This prymer of Salysbury vse is set out a long wout ony serchyng with many prayers, and goodly pyctures in the kale[n]der, in the matyns of our lady, in the houres of the crosse in the. vii. psalmes, and in the dyryge.

Orationes ad christum.

O Gloryous iesu / o mekest iesu o moost swetest iesu. I praye the that I may haue true {con}fessy¦on contricyon & satisfaccyon or dye & that I may se & receyue thy holy body god & man sauyour of all mankynde cryst iesu with••ut synne: & that ••hou wylt my lorde god forgyu•• me all my s••nnes: for thy gloryous woundes 〈…〉〈…〉 and th••t •• m••y ende m•• lyf•• in t••e tru•• ••a••th of holy chyrche & in parfayte loue and charyte wit•• all myn ••u••n••tyst as thy creature and I com••••••d•• my soul•• in to th•• holy hādes through thy gloryous helpe of thy

holy blessyd moder / & to all the holy cōpany of he∣uen. The holy body of cryst iesu be my saluacyon of body & soule. The gloryous blode / of cryst iesu brynge my soule & body in the euerlastynge blysse I cry god mercy / I cry god mercy / I cry god mer¦cy. Welcōe my maker / welcōe•• my redemer / welcōe my sauyour. I cry the mercy with herte contryte for my grete vnkyndenesse that I haue had to the.

•• The moost swetest spouse of my soule cryst Iesu desyrynge hertely euer∣more to be with the in mynde & wyll & to let none erthly thynge to be so nere my herte as thou Iesu. And that I drede nor for to dye for to good to the iesu: & that I may euermore say to the with a gladde chere my sauyour cryst iesu. I bese∣che the hertely take me synner to thy greate mer∣cy & grace for I loue the with all my herte / with all my mynde & with all my myght & nothynge so moche in erthe nor aboue erth as I do the my swe¦te lorde Iesu cryst and for that I haue not loued the and worshypped the aboue all thynge as my lorde and sauyou•• cryst iesu. I beseche the with mekenesse & herte contryte of mercy & forgyuenes of my grete vnkyndenesse for the greate loue that thou shewed forme / and all mankynde what tyme thou offerd vp thy gloryous body god & man vnto the crosse there to be crucifyed & wounded / & out of thy herte rennynge plentuously blodde / & wat••r for the redempcyon / of me & all mankynde: & thus hauynge remembraunce stedfastly in my herte of the my sauyour cryst iesu I doubte not but thou wylt befull nere me and conforte me bothe body••y and goostly with thy gloryous presence / & at the last brynge me vnto thyn euerlastynge blysse the wiche neuer shall haue ende. Amen.

¶〈…〉〈…〉

Oratio.

[illustration]

O Blyssed tri¦nite the fader the sone & the holy goost thre perso∣nes & one god. I byleue with my herte & cōfesse with my mouth all tat holy chyrche byleueth & holdeth of the asmo∣che as a good catholyk & crystman ought to do & byleue of the / & I pro¦test here before ty maie¦ste that I wyll lyue & dye in thys fayth & con¦tinuall my lyfe & in knowlege the my god fader / & maker of all the worlde. I thy poore creature sub∣i••cte / & seruaūte do make to the fayth & homage / of my body / & of my soule whiche. I holde of the no¦bly as of my souerayne lorde & god with all the goodes naturall spirituall & tēporall / that I haue & that euer I had & also that I entende to haue of the in this worlde here & in that other and with all my herte I remercy & tanke the: & in signe of the ••ognysaunce and knowlege I paye vnto the thys lytell tribute on mornynge••& on euenynge / that is that I adoure & worshyppe the with herte & mou¦the in fayth / in hope & in charyte with this lytell oryson & prayere wiche all onely apparteyneth to thy blyssed maieste / sygnory & diuinyte: & humbly I requyre the of thre thynges. The fyrst is mercy and forgyuenesse of as many euylles and vylanye synnes as I haue done & commysed in tyme passed agaynst thy wyll. The secōde it please the to gyue me grace that I maye serue the & accōplysshe thy cōmaundemētes with out to tourne and fall in to

deedly synne. The thyrde is that at my dethe & me grete nede thou socoure me & gyue me grace that I haue remembraunce of thy blyssed passyon and cōtricyon of my synnes / & that I may dye in thys holy fayth / & fynably may come to the glory eter∣nall with all the sayntes of heuen. Amen.

Lorde god all myghty all seyn∣ge all thynges knowynge wysdome & sa¦pience of all I poore synner make thys day in despyte of all the fende of hell protestacyon that yf by auenture ony temptacyon / decepcyon or variacyon comynge by sorowe peyne of sykenes¦se: or by ony feblenesse of body or by ony other oc∣casyon what som euer it be. I sall or declyne in pe∣ryll of my soule or preiudice of my helte••or in er∣rour of the holy fayth catholyke ī whiche••I was regenerate in the holy font of baptyme.

••orde god in good mynde in which I holde me now by thy grace wherfore with all my herte / I thanke the of that errour with my power I resy∣ue & here renounce & of the s••me me cōfesse in pro∣testynge that I wyll lyue & dye in the fayth of ho∣ly chyrche our moder & thyn espouse / & in withnes¦se of thys confessyon & protest••cyon & in despyte of the fende of hell / I offre to the Credo. in whiche all veryte all trythe is conteyned: and to the I com∣mende my soule my lyfe / and my dethe. Amen. Pater noster. Aue maria. Crede in deum.