The pomander of prayer, newly madeThe pomaunder of prayer, newly made

¶ A prayer to our Lord Jesus Christ, called Conditor celi et terrae.

¶ A prayer to our Lorde Iesus Christe, called Conditor celi et terrae.

OH maker of heaven and earth, king of kings, & Lord of Lords, which of nothing didst ma•e me ⟨image 45⟩to thy image and likeness, & didst redeem me with thine own precious blood, whom I a sinner am not worthy to name, neither to call upon, neither with my hart to think upon, humbly I desire thee, and meekly pray thee, that gently thou do behold me thy wicked servant, & have mercy on me, which haddest merry on the woman of Can nane, and of Mari Magdalen, which didst forgive the […], & the thief hanging ⟨p. 44⟩on the cross. Unto the I confess, O most holy father, my sins which if I would, I cannot hide from thee. Have mercy on me Christ, for I a wretch have sore of fended thee, in pride, in covetousness, in gluttony, in lechery, in vainglory, in hatred, in envy, in adultery, in theft, in lying in backbiting, in sporting, in dissolute and wanton laughing, in idle words, in hearing, in tasting, in touching, in thinking, ⟨image 46⟩in sleeping, in working, & in all ways, in which I a frail man, & most wretched sinner might sin. Mi default, my most grievous default. Therefore I most humbly pray & beseech thy gen tlenes, which (for my health) descended from heaven, which didst hold up king David, that he should not fall into sin. Have mercy on me, oh Lord have mercy on me (O Christ) the which didst for give Peter, that did forsake ⟨p. 45⟩thee. Thou art my creator and my helper, my maker, & my redeemer, mi governor, my father, my lord, my god, and my king. Thou art my hope, my trust, my governor, my help, my comfort, my strength, my defence, my redemption, my life, my health and my resurrection. Thou art my steadfastness, my refuge or succour, my light & my help, I most humbly & heartily desire and pray thee help me, defend me, make me