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 May 16, 2024.

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¶ 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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O Noble and honourable mo¦ther of god / I worshyppe & praye to the this daye aboue all vyrgynes / for thou arte quene of al vyrgynes / whi¦che hath ben worthy aboue all women / to bere hym in thy vyrgynall wombe: whom I vnworthy syn̄er coueyteth and desyreth to receyue in the holy sacrament / afore my deth. Therfore I pray the most blissed lady with all holy vyrgynes & chosen espouses of god / saynt Katheryne / saynt Babara / saynt Agnes / saynt Lucye / saynt Cycyle / saynt Agatha / saynt Dorothe / saynt Mar¦garete / saynt Clare / saynt Gertrude: saynt Vrsula / with all other vyrgynes and wy∣dow{is} / saynt Anne / saynt Elyzabeth: & spe¦cyally the chosen vyrgyne saynt. N. whom specyally I do serue. I praye you all togy∣ther with a profounde herte / that ye wyll faythfully pray for me to your espouse and husbande / that he wyll take awaye from me all euyll and carnall concupyscences / & all pryde and vanytie of the worlde. And that he wyll graunt me true humylyte and pacyence in aduersytie / payne / & tourment / helth and holynes in my soule / true contry∣cyon / perfyte confessyon / and penaunce for

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all my synnes / in all vertue a feruent be∣gynnynge and a ferme and stedfast perse∣ueraūce vnto my deth: the which almyghty god / the father / the sone / and the holy ghost graunt me. Amen.

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