Add MS 89144

This late sixteenth-century or early seventeenth-century miniature prayer-book contains a collection of more than a hundred prayers compiled from various contemporary and medieval devotional works. The book was intended for personal prayer, perhaps specifically to prepare for communion before or during Mass: the prayers petition God or Christ for hope, faith, charity, contrition over, remission of and protection against sins. The prayer-book's contents do not allow an exact identification of the linguistic region in which it was produced. Many prayers were excerpted from the Precationum piarum enchiridion ('Manual of Pious Prayers') by the Dutch priest Simon Verepaeus (b. 1522, d. 1598). The work was first published in 1565, but then spread widely throughout Europe. Other potential sources for the prayer-book's compiler were the Pharetra Divinis Amoris ('Arrows of Divine Love') by the Cologne Carthusian Johannes Justus von Landsberg (d. 1539), the Precationes christiana devotione et pietate plenae ex sacris literis ('Devout and Pious Christian Prayers Full of Sacred Learning') by the bishop of Vienna Johann Fabri (b. 1478, d. 1541), the Preces et meditationes diurnae ('Daily Prayers and Meditations') by the Spanish scholar Juan Luis Vives (b. 1493, d. 1540), and the Preculae admodum Piae ('Very Pious Little Prayers') by Louis de Blois (b. 1504, d. 1566), Benedictine monk and mystic at Liessies Abbey in Hainaut. These works were first printed in the Low Countries or German-speaking lands, but spread more widely as well.

ff. 1r-2r: Prayer to God for grace, ‘Te [igitur] oro deus meus, vita mea ffortitudo mea, spes, et salus mea unica, dignare me laudare te [etc.]’, also in Simon Verepaeus, Precationum piarum enchiridion (Antwerp: Bellère, 1565).

ff. 2r-6r: Prayer for remission of sins, ‘Conditor caeli et terre, rex regum, Dominus dominantium, qui me de nihilo fecisti ad imaginem et similitudinem tuam [etc.]’, also in Simon Verepaeus, Precationum piarum enchiridion (Antwerp: Bellère, 1565).

ff. 6r-6v: Prayer for provision, ‘O Domine deus aeterne qui cuncta gubernas, disponis, et moderaris [etc.]’, also in Simon Verepaeus, Precationum piarum enchiridion (Antwerp: Bellère, 1565).

ff. 6v-7v: Augustine of Hippo (b. 354, d. 430), De Scriptura sacra speculum, Proverb 30: ‘Duo rogavi te domine Deus, et pater meus, ne deneges mihi antequam moriar. Vanitatem et verba mendacia longe fac a me [etc.]’.

ff. 7v-8r: Prayer to Christ for a pure heart and good intentions in works: ‘O Christe da rectam puram, simplicimque in omnibus actionibus meis et oppinionem et propositum [etc.]’, also in Simon Verepaeus, Precationum piarum enchiridion (Antwerp: Bellère, 1565).

f. 8r: Prayer for guidance: Veni, Sancte Spiritus, ‘Deus qui corda fidelium sancti tui spiritus illustratione docuisti [etc.]’.

ff. 8r-12v: Prayer for a devout heart by Thomas Aquinas (b. 1225, d. 1274): ‘Concede mihi quaeso omnipotens, et misericors deus quae tibi placita sunt, diligenter et ardenter concupiscere, prudenter investigare [etc.]’.

f. 12v: Prayer for wisdom, ‘Da mihi domine Deus sedium tuarum assistricem sapientiam quae intellectum meum illuminet, cor meum purificet [etc.]’.

f. 13r: Prayer for guidance from the Holy Spirit: excerpt from John Chrysostom (b. c. 349, d. 407), Homiliae ad Populum Antiochenum (‘Sermons to the People of Antioch’), Sermon 57, ‘Imple nos spiritu sancto ut inveniamus in conspectus tuo non erubescentes [etc.]’.

ff. 13r-13v: Prayer for the hour, ‘Omnipotens, benigne, et misericors deus te oro humiliter per innoxiam filii tui dilectissimi mortem, concede mihi horam felicem [etc.]’.

ff. 13v-15r: Prayer for a devout heart, ‘Dominum deum meum supplex oro, ut dignetur mihi veram [etc.]’.

ff. 15r-16r: Prayer on God’s guidance, ‘Pro immensa tua misericordia largiaris nobis peccatorum nostrorum, condanitionem [sic] integritatem mentis [etc.]’.

f. 16r: Prayer for compassion by Alcuin of York (b. c. 735, d. 804), ‘Da mihi domine compunctionem cordis, et lachrymas oculis meis [etc.]’.

f. 16v: Prayer for mercy addressing the Passion, ‘Miserere me et da quaeso nunquam in me passio tua inveniatur esse perdita. Amen’.

f. 16v: Prayer for protection of the soul, ‘Ablue, santifica, et custodi animam meam in vitam aeternam. Amen’.

f. 16v: Prayer for protection of the soul based on Psalm 141:8, ‘Te oro educ de carcere animam meam ad confitendum nomini tuo [etc.]’, also in Simon Verepaeus, Precationum piarum enchiridion (Antwerp: Bellère, 1565).

ff. 16v-17r: Prayer for remission of sins, ‘Te Oro Rex aeterne per filium tuum, parce et ignosce peccatis meis [etc.]’.

ff. 17r-17v: Prayer for protection against sins, ‘Da propitius pacem in diebus nostris [etc.]’; in Roman Rite the prayer is sung after the Lord’s Prayer in Mass.

f. 17v: Prayer for protection against sins, ‘Praeveni me gratia tua ne a te me separent ullae iniquitates in praesentis saeculo [etc.]’.

ff. 18r-18v: Prayer for committing soul and body to God,’ Domine deus omnipotens tibi commendo hodie, et in omni tempore animam meam, corpus meum [etc.]’.

ff. 18v-19r: Prayer for committing soul and body to God, ‘In manus ineffabilis misericordiae tuae commendo animam meam, et corpus meum [etc.]’.

f. 19v: Prayer for separation from sins, ‘Oro te clementissime Deus sine ut ego miserrimus peccator ex tua humanitatis assumptione gaudere [etc.]’, also in Johann Fabri (b. 1478, d. 1541), Precationes Christiana devotione et pietate plenae ex sacris literis.

ff. 19v-20r: Prayer for separation from sins, ‘Aufera me pro versum huius mundi amorem, et carnis concupiscentia [etc.]’.

ff. 20r-21r: Prayer for penance, ‘Da mihi benignissime salvator vera poenitentia de peccati meis [etc.]’.

ff. 21r-24r: Prayer for contrition, ‘Rogo te clementissime Deus, per ipsum aeternum iudicem, per ipsum peccatos propitia[tore]tionem, da mihi cordis contritionem [etc.]’.

ff. 24r-24v: Prayer for remission of sins, ‘Per omnipotentiam sapientiam, bonitatem, et in finitam misericordiam tuam, qui es miserationum abyssus, obsecro te igno sancte, purifica, et libera me a peccatis meis omnibus [etc.]’, also in Simon Verepaeus, Precationum piarum enchiridion (Antwerp: Bellerus, 1565).

ff. 25r-25v: Prayer to Christ for grace, ‘Dulcis Jesu, filii Dei vivi qui te advocatum, et mediatorem inter nos miseros, et patrem tuum constituisti, obsecro te [etc.]’, possibly an excerpt from Johannes Justus von Landsberg, Pharetra Divini Amoris.

ff. 25v-26v: Prayer for remission of sins, ‘Exaudi domine hanc unicam petitionem quam fundit coram te servus tuus [etc.]’, prayer of ‘true contrition’ (‘vera compunctio cordis’) by Thomas a Kempis (d. c. 1380, d. 1471).

ff. 26v-27r: Prayer for mercy, ‘Succure mihi Deus meus, antequam me tartara rapiant, antequam flamma comburat, anta tenebrae me involuant [etc.]’, also in Simon Verepaeus, Precationum piarum enchiridion (Antwerp: Bellerus, 1565)

ff. 27r-27v: Prayer for help, ‘Revertere iam, Deus meus, non me obliviscaris in finem, non me in perpetuum deseras, non me ad per[p]endum in potestate daemonum derelinquas [etc.]’.

ff. 27v-28r: Prayer for forgiveness of sins, ‘Ostende [igitur] in me clementiam tuam, pateat mihi venia, pateat indulgentia, non abneges uni quod pluribus contulisti [etc.]’, also in Simon Verepaeus, Precationum piarum enchiridion (Antwerp: Bellerus, 1565).

f. 28r: Prayer for protection against sins, ‘Peccavi Deus miserere mei, peccavi, deus propitiare mihi [etc.]’, excerpt of Isidore of Seville (b. c. 560, d. 636), Synonyma de lamentatione animae peccatricis ['Syonynms: Lamentations of a Sinful Soul'].

ff. 28r-29r: Prayer for protection against sins, ‘Memento domine quae sit mea substantia, memento, quia terra sum, memento quia pulvis et cinis sum [etc.]’, excerpt from Isidore of Seville, Synonyma de lamentatione animae peccatricis.

ff. 29r-29v: Prayer for help against wordly things, ‘Te Rex nobilissime et clementissime servator, oro, ut per te haec peritura mundi gaudia mihi amare sint [etc.]’, also in Simon Verepaeus, Precationum piarum enchiridion (Antwerp: Bellerus, 1565).

ff. 29v-30r: Prayer for help against worldly things, ‘Te oro Domine consolator animae mea, sic voluntatem meam gubernos, ut praeter te nullam voluptatem exquiram [etc.]’.

ff. 30r-31r: Prayer for help against wordly things, ‘Oro te da mihi ut ex toto corde inquiram multitudinem dulcedenis tuae quam abscondisti timen tibus [etc.]’.

ff. 31r-32r: Prayer for help against wordly things, ‘O lux fulgentissima divinae veritatis simul nebulas has discute et dissipa [etc.]’, possibly an excerpt from Adversus mundi vanitatem by Juan Luis Vives, see Io. Lodovici Vivis Valentini Opera, in dvos distincta tomos (Basileae: Episcopivs Ivnior, 1555), p. 229.

ff. 32r-32v: Prayer to God for protection and strength, ‘Domine Deus meus in misericordia tua suscipe me, et in virtute tua custodi me, et in gratia tua protege, et confirma me [etc.]’, also in Simon Verepaeus, Precationum piarum enchiridion (Antwerp: Bellerus, 1565).

f. 33r: Prayer on God’s thorn, ‘Quiescat ira tua Domine a populo tuo, et a civitate sancta tua Amen’.

f. 33r: Prayer against fear, ‘Parce Domine metuentibus et propitiare supplicibus cantibus Amen’, also in Simon Verepaeus, Precationum piarum enchiridion (Antwerp: Bellerus, 1565).

ff. 33r-35v: Prayer for mercy, ‘Miserere Domine miserere pie, miserere mihi miserrimo peccatori, indigna agenti, et digna patienti [etc.]’, Pseudo-Augustine of Hippo, Meditationes.

ff. 35v-36r: Prayer for tribulation, ‘Deus qui contritorum non despicis gemitum, et moerentium non spernis affectum, suscipe praeces nostras quas tibi pro tribulatione nostra effundimus [etc.]’, also in Simon Verepaeus, Precationum piarum enchiridion (Antwerp: Bellerus, 1565).

ff. 36r-37v: Prayer for strength of faith, ‘Summe pater omipotens, aeterne et clemens Deus, te oro, ut veram, rectam et Christianiam fidem mihi largiaris [etc.]’.

f. 38r: Prayer for strength in good works, ‘Da mihi servo tuo firmam in te spem, non ociosam, sed me ad bene operandum excitantem [etc.]’, also in Simon Verepaeus, Precationum piarum enchiridion (Antwerp: Bellerus, 1565).

ff. 38r-38v: Prayer for guidance,‘Te oro pater, ut cum dextera tua me effinxeris, ne reijcias opus manuum tuarum [etc.]’, also in Simon Verepaeus, Precationum piarum enchiridion (Antwerp: Bellerus, 1565).

ff. 38v-39v: Prayer on God’s charity and love, ‘Tua charitas tua domine Deus meus, quae ad creationem mei te commovit, etiam nunc ad regendum et salvandum me cogat et evincat [etc.]’, also in Simon Verepaeus, Precationum piarum enchiridion (Antwerp: Bellerus, 1565).

ff. 39v-40r: Prayer for charity in thoughts and works, ‘Per charitatem, et ineffabilem misericodiam tuam obsecro te infunde cordi meo, gratiae tuae inextinguibile lumen, quo simul ardeat in me iuge incendium charitatis [etc.]’, also in Simon Verepaeus, Precationum piarum enchiridion (Antwerp: Bellerus, 1565).

ff. 40r-40v: Prayer for charity in the soul’s senses and affect ‘Reple quaeso animam meam sensus et affectus meos ferventissima atque perpetua charitate [etc.]’, also in Simon Verepaeus, Precationum piarum enchiridion (Antwerp: Bellerus, 1565).

f. 40v: Prayer for charity, ‘Da mihi ut omnium hominum salutem profectum et commodum ex toto corde diligam [etc.]’.

ff. 40v-41v: Prayer against sins, ‘Da mihi ut diligam omnes inimicos meos perfectissime non verbo aut lingua tantum, sed opera et veritatem [etc.]’, also in Johannes Justus von Landsberg, Pharetra Divini Amoris.

ff. 41v-42v: Prayer for faith, hope and charity, ‘Per ineffabilem misericordiam tuam obsecro te misericordissime Domine Jesu infunde animae meae fidem simplicem, et rectam spem firmam, et charitatem ignitam atque perfectam, ut a cunctis erroribus, et peccatis liber [etc.]’, also in Simon Verepaeus, Precationum piarum enchiridion (Antwerp: Bellerus, 1565).

ff. 42v-44r: An abbreviated version of the penitential prayer of Manasseh, ‘Domine Deus altissime super omnem terram longaminus, et multum misericors, et poenitens supra malitiam hominum [etc.]’.

ff. 44r-45r: Prayer for contrition, ‘Da mihi gratiam compunctionis, sic animum meum irriga ut sim in conspectu holocaustum pingue adipe, et medullis compositum tibi in odorem suavitatis [etc.]’, also in Simon Verepaeus, Precationum piarum enchiridion (Antwerp: Bellerus, 1565).

ff. 45r-45v: Prayer for help against wordly things, ‘Aufer a me omnem iniquitatem, omnia facinora mala, ut lumen tuum divinium tenebras animae meae irradiet, concede cor meum in amorem tuo accende [etc.]’, also in Simon Verepaeus, Precationumpiarum enchiridion (Antwerp: Bellerus, 1565).

ff. 45v-46r: Prayer for cleansing of sins, ‘Purga me a delictis meis, quibus proximum meum laesi, scandalum aliis obtuli, nec minus tuam maiestatem offendi [etc.]’, also in Simon Verepaeus, Precationum piarum enchiridion (Antwerp: Bellerus, 1565).

ff. 46r-46v: Prayer for cleansing of sins, ‘Asperge me Domine humore lacrymarum mearum [etc.]’ also in Simon Verepaeus, Precationum piarum enchiridion (Antwerp: Bellerus, 1565).

ff. 46v-47v: Prayer for piety, humility and devotion, ‘Crea in me cor mundum, mansuetum, pacificum pium, humilem, devotum [etc.]’, also in Simon Verepaeus, Precationum piarum enchiridion (Antwerp: Bellerus, 1565).

ff. 47v-48v: Prayer for remission of sins, ‘Munda me o Deus ab omnibus terrenis cupiditatibus, extolle cor meum ad te qui in caelis habitas [etc.]’, also in Simon Verepaeus, Precationum piarum enchiridion (Antwerp: Bellerus, 1565).

ff. 48v-49r: Prayer for remission of sins, ‘Da ut ex toto corde proximi mei in commissa remittam et condonem, ut etiam tu mihi remittam et condonem [etc.]’, also in Simon Verepaeus, Precationum piarum enchiridion (Antwerp: Bellerus, 1565).

ff. 49r-49v: Prayer for remission of sins, ‘Tolle a me durum cor et saxeum ingere mollius ac carneum, quod facile ad nutum tuum flectatur [etc.], also in Johann Fabri, Precationes Christiana devotione et pietate plenae ex sacris literis.

ff. 49v-50v: Prayer for benevolence, ‘Ostende domine in me bonitatem tuam, ut tibi in omne aevum gratias agam et habeam [etc.]’, also in Johann Fabri, Precationes Christiana devotione et pietate plenae ex sacris literis.

f. 50v: Prayer for cleansing of sins, ‘O coelestis pater purga et ablue me a peccatis meis in sanguine filii tui [etc.]’, also in Simon Verepaeus, Precationum piarum enchiridion (Antwerp: Bellerus, 1565).

ff. 50v-51r: Prayer for separation from sins, ‘Fac ut deinceps vivam in iustitia et sanctitatem, ut post vitae meae curriculum exactum [etc.]’, also in Simon Verepaeus, Precationum piarum enchiridion (Antwerp: Bellerus, 1565).

ff. 51r-51v: Prayer for counsel, ‘Da mihi in omni tribulatione consilium rectum [etc.]’, also in Simon Verepaeus, Precationum piarum enchiridion (Antwerp: Bellerus, 1565).

ff. 51v-52r: Prayer for remission of sins, ‘Mitte manum tuam de alto, et libera me de manu inimicorum meorum [etc.]’, also in Simon Verepaeus, Precationum piarum enchiridion (Antwerp: Bellerus, 1565).

ff. 52r-52v: Prayer to Christ for mercy, ‘Oro te mitissime Jesu sis propitius et misericors in me peccatorem, cum ad iudicium venies [etc.]’, also in Simon Verepaeus, Precationum piarum enchiridion (Antwerp: Bellerus, 1565).

ff. 52v-53r: Prayer for faith and hope, ‘Digneris ex mera tua gratia ad fidem veram ac spem solidam ad castum et sanctum amorem voluntatem meam per movere [etc.]’, also in Simon Verepaeus, Precationum piarum enchiridion (Antwerp: Bellerus, 1565).

ff. 53r-54r: Prayer for remission of sins, ‘O mitis pater concede mihi veniam omnium peccatorum meorum per mortem filij tui amantissimi Jesu Christi [etc.]’, also in Simon Verepaeus, Precationum piarum enchiridion (Antwerp: Bellerus, 1565).

ff. 54r-54v: Prayer for God’s wisdom, ‘O Domine te suplex prae cor, da mihi sedium tuarum assistricem sapientiam mitte illam de caelis [etc.]’.

ff. 54v-55v: Prayer for help against wordly things, ‘Obsecro te, pijsime domine deus meus praeserva me a curis huius vitae [etc.]’, excerpt from Thomas a Kempis (d. c. 1380, d. 1471), De Imitatione Christi.

ff. 55v-56r: Psalm 105:4-5, ‘Memento nostri domine in beneplacito populi tui, visita nos in salutari tuo [etc.]’, also in Simon Verepaeus, Precationum piarum enchiridion (Antwerp: Bellerus, 1565).

ff. 56r-57r: Prayer for contrition, ‘Pietati tuae supplico summe amator hominum Deus, ut des mihi, et concedas hanc gratiam, qua te in omnibus benedicam et glorificam, cum multa cordis contritione et lacrymarum fonte [etc.]’, also in Simon Verepaeus, Precationum piarum enchiridion (Antwerp: Bellerus, 1565).

ff. 57r-57v: Prayer to God for proximity to Christ, ‘Pater trahe me ad filium tuum, ut ipse me tandem perducat ad te illuc, ubi est sempiternum gaudiam, vita immortalis [etc.]’, also in Simon Verepaeus, Precationum piarum enchiridion (Antwerp: Bellerus, 1565).

f. 57v: Prayer based on Psalm 62:9: ‘Adhaereat anima mea post te, quia tota virtus eius dependet ex te. Amen’, also in Simon Verepaeus, Precationum piarum enchiridion (Antwerp: Bellerus, 1565).

ff. 57v-58r: Prayer for contrition, ‘Tu Domine pro ipsis beatis vulneribus tuis me include et praesta, ut ex eis verum tui amorem, aeternamque salutem hauriam [etc.]’, also in Simon Verepaeus, Precationum piarum enchiridion (Antwerp: Bellerus, 1565).

ff. 58r-60r: Prayer praising God, ‘Adoro, laudo, benedicoque te pro incarnatione, passione, et amarissima morte tua, pro laboribus, et fatigationibus tuis, pro incommodis atque aerumnis [etc.]’, excerpt from Johannes Justus von Landsberg, Pharetra Divini Amoris, where the prayer is to be recited after communion.

ff. 60r-60v: Prayer praising God, ‘Pater suavissime pro omnibus quae mihi largitus es a primis cunabulis infantiae [etc.]’, possibly an excerpt from Preculae admodum Piae by Louis de Blois.

ff. 60v-61r: Prayer praising God, ‘Dignum me fac Deus bone ut tibi gratias agam [etc.]’, also in Simon Verepaeus, Precationum piarum enchiridion (Antwerp: Bellerus, 1565).

ff. 61r-61v: Prayer praising God, ‘Gloria variae tuae sapientiae [etc.]’, also in Simon Verepaeus, Precationum piarum enchiridion (Antwerp: Bellerus, 1565).

ff. 61v-62r: Prayer praising God, ‘Rogo patrem per filium, rogo filium per patrem, rogo spiritum sanctum per patrem et filium, ut et omnia vitia elongentur a me [etc.]’, also in Simon Verepaeus, Precationum piarum enchiridion (Antwerp: Bellerus, 1565).

ff. 62r-62v: Prayer praising God, ‘Tribue Domine, ut donec in hoc fragili corpore positus sum, laudet te cor meum, laudet te lingua mea, et omnia ossa mea [etc.]’.

ff. 62v-64r: Prayer for strength of faith, ‘Fac nos per gratiam tuam semper in fide stabiles, et in opere efficaces [etc.]’, also in Simon Verepaeus, Precationum piarum enchiridion (Antwerp: Bellerus, 1565, where it is attributed to Augustine of Hippo (Pseudo-Augustine, Meditationes).

ff. 64r-64v: Prayer for God’s help, ‘Pater misericordiæ, sed audi ejulatum meum, et porrige manum tuam, optimam adjutricem [etc.]’, Pseudo-Augustine, Meditationes.

ff. 64v-65r: Prayer praising God, ‘Domine qui facis mirabilia qui cor meum laetum facis memoria tui [etc.]’, Pseudo-Augustine, Meditationes.

ff. 65r-65v: Prayer for strength of faith, ‘Fac ut fide illibata, mente incorrputa, devotione robusta, dilectione et operatione continue, in ecclesia tua sancta persistam [etc.]’, also in Obsecrationes, orationes, interpellationes, & gratiarum actiones [‘Supplications, prayers, interruptions and favorable works’] (Cologne: Elzenius, 1551) by Johannes Gropper (b. 1503, d. 1559), German theologian.

ff. 65v-66r: Prayer for remission of sins, ‘Libera nos de magnis fluctibus huius pelagi, ut viventes benedicamus nomen tuum in secula [etc.]’, also in Simon Verepaeus, Precationum piarum enchiridion (Antwerp: Bellerus, 1565).

f. 66r: Prayer for strength of faith, ‘Perduc nos recto itinere ad locum optatum regnum tuum [etc.]’, also in Simon Verepaeus, Precationum piarum enchiridion (Antwerp: Bellerus, 1565).

ff. 66r-66v: Prayer for consolation, ‘Te oro caelestis pater mitis ac misericors deus, gratiam tuam mihi impartire, participem me fac passionis, quam filius tuus pro nobis exoluit [etc.]’, also in Simon Verepaeus, Precationum piarum enchiridion (Antwerp: Bellerus, 1565).

ff. 66v-67r: Prayer for remission of sins, ‘Domine miserere filii tui quem dolore non modico peperisti et nolere attendere malum meum, ut obliviscaris bonum tuum. Amen’, also in Simon Verepaeus, Precationum piarum enchiridion (Antwerp: Bellerus, 1565).

f. 67r: Prayer for remission of sins, ‘Peccavi, emenda me, sed flagello misericordiae tuae me castigatum trade in gratiam filii tui. Amen’, also in Simon Verepaeus, Precationum piarum enchiridion (Antwerp: Bellerus, 1565).

ff. 67r-67v: Prayer for mercy, ‘O salvator optime placare mihi obsecro et misere mei [etc.]’, also in Simon Verepaeus, Precationum piarum enchiridion (Antwerp: Bellerus, 1565).

ff. 67v-68r: Prayer to the Holy Spirit, ‘Tange et saucia cor meum amoris tui iaculo, torpentes medullas flamma tua salutari penetrans succende, intima mentis meae sancto fervoris tui igne illustra [etc.]’, also in Simon Verepaeus, Precationum piarum enchiridion (Antwerp: Bellerus, 1565).

ff. 68v-69r: Prayer to the Holy Spirit, ‘Veni sanctissime spiritus, veni, et miserere mei [etc.]’, also in Simon Verepaeus, Precationum piarum enchiridion (Antwerp: Bellerus, 1565).

f. 69r: Prayer to the Holy Spirit, ‘Praecamur vitiorum omnium impietatisque extermina e nobis tenebras [etc.]’, also in Simon Verepaeus, Precationum piarum enchiridion (Antwerp: Bellerus, 1565).

ff. 69r-69v: Prayer for strength of faith, ‘Praecamur conserva et confirma nos in eadem tua divina gratia ut in omnibus fiduciam nostram in te collocemus [etc.]’, possibly an excerpt from a prayer to the Trinity in the Libellus Precationum ['Book of Prayers'] (Mainz, 1554) by Johann Wild/Ferus (b. 1497, d. 1554), German Franciscan theologian.

ff. 69v-70v: Prayer for guidance, ‘Guberna Domine navem nostram tua dextra clavo crucis tuae ne per eamus in fluctibus ne nos demergat tempestas aquae [etc.]’, Pseudo-Augustine, Meditationes.

ff. 70v-71r: Prayer for remission of sins, ‘Ne sinas me in aeternam damnationem rapi ne patiaris ut mea peccata pessundent, quem tua misericordia dignum caelesti gratia effecit [etc.]’, also in Simon Verepaeus, Precationum piarum enchiridion (Antwerp: Bellerus, 1565).

f. 71r: Prayer to Christ for salvation, ‘O misericors Jesu miserere mei peccatoris o dulcis Jesu, libera me [etc.]’.

ff. 71r-72r: Prayer for grace, ‘Imparti mihi ex fonte tuae gratiae et dona charitatem castitatem te humilitatem inque adversis omnibus et rebus miseris patientiam [etc.]’, also in Simon Verepaeus, Precationum piarum enchiridion (Antwerp: Bellerus, 1565).

ff. 72r-73v: Prayer on the Passion, ‘Oro omnipotens Deus infunde meis vulneribus coelestem hanc medicinam imple me hac suavitate et consolatione passionis tuae [etc.]’, also in Simon Verepaeus, Precationum piarum enchiridion (Antwerp: Bellerus, 1565).

ff. 73v-74r: Prayer on the Passion, ‘Obsecro te Domine Jesu Christe ut passio tua sit virtus mea, qua muniar, protegar, et defendar [etc.]’, also in Simon Verepaeus, Precationum piarum enchiridion (Antwerp: Bellerus, 1565).

Decoration:

One large initial in gold against a purple background with partial (two-sided) foliate borders in purple and red (f. 1r).

Numerous small initials in red throughout the manuscript.