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.

HEre begynneth the thyrde parte of the masse / of the gloryous resurreccy¦on of our lorde Ihesu chryste / in the whiche the blyssed soule of oure lorde was templysshed with great ioy / and also mary the mother of god. For as the doctoures do wryte / she was so sore trauayled on good frydaye for the intollerable passyon of her dare sone / y^t she was borne home halfe deed

wherfore she dyd loke and tary for the resur¦reccyon of her blyssed sone / prayenge thus. O father celestyall I knowe well that the tyme is nowe nere: that he shuld resuscytate hym selfe from dethe / wherfore resuscytate hym nowe at this tyme. O my dere sone I haue seen the all redy wounded longe ago. O yf I myght se the now resuscytate from deth & gloryfied ī body. O my dere son thou hast ofte tymes tolde that on the thyrde day thou wold ryse frō deth / & now it draweth nere. Mary thus prayenge / as the sondaye at mydnyghte her dere sone dyde ryse from deth / and dyde reioyse & make glad his mo∣ther afore all other / wherfore ye shall saye in the honour of her this prayer folowynge.

¶ Who that sayth this prayer with re∣pentaunce of his synnes / shall me∣ryte .lxxx.M. yeres of pardon.

O Lorde Ihesu chryste / I praye the for¦the loue of that ioye whiche thy mo∣ther had / whan thou dyddest appere to her in the holy nyghte of Ester / And for that ioye that she had / whan she dyde se the gloryfyed with the dyuyne clerenesse / that thou wylt illumynate me with the .vii. gyf¦tes

of the holy ghost / to the entēt that all the dayes of my lyfe I maye accomplysshe thy dyuyne wyll: whiche doth lyue and reygne euerlastyngly. Amen.

¶ The .xxix. Artycle of the masse.

HOwe the preest dothe take all that is within the chalyce and dothe emptye it & leue it open. This doth sygnyfye how our lorde on the thyrde daye / dyd ryse from deth and left the sepulchre emptye and open / and dyd fyrste appere to his heuy mother: & than afterwarde to his other frendes.

¶ Orayson. Pater nr̄. Aue maria.

O Blyssed lorde I thāke the that thou haste broken the bondes of deth / and areysynge thy holy body from deth / hast gloryfyed the same by the .iiii. vertues of the claryte or clerenes / I praye the good lorde graūt me to ryse in my soule from the deth of synne / to the entent that from hens∣forth I maye walke in the waye of reason that I do not serche ne taste any other thyn¦ge / but that which shall dure euerlastyngly in heuen. Amen.

¶ The .xxx. Artycle of the masse.

HOw the preest cōmeth with the cha¦lyce towardes the ende of the aulter takynge wyne for the percepcyon. This doth sygnyfye howe our lorde after that he was rysen from deth / dyd appere to his dyscyples eatynge with them fysshes ro¦sted: the which they had taken by the cōmaū¦dement of god.

¶ Orayson. Pater nr̄. Aue maria.

O Blyssed lorde Ihesu chryste / I do thanke the that after thy resurreccy∣on / thou hast appered to thy dyscy∣ples in eatynge with them naturall meate: I praye the good lorde norysshe me here in erthe with the breade of the holy scrypture / to the entent that after this tyme I may be parte taker of the heuenly and pardurable refeccyon. Amen.

¶ The .xxxi. Artycle of the masse.

HOwe the preest in the myddes of the aulter doth tourne hym ī dysioynyn¦ge and takynge his handes a son∣dre sayth / Dominus vobiscum. This doth

sygnyfye howe our lorde after that he was rysen from deth / dyd appere & showe hym selfe amonges his dyscyples sayenge / Pax vobis / that is to saye / peace be with you / showynge his hādes & fete persed through.

¶ Orayson. Pater nr̄. Aue maria.

O Blyssed lord I thanke the that thou hast appered to thy dyscyples / there where they were with the gates fast shytte to them / and hast showed amonges them thy fyue woundes / I praye the good lorde shytte and close faste the locke of my fyue wyttes interyoure & exteryoure from all tēptacyons / that I maye be within illu¦mynate with the lyght of thy dyuyne grace euerlastyngly. Amen.

¶ The .xxxii. Artycle of the masse.

HOwe the preest doth tour¦ne hym sayeng / Ite missa est / that is to saye in a ma¦ner / go ye the mysterye of the masse is done. This sy¦gnyfyeth howe god afore that he dyd ascende in to heuen / he cōmaun∣ded to his dyscyples / to go preche sayenge /

Go through all the worlde and preche the holy gospell to all creatures. And he y^t doth byleue and is baptysed / he shall be saued.

¶ Orayson. Pater nr̄. Aue maria.

O Blyssed lorde I do thanke the that by the prechynge of thyne apostelles hast called vs beynge infydelles / to the holy catholyke fayth / to the ende that al those that shuld byleue in the on erth: shuld haue the fruycyon of the afterwarde in he∣uen / I pray the good lorde graunt me to by¦leue in herte faythfully / with my mouthe truely / and by my workes fruytfully / that so I maye dye salutaryly / and lyue pardu¦rably. Amen.

¶ The .xxxiii. Artycle of the masse.

HOwe the preest / whan he hath sayd and red all: he gy¦ueth the benedyccion vpon all those that be there presēt & than he dothe tourne hym from the people retournyn∣ge thyther from whens he came. This doth sygnyfie that after that the sone of god had accomplysshed all thynge after the wyll of

god his father / he gaue his benedyccyon to all those that were vpō the mount of Oly¦uete / & dyd ascende ī to heuen where he doth syt on the ryght hande of god his father.

¶ Orayson. Pater nr̄. Aue maria.

O Blyssed lorde I thanke the that af∣ter that thou had accomplysshed all thynge in erth / after the wyll of the father celestyall for the helth and profyte of vs / thou dyddest ascēde in to heuen / I pray the good lorde drawe my herte to the in he∣uen / to the entent that onely I maye loue & serche the ī erth / and that here beynge in erth I maye be alwayes with the by desyre in heuen / where I maye se the syttynge on the ryght hande of thy father. Amen.

HEre endeth the seconde boke of the masse / trea∣tynge of the lyfe / passy∣on / and resurreccyon of our lord Ihesu chryste / in the which euery good catholyke person maye be in his deuocyon occupyed / and specyally in the masse tyme. For as doctours do wry∣te there be .xii. vertues in remembrynge the

lyfe and passyon of our lorde.

¶ The fyrste vertue is / that the synner ofte tymes is conuerted therby / from his euyll & peruerse lyuynge to good and holy lyuyng so that god graunt hym repentaunce of his synnes / true confessyon and penaunce afo∣re his deth.

¶ The seconde vertue is / that the remem∣braunce of the passyon of our lorde is a me∣dycyne agaynst the tēptacyon of the deuyll. For howe great soeuer the temptacyon be / yf the man remembre cordyally the passyon of oure lorde / tournynge his iyes deuoutly vpon the crosse of god / he shal be delyuered from the temptacyon.

¶ The thyrde vertue is / that our lord wyl make a sure and a stedfaste peace betwene the synner and his father celestyall.

¶ The fourth vertue is / that all trybulacy¦ons: aduersytes / syckenes / dyseases / displea¦sures / and temptacyons / shall be easye and lyght for that man to bere / whiche doth re∣membre the passyon of our lorde. For saynt Gregorye sayth / there is no grefe / dysease / nor displeasure / but we may lyghtly vayn¦quysshe it / yf we do remembre deuoutly the passyon of our lorde.

¶ The fyfthe vertue is / that suche a person

hath more knowlege of god what his wyll is to be done or not to be done / thā the other. ¶ The syxte vertue is / that oure lorde gy∣ueth deuocyon to suche men and doth exalt theyr prayer. And therfore whan the man is drye of deuocyon / he shall tourne hym sel¦fe to the passyon of our lorde where he shall fynde swetnes and abundaunt deuocyon / And also whā any man wyll praye to our lorde for any thynge / be it for hym selfe or for any other quycke or deed / he shall occu∣pye hym selfe fyrste in one of the artycles of the passyon of our lorde: wherin he hath the most deuocyon: and in suche medytacyon he shall praye / and without doubte yf the thyn¦ge that he dothe desyre be to the helth of his soule / he shall obteyne it or elles a better.

¶ The seuenth vertue is / as saynt Bernar¦de sayth / that god is present & nere to hym that doth remembre his passyon / and so oft as the man doth drawe his breth and dothe take it of the ayre / so ofte dothe he receyue a specyall grace in his soule.

¶ The eyght vertue / is that the man in re∣membrynge hertely the passyon of our lor∣de / maye obteyne more grace than yf all the holy churches / or all the men in the worlde shulde praye for hym.

¶ The nynth vertue is / that the remem∣braunce & medytacyon of oure lorde Ihesu chryste / doth passe and surmount all other corporall operacyōs / and is acceptable vn∣to god aboue all thynges / after that man hath done true penaunce for his syn̄es. For as Albertus magnus doth wryte / it is bet∣ter for man to remembre one poynte of the passyon of our lord / than to fast an hole ye∣re breade and water: or to scourge hym selfe tyll he make the blode renne out / or to saye the hole psalter.

¶ The tenth vertue is / that the hertye and feruent medytacyon of the passyon of oure lord is more profytable to man / than yf our lady and all the sayntes in heuen dyd pray for hym: that is to vnderstande accordynge and after the dygnyte of the passyon of god For in the prayer of sayntes dothe not con∣syste our helth: as in the passyon of our lor∣de Ihesu chryste.

¶ The eleuenth vertue is / y^t the man whi¦che hath lost & myspent his yonge age / may recouer that whiche he hath lost and consu∣med / yf deuoutly and hertely he occupy and exercyse hym selfe with the passyon of god: So that in shorte space he may obteyne as great rewarde of god / as another in longe

tyme whiche doth not occupye hym selfe in the passyon of god.

¶ The twelfth vertue is / that god shall ayde and conforte suche a man in the houre of deth / & shall not departe from hym vnto he come to a good ende / & sauely be brought to euerlastynge lyfe. To the whiche the fa∣ther / the sone / and the holy ghost brynge vs all. Amen.