Ye shall also pray for all our Parishioners whether they be,1 on land, or on water, that God save them from all manner of perils: and for all the good men of this parish, for their wives, children, and meiny, that God them maintain,2 save & keep. Ye shall also pray for all true Tithers, that God multiply their goods and increase. For all true Tillers that labour for our sustenance, that till the ⟨p. 233⟩earth: and also for all the grains and fruits, that been sown, set, or done on the earth, or shall be done, that God send weathering, that they may grow increase and multiply to the help and profit of all mankind. Ye shall pray for all true Shipmen,3 and Merchants, where that ever they be, on land, or on water, that God keep them from all perils, and bring them home in safety with their goods, ships, & merchandise, to the help, comfort, & profit of this realm. Ye shall also pray for them that find any light in this Church,4 or give any bequest, Bell, Chalice, or Vestiment, Surplice, Altar cloth, or Towel, Lands, Rents, Lamp, or Light, or any other adornment, whereby Gods service is the better served, sustained, & maintained in reading & singing: And for all them, that thereto have counselled, that God reward and yield them at their most need. Also ye shall pray for all true pilgrims and Palmers,5 that have taken their way to Rome, to Jerusalem, to S. Catherine, or to S. James, or to any other holy place, ye God of his grace give them time and space well for to go ⟨image 262⟩and to come to the profit of their lives and souls.6 Ye shall also pray for all them that been sick or diseased of this parish, that God send to them health, the rather for our prayers. For the women that been in our Ladies bands & with child in this parish,7 or in any other, that God send to them fair deliverance, to their children, right shape, name, & christendom, and to the mothers, purification: and for all them that would be here, and may not, for sickness, for travail, or any other lawful occupation, that they may have part of all the good deeds, that shall be done in this place, or in any other. Also ye shall pray for them that been in good life,8 that God them hold long therein: and for them that been in debt or deadly sin, that Jesus Christ bring them out thereof the rather for our prayers. Also ye shall pray for him or her, that this day gave the holy bread:
Ye shal also pray for all our Parisheners whether they be,1 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,2 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 ⟨p. 233⟩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,3 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,4 or giue 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 haue councelled, that God rewarde and yelde thē at their most nede. Also ye shall praye for al true pilgrimes and Palmers,5 yt haue 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 giue them time and space wel for to go ⟨image 262⟩and to come to the profite of their lyues and soules.6 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,7 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 haue 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,
- 1Parishioners.Parisheners.
- 2True tithers. Tillers.
- 3Shipmen. MerchantsShipmen. Marchāts
- 4Benefactors of the Church.Benefactors of the Churche.
- 5Pilgrims and Palmers.Pilgrimes and Palmers.
- 6Sick persons.Sicke persons.
- 7Women in our Ladies bonds.Women in our Ladies bondes.
- 8The holy bread giverThe holye bread giuer
