THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER, AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE SACRAMENTS AND OTHER RITES AND CEREMONIES IN THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND. Londini, in officina Richardi Jugge, & Johannis Cawode. Cum privilegio Regiæ Anno. 1559. [1 1596, of.] C The Booke of common praier, and ad ministration of the Sacramentes, and other rites and Ceremonies in the Churche of Englande. Londini, in officina Richardi Jugge, & Iohannis Cawode. Cum priuilegio Regie Anno. 1559. [The copy, which has been reprinted, is in the Library of the Rev. W. Maskell, Broadleaze, near Devizes.] C The Boke of common praier, and ad ministration of the Sacramentes, and other rites and Ceremonies in the Churche of Englande. Londini', in officina Ri chardi Graftoni. Cum priuilegio Regie Maiestatis. Anno. 1559. ['Over these words a printed label is pasted, bearing-Londini, in officina Richardi Iugge, & Iohannis Cawode.] [The copy, which has been collated, is in the University Library, Cambridge.] The contents of this Book. 1. 2. An act for the uniformity of Common prayer. 3. Of Ceremonies, why some be abolished, and some retained. 4. The order how the Psalter is appointed to be read. 5. The table for the order of the Psalms to be said at Morning and Evening prayer. 6. The order how the rest of holy Scripture is appointed to be read. 7. Proper Psalms and Lessons at Morning and Evening prayer, for sundays, and certain feasts and days. 8. An Almanack. 9. The table and Calendar for Psalms and Lessons, with necessary Rules, appertaining to the same. 10. The order for Morning prayer and Evening prayer, throughout the year. 11. The Litany. 12. The Collects, Epistles, and Gospels, to be used at the ministration of the holy Communion, throughout the year. The order of the ministration of the holy Com 13. munion. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. Baptism both public and private. Confirmation, where also is a Catechism for children. Visitation of the sick. The Communion of the sick. Burial. The thanksgiving of women after childbirth. 21. A Commination against sinners, with certain prayers to be used divers times in the year. An Act for the uniformity of Common Prayer, and Service in the Church, and the adminis tration of the Sacraments. WHERE at the death of our late Sovereign lord King Edward the sixt, there remained one uniform order of common service and prayer, and of the administration of Sacraments, Rites, and Ceremonies, in the church of England, which was set forth in one book, entituled: The book of common prayer, and administration of Sacraments, and other Rites and ceremonies in the church of England, authorized by Act of Parliament, holden in the fift and sixt years of our said late Sovereign lord king Edward the sixth, entituled: An act for the uniformity of Common prayer, and administration of the Sacraments, the which was repealed and taken away by act of Parliament, in the first year of the reign of our late Sovereign Lady Queen Mary, to the great decay of the due honour of God, and discomfort to the professors of the truth of Christ's religion: Be it therefore enacted by the authority of this present parliament, that the said statute1 of repeal, and every thing therein contained, only concerning the said book, and the Service, administration of Sacraments, Rites, and Ceremonies, contained or appointed, in, or by the said book, shall be void and of none effect, from, and after the feast of the Nativity of S. John Baptist, next coming. And that the said book, with the order of service, and of the administration of Sacraments, Rites and Ceremonies, with the alterations, and additions, therein added and appointed by this estatute, shall stand, and be from and after the said feast of the nativity of Saint John Baptist, in full force and effect, according to the tenor and effect of this statute', any thing in the aforesaid estatute of repeal, to the contrary notwithstanding. And further be it enacted by the queen's highness, with the assent of the lords and commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by authority of the same, that all and singular ministers, in any cathedral, or parish church, or other place within this realm of England, Wales, and the marches of the same, or other the queen's dominions, shall from, and after the feast of the Nativity of Saint John Baptist next coming, be bounden to say and use the Mattins, Evensong, celebration of the Lord's supper, and administration of each of the Sacraments, and all their Common and open prayer, in such order and form, as is mentioned in the said book, so authorized by Parliament in the said [Grafton, estatute.] [ Grafton, statute.] [2 Grafton, alteracion.] |