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most sweetest kissing, in to Thine everlasting worship and praising. Amen.

ORATIO

Into the hands of Thine endless and unquenchable mercy, holy Father, rightful[1] and most beloved Father, we commend the spirit of our brother, Thy servant, after the greatness of love that the holy soul of Thy Blessed Son commended Himself to Thee on the cross; praying entirely[2] that for thilk inestimable charity that Thine Holy Godhead drew fully into Thyself that blessed soul of Thy Son, that now in his last hour Thou receive sweetly the spirit of our brother, Thy servant, in the same love. Amen.

Saint Michael, the Archangel of our Lord Jesu Christ, help us at[3] our high Judge. O thou most worthy giant and protector, that mayst never be overcome, be nigh to our brother, thy servant, labouring now sore in his end; and defend him mightily from the dragon of hell, and from all manner guile of wicked spirit. Furthermore we pray thee, that art so clear[4] and so worthy a minister of God, that in the last hour of the life of our brother thou wilt receive the soul of him easily and benignly into thine holy [5] bosom; and bring

  1. i.e. righteous.
  2. sincerely.
  3. with
  4. praeclarum
  5. 'wholesome,' but the other MSS. have holy