A19564:323
Catechismus, that is to say, a short instruction into Christian religion for the singular…Catechismus, that is to say, a shorte instruction into Christian religion for the synguler…
Catechismus, that is to say, a short instruction into Christian religion for the singular commodity and profit of children[n] and young people. Set forth by the most reverend father in God Thomas Archbishop of Canterbury, primate of all England and MetropolitanCatechismus, that is to say, a shorte instruction into Christian religion for the synguler commoditie and profyte of childre[n] and yong people. Set forth by the mooste reuerende father in God Thomas Archbyshop of Canterbury, primate of all England and Metropolitane
printed for Gwalter Lynne, 1548
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Furthermore in this petition we do not only desire our bodily food and sustenance, but also all thing necessary to the same, whereby we may use and enjoy such as God hath sent us, that is to say, we pray for seasonable weather and wholesomeness of the air, for health of body, for peace and quietness ⟨p. clxxxiii⟩of the common wealth, for trusty and faithful servants, and such like. For except God send a fair and seasonable weather all the fruits and corn growing upon the earth are like to perish, and so all our labour in ploughing, sowing and planting shall be bestowed in vain. Also he that hath not his health, he can have no pleasure in his riches, or greatly joy in his meat or drink, be it never so dainty. Furthermore in war time, all though God send us great plē tie of corn and wine, yet all is destroyed of our enemies, so much that we may scant trust our friends from spoiling of us. For than all is full of robbing, burning, beating, killing and wasting with fire & sword. And if we have any thing left us in the time of war, yet we can not ⟨image 206⟩quietly have the use of it, for fear, care and trouble of the wars.
Furthermore in this petition we do not only desier our bodily fode and sustinance, but also all thyng necessarye to the same, wherby we maye vse and inioy suche as God hath sent vs, that is to saye, we praye for seasonable wether and holsomenes of the ayer, for helthe of bodye, for peace and quyetnes ⟨p. clxxxiii⟩of the commen welthe, for trustye and faithful seruantes, and suche lyke. For except God sende a faire and seasenable wether all the fruites and corne growyng vpon the earth are lyke to peryshe, and so all our laboure in plowyng, sowyng and plantyng shall be bestowed in vaine. Also he yt hath not his helth, he can haue no pleasure in his riches, or greatly ioy in his meat or drinke, be it neuer so deinty. Furthermore in warre time, all thoughe God sende vs great plē tye of corne and wyne, yet all is destroyed of oure ennemyes, somuche that we maye scante truste our frendes from spoilyng of vs. For than all is full of robbynge, burnynge, beatyng, kyllynge and wasting with fire & sworde. And yf we haue any thinge lefte vs in the tyme of warre, yet we can not ⟨image 206⟩