The proper Service-book of the thirteenth century consists first of the pure Psalter; then of certain essential passages of the Old Testament--invariably the Song of Miriam at the Red Sea and the last song of Moses;--ordinarily also the 12th of Isaiah and the prayer of Habakkuk; while St. Louis' Psalter has also the prayer of Hannah, and that of Hezekiah (Isaiah xxxviii. 10-20); the Song of the Three Children; then the Benedictus, the Magnificat, and the Nunc Dimittis. Then follows the Athanasian Creed; and then, as in all Psalters after their chosen Scripture passages, the collects to the Virgin, the Te Deum, and Service to Christ, beginning with the Psalm 'The Lord reigneth'; and then the collects to the greater individual saints, closing with the Litany, or constant prayer for mercy to Christ, and all saints; of whom the order is,--Archangels, Patriarchs, Apostles, Disciples, Innocents, Martyrs, Confessors, Monks, and Virgins. Of women the Magdalen _always_ leads; St. Mary of Egypt usually follows, but _may_ be the last. Then the order varies in every place, and prayer-book, no recognizable supremacy being traceable; except in relation to the place, or person, for whom the book was written. In St. Louis', St. Geneviève (the last saint to whom he prayed on his death-bed) follows the two Maries; then come--memorable for you best, as easiest, in this six-foil group,--Saints Catharine, Margaret, and Scolastica, Agatha, Cecilia, and Agnes; and then ten more, whom you may learn or not as you like: I note them now only for future reference,--more lively and easy for your learning,--by their French names, Felicité, Colombe, Christine, * * * * * Aurée, Honorine, * * * * * Radegonde, Praxède, Euphémie, * * * * * Bathilde, Eugénie.