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A bedward Prayer.

God of mercy,

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TA praier to be saide when thou
goest to bedde.

Mercifull god!
And graunte vnto vs

take us into Thy Into thy tuicoin,

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heare this our requeste, this nighte quiet reste. 990 oh lorde, do vs take! our myndes yet maie wake. this daye we haue wroughte in worde, dede, and thoughte! 998 hense forth to flie sinne, we maie nowe beginne! this night from all euell, of our enemie, the diuell, sekyng his praie, whom we maie betraie.

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Assiste vs, oh lorde,
That valiantly against him
And winning the victorie,
And in his strength
Saying, "to the lorde
For his defence

to conquer him

with thy holy sprite, 1012 Assist us
we maie euer fighte;
maie lifte vp our voice,
faithfully reioice,
be all honour and praise
bothe now and alwaies!"

the dutie of eche degred. (so)
brefely declared.

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and ascribe all honour to Thee.

[sign. D. ii. b.] Each one's Duty.

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Whate-ever thow sey, abyse thee welle!

[MS. O. 9. 38. Trinity College, Cambridge.]

Almy3ty godde, conserue vs fram care!
Where ys thys worle A-wey y-wente?

A man that schold speke, had nede to be ware,

4 ffor lytyl thyng he may be schente;

Tonggys beth y-turne to lyther entente;
Hertys, they beth bothe fykel and felle;
Man, be ware leste thow repente !

8 Whate euer thow sey, A-vyse the welle!

A-vyse the, man, yn whate place and whare
A woord of conseyl thow doyst seyne;

Sum man may ley ther-to hys ere;

12 Thow wenyst he be thy frend; he ys thy foo certeyne;

Peraventor aftyr A 3ere or tweyne

Thow trowyst as tru as eny stele,

Thys woord yn wreth thow schalt hyre A-gayne! 16 Whate euer thow sey, A-vyse the welle!

Meny man spekyth yn hastenys:

hyt hyndryth hym and eke hys frende; hym were welle beter his tonge to sese 20 Than they both ther-for be schende. Suche wordys beth not to be had yn meynde, hyt maky3t comforte with care to kele: Man, yn the begynnyng thenk on pe eynde ! 24 Whate euer thow sey, A-vyse the welle!

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