The Relics of Rome, Part 74 – Part 75
The forme or manner of byddyng the beades on the Sonday in the Popish parishe Churches, taken out of the English Festiuall.
Pope.YE shal knele downe on your knees, & lift vp your hartes, makyng your prayers vntounto almightie god, for the good state and peace of al holy church, yt god maintayne, saue, and kepe it. For our holy father the Pope with all his true college of Cardinals,The colledge of Cardinals. that God for his mercy them maintaine and kepe in the right beleue, & it holde and encrease, & al misbeleue and heresy he lesse and destroy. Also ye shal pray for the holy lād, & for the holy crosse,Holy lande Holy crosse yt Iesu died on for the redemption of mās soule, yt it come into the power of Christen men the more to be honored for our prayers. Also ye shall pray for all Archbishops and Bishops,Bishops. & in especiall for the Archebishop of Cauntorburye our Metropolitane, & for the Bishop of N. our Diocesan, that God of his mercye giuegive thē grace,Abbot…, pr… ours, mōks Chanons, Friers, nū nes. &c. Curates▪ Persons, Uicares, Priestes, Clarks. &c. so to gouerne and rule holye Church, yt it may be to the honour and worship of him, & saluation of our soules. Ye shall also praye for Abbotes, Priors, Monckes, Chanons, Friers, & for al men & women of religiō, in what order, estate, or degree yt they stand in, from the highest estat vntounto the lowest degree. Ye shall also pray for all them that hauehave charge & cure of Christē mēs soules, as curates, persons, vicares, priests, & clerkes, and in especial for the person & the Curate of this Churche, & for al ye Priests & Ministers that seruen therein, or hauehave serued therin. And for all them that hauehave taken anye order, that GOD gyue them grace well to keepe and obserue it, to the honour of God, and helth of their soules. Ye shal also praye for the vnitie and peace of all Christen realmes: and in especiall for the good state, peace, and tranquilitie of this Realme of Englande. For our liege Lorde the Kynge, that God for his grace & mercy send him grace so to gouerne, and rule this realme, that God be pleased and worshipped,The king, Quene. &c. and to the profit and saluaciō of thys land. Also ye shall praye for our liege Ladye the Queene, my Lord the Prince, and all the noble progeny of them: for all Dukes,Duke, Earles, Barōs. &c Earles, Barons, Knights, and Squiers, and of other Lordes of the Kynges Councel, which hauehave any rule and gouernaunce in this lande, yt God giuegive them grace so to councell, rule, & gouerne, that God be pleased, the land defended, and to the profite and saluation of all the realme. Also ye shal pray for the peace both on the lande, and on the water, that God graunt louelove & charitie among al Christen people. Ye shal also pray for all our Parisheners whether they be,Parisheners. on land, or on water, that God saue them from all manner of perils: and for all the good mē of this parish, for their wiues, children, and meiney, that God them maintaine,True tithers. Tillers. saue & kepe. Ye shall also pray for all true Tithers, that God multiply their goodes and encrease. For all true Tillers that labour for our sustenaūce, that tille the earth: and also for all the graines and fruits, that bene sowen, set, or done on the earth, or shall be done, yt God sende wedering, yt they may growe encrease and multiply to the helpe and profit of all mankind. Ye shal praye for al true Shipmen,Shipmen. Marchāts and Marchauntes, where yt euer they be, on land, or on water, that God keepe them from all perilles, and bring them home in safetie with their goodes, shippes, & marchandise, to the helpe, comfort, & profit of this realme. Ye shall also praye for them that finde anye lyght in thys Churche,Benefactors of the Churche. or giuegive any bequeste, Bell, Chalice, or Uestimēt, Surplesse, Altar cloth, or Towel, Landes, Rentes, Lampe, or Light, or any other adornimente, wherby Gods seruice is the better serued, susteined, & maintayned in reading & singing: And for all them, that therto hauehave councelled, that God rewarde and yelde thē at their most nede. Also ye shall praye for al true pilgrimes and Palmers,Pilgrimes and Palmers. yt hauehave takē their waye to Rome, to Ierusalē, to S. Caterine, or to S. Iames, or to any other holy place, ye God of his grace giuegive them time and space wel for to go and to come to the profite of their lyues and soules.Sicke persons. Ye shall also praye for all them that bene sicke or diseased of this parish, that God send to thē helth, the rather for our prayers. For the women that bene in our Ladyes bandes & with childe in this parishe,Women in our Ladies bondes. or in any other, that God send to thē faire deliueraunce, to their children, ryght shape, name, & christendome, and to the mothers, purification: and for al them that would be here, and maye not, for sickenesse, for trauaile, or any other leful occupation, that they may hauehave parte of all the good deedes, that shall be done in this place, or in anye other. Also ye shal pray for thē that bene in good life,The holye bread giuer that God them holde long therin: and for thē that bene in debt or deadly syn, that Iesu Christ bring thē out thereof the rather for our prayers. Also ye shal pray for him or her, that this day gaue the holy bread: for thē that first began, & longest holde on, that God reward it thē at the day of dumme: & for all them that do wel, or say you good, that God yelde it thē at their nede: & for thē that other would, that Iesu Christ amende them. For al these, & for all Christē mē & women, ye shal say a Pater noster, and an Aue. Deus misereatur nostri. &c. Gloria patri. Sicut erat. Kirie eleyson. Christe eleyson Kirie cleyson. Pater noster. Pater noster. Et ne nos. Sed libera nos. Ostende nobis domine. Sacerdotes tui induantur. Domine saluū fac regem. Saluos fac seruos. Saluum fac populum. Domine fiat pax. Domine exaudi. Dominus vobiscum. Oremus. Ecclesiae tuae quaesumus domine. Deus in cuius manu▪ Deus a quo sancta. &c.
VVhile the Priest is saying the aforesaid Orysons, he shall stand with his face Eastward, and looke vntounto the high altare. When he hath once done, he shal turne hym againe to the people, and speake vntounto them on this manner.
FUrthermore ye shal pray for al Christen soules:Prayeng for soules departed. for Archbishops and bishops soules: and especially for all that hauehave bene Byshoppes in thys diocesse. And for all Curates, Persons, and Uicares soules, and in especial for them yt hauehave bene Curates of this Church: and for the soules that hauehave serued in thys church. Also ye shall pray for the soules of all Christen Kinges, and Queenes, and in especiall for the soules of them, that hauehave bene Kynges of this Realme of England: And for all soules, that to this Churche hauehave geuen, booke, bell, chalice or vestimēt, or any other thing, by the whiche the seruice of God is the better done, and holy Church worshipped. Ye shall also pray for your fathers soules, for your mothers soules, for your Godfathers soules, for your Godmothers soules, for your brethrē and sisters soules, for your childrē soules, for your kindred soules, and for your frēds soules, and for al the soules, whose bones rest in this Church or churchyarde or in any other holy place, & for all the soules that we bene bound to pray for. But specially ye shall pray for ye soules that bene in the paynes of Purgatory, there abyding the mercy of almightye God: and in special for them that hauehave most nede and least helpe, that God for his endlesse mercy, lesse & minishe their paynes by the meane of our prayers, & bring them into his euerlasting blesse in heauen. And also for the soule of. N. or of them yt on such a day in this weke we shall hauehave the anniuersarye. For these, & for all Christen soules, ye shall deuoutlye of your charitie, and with a good heart say a Pater noster, & an Aue.
Now shal the priest againe turne eastward, and say, De profundis clamaui, &c, with this collecte.
ORemus. Absolue quesumus domine animas famulorū tuorum, Pontificum, Regum, Sacerdotum, Parentum, Parochianorum, Amicorum, Benefactorum nostrorum, & omnium fidelium defunctorum ad omni vinculo delictorum, vt in resurrectionis gloria inter sanctos & electos tuos resuscitati, respirent, Per Christum dominum nostrum. AMEN.
Which is thus Englished.
LEt vsus pray. Absolue, we beseech thee O Lorde, ye soules of thy seruauntes, our Bishops, Kinges, Priestes, Fathers and Mothers, Parishoners, Frendes, Benefactours, and of all the faithfull yt are departed, from eueryevery bonde of sinne, that thei being resuscitate or raised vp in ye glorie of the resurrection, maye liue among ye saintes and chosen people. Thorowe Christ our Lord. So be it.