to my saluation / that I naked
myght folowe thy naked crosse. Amen.

The .xlvi. prayer / how Christ was layde or spred vpon the crosse.

O Iesu which for me wolde be extended
vpon the crosse / & that so cruelly
yt all thy bones myght be nombred:
make me to extend al my membres and
powers bothe of soule and bodye vnto
thy laude and praysynge. Amen.

The .xlvii. prayer / how Christ was crucifyed.

O Iesu whiche for me wolde be nayled
with most harde nayles vnto
the crosse / and therby wolde fasten the
obligacion and wrytyng of our synnes
and deth vnto thy crosse. Nayle fast I
beseche the my flesshe with thy feare /
that I surely cleuynge fast to thy commaundeme~tes /
may euermore be fastyned
to the & to thy holy crosse. Amen.

The .xlviii. prayer / howe Christes handes & fete were nayled / and specially of the first or lefte hande.

O Iesu which for me most wretched
wolde haue thy left hande digged
or bored with a nayle & fastened to the
crosse: graunt me that I may euer put
and hyde all myne aduersities & temptations
in the most swete wou~de of that

B.iiii.

lefte hande / and that I may fynde in it
a sure and holsome remedy agaynst all
maner of tribulations. Amen.

The .xlix. prayer of borynge or naylynge of the seconde or ryght hande of Christe.

O Iesu which for me a wretch wold
haue thy right hand persed through
with a nayle / & so fastened to the crosse:
graunt to me that I may hyde in thy
most swete wounde of thy ryght hande
with thankes: al my good workes that
it shall please thy goodnes to worke in
me. And that all my negligences and
imperfections may therby be performed
and supplyed. Amen.

The .l. prayer / of the naylynge of the fyrst foot or lyfte foote of Christe.

O Iesu whiche for me wolde haue
thy moost holy fete perced with a
great crosse and harde nayle / and so to
be fastined vnto the crosse: grau~t to me
that whan so euer I am impugned or
troubled with euyll cogitations / sinistrall
affections and desyres: I maye
come to the wounde of thy lyfte foote /
and there to fynde & receyue holsom medicynes
for my saluacyon. Amen.

The .li. prayer of the naylyng of the seconde or ryght fote of Christe.

O Iesu which dyd make a fou~tayne
of thy grace / sprynge to vs from
the holsome & most swete wounde of thy
ryght foote: graunt to me that I may
fasten and ioyne all my good desyres to
that same thy wounde with a louely
kysse. And to make them conformable
and agreyng to thy holy desyres. Ame~.

The .lii. prayer / how the crosse with Christ vpon it was raysed vp.

O Iesu whiche for me wolde be lyfted
vpon the crosse / and so wolde
be exalted from the erth: make me I beseche
the to be eleuate from all erthely
affections. And to be conuersaunte in
mynde in heuenly thynges. Amen.

The .liii. prayer / how .ii. theues were crucifyed with Christ.

O Iesu which for me a wretch wold
be crucified betwixt .ii. theues and
wolde be reputed as one of them: grau~t
that my spirit may be crucified betwixt
the flesshe & the worlde / that I may rest

B.v.

quietely in the in the mydle the extremes
that is the flesshe and the worlde
crucifyed to me. Amen.

The .liiii. prayer / how the Saugiours deuyded Christes garmentes.

O Iesu which for me wold haue thy
garmentes deuyded amongs~ thy
crucifyers / and wolde haue them caste
lottes for thy vnsewed cote yt was wouen
or knyt and without seames: grau~t
to me to take part with thy saintes and
to folowe theyr exa~ples in the kepynge
of thy commaundementes. And that I
may euer kepe thy charitie in me. Ame~.

The .lv. prayer of the wrytynge of the title aboue Christes heed.

O Iesu which for me wolde be dyffamed
scornefully with the subscription
of thy victorious title: graunt
to me yt I may strongly lyue & feyght
vnder that banner and victorious title /
Iesus Nazarenus rex iudeorum. That
my gostly enemyes afrayd by the sight
or hearynge therof / shulde nat darre to
come nyghe vnto me. Amen.

The .lvi. prayer of the illusyon and mockynge of Christe crucifyed.

O Iesu which for me crucified wold
be mocked and dispysed with many
rebukefull wordes / and yet wolde so
charitably pray for thy crucifiers make
me that I neuer descende from my religion
or any good worke for no suggestion
of the deuyl or dispisyngs~ of man.
But that I may co~tinually perceuer in
thy loue / and that I may for thy loue
forgyue al them that do or say any euyl
to me or agaynst me. And that I maye
euermore pray hertely for them. Amen.

The .lvii. prayer / howe the thefe of the lefte hande rebuked Christ.

O Iesu which for me wolde be scornfully
rebuked of one thefe / and of
the other wolde be honorably confessed
to be god: make me for thy glory of thy
name to suffre paciently the rebukes of
euyl persons whan nede requireth / and
neuer to suffre thy iniuries. And also to
possesse the ioyes of paradyse with this
holy thefe. Amen.

The .lviii. prayer of the co~passion that Christ had vpon his mothers sorowe and heuynesse.

O Iesu which for me wolde be crucified
& hauing co~passion of thy mothers
sorowe & co~passio~ / wolde dilige~tly
commende here to thy dere beloued discyple
Iohn~ / and also commended hym
to her: I co~mende me vnto the / and also
all myne in that faythe and loue that
thou co~mendest them together / mekely
besechynge the / that for the tendernesse
of so great loue thou wolde make
me to come truely and perfytely to thy
loue / and throughe theyr prayer and
co~mendacyon I may be preserued and
kepte from all aduersitie and peryll in
the perylles & daungers of this worlde
and lyfe. Amen.

The .lix. prayer / how the manhode of Christ complayned hym self to be forsaken of god.

O Lord Iesu Christ the sonne of the
liuyng god / which at the .ix. hour
of the day for me moost wretched hangynge
vpon the crosse cryed to thy father
with a great voyce sayeng: Hely /
hely lama hazastani / that is. My god
my god / why haste thou forsaken me:
grau~t to me yt in all my trouble & anguysshe
I may crye to the my lord god
with the great voyce of my hert. That
so thou neuer suffre me to be reproued
as lefte & forsaken of thy mercy. Amen.

The .lx. prayer how they gaue hym to drynke vyneagre or asell.

O Iesu whiche thirstyng our helth
wold haue vineagre & wine mixte
with myrre & gall offred & gyuen to the
to drynke: make me worthely to offre to
the the wyne of deuotion mixt with the
mirre of mortificacion of my se~sualitie /
and with the gall of contricyon for my
synnes / and that I neuer drynke of the
vineagre of infidelitye or of sclaundre /
though I tast of any sclaundre / that is /
suffre wrongfully any sclau~dre. Amen.

The .lxi. praier of the consu~macion and ende of the passion of Christ.

O Iesu whiche offeryng the co~summacion
of thy hoole passion as it
were i~ a su~me to god thy father for me /
dyd say. Consu~matum est / it is ended /
grau~t to me yt I may duely finissh and
ende al the good workes & paynes / that
it shall please thy grace to worke in me
and by me: & so ended / to offre the~ with
due thanks~ vnto god the father by the.

The .lxii. prayer of the yeldynge vp of his soule or of the deth of Christ.

O Blessed Iesu which for me dyeng
vpon the crosse dyd co~mende thy
soule to thy father: grau~t to me that I
may spiritually so dye to the & with the
in this lyfe / that is wolde please the at
the houre of my deth to haue my wretched
soule reco~mended to the / which lyues
& reignes with god the father & the
holy gost worlde without ende. Amen.

The .lxiii. prayer / of the openyng of Christes syde and herte with a speare.

O Iesu which for me wold haue the
syde of thy deed body opened / fro~
whens came plenty of blode & water for
our helth & comfort: wounde I beseche
the my hert with the speare of thy charyte /
that I may worthely receyue thy
sacrame~tes / which flowed out of that
thy moost holy syde. Amen.

The .lxiiii. prayer / how the body of Christ was taken downe of the crosse.

O Iesu which for me a wretched sinner
after thy deth wolde haue thy
body taken downe from ye crosse by Iosephe
& Nychodemus / and so anoynted
and dressed with swete oynteme~tes and
spices / wolde be wrapped in fayre lynen
clothes: graunt me worthely to receyue
thy blessed liuyng body in the sacrame~t
of the aulter / as if I shulde take hym of
the crosse / & so to anoynt hym with the
oyntementes of vertues / that I maye
continually kepe hym in a pure herte
and chaste body. Amen.

The .lxv. prayer of the buryeng of Christes body.

O Iesu whiche for me at the houre
of complen wolde be buryed in a
Sepulcre lamented and kepte: graunt
to me that thou my lorde god maye be
buryed in the sepulcre of my herte and
there lamented and kept / that I buryed
with the / may deserue to come to the
glory of thy resurrection. AMEN.

Here endeth .lxv. prayers / and here
after foloweth .ix. prayers of the
Resurrection / Ascencyon & c.

The first prayer / howe Christe discended vnto helle.

O Good Iesu thy vnspekeable
petie and charyte
was nat yet saciat
& co~tent with the deth /
but that thou wolde vysite
the clausures of hell / & redeme thy
people there beyng in captiuite. Therfore
thy most blessed and glorious soule
knyt to thy godhede / descendynge vnto
the helles / delyueryng thy electe people
from yt derkenes & shadowe of deth. I
beseche the O mercyfull Iesu that thy
grace & mercy myght descende vpon the
soules of our parentes / bretherne / systerne
& all our kynsefolkes. Also vpon
the soules of our familier acquaintau~ce
benefactours / and all other that we be
bounde to praye for / and of all christen
soules: That thou wolde delyuer them
fro~ the paynes that they haue deserued
for theyr synnes. And that thou wolde
brynge them to eternall glorie. Amen.

The .ii. prayer / of the Resurrection of our lorde.

O Lord Iesu Christ our eterne & only
swetenes / whiche brekyng the
bondes of deth / hath glorified thy body
and hath ryson fro~ deth in glory vnspekable:
I praye the & I beseche for thy
glorious and floresshyng Resurrectio~ /
to grau~t to me that I rysyng from vyces
& the deth of soule may euer floryssh
in vertues / & so to walke in the newnes
of good lyfe / that I may sauer & folowe
those thyngs~ that be aboue & heuenly /
and nat tho thyngs~ that be erthly and
tra~sitorie. Also good lorde by the vertue
of thy clerenes / purge my soule from
the darknes of synne. That by ye same
vertue at the day of generall Resurrection
my bodye may aryse vnto glorye /
that I may ioye bothe in soule & body /
eternally with the in thy glory. Amen.

The .iii. prayer how Christe appered to his mother Mary.

O Mary ye mother of god most gracious
virgyn and comforter of all
desolate persons callynge and cryenge
vnto the: I besech the for that great ioy
wherby thou were co~forted whan thou
knewest yt thy sonne Iesus Christ was
rysen the thyrd day from deth vnto lyfe
immortale and impassible. That thou
wolde be a co~forter of my soule / yt what
tyme I shall aryse doth in body & soule
at the last day of iudgement / & there appere
before yt same sonne of thyn Iesus
Christ / & there to rendre myne accompt
of all thy thoughtes / wordes & dedes:
it wold please thy motherly pite to help
me that by the O blessed mother & virgyn
I myght escape the sente~ce of eternall
da~pnation / and graciously to come
to euerlastyng ioye and glorie with all
the elect & chosen people of god. Amen.

C.i.

The .iiii. prayer / howe Iesus appered to Mary Magdalayne.

O Most swete master / O most swete
Iesu / how good art thou to them
that be clene in herte. How swete arte
thou to them yt loue the. O how happy
are they that sech the & fynd the. How
blessed are they that trust in the. It is
truth that thou louest all the~ that loue
the. Thou neuer forsake them yt truste
in the. Lo lorde this Mary thy true louer
of a good symple mynde sought the
and truely she founde the. She was nat
forsaken of the. But she had more of
the than she loked for. I beseche the
lorde graunt me to loue the / to seche the
and to truste in the / that I may deserue
to fynde the and to be loued of the / and
neuer to be forsaken of the. amen.

The .v. prayer how Iesus appered to his disciples / Thomas beyng also present.

O Lorde Iesu Christ which shewed
vnto Thomas that douted of thy
Resurrection / the places of thy nayles
& the spere / & hath reuoked hym from
errour by the puttyng of his fynger in
to the holes of thy ha~des / & of his hande
into thy syde: grau~t to me yt I hauyng
euer the reme~braunce of thy woundes
and passion / may expend and put in my
finger & hande / yt is what so euer good
worke or discrecio~ be in me I may put
it in & expend it all hoole in thy seruyce
to thy honoure. And that I may co~fesse
with Thomas that thou art my lorde
whiche hath bought me with thy precious
blode: and my god which hath create
& made me. And that whiche thou
sayd before of our fayth / that blessed be
they whiche haue nat sene and beleue:
I may haue experie~ce therof in my self /
and that by thy grace I may be founde
blessed in thy syght. Amen.

The .vi. prayer of the Ascencyon of our lorde.

O Iesu our crowne & glory whiche
rysyng from deth dyd ascend vnto
the right hand of thy father / drawe my
soule vnto the / that I myght feruently
seche and desyre the onely / grau~t to me
I beseche the that I may with all my
desire & study come to that place: to the
whiche as I stedfastly beleue thou hast
ascended. And yt I beyng here in body /
may be with the in loue & desyre / that
my hert may be there: where as thou
arte my loue & treasore most to be loued

C.ii.

and desired / drawe me after the / that by
thy grace I ascendyng from vertue to
vertue may deserue to se the my lorde
god in the heuenly syon. Amen.

The .vii. prayer of the sendynge of the holy goost.

O Iesu the gyuer of al gyftes which
sent thy holy gost vnto thy discyples
in the lickenes of fyre. I pray and
beseche the O most mercyfull lord / that
I though most vnworthy myght receyue
to my perpetual helth by thy grace
those gyftes whiche thy disciples receyued
of thy only bou~tious goodnes. And
sende vpon vs good lorde thy seruantes
the spiryte of thy charyte / loue & peace /
whiche myght visite and comforte our
hertes / purge them from vices / lighten
them with vertues / bynd vs in the bondes
of peace & loue illumynate vs with
the light of thy knowlege / and inflame
vs with the fyre of thy charite / forgyue
vs oure synnes and brynge vs to lyfe
euerlastynge. Amen.

The .viii. prayer of the Assumption of our glorious Lady.

O Lord the gyuer of ioy and grau~ter
of solace / the dilige~t releuer of the
desolate person / the chaser awaye of all
heuynes & sorowe / whiche hast gladded
and make ioyfull the moost blessed virgyn
Mary thy mother the glas of thy
maiestie / the solace of aungelles / the ymage
of thy goodnes / the begynner of
our helth thou hast gladded her I say
with manifold ioyes both in heuen & in
erth: I beseche the grau~t to me thy supplyant /
that I whiche presume to come
trustely & faithfully to her / as to ye well
and fou~tayne of ioye in all my sorowes
and troubles: may by her merites and
prayers fele & receyue the effecte of her
prayers & co~forteth in this present lyfe.
And fynally to come to that ineffable
ioye / to the whiche she assumpte ioyeth
with the eternally in heuyns. Amen.

The .ix. prayer of the last iudgeme~t and of the commynge of the iudge to the same.

O Lorde Iesu Christ iudge of both
quicke & deed vouche safe to ordre
and set me in the last iudgement on thy
right hand. And that I may than here
thy moost swete voyce to my comforte /
which thou shal tha~ speke to thy chosen
people that is. Com ye blessed childern
of my father / and take possessyon of the
kyngdome of glory that was prepared

C.iii.

for you before the begynnynge of the
worlde. And also kepe me that I fere
nat the hearynge of that mooste terryble
sentence / whiche than thou shalte
speake vnto the reproued synners / sayenge.
Go ye cursed people in to euerlastynge
fyre prepared for the deuylle
and his company. O thou onely begoten
sonne of god haue mercy on vs /
that we neuer feale that incurable and
intollerable payne / that is to be excluded
from the glorye and
sight of god. And to burne
perpetually in euerlasting
fyre. O my
god my mercy &
socour / be mercifull
to vs.
Amen.