A Form of Bidding the Bedes.

The Form of Bidding the Bedes, anciently used in the Cathedral Church of the Diocese of Salisbury.

EINDE eat processio hoc ordine: procedat minister virgam manu gestans locum faciens processioni. Deinde puer in superpellicio cum aqua benedicta; deinde cæteri ministri juxta ordinem prædictum. Deinde pueri et clerici de secunda forma juxta ordinem quo disponuntur in capitulo, habitu non mutato; et exeat processio per ostium presbyterii septentrionale, circumiens presbyterium. Episcopus, si præsens fuerit, mitram gerat et baculum. In fine processionis sacerdos vero, sive episcopus præsens fuerit, sive non, in anteriori parte cum puero aquam deferente procedat, et in eundo singula altaria aspergat. In duplicibus tamen festis, quæ in dominicis contingunt, in procedendo altaria non aspergat. Deinde in australi parte per fontes venientes procedant ad crucem, sacerdote cum suis ministris prædictis in medio stante suo ordine, ita quod puer deferens aquam et acolytus stent ad gradum ante crucem. Quilibet autem clericus interesse potest processioni totius anni, licet nulli horæ diei præcedentis interfuit.

We shalle make oure prayers to God besechyng his mercy for alle holy churche, that god hit kepe in goode estate. In especial oure mother churche, this churche, and alle other in cristendome,

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archybysshopes, and bysshopes, and in especial for my

lorde the bysshop of this see, that god hym kepe in his holy seruise: For my lorde y dean, my masters the chanons, vikers, prestes, and clerkes, and alle other mynysters that this churche seruyth: For the holy land that god hit deliuer owte of hethen handes: For oure souerayne lorde the kyng, the queene, and alle her children, and alle other lordes, dukes, merkeises, herles, and barons, and alle tho that have this lond to gouerne: For the pees of thes landes yngland and Fraunce, that god make perpetual pees by twix hem. And for the goode estate of the lord verdon, now my lord ther of shrowysbury, that fyndyth contynuelly lyght at the hie auter

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And for ye welfare of and alle this churches frendes, oure brethern and sustern, and alle oure paresshens, wyth alle tho that any good dooth to this chirche, and alle trewe crystyn pepill: Pater

son.

noster.

Hic revertat se sacerdos et dicat: ps.

Deus misereatur nostri. Ex utraque parte chori, cum Gloria patri. et Sicut erat.

Sequator: Kyrieleyson. Christeleyson. Kyrieley

Pater noster.

Deinde dicat sacerdos in audientia, sine nota:

Et ne nos.

Ostende nobis, Domine, misericordiam tuam.

Sacerdotes tui induantur justitiam.

Domine, salvum fac regem.

Salvos fac servos tuos, et ancillas tuas.

Salvum fac populum tuum, Domine, et benedic

hæreditati tuæ.

Domine, fiat
pax in virtute tua.
Domine, exaudi orationem meam.

Dominus vobiscum.

Oremus.

Oratio.

Deus qui caritatis dona, per gratiam Sancti Spiritus, tuorum cordibus fidelium infundis, da famulis et famulabus tuis, pro quibus tuam deprecamur clementiam, salutem mentis et corporis, ut te tota virtute diligant, et quæ tibi placita sunt tota dilectione perficiant, et pacem tuam nostris concede temporibus: Per Christum Dominum nostrum. Amen.

Item conversus ad populum, dicat sacerdos :

We shalle pray, and beseche god of his mercy for alle trewe crystyn sowles. In especial for alle bysshopes sowles, whos bodyes resteth in this holy place: For the bysshopes sowle Robert, the bysshops sowle Jocelyn, the bysshops sowle Herbert, the bysshops sowle Richarde, whiche bygan this chirche here, and first ordainid oure lady masse. For the bysshops sowle Robert, the bysshopes sowle William, the bysshops sowle Gyle, the bysshops sowle Water, The bishopps soule Robert, the bysshops soule Water, the bisshops sowle Herry, the bisshops soule William, the bisshops soule Nichol, the bisshops soule Symon, the bisshops soule Rogger, the bisshopes soule Robert, and for the bisshops soule William Edyngton that was bisshop of Wynchester, the bisshops soule, John Waltham, and for William's soule Wykham, that was bisshop of Wynchester for the bysshop's soule Richard Medeford, for Thomas soule Arundelle that was archebishop of Canterbury, and for the Byschop sowle Robert Halum, the Byschop sowle Nichol Bubwyth that was Byschop of Bathe. And for herrys sowle Bewfort late Bysshop of Wynchester and Cardinal of Rome: for the Bysshop sowle John Chaundeler. And for the Bysshop sowle

William Ayscogh, and for the Byschop soule Rycharde Bewchamp, the Byschop soule James Goldwel, the Byschop soule John Blythe, the Byschop soule Thomas Langton that was bysshop of Wynchester, the Bischop soule Leouell, the Bischop soule Harry Shere, And for the Bysshop soule Edmunde Awdeley.

Whych Byschopys have in ther tyme wurchipped thys churche wythe precyous vestymentys, and many other Jewells.

For the soules of all deanes, chanons, vicars, prestes, and clerks, that thus churche served in ther liff. In especiall the deane soule Robert. The deane soule M. Gilbert Rymer, etc.

M. Thomas Holes. M. Rycharde Dudley.

M. John Baker. M. John Pryce.

And for the soules of all other mynysters of thus churche, which have served hit, or done eny gode therto in her dayes.

And on the secunde parte, we shall pray for all kyngis soules patrones of thus churche, and alle other lordes that have worshypped hit w' her bodyes, Rentes or eny other iowels. And in especiall for the soules. of the kyngis William Rowse, Herry the firste, king Stevyn, Herry the secunde, Richard the firste, Kynge John soule, and the kynge sowle Herry the thridde, the kynge soule Edward the firste, Edward the secunde, Edward the thridd. And for edwarde soule prynce of walys: Which yaff moche gode to the table of the hyghe auter: for the soule of kyng Richarde the secunde. And for the soules of the kynges Herry the fourthe, Herry the fifte, Herry the sixte, for the soule of kyng Edwarde the fourthe. And for the soule of king Henry the sevynth, Henry the eyghte, Edwarde the syxte.