The interpretacyon, and sygnyfycacyon of the Masse Here begynneth a good deuoute boke to the honoure of god, of our lady his mother, [and] of all sayntes, and ryght profytable to all good Catholyke persones, to knowe howe they shall deuoutly here masse. And how salutaryly they shal confesse them. And how reuerently and honourably they shall go to the holy sacrament or table of our sauyour Ihesu chryste, with dyuerse other profytable documents and oraysons or prayers here conteyned, composed and ordeyned by frere Gararde, frere mynoure, of the ordre of the Obseruauntes.

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The interpretacyon, and sygnyfycacyon of the Masse Here begynneth a good deuoute boke to the honoure of god, of our lady his mother, [and] of all sayntes, and ryght profytable to all good Catholyke persones, to knowe howe they shall deuoutly here masse. And how salutaryly they shal confesse them. And how reuerently and honourably they shall go to the holy sacrament or table of our sauyour Ihesu chryste, with dyuerse other profytable documents and oraysons or prayers here conteyned, composed and ordeyned by frere Gararde, frere mynoure, of the ordre of the Obseruauntes.
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Gherit, van der Goude, fl. 1507.
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[London :: Imprynted by me Robert Wyer, dwellynge at the sygne of saynt Iohn Eua[n]gelyste, in saynt Martyns parysshe in the felde, in the bysshop of Norwytche rentes, besyde Charynge crosse,
In the yere of our Lorde God a. M. CCCCC. xxxii. The .xiiii. daye of the moneth of Octobre] [1532]
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Mass -- Early works to 1800.
Lord's Supper -- Catholic Church -- Early works to 1800.
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"The interpretacyon, and sygnyfycacyon of the Masse Here begynneth a good deuoute boke to the honoure of god, of our lady his mother, [and] of all sayntes, and ryght profytable to all good Catholyke persones, to knowe howe they shall deuoutly here masse. And how salutaryly they shal confesse them. And how reuerently and honourably they shall go to the holy sacrament or table of our sauyour Ihesu chryste, with dyuerse other profytable documents and oraysons or prayers here conteyned, composed and ordeyned by frere Gararde, frere mynoure, of the ordre of the Obseruauntes." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A68080.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 12, 2024.

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¶ The .xxvi. Chapytre / what thynge the man shall rede / whan he doth come before the Image of our Lady.

O Moste benygne Mary dou∣ghter of the father of heuen mother of the sone of god / espouse of the holy ghost: I praye the that as the father celestyall of his great myght & power hath exalted the in the hyghest trone of heuen / so I pray the most benygne vyrgyne and mo¦ther mary / to socoure and helpe me and all my frendes. And to defende vs from the tē¦ptacyons of our enemye. Amen.

¶ Aue maria.

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O Most humble mother of Ihesu chry∣ste Mary: thou art a paradyse of ioye & the hyd treasor of the secrete of god: I pray the yt as the son of god of the myght & power of his incōprehensyble wysdome hath aorned the / that ouer and aboue al the saynt{is} thou shulde vse & haue the fruycyon most perfytly / of the face & presēce of the ho¦ly trynyte: so I pray the most pure virgyn mary / that thou stande by me & assyste me and all my frendes at the houre of deth / in remplysshynge and in puttynge in our sou¦les / the lyght of the holy catholyke fayth / to the entent that oure fayth / be not occupyed with erroure.

¶ Aue maria.

O Most swete mary / beaute of the aun¦gelles / flower of the patryark{is} / may¦stres of the apostelles / courage of the martyres / swete foūtayne of the cōfessours honoure and ioye of vyrgynes / consolacy∣on & solace of all synners / I praye the that as the holy ghoost hathe remplysshed and fylled the of his swetnes and dyuyne grace to the entent that thou be the most benygne and mercyfull next after god / so I beseche the most holy & imaculate vyrgyne mary / that thou wylt be present by me and all my

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frendes after the tyme of our lyfe: in shedyn¦ge and puttynge in to our soules the swete¦nes of the dyuyne dyseccyon & loue / so that we maye ioye with the and with all saynt{is} euerlastyngly. Amen.

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