Described Hardwick & Luard: ii.501–3.

[1]

f. 1

God that is gracious and grounde of al goodenes ʒif us myʒt and strengþe so to lerne this processe þat it may profite us in vertue to oure soulis encres and bryng us alle to þat joie þat neuere shal cees amen in eche synful man and womman þat is in dedly syn ben þree thyngis of wrechidnes the wiche …

f. 2v

… shal thynke how thei shal praye what thei shal worche so that in fewe ʒeris thei shall haue more delite to be the owne spo..

Ends imperfectly. Richard Rolle, Form of Living, chapter 1 only. IPMEP 351; Wells Rev. 9:3420–2 [11].

Other texts: See Dd.5.64 [1].

[2]

f. 3v

O ye high most glorious and blessed eternal lorde high emperoure of heuen and most myhti maker of al this world ye high celestial and most glorious fader god of habraham of ysaac and jacob o ye high alpha et oo whom alle creatures sholde honoure o ye lorde iesu most soffereyn wysdom of the fader …

f. 5v

… i pray you pray for me to your most mercyful sone and kepe me in this waueryng worlde þat i falle not into myn enmyes handes deo gracias.

Prayer.

[3]

f. 5v

I beseche you high celestial lord most glorious fader and eternal god and most myhty maker of al this worlde under whos power resteth the mouyng of alle creatures in heuen and in erthe i as youre pouer creature and most wrecched instrument þat of my silf haue nouht but synne and wrecchednesse …

f. 8

… most gracious god as ye wolde that we sholde and swetnesse of mekenesse and charite to alle creatures in youre name amen.

Prayer.

[4]

f. 8

For þat we be in þe waye of this faylyng lyff and oure dayes passen as a shadou therfore it is nedeful ofte to recoorde in oure mynde þat thyng þat oure frealte and oure dedly sekenesse maketh us so ofte to forgete but what thyng is þat certis it is þat hyhe sentence of holy writte …

f. 13

… þe for to entre wiþ hym into þe blysse þat euer shall laste to þe whiche blysse he bryng us þat wiþ his precious blode bouhte us amen.