The key of knovvledge Contayning sundry godly prayers and meditations, very necessary to occupy the mindes of well disposed persons.

A prayer to be said whē ye take a iourney by lande.

O Almighty Lord, & most mercifall father, y^e wach∣man of them that sleepe, the Physicion of them that are diseased, the comfort of thē that are afflicted, the garder and protector of them that are in any daunger, or ad∣uersity, vouchsafe, I besech thée, to sende downe thyne heauenly Aungell, to be my guide, conductor, and leader,

in the waye where I walke that by thy gracious protec∣tion, I may be defended frō all myne enemies, bothe Ghostly and bodily, & from all perills, or daungers, y^t by any extraordinary meanes may be fall me, if I be alone without company, kepe my mynde free, from all maner idle phantasies, and fonde cogitatio••s, that may with∣drawe me from the medita∣tion of thy heauenly word,

and let al my thoughts con∣sist in the contemplation of thy comfortable promises, and cōmaundementes. And if it so chaunce that I tra∣uayle in the companie of o∣thers, I beseche thee, so to di∣rect my tonge, that no word of ribaldrie, or vnhonest talke proceede out of my mouth, but that al my com∣munications, thoughts, and déedes, may tend to the ad∣uauncement of thy glorie,

and to the edification both of me, and all els that shall heare it. Send downe, most heauenly Father, thy mes∣senger to conduct me, as thou dydst yong Iobias in his iourney to Rages, whiche moste mercifully defended him from the iawes of the monstrous Fishe, and from the power of the euil spirit. Thou hast promised, that thou wylt at all tymes be readie both to heare their

prayers, and minister pre∣sent helpe to all them, that vnfaignedly call vppon thy name: encline therefore thine eare vnto me, moste mercifull Father, whiche powre foorth my prayers, before y^e throne of thy mer∣cie, and vouchsafe to garde me vnder the shadow of thy winges, that I may safely trauaile in trade of my vo∣cation, without daunger of anye ghostly enimie, that

may hurt the soule, or anye other humaine chaunce, or casualtie, that may annoye the body. Direct, most mer∣cyfull Father, the proc••••se of my businesse to a happie and prosperous ende, & that I may returne with as good and perfect helth, both of bo∣die and soule, as I take my iourney: so will I prayse thée, in the congregation of y^e righteous, with a Psalme of thankes geuing to thy

name, for euer and euer. A∣men.