A Ryght Profytable Treatyse Compendiously Drawen Out Of Many and Dyvers Wrytynges Of Holy MenBetson, Thomas
Religion
A Ryght Profytable Treatyse Compendiously Drawen Out Of Many and Dyvers Wrytynges Of Holy Men
Betson, Thomas
Christian life
vnspekable fayre / swete / delectable / and gloryous. But beware
touche there nothynge to a vayne vse or nycete of the worlde.
After complyne kepe your tonge & take you to prayer &
contemplacion. And call to your mynde suche heuenly thynges that
ye haue herde or redde afore. See in ony wyse that ye kepe this
poynt of goddes lawe & of [the] lawe of nature. Do euer to an
other as ye wolde be done vnto
¶ Deo gracias.
¶ Thyse short prayers folowynge taught our lorde saynt Brigytte.
Saye ye them ofte in the daye.
Domîe i[hes]u [christ]e. ego cognosco me graui[ter] peccasse. Et
libenter volo emêdare [per] gr[atiam] tuã Miserere mei [pro]pter
amarã passionê tuã. D[omin]e i[hes]u [christ]e. Redemisti nos in
sanguîe tuo. Laus sit tibi [pro] amara passione tua.
¶ Pater n[oster]. Aue maria.
¶ Also vse for to saye dayly knelynge in remembraûce of the
passyon of our lorde & his fyue woûdes / & of the grete compassion
of our blessyd lady .v. Pater noster / and .v. Aue maria. & a
Credo.
¶ Deus propicius esto michi peccatori. Ihesu fili dei miserere mei
et tocius populi cristiani.
¶ Semper deo gracias.
¶ Praye for your broder Thomas Betton which for your soules
[that] be come or shall come in to relygyon / drewe and made
the contentes of this lytell quayer & exhortacion. necessary &
nedefull to them that ben come & shall come to relygyon.
¶ Lerne to kepe your bokes clene &c.
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[Errors and Problems Noted by Transcriber: grouped by type
the pope may not assoyle them
_text changed by hand to_ he may not be assoyled
as soone as [thou] mayst breke out of suche comunycacõn
Than thynke how greate Ioye he hath in heuen
I thanke the with all my herte
_text reads_ brebe, thyn be, thanbe
Takynge hede to my charges
the comfort of all [that] ben on lyue & deed
borne of the blessyd virgyn Mary
wymen [that] ben cladde in costlyous araye
Lerne to kepe your bokes clene &c.
_text reads_ Takyuge, on lyne, borue of, beu cladde, cleue &c.
Accõpt it for best medycyne
_text reads_ Acccõpt
And also hast pyteously suffred me whan I haue synned.
_text unclear: probably_ surrfed
Here foloweth a prayer to all sayntes / examyned and pardonned.
_reading of_ pardonned _uncertain_
Gaude ventre [pro]secrat[us]
_reading of_ [pro]secrat[us] _uncertain: may be_ obsecratus
Gaude thoma spes ãglo[rum]
_reading_ thoma _uncertain_
Kepe pacyence in thy obedyence at all thy paynes & trouble.
_one or more letters may be missing between_ thy _and_ obedience_
Praye for your broder Thomas Betton
_name uncertain; see Editor's introduction_ ]
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