THE KYNGES MOSTE ROYALL [...] the late proclamation made in the moneth of Nouember last past, commaunded, and straytely charged all [...] louynge subiectes, and all other resiantes within this his gracis re­alme, to obserue and kepe the Ceremonies [...]. Holy Water Procession knelyng and crepynge on good Fryday to the Crosse, and on Ester day, setting by of lyghtes [...] heatyng of Candels vpon the day of the purification of our lady, Ceremonies vsed at the purifycation of women deliuered of [...]de and offeryng of their [...]ryson [...]es, kepynge of the foure offryng days, pai­ment of tythes, accordyng to the olde custome of the realme, and al other lyke laudable ceremonies heretofore vsed in the church of England, whyche as yet be not abolyshed nor taken away by his hyghnesse, so as they shall vse without superstition, HIS MAIESTIE, for the tender zeale, whiche his highnes hath borne, to the good instruction of his people in truthe, and being desyrous, that the sayde ceremonyes shulde be obserued and vsed in theyr ryghte vse (all ignoraunce and superstition clerely taken awaye, straytely chargeth and commaundeth, that in suche places, and all suche dayes as the sayde ceremonyes shall be chiefely celebrate, the byshoppe, deane, curate, or paryshe prieste, for that tyme the mynister, shall trewly and playnely instructe the people, the good and right vse and effectes of suche ceremonie, as is vsed that daye, by whiche knowlege, the people so vsynge and obseruynge the same ceremonye, maye be fruitfully edified in renuynge and styrynge vp spiri­tuall cogitations and godly thoughtes of such thynges, as those ceremonyes wel vnderstanded, were ordeyned to preache vnto vs. Wherfore euery sonday it shall be declared, howe holy water is sprinkled, to put vs in remembrance of our baptisme, and of the bloud of Christ, sprink­led for oure redemption vpon the crosse: And that gyuynge of holy breade is, to put vs in remembraunce of vnitie, that all christen men be one mysticall body of CHRISTE, as the breadde is made of many graynes, and to put vs also in remembraunce of the howsell, whiche in the be­gynnynge of Christis churche men dyd oftener receyue, than they vse nowe to doo.

ON CANDELMAS DAYE it shall be declared, that the bearynge of Candels is done in the memorie of Christe, the spirituall lyghte, of whom Simeon dyd prophecye, as it is redde in the churche that daye.

ON ASHE VVENISDAY it shall be declared, that these ashes be gyuen, to put euery christen man in remembraunce of penaunce at the begynnynge of Lent, and that he is but erthe and asshes.

ON PALMESONDAY IT shall be declared, that bearynge of palmes renueth the memorie of the receiuynge of Christe, in lyke maner into Ierusalem before his deathe.

ON GOOD FRIDAY IT shall be declared, howe crepynge of the crosse, sygnyfieth an humblynge of oure selfe to Christe, before the crosse, and the kyssynge of it a memorie of our redemption, made vpon the crosse. And at foure tymes in the yere at the leste, to declare the sy­gnification of the other ceremonyes.

AND SO it shalbe well vnderstanden and knowen, that neyther holy breade, nor holy water, candels, bowes, nor ashes halowed, or cre­pynge and kyssynge the crosse, be the workers or workes of our saluation, but onely be as outwarde signes and tokens, wherby we remembre Christe and his doctrine, his workes and his passion, from whens all good christen men receyue saluation, whiche is the vndoubted Truthe and the syncere vnderstandynge of the catholyke doctrine. And as the worde dothe no good to hym that abuseth it, nor worthilye receyueth it, so is not the ceremony fruitefull to hym, that wolde superstitiousely abuse it, or by his owne malyce withstande the good vse of it: wherin eue­ry mans faulte shall worke his owne detrymente. And to the hole body it shall be greatly profytable, eche one to se other, and all togither to see the hole congregation vnder the kynges maiesties gouernaunce, so to professe and outwardly to declare a louynge and charytable obedience, as all instructed by one true doctrine, sette forthe by his maiestie, and in their hartes consentynge to the same, do lykewyse in their seueral ac­tes and maners, in their preachynges and teachynges, theyr wordes and writynges, and ioyntely together with theyr deuoute behauoure in rites and ceremonyes laudable, and by the kynges maiestie approued, make euydent demonstration of a concorde and agrement, in one god, one redemer, one spirite, one teachyng, with an humble and meke harte to be obedient to one gouernour, and ruler, the kynges most excellent maiestie, supreme heed of the churche of Englande, alwayes submyttyng theyr iugementes, and shewyng them selfe redy and gladly to obey that, whyche for the tyme shall be by his hyghnes commaunded.

AND THERFORE his maiestie, hauyng thus, as aboue is declared, taken ordre, how to haue his people taught the ryght vse and vn­derstandynge of rytes and cerymonyes, lyke as his grace dyd in the foresayd proclamation, made in Nouembre laste past, straytly charge and commaunde his people, to obserue the rytes and ceremonyes aforesayde: So nowe eftsones his hyghnes chargeth and commandeth all and synguler his louynge subiectes, and all other resiauntes within this his gracis realme, to obserue and kepe all and syngular the rytes and ce­monyes afore mentioned, and all suche other lyke, as haue ben laudably accustomed in the churche of Englande, not yet abolyshed, so longe, and vnto suche tyme as the same rites and ceremonyes, or any of them, shal by his hyghnes be taken awaye or altered. And that in the meane season none of his highnes subiectes, nor other resiaunte within this his highnesse realme, doo neyther by dede worde ne behauyour despice these ceremonyes afore mencioned, nor supersticiously abuse them, nor any of them, as they woll auoyde his maiesties moste greuouse indig­nation and displeasure.