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¶Because that whan thou go¦est to study in holy scripture, thou shuldest do it with reuerence, ther¦fore for thy instruction & louynge admonicion therto, the Reue∣rende father in god, Nicolas, Bisshoppe of Salisbury hath prescrybed the this prayer folowynge, taken out of the same.
O Lorde God almyghtye whiche longe agoo saydest by the mouthe of Iames thyn Apostle: If any of you lacke wys∣dom, let hym aske it of God whiche geueth it plenteously to all men, and casteth no man in the tethe, and it shalbe geuen hym. Heare my peticion for this thy promes sake. Let my prayer ascende luckely in to thy syght lyke incense. Let thy•• eare be attent vnto my depe desyre. Geue me wysdome which is eue•• assistent about thy seate. And put me not out from amonge 〈…〉〈…〉, for I am thy seruaunt and ye sonne of thy handmayde▪ 〈…〉〈…〉 her (I meane thy godly wysedome) out of thyne holy heauens, and from the trone of thy maiestye, that she maye be with me, and laboure with me, yt I may knowe what is acceptable in thy syght Oh lerne me goodnes, nurtoure, and knowlege, for I beleue thy commaunde∣mentes. Thou art good and gracyous, instructe me in thyne ordy∣naunces. Let myne hertie besechynge ascende in to thy presence. Geue me vnderstondynge accordynge to thy worde. Oh geue me vnderstō∣dynge, and I shall kepe thy lawe, Yee I shall kepe it with all myne herte. Shewe me thy wayes o Lorde, & teache me thy patthes. Leade me in to thy trueth and lerne me, for thou art the God of my helth. And on the do I depende alway. Heare now my voyce O Lorde with which I haue cryed vnto the. Haue mercy vpon me, and gracyouslye heare me for Iesus Christes sake oure Lorde, which lyueth and reyg∣neth with the his father & the holy goost worlde without ende. Amen.
¶After the ende of any Chapter (yf thou wylt) thou mayest saye these verses folowynge.
LEade me (o Lorde) in thy waye, and let me walke in thy trueth.
Oh let myne herte delyte in fearynge thy name.
Ordre my goynges after thy worde, that no wyckednes reygne in me.
Kepe my steppes within thy patthes, lest my fete turne in to any contrary waye.