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Collectanea. 377

(5) Write these words in uirgins wax and aske what thou wilt of anny one and it shalbee giuen thee

(6) Uerum : Iff it bee put into watter all the fish will com to it : Iff a man Bear yt about him hee shall not bee hurt of hys Enemy : Iff anny thing bee stolen let him that is suspected bee touched with it and Iff hee bee guilty he will say hould I haue it.

It must bee gatherd in may may {sic) on munday befor the feast of holly Cross.

(7) The holly ghost Bless us now and ever mor amen.

I Bequeath thys place all about and all my goods within and

without to the Blessed trinity that one god and three persons

to all Christs Apostles to all Angells Archangells Chirubims and

Seraphimes : I Bequeath this place all about and my goods to

Jesus Christ and to saint John the Euangelist that was that

true deciple that noe theeues away take But keepe holy for our

Blessed Ladyes St : maryes Sake that not from hence no theeues

feet goe but keepe them hear still O Blessed trinity through the

uertue of thy godhead that Created heaven and earth And all

things Contained therin : and By the uertue of hys powerfull

passion that hee suffered in his manhood for our Redeeption :

and by his holly name Jesus and by all the holly names of god

that are to be spoken and that are not to be spoken : and by

the name that is aboue all names wherwith god Created all

things : And by the uertue of his Body in forme of bread : And

by uertue of euery mass that hath beene saide both more and

less : And by the uertuouse worlds stones and grass : By all the

names aboue rehersed : I charg youe euery one and the four

Euangelists Mathew : mark : Luke : and John : By all the raightye

powers of god by the gloryouse Ascention of our Lord Jesus

Christ By all the names and miracles of the apostles martyrs

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