The doctrine of the Masse booke, co[n]cerning the making of holye water, salt, breade, candels, ashes, fyre, insence, pascal, pascal la[m]be, egges, and herbes, the marying rynge, the pilgrimes wallet, staffe, & crosse, truly translated into Englyshe. Anno. Domi. M.D.LIIII. the xx. of May..

The halovving of Palmes.

VVhen the gospel is ended, let ther folow the halowing of flouers & braunches, by the priest, being araied with a redde Cope, vpon the thyrde step of the altare, turnīg him toward the South: the Palmes wyth y^• flou∣ers being fyrst laied aside vpō the al∣tere for the Clarkes: and for the other vpon the steppe of the altere on the Southe syde.

I Coniure the thou creature of flo••¦ers and braunches in the name of God the father almighty, & in the name of Iesu Christ hys sōne our Lord, & in the vertue of the holy Gost. Therfore be thou rooted out & displa∣ted from this creature of flouers and braunches, al thou strength of the ad ••ersary, al thou host of the diuell, and al thou power of the enemy, euē eue∣ry assault of Diuels: That thou ouer∣take not the foote steps of them that haste vnto the grace of god. Thorow him that shal come to iudge y^e quicke & the dead, & the world by fyre. Amē.

¶ Then are prayers sayd wythout Dominus vobiscum, but onelye wyth Oremus.

A Prayer.

ALmightye eternal God, who at the pouring out of the floude, diddest declare to thy seruaunt Noe by the mouthe of a Doue bearing an Oliue braunch, that peace was restored agayne vpon earth: we humblye bescche the, that thy truthe may ✚ sanctisie this creature of flou∣ers

and braunches & slips of Palme•• or bowes of trees, which we offer be fore the presence of thy glory: that the deuoute people bearing them in their handes, may meryte to optayne the grace of thy benediccion: Thorowe Chris••e. &c.

¶ And al the prayers are saide vn∣der the tune of a lēsson, and with Oremus.

A Praier.

O God, whose sonne for the sal naciō of mankinde descēded downe from heauen into the earth, and when the houre of his passion drew neare, wolde come to Hierusalem, sitting vpon an Asse, and be called king and praised of the people: Increace y^t faith of those that trust in the, and graciously heare the prayers of the humble. Let thy mercy (O Lord) come vpon vs, we beseeche thee, and vouchsafe to ✚ blesse these braūches of Palme and other trees: that al they which shall beare them, may be replenished with the gyfte of thy benediction. Graunt therfore O

Lorde, that as the children of the He∣brues crying Osanna in the highest, did mete the same thy sōne our Lord Iesu Christ wyth braunches of Pal∣mes: euen so we lykewyse bearyng bowes of trees, may with good wor∣kes mete Christ, and come to eternal ioy, through the same Christ.

A Praier.

O God which gatherest things that are dispersed, and preser∣vest suche as are gathered to∣gether: thou that dydst blesse the people whiche caryed Braun∣ches of Palme trees to meete Christ Iesu: Blesse also these braunches of Palmes and other trees, whych thy Sruauntes at the benediction of thi name do faythfullye take: that into what place so euer thei be brought, al the inhabitours of y^e same place, maye optaine thy blessing, so as al sickenes being chaced away, thy ryght hande may defend them whō it hathe rede∣med, thorow the same Christ.

¶ Here let the floures and braūches be sprinkled with holy water, and

censed. Thē saith the Prest Domi∣nus vobiscum, & Oremus.

The Praier.

O Lord Iesu christ, thou maker and redemer of y^• world, wh•• for our delyueraunce and sal∣uatiō hast vouchsafed to com down from the highest tower of hea∣uen, to be incarnate, and to suffer pas∣sion: who also of thine accord appro∣chyng and cōming to the place of the same passion, wouldest (of the people that met the with braūches of Palme trees) be praysed and cōmended, and with loude voice to be called the bles∣sed king tha•• cōmeth in the name of the Lorde: vouchsafe thou nowe to ac∣cept the praise of our confession, and to ✚ blesse and ✚ sanctifie, these braū¦ches of Palmes and other trees and flouers, that who soeuer in the seruice of thy vertue shal take any thing ther of, being sanctified with the benedic∣tion of heauen, may deserue to enioy remissiō of sinnes, and the rewardes of eternal life, thorow the Iesu Christ thou sauiour of the world, who with

the father and the holy Gost liuest & reignest god world w^tout end. Amen.

¶ So whan these thinges are fyny∣shed, let the Palmes immediately be distributed, & in y^e meane whyle let these Anthemes folowynge be song, the Chaunter begīning: Pu∣eri Hebreorum. &c. The Chyldren of the Hebreues taking Oliue braun∣ches, met the Lord, crying and say∣ing: Osanna in the heigth.

Another Antheme.

The Children of the Hebrues stro∣wed their garmentes in the way, and cried saying: Osanna to the sonne of Dauid: Blessed is he that commetl•• in the name of the Lord.