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Septima Pars Henrici quinti.

[Loo here is noted/and put in memory]

Loo here is noted/and put in memory
That ouer this Actz/noble and Marcyall
This excellent Prynce/this fyfte kynge Henry
His soule to endowe/he was memoryall
For with Suffrages/whiche euerlaste shall
Of Masses thre/that folowe ceryously
At Westmynster/he ordeyned to be sayd dayly.

Sōday.

Upon Sonday/the firste masse to begynne

Deuoutly to be sayd/of the Assumpcion
Of our blessyd Lady/and nat therafter blynne
But then the latter/of the Resurrection

Mōday.

And on the Monday/of the Uisitacion

The firste masse after ordeyned is
Of the Annunciacion/the latter masse sayd is.

Tuysday.

Upon the Tuysday/to kepe the ordre Iust

The firste to be sayd/of Cristes Natiuite
Then of our Lady byrth/the latter flowre must

wednysday.

On Wednysday/the holy Ghost/halowed to be

And of the Concepcion/the thirde wylled he

Thursdaye.

The Thursday to synge the firste of Corpus xp̄i

Of the Purificacion/the laste of our Lady.

Fryday.

Upon the Fryday/a Masse of Cristes crosse

And of the Salutacion/the latter for to synge
And for of daye or tyme/shuld be no losse


Saterdaye.

Upon Saterdaye/the firste of that mornynge

A masse of all Seyntes/to praye for the kynge
Than masse of Rquiem/to be laste of all

Quotidie.

And euery day/the day masse/amyd thyse masses to fall.

Lenuoy.

O mercyfull god/what a Prynce was this
Whiche his short lyfe/In Marcyall Actes spent
In honour of Conquest/that wonder tyme it is
Howe he myght compasse/suche dedys excellent
And yet for that/his mynde nothynge detent
All goostly helthe/for his Soule to prouyde
Out of this worlde/or fatally shuld slyde
So that/though I had/Tullyes Eloquence
Or of Senek/the great moralyte
Or of Salamon/the perfyght Sapience
Or the swete dyties/of dame Caliope
yet myght I nat/In prose or other dytte
Accordyngly/auaunce this Prynces fame
And with due honour/to enhaunce the same.
Consyderynge his Actes/wherof ∥cell appere
In this Rude werke/with many moo lefte oute
The tyme also whiche/was lesse than ten yere
That he so shortly/brought all thynge aboute
By dyuyne grace forthryde/without doute
That myghtefull Lorde/he halpe his goostly knyght
With grace and honour/to passe this worldes fyght.
And to haue rewarde/dowble and condyngne
And firste/for Marcyall/Actes by hym doone
To be auauncyd/amonge the Worthy Nyne
And for his vertues/vsyd by hym eftesoone
With many good dedys/whiche he in erth had doone
Aboue the Gerachyes/he is I truste now stalled
That was on erth/kynge of kynges called.