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 13, 2024.
Contents
- title page
- ¶ The Prologue.
- table of contents
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¶ Here begyn∣neth the fyrste boke, conteynynge very profytable Doctrynes, ser∣uynge to the Masse deuyded in .xxxiii. Chapytres.
- ¶ The fyrste Chapytre: wherfore the Masse in all languages is called Missa / and none otherwyse.
- ¶ The seconde Chapytre / wherfore cō∣monly the catholyke churches be sy¦tuate / or sette in the Eest and west partes and the masse is sayde in the Eest parte.
- ¶ The thyrde Chapytre / who dyd saye the fyrste Masse vpon the erth / and who hath so ordeyned and com¦posed it sens that tyme.
- ¶ The fourth Chapytre / yf the fyrst masse of a newe preest be better than the secon¦de or the thyrde of another preest.
- ¶ The fyfth Chapytre / yf it be more for the soule helthe / to here masse of a deuoute and vertuous preest / than of an euyll preest.
- ¶ The syxte chapytre / Yf all the masses be lyke good: as masse of Requiem / of our Lady / of the holy Sacra∣ment. &c. and whiche is best.
- ¶ The .vii. Chapytre / howe a man shall saye the seuen masses.
- ¶ The .viii. Chapytre: Yf euery catho∣lyke persone be bounde to here masse the Sondaye.
- ¶ The .ix. Chapytre: yf it be cōmaun¦ded to here Masse: as well of all other feestes and holydayes / as of the Sondayes.
- ¶ The .x. Chapytre / Yf a man maye go on pylgrymage the Sondayes and other feestes. And yf ser∣uauntes be bounde to here masse the Sondayes.
- ¶ The .xi. Chapytre: Yf it be suffycyēt that a man here one masse the Sondaye / in leuynge the sermon and euenson¦ge the same daye.
- ¶ The .xii. Chapytre / howe the man shall behaue hym selfe in the masse tyme / after the ordynaunce of the holy churche and the lawe Canon.
- ¶ The .xiii. Chapytre / Yf the man be bounde to here masse of his Cura¦te / and in his owne parysshe.
- ¶ The .xiiii. Chapytre / Yf masse maye be sayde in places not halowed / as within the howse.
- ¶ The .xv. Chapytre / yf a man the sondaye in the masse tyme may saye that thynge / whiche is cō∣maunde hym in penaunce.
- ¶ The .xvi. Chapytre / Yf the man whiche cōmeth after that the masse is begon / be yet bounde on the sondayes / to here another masse.
- ¶ The .xvii. Chapytre / yf it be requysy∣te that the man here and vnderstan¦de the wordes of the masse.
- ¶ The .xviii. Chapytre / what profyte cōmeth by the masse / and what per∣sones maye haue and vse it.
- ¶ The .xix. Chapytre / yf a man maye without synne saye or cause a masse to be sayde for moneye.
- ¶ The .xx. Chapytre / In what thynge & wherby a man may consydre the great¦nesse and dygnyte of the masse.
- ¶ The .xxi. Chapytre / what the persone shall rede in the mornynge whan he doth ryse from bedde.
- ¶ The .xxii. Chapytre / what the man shal saye for all chrysten soules / whan he doth passe by the churcheyarde.
- ¶ The .xxiii. Chapytre / howe the mā shall dyspose hym selfe to here masse.
- ¶ The .xxiiii. Chapytre / what thynge a man shall rede whan he cōmeth fyr∣ste before the holy sacrament.
- ¶ The .xxv. Chapytre / what thynge the man shall rede / whan he cō∣meth before the holy crosse of our lorde Ihesu chryste.
- ¶ The .xxvi. Chapytre / what thynge the man shall rede / whan he doth come before the Image of our Lady.
- ¶ The xxvii. Chapytre / how he that doth helpe the masse ought to behaue hym.
- ¶ The .xxviii. Chapytre / howe euery man shall gladly helpe and serue at the masse / for syxe reasons.
- ¶ The .xxix. Chapytre / what fruytes he receyueth of god / that serueth gladly and deuoutly at the masse.
- ¶ The .xxx. Chapytre / yf women maye helpe and serue at the masse.
- ¶ The .xxxi. Chapytre / yf the mynyster maye helpe and serue and here the ho∣ly masse all togyther. And also yf a man maye here many masses togyther & at one tyme with as great meryte / as yf he herde euery masse by it selfe.
- ¶ The .xxxii. Chapytre / what the aornementes of the preest / dothe sygnyfye.
- ¶ The .xxxiii. Chapytre / what vertue or fruyte doth consyst and lye in de∣uoutly herynge masse: the whiche vertues be in .xii. maners.
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book - 2
- ¶ Prologue.
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part of mass - 1
- ¶ The fyrste Artycle of the masse.
- ¶ The seconde artycle of the masse.
- ¶ The thyrde artycle of the masse.
- ¶ The fourth artycle of the masse.
- ¶ The fyfth artycle of the masse.
- ¶ The .vi. Artycle of the masse.
- ¶ The .vii. Artycle of the masse.
- ¶ The .viii. Artycle of the masse.
- ¶ The .ix. Artycle of the masse.
- ¶ The .x. Artycle of the masse.
- ¶ The .xi. Artycle of the masse.
- ¶ The .xii. Artycle of the masse.
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¶ The secōde parte of the masse: in the whi¦che is declared the passyon of oure lorde Ihū christe: & ye shal rede these prayers & shall haue .xlvi. yeres of pardon.
- ¶ The .xiii. Artycle of the masse.
- ¶ The .xiiii. Artycle of the masse.
- ¶ The .xv. Artycle of the masse.
- ¶ The .xvi. Artycle of the masse.
- ¶ The .xvii. Artycle of the masse.
- ¶ The .xviii. Artycle of the masse.
- ¶ The .xix. Artycle of the masse.
- ¶ The .xx. Artycle of the masse.
- ¶ The .xxi. Artycle of the masse.
- ¶ The .xxii. Artycle of the masse.
- ¶ The .xxiii. Artycle of the masse.
- ¶ The .xxiiii. Artycle of the masse.
- ¶ The .xxv. Artycle of the masse.
- ¶ The .xxvi. Artycle of the masse.
- ¶ The .xxvii. Artycle of the masse.
- ¶ The .xxviii. Artycle of the masse.
- part of mass - 3
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¶ Here begynneth the thyrde boke / contey∣nynge & showynge howe a man shall confesse hym and prepare hym selfe to receyue the holy and blyssed Sacrament / and what he shall rede than.
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¶ The prologue.
- ¶ The fyrste Chapytre / what thynge is necessary for the man that wyll recey¦ue worthely the holy sacrament.
- ¶ The seconde Chapytre / howe the man goth in thre maners of wayes to the holy sacrament in deedly synne.
- ¶ The thyrde Chapytre / yf the man maye go vnworthely to the holy sacrament / or be dampned for certayne deedly synnes whiche he hath forgoten: and that he knoweth not.
- ¶ The fourth Chapytre / wherby the man maye truste that he receyueth the ho∣ly sacrament worthely / & who is in the state of grace.
- ¶ The fyfth Chapytre / yf the man be boū¦de in and for any cause / to confesse hym more than ones in the yere.
- ¶ The .vi. Chapytre / howe and in what the man shall serche and examyne hym selfe / that worthely wyll go to the holy sacrament.
- ¶ The .vii. Chapytre / howe the man shall confesse hym selfe / fyrste of the .xii. Artycles of the holy catholyke fayth.
- ¶ The .viii. Chapytre / of the .xii. ver¦tues of the holy ghoste / wherof thou shall confesse the / as here foloweth.
- ¶ The .ix. Chapytre of the .xi. capytall syn¦nes / whiche be called crymynall.
- ¶ The .x. Chapytre / of the .x. cōmaun∣dementes / the whiche euery per∣sone is bounde to knowe.
- ¶ The .xii. Chapytre / of the .ix. straūge syn¦nes: how a mā shal cōfesse hym of the same.
- ¶ The .xii. Chapytre / howe a man shall confesse hym selfe breyfly of the .viii. Beatytudes.
- ¶ The .xiii. Chapytre / of the .vii. gyftes of the holy ghoste / and howe a man shall confesse hym of the same.
- ¶ The .xiiii. Chapytre / howe a man shall confesse hym selfe of the .vii. sacra∣mentes / of the holy churche.
- ¶ The .xv. Chapytre / howe a man shall confesse hym of the .vii. deedly synnes.
- ¶ The .xvi. Chapytre / howe a man shall confesse hym selfe / of the .vii. workes of mercy bodely.
- ¶ The .xvii. Chapytre / of the .vii. workes of mercy spyrytually.
- ¶ The .xviii. Chapytre / howe the man maye confesse hym of the syx synnes whiche be agaynst the holy ghost.
- ¶ The .xix. Chapytre / howe a man shall confesse hym of the fyue senses or wyttes and of the other membres of the body.
- ¶ The .xx. Chapytre / howe the man shall confesse hym selfe of the foure synnes cryenge vengeaunce afore god.
- ¶ The .xxi. Chapytre / howe the man shall confesse hym of the foure cardynall vertues.
- ¶ The .xxii. Chapytre / howe a man shall cōfesse hym of the .iii. pryncypall ver¦tues / called Theologycall.
- ¶ The .xxiii. Chapytre / howe a man shall confesse hym of the two cōmaunde∣mentes / in the whiche all the other be comprehende.
- ¶ The .xxiiii. Chapytre / howe a man shal confesse hym / of the cogytacyons and thoughtes of his herte.
- ¶ The .xxv. Chapytre / howe a man shall confesse hym selfe in generall of all his venyall synnes.
- ¶ The .xxvi. Chapytre / what thynge man receyueth / whiche worthely and in the state of grace / goth to the holy sacrament.
- ¶ The .xxvii. Chapytre / of foure maner of folkes whiche receyueth onely the holy sacrament bodely / to the dāpnacyon of theyr soules.
- ¶ The .xxviii. Chapytre / howe greatly he synneth / whiche receyueth the sacrament vnworthely.
- ¶ The .xxix. Chapytre / of those whi∣che receyue the holy Sacrament spyrytually and not bodely.
- ¶ The .xxx. Chapytre / what thynge a man shall rede whiche desyreth spy∣rytually to receyue the holy sacra¦ment with his dyuyne grace.
- ¶ The .xxxi. Chapytre / of those whiche neyther spyrytually nor bodely re∣ceyue the holy sacrament.
- ¶ The .xxxii. Chapytre / of them whiche worthely receyueth the holy sacra∣ment in grace: and howe a man maye knowe that he hath re¦ceyued it in grace.
- ¶ The .xxxiii. Chapytre / of the .xii. ver∣tues and fruytes / whiche the man receyueth / that worthely goth to the holy sacrament.
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prayers
- ¶ This prayer shall a man saye whan he goth to the holy sacrament / or for to here masse deuoutly.
- ¶ Another deuoute prayer that a man shal saye in goynge to the holy sacrament.
- ¶ The Magnificat in englysshe.
- ¶ A man shal rede this prayer after that he hath worthely receyued the holy sacramēt.
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¶ Another prayer that a man shall say af∣ter that he hath ben at the holy sacramēt / wherby the the pope
gyueth moche pardon and indulgence. - ¶ Another prayer after that a man hath ben at the holy Sacrament.
- ¶ A prayer on the Sondaye to all the sayntes in heuen.
- ¶ A prayer to be sayd the Mondaye to thre archaūgelles and to thy holy aungell.
- ¶ A prayer to the Patryarches and Prophetes / on the Tuesdaye.
- ¶ A prayer on the wednesdaye / to all the Apostelles / and to the Apo∣stell that ye do honoure.
- ¶ A prayer the Thursday to all Marty∣res / and to hym that ye do serue.
- ¶ A prayer the Frydaye to all Cōfessours and to hym whom ye do serue.
- ¶ A prayer on the Saturdaye to our blys∣sed lady & to al Vyrgynes: and to that Vyrgyne that ye specyally serue.
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¶ The prologue.
- colophon