The Lay folks mass book, or, The manner of hearing mass, with rubrics and devotions for the people, in four texts, and offices in English according to the use of York, from manuscripts of the xth to the xvth century . ate holy men, \)at tyme, con wyrc, 4jjo m\^esse is p]raysed mony-folde ;j)0 [^vertus m^]ght neuer be [^]olde,for if [thousand] clerkes à[id noghjt ellis,After ])at [po hoJce] tellis, 8 bot tolde [Ipo vertus of] messe sy??gynge,and ])0 [j^rofet of m]esse herynge,3it shuld J3a[^ never J?o] fift partefor al jjaire wit & allé ]?aire arte, 12 telle \)0 ve?tu [??2e]des & pardounte hom


The Lay folks mass book, or, The manner of hearing mass, with rubrics and devotions for the people, in four texts, and offices in English according to the use of York, from manuscripts of the xth to the xvth century . ate holy men, \)at tyme, con wyrc, 4jjo m\^esse is p]raysed mony-folde ;j)0 [^vertus m^]ght neuer be [^]olde,for if [thousand] clerkes à[id noghjt ellis,After ])at [po hoJce] tellis, 8 bot tolde [Ipo vertus of] messe sy??gynge,and ])0 [j^rofet of m]esse herynge,3it shuld J3a[^ never J?o] fift partefor al jjaire wit & allé ]?aire arte, 12 telle \)0 ve?tu [??2e]des & pardounte hom jjat [with devoci/o]\ TEXT C.[fol. 250 6.] (Incip. Praemia Missae.) THe worthyest thynge, pe maste of gudnes,In alle ]?e weiide, ])an is the alle fe bokes of haly kyrke,j)at haly men, pat tyme, gone wyrke,\)Q messe is praysed many falde ;J?e vertues may nene?-e be talde ;For if a M clerkes did noght els,After pat pe boke tels,Bot talde jje vertus of messe singynge,And Jje profet of the messe herynge,3itte soulde thay neue?e fifte parteFor allé pere crafte and pere arte,Telle fe vertus, medes, [and] pardoneTo jjame pat with deuocyon 12 TilK ilEDES OF THE MASS. or Jïlaîtîttr of ^taring jlass. A Worthy ^yng, moste of god n esse,In aH ]?e world, hit is Ipe al bok?f6 of holy kyrke,j^at holy tyme men con) wyrkeIpe messe is preysud mony-folde ;J?e vertims may neuer be tolde.]?af a M^® clerk?ei neuer telle J?e fyfte parte,ffor aH liore wytte and aH artteTe


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