O Most chaste, and merciful virgin, and ⟨p. 73⟩mother holy Mary, stretch forth I beseech thee, the hand of thy help and succour to me a miserable and wretched sinner in all those travails, and necessities which may happen unto me at any time or place; but principally in this tribulation and affliction which doth oppress me at this present, soe that I may not only bear it patiently, and for the love of god, but also with courage, and cheerfully ⟨p. 74⟩and that by his grace and special assistance I may gain force and constancy in all my other crosses and adversities, which may fall upon me, aswell from the hand of my god, as of men. O mother of mercy and advocate of sinners be pleased also to be my gracious defendresse at that time when my soul shall part from my body; for at that time more than any other shall I have ⟨p. 75⟩need of thy succour and aid. For alas if I consider the weight of my sins, and the number of offences which I have committed and do daily commit in the presence of the divine goodness, I fear to be confounded & overcome by the devil, who will never cease to present them before my eyes endeavouring to deceive me by his false illusions. I therefore most humbly beseech thee, the true distributor of ⟨p. 76⟩gods holy graces) that thou wouldest obtain of my lord, thy dear and only son, true god, and true man, that as he hath vouchsafed to come and take humane flesh in thy chaste womb, not by any humane but Divine power, that so he might save mankind from eternal damnation; soe likewise it would please him to give me the force and understanding at that last hour truly to repent myself ⟨p. 77⟩of my sins, and to have nothing in my thoughts but him alone. Which I ask by thy intercession not for my self alone, but also for all those who are of this holy society whereof thou art the principal lady & mistress soe that by thy merits & intercession we may all soe well serve thy most sweet son in our life, that acknowledging him at our death by receiving all the sacraments ⟨p. 78⟩and his holy grace, we may merit one day in heaven to enjoy and possess without end, the clear vision of the blessed. Amen.
O Most chast, and mercifull virgin, and ⟨p. 73⟩mother holy Mary, stretch forth I beseech thee, the hand of thy help and succor to me a miserable and wretched sinner in all those trauayles, and necessityes which may happen vnto me at any time or place; but principally in this tribulation and affliction which doth oppresse me at this present, soe that I may not onely beare it patiently, and for the loue of god, but alsoe with courage, and cheerefully ⟨p. 74⟩and that by his grace and speciall assistance I may gayne force and constancy in all my other crosses and aduersityes, which may fall vpon me, aswell from the hand of my god, as of mē. O mother of mercy and aduocate of sinners be pleased alsoe to be my gratious defendresse at that time when my soule shall part from my body; for at that time more thē any other shall I haue ⟨p. 75⟩neede of thy succor and ayde. For alas if I consider the weight of my sinnes, and the number of offēces which I haue committed and doe daily committ in the presence of the diuine goodnes, I feare to be confounded & ouercome by the deuill, whoe will neuer cease to present thē before my eyes indeuoring to deceiue me by his false illusions. I therfore most hūbly beseech thee, the true distributor of ⟨p. 76⟩gods holy graces) that thou wouldest obtayne of my lord, thy deare and onely sonne, true god, and true man, that as he hath vouchsafed to come and take humayne flesh in thy chast wōbe, not by any humayne but Diuine power, that so he might saue mankind from eternall damnation; soe likewise it would please him to giue me the force and vnderstanding at that last houre truely to repēt myself ⟨p. 77⟩of my sinnes, and to haue nothing in my thoughts but him alone. Which I aske by thy intercession not for my self alone, but alsoe for all those whoe are of this holy societye whereof thou art the principall ladye & mistresse soe that by thy merits & intercessiō wee may all soe well serue thy most sweete sonne in our life, that acknowledging him at our death by recieuing al the sacramēts ⟨p. 78⟩and his holye grace, wee may merit one daye in heauen to enioy and possesse without end, the cleare vision of the blessed. Amen.
