The whole booke of Psalmes collected into Englysh metre by T. Starnhold, I. Hopkins, & others, conferred with the Ebrue, with apt notes to synge the[m] with al ; faithfully perused and alowed according to thordre appointed in the Quenes Maiesties iniunctions ; very mete to be vsed of all sortes of people priuately for their solace & comfort, laying apart all vngodly songes and ballades, which tende only to the norishing of vyce, and corrupting of youth.

☞ A Prayer to be sayde before a man begin his worke.

O Lorde God most mercifull father and Sa∣uiour, seyng it hath pleased thee to cōmaūd vs to traueil, that we may releue our nede, webeseche thee of thy grace so to blesse our labour that thy blessing may extend vnto vs, without the whiche we are not able to continue: and that this great fauour may be a witnes vnto vs of thy boū∣tifulnes & assistance, so that therby we may know the fatherly care that thou hast ouer vs.

Moreouer, O Lord, we beseche thee that thou woldest strengthen vs with thine holye spirite,

that we may faithfully trauaill in oure estate and vocation without fraude or deceit: & that we maye indeuour our selus to folow thine holy ordinance, rather then to seke to satisfye our gridie affectiōs or desire to gayne. And if it please thee, O Lorde, to prosper our labour, geue vs a mind also to help thē that haue nede, according to that abilitie that that thou of thy mercy shalte geue vs: and know∣ing that all good things come of thee, graunt that we may humble oure selues to our neyghbours, & not by any meanes lift our selues vp aboue them, whiche haue not receyued so liberalla portion as of thy mercy thou haste geuen vnto vs. And if it please thee to try and exercise vs by greater pouer¦tie, and nede then our flesh would desire, that thou woldest yet, O Lorde, graunt vs grace to knowe that thou wilt nourish vs continually through thy bountifull liberalitie, that we be not so tempted that we fall into distrust: but that we may paciēt∣ly wayte tyll thou fill vs not only with corporall graces and benefites, but chiefly with thine heauē¦lye and spirituall treasures, to the intent that we maye alwayes haue more ample occasion to geue thee thankes, and so wolly to rest vpon thy mer∣eyes. Heare vs, O Lorde of mercy, through Iesus Christ thy Sonne our Lorde.

Amen.