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.

¶ The fyrste Artycle of the masse.

HOwe the preest doth ma∣ke hym redy in the vestry to saye masse / and the dea¦con and subdeacon do hel¦pe hym / but the preest alo∣ne doth take & caste vpon hym the chesuble: which doth sygnyfie how chryste hath taken vpon hym the nature of man / and was cōceyued in the vestry of the blyssed body of our lady / wherin the father and the holy ghost haue gyuen ayde & helpe The mynystrer or he that doth helpe to ser∣ue at the masse / doth sygnyfye the aungell Gabryell.

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O Blyssed lorde Ihesu chryste / I do thanke the that by the wyl of thy fa¦ther celestyall / thou hast ben concey∣ued by the operacyon of the holy ghoost / in the blyssed body of the vyrgyne mary in al clennes and without any spotte of synne / I beseche the good lord by the meryte of thy dere mother / that I whiche haue ben concey¦ued in malyce and synne / may be puryfyed of all my synnes. Amen.

¶ The seconde artycle of the masse.

HOwe the preest doth go out of the vestry towardes the aulter with the deacon and subdeacon: where he doth ta¦ry a lytel space betwene thē with scylence / the whiche doth sygnyfye / howe Ihesus was borne be¦twene Ioseph and our lady / and layde be∣twene an Oxe and an Asse.

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O Blyssed lorde Ihesu chryste / I do thāke the bycause thou hast wylled to be borne after the nature of man / of the vyrgyne mary in this worlde for our synnes / for the whiche synnes thou hast af∣terwarde suffred deth vpon the crosse: I be¦seche the good lorde gyue me grace so to bere the crosse of penaunce herein erthe for my synnes / that I maye come to thy glory in heuen. Amen.

¶ The thyrde artycle of the masse.

HOwe the preest beynge betwene thē sayth with great deuocyon Confite¦or / and doth confesse hym selfe as a

syn̄er / albeit that he hath confessed hym sel∣fe afore of all his deedly syn̄es: whiche doth sygnyfye that the innocent chylde Ihesus / dyd suffre hym selfe to be cyrcumcysed as a pure & a clene myrrour without any spotte.

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O Blyssed lorde Ihesu chryste / I do humbly thanke the for thou hast suf∣fred thy selfe to be cyrcūcysed on the .viii. daye / after thy natyuyte with a knyfe of stone / for to take awaye the vengeaūce of our synnes / and hast cōmaūded that thy holy name shuld be Ihesus / I praye the de∣re lorde graunt me thy dyuyne grace / that I maye cyrcumcyse me with the knyfe of thy dyuyne fere and drede from all euyll tē¦ptacions / that I may laude and prayse thy holy name Ihesus euerlastyngly. Amen.

¶ The fourth artycle of the masse.

HOwe the preest after Cōfiteor gothe to the aulter with great reuerence / & lowly inclynyng hym selfe doth worshyppe god almyghty / whiche doth sygny¦fye vnto vs / howe the thre Kynges with

great reuerence & deuocyon / haue worshyp∣ped the swete chylde Ihesu / and haue hum∣bly gyuen hym theyr offrynges.

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O Blyssed lorde Ihesu chryste / I do thanke the that thou haste wytsau••e to showe & manyfest thy selfe to the thre kynges / by the tokenynge of a shynyn∣ge sterre: & hath brought them home agayne in to theyr owne countre by another waye / I beseche the good lorde to illumyne the ob∣scuryte and darkenes of my conscyence / by the lyght of thy grace / that I maye gyue & offre myrre of feruent deuocyon / insence of busye and dylygent prayer / and golde of dy¦uyne dyleccyon / that I maye come to the waye of helth. Amen.

¶ The fyfth artycle of the masse.

HOw the preest after that with great reuerence doth begynne the masse / be¦twene deacon and subdeacon at the one syde of the aulter: whiche doth sygnyfie that Ihesus was presented in the temple / vpon the aulter of the soueraygne preest / with great deuocyon and reuerence betwe∣ne

Ioseph & Mary / and his other frendes.

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O Blyssed lorde Ihesu chryste / I than¦ke the that thou hast suffred deuout∣ly and obedyently thy selfe to be pre∣sented ī the temple by the soueraygne preest to the entent that we maye be present in he∣uen with the father celestyall. Wherfore fa∣ther celestyall / I do offre accordynge as I am worthy this daye in the masse / Ihesu chryste thy onely sone for all my syn̄es: and praye the that this oblacyon be not loste in me. Amen.

¶ The .vi. Artycle of the masse.

HOwe the preest / the deacon and sub¦deacon do go from the aulter / & the preest and the deacon do sytte them downe / and the subdeacon doth synge the epystell. This doth sygnyfie vnto vs how Ihesus Mary and Ioseph fled out of theyr countre from the face of Herode where they dyd dwell in to Egypte / where Ioseph la∣boured for them.

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O Blyssed lorde Ihesu chryste / I do thanke the for thou beyng yonge of age / was constrayned to flye from Herode out of thy countre ī to Egypte amō¦ges the paynyms / I beseche the good lorde that thou wylt gyue me grace / that I may pacyently contempne all persecucyons / try∣bulacyons / and false tales and lyes surmy¦sed vpon me / to the entent that hereafter I may be founde a true pylgryme of Ierusa¦lem. Amen.

¶ The .vii. Artycle of the masse.

HOwe the preest dothe come agayne to the aulter / where dylygently he doth rede the gospell. This sygnyfy¦eth howe Ihesus Mary and Ioseph / haue retourned from Egypte in to theyr countre from whens they fled / by the cōmaūdemēt of the holy aungell.

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O Blyssed lorde Ihesu chryste: I than¦ke the for after that thou had ben. vii yeres ī Egypte / thou retourned in to thy cytie of Nazareth / I praye the good lor∣de graunt me poore syn̄er to retourne from

my synnes / and so to serche / fynde / and hol∣de the here in erth / that we be not separate from hensforth / the one from the other for euermore. Amen.

¶ The .viii. Artycle of the masse.

HOwe the preest after that he hath red and herde the gospel: he goth to the myd¦des of the aulter and doth synge with a hygh voyce Credo in vnum deum. This doth sygnyfye that mary with great ioye and gladnesse hath foūde her dere sone Ihesus in the temple amōges the doctours / and dyd go with her in to Nazareth.

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O Blyssed lorde Ihesu chryste / I than¦ke the that thou hast reioysed and cō∣forted thy heuye mother / in goynge with her in to Nazareth / and hast alwayes ben obedyent vnto her / I praye the good lorde gouerne me alwayes that I may ly∣ue after thy cōmaundementes and those of the holy churche / to the entent that so lyuyn¦ge I maye byleue as a good catholyke per∣son

ought to byleue / in the whiche I desyre to lyue and dye euerlastyngly. Amen.

¶ The .ix. Artycle of the masse.

HOwe the preest with scylē¦ce doth make redy / prepare and offre the sacryfyce: and afterwarde goth to the en∣de of the aulter & doth was¦she his hādes. This sygny¦fyeth vnto vs that chryste from the .xii. ye∣res of his age vnto .xxx. yeres / dyd nothyn¦ge openly that a man can fynde in wrytyn¦ge. Yet neuertheles he was not Idle / but at the .xxx. yeres of his age he went towardes Iordan / for to be baptysed of saynt Iohn̄ Baptyste.

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O Blyssed lorde Ihesu chryste / I than¦ke & laude the that thou beynge god almyghty / hast gone in the humany¦te towardes Iordan to be baptysed / to the entent that our baptysme myght be ordey∣ned / confyrmed / & sanctyfyed by the same / I beseche the good lord graūt me poore syn¦ner: y^t I may so puryfye me ī the baptysme

of my cōfessyon & declaryng of my faultes and synnes / by thyne humble baptysme all my synnes maye be pardoned euerlastyn∣gely. Amen.

¶ The .x. Artycle of the masse.

HOwe the preest doth go to the myddes of the aulter prayeng al those that be ī heuen to pray for hym: and than he doth tour¦ne hym towardes the people desyryng them also to praye for hym. This doth sygnyfye that chryste dyd pray for vs in the deserte or wyldernes / whā he dyd fast .xl dayes and .xl. nyghtes / and after was tempted of the euyll spyryte and enemy of hell.

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O Blyssed lorde Ihesu chryste / I do thanke the that thou beyng ledde by the inspyracyon of the holy ghost in to the wyldernes / there dyddest fast .xl. day¦es and .xl. nyghtes / and afterwarde hauyn¦ge hungre dyde ouercome thyne enemye / I praye the good lorde graunt me the vertue of abstynence to fast alwayes from synne / and to haue thryste or desyre / of the vertue

of equyte & iustyce / that I maye ouercome the temptacyon of myne enemyes. Amen.

¶ The .xi. Artycle of the masse.

HOwe the preest beynge in the myd∣des of the aulter: begynneth to synge with a hygh voyce the preface / Per omnia secula seculorum. This doth sygny∣fye that oure lorde hath preched at his .xxx. yeres to the people: the holy catholyke fayth confyrmynge the same by meruaylous my∣racles: to the honour of his father celestyall.

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O Blyssed lorde Ihesu chryste / I do thāke the of the great loue that thou hast had for our helth / and for the ho¦ly catholyke fayth / which thou thy self hath taught and confyrmed by myracles / I bese¦che the good lorde graunt me to accomplys¦s••e that that thou hast taught / and to byle∣ue stedfastly in that / whiche thou hast done to the entent that so I maye lyue in thy cō∣maundementes / and dye in thy holy fayth. Amen.

¶ The .xii. Artycle of the masse.

HOwe after that the preest hath son∣ge the preface they do synge Sāctus Sanctus Sanctus / benedictus qui venit in noīe domini. This doth sygnyfye howe the hūble Ihesus on Palme sonday dyd humbly come ī to Ierusalem syttynge vpō an Asse: where the Iewes dyd receyue hym w^t great reuerēce: the chyldren dyd syn¦ge: bn̄dictus qui venit osanna in excelsis.

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O Blyssed lorde Ihesu chryste / I do thanke the that thou haste come vo∣lūtaryly in to Ierusalem to thy pas∣syon / syttyng vpon an Asse / I beseche the humbly good lorde: that thou wylt so come to me poore synner / and vysyte me by thy dyuyne grace / to the entent that ī body / sou¦le / and in all thynge / I maye be obedyent vnto the / that thou maye gouerne me for to go / to be conuersaunt / to kepe scylence / and to speke that thynge / that maye be accepta∣ble to thy dyuyne wyll. Amen.