A prayer sayd in the kinges chappell in the tyme of hys graces sicknes, for the restauracion of his helth commaunded to be sayd there, by the right Honorable Erle of Bedford, and mete to be vsed of all the Kinges trew subiectes. Set forthe the. xix. day of Iune. M.D.LIII.

1553

¶ A Prayer sayd in the kinges Chappell in the tyme of hys graces Sicknes, for the restauracion of his helth, commaunded to be sayd there, by the right Honorable Erle of Bedford, and niete to be vsed of all the Kinges trew Subiectes. Set forthe the .xix. day of Iune. M. D. LIII.

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Allmighty, and moste merciful Lorde, the onely lyfe and helth, of all theym that truste in thee, which workest saluaciō in thy elect, aswell by sicknes as other wise, and therfore bringest theim very lowe, and yet restorest to helth againe: looke downe wyth thy pytyfull Eies vpon thy seruaunt Edward our Kyng, and vpon this Realme of England, professing thi worde & holy name, and as thou didest moste fauorably deliuer King Ezechias frō extreame sicknes, and prolongedst his lyfe for the saluegarde of thy people the Israelites, & defendedst theim and the Citie from the Tyranny of the Assyryās: so we moste entierlye appeale to thy great mercies, graciously to restore the helth and strēgth agayne of thy seru [...]t Edward our Soueraine Lorde, that as tho [...] haste begonne by him the rooting out of Errour, Idolatry & Supersticion, and the planting of trew Religion, trew worshippyng & veritie: so it may please thy mercyful goodnes, lōge to preserue hym for the confyrmacyō & establishmēt of the same, and also for the saulfgarde and defence of this Realme, from al outward & inward Enemies, for the glorye of thy holye name. Looke not herin (O Lorde) vpon our desertes, whyche for abusinge thy worde, and sinfulnes, deserue great punishmentes, but vpon thy plentyful mercyes, whyche reioycest to heale the greatest myseries. Be no lesse fauorable (O Lorde) at this present, to Edward our kyng, restorynge thy trew religion: then in times past to Ezechias refourmyng thy Religiō. Be no lesse mercyfull to England thy Churche now: then in those dayes to Iury thy Churche than. But as thy heauēly grace hath ben more reueled in these dayes by the cōmyng of thy deare Sōne our Sauiour and mayster Chryste, and preachyng of the Gospell: so it may please thy fatherlye loue and goodnes, to bestow vpon vs more abundaunce of the same fauourable grace and mercy, according to thy wyl in this our hūble request. Do thys O most mercyful Father for thy owne names sake, and for the merytes and death of thy Sonne our only medyator and redemer Iesus Christe.

Amen.

Imprynted at London in Fletestrete at the Sygne of the Rose Garland, by wyllyam Copland.

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