may he penne penke pus

received with

of unworthiness.

Lo! lo! euery synneful 1 creature. pis doop oure merciful and graciouse lord to me for to schewe to me my wickidnesse. and for to they must be ouerecome my wrecchidnesse wip plente of his good- acknowledgments nesse ¶ Lo! lo! wel may I be Ioyeful for he makip me, a deed man. for to feele lijf / And me a stynkynge 6 worme for to taste 'heuenly delyte ¶A! a! sipen oure lord is so curteyse to me. þat alwey lyue in synne. what trowe I pat he wole do to me. 3if I fully offre me to hym sopely mych bettir þenne I can seye. or eny 10 herte may penke.

[* fol. 226]

¶ Preye we to god wip good entente. þat we mowne Prayer for due to his plesaunce resceyue pe sacramente. Amen.

reception.

APPENDIX IV.

A TREATISE OF THE MANNER AND MEDE
OF THE MASS.

(From the Vernon MS., Bodleian Library.)

[fol. 302 b., col. 1] Her techep þys tretys penne,
Hou mon scholde here hys masse:

This treatise

teaches how

people should hear

their mass, and is Hit is ful nedful to alle menne,

needful to high

and low.

Hearing mass, good for all baptized Christians.

It was made for soul's health, and the Lord's Prayer,

prayer of price,

with others, many and diverse.

And deprofundis Is on.

þe Pater noster Is pris preyere

Wip oper orisons mony and sere.
Holdep ow stille as ston,

Silence bespoken, And 3e schul here pe beste ping

¶ Lustnep here and ze wol lype
зе

for a discourse full of a talkyng I wol 30u kipe,

of comfort,

Cumfort to al Mon-kynde,

viz. The merits of pat is þe Meedes of pe Masse.

the mass.

Eueri mon bope more and lasse,

Schulde haue hit in his mynde,

4

8

12

16

20

Therefore, mercy, pen most Merci be Mayster most,

stand us in stead,

porw pe miht of pe holy gost,

And stonde wip vs in stede;
And lenge wip vs in leo and lede
Til we beo don out of pat dede
porw bone of holy bede.
Wip 30r leue· I wol be-gynne
Of A Mater for to mynne,

A good þing for to make,

On þe hexte ping hit is,

þat euer was mad pat is pe Mes,

Monnes sunnes to slake.

Eueri day pou maizt se

pe same bodi pat dized for þe,

Tent 3if pou wolt take,

In figure and in fourme of Bred,

pat Iesus dalte er he were ded,

For his disciples sake.

On þe hexte ping to here,

it is easy for the And þe lihtest for to lere,

unlearned to learn

when to join in the service, and

For lewed men. In lare.

Hou pat ze schul⚫ 3or seruise say,

[Fol. 302 b., col. 2] And priueliche · 30r preyers pray,

do ow wel to witen wip-outen drede,

for the Mass is for pe Masse was mad for monnes nede,