A diamonde most precious, worthy to be marked instructing all maysters and seruauntes, how they ought to leade their lyues, in that uocation which is fruitfull, and necessary, as well for the maysters, as also for the seruants, agreeable vnto the holy Scriptures. Reade me ouer, and then iudge, if I be not well, then grudge: thinke well of him that mee made, for Gods worde shall neuer fade.

¶ A prayer to eschew the affections of worldly men.

O Good Lorde, Father almightye, we meekly beseech thee heare our prayers, and where thou hast ge∣uen expresse commaundementes, to direct euerye mans lyfe to thy pleasure, graunt vs grace we neuer looke at a∣ny wicked mans doing, to followe them, nor may consyder so much, what the great number of men do, as what we are bound by thy laws to do, O Lord we see to our great griefe, many great & wise men in the worlde, to mayntayne Idolatry, Ipocrisye, and superstition, prefer∣ring euill customes, and wilfull opinions, of the ignoraunt people, before the true Catho∣licke Fayth, expressed in the holye Scrip∣ture. Neuerthelesse, O Lorde, wee be∣seeche thee for thy great mercy, to preserue vs,

that we neuer follow the multitude to swarue from thy holy word, nor liue wickedly, through any mans euill example, but geue vs euermore grace to obey the Queenes most excellēt Ma∣iestye, and all the Nobillitie, & all Maiestrates that be in aucthoritie vnder her, saue vs good Lord from doing wrong to any man, giue vs grace to pay euery man his duetye: To our Queene that which is due vnto her: to our pa∣stor that is due to him: to our Landlord and creditors which is due to them, and that with∣out grudging. Moreouer good Lord, we be∣seech thee saue vs from the company of al blas∣phemers of thy name, vnchaste lyuers, extor∣cioners, crafty Brybers, Backbyters, giue vs grace euermore to disseuer frō them in thought word and deede, and saue vs from all deadlye sinne, if at any tyme wee shall happen to fall through frayltie, or in malyce to offende thy de∣uine maiesty, by transgressing of any of thy ho∣ly commaundements, we beseech thee graunt vs grace truely for to repent, paciently to bee rebuked of the Preachers of thy worde, or pry∣uately tolde thereof by our friendes, to our a∣mendment, that we may both lyue and dye in thy seruyce, and through the merites of thy sonnes passyon, to obtaine euerlasting lyfe for euermore.

Amen.